The Miami Dolphins have been a snake-bit franchise ever since Dan Marino retired following the 1999 season. In the 12 seasons since, the Dolphins have used 16 different starting quarterbacks. No one has really been able to solidify the starting position for Miami. But, now there is hope on the horizon. The Dolphins are considered the favorite to land Peyton Manning following his release from the Indianapolis Colts.
The Dolphins are also seen as having the inside track to get soon-to-be free agent Matt Flynn from the Green Bay Packers. New Dolphins head coach Joe Philbin was Green Bay's offensive coordinator the previous six seasons.
Add in that the Dolphins know draft prospect Ryan Tannehill better than any other team in the league, since Tannehill's college head coach, Mike Sherman, is now the Miami offensive coordinator; plus the Dolphins have connections to Baylor University, with alumnus Jeff Ireland, Miami's general manager, and, therefore, connections to Heisman Trophy winner Robert Griffin III.
This really could be the year the Dolphins find a quarterback. Could the Dolphins fittingly find an answer in the 13th year after #13 retired?
With that in mind, it's time to take a look back at the 16 men to start at least one game behind center for the Dolphins.
2000: Jay Fiedler (15 games), Damon Huard (1)
QB | QB Record | Completions | Attempts | Completion % | Yards | TDs | INTs | Passer Rating |
Fiedler | 10-5 | 20 | 357 | 57.1 | 2402 | 14 | 14 | 74.5 |
Huard | 1-0 | 39 | 63 | 61.9 | 318 | 1 | 3 | 60.2 |
2001: Jay Fiedler (16)
QB | QB Record | Completions | Attempts | Completion % | Yards | TDs | INTs | Passer Rating |
Fiedler | 11-5 | 273 | 450 | 60.7 | 3290 | 20 | 19 | 80.3 |
2002: Jay Fiedler (10), Ray Lucas (6)
QB | QB Record | Completions | Attempts | Completion % | Yards | TDs | INTs | Passer Rating |
Fiedler | 7-3 | 179 | 292 | 61.3 | 2024 | 14 | 9 | 85.2 |
Lucas | 2-4 | 92 | 160 | 57.5 | 1045 | 4 | 6 | 69.9 |
2003: Jay Fiedler (11), Brian Griese (5)
QB | QB Record | Completions | Attempts | Completion % | Yards | TDs | INTs | Passer Rating |
Fiedler | 7-4 | 179 | 314 | 57.0 | 2138 | 11 | 13 | 72.4 |
Griese | 3-2 | 74 | 130 | 56.9 | 813 | 5 | 6 | 69.2 |
2004: A.J. Feeley (8), Jay Fiedler (7), Sage Rosenfels (1)
QB | QB Record | Completions | Attempts | Completion % | Yards | TDs | INTs | Passer Rating |
Feeley | 3-5 | 191 | 356 | 53.7 | 1893 | 11 | 15 | 61.7 |
Fiedler | 1-6 | 101 | 190 | 53.2 | 1186 | 7 | 8 | 67.1 |
Rosenfels | 0-1 | 16 | 39 | 41.0 | 264 | 1 | 3 | 41.0 |
2005: Gus Frerotte (15), Sage Rosenfels (1)
QB | QB Record | Completions | Attempts | Completion % | Yards | TDs | INTs | Passer Rating |
Frerotte | 9-6 | 257 | 494 | 52.0 | 2996 | 18 | 13 | 71.9 |
Rosenfels | 0-1 | 34 | 61 | 55.7 | 462 | 4 | 3 | 81.5 |
2006: Joey Harrington (11), Daunte Culpeper (4), Cleo Lemon (1)
QB | QB Record | Completions | Attempts | Completion % | Yards | TDs | INTs | Passer Rating |
Harrington | 5-6 | 223 | 388 | 57.5 | 2236 | 12 | 15 | 68.2 |
Culpepper | 1-3 | 81 | 134 | 60.4 | 929 | 2 | 3 | 77.0 |
Lemon | 0-1 | 38 | 68 | 55.9 | 412 | 2 | 1 | 77.6 |
2007: Cleo Lemon (7), Trent Green (5), John Beck (4)
QB | QB Record | Completions | Attempts | Completion % | Yards | TDs | INTs | Passer Rating |
Lemon | 1-6 | 173 | 309 | 56.0 | 1773 | 6 | 6 | 71.0 |
Green | 0-5 | 85 | 141 | 60.3 | 987 | 5 | 7 | 72.6 |
Beck | 0-4 | 60 | 107 | 56.1 | 559 | 1 | 3 | 62.0 |
2008: Chad Pennington (16)
QB | QB Record | Completions | Attempts | Completion % | Yards | TDs | INTs | Passer Rating |
Pennington | 11-5 | 321 | 476 | 67.4* | 3653 | 19 | 7 | 97.4 |
* Led NFL
2009: Chad Henne (13), Chad Pennington (3)
QB | QB Record | Completions | Attempts | Completion % | Yards | TDs | INTs | Passer Rating |
Henne | 7-6 | 274 | 451 | 60.8 | 2878 | 12 | 14 | 75.2 |
Pennington | 0-3 | 51 | 74 | 68.9 | 413 | 1 | 2 | 76.0 |
2010: Chad Henne (14), Chad Pennington (1), Tyler Thigpen (1)
QB | QB Record | Completions | Attempts | Completion % | Yards | TDs | INTs | Passer Rating |
Henne | 6-8 | 301 | 490 | 61.4 | 3301 | 15 | 19 | 75.4 |
Pennington | 1-0 | 1 | 2 | 50.0 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 83.3 |
Thigpen | 0-1 | 33 | 62 | 53.2 | 435 | 2 | 2 | 73.0 |
2011: Matt Moore (12), Chad Henne (4)
QB | QB Record | Completions | Attempts | Completion % | Yards | TDs | INTs | Passer Rating |
Moore | 6-6 | 210 | 347 | 60.5 | 2497 | 16 | 9 | 87.1 |
Henne | 0-4 | 64 | 112 | 57.1 | 868 | 4 | 4 | 79.0 |