Chad

Re:Chad (ScottsdaleBlue)

Tue, 12 Aug 2008 12:36:53 GMT

Beck is the odd man out. He was apart of the old regime in Miami, so he's **** out of luck. Pennington will be the opening day starter and Henne will be the back up.

Re:Chad (The_Michigan_Man)

Tue, 12 Aug 2008 12:32:52 GMT

As Dolphins coach Tony Sparano hinted before practice, Pennington gotthe bulk of the work in 11-on-11 drills. He took 28 of the 54 snaps,with rookie Chad Henne Josh McCown and second-year quarterback John Beck split the rest. getting 21. Veteran

This is from practice yesterday. I can assume 2 things. One, that Pennington needed the most time under center, with Henne needing more time (because of lack of knowledge of offense) or this is a precursor to what the season is going to look like as far as starters going (meaning the 4th QB to be cut will be either Beck or McCown.) I hope it is the later, because the way he showed his arm and poise in the pocket last game was great for him, and great for Dolphins fans!

Re:Chad (wolverine318)

Tue, 12 Aug 2008 12:01:34 GMT

ya this is the same guy the gurus said didnt have a strong arm. What a joke those guys are. Not to change the subject, but any word on how Long is doing?

Re:Chad (Wolverine in Iowa)

Tue, 12 Aug 2008 11:52:09 GMT

HOLY COW THAT WAS A LIGHTNING BOLT! haha hilarious broadcasters

Re:Chad (DownInFront417)

Mon, 11 Aug 2008 14:18:41 GMT

maizedawg

Couple of good highlights for Chad:

http://www.nfl.com/videos?videoId=09000d5d809e5bab

thanks!

Re:Chad (ScottsdaleBlue)

Mon, 11 Aug 2008 13:31:15 GMT

• Ethan J. Skolnick, South Florida Sun-Sentinel, comparing Chad Pennington to Henne: "The Chad to watch wasn't the veteran on the sidelines, learning and tutoring. It was the impressive rookie on the field. It was Chad Henne, the second-rounder from Michigan who played the second and third quarters, and showed arm strength, poise and moxie."

• Greg Cote, Miami Herald: "A young quarterback who looks like he could be something special someday. Maybe even soon. I don't care what Chad Henne's passing numbers were. (They were 5 of 10 for 67 yards.) What mattered more was the poise this rookie exhibited in his NFL debut, such as on a 21-yard strike on third-and-18. And the arm strength evident on a couple of deep-out routes, some good decisions he made and the fact both of Miami's scoring drives in Saturday's 17-6 loss to Tampa Bay were with Henne in the huddle."

Re:Chad (GoBlueWalls)

Sun, 10 Aug 2008 15:50:49 GMT

He might not have the strongest arm, but as hard as it is to believe, he's the most accurate QB in NFL history

Re:Chad (victors2000)

Sun, 10 Aug 2008 15:40:54 GMT

scmgoblue

I'm tellin' ya, years from now we're going to look back at this draft and wonder how on EARTH players like Matt Ryan and Joe Flacco went ahead of him...

I agree, I think Chad has all the tools to be yet another big time pro quarterback from Michigan. Can you imagine some playoff game with the Pats and the Fins? Brady and Henne matched up mano a mano? That'd be cool!

Re:Chad (maizedawg)

Sun, 10 Aug 2008 14:41:02 GMT

Couple of good highlights for Chad:

http://www.nfl.com/videos?videoId=09000d5d809e5bab

Pennington will be there until for the length of the contract he signed (two years I believe) but Henne will end up being the QB for the future of the franchise. Pennington can only last so long, I'm sure Sparano will get tired of Pennington not being able to get the ball down field due to his significant lack of arm strength the past few years.

Re:Chad (ScottsdaleBlue)

Sun, 10 Aug 2008 09:51:08 GMT

http://scores.espn.go.com/nfl/recap?gameId=280809015

Henne was the most effective, throwing for 67 yards on 5-for-10passing. He also led Miami's two scoring drives, and perhaps mostimportantly, he didn't throw an interception.

