[QUOTE="VERS1ON"][QUOTE="gallienb"][QUOTE="sixringz1"]I have been a Miami Dolphins fan since the early 90's but i'm done. My loyalty can only handle so much. It's like my spouce has cheated on me over and over again and i just don't trust them anymore. It started in 2001 when they drafted Jammer Fletcher, a cornerback from Wisconsin, and passed on Drew Brees, when they already had the best secondary in football. THAT WAS STRIKE ONE. Then last year they pass on Drew Brees AGAIN for a quarterback who was made by Randy Moss, and has blatantly sucked w/out him, not to mention his knee. And Drew Brees once again goes on to have a great year. THAT'S STRIKE TWO. Now this. Brady Quinn is there for the taking. They have as much qb problems as any team in the league and they PASS on Quinn for a glorified kick returner who wasn't even the best receiver on Ohio States team. THAT"S STRIKE THREE. 3 strikes and your out. Well guess what i'm done.
gallienb
Well this just shows you that you never watched an OSU game last season. You was prob to busy watching the Canes stinkin up the field and getitng into fist fights. If he wasnt a good WR then how did he have great days against 2 top CB draft picks this year (Griffth-Texas and Hall-Michigan) Just wait you'll jump back on the bandwagon when you find out Ginn isn't as bad as you think.
Anthony Gonzalez > Ted Ginn, Jr. as a reciever. Ginn got picked at least 5 picks too early. Ginn adds KR/PR ability, yes. This is like drafting Devin Hester with some reciever skills at #9. Who's gonna throw to him when Daunte gets flustered again? Ginn is a slot reciever at best - he's too small to play on the outside. Quinn throwing to Chambers > Culpepper/Lemon throwing to Chambers and Ginn. Miami admittedly will save some face if they can get the trade for Trent Green done.
How the heck you think Gonzalez, Hartline, and Robinskie got open? You know how, because teams were double teaming Ginn and worrying about him more then the others. Also who said being a slot reciever is bad? That just means Ginn gets to abuse 3rd string CBs and 1st string LBs trying to cover him. Good example in Caroline another ex buckeye named Drew Carter had a pretty good year playing out of the slot. Drew Carter is fast, but not Ginn fast. There are several small outside recivevers. Can you say Steve Smith or Terry Glenn and I'm sure there are others. Both had good years on there respective teams. Plus who said Ginn aint going to get bigger from working out in the NFL. Also who said Quinn will be the dolphins savior? Sad fact is at this point in time Culpepper has more NFL experience then Quinn, how is that a bad thing?
#1. You don't select slot WR's at the 7 overall, especially if there's a franchise QB available and your team needs one. If Miami would've traded down, then selected Ginn, no problem. But this reminds me of when my Vikings took Williamson in '05. Not smart.
#2. Drew Carter is playing behind perhaps the best WR in the NFL in Steve Smith, as well as one of the better possession recievers in Keyshawn Johnson. I like the kid, but he was inconsistent two years ago when he was supposed to #2 behind Smith. Plus, at 6'0, 180, he has 3 inches of height over Steve Smith. Being drafted this high, he needs to BE Steve Smith, and I just don't see it happening.
#3. Culpepper's experience wasn't a bad thing, until a year and a half ago. Ricky Williams has played more football over the last two years than Daunte Culpepper. Culpepper's recent injury history is almost as long as Pacman Jones' rap sheet. THAT's the bad thing. Pep's out till June, at least, and so is Ginn. Cam Cameron is only a coach, not a miracle worker. I hope I'm wrong, but for right now, this was the WRONG move.
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