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Ted Ginn Better Be a Great Punt Returner

Apr 28, 2007 – 1:59 PM
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Cue Mel Kiper Jr: "It's clear to me the Miami Dolphins have no idea what the draft is all about." Unless Cam Cameron thinks Ted Ginn is going score 16 special-teams touchdowns, I'm not sure why this is a good pick at No. 9. Of course, assuming Ginn's success will be solely special teams means that the Dolphins don't need a quarterback to throw him the ball.

But if Cameron thinks Ginn provides the Dolphins a deep threat, well, I'd remind you (again) that Miami currently doesn't have a quarterback. And when they trade for Trent Green -- which is looking like a real possibility now -- the team still won't have a deep threat because Green can't throw the ball more than 30 yards down the field.

I'm fine with the idea that Quinn wasn't Cameron's pick -- that's cool, the guy knows quarterbacks, after all -- but with so much depth at wide receiver, I just don't get Ginn. Certainly, Devin Hester redefined what a return specialist is worth on draft day, but I feel confident in writing that the Dolphins have quite a few more needs than the Bears did in '06. Now, I guess, we shouldn't be surprised if Miami nabs Trent Edwards, John Beck, or Drew Stanton in Round 2.
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