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I started thinking about it. I am just as passionate a phin fan that ever lived and want the good ole days back asap but think about this. If my memory serves me correctly Cam had this same decision to make with another "Golden Boy" with a big name and he went in another direction then too. His name was Eli Manning and he went against all the pundits and yes, even Kiper, and went with a guy that had a wierd release and from a non-football powerhouse, NC State. His name is Phillip Rivers. The jury is still out on the "Golden Boy" Manning, but Rivers was the right choice for the Chargers. You don't hear the gurus saying anything now!
Cam also decided to go with another guy as his starter, that wasn't a prototype-sized QB, with a questionable arm and his name is Drew Brees. The guy was all-pro with Cam and was one of the best QB's in the league last year. Starting to see the picture? I trust that Cam and Mueller know exactly what they are doing by going against the grain on this one, and if Cam thought Quinn was the right choice for the Phins he would be here. They certainly had plenty of opportunities to look at him and so did another 15-20 teams that passed on him. Believe me, if anyone thought Quinn wopuld be the 2nd coming of Dan Marino he wouldn't have fallen so far. His body of work did not lead anyone in the top 20 of the draft to choose him, and I think they saw what Cam did. Cam chose the QB that was best for him and his system, and that was Beck.
I personally think that Kiper is a blowhard and I tend to listen to those guys who actually played the position of QB in the NFL. Guys like Phil Simms, Sean Salisbury, and Steve Young love Beck and have also questioned Quinn's accuracy, arm strength and decision making. That carries a lot more weight with me than what Kiper says.
As far as Ginn is concerned, he brings something Miami has not had in a very long time--an offensive weapon in the passing game and on special teams. If you listen to Cam's press conference he talks about finding guys that will help us now and I think Ginn will do just that. They will move him all over the field and he will be a nightmare for every defense to deal with. That should help open things up in the running game with Ronnie (and maybe Ricky) and in the passing game with Chambers. If Cam thinks Ginn is special I trust that he knows what he is talking about!
Remember, our personel decisions are no longer made by some guy with no NFL experience who did not use the resources he had at his disposal. Cam has lots of experience and success with QB's and offense in this league and he has a great relationship with his player personel guy. Let's see how this plays out, but my money is on Cam going with Ginn & Beck. (Sounds like a very tasty mixed drink to me!) :)
Cam also decided to go with another guy as his starter, that wasn't a prototype-sized QB, with a questionable arm and his name is Drew Brees. The guy was all-pro with Cam and was one of the best QB's in the league last year. Starting to see the picture? I trust that Cam and Mueller know exactly what they are doing by going against the grain on this one, and if Cam thought Quinn was the right choice for the Phins he would be here. They certainly had plenty of opportunities to look at him and so did another 15-20 teams that passed on him. Believe me, if anyone thought Quinn wopuld be the 2nd coming of Dan Marino he wouldn't have fallen so far. His body of work did not lead anyone in the top 20 of the draft to choose him, and I think they saw what Cam did. Cam chose the QB that was best for him and his system, and that was Beck.
I personally think that Kiper is a blowhard and I tend to listen to those guys who actually played the position of QB in the NFL. Guys like Phil Simms, Sean Salisbury, and Steve Young love Beck and have also questioned Quinn's accuracy, arm strength and decision making. That carries a lot more weight with me than what Kiper says.
As far as Ginn is concerned, he brings something Miami has not had in a very long time--an offensive weapon in the passing game and on special teams. If you listen to Cam's press conference he talks about finding guys that will help us now and I think Ginn will do just that. They will move him all over the field and he will be a nightmare for every defense to deal with. That should help open things up in the running game with Ronnie (and maybe Ricky) and in the passing game with Chambers. If Cam thinks Ginn is special I trust that he knows what he is talking about!
Remember, our personel decisions are no longer made by some guy with no NFL experience who did not use the resources he had at his disposal. Cam has lots of experience and success with QB's and offense in this league and he has a great relationship with his player personel guy. Let's see how this plays out, but my money is on Cam going with Ginn & Beck. (Sounds like a very tasty mixed drink to me!) :)