"He threw the ballaway, which is one of those situations that we talked about," Dolphinscoach Tony Sparano said. "He made a couple nice throws there on someback-shoulder throws."

http://www.miamiherald.com/sports/football/miami-dolphins/story/635722.html

HENNE IMPRESSES
Still, what Pennington sawfrom Henne should have shown why the team has long-term faith in therookie quarterback. Despite completing only half of his passes (5 of 10with 67 yards), Henne showed an impressive level of poise and comfort.

Duringhis first series, Henne stepped up into the pocket and threaded a hardpass to wide receiver David Kircus across the middle for a 20-yardgain. In the third quarter, he took another chance with a deep pass toAnthony Armstrong for a 21-yard completion.

Beck, who started thegame, also looked considerably comfortable, which was a hopeful signgiven a rocky start to training. Beck completed 5 of 9 passes for 45yards. During his second series, he completed four of his first fivepasses but then lost his momentum with two drive-ending incompletepasses.

But neither Henne nor Beck did anything discouraging. Thesame went for veteran Josh McCown, who unexpectedly played Saturday ina last-minute change of plans that resulted from Pennington's signing.

Infairness to McCown, he didn't have a chance to showcase his abilitybecause of the situations in the game as well as the personnel on thefield for both teams. McCown finished 5 for 8 with 35 yards.

Sparanosaid he wanted to give Henne and Beck the bulk of the time on offensefor varying reasons. For Beck, he wanted to see how he handled startingthe game. And, for Henne, he simply wanted to gauge his progress tothis point.

McCown's lack of playing time shouldn't be viewed asan indicator of his future with the team, something that might havebeen previously assumed, given the suddenly crowded depth chart atquarterback.

Re:Chad (BigRange)

Sun, 10 Aug 2008 05:49:54 GMT

Though I would have loved to see Henne starting, this is probably better for him. Give him a year or two to get settled in as Pennington shows he's not the quarterback that Bill thought he was.

Re:Chad (GoBlueWalls)

Sat, 09 Aug 2008 15:59:37 GMT

While mccown has done well this camp, and was even projected the starter by some, i think he'l be released before beck. Even though beck hasnt panned out yet, i dont think they'll release someone with only a year of experience under his belt, and there definitly not cutting henne

Re:Chad (ScottsdaleBlue)

Sat, 09 Aug 2008 15:28:17 GMT

Pennington signs with the Dolphins and will be the starter.

Looks like Beck or McCown becomes expendable. According to the reports, Henne has had the best camp so far and Beck and been the most disappointing.

Beck will play the 1st and 3rd quarters tonight and Henne will play the 2nd and 4th quarters. Interestingly enough, McCown will not play at all.

Re:Chad (BigBlue06)

Fri, 08 Aug 2008 09:25:30 GMT

Unless Chad Pennington has something to say about it. It is rumored that Parcells is going after him because, afterall, he did draft the kid while he was with the Jets.

Re:Chad (wolverinefanalways)

Fri, 08 Aug 2008 07:54:28 GMT

Remember what happend to Tom Brady?We will see Chad in the same position soon down the road.

Re:Chad (Wolverine4Life)

Thu, 07 Aug 2008 21:38:53 GMT

Would love to see Chad get some playing time for the Phins. The team is not really going anywhere this season anyway so they might as well give him some time.

Re:Chad (UMfan_downunder)

Thu, 07 Aug 2008 21:38:08 GMT

Met Matt Ryan at a signing at our office, and he was pretty cool. Doofus that was with him got up in the middle of the autograph sessions and left because he was bored (He said that in front of everyone too). Kinda explains why Atlanta isn't worth a flip...

Re:Chad (since52)

Thu, 07 Aug 2008 19:01:58 GMT

I have known a lot of of former college QBs with absoulte cannons for arms who made very livings selling P & C.

Re:Chad (GoBlueWalls)

Thu, 07 Aug 2008 18:53:55 GMT

matt ryan i could see, flacco is in a good place with the ravens. He has an absolutly monster arm, and with a little more coaching, will be a solid starter. Dont discount him because he came from d-1aa

Re:Chad (scmgoblue)

Thu, 07 Aug 2008 16:31:31 GMT

I'm tellin' ya, years from now we're going to look back at this draft and wonder how on EARTH players like Matt Ryan and Joe Flacco went ahead of him...