Making sense or no sense out of the Miami Dolphins quarterback situation

Today is the first Sunday without football which means the off-season officially is here and the Miami Dolphins are going to have to find a quarterback.

This off-season is going to be interesting for the Miami Dolphins as they look to shuffle players in and out of Miami and potentially find a new quarterback. The question is will that quarterback be a bridge to a rookie or will he be a rookie?

Solving the quarterback position doesn’t appear to be a huge issue for the Dolphins this off-season if reports from local media is to be believed. Most feel that Miami will surrender the 2019 season in an effort to land in a position to draft one of the top QB’s in the 2020 draft.

That doesn’t however answer the question of who would start in 2019. The Dolphins have options but there are not many of them and frankly some could cost way more than Miami needs to spend.

Rookies are the obvious choice where players like Dwayne Haskins and Kyler Murray are top of the draft prospects. Haskins is likely going to go in the top five and while Murray could fall to the Dolphins at 13 there are serious concerns about his dedication to football over baseball. So much so that many believe he shouldn’t be drafted in the first round at all.

Outside of those two the quarterbacks start to dwindle and while some NFL team will always reach for a quarterback far too early, most of the other incoming freshman are day two or three picks. Miami could look to add a day three quarterback and let them play out 2019 to see what they have. Reality however says that if the Dolphins draft a QB outside of day one, they are looking for depth and development.

Veterans will hit the open market this year whether by trade or free agency. Teddy Bridgewater and Nick Foles are heading to free agency potentially and there are still rumors that Derek Carr could be had in a trade. The bigger issue with any veteran quarterback is that most want to start now and do not want to be a bridge to another quarterback. They are also expensive. Foles is looking for a big contract and Bridgewater will not likely come cheap either.

Ryan Tannehill is on the Dolphins roster and under contract. Fans don’t want to hear this but he could be in play to remain through this season. If the Dolphins want to truly waste the 2019 season, Tannehill doesn’t pose a threat to that and plenty on here will argue that he might even assure a top five finish.

Tannehill makes a lot of sense to stay and Chris Grier has not publicy said that Tannehill is indeed gone. His picture was removed from the press room which is a good indication that Tannehill’s days are numbered.

While Tannehill would make a small amount of sense given the fact he is under contract and will still cost the Dolphins $13 million in dead money, there may not be the support in the locker room to see him stay. He just can’t be ruled out.

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For my money solving the issue of who starts this year is easy. I would re-sign David Fales and let him run the offense for a year and see what he has and then draft a mid-round quarterback to develop as a back-up. In 2020 I am indeed drafting a top quarterback even if I have to trade up to do it.

There has been some speculation that Miami could make a move for Jacoby Brissett who played for Chad O’Shea in New England. They Dolphins would have to trade for Brissett. Other quarterbacks on the market have starting experience and will not cost a lot. Players like Tyron Taylor, Colt McCoy, and those types.

For 2019 nothing is truly ideal and barring the Dolphins making a move in the draft to get one of the top QB’s it is going to be a player who will be a caretaker for the season.

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