Miami Dolphins QB Trent Green suffered a serious concussion and was wheeled off the field strapped to a cart during the first quarter of his team’s 22-19 loss to the Houston Texans today. Trent was trying to make a block when the injury occurred. The big concern here is in knowing Trent’s history. He suffered a highly publicized, very serious concussion with the Chiefs last year and missed most of the season. The good news: Trent did return from a local hospital and was driven to the locker room in time to board the buses with his teammates.

The further we get into this 2007 season, the more it looks like the Dolphins made a bad decision in letting Daunte Culpepper go in favor of Trent, who has thrown five TDs but has also been intercepted seven times with no wins. Trent is 37-years-old and I’m not sure he can recover from many, if any, more of these types of injuries.

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Trent Green Suffers Serious Concussion

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Think NFL fans aren’t hungry for some football almost two months before training camp even begins? YouTuber rockclimber556 captured this footage of recently drafted quarterback John Beck in 7-on-7 drills at Miami Dolphins minicamp. It might be Trent Green leading the Dolphins this season, but John is the future of the franchise at QB and he looked good in practice. It was interesting to get a fan’s perspective, enthusiasm and comments in this video.

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John Beck at Miami Dolphins Minicamp

After three months of trade talks, Trent Green is now officially a Miami Dolphin. And it looks like QB Daunte Culpepper is on his way out of town despite receiving news that he has been cleared to test his surgically repaired knee. Miami will give up a conditional 2008 fifth-round draft pick that can increase to a fourth-rounder if Trent meets certain performance standards (he just needs to play in 70% of the offensive snaps this season). So why not keep Daunte as an insurance policy at the quarterback position? Here’s why. He’s due to make $5.5 million in base salary this season. Plus, they just resigned backup QB Cleo Lemon to a one-year deal and drafted Brigham Young quarterback John Beck. You do the math.

The questions that remain are: 1.) is Trent 100% after missing half of last season with a serious concussion? and 2.) does Trent have enough talent around him on offense to make that much of a difference?

Only time will tell if there are any lingering effects from last season’s brain trauma, but Trent will be the starter and a great teacher for the aforementioned John Beck, the supposed QB of Miami’s future. But let’s look at the offensive line. Trent’s protectors in Kansas City were some of the best to ever play the game (eg. Will Shields and Willie Roaf). I like the “skill position” players in Miami (Ronnie Brown, Ted Ginn Jr., Chris Chambers), but I’m not sold on that O-line. Why would I be? They gave up 40+ sacks last season. Kudos for drafting center Samson Satele from Hawaii, but that’s not good enough. Miami’s offense isn’t going to set any records just because they signed Trent. He’ll help, but he’ll also need help. And I don’t think he’s got enough of it.

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Miami Ink: Trent Green Signs With Dolphins, Daunte Culpepper on Trading Block

What a perfect definition for the career of Trent Green as the QB continues to be stuck in limbo as a member of the Kansas City Chiefs despite the Miami Dolphins upping the ante, so to speak, in their desire to acquire the rights to his services. Trent Green may be in the twilight of his career, but I believe he still has a couple of very good football seasons ahead of him. Why don’t the Miami Dolphins want to pay more than a sixth-round pick for what would most-likely be their starting QB in 2007? The latest offer from Miami is a conditional sixth-round pick that could turn into a fifth-round pick based on Trent reaching certain performance incentives. The Chiefs want at least a fourth-round pick. I think the Dolphins have enough QBs with Daunte Culpepper, Cleo Lemon and the newly drafted John Beck, supposedly the future of the franchise. I think it’s doing the Chiefs more harm than good to keep Trent on their roster because the team doesn’t know who’s going to be their starting QB and Trent has already said that he wants out. Take the latest offer, let Brodie Croyle and Damon Huard fight it out for the starting job, and be done with it.

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Trent Green Still in Limbo Despite New Offer