The team was coming off of an 11-5 season and a win in the first round of the playoffs. There was talent on both sides of the ball, but an upgrade at quarterback was what all the fans wanted. It wasn’t a great quarterback class. Michael Vick was the #1 overall pick and everyone knew it. He was well out of the range for the Dolphins, who entered the draft with the 26th overall pick.
As luck would have it though the second rated quarterback fell and it became apparent that the Miami Dolphins would have the opportunity to draft the quarterback from Purdue, Drew Brees.