Report: Miami Dolphins Ending Henne Era

Chad was the ONLY part of this team that was doing anything decent the first 4 games he started. If anyone actually cares to remember those games in depth he was actually playing really well. We just had the worst defense in the league at the time (600+ yards to patsies allowed) and a reciever who dropped twice as many TDs as he caught. Reggie Bush looked bad and the coaching staff doing everything wrong. Henne doesn’t deserve all the hate he gets, especially if u go off the first 4 games of this season.

Well you get the picture.

You could tell he was trying his best. You can disapprove of a guy’s performance when he fails, but you can’t hate a guy if he was giving it his all.

That being said, I know Henne showed improvement this year. I know we lost a lot to start the season, but the whole team stunk. The defense was incredibly out of shape, with Dansby overweight, Smith and Davis deconditioned (Cramping, really???). Also, Kevin Burnett was learning a complicated 3-4 defense on the fly with no real offseason.

On offense, Reggie Bush was being used improperly. Daniel Thomas was injured. Jake Long was playing hurt. Marc Colombo was Marc Colombo. Pouncey was still learning the ropes. Marshall was dropping TDs. Fasano was trapped having to help Colombo in pass blocking situations. Charles Clay was injured.

Henne was playing with a pretty bad team.

THAT BEING SAID, though – there are two reasons why I, a devoted Henne supporter since Pennington went down (the first time) until Henne’s injury this year, am content with him leaving.
1. Matt Moore demonstrated that it’s possible to throw deep passes that our WR corps and TE’s can catch. You can call it “touch” or bravery or w/e, ultimately Matt Moore was throwing 20+ yard passes that were being caught regularly by Marshall and Hartline. Henne struggled with the deep ball.
2. Henne in the 2010 season and his four game 2011 season never could get it done in the fourth quarter. I get it – he is still a young QB, and he’s not going to dominate in the two minute drill like Brady, the Manning Brothers, Rodgers, or Brees. I accept that.

But there were plenty of times where the defense was holding the other team at bay, and all the Dolphins needed to ice the win was just one more TD or one more field goal in the fourth quarter, with Miami getting the ball with 5 minutes to go….and Henne would go 3 and out on 3 passing attempts. And that’s what ruined it. When the team counted on Henne the most was when Henne played the worst, be it the red zone or the last quarter of the game.

Still, I wish him luck (as long as he doesn’t go to the Jets). I suspect he’ll either have a comfortable NFL career as a capable backup with 30+ games of starting experience or he’ll get a shot to start at a handful of teams. I like the guy and I’m rooting for him to eventually do well – I just don’t want to keep waiting for him.

I knew this day was coming and have mixed feelings. While I would not consider myself a devoted henne supporter, I do feel like there is a certain something there that could be brought out with coaching and a good scheme. Good kid, hard worker and the potential for future success(This coming from a resident Ohian and Buckeye). However, like Martin, I can’t wait forever for the kid to come around.

Good luck in your new job Chad. I wish things would’ve worked out better the same way my girlfriend wishes I was better in the sack. Neither is coming around soon enough so we move on with life!! I wish matt moore had chad’s arm strength, we’d be set. Here is to finding our quarterback of the future in 2012 and a good night to all.

New style offense would be better suited for Henne rather than Moore IMHO