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Don Banks of SI.com writes that "
Which team made the most overrated big-name acquisition?
Our nominee traded for a starting quarterback who desperately wanted to come play for them and boasts of eye-popping numbers in his career. But that same player has question marks attached to his name given that he's coming off an injury-plagued season. Now here's the tricky part: Are we talking about the Dolphins of last year with Daunte Culpepper, or the Dolphins of this year with Trent Green? You could make the case that Culpepper's brief stint in Miami was last year's biggest move that amounted to nothing, and I'm not quite sure why more folks aren't skeptical about Green's chances with the Fish (and yes, I see that hand back there, Jason Taylor).
Green is 37, and I still can't get over how badly he played down the stretch and in the Chiefs' first-round playoff loss at Indy. Maybe he'll have a renaissance season under new Dolphins head coach Cam Cameron -- his old Redskins QB coach -- but I say Miami's post-Marino passing miseries won't end with Green's arrival."

http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2007/writers/don_banks/07/25/burning.questions/1.html

Don, any QB traded for a 4th/5th pick may have been a big name, but not anymore.

:cooldude:
 
green will help cameron start off as head coach. like a 9-7 or 10-6
record.. but it will be up to beck to finish ware green left off that will tell how successful Cameron will be as HC.green will have a good yr. i hope they start off playing good from september to december...
 
I'd rather people have this perception of the Phin's lack of chances for success and then prove them wrong during the season than the opposite of that.
 
So the guy doesn't think Green will do ****. I don't see what the big deal is. If Green plays like crap, what happens? Banks gets a cookie?

And what if Green plays well? Does Banks get fired?

So people don't like our chances. I don't think the Miami Dolphins care, so why should you?
 
I bet you green comes out on FIRE. He's 37 and wants to win a superbowl before he retires so im sure he will be giving it his all.
 
Green Phin said:
Don Banks of SI.com writes that "
Which team made the most overrated big-name acquisition?
Our nominee traded for a starting quarterback who desperately wanted to come play for them and boasts of eye-popping numbers in his career. But that same player has question marks attached to his name given that he's coming off an injury-plagued season. Now here's the tricky part: Are we talking about the Dolphins of last year with Daunte Culpepper, or the Dolphins of this year with Trent Green? You could make the case that Culpepper's brief stint in Miami was last year's biggest move that amounted to nothing, and I'm not quite sure why more folks aren't skeptical about Green's chances with the Fish (and yes, I see that hand back there, Jason Taylor).
Green is 37, and I still can't get over how badly he played down the stretch and in the Chiefs' first-round playoff loss at Indy. Maybe he'll have a renaissance season under new Dolphins head coach Cam Cameron -- his old Redskins QB coach -- but I say Miami's post-Marino passing miseries won't end with Green's arrival."

http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2007/writers/don_banks/07/25/burning.questions/1.html

Don, any QB traded for a 4th/5th pick may have been a big name, but not anymore.

:cooldude:
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Maybe it's just me but I never really thought of the Green trade as a big-name acquisition. The Joey Porter one sure. And likewise the Culpepper one (that I agree is a most overrated big-time acquisition). But this to me was just a small low-to-middle round draft pick being sent out for an essentially a 1-2 year stopgap.
 
Wow, when someone writes that a 37 year old Qb coming off a bad season will not be the answer he must have an ax to grind or something. He definately cannot know what he is talking about if he thinks Trent Green will not be great for us. lol. If banks had said this was a great move then people would be using this as a referance to support thier opinion.
 
sickdolphan said:
I bet you green comes out on FIRE. He's 37 and wants to win a superbowl before he retires so im sure he will be giving it his all.
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Well after 14 years I'm glad he will finally have that fire, thank god.
 
Wow, what ever.

I don't have these HUGE expectations for Trent Green. I know what he is. He is 37 years old and may be out of his prime. But I beleive he still got some game left in him. All I am looking for is solid/consistent play behind the center.

Only QB I got really high expectations for is Beck.
 
I think some of Greens drop off after coming back from the injury may have been due to uncertainty or fear of getting hit again, but I think the majority had to do with Herm's offense. I don't think Green was every really comfortable with it. Switching back to an offense he works so much better in, like the one Cam runs, should allow him to thrive again. He may have lost a step or 2 but I think he has the intelligence and quick thinking to still perform at a high level.
If nothing else, the reports coming from camp are saying he is being a great mentor to Beck. If Beck can absorb just a bit of Green's wisdom, I think that right there is worth the draft pick we traded for him.
 
Wow, I'm shocked. Banks writes another quasi-bad article about the Fins. Who cares!!! The fact remains that if he or anyone else here thinks Green is going (or supposed to) come in and throw for 300 yards and 4+ Td's a game, then they are going to be sorely disappointed. All we need him to do is be effective, ball controlling and avoid the turnovers/dumb mistakes. It won't be overly exciting to avg fan, but it will put "W's" up on the board. If Cam is smart about all this, he'll make sure Trent just manages the game not try to win it single-handedly.
 
Green overrated

Welker new weapon for Brady

got it, you hate the Fins
 
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