DAVIE, Fla. - Judging by the stat that matters most to Ryan Tannehill, hes doing only so-so.The Miami Dolphins quarterback is always quick to say wins are his priority, and his team is 6-5 heading into Monday nights game at the New York Jets. Tannehill has a 21-22 record in three NFL seasons, and the Dolphins will need a late-season surge to avoid a sixth consecutive year out of the playoffs.But the past two months have been the best stretch of Tannehills brief career, and he has been especially good lately, completing over 70 per cent of his passes in four consecutive games. No previous Dolphins quarterback ever had such a streak, not even Pro Football Hall of Famers Dan Marino or Bob Griese.He has been playing better, coach Joe Philbin said Wednesday. Certainly he has been throwing the ball accurately and doing a good job running the offence.In the past two games, Tannehill has posted back-to-back passer ratings above 100, a first for him. Those performances pushed his rating for the season to 93.4, which ranks ninth among quarterbacks with eight or more starts.Tannehill ranks eighth in the league with a completion percentage of 66.1, and his touchdown-interception ratio of 20 to six is tied for ninth-best, which puts him ahead of Russell Wilson, Joe Flacco and Colin Kaepernick, among others. The athletic Tannehill also has 276 yards rushing, 45 shy of the franchise record for a quarterback.Thats better than so-so.I feel more comfortable the more games we play, Tannehill said. I feel like Im improving, and I just want to keep improving. There is still a lot of room for growth, and I just want to take those strides.For starters, Tannehill and the Dolphins need to improve in close games. He said it feels as though the Dolphins are better than 6-5, but theyre 0-3 in games decided by four points or less.Youve got to be able to win those tough games, he said. If we make one more play on offence or defence, were going to win those games.But its hard to find too much fault with an offence on pace for the Dolphins highest-scoring season since 1986.Tannehills accuracy on long passes remains problematic, so the Dolphins have stopped throwing deep much. He ranks only 29th in the NFL in yards per attempt, but has become adept at spreading the ball around and keeping defences off balance with short throws.He has also clicked with rookie Jarvis Landry, whose 49 catches lead the Dolphins.Each week you have seen Ryan progress, Landry said. He is still on a constant rise, and were excited about what the future holds.Along with deep passes, consistency was another issue during Tannehills first two-plus seasons, which makes his recent performances encouraging. He has had a passer rating above 100 in five of the past eight games, squelching early-season speculation that his status as a starter might be in jeopardy.His recent play has validated his selection in the first round in 2012.I want to be here for a long time, Tannehill said. Obviously I understand that in order to do that, you have to play well. At the end of the day I just want to win and take us into the playoffs.The Dolphins will likely to need to win at least four of their final five games to have a shot at the post-season. That makes a victory Monday against the lowly Jets mandatory.But Tannehill remembers all too well how the Jets kept the Dolphins out of the playoffs a year ago with an upset victory in Miami in the season finale. Tannehill threw three interceptions and the Dolphins lost 20-7.Its not a good memory, he said. We didnt play well, and the Jets always find a way to play us well.Tannehill has indeed struggled in his four games against the Jets. 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(Hoyer) has a lot of those same mental attributes and thats a great thing for a quarterback to have. "Hes the ultimate competitor, and no matter if we drafted a quarterback No. 1 overall, I knew that in his mind he expects to win the job because thats the type of competitor he is and the type of quarterback." Hoyer was Bradys backup with the Patriots from 2009-2011. Back In Action The New Orleans Saints can breathe a little easier now with their prize off-season acquisition back on the field. Safety Jairus Byrd practiced in full pads Tuesday morning and is off the physically unable to perform list. Byrd signed a six-year, $56 million contract free-agent contract with the Saints this off-season, but couldnt attend any practices due to back surgery. The 27-year-old was put on the PUP list last week before training camp started, but seems ready to go now.dddddddddddd Byrd also tweeted earlier Tuesday, "thankful for the day…Be blessed." Look To The West Third-round pick Terrance West might not be the No. 1 running back for the Cleveland Browns to start the season, but is definitely turning heads at training camp. Browns running backs coach Wilbert Montgomery had some high praise for the rookie out of Towson. "Terrance West has some shades of Brian Westbrook," Montgomery said to the Akron Beacon-Journal. "He can break you down with his right leg. He can break you down with his left leg. He has that Ricky Watters, Walter Payton, lure-you-to-sleep-on-the-sideline move that I can accelerate or play like Im going to accelerate and come back inside. Those are traits I havent seen in a while." Off-season pickup Ben Tate is likely the favourite to grab the top position out of camp - and has taken most of the first-team reps so far in practice - but West is not far behind. Depth of Field The New England Patriots got some good news in the return of cornerback Alfonzo Dennard to the practice field on Tuesday. Dennard opened training camp on the PUP list after shoulder surgery during the off-season. He joins a deep corps of corners that features Darrelle Revis, Brandon Browner, Kyle Arrington and Logan Ryan. The sophomore, who has started 20 games in the regular season and playoffs in his first two seasons, can expect to see plenty of playing time to open the season as the Patriots will be forced to make do without Browner, who will serve a four-game suspension for violating the NFLs substance abuse policy. ' ' '