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2 Chads Better Than 1

Chad Pennington’s first day of practice with the Miami Dolphins left some good impressions on his teammates. Practice as a whole turned into Chad-a-palooza as Chad Pennington took half the offensive snaps and Chad Henne was given the majority of the rest. In fact the two Chads so dominated practice, that Josh McCown received only 3 snaps and John Beck 2.

Pennington’s presence seemed to impress both offensive and defensive players for the Dolphins. Offensive players noted that Pennington brought a calm and collected presence to the huddle and was very accurate and in tune with his receivers. Defensive players commented that Pennington’s presence on the field brought a bit of a swagger to all the offensive players, something that has no doubt been lacking in Miami in the past few seasons.

Henne in the meantime continued to impress with his ability and growing confidence in the offense and the playbook. The rookie took the majority of the snaps after Pennington and completed 9 of 15 passes. While Henne has, barring injury or a dramatic downturn in Pennington’s performance, lost the chance to be the #1 quarterback, it is good that he continues to impress. Pennington or no Pennington, Henne can and should be the future of this team on offense. He is a gifted quarterback with a strong arm and a mind for the game.

Even though I personally have backed Henne for the starting job, it can’t possibly hurt him to learn from Pennington. Though Pennington does have health issues and some question marks around his throwing ability, he can nonetheless pass on valuable tools and tricks of the trade to Henne to help him prosper in the future. Let’s hope Chad can bridge the future to Chad and the two can help Miami restore its football legacy.

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    I'm not necessarily sold on Pennington, even with his performance in practice and tonights game...He may be the better, but I hope they keep him on a short leash and would pull him if he struggles in favor of Henne
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    I think it's imperative that Henne learn as much as possible from
    Pennington. You see rookie quarterbacks struggle, and ultimatley fail all
    the time because they are thrown in as the starter from the get-go.
    Sometimes they're over hyped, other times though, it's a college
    quarterback, with no NFL knowledge, trying to teach himself. It would be
    good for Henne to spend a couple years learning under Pennington. Of course
    the only down side is Pennington himself. He'll be injured and need shoulder
    surgery again by what, week 7?
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    I guess having Chad Pennington around the team could actually be good. He has the experience for the others to learn from. And even though he wasn't the greatest quarterback for the Jets, as we often times see in professional sports, a player sometimes just needs a change of atmosphere, coaches and teammates, and their career gets jumpstarted again! It happens quite often in baseball...look at C.C. Sabathia! Maybe the Dolphins will be the better fit for Chad Pennington and he can be the C.C. Sabathia of football!
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    Chad-a-palooza is right..with the best QB that has ever thrown to Randy Ma and a typical stud from Big Blue thier future at QB will be set for years..The Jets will now CRASH and burn at the hands of thier old pilot...
 
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