Training Camp Prediction: The QB Battle

by Matty I on Jul 26, 2008 12:30 AM EDT in News Comment 18 comments

It's here!!!

Training camp officially gets underway today in Davie, with the first practice scheduled for 9 am and the second one for 5 pm. And, of course, I'll be sure to post links up as time allows to the various practice reports that the local papers will be sure to write. Also, if anyone out there is going to any of these practices, feel free to share your observations from practice as a FanPost (which I'd likely promote to the front page so all can see).

Anyways, as I outlined about a week back, the quarterback battle will really be the main storyline of training camp.

And nothing more can really be said about this. The time for talk is over. Now, each players' actions will speak for them. Can they be productive on the field? That's the question that we hope will be answered during camp and during the preseason.

And with that, I pose to you all a very simple question: which QB do you think will win the starting job to open the season? Not which do you want to start; which do you think will start.

Vote and then leave comments below...

Poll

Which QB do you think will win the starting job to open the season?

Josh McCown

89 votes

John Beck

561 votes

Chad Henne

40 votes

690 votes | Poll has closed

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wrong poll question

it should be, who will end the season as the dolphins starting qb, and that will be Henne.
but other then that McCown will start the season and Beck/McCown will keep the seat warm until around game 10 or so.

by W NY Fins Fan on Jul 26, 2008 1:04 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Yeah,

I have a hard time believing that a guy who signed a two year contract is doing anything but keeping the seat warm for someone else. I think it was a smart signing though.

For all the Beck fans here, seriously, what do you all see that I’m missing? I see a mediocre quarterback from a poor college program, drafted by a guy who after losing 14 games still wouldn’t start him. Emotionally I think he’s alright, but I don’t think he’s ever shown consistent on field performance to merit the kind of potential all of you think he has.

"Never be afraid to try something new. Remember, amateurs built the ark, professionals built the Titanic." -Unknown

by Daren on Jul 26, 2008 2:25 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Not sure there is a QB Battle.....

We know that McCown is not the guy, no matter how the Phins public try to spin it. He is heading into the career back up stage, such as Steve Deberg.
I hope Henne doesn’t see the field at all this year. Let him sit learn and becoem something special next year. This would avoid silly comments from people like Daren above. A too early evaluation upon a talented QB.

I see it spin as Beck, McCown, and Henne. And even if one of the first two get hurt. I hope someone is signed to take over as the back up and just leave Henne alone. No one from the Phins front office has said he is close to ready, only the media has.

by JGray on Jul 26, 2008 8:19 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Hey!! Daren!

It looks like you only focus your eyes on Beck, last year, but failed to notice the performance of the OL. He was not traing to star a game, but he was thrown to the wolf anyway. BTW!! Henne is in holdout, he is not going to TC.

I will see the Dolphins win a SUPER BOWL before i die(20 years and counting)

by Aleta on Jul 26, 2008 8:19 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs

JGray!!

Went you say ” No one from the Phins front office has said he is close to ready, only the media has.” , you are wrong or miss inform, but the front office o Sparano for that matter said that the BEST QB will be the starting QB, that he will have a QB comp, and the best personel on each position will be starting, cause that gave us the best chance to win the games.

I will see the Dolphins win a SUPER BOWL before i die(20 years and counting)

by Aleta on Jul 26, 2008 8:33 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs

JGray and common sense

1. Beck will start to find out what he can do.
2. McCown was brought in as back-up, to carry the team the rest of the year if Beck fails or gets hurt.
3. Henne will sit out the year and start next year if Beck fails and McCown (or a newly signed back-up) will back-up Henne.
4. They will sign someone else if the top two get hurt.

Beck has worked with many players and needs to be given a fair shake with a decent line and coaching. Timing wise, Beck, just like dated groceries in a store, will have FIFO- first in, first out treatment.

Of course if Beck stink’s up the joint in pre-season, I don’t expect him to be on the team come year end and McCown will start. After all, the team, coaches (and fans) still want to win games.

by Dolphriend on Jul 26, 2008 10:04 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs

To Daren:

I’m puzzled at why you would call Beck a “mediocre quarterback from a poor college program.” That’s simply inaccurate. Have you seen BYU’s preseason rankings this year, just by way of example? BYU is often ranked in the top 20. How that could be called “poor” I will never know. “Poor”, you would think, would mean “less than or worse than average.” Beck actually was a stellar quarterback at a good program. That’s one reason why so many people like Beck. And he’s got heart.

