Miami Dolphins at Washington Redskins: Tale of three 2012 NFL draft picks
When the Dolphins selected Ryan Tannehill No. 8 overall back in 2012, he entered the NFL without much fanfare. After all, Andrew Luck had just gone first overall to the Indianapolis Colts and reigning Heisman winner Robert Griffin III went second overall. Both of those signal callers put up tremendous seasons to lead their teams to the playoffs as rookies. Heck, third-round pick Russell Wilson beat out Matt Flynn for the starting spot in Seattle, leading a previously fledgling Seahawks franchise to the second season.
Years removed from this generational draft class, Tannehill finds himself much closer to Wilson and Luck than RGIII does. That’s a dramatic turn from where we were just a couple dozen months ago.
With RGIII benched in favor of Kirk Cousins (another 2012 draft pick), he’s going to be watching a heavily favored Dolphins squad take to D.C. with playoff aspirations at the forefront. He will be watching from the bench as Cousins attempts to prove naysayers wrong in his first start since being benched by the current Redskins coaching staff last year. With potentially a quick hook, Cousins doesn’t necessarily have much margin for error here.