Dolphins notebook: Forget Green, consider Carr, harness Hakim

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Is it me, or are the Kansas City Chiefs flat-out insane?

According to published reports, those zany Chiefs have asked the Miami Dolphins to contribute a second-round draft pick as well as another undisclosed selection as compensation for the services of Trent Green.

Granted, maybe Kansas City is banking on the Dolphins' rather illustrious history of overcompensating trades like the one that sent a second-rounder to the Philadelphia Eagles in exchange for NFL lackey A.J. Feeley or the deal that gave two consecutive first-round picks to the New Orleans Saints for Ricky Williams. Heck, even last year's second-round swap for injured quarterback Daunte Culpepper can be construed as a bit of a reach for the organization.

Fortunately for Dolphins fans, there's a new regime in town, and it appears to value draft picks much more than any of its predecessors.

Giving up two picks, including a second-rounder, for a 36-year-old veteran QB with concussion issues would be a huge mistake, one that new head coach Cam Cameron is unlikely to make regardless of his shared history with Trent Green.

Besides, there's a younger and more mobile option available in the free-agent market by the name of David Carr. Sure, Carr is nowhere near as established as his older counterpart, but the 27-year-old has youth and mobility on his side -- two virtues that will pay off well on a Dolphins offense that has multiple holes along its line.

If the Dolphins really want Green in Miami, perhaps all they'll have to do is wait. The Chiefs will be hard-pressed to find a trade partner, especially one that will meet their outlandish demands, and if they can't find one in the next couple of months expect to see Green released during the NFL's second free agency period in June.