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ferragamo79
and Bulger is looooong gone
Bulger is 41...he came into the NFL in 2001 and played 10 seasons....of course he's long gone.
Taking Ryan looks obvious now, of course....but what front office would take a QB at #2 after investing $62 million in a veteran QB just a year earlier?
Answer: No Front Office...they would look like fools.
You have to consider the facts at the time, beyond the 20/20 hindsight that we all have.
The team that really screwed up was the Dolphins.....their 2007 QBs were Cleo Lemon, Trent Green, and John Beck.
They still passed on Ryan....instead they signed Chad Pennington after he was released from the Jets in Aug 2008.
The Dolphins are still looking for at quality QB....passing on Ryan has haunted them for 10 years.