Chad Henne has breakout year

256-for-448 (57.1%), 3472 yards, 16 touchdowns, 16 interceptions, 79.0 passer rating, 44 sacks.

Because he failed to get it done in the red zone and had poor clock management costing the offense several potential plays on last-minute drives, both of which resulted from his lack of composure in the 4th Quarter. Those last minute heaves resulted from his failings as a leader.

And that would be the first one.

The second INT was in the Texans game and was the first play in the second quarter. Although it should be noted that Henne’s arm was hit on the throw.

The fourth INT was in the Chargers game and happened on the fourth play of the game for our offense.

The third INT was on the final drive of the Browns game. However, that entire series is a microcosm of exactly why Henne doesn’t need to be on this team anymore. We had the ball at the Cleveland 47 yard line with 36 seconds left, one timeout, down by one, needing only about 10 to 15 yards to get within Carpenter’s FG range to win the game. A loss here and we’re 0-3 and likely no chance at a playoff run. A win and our season might be turned around. A simple first down was all we needed. What happened?

1st and 10: Henne incomplete to Bess
2nd and 10: Henne incomplete to Gates
3rd and 10: Henne incomplete to Bess
4th and 10: Henne forces throw to Marshall… interception.

To be perfectly honest, I think Matt Moore would have gotten at least a first down, maybe more. Henne failed, ending the game and SHOULD have ended ANY notion that he will ever be a franchise QB. Franchise QBs get a first down in that situation. Heck, even a decent QB like Matt Moore could have gained a some yards to give DC$ a chance. We got nothing. For all the talk of Henne “improving”, that drive right there told us all we ever needed to know about Henne. When we needed him the most, with the game and possibly the season hanging in the balance, we turned to Henne and he couldn’t deliver.

The first Texans INT was due to him getting hit as he was throwing it, Then he had the inexplicable INT at the start of the Charger game, thonly one that was his fault.

Henne has never put up the kind of numbers that Moore has in the last 9 games. Hell, the last 11 games. And Moore has far less starting experience. Henne needs to go.

Matt Moore progressed and has played much better and the stats that are being projected INCLUDE those games, which means he actually LEARNED from his mistakes and plays better as time with the offense goes on.

That MM was able to get better.. dont get me wrong- I really like MM, but if Henne had MM’s stats this season, yeah- we’d be singing a different song, and it would be henne’s services we’d be retaining as im sure we will logically retain MM..

I love MM and the PROGRESS he made this season.. Henne could have improved as well. He improved as a scrambler, whats to say he couldnt improve other phases of his game? thats all…. ps. henne sucks

Damn. I think that’s Henne

He did improve in the areas that plagued him throughout his tenure in Miami. His body-positioning improved, his ball placement (somewhat as a result improved), he made less and less mistakes, he got better with his eyes and on and on. He was the consumate team player and took abuse from this organization and the fanbase yet it never seemed to deter him. I appreciate his work ethic and commitment. I intently analyzed his play and he without a doubt improved as Quarterback during his tenure. However during games, when other things went wrong on a given play, he almost never made one, including in critical situations where we desperately needed him. The last drive in the Browns game week 3 was your example above which I elaborated on and there are many other examples.

Last week we played the Patriots (obviously as if anyone has forgotton). That has problems all over their team right now. Excluding the issues on the defensive side of the ball look at their protection. Their offensive lien has been reshuffled almost every week this year. Dan Connelly went down in week 1 (third dirve in Miami) which pushed Ryan Wendell into the starting role for weeks. Brian Waters has since missed time, Matt Light was out coming into our game, forcing Nate Solder into the starting role. Further losses to Sebastian Vollmer and Logan Mankins, forced the Patriots to play Donald Thomas at Gaurd and the fifth round rookie Marcus Cannon at Tackle. These injuries to a line that hasn’t maintained any continuity all season (and one that has led to more Quarterback hits this season than any other in Brady’s career) was only further depleted and it was a mjor factor in our ability to stall their offensive productivity.

When the game was 17-3, we turned the ball over at the 40 yard line and the Pats drove it down to our 2, they really needed to score a touchdown. The difference between a 17-6 game and a 17-10 game with a few minutes left in the Third Quarter is massive. The Dolphins had a chance to hold them to three, third and goal at the one. They blew the protection, the pocket collapsed, Brady felt the rush and was flushed hard to his left. he made the throw in to the back of the endzone, in man coverage under heavy pressure and about to go down.

Im sure you know exactly what play and drive Im talking about. My point is this. The Patriots have one of the greatest Quarterbacks to ever play the game. Things went wrong all over the place on that play, yet like he has all year, he made an incredible play in a critical situation. As much as Chad improved, I can never see a point in his career where Chad will ever be good enough to make that kind of play for his team under those circumstances.

I don’t articulate my points very well.