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I never realize our effort to acquire quarterback until I read this from PFT:
BECK TO BE THE ODD MAN OUT IN MIAMI?
Posted by Mike Florio on August 13, 2008, 1:26 p.m.
Ever since Dan Marino retired after the 1999 season, the Miami Dolphins have been burning through draft picks in an effort to find his successor.
In 2000, they gave up a seventh-round pick for Jim Druckenmiller.
In 2001, they coughed up a 2002 sixth-rounder and a conditional seventh-rounder in 2003, and received in return Cade McNown and a 2002 seventh-rounder.
In 2002, they dealt a 2003 seventh-rounder for Sage Rosenfels.
In 2004, they sent a 2005 second-rounder to the Eagles for A.J. Feeley.
In 2005, they shipped Feeley and a 2006 sixth-rounder to San Diego for Cleo Lemon.
In 2006, they traded a second-rounder to Minnesota for Daunte Culpepper.
In 2006, they sent a sixth-rounder to Detroit, which upgraded to a fifth-rounder, for Joey Harrington.
In 2007, they used a second-rounder on John Beck.
In 2007, they sent a fifth-rounder to Kansas City for Trent Green.
In 2008, they used a second-rounder on Chad Henne.
Of all of these various moves, only Beck and Henne remain on the team. As we now hear it, however, Beck is poised to be the odd man out given the arrival of Chad Pennington.
On the surface, Josh McCown would be the most likely guy to go. But the key difference is that the current regime can blame Beck on former G.M. Randy Mueller. If McCown, who signed earlier this year, walks away with his $2.5 million signing bonus, it reflects poorly on the current employees who gave him the money.
So Beck likely will be put on the trade block. The real question is whether the Fins will keep four quarterbacks on the roster, if they can’t get a taker.
And the irony is that, after churning through four second-round picks, two fifth-round picks, a sixth-round pick, and a seventh-round picks, Miami’s starting quarterback will be a guy that they picked up off a division rival’s trash heap.
UPDATE: As a reader has pointed out in the comments, they also used a sixth-round pick in 2001 on Josh Heupel, whose career ended up being a step or two beneath that of a certain quarterback selected in round six one year earlier.
What a waste of draft picks.....:boohoo:
BECK TO BE THE ODD MAN OUT IN MIAMI?
Posted by Mike Florio on August 13, 2008, 1:26 p.m.
Ever since Dan Marino retired after the 1999 season, the Miami Dolphins have been burning through draft picks in an effort to find his successor.
In 2000, they gave up a seventh-round pick for Jim Druckenmiller.
In 2001, they coughed up a 2002 sixth-rounder and a conditional seventh-rounder in 2003, and received in return Cade McNown and a 2002 seventh-rounder.
In 2002, they dealt a 2003 seventh-rounder for Sage Rosenfels.
In 2004, they sent a 2005 second-rounder to the Eagles for A.J. Feeley.
In 2005, they shipped Feeley and a 2006 sixth-rounder to San Diego for Cleo Lemon.
In 2006, they traded a second-rounder to Minnesota for Daunte Culpepper.
In 2006, they sent a sixth-rounder to Detroit, which upgraded to a fifth-rounder, for Joey Harrington.
In 2007, they used a second-rounder on John Beck.
In 2007, they sent a fifth-rounder to Kansas City for Trent Green.
In 2008, they used a second-rounder on Chad Henne.
Of all of these various moves, only Beck and Henne remain on the team. As we now hear it, however, Beck is poised to be the odd man out given the arrival of Chad Pennington.
On the surface, Josh McCown would be the most likely guy to go. But the key difference is that the current regime can blame Beck on former G.M. Randy Mueller. If McCown, who signed earlier this year, walks away with his $2.5 million signing bonus, it reflects poorly on the current employees who gave him the money.
So Beck likely will be put on the trade block. The real question is whether the Fins will keep four quarterbacks on the roster, if they can’t get a taker.
And the irony is that, after churning through four second-round picks, two fifth-round picks, a sixth-round pick, and a seventh-round picks, Miami’s starting quarterback will be a guy that they picked up off a division rival’s trash heap.
UPDATE: As a reader has pointed out in the comments, they also used a sixth-round pick in 2001 on Josh Heupel, whose career ended up being a step or two beneath that of a certain quarterback selected in round six one year earlier.
What a waste of draft picks.....:boohoo:
