Dolphins QB Draft Options

A lot has been made about Matt Ryan or Joe Flacco as potential draft picks next month. The Sun Sentinel blog made mention of an increased interest in Chad Henne in the 2nd round. It's difficult to say whether or not this team should pull the trigger on any of these guys, because none are surefire bets to be good players.

Ryan is erratic and overrated. He's a good football player, but he has no business being drafted in the 1st round. If he is available at #32 then I would consider taking him. Then again, he would probably have some considerable trade value, so that might be an option as well.

Flacco has all the natural tools that people are raving about but I grow to dislike his attitude every day. Joe is simply full of himself and I don't like that. If he was really that great then why didn't he start in Pittsburgh (he then transfered to powerhouse Delaware)? He constantly props himself up in a way that doesn't appeal to me as a fan. He might be the best QB out there, but it would be pretty hard to root for the guy.

Henne was way too inconsistent at Michigan for me to be comfortable with him as a 2nd round pick. He had all the talent in the world at his disposal and never turned it into a BCS win. With some grooming I suppose he could become an average starter at the next level, but Miami has way too many needs to fill to be using up what is essentially a 1st round pick on a guy who has low potential for growth. I'd rather take a guy like Lawrence Jackson there.

One guy I actually like is Brian Brohm, but I doubt he will be available when the 2nd round rolls around. I wanted Brohm last season, when we could have selected him at the #9 slot. The problem with him is the offense he ran in Louisville wasn't a pro set offense and it might take him a while to get acclimated to the NFL. Still, I think he is a good pure passer and potentially the best NFL prospect at his position in this class.

Other guys like Andre Woodson and John David Booty are intriguing, but should be left to the 3rd rounds or above. Frankly, this team won't be any good anyway, so I would rather not draft a QB in the first 4 rounds this year. Call me crazy but I would rather save the pick and take another corner or a tackle and then take a flier on Kyle Wright in the 7th. Put him in a room and brainwash him into not throwing to the other team. Make him work on deep balls until his arm falls off. It's a better investment than spending 65 million on Matt Ryan, who isn't a Day 1 pick in a good draft.