Miami Dolphins: Chad Henne (2009-2011)
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in his first season as the proverbial football Czar of the Miami Dolphins, Bill Parcells thought he outsmarted the rest of the rest of the NFL, when he passed on taking quarterback Matt Ryan with the first pick of the 2008 NFL Draft, taking left tackle Jake Long with the first overall pick, and then getting his quarterback in the second round.
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Chad Henne: a four-year starter the University of Michigan who never threw more than 25 touchdown passes in a season and never led the team to a win in a premier bowl game, but was given the esoteric label of “being a winner.” Soon after, everyone realized the truth: calling Henne a “caretaker” quarterback as even a major embellishment of his abilities.
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