In 2008 a conservative decision chartered a troublesome course for the Miami Dolphins franchise, which could have benefited from a decade of steady play from Matt Ryan as the team’s starting quarterback.
Instead, the franchise picked left tackle Jake Long with the No. 1 overall pick that draft. Long had five injury-plagued seasons in Miami, whose decision to shun Ryan led to a steady diet of mediocre-to-average quarterbacks while Ryan led Atlanta to seven winning seasons and six postseason appearances in 13 years.
Would it comfort you if I said the fate and future of who Miami selected with the No.