Miami Dolphins fans have generally tossed in the towel on this season — at least based on what I see on my twitter timeline and in my email inbox. And I would say there might be a player or two in the Miami lockerroom that has seen a shift in the way business is being done. One even told me Wednesday that “coaches are in self-preservation mode.”

But quarterback Ryan Tannehill?

He looks out toward the horizon that offers a Sunday meeting against the New England Patriots and figures it is worth sailing toward, even following last Sunday’s loss to Baltimore in what was considered a de facto playoff game.

“We didn’t play well in a big game for us, but the season is not over,” Tannehill said Wednesday. “Obviously, it’s not fully in our hands now, but we can still control what we can control. That starts with this game on Sunday.”

via Armando Salguero of The Miami Herald