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If NFL Films ever produces The NFL’s Greatest Medical Exams, Drew Brees’s visit to New Orleans in March 2006 will get top billing. The QB was 27 and coming off shoulder surgery. The Dolphins brought him in and wavered. The Saints signed him instead.Life has been hell for Miamians ever since, except for the fact they live in Miami, so never mind. But still: The Dolphins chose Daunte Culpepper over Brees. That kind of decision can set a franchise back a decade—and it has.
It’s easy to question Miami brass now, knowing what we know about Brees and his career. But at the time, the Dolphins had legitimate reasons to be wary. The QB had a torn right labrum. He’d made one Pro Bowl. He hadn’t won a playoff game. Everybody knew he was a viable starter when healthy, but he didn’t appear headed to the Hall of Fame. The Chargers, skeptical, traded for Philip Rivers and wanted to give him a chance.
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Interesting...and painful read - https://www.si.com/specials/greatest-sports-what-ifs/nfl/2017/drew-brees-miami-dolphins
 
That alternate cover makes me want to cry... Then punch a wall... Then cry some more.
 
smdh forget about signing him over Culpepper. We should have drafted him!!!!!! I still remember yelling at my tv when we drafted Jamar Fletcher (don't worry just got really drunk . no animals were kicked in the process)
 
Unbelievable.

We passed on Brees...then Rodgers...then Brees AGAIN.
 
I have moved on from this. I was so pissed when we traded for Culpepper and didn't sign Drew Brees. I remember many Dolphins fans were excited about Culpepper and many didn't care for Brees. It is what it is, hopefully we will have SI cover with Tannehill and the Lombardi in the future.
 
Total hindsight on the signing. Dude was injured real bad and already had a reputation for a weaker arm. I'm more pissed we didn't draft him and took some bum ass db.
 
There is no guarantee that Brees would have played as well here as he has with the Saints either. He found the perfect coach in Sean Payton to get the most out of him. It's not like he set the world on fire when he was with the Chargers. He just found the perfect situation with the Saints and being able to play in a dome with a pass happy offense.
 
If you win a Super Bowl with team A in a given year or carrer. Doesn't mean you would of won one with team B. To many varibles in coaching, FO, and the other 52 on the field.
 
I don't waste anytime thinking about these types of things. We didn't sign Brees because of the concerns with his injury and we didn't draft him because he was 6' tall. San Diego was in a better position to draft him with their second pick than we were with our first, especially after they traded out of the No.1 spot with Atlanta so they could take Vick. SD ends up adding LT and was more apt to take a chance on Brees after having added extra picks.

Then 5 years later we didn't sign him because I believe he had a torn labrum in his throwing shoulder.

It makes perfect sense, even after his success.

What's the point of looking back?

Why stop with Brees?

People made bad decisions.

Get over it.

If the Dolphins win the Super bowl with Ryan Tannehill are Redskins fans going to have posts like this about RG3?

5 QB's went ahead of Dan Marino, 3 of which who sucked, do Chiefs, Jets and Patriots fans still kick themselves for that?

Water under the bridge.
 
#QBwinz is a false theory and we wouldn't have had the coaching/FO to accomplish a task such as a SB victory anyways. Back to reality.
 
Sons Of Shula said:
#QBwinz is a false theory and we wouldn't have had the coaching/FO to accomplish a task such as a SB victory anyways. Back to reality.
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After years under Saban? We may well have had the coaching
 
This is like that crazy girlfriend who keeps on bringing up that same argumentfor 10 ******* years as if it will change the future.
 
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