Why Brady Quinn Means More Than The Stormin Mormon

[Radiohead_Fan13]

I feel the Miami Dolphins needed to make a huge impact with our first pick in the 2007 Draft. A pick that said we were serious about becoming the best team in the AFC East and perhaps the AFC. We needed a player to be on the cover of magazines, get coverage on Sportscenter, and whom is known by every NFL fan.

Instead, we selected an injured punt returner from a team who was destroyed in the National Championship. How did he get that injury anyhow? Oh yeah, he was celebrating. That's just wonderful.

John Beck is approaching 26. Chances are high that he won't be starting next year (due to our evident love affair with injury prone offensive "weapons", meaning Trent Green). That would mean he'll be 27 by the time he is a starter (if this all does indeed play out that way, which I am betting that it will). Our QB of the future. Our Franchise. Will be 27 on his first snap.

Will Quinn turn out to the be the messiah of professional sports? The jury is still out on that but he'll automatically be a name and that's something our Dolphins desperately need.

The Stormin' Mormon will always have this hanging over his head. He's not Brady Quinn. And he's 26.

Way to go Cam.

 

[dominizzo]

Chris Weinke Clone!! Sucks

 

[dolfan2334]

yea ! cut him now ! :shakeno:

 

[WestCoastPhins]

Yeah I think we did that whole make a statement thing last year by trading a 2nd for cullpepper. As much as I want pepper on this team next year instead of Green, that didnt exactly win more games for us by making a statement for ESPN.

 

[ted_ginns_dad]

"We needed a player to be on the cover of magazines, get coverage on Sportscenter, and whom is known by every NFL fan."

I like asparagus.

 

[gofishn]

Chris Weinke Clone!! Sucks

Put down the Playstation controller, turn off Madden and ESPN, and watch some game film.

 

[Two Tacos]

I feel the Miami Dolphins needed to make a huge impact with our first pick in the 2007 Draft. A pick that said we were serious about becoming the best team in the AFC East and perhaps the AFC. We needed a player to be on the cover of magazines, get coverage on Sportscenter, and whom is known by every NFL fan.

Instead, we selected an injured punt returner from a team who was destroyed in the National Championship. How did he get that injury anyhow? Oh yeah, he was celebrating. That's just wonderful.

John Beck is approaching 26. Chances are high that he won't be starting next year (due to our evident love affair with injury prone offensive "weapons", meaning Trent Green). That would mean he'll be 27 by the time he is a starter (if this all does indeed play out that way, which I am betting that it will). Our QB of the future. Our Franchise. Will be 27 on his first snap.

Will Quinn turn out to the be the messiah of professional sports? The jury is still out on that but he'll automatically be a name and that's something our Dolphins desperately need.

The Stormin' Mormon will always have this hanging over his head. He's not Brady Quinn. And he's 26.

Way to go Cam.

The choice wasn't Beck over Quin, it was Ginn over Quin. Oh, and I'm sorry you won't have enough pictures of the Dolphins QB to look at.:boohoo:

 

[Blitz]

Our QB of the future. Our Franchise. Will be 27 on his first snap.

That means we could potentially get 8-12 seasons out of him. Both Jim Kelly and Steve Young didn't enter the league until they were around Beck's age today. Didn't stop them from leading their teams to conference championships, Super Bowls, and winning the big one in Young's case...

Will Quinn turn out to the be the messiah of professional sports? The jury is still out on that but he'll automatically be a name and that's something our Dolphins desperately need.

Tim Couch was once a name, too. Look at how that turned out for the Browns.

The Stormin' Mormon will always have this hanging over his head. He's not Brady Quinn. And he's 26.

Way to go Cam.

Maybe Quinn will be out of the league in five years like Tim Couch, and Beck will be lighting up the league like a Steve Young of the 21st Century? Who knows? Given Cameron's track record on QBs, there's absolutely no reason to doubt his decision to opt for Beck and Ginn instead of Quinn.

 

[Mogwai]

The choice wasn't Beck over Quin, it was Ginn over Quin. Oh, and I'm sorry you won't have enough pictures of the Dolphins QB to look at.:boohoo:

If that's the case then we should be worried. If the Dolphins felt Beck was better than Quinn that's fine, but if they felt Quinn was the better QB and they still decided to take a punt returner over our franchise's greatest need then we have a really big problem.

 

[jac3477]

I feel the Miami Dolphins needed to make a huge impact with our first pick in the 2007 Draft. A pick that said we were serious about becoming the best team in the AFC East and perhaps the AFC. We needed a player to be on the cover of magazines, get coverage on Sportscenter, and whom is known by every NFL fan.

Instead, we selected an injured punt returner from a team who was destroyed in the National Championship. How did he get that injury anyhow? Oh yeah, he was celebrating. That's just wonderful.

John Beck is approaching 26. Chances are high that he won't be starting next year (due to our evident love affair with injury prone offensive "weapons", meaning Trent Green). That would mean he'll be 27 by the time he is a starter (if this all does indeed play out that way, which I am betting that it will). Our QB of the future. Our Franchise. Will be 27 on his first snap.

Will Quinn turn out to the be the messiah of professional sports? The jury is still out on that but he'll automatically be a name and that's something our Dolphins desperately need.

The Stormin' Mormon will always have this hanging over his head. He's not Brady Quinn. And he's 26.

Way to go Cam.

What exactly sells you Brady Quinn???? You have very compelling arguments about Beck, and there are a couple of questions with Ginn, yet how does this prove or justify picking Brady Quinn?

Be honest, you dont think Quinn is slightly overrated to say the very least? Notre Dame in general competes for the most overrated team in sports just because they have big tv contracts and blah blah blah. Brady Quinn is a pretty boy qb who plays for Notre Dame, so the media finds it easy to latch on. The truth is, Many people are saying the same negative things about Quinn, its not just Cam. He isnt very accurate, he has shown close to NOTHING in meaningful games, and him and Notre Dame pad their stats and wins against sub par teams. NFL teams were not sold on this guy as much as the media and fans are.

Dont get me wrong, Quinn is solid, and might be good in the NFL. But hes not what we want for our franchise qb. He hasnt done enough to deserve his hype. The media loves Charlie Weiss and Notre Dame, thats all there is to it.

I like Cameron and co. more and more because they look like they have CONVICTION. From day 1 they havent held blind loyalties to anyone, and when Quinn was on the board we didnt chaneg our entire plan of action in any way, we just went with what we thought was best. After years of indecisive caoching culminating in a few terrible Saban decisions, I like what I see from this staff, they are confident in their plan, and dont believe they have to change everything on the team for just one player. Were not trying to build a team around one player, despite desperately needing a qb.

John Beck is a great choice, you talk about him being 26, well to me that says the guy can have maturity early in his career. Also, Beck has a hell of an arm and is quick in his decisions, not to mention hes pretty accurate. The truth is John Bck was the steal of the draft at qb for any team. Cam and co knew this and gambled on him being there for the 40th pick. Many people say he is the third best qb in the draft, some in the media even said he battled Quinn for the number 2 spot, and thats a kid from Brogham Young, with absolutely 0 hype. The kid is a stud, and taking Brady QUinn at number 9 does not equal the potential value of seeing Ted Ginn explode and John Beck develop into something special, Quinn was simply not worth that much.

 

[Trowa]

If that's the case then we should be worried. If the Dolphins felt Beck was better than Quinn that's fine, but if they felt Quinn was the better QB and they still decided to take a punt returner over our franchise's greatest need then we have a really big problem.

They have already said that Ted Ginn Jr was the #1 player on their board at the time of their pick and that as far as QBs were rated they had John Beck slightly above Brady Quinn. But obviously both were below JaMarcus Russel.

 

[Blitz]

Put down the Playstation controller, turn off Madden and ESPN, and watch some game film.

If he'd do that he'd see that Beck was arguably the most accurate QB in the draft with the quickest release of the entire bunch. Given his age and background, I wouldn't be surprised if he's also the most mature QB in the entire draft.

 

[Two Tacos]

If that's the case then we should be worried. If the Dolphins felt Beck was better than Quinn that's fine, but if they felt Quinn was the better QB and they still decided to take a punt returner over our franchise's greatest need then we have a really big problem.

That is the case. You can tell becuase Ginn was chosen in the first round, where as Beck was chosen in the secound. If you get confused by the order of things again, you let me know. I'm pretty Observant.

 

[Mogwai]

That is the case. You can tell becuase Ginn was chosen in the first round, where as Beck was chosen in the secound. If you get confused by the order of things again, you let me know. I'm pretty Observant.

So you completely misunderstood what I said and then try to be a smartass about it. Well played man....

They have already said that Ted Ginn Jr was the #1 player on their board at the time of their pick and that as far as QBs were rated they had John Beck slightly above Brady Quinn. But obviously both were below JaMarcus Russel.

Thanks. That's what I figured the case was until that taco guy implied they didn't have Beck over Quinn. If Beck's everything the Dolphins think he is then their draft played out just the way they wanted.

 

[Two Tacos]

So you completely misunderstood what I said and then try to be a smartass about it. Well played man....

Thanks. That's what I figured the case was until that taco guy implied they didn't have Beck over Quinn. If Beck's everything the Dolphins think he is then their draft played out just the way they wanted.

No, I dismissed what you said. After all, Ginn can return kicks too.