ns‘ caretaker quarterback.The well-traveled veteran agreed to terms Sunday on an $11 million Xavien Howard Jersey , two-year contract as a replacement to Ryan Tannehill and a placeholder until the Dolphins can draft their franchise quarterback. That could happen next month, but is more likely in 2020.The 36-year-old Fitzpatrick has a 50-75-1 record as a starter for seven NFL teams. He started seven games for Tampa Bay last year and had a passer rating of 100.4, which ranked ninth in the league.More Miami Dolphins newsDolphins sign veteran lineman Jordan Mills to 1-year, $3 million contractJosh Rosen believes he can be Dan Marino-type franchise quarterback with DolphinsDolphins new QB Josh Rosen bids goodbye to Arizona, congratulates Kyler MurrayDolphins bolster defense, provide Josh Rosen with another shot to be franchise QBDolphins acquire QB Josh Rosen from Cardinals for 62nd pick, 5th-rounder in 2020The Dolphins traded Tannehill on Friday to the Tennessee Titans in a deal that also involved draft picks. Tannehill became Miami’s starting quarterback as a rookie in 2012 and never took a snap in the postseason.After Miami went 7-9 last year, owner Stephen Ross fired coach Adam Gase http://www.thedolphinslockerroom.com/authentic-raekwon-mcmillan-jersey , ordered a youth movement and acknowledged it may take several seasons to build a winner.Fitzpatrick could become Miami’s 20th starting quarterback since Dan Marino retired following 1999 season. The Dolphins and new coach Brian Flores have the 13th choice in the April draft, and might devote their first-round pick to a QB for only the second time since taking Marino in 1984.Fitzpatrick has thrown for 190 touchdowns and 29,357 yards, but has been inconsistent and turnover-prone. He entered the league in 2005, and his longest stay with any team was with the Buffalo Bills from 2009-12.He had four 400-yard passing games last year for the Buccaneers but yielded the starting job to Jameis Winston in November.Fitzpatrick joins two other quarterbacks on the Miami roster, Luke Falk and Jake Rudock. Neither has started in the NFL.With moves made since the hiring of Flores, the Dolphins are given a 200-1 chance to win next season’s Super Bowl, worst in the NFL. A poor record would mean a high first-round draft pick in 2020 Womens Jakeem Grant Jersey , and they’re well-positioned to splurge in free agency a year from now.They’re still in the market this offseason for help on the offensive and defensive lines and at cornerback. The Dolphins are adamant that they aren’t tanking the 2019 season, but expectations for the team are low given the talent on hand and the way owner Stephen Ross presented a plan to rebuild the organization when he replaced head coach Adam Gase and executive vice president of football operations Mike Tannenbaum at the end of the 2018 season.Ross revisited those comments at the league meetings in Arizona this week and said he is committed to a process that could bear very little fruit in the near future. He said that he’d “love it to be two years,” but added that he’s realistic that the task facing head coach Brian Flores and General Manager Chris Grier may require going through pain before pleasure.“If I have to get [pain], yeah,” Ross said, via the . “I want to win all the time but sometimes you’ve got take a little pain, recognizing the facts — we’re a young team, we’re drafting Mark Duper Jersey , we’re not signing all these guys. It’s all going to be the talent. That’s what it is at the end of the day, finding guys who are motivated, who want to play ball. It’s not all about money, it’s about winning. And that’s what youe looking for.”It can be easier to say in the abstract that you’ll grit your teeth through ugly times to get to brighter days in the future than it is to actually live through it, so we’ll see if the Dolphins stay on this path if they are as bad as the general expectations. For now, though, everyone in Miami is on the same page about the right way to move forward.