Matt Ryan
There is no need to compare Matt Ryan to other quarterbacks. The Dolphins could have drafted him number one overall in 2008 but opted instead for a combination of Jake Long and Chad Henne. The Dolphins decided it was better to go with a veteran at the position and landed Chad Pennington as training camp started.
Ryan has been a solid quarterback leading the Falcons to a Super Bowl and has solid career stats that would warrant a first overall nod. Ryan is still throwing passes while Long is long since retired.
A year later the Dolphins would draft Pat White and while he was a huge mistake, no other quarterbacks from the 2009 draft class would have fixed the Dolphins woes. It was still a mistake.