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QB John Beck, Miami Dolphins

HT: 6-2, WT: 215, Born: 8-21-1981, College: BYU, Drafted: Round 2

2008 Projections

2007 Game Summaries

Week 11 - Beck, the Dolphins second round pick in this year's draft, got his first NFL start and will likely be the starter the rest of the season as Miami tries to figure out if he is their quarterback of the future. It would be a rude welcome for the former BYU quarterback as he only completed nine of 22 passes for 102 yards and no touchdowns. Beck got off to a good start completing four of seven passes for 55 yards in the first quarter. But things went down hill after that as Beck struggled with accuracy. Beck does seem to have a strong arm and the ability to get the ball deep. He also moved around in the pocket pretty well and was to scramble out of trouble a few times. Beck almost had a touchdown pass late in the game with the ball on the Miami one yard line but, the pass was knocked down at the last second.

Week 12 - Given the abysmal conditions, and considering it was only his second NFL start in front of a national audience, Beck had a very solid game, despite his meager stats. He displayed good footwork and stood up well in the pocket, despite facing a variety of blitz packages, and he usually found a way to get rid of the ball before getting hit (though he was sacked four times). Beck played conservatively and took care of the ball pretty well, but he did cough it up on a jarring fourth quarter sack by LB James Harrison. All things considered, though, the rookie played impressively on the road against a very good defense.

Week 13 - Key to Miami's loss were the three interceptions thrown by Beck in the game. He completed 23 of his 39 passing attempts for only 177 yards. Beck spread the ball throughout the offense looking primarily to Lorenzo Booker, Marty Booker and Ted Ginn.

Week 14 - Beck's fourth NFL start lasted only eight plays. He tripped and lost 4 yards on the first play. Beck's lone completion was a six yard screen pass to Ted Ginn. He was under heavy pressure on the rest of his passing plays. He threw one ball away and was sacked the other three times he dropped back to pass. Beck's final play ended disastrously when the football slipped out of his hands as he tried to throw. George Wilson picked it up and ran 20 yards for an easy touchdown. Buffalo had a 21-0 lead and Beck was pulled for Cleo Lemon.

Week 17 - Beck came into the game for the injured QB Cleo Lemon early in the third quarter. Things could not have started worse for Beck as he dropped the ball after the snap and the Cincinnati defender returned it 54 yards for a touchdown. Beck did not look sharp and struggled with his accuracy, often missing open receivers. Beck did turn it around by leading the Dolphins on a 13 play, 86 yard drive early in the fourth quarter. He capped it off with a two yard quarterback sneak for a touchdown. He would get a very late touchdown pass to WR Derek Hagan.