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What would you rather have, a rookie QB or a veteran QB leading the Dolphins in 2006?
If you have a rookie QB, then you have to give him 3-4 years to mature and learn the NFL and the speed of the game.
If you bring in a young veteran like a David Carr or a Chris Simms, they already know what to expect. They are already used to the speed of the game.
If you bring in a old veteran, like a Steve McNair, your really not looking at the future. Some people say bring in a old man and let him "teach", maybe the old man doesn't want to be a teacher, Marino didn't want to stay and teach.
I would think that if Carr or Simms could be made available,then you have to look at them closely. I'am not saying that a rookie is bad idea, or a old man is bad, but look at Dallas. They brought in a old man and that team is playing golf right now. I'd kind of like to have a chance in 2006 to compete for a title.
 
INPHINITY said:
I think i'll let Nick decide.
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I agree with you, but this is just my opinion. This is why none of us fans are coaches in the NFL, we all have different ideas.
 
If you get a young veteran, Carr or Simms, you are probably set w/ Gus as backup, and you dont need to spend a high pick on a QB (although, it may cost a high pick to get Carr/Simms).

If you go Mcnair, then he is the starter (Gus is backup) and you need to use 1st or 2nd to get you young QB to start in ~2years when Mcnair is done.

Both options upgrade the QB now, and for the future.

It really comes down to talent evaluation. Whoever you get, they better not come in and have 17TD, 13INTs, with a 54% completion rate, and a 73 QB rating.

I like the Simms/Carr option. They have decent NFL stats, are young, and with a good team/right system have a good shot at "jumping" into the upper tier of QBs. Also, both have a good arm. Both have QB ratings ~80 and completion % ~60. That tells me, with the right talent around them, they can more than get the job done.
 
steveincolorado said:
I agree with you, but this is just my opinion. This is why none of us fans are coaches in the NFL, we all have different ideas.
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I know,just having a little fun with you. But i'm not one to ever give my opinion on who we should get or who we should start. Or who we should trade for and all the other "rumor" threads. I just sit and wait & read what everyone else is trying to come up with, some of it is pretty funny & i'll just watch next year and see.
 
INPHINITY said:
I know,just having a little fun with you. But i'm not one to ever give my opinion on who we should get or who we should start. Or who we should trade for and all the other "rumor" threads. I just sit and wait & read what everyone else is trying to come up with, some of it is pretty funny & i'll just watch next year and see.
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So true, I trust the front office to make the right choice. I was using the Carr/Simms as examples. Right now, I would take either of those two, but then again, I'am not studing film on those two either.
 
Well we already have a good veteran QB. We definately need to get a rookie QB in the draft. So I guess we need both.
 
I second the notion to do both. QBs are so hit and miss...you gotta take some shots.
 
With Young going to the Titans and McNair mentoring him maybe we can get Billy Volek...
 
Unless you have a top5 pick, it's just not a good idea to go into the offseason plannign to find your QB of the future in the draft. You just don't know who will be there. Most drafts don't produce any great QBs. Very few produce great QBs after the top 10-15 picks. Yes, some great ones do fall. And if a guy is there that you think will be a great one, you take him. The Fins did not go into the 1983 draft set on taking a QB. They were coming off a Super Bowl. But Marino fell to them. When Atlanta took Favre, they were not really looking for a QB. They had a young, improving QB in Chris Miller. But Favre fell and they took him as a value pick. If your dead set on taking a QB, you're very likely to overreach and be disappointed.

If you can fill the position before the draft, you should, especially if you can fill it with a promising young QB.
 
steveincolorado said:
What would you rather have, a rookie QB or a veteran QB leading the Dolphins in 2006?
If you have a rookie QB, then you have to give him 3-4 years to mature and learn the NFL and the speed of the game.
If you bring in a young veteran like a David Carr or a Chris Simms, they already know what to expect. They are already used to the speed of the game.
If you bring in a old veteran, like a Steve McNair, your really not looking at the future. Some people say bring in a old man and let him "teach", maybe the old man doesn't want to be a teacher, Marino didn't want to stay and teach.
I would think that if Carr or Simms could be made available,then you have to look at them closely. I'am not saying that a rookie is bad idea, or a old man is bad, but look at Dallas. They brought in a old man and that team is playing golf right now. I'd kind of like to have a chance in 2006 to compete for a title.
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BOTH! Rookie and Vet...Like Chou Lin Priest and Grasshopper!
 
You never know what your going to get out of a Rookie. I think its all based on what that Rookie has around him. Like Big Ben, he was put into a system that didnt require a ton of weight on his shoulders alone. But somebody Like Manning, Orton, and a few others didnt have that surrounding them.
 
If we could nab a QB project and bring in a vet to give Gus some competition, that would be great IMO considering the market for QB is dry this offseason/
 
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