This thread has gone entirely too long to me not to give my two cents.
I want to start off saying I am not yet on the Matt Ryan golden boy bandwagon. I will admit he arguably has had the most successful season a rookie QB has ever seen in the NFL. His QB rating was 87.7 ranking #11 in the league last year.His numbers were absolutely great....for a rookie. Logic shows that Ryan should continue his growth into a franchise QB.
However I am still not convinced he will be able to take the next step into elite. Atlanta relied heavily on the run last year, helping to take some pressure off the rookie QB. Until I see teams gameplanning around Ryan as "the man" and him cutting through them like swiss cheese, I reserve the right to Cantonize him.
The thread also says knowing what I know now. For me last season was the greatest I have ever had as a Dolphins fan. It was an amazing ride. Division champs, nail biters each week, playoffs senerios. Great time. That was all with Jake, and I am not sure I would give up last year for anything short of a guarenteed Super Bowl.
With all that being said....you take Ryan. I may have doubts about him, but the upside is enormous. If the FO would have seen the potential that was shown last season, he would have been our #1 pick. I have no doubt Jake was the best LT in the draft (Sorry Clady.) It would have been painful without him securing the left side, but the value of a QB is much higher then a LT. Most important position in all of sports.
Many will argue Jake and then Henne. But knowing what you know now...which was the original question. Ryan is essentially a sure thing, Henne is not.
A cop out senerio here could be a draft and trade, but I will not go there :)