Odenn Wrote:
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> ABOUT TIME.
>
> This organization has played conservative when it
> came to their 1st rounders for years and I for one
> am glad to see that Ireland, for better or for
> worse, seemingly has grown a set of balls and
> rolled the dice.
>
> I support and approve of the pick. This franchise
> has needed a QB to call its own since Marino
> retired. I'm sick and damned tired of the
> revolving door that is the QB position. It's
> pathetic and in a league were if you do not have a
> QB, you don't win, it's long overdue that we start
> to gamble with draft picks at the MOST IMPORTANT
> position on the team.
>
> RT was the best QB available when our number was
> up. Dear Mr. Ireland, thank you for finally doing
> something about what has been the position that
> has blackened the eye of this organization for
> over a decade.
>
> I see talent in this kid. Way more than say
> Sanchez. I disagree with the posters saying we
> should sit the kid for awhile. RT has experience
> running a version of our offense. He is a top 10
> pick. You don't draft someone that high to sit him
> on the bench. For better or worse he needs to play
> from day 1 and establish himself as the leader of
> the team. I fully expect some mistakes and a
> learning curve, but I also expect success sooner
> than later and a QB that fills our #1 spot at the
> position for 10 or more years. If anyone else
> expects less, they need to reevaluate what they
> should get out of a top 10 pick.
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Not sure, Odden, that Miami has been conservative; I believe it was more their philosophy. Parcells had a formula and he was going to stick to it. When he did veer away from it a couple years ago, it was to pick Pat White. Parcells' philosophy, IMO, is outdated. This is now a passing league and you have to draft accordingly.
If you are talking about the 10 years or so, then most of it was stupidity (Eddie Moore, Jamaar Fletcher, etc). Miami had the wrong guys making the calls.
I too am pleased that Ireland went against the grain and took a chance on drafting the position of need (Q
although Tanney was basically rated as a second rounder. Miami has fooled around long enough with the QB position and has drafted about 10,000 QBs in the second round to no avail. Ireland is rolling the dice with this one, and I am confident he had Ross' full endorsement.
I don't necessarily agree that he has to start from day one; Danny boy didn't start until around the 4th (?) game. Tanney doesn't have a lot of playing time at QB (college) so it will take him a little time to get used to the speed of the game. Work him in at his learning pace. If he learns quickly and is ready to go by game one, then put him in; if not, get him in there when he is ready.