One offseason move each NFL team must make

Miami Dolphins-Trade Or Cut Ryan Tannehill

Seven seasons in, Tannehill is who he is and the Dolphins need better. He has played just 24 of 48 regular season games over the last three seasons, with mediocre play when he has been on the field. Miami will reportedly explore a trade, obviously, but another team is unlikely to give up much based on any kind of strict belief they can get more out of Tannehill.

There is dead money for Miami to consider, but they can clear $13.2 million in cap space for this year by cutting Tannehill. If he’s declared a post-June 1 cut, that number goes up to $18.7 million.

A shallow free agent group of quarterback stands to work in favor of the market for Tannehill, as does a draft class of quarterbacks short on first-round talent.

There been talk the Dolphins will “Tank for Tua” in 2019, with an eye on getting the Alabama signal caller (or another highly-touted quarterback) high in the 2020 draft. For a franchise that has existed in the mediocre middle ground for a long time, a full-on rebuild/reset wouldn’t necessarily be a bad plan. The first step in that process is to cut ties with Tannehill, however it gets done.