jay cutler was the starting quarterback for the miami dolphins this year.
jay cutler was the starting quarterback for the miami dolphins this year.
who is the starting quarterback for the miami dolphins this year?
jay cutler
the 2017 miami dolphins season was the franchise's 48th season in the national football league, the 52nd overall and the second under head coach adam gase. the team came off from a 10–6 record and a playoff appearance for the first time since 2008. they were seen as potential playoff contenders and looked to make consecutive playoff seasons for the first time since the 2000 and 2001 seasons. however, the team was affected by the loss of starting quarterback ryan tannehill, who tore his acl during practice and was ruled out for the season. the team turned to former bears quarterback jay cutler, who came out of retirement to become tannehill's replacement. after tannehill got injured, coach adam gase called former denver broncos quarterback peyton manning about possibly coming out of retirement and taking tannehill's place. however manning later declined the idea of coming out of retirement. gase was the qb coach and offensive coordinator of peyton's broncos between the 2012 and 2014 seasons. additionally, the dolphins were also one of the teams peyton considered signing with following his release by the colts in 2012. later during the season, the team traded starting running back jay ajayi to the eventual champion philadelphia eagles in exchange for a 2018 fourth round draft pick on october 31.
2017 miami dolphins season
upon his release from the jets, it was reported that at least six teams were interested in pennington. however, only the minnesota vikings and the miami dolphins were considered as serious contenders. on august 8, pennington signed a two-year, $11.5 million deal with the miami dolphins. dolphins head coach tony sparano said that pennington would have to compete for the starting job. he was later announced as the starting quarterback as the dolphins moved into the regular season. his 67.4 completion percentage led the nfl and broke the miami single-season 64.2 by dan marino in 1984. he finished the season with a passer rating of 97.4, started all sixteen games for the dolphins, and led them to an 11–5 record and the third seed in the playoffs with an afc east championship. the dolphins went on to lose to the baltimore ravens in the first round of the playoffs, 27–9. he was the first dolphins quarterback since hall of famer dan marino to throw for 3,500 yards. for his role in the dolphins' ten-win turnaround, pennington received notable mvp consideration from several major media outlets. he received four votes, and finished tied for second with running back michael turner for the 2008 ap nfl mvp. the winner of the award, peyton manning, received 32 votes.
chad pennington