PhinKev
Pro Bowler
I posted this over in VIP earlier, but I thought I'd share it on the draft forum.
There is a way to understand the first day, but we have to view it in a fairly rational way instead of with emotions.
First, let me say I empathize with the anger, I was as angry as anyone at the Ginn pick. In fact, I explained it to a friend of mine that the only logical way it could have happened is if someone poisoned the entire Dolphin's staff and a 10 year old kid walked in and made the pick because he thought Ginn was awesome on the XBOX.
But, in retrospect it makes some sense if you give it some thought.
1. Quinn Always Out: We clearly did not value Brady Quinn and that's just the way it is. Whatever the Dolphins saw in scouting the guy, they decided before the draft they were not taking him, period. The funny thing is we are all watching as we hold our breath through each pick for something that was never going to happen. Beck was always the target.
2. Unlucky Draft: The draft broke badly for us. I know you Quinn supporters were giddy over the miracle, but I'd bet we were hoping for one of two things. Levi Brown or Adrian Peterson. Brown because we needed the LT and Peterson not to take him, but to be able to trade out of the spot for more picks. Neither happened.
3. Failed Trade Out: We tried to trade out and nothing was offered that was value. If you listened to the radio broadcast from Miami, Maddog and the rest kept marveling at how the Dolphins were using up all their time and it was so obvious that Quinn was the pick. In retrospect, the Dolphins were trying to work the phones to get out. But, no one wanted to trade up for Quinn that high and there was nothing else left worth trading up to draft.
4. Offense Required: The best value at 9 was defense and we weren't going defense. Look at the board at 9. No offensive player gets drafted over the next 10 picks except Lynch (A poor reach by Buffalo at RB). So if you want offense, don't like Quinn and can't trade out, what's left that even remotely has value? Ted Ginn.
In retrospect, no one was poisoned, and the pick actually makes some sense given the circumstances. We can all wish things had gone differently, but that's life. Let's hope Ginn can learn to run some routes.
There is a way to understand the first day, but we have to view it in a fairly rational way instead of with emotions.
First, let me say I empathize with the anger, I was as angry as anyone at the Ginn pick. In fact, I explained it to a friend of mine that the only logical way it could have happened is if someone poisoned the entire Dolphin's staff and a 10 year old kid walked in and made the pick because he thought Ginn was awesome on the XBOX.
But, in retrospect it makes some sense if you give it some thought.
1. Quinn Always Out: We clearly did not value Brady Quinn and that's just the way it is. Whatever the Dolphins saw in scouting the guy, they decided before the draft they were not taking him, period. The funny thing is we are all watching as we hold our breath through each pick for something that was never going to happen. Beck was always the target.
2. Unlucky Draft: The draft broke badly for us. I know you Quinn supporters were giddy over the miracle, but I'd bet we were hoping for one of two things. Levi Brown or Adrian Peterson. Brown because we needed the LT and Peterson not to take him, but to be able to trade out of the spot for more picks. Neither happened.
3. Failed Trade Out: We tried to trade out and nothing was offered that was value. If you listened to the radio broadcast from Miami, Maddog and the rest kept marveling at how the Dolphins were using up all their time and it was so obvious that Quinn was the pick. In retrospect, the Dolphins were trying to work the phones to get out. But, no one wanted to trade up for Quinn that high and there was nothing else left worth trading up to draft.
4. Offense Required: The best value at 9 was defense and we weren't going defense. Look at the board at 9. No offensive player gets drafted over the next 10 picks except Lynch (A poor reach by Buffalo at RB). So if you want offense, don't like Quinn and can't trade out, what's left that even remotely has value? Ted Ginn.
In retrospect, no one was poisoned, and the pick actually makes some sense given the circumstances. We can all wish things had gone differently, but that's life. Let's hope Ginn can learn to run some routes.
