Miami will NOT take Quinn if available at #9 for the following reasons.
1- Not the BPA
2- Mediocre NFL arm (no deep ball)
3- No threat running the ball
4- Cameron / Shea in love with Trent Green
5- Quinn not a starter in year 1 - no immediate impact on this team
6- Too many other players that can start or be in rotation game 1 i.e. Omobi
7- Left Tackle is #1 priority IN THE DRAFT
8- Other free agent QB's available later
9- C-Pep just might get healthy if no Trent Green
10- Miami has other QB rated higher in Draft
1- you have no idea who will be there when the 9th pick comes up on draft day. Other than that, BPA is a relative term, and you have no clue what Mueller and Cam's big board looks like.
2- he doesn't have a cannon like Russell, but he can make every NFL throw. He is a good fit for the kind of offense Cam runs. Last time I checked, neither Brees or Rivers had huge arms and they both excelled in this offense.
3- He isn't Mike Vick, and he doesn't have to be. He can throw on the run very well, even though he isn't going to win any races. We don't need a QB who can be like an extra RB. We need a competent passer.
4-Cameron/Shea being in love with Green, if anything, points to Quinn being even more of a necessity. Green is old and doesn't have more than a year, two max, of being a starter. He would be excellent to help Quinn get ready to play.
5-You have a point here, but the draft isn't just about this year. It is about the future of the franchise. What is more important? Having a guy who can start day one for a team that likely won't contend anyway, or having a guy who can possibly be the answer for 10 years or more at a position where we have had nothing but jokes since 2000?
6- See 5
7-Left Tackle is priority #1- to you. It is a definite need, but if Mueller/Cam aren't sold on Levi Brown and don't want to take Joe Staley so high (something I highly agree with, if that is how they think), then there is no point in reaching for one just to do it.
8-The other FA QB's who may come available are not likely to be anything of note. It would be more of this franchise spinning their wheels at the position. I have seen enough of that the last 7 years. No more.
9- Culepper may be healthy again at some point. Until then, there is no need to basically put the most important position on the team on the back burner in some holding pattern. It's time to move forward.
10- Again, you have no idea what their big board looks like. Take what you hear in the media with a ginormous grain of salt.
Edit: Damn you all who posted responses while I was typing! lol