Gratuitous Fins Posting - WTF? Division

Well, I'm glad to see I wasn't the only one confused by Miami's 1st round draft pick:

Bottom line: The Dolphins had a chance to satisfy their priority and most pressing need with a first-round QB, and opted instead for an injured receiver.

You can spin that any way you wish. It's an extremely odd pick at best.

The necessary caveat of course is that none of us knows on draft day how good any player will be in a year or three. (Unfortunately, my deadline on this column was last night, not 2010).

You can say Quinn might be a bust, another Rick Mirer, as easily as you can say Ginn might disappoint too. It should go without saying there are no guarantees.

So you start by measuring need. And quarterback clearly was a bigger one.

And then you measure upside -- what might be.

Ginn could be another Santana Moss, a fast receiver who also returns kicks.

Quinn could be another Tom Brady.

Which of those possibilities would you prefer?

Which enticing maybe was the smarter gamble for Miami?

You know the answer today, even if the Dolphins didn't on Saturday.

Nobody is saying Quinn is The Next Dan Marino.

The thing, he might be.

The second-round selection of BYU quarterback John Beck only partly mitigates the error in bypassing the much greater prospect in Quinn.

At some point this franchise needs to stop relying on a continuing series of mediocre stopgaps like Jay Fiedler, Gus Frerotte and now, presumably, Trent Green.

At some point this franchise needs to roll dice in the draft on a franchise QB, on a long-term future at this most vital position.

Saturday was that chance.

It was fumbled.

It felt like a very big mistake, one Miami might regret for a long time.

Even assuming the guy gets healthy, what's the point of picking WR Ted Ginn Jr. if you haven't got anybody to throw the ball to him?

I used to think that I didn't get all the penumbras and emanations of Miami's strategic thinking because I didn't follow along closely enough. I'm now beginning to suspect that in reality it's because they're all insane.