To all the people calling for Henne to play, I just don’t understand you. Are you the same people who were saying that Cam should have put Beck in sooner? I think it would be a bad idea to put Henne in this year at all, no matter what the Fins’ record is. If they put Henne in to start, they’d just be setting Henne up to be in the same position Beck is in this year. I say they should leave the rookies be for a year, and not give them a chance to start in regular season, and give ‘em a chance to acclimate to the NFL. That way, when/if Henne does become the starting QB (in his 2nd or 3rd or 4th season), he’ll REALLY be ready.

by caesq on Jul 26, 2008 10:52 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Because it seems like....

every year BYU goes 11-0 in the regular season against the rest of WAC cupcakes (Boise State being program of merit recently), whining about how they don’t get any national respect only to get crushed 55-0 in a bowl game. Sound familiar, Hawaii fans?

If the Phins had drafted Colt Brennan, would you all be hailing him as the franchise quaterback of the future?

Yes, I think he does have a good heart and a good head.

"Never be afraid to try something new. Remember, amateurs built the ark, professionals built the Titanic." -Unknown

by Daren on Jul 26, 2008 12:34 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

To Daren:

I agree with caesq that you are simply wrong to call Beck a mediocre QB from a poor college program. Beck was stellar at BYU. And by the way, BYU doesn’t play in the WAC. They play in the MWC with a couple teams who are certainly not cupcakes (think Utah destroying Pitt in a BCS bowl a few years back, or TCU beating Oklahoma ). I agree with your Hawaii comment but I don’t see why it’s relevant to BYU who has beaten Oregon and UCLA in bowl games the last 2 years.

by CTCoug on Jul 28, 2008 10:01 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

For those who do not know

This is the best blog down here for updates. For some reason they banned doing it right on the field so it isnt as quick as it use to be.

http://www.palmbeachpost.com/blogs/content/shared-blogs/palmbeach/miamidolphins/entries/2008/07/26/training_camp_day_1_morning_pr.html

Let this season BE GINN!

by JPenedo on Jul 26, 2008 11:24 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs

WHY!!!???

Is everyone so loyal to any of the QBs? Seriously. None of them have done anything worth being excited about.

Yet… Each of them has a shot at turning the franchise around.

Let’s give them all a chance and pull for whoever wins.

www.thephinisher.com

by The Phinisher on Jul 26, 2008 11:39 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs

You make a good point. Neutrality is the best position until one man shows they can handle it better than the other two.

Still, it’s hard not to pull for Beck.

by joel311 on Jul 26, 2008 11:52 AM EDT up reply actions 0 recs

Dolphfriend.....

Fully agree with you! I think it will be Beck early on, and if he does not suffice then it is McNown and look toward Henne next year….

It is also to say the best QB. And if you read into the words Sparano said, the best QB for the football team right now is Beck…..

SO from statements in the media and from what i have interpreted from the front office….I do not believe there is a QB battle!

by JGray on Jul 26, 2008 12:59 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Regardless of who starts

Ricky and Ronnie are going to have to carry the offense. Does it really matter which of these three guys is throwing to Hagan, Kircus, Camarillo, and Ginn?

by CTCane on Jul 26, 2008 4:03 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Agree with CT Cane

Regardless of who is at QB…there will be a load of RB AND RW. We might have two 1000 yard rushers this season!

by JGray on Jul 26, 2008 4:18 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

Maybe pushing it....

but I do think they will take the pressure off of whoever is playing QB. I really think this O-line could be legit. Smiley and Satele are good where they are. Carey is a well-above-average RT, and if Jake Long pans out, then the only spot is RG…which from everything I’ve heard is the easiest of the 5 spots. We may only win a handful of games this year, but there are some nice young guys for us to watch and see if they can build something solid for the future.

by nriehl on Jul 26, 2008 5:38 PM EDT up reply actions 0 recs