Parcells has said that Beck and someone, not Josh McCown who the Dolphins just signed as a backup, will be competing for the starting job. This is most likely a head game for teams like Atlanta and Baltimore who desperately need upgrades at quarterback. Parcells wants to trade out of the first spot. Spreading rumors about being interested in Ryan, he may get someone to bite.
If stuck there at No. 1, with no takers on a trade and doubts about the most important position on his team, why wouldn’t Parcells pick the best quarterback available?
One positive to drafting a quarterback is that they are always good trade bait. If Ryan was drafted and never able to beat out an emerging John Beck then there will almost certainly be a team that will believe that they can develop him. Think about how many times players like Joey Harrington and David Carr will be given second chances.
The Dolphins may very well draft him just to force a trade with one of the teams that desire his pedigree.
They also may draft him to solve South Beach’s riddle of the ages: Who shall be our quarterback?
Why They Shouldn’t
If the Dolphins don’t draft Matt Ryan it will be because they have reasonable confidence in how John Beck will develop. It’s either that or they think that they can find Beck’s competition in a later round, say Joe Flacco in round two or three.
Ryan is also a bit of a gunslinger, something Parcells does not find desirable. He turns the ball over too much by trying to force throws. In the NFL, Matt Ryan will have to learn to manage the game more and do less of the heavy lifting himself.
Plus, as mentioned in previous entries of this series, the Dolphins need to fill several holes and already have a young quarterback to develop. A trade might buy them two to three starters in this draft rather than just one.
Not to mention the “bust” factor is very high with quarterbacks. Especially when they’re drafted by a franchise in upheaval.
If Ryan busts and Beck is our guy then the Dolphins will have wasted the full value of their much-deserved No. 1 pick. The pick will deflate in value (from a trade standpoint) and Miami will have missed out on a game-changing player.
This year’s draft is one that they desperately need to get right. Matt Ryan may be too risky in the end. He could also just as easily be the answer to that riddle.
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