Green alternatives?

Go check out my newest RealFootball365.com column, in which I suggest that since there are still other QBs out there, that maybe the Miami Dolphins should just say screw Trent Green and go after one of them.

Believe it or not, the idea of the Dolphins bringing in a QB not named Green to hold things down until John Beck is ready to take over isn’t too far-fetched. If the Dolphins really believed in Green, a two-time Pro Bowler, wouldn’t Mueller and Co. be willing to part with more than a trifling sixth-round pick? Additionally, the Dolphins have been burned so many times in trades involving high draft picks, why would they possibly even consider shipping out another quality pick for another QB whose health is suspect? Front-office types tend to have short-term memories, but Mueller still has to remember how the Culpepper trade has turned out.

The most enticing QB suggestion was none other than Jake “The Snake” Plummer.

QB Jake Plummer, Tampa Bay Buccaneers /Retired

Plummer was traded to the Bucs earlier in the offseason and promptly retired when he found out that he wasn’t going to be head coach Jon Gruden’s starting QB. If the Dolphins would be willing to guarantee Plummer the starting QB spot, at least to begin the season, they could likely land arguably the best QB available for the same sixth-round pick that the Chiefs have rejected for months. Plummer has enjoyed success very close, if not equal, to Green’s, and his health isn’t questionable. Also, Plummer is much more mobile, which could be a key factor behind a line that might not jell until late in the season (if at all).

Just something to chew on that I personally think is a pretty damn good alternative to Green.