Earlier today, I pretty much ruled out Boston College's Matt Ryan going to Miami at No. 1. But someone from the Dolphins organization quickly e-mailed to say that I was being a little hasty in my dismissal of that scenario.
I know Ryan's representatives pretty well, and I don't get the sense they think he's going No. 1. And agents are notorious for pumping up their clients. Right now, the Dolphins are trying to figure out what they have in John Beck.
If they stay at No. 1, I think defensive end Chris Long of Virginia will be the pick. I also know that a couple of members of the organization are in love with Ryan.
This will be the most tight-lipped club in football leading up to the draft. Head coach Tony Sparano still hasn't granted a public interview since his opening news conference, and that's not going to change.
And I shouldn't have said that it's against Bill Parcells' nature to draft a quarterback in the first round. He did it with Drew Bledsoe in 1993 (No. 1 overall) and with Chad Pennington (No. 18) in 2000. Talk soon.
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