I'm Calling You Out, Matty I

In a light-hearted, non name calling sort of way.

But seriously. The Henne thing. Let's have it out here and now.

You write in the comments section of a post or so ago that only now do we have reason to believe that he could be the franchise QB of the future. This of course implies that those of us that have been pushing to get him involved are of course uninformed. That only now is there a reason to be excited about him. We were unfounded in our belief, etc.

You also cite that he was an underachiever at Michigan as a reason for our excitement to be unfounded. Not to mention that he was unexciting in the preseason.

Okay...

So let me list some reason's why this is both unfair and hypocritical.

1. Florida. Chad Henne, in a manner very similar to Monday nights performance, rallied his troops his senior year to defeat the mighty Gators and their great Captain Tim Tebow.

2. Chad Henne is 6'3" and 230 lbs with a powerful arm.

3. In every appearance on the field Chad has never looked flustered or out of place. He not once had the "deer in headlights look" that nearly every rookie QB has. He just didn't look like a rookie. Ever.

4. The first regular season series he was under center led to a touchdown. He generated 67 yards in the air that drive. In fact, he should have had a passing TD in that first series (against the Cardinals last year) except Ronnie Brown uncharacteristically dropped an easy pass in the endzone.

5. He has votes of confidence and the appellation of "QB of the Future" from not only Tony Sparano, but also Jeff Ireland and that other guy... What's his name? Oh. Bill Parcells. Yeah. Those voters.

6. He has a huge Spartacus-esque cleft in his chin.

7. He played his senior year hurt, which could explain some diminished stats. Like for instance, only being the second most prolific passer at Michigan. Ever.

8. John Beck.

Oh yes. What ever made you think he was the one? Don't worry. I'm not going to lie here. Beck had the measurable talent. He had a strong arm. He had the stats in college. I didn't like his age, but after he mentioned the "fiery eyes of Marino" in an interview with Joe Rose I was smitten too. I thought he could do it, you know, be the QB of the future.

But he didn't have it.

I look back on it now and think how freaking stupid it was to be excited about how far he could throw the ball (and touting a youtube clip where he hurls an incomplete pass some-odd-yards down the field).

So seriously dude. Some of us saw talent in Henne, tangible and intangible. I for one learned something watching John Beck in those early games. I learned what lack of confidence looks like.

Please don't imply we were somehow unfounded in our belief.

I mean, what made you predict that Teddy Ginn was going to finally have that breakout season?

Zing.

Just keeping you honest Matty. This has been the only thing I have disagreed with you about. Except the whole Beau Bell vs. Curtis Lofton man-crush thing. But hey, let bygones be bygones. Right?