NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- Ryan Tannehill is strong-willed and tough and the things he is facing can be part of the deal.

But when a quarterback is getting hit and sacked at the rate Tannehill is, his clock gets sped up and, on some level, psychologically, things have to change.Ryan Tannehill

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Tannehill’s been lacking his No. 1 receiver in A.J. Brown, which really affects the passing game and as he sorts things out his pass protection has been inconsistent.

The quarterback has been sacked 37 times, which is on pace for 48 in the first 17 game season. That would be the second-most of his career to 2013. In his second season in Miami when he was sacked 58 times.

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