The Miami Dolphins swung a trade with the Arizona Cardinals for quarterback Josh Rosen during draft weekend, sending the 62nd overall pick to the Cardinals in exchange for the young signal-caller.
While the Dolphins clearly dealt for Rosen with the idea that he could be their quarterback of the future, it doesn't necessarily mean that he will win the starting job in 2019.
Rosen will be competing with veteran Ryan Fitzpatrick under center, and first-year Miami head coach Brian Flores would be perfectly fine with Fitzpatrick beating him out for the position:
“If he wins the competition, absolutely I’m good with that. I think that would be what’s best for the team and best for the Miami Dolphins,” Flores said, according to Safid Deen of The South Florida Sun-Sentinel. That would be the same at all positions. We’re going to play the players we feel that are going to win us football games.”
But could Fitzpatrick nailing down the starting job affect the Dolphins' ability to determine if Rosen is the real deal moving forward? Flores says it wouldn't be much of a factor:
“Thankfully, we get to evaluate him every day in practice,” Flores quipped.
Rosen, who played his collegiate football at UCLA, was originally selected by the Cardinals with the 10th overall pick of the 2018 NFL Draft. He had a disappointing rookie campaign, starting 12 games and throwing for 2,278 yards, 11 touchdowns and 14 interceptions while completing 55.2 percent of his passes and posting a passer rating of 66.7.
The Cardinals then decided to draft Oklahoma's Kyler Murray with the No. 1 overall pick late last month, signaling Rosen's exit.
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