Now, though, Henne is Miami's most clearly identified quarterback-of-the-future since Marino left the building. As such, Henne has a wish list should, for example, Dolphins czar Bill Parcells ask his advice on using this year's first-round (12th overall) NFL Draft pick.

"A big receiver," Henne said. "Somebody who's 6-3 and can run. I like our receivers, but we don't have a power guy, We do a lot of finesse stuff."

Hmmm. A 6-3 burner.

Sounds like a Braylon Edwards, who was Henne's teammate at Michigan.

"I didn't say Braylon," Henne said, "but somebody like him would be good."

Somebody like him would be better than good.

Somebody like him would be another element toward getting Henne to a Super Bowl as a participating quarterback rather than one left to shake his head at the radio-row media glut in his NFL home city.

Mr. Parcells?

Of course, Edwards and Henne were college teammates at Michigan and Edwards will be a restricted free agent. Options in the draft include: Dez Bryant, Brandon LaFell, and Arrelious Benn.

He looks very good in the open field....sets up defenders well with his ability to shift gears and change direction. Not a lot of highlights there of him in traffic though.....how tough is he? Will he elevate over defenders and come away with the ball?

Arrelious Benn Scouting Report
Projected Draft Position
by FFToolbox Writers
Ben Standig's 2/3 Mock Draft Round 1: #25 by BAL
Forrest N. Long's 2/3 Mock Draft Not selected
Randall Weida's 2/1 Mock Draft Round 2: #11 by MIA
Joel Welser's 2/1 Mock Draft Not selected
Raul Colon's 1/25 Mock Draft Round 1: #21 by CIN
Ricky Dimon's 1/18 Mock Draft Round 1: #22 by BAL

Position: WR
School & Year/Status: Illinois - Junior
Jersey Number: #9
Height & Weight: 6'2 - 220 lbs.
Ranked #16 on our Top 100 Prospects Board

2010 NFL Draft Prospect Scouting Report:
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Arrelious Benn, WR, Illinois
Arrelious has made a wise move in declaring for the 2010 NFL draft. Benn has great size for the position, and also possesses elite speed compared to many of this years' other receiving prospects. Benn has been a starter since the beginning of his freshman year in Champaign. During that time, he has found a wide variety of ways to contribute for the Illini. During his three year career at Illinois, Benn has amassed 2221 yards receiving on 159 catches for an average of 13.9 yards per catch. He has caught 7 touchdown passes and also run for three scores. Benn doesn't just display his playmaking skills on offense, he is also a valuable contributor to Illinois' special teams. He has returned 42318 kickoffs in his career for an average of 23.7 yards, and returned one for a touchdown his freshman year. Benn had a disappointing 2009, due mostly to frequent double teams by opposing secondaries and underwhelming quarterback play. Benn has all the physical tools to be an All-Pro wide receiver in the NFL, but will have to work on sharpening his route running if he wants to succeed on the next level. If Benn shows improvement in his route running during the combine and workouts he could sneak into the first round, but likely will be drafted early in round two.

Phin, a 4.4 looks about right. Very good, but not elite speed.

If we are going to settle, and go with WR in Rd. 2, I would want it to be Damian Williams. I don't know if he has the proto-typical number 1 WR measurables in terms of size, but he's a very good and explosive WR who, like Benn, did not get used very well at USC this past year.

The offense can score. On the flips side, the defense can't keep other teams from scoring. Draft defense, or next season will be a long one.

Phin. Steve Smith made the Pro Bowl just this past year, a WR with a lot of similarities to Williams, and out of USC.

I like Benn and Williams, but to me, if you are going to draft one, go big or forget it. Go get Bryant, or don't. I'd rather get a veteran, but if we feel we need to take care of D in FA, and finish up Offense in the draft, take Bryant at 12.

I guess Henne is just not as smart as many folks on this board. Sure.....pass on Dez and take a linebacker......if that happens, then this organization is stuck on stupid. The only way that is a good move is if we have made a trade for Brandon Marshall....and that probably costs your high pick anyway.

Our defense needs a lot of help too....and every pick after the 1st one should probably go there....but passing on Dez Bryant is just a stupid move. It would be a great match of BPA and need. Parcells might not think it is a good move, but he is probably already planning on his next job anyway.

Benn's reel looked weak. A lot of wide open catches, nothing spectacular.

Frusterated. It does take 3 years for a WR to develope.

Last year's leading rookie WR was Percy Harvin...But 790 yards and 6 TD's isn't number 1 quality, and most of those were in the slot.

While a WR might be able to make an impact right away, it is extremely rare that you see a WR have an Anquan Boldin, or an Andre Johnson type of rookie season.....and there isn't an Andre Johnson in this year's draft.

I will not say taking Dez Bryant at #12 is stupid, but if he is not a consideration at #12, it would be a disapointment.

And for the folks saying the offense scored points, if you think 22 points a game is were Miami needs to be, then you are sadly mistaken.

I will not say taking Dez Bryant at #12 is stupid, but if he is not a consideration at #12, it would be a disapointment.

And for the folks saying the offense scored points, if you think 22 points a game is were Miami needs to be, then you are sadly mistaken.

Miami scored a touchdown more than that with Brown in the line up....and still lost games. What does that tell you?

we need to score more points

we need to score more points

I don't know much about any of these guys but after watching the highlight reels it looks as though Bryant is the man. His video has a lot of high traffic catches, good ball adjustment skills. Benn's reel looked weak. A lot of wide open catches, nothing spectacular.

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As far as WR's go, a guy like Bryant seems to be a very good fit for our system. He comes from a run hungry school, they avg more yards per game rushing than passing and being a top WR in that system gives me the idea that he was able to make routine catches along with his highlight reel stuff. The quick corner routes and sideline stuff is what I like.