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The Dolphins believe that Trent Green will be more than a short-term solution to a long-term problem.
They think they have obtained a veteran quarterback who will provide leadership throughout the locker room and happily groom rookie John Beck.
Consider that one of Green's best friends is Kurt Warner, who replaced him in St. Louis eight years ago and went on to win a Super Bowl and two MVP awards.
Need to know more? Green willingly developed Chiefs quarterback Brodie Croyle, who made him expendable in Kansas City.
"When you look at my career, I've been in all the different positions - four, three, two, one (on the depth chart), back to two, back to one, injured, not injured," Green said Wednesday upon joining the Dolphins. "So from a leadership standpoint, I bring a lot to the table because I can relate to guys, whether they are undrafted, they are street free agents, they are first-round picks."
Green, who will be 37 on July 9, once mentored a little-known former Arena League quarterback in St. Louis. Warner took over when Green suffered a season-ending knee injury in 1999.
Even though Green left for Kansas City in 2001, he and Warner remain tight.
Warner, now a backup in Arizona, said they talked several times during the almost three months of negotiations that passed before Green went to Miami.
"It was hard on him," Warner said Thursday. "I'm sure there were a lot of sleepless nights, worrying about what the situation was going to be.
"I'm excited for him. I've been in situations where it doesn't always play out in your favor, and I think this is going to play out in his favor."
Last season, Green faced another difficult situation when the Chiefs drafted Croyle in the third round to be their future starter. Croyle's development was a big reason Kansas City traded Green.
"We raised our son to be extremely cautious," said John Croyle, Brodie's father. "For him to trust and respect somebody, it has to be earned, and Trent immediately won Brodie's trust and respect."
Because of Green's mentoring, Croyle "knows being a quarterback in the NFL is not just throwing the ball or handing off," his father said. "Trent showed him a lot of nuances of being an NFL quarterback you don't know except by living it."
Green's generosity with teammates is known around the league.
"He's one of five NFL quarterbacks who has had success and would be willing to help a guy they drafted," said CBS analyst Phil Simms, a former Super Bowl MVP. "Talk about a role model."
But to end a five-year playoff drought, Miami will need a lot more from Green than a winning attitude.
Simms, for one, believes Green can bounce back from a concussion-marred season and deliver the way he did during an impressive four-year stretch (2002-05) that rates among the most efficient in recent NFL history.
In that span, Green threw for 4,000 yards three times and had a passer rating of 90.1 or higher, earning trips to the Pro Bowl after the 2003 and 2005 seasons.
Last season, Green appeared in only nine games, including playoffs, throwing eight touchdowns and 11 interceptions.
"To the casual fan, there's no understanding of how well he played because he's not had great success in the playoffs," Simms said of Green's 0-2 mark in the post-season.
ESPN analyst and former NFL quarterback Sean Salisbury said Green "for the longest time was one of the more underrated players in the league."
The key, Salisbury said, is Miami's ability to protect him with an offensive line that could have new starters at every position.
"He's accurate, he stands in the pocket, he's a good decision-maker," Salisbury said. "He'll pick up the offense, no problem. I have no doubt Trent Green can hold it down."
While he does so, Green also will be asked to help assure Miami's future at quarterback by bringing along Beck, the No. 40 pick in April's draft.
"The best thing for him to do is to watch how I prepare, watch how I study tape, watch how I practice, how I interact with other players, and then he has to develop his own way," Green said. "I said the same thing to Brodie."
But in the end, Green said, Beck will have to outplay him to win the job.
Green, a late bloomer who didn't make his first NFL start until he was 28, said he believes he can play well for some time.
"I enjoy coming to work every day," he said. "I enjoy the mental part of it. I enjoy the physical part ... the locker-room atmosphere - there's just a lot that I enjoy about it and I'm not ready to stop.

Dual roles suit Green