Tannehill getting tips from Miami great Marino

Ryan Tannehill has found a mentor in Dan Marino. (USATSI)

When the Miami Dolphins hired Dan Marino in August, they brought him in to serve as a special adviser in the front office. Apparently, Marino's role with the team isn't just limited to the front office though because the Hall of Famer has also been helping out quarterback Ryan Tannehill.

Tannehill said on Wednesday that he's been spending some quality time with Marino and picking his brain.

"Dan has been great. He's been around a lot as of recent," Tannehill said, via the Dolphins official website. "I've watched tape with him. He's been in a few meeting rooms. He is a great resource to have around with his knowledge of the game... and the success that he had."

Marino holds pretty much every Dolphins' passing record and Tannehill described watching film with him as 'cool.'

"I appreciate the knowledge he has of the game, just little insights that he can point out and just him being around showing that he cares, it's nice," Tannehill said. "He's always just pointing out little things on tape, whether it's a receiver's routes or something I'm doing. He's good at picking up little things and passing them along."

It's not clear when Marino started working with Tannehill, but Tannehill has looked better over the past few weeks. In two of Miami's past four games, Tannehill has completed over 74 percent of his passes, something that he only did once in the prior two seasons combined.

One thing Tannehill probably won't be taking tips on is scrambling. The former Texas A&M quarterback has more rushing yards in his past two games (96) than Marino had in his entire 17-year career (87).

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