INDIANAPOLIS — What follows comes with a caveat: If the Dolphins land Peyton Manning or Matt Flynn — and there’s a decent, if not better, chance of that happening — then there will be no particular need to use a high draft pick on the enticing quarterback prospects that have convened here for the NFL Combine.
But what if the Dolphins enter the draft without a starter better than Matt Moore?
In that scenario, expect to hear a lot about Texas A&M’s Ryan Tannehill, considered the draft’s third-best quarterback behind Andrew Luck and Robert Griffin III. And that would delight Tannehill, who said Friday he would welcome a chance to join the Dolphins because of his high regard for his college coach, new Dolphins offensive coordinator Mike Sherman.