The Sports Xchange

DAVIE, Fla. — Defensive tackle Ndamukong Suh of the Miami Dolphins has been as good as advertised; and, for Dolphins fans, that means he has been wrecking the offense.

In last Friday’s scrimmage, Suh dropped running back Lamar Miller for a 12-yard loss on a running play and then ran 10 yards downfield to track down running back Damien Williams on a screen pass.

Those plays alone would have done enough to convince fans that Suh will justify his $114 million contract.

But, when you throw in all of the havoc he has caused during practice, both in 1-on-1 and 11-on-11 drills, no one is going to complain that Suh is overpaid.

“I was talking to a lot of our linebackers and our defensive linemen,” Suh said. “I was like, ‘We want to meet at the quarterback, we want to create plays off each other, and have fun about it.’

“At end of the day, my job is to come out here and make plays but, at the same time, create havoc for my other teammates to make plays.”

Coach Joe Philbin, who has watched Suh beat up his offensive linemen throughout training camp, was excited to see Suh make that pair of eye-opening plays.

“Let’s get more of them,” Philbin said. “That would be great.”

It sounds as though Suh plans on making plenty more of those types of plays. The four-time Pro Bowl selection is talking about improvement for 2015.

“There are things I know I didn’t do well last year even though I may have had an All-Pro or Pro Bowl year,” Suh said. “Once you feel you don’t have growth in your game then it’s probably time to retire, because you have done all of you can do in the game.

“But I’m far from that position right now.”

–Quarterback Ryan Tannehill is having an outstanding training camp, and a lot of that is because he finally has straightened out his footwork, a key element in accuracy.

“It all starts with footwork,” Tannehill said. “When you work on it, it’s pretty consistent in your footwork. Obviously, you’re not always going to have a clean pocket and you’re going to have to make off-balance throws, tough-angle throws, and you just have to find a window.

“But, as a starting point, you want to be able to be consistent with your footwork and make accurate throws.”

Tannehill is also throwing the deep ball much better, which is promising because it has been among his biggest weaknesses. It remains unknown whether Tannehill’s pocket presence has improved because quarterbacks don’t have to worry about getting hit in practice.