Miami assumes draft's greatest risk

Yep, and Andrew Luck will often hear the name Peyton Manning, and RGIII will often hear the name....Rex Grossman.

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Originally posted 08:12 AM ET  04.27 by SouthernBlueFan

Yep, and Andrew Luck will often hear the name Peyton Manning, and RGIII will often hear the name....Rex Grossman.

But Luck and RGIII will most likely succeed. Tannehill could be Ryan Leaf.

How does a QB who was the third or fourth best in his conference in college get such attention? If he did not have to read defenses in college he will really stunned at what they throw at him in the NFL.

After this draft is over you can start saying - Miami is now on the clock.

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Originally posted 08:18 AM ET  04.27 by TxHeat

But Luck and RGIII will most likely succeed. Tannehill could be Ryan Leaf.

I can't wait for the inevitable comparisons to Christian Ponder.

the Browns taking Weeden in the first was worse...

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Originally posted 08:18 AM ET  04.27 by TxHeat

But Luck and RGIII will most likely succeed. Tannehill could be Ryan Leaf.

Or JaMarcus Russell, or Matt Leinhart, or Eric Carr, the list of disappointments is long.

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Originally posted 08:18 AM ET  04.27 by TxHeat

But Luck and RGIII will most likely succeed. Tannehill could be Ryan Leaf.

Don't know about Leaf... dude is an idiot and has a couple of new warrants out for his arrest.



Now, Heath Shuler...

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Originally posted 08:29 AM ET  04.27 by 50yearfan

How does a QB who was the third or fourth best in his conference in college get such attention? If he did not have to read defenses in college he will really stunned at what they throw at him in the NFL.

Prob closer to 5-6 best. Was miserable against the top teams he played.
: Ryan Tannehill vs. the four best Ds in Big 12 in 2011: 9 TDs, 10 INTs. A&M lost all four games to OU, UT, Mizz, OkSt.

Looking at the selection from Tannehill's perspective is even more discouraging.

There is a delusional practice among NFL owners and GMs called 'drafting on potential', otherwise known as 'upside'. But reality and 'downside' are willfully ignored. This seems like a good example.

Desperate teams take desperate measures on draft day.

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Originally posted 09:10 AM ET  04.27 by THE BISHOP!

Desperate teams take desperate measures on draft day.

Thou hast nailed it, Your Holiness.

0-16. The perfect compliment to their undefeated season way back when. HA!

i've been saying it for months: Tannehill is the 2nd coming of Kyle Boller but he might end up more like Mark Sanchez...either way the Fins made a huge reach b/c they're desperate.

Poor Fish. In two years, they'll trade Tannehill for a couple of used kicking tees. And the next season, the Ginger Dictator will abolish the kickoff and replace it with four minutes of commercials and a mandatory touchback, followed by 4 more minutes of commercials, in his misguided effort to make the NFL more exciting.

If he doesn't work out as QB they can at least shift him to slot receiver

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Originally posted 09:56 AM ET  04.27 by SnakeDriver

If he doesn't work out as QB they can at least shift him to slot receiver

Just what they need from a #8 pick too.

This was a daft move, but not at all unexpected. Miami's been in disarray at the management level for some time. They really don't know what they're doing. (Chad Henne?)