Marcus Mariota gets what Ryan Tannehill doesn’t

I mean trying to help out whether it is on the field, off the field, supporting each other, or just building those relationships.

What does that mean? It's not your job to mentor him. If it was misconstrued, Tannehill should be able to see the mental leap that reporters and fans took to come to that conclusion.

I know that both of them were unbothered by Tannehill's comments, but seriously, how hard is it to say that? He is a great talent. The job was done. Everyone gets a gold star next to their name on the chalkboard and a sticker that says "I'm a good noodle!" The media blew his statements out of proportion. You can't blame them when he replies to an easy question with a boneheaded answer, and his answer has only been made worse after Marcus Mariota gave a perfect response to the same question.

When asked if he was excited to mentor Ridder, he said absolutely. The relationship in the quarterback room is special to me. A good quarterback room can allow everyone to be better and allow them to grow. If they have questions or I have questions, they are a great set of eyes for me.

I am not going to applaud that answer. It is a good answer, but it is also an easy question. Lift up the young guy in your locker room if you don't want to cause drama. Bada boom! You did well in the media session. Don't use the internet to post anything stupid.

That is exactly what Mariota did. He still expressed concern for his starting job in the interview, stating that he was hungry to get back on the field and be a starter again.

The thing that bugs me the most about this whole situation is that when you look back at the time that Tannehill and Mariota spent with one another in Tennessee, you would think their roles would be reversed. If anyone has the right to be nervous about another quarterback taking their job in the future, it should be the guy who lost their job to a new quarterback. The former No. 2 overall pick was replaced less than two years after the team's first playoff win in 15 years. He was the person. He caught a touchdown pass in the Wild Card round, but was thrown aside for a better option. He is the one who is going to lose his job. The guy who took Marcus Mariota's job seems a bit jumpy at the thought of having another threat in the quarterback room.

Tannehill should be confident that he can win a starting job. He has done it before. He reached a conference finals game, yet he couldn't say he was excited to work with him. The guy who replaced him was shown how to handle someone else. If only Tannehill had taken notes when he was taking the job.