The team has already communicated that winning is not their top priority this season directly from the owner’s mouth. They have followed that proclamation with a yard sale of veteran talent, but somehow, in your mind, signing Fitzpatrick will convince the players that Miami is actually trying to win it all this year? Sorry, but while your argument has weight for a competitive team, it has no weight at all with Miami.
You are talking about Fitzpatrick providing a way for Miami to see what they have from the young guys on offense, but who would those players be? Drake? DVP? Grant? Wilson? We already have at least a full season of evaluation on our skill players on offense. The only position we cannot evaluate at is the most important position on the field...QB! There is absolutely nothing wrong with drafting a rookie and letting them start under Miami’s current situation, and zero benefit at all from paying Fitzpatrick.
This signing is a bad move and sends a conflicting message about what the team is trying to do.