I'm in love with Henne. Taking everything into consideration like salary and especially age, here's a list of the QBs around the league and whether I'd trade Henne for them, straight up. Buffalo- Trent Edwards - NO New England - Tom Brady YES Sorry, but I'd take Brady over Henne and I think you would too. jets - Mark Sanchez NO Henne's got a stronger arm and a smaller salary. And he's a man. And Sanchez is a wuss. Cleveland - Brady Quinn/Derek Anderson - NO Pittsburgh - Ben Roethlisberger YES This guy is on fire and still young. Cincinatti - Carson Palmer YES tough one, but if he stays injury-free, you gotta take him. Baltimore - Joe Flacco NO Another tough one, but I'm gonna be a homer and say Henne will outshine Flacco by the end of next season. Indy - Peyton Manning YES Houston - Matt Schaub - NO this choice was easy cause Schaub is always injured. Without his injury troubles, not sure what I'd say. Jacksonville - David Garrard NO Tennessee - Vince Young NO San Diego - Rivers - YES Oakland - Jamarcus Russell NO KC - Matt Cassell NO Denver - Kyle Orton NO NY Giants - Eli Manning NO Another tough one. The guy's salary # does not equal his ability. Probably a homer pic. Philly - Donovan McNabb - NO he's getting old, but he's still got it...for probably only 3 more years. Dallas - Romo NOMO Redskins - J. Campbell NO New Orleans - Brees HELL YES! Atlanta - Matt Ryan YES Tampa - Josh Johnson NO Carolina - Delhomme DEL-NO Detroit - Matt Stafford I DONT KNOW Chicago - Cutler YES This guy is good, no matter what happens to the Bears this season. Vikes - Favre - NO Green Bay - Rodgers YES Yes, he gets sacked a lot cause he holds onto the ball, but this guy is an excellent QB. Arizona - K. Warner NO Too old 49ers - Alex Smith No Seattle - Hasselbeck NO Rams - Bulger NO So, when I think about the long-term goals of the Miami Dolphins, out of the 31 other starting QBs in the league, I'd trade Henne for only 8 or 9 guys. What do y'all think? Am I crazy?
Yeah it's tough to evaluate a guy this soon. Besides the elite QB's in this league (Brady, Manning, Brees, etc) I don't think you can really say who he's better than. Although since it's for fun, I'll bite. I disagree about Matt Ryan. When you consider we got Jake Long AND Henne, I think it's safe to say we made out pretty well. I'm not convinced Matt Ryan is a better QB regardless though. And I'm not a Jay Cutler fan... at all. Does he still have a losing career record? Denver made out like bandits in that deal if you ask me.
You should have seen me get lambasted on JN last year when I said Rodgers was a better Qb than Favre. You woulda thought I called Jesus a D-Bag or something.
Seriously? That's asinine. Brady is (arguably) the best QB in football. Don't let your hatred of the Patriots cloud that fact.
I think Henne has the potential to be something very good, but IMO you're really sporting those homer glasses lol
Not too much disagreement at this point since this is mostly based on Chad's perceived potential. Hopefully I won't be adding to my version of the list this time next season. The one I'd disagree on is Flacco. To come from where he has in college and being thrown into the fire in the 11th hour is remarkable, especially considering that his offense is not exactly a Juggernaut. From about the 13th week, his performance has been on par with Ryan's if not even a tad statistically better this season. I'd take him in a heartbeat.
I don't even know where to begin. First off, Tom Brady is better than Drew Brees. Always has been, always will be. I know you'll point to their 2009 numbers when making the comparison, but its the classic case of SSS. In fact, it seems a little ridiculous to compare a half-season of numbers when these guys have been in the league for a combined 20 years. Career numbers: Brees: 64.2% Comp, 185 TDs, 106 INTs, 90.5 Rating Brady: 63.2% Comp, 213 TDs, 91 INTs, 93.4 Rating Manning and Brady are the two best in the league at this point. And I also find it interesting that Brady has been able to put up those numbers in New England, while Manning has spent his entire career in a dome. This is simply nonsense. They're all (Brees, Brady and Manning) in their 30's. Besides, they're not RBs, there's no statistical evidence that their production begins to fall off at that age. In fact, there are numerous cases of QBs being quite productive well into their late 30's. And if you're going to knock Brady for having Moss, then we have to consider the impact Marvin Harrison and Reggie Wayne had on Manning's numbers. No? Yeah, you're right, that's ridiculous. This sounds like wishful thinking with really no evidence to back it up.
I hope your right. I think Henne is our ticket at qb. But im a fin fan. Almost agree with your qb rating all the way almost.
Henne will have to make his bones this season in the NFL as the Dolphin starting QB the IceMan has to adjust to being top dog, the buck now stops with him he needs to get on the same page with his receivers & we need to acquire a serious franchise-type WR to help him out in the pass game we will have the answers by the end of the year. I think he just needs a little bit of time would like to see Pennington return to the sideline to help smooth out the transition
