Their careers are both hanging in the balance.
Tannehill and Landry spent four fruitful years together in Miami. Landry put up gaudy numbers in the catch column but was also a topic of debate about “number 1 receivers”. Tannehill showed flashes of elite play in 2016, but has also had extended growing pains and major injuries. They’ve both displayed the good, the bad, and the ugly. They’ll both be in hot water if they don’t perform well in 2018.
So why is the 2018 season so important for the two of them? In a word, dependency. Landry was considered Tannehill’s safety blanket in critical downs, but Brian Hartline also played that role before him.