"You'd always want Lamar Jackson on your team, because he's a three-time Most Valuable Player and one of the top quarterbacks in a league built around quarterbacks. But there's no chance Baltimore trades him despite the rumors. And you'd surely want Fernando Mendoza or Dante Moore as your quarterback, because they're the hot college quarterbacks in the NFL draft that starts inching into view now."
"Eight days ago, Ewers was a before-the-fall Skyler Thompson, just another seventh-round rookie playing for a job. Now Ewers has a job. Now he's replaced Tua Tagovailoa and Zach Wilson and moves into next season as someone with a purposeful role. What role? Ewers looked like a capable backup again Sunday. That's a good step forward from eight days ago."
"The No. 1 challenge of this franchise hasn't changed because of two respectable Ewers starts. Everyone surely knows that. The Dolphins have to find someone this offseason who looks and throws like a franchise quarterback or they have to say next year is another cost of rebuilding. Maybe both. Malik Willis, Green Bay's backup, would be an intriguing name to sign this offseason."
Lamar Jackson remains untouchable despite trade rumors, as Baltimore will not trade its three-time MVP. The Dolphins sit 12th in the draft after a 20-17 win and cannot realistically reach the top picks to select hot college quarterbacks like Fernando Mendoza or Dante Moore. Quinn Ewers rose from a seventh-round rookie fighting for a job to replacing Tua Tagovailoa and Zach Wilson, appearing as a capable backup and potential starter candidate. The franchise still must find a quarterback who projects as a true franchise passer or accept another rebuilding cost. Malik Willis is mentioned as an intriguing offseason target after a strong recent performance.
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