Dolphins acquire Josh Rosen for two picks

Over the past 15 years, under four different regimes, the Miami Dolphins have spent second-round picks — either in the draft or in trades — on five different quarterbacks.

A.J. Feeley.

Daunte Culpepper.

John Beck.

Chad Henne.

Pat White.

Hopefully, the sake of Chris Grier — who has been here all this time — this will go better.

After trading down out of the No. 48 overall spot (second round) to accumulate more picks (including this year’s No. 62 plus a 2020 second-rounder) from the Saints, Grier send that No. 62 slot to the Arizona Cardinals for Josh Rosen, drafted No. 10 overall out of UCLA just last spring. The Dolphins also threw in a 2020 fifth-rounder, which was contrary to initial reporting.

Rosen — who struggled badly with a terrible team — will now compete with veteran Ryan Fitzpatrick for the starting job in 2019, and perhaps carve out a long-term position on the team, though it may not be as a long-term starter if the Dolphins are bad enough to draft an elite quarterback in 2020.

Chris Grier addressed the media shortly after the trade.

Here are the key quotes:

Chris Grier: "It was an opportunity to add more talent and competition at a position we're always talking about adding more competition at."

Josh Rosen is a Dolphin.

— Five Reasons Sports Network (@5ReasonsSports) April 27, 2019

Chris Grier on Rosen: "I think what everybody always liked about him was how cerebral he was."

— Five Reasons Sports Network (@5ReasonsSports) April 27, 2019

Chris Grier says they were ready to make the pick at 48, and then they got a call. Said the 2 deals weren't really related.

— Five Reasons Sports Network (@5ReasonsSports) April 27, 2019

Grier on why they didn't go for Rosen in 2018: "I wouldn't say we didn't like Rosen. Different coaching staffs are looking for looking for different things at the position."

— Five Reasons Sports Network (@5ReasonsSports) April 27, 2019

This might make this tryout palatable to fans:

Cardinals paid Josh Rosen $11M for one season. Dolphins will pay Josh Rosen $6M over the next three seasons (and have a team option for a fourth). Incredible value for Miami.

— Andrew Brandt (@AndrewBrandt) April 27, 2019

And here’s a factoid:

Cardinals are the first team to take a QB in the top-10 and trade him the following year since….

The Cardinals…

took Kelly Stouffer #6 in 1987 and traded him to the Seahawks in April 1988.

— Andrew Siciliano (@AndrewSiciliano) April 27, 2019