Peyton Manning visited Miami to tutor Ryan Tannehill

Adam Gase and Peyton Manning in 2014. (Reuters) Peyton Manning is fast becoming the NFL’s Boba Fett, rarely seen but immensely popular nonetheless. And now comes a report that the ex-QB-for-hire visited the Miami Dolphins … not to audition for a job, but to tutor the guy who’s already got the gig.

Manning visited the new home of his old offensive coordinator Adam Gase to give Dolphins QB Ryan Tannehill some tips on how to work in a Gase offense.

“A guy that had his career, the living legend he is, coming off a Super Bowl winning season,” Tannehill told the Miami Herald, “it was really cool just to be able to sit and pick his brain about things he’s done in this offense and football things in general: snap counts, things you like, the way you want guys to run routes, little details about the game. We really just got to talk the game, which is something we both love.”

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Manning walked Tannehill through some of the finer points of Gase’s playbook, a helpful tip since Tannehill couldn’t meet with his new coach at the time. Tannehill noted that Manning “respects Adam. The things they did, getting to a Super Bowl together, there is a mutual respect there. He is something I aspire to be, as good or better as he is one day. Hopefully, we’ll be able to get him to come around some more.”

Gase enters Miami riding huge expectations; the team has been the definition of mediocre the last few years, while Gase achieved plenty of cachet while serving as Manning’s offensive coordinator in Denver. One question hovering over Gase is just how much Manning was responsible for Gase’s success; as Manning’s visit to Miami demonstrates, the two will continue to be connected for at least the near future.

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