I absolutely hate the saying "we never addressed..." It was addressed and you just don't like the way it was addressed.
OK. I mean, that's semantics, but sure.
IMO, we didn't have a franchise quarterback. We addressed it by deciding we didn't need one. Jay Fiedler remained our QB for 5 seasons and couldn't throw a 5 yard out.
That was failure to attempt to address a key need, IMO.
I'll have to go back and make sure, but I think there was a 13 year gap between Marino's last year and us spending a first round pick on a QB.