The Definitive Chad Henne Rant: Why We MUST be Patient

go to the miamiherald website. Jeff Darlington talked to Chad Pennington about Henne. Pennington said that in his second season he threw 5 interception in 2 games against the Patriots, and he learned alot from them. He said Belicheck had a great gameplan last night. He also said he has great faith in Chad Henne. I think Pennington knows alittle something about QB play.

Once he does that he will be everything us fans want.

Almost didn’t read it because I thought it was another Henne sucks post, but I like this one….
There are too many people in football are too impatient. Give them time… let them develop. The reason the Fins loss last night was Special teams. With out the first 2 INT in the first half it cold have been at least 13 to 3. But Special Teams screwed the Fins. Its hard to develop and become a good QB when the whole team doesn’t help! All Henne’s mistakes are correctable, as well as the Special Teams stuff. This team needs to get it together or they’ll 6-10. But stealing a win in NY and NE like the Jets and Pats did to the Fins will definitely help, and the Fins could be 10-6. Up Next GB and PITT

I watched him over and over again last night, stare down one side of the field without looking to the other. Ninkovich even said that Henne was staring right at him when he got that 2nd pick.

This post is well researched, well thought-out and well-written. You have put into words what I have been feeling about the guy all season. Nicely done…

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The last two years the Fins started off 0-2 and 0-3 and people were pissed! Then a mid season surge put the Fins in the playoffs in 08 and in the discussion in 09. Last season was a slow start, good middle, late season collapse.
So the big thing this season we the Fins need to get off to a good start. They did going 2-0… It is next to impossible to go undefeated. An unless your a superior team, it is very difficult to not have back to back losses in a single season. The key is to obviously have more back to back wins than back to back losses but I’d like to mention the Fins are .500 you know who also is .500? The AFC Champions Indianapolis Colts!

I’ve been shocked at the negative blowback about Henne. Even the week before, the broadcasters were showing so much love to Sanchez, even though Henne was the best QB on the field. I hope this Miami regime doesn’t cave to the outside pressure, subbing for Henne, etc…. They need to trust that henne is the guy.

But Im really shocked at how the media flipped on henne. A week ago, he was the toast of the town, but now he somehow forgot how to throw? Gimme a break.

i was thinking about bring the Henne discussion into my weekly post, but in all honesty, i think it is a non-issue at this point.

People talk about this being Henne’s 3rd season, but he just completed his 17th start and played very little at all the first year. I have never been a believer in letting QBs “learn from the bench”. In order for the game to “slow down” for them, they have to be in it.

In spite of the mistakes Sanchez has made, the Jets have been behind him. I hate the Jets, but I have to respect how they have supported their young QB. At one point last season, he threw 5 INTs against the Bills of all teams! But he seems to be coming along pretty well now.

Henne needs to be able to read the D better and make better throws, no doubt. But he has the arm and accuracy to be able to do it. What he is missing are the finer points. Last Monday night, he threw a bullet right into the arms of a linebacker (none other than our own former player Rob Ninkovich) when he should have lofted it over him. His second INT came on a classic out route that was jumped by the CB. AJ Feeley used to thow that pick 6 all the time, but Henne has the arm strength to get it there, if he looks off the CB and then guns it in to the WR.

These are two things that he can learn to do better. You can’t teach arm strength, but you can teach these things. Will he learn? Who knows. Feeley never did. But he deserves more playing time and better coaching to see if he can develop.

BTW, the third INT was obvious miscommunication with Marshall. Marshall keep running instead of pulling up in his route, it is a reception. That is something that i chalk up to lack of playing time together, and poor coaching in the preseason.

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Henne is in pace to a 3800 yds, 20 Tds and 16 Ints season.

The Ints are not fancy by any means but 3800 yds and 20 Tds I take it any day closed eyes.

There’s no evidence for hating Henne.

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Did they even watch the game?

Last night on third downs I just knew we were going to convert every time(except on 3rd & 6 with the WC, what was that all about?). I haven’t felt like that in a long time. About 10 or 11 years actually. 10-15 on third downs, and how many of those were 3rd and long? I have no worries about this QB.

I will admit watching him during his press conference last night kind of had me worried just because it seemed that he had no emotion. This guy really is a robot. Hey, I would much rather have a fiery guy like Dan or a motivator like Brees, but this guy seems like he just leads by example and I have no problem with that. Being in the military, I have had a lot of leadership training shoved down my throat, and it seems to me that leading by example is far and away the most important trait one can have (and one of the rarest IMO). So just because Henne isn’t the prototypical captain we are looking for doesn’t mean he won’t pan out. I’m sure someone’s grandpappy once said, “there’s more than one way to skin a cat.”

Hat tip to whoever I just ripped off.

That was (My) big ? mark. Now if we were to let heene, be in the leauge playing he might learn as much as say a “Michel Vick” & not you’s his progression!

IMHO Henne is much improved this year and more so than the other two QBs drafted ahead of him in the class of 2008 – and that’s with as many as 17 fewer starts.

I agree totally – Henne is not the problem – he played well against the Jets. I think the Jets loss was an emotional let down.

Henne did “lock on” to receivers too much versus NE. He needs to look off defenders more – but hey this guy is going to be fine.

I wanted to do this post but you did a good job. I will do it tho bc I have some points that I would like to touch on that I haven’t seen anyone write up. or my ultimate rant post.