Eenie, Meanie, Minie, Mo