DAVIE, Fla. — The “We Want Moore” chants echoed through Hard Rock Stadium from a fan base that wanted no more of its starting quarterback.

Ryan Tannehill looked as bad as his 1-4 Dolphins. A middling performance in a loss in Cincinnati was being followed by humiliation from an opponent that won a mere two games the previous season. The booing and verbal abuse grew louder. Tannehill threw two interceptions and was sacked six more times atop the five suffered vs. the Bengals.

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In the fourth quarter of that 30-17 loss to Tennessee, the new “quarterback-whisper” head coach heard the cries for veteran backup Matt Moore to replace Tannehill. Like he did with Jay Cutler in Chicago, Adam Gase was hired largely to “fix” Tannehill and mold him into the franchise passer Dolphins brass projected when signing him to a six-year, $92.5 million contract extension in the 2015 offseason.

Still, Gase wasn’t the head coach when Miami drafted Tannehill in 2012 (Joe Philbin was). Gase wasn’t beholden to keep playing Tannehill if he, like many fans and a rising number of media members (including yours truly), were to lose faith and/or want to see Moore get a shot.

The thought of making that move never crossed his mind. The negativity further galvanized the bond Tannehill and Gase were building. To reinforce his support, Gase came to Tannehill on the sideline and told him not to listen to the outside noise. That Tannehill was still “his guy.”

The Dolphins haven’t lost since.

“Having him here and his support when things weren’t going well was huge,” Tannehill told co-host Gil Brandt and me on SiriusXM NFL Radio. “His whole mindset is just to stay the course and keep working to get better. That’s what we’ve been doing myself and team as a whole.”

Miami (7-4) takes a six-game winning streak into Sunday’s game at Baltimore (6-5). During that stretch, Tannehill has thrown nine touchdowns and just one interception. He also orchestrated a clutch game-winning drive against the vaunted Los Angeles defense during a Week 11 road comeback.

Dolphins left tackle Branden Albert believes those results and Gase’s unsolicited confidence boost go hand-in-hand.

“Coach Gase has helped him a lot,” Albert told Sporting News. “We still believed in him even through the rough patches, but the fact coach kept believing in him empowered (Tannehill) through the mistakes we made earlier in the season.”

Dolphins safety/special-teams ace Michael Thomas also sees a more self-assured Tannehill. Evidence comes in practice.

During one of many embarrassing moment last season, word leaked that Tannehill threw a hissy-fit after being intercepted by a scout-team defender. He demeaned the practice squad in a demonstration some teammates viewed as elitism.

The new Tannehill is closer personally with his teammates without having lost his perfectionist approach.

“He’s making sure everybody is doing what they’re supposed to do,” Thomas told Brandt and me. “If a play is not run right — even if a scout-team player is not where he needs to be or giving the right look — he’ll restart a play and make sure everybody gets lined back up and does everything right. That’s been translating to the games.”

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There are other reasons besides Tannehill for Miami’s offense resurgence: a healthier offensive line, the emergence of running back Jay Ajayi (730 rushing yards and five touchdowns in the past six games) and growing production of a talented young receiving corps featuring Jarvis Landry, DeVante Parker and Kenny Stills. There also is something to be said for everyone becoming more comfortable operating Miami’s third different offensive system in four seasons.

But the collective growth began with another Gase motivational tactic.

As the Dolphins started preparations to host Pittsburgh following the Titans loss, Gase stood in a team meeting and asked his players a question: Who’s going to get all the blame if Miami loses again?

He was met with silence. Everyone already knew it was Tannehill whether justified or not.

Gase spelled that out anyway. He then reiterated that Tannehill was remaining the starter and everyone was going to improve.

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How much the words hit home was evident when Miami cooled a then-hot Steelers squad with a 30-15 win.

“One of (Gase’s) biggest assets is his ability to teach, to relate to players and communicate the offense in a way that the guys understand,” Tannehill said. “People can really buy in and believe what he’s saying because it’s from the heart.”

Tannehill would know that better than anyone.

Alex Marvez can be heard from 9 a.m. to noon ET Sunday on SiriusXM NFL Radio.