Another Quarterback, another draft pick?

According to the Miami Herald, the Dolphins are close to making a deal with the Detroit Lions for QB Joey Harrington.

Quarterback Joey Harrington was leaning toward agreeing to a contract with the Dolphins on Saturday, eliminating the major hurdle to Miami and Detroit working out a low-level trade for the former first-round pick.

A source close to Harrington said the Lions quarterback preferred the Dolphins' two-year offer over a one-year deal from Cincinnati and interest from Denver. The terms of the Dolphins' deal were not available, although Harrington is expected to earn approximately $2 million in 2006 from either the Dolphins or Bengals.

The Dolphins still have to work out a trade with Detroit, which was looking for at least a sixth-round pick for Harrington. The Dolphins don't have a fifth- or sixth-round pick in 2006, but do have three seventh-round picks and could trade a future pick to the Lions.

You know I like Harrington from the little I've watched him play. Maybe that says how little I've watched the Lions.

This would be the fourth deal Miami made for a QB in the last two years. All giving away draft picks. First to get AJ Feeley, then to trade him away. Then to get Duante Culpepper and now to get Harrington. The Feeley deal was particularly costly for Miami, and having to get rid of him for an unplayed QB by giving up even a 6th round pick was the last shot in that disaster. Miami has so many needs, they could use draft picks. They seem to be squandering them in my opinion.

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