Could it really hurt the Miami Dolphins to give the aging Terry Glenn a shot? Glenn has 12 seasons of football under his belt, his last two full seasons with the Dallas Cowboys he had back to back 1,000 yard receiving performances and 13 TDs.

Sure, Glenn was out all last season with knee injuries, he’s just turned 34, and over the course of his 12 year career only played a full 16 game schedule 4 times. But we’re talking about the 1-15 Dolphins. A team without a proven #1 receiver, much less a #2. Miami wide receivers combined for a total of 12 TD catches last season, and you have to add together last seasons #1 and #2 to even get within grasping distance of 1,000 receiving yards. Lets not forget that it is still not clear which QB will attempt to lead this offense in 2008 either.

Glenn would bring experience to a receiving core that is lacking to say the least, he would be a wonderful security blanket for whomever makes it out of training camp alive as starter, and he’s played twice before in a Bill Parcells’ regime.

When you are this low, there really isn’t room to fall any farther. Glenn’s presence could only benefit the team. He’ll be good for at least one more victory this season, so what’s the cost then of a shot at 2-14 season?

With John Beck looking the same in practice so far as he did in 5 games last season, and the only other option being journeyman Josh McCown, is there really any harm in installing Chad Henne as your starter and rolling with the punches?

First off, we’re talking about a team that is coming off a 1-15 season, can they really get any lower? No team has achieved the less coveted winless season in the past 30 years, so the odds the Dolphins could pull that off this year are pretty low. John Beck isn’t showing signs of improvement and Josh McCown is an unremarkable 12-19 as a starter, with 35 TDs and 40 INTs in his career.

Henne was a 4 year starter at Michigan facing a much tougher slate of opponents in and out of the Big Ten Conference. Beck on the other hand came from BYU playing against Mountain West opponents. Henne has the pedigree of a quarterback who has faced high expectations before, he was the first true freshman to start at Michigan since 1975, so who better to stare down the shadow of Dan Marino?

In the end, who ever gets the job will have a rough season as the Dolphins lack an established #1 receiver, and for that matter a dependable #2. So I’ll ask again, is there any real harm in installing Chad Henne and rolling with the punches?

Ms Henry is pissed I’m sure, but I think the Dolphs got a good deal out of this. Look we are rebuilding anyways, so Taylor and Thomas deserved a chance to be with a contending team instead of putting up the bullshit the Dolphins have to contend with now. These guys are at the end of their careers so we should be happy that they will get a chance to win a championship or Super Bowl.

Thanks Jason Taylor!
Thanks Zach Thomas!

Greg Cote of the Miami Herald makes a compelling and on the verge, genius, argument for trading Jason Taylor for Brett Favre.

Read the argument here.

Cote forgot that the Dolphins traded for Steve DeBerg at one point. Favre is slightly better.