When Cam Cameron pulled a shocker and drafted Ted Ginn, Jr. with a no. 9 pick amid a chorus of giggles (commentators) and boos (Dolphins fans), he told Miami to turn their frowns upside down.
"Ted Ginn is going to be someone you're going to enjoy watching play for a long, long time as a Miami Dolphin," he said.
Well, we didn't, and now we don't have to anymore: NFL sources have confirmed the Dolphins have traded the oft-maligned wide receiver and return specialist to the San Francisco 49ers for a fifth round pick.
That gunfire you hear is probably celebratory.
Naturally, it has already been suggested by a Dolphins fan that Ginn was actually traded to Oakland and just ran out of bounds. His first-round speed was offset by hands of stone and a strong aversion to contact, and the poor guy probably wanted a change of scenery as much as Dolphins fans desired one on his behalf.
What didn't help: a yards-after-catch average of just 1.3, a number Shutdown Corner points out is less than a man of Ginn's size simply falling forward.
For a hopeful San Francisco, Ginn's arrival means they no longer need to worry about acquiring a return man in the draft; for Miami, it means they can move forward with a receiving corps immensely improved in the span of 48 hours: new prize arrival Brandon Marshall, emerging Brian Hartline, slot man Davone Bess, and elder Greg Camarillo.
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It also means the team is very nearly entirely cleansed of the Cameron draft stank (like rotten eggs in a paper mill): of the 10 players drafted on that fateful weekend in 2007, only 2 -- nose tackle Paul Soliai and punter Brandon Fields -- remain on the roster.
Did anyone ever imagine Ginn would cost the same as Santonio Holmes? Nope. But no one would take him back, either.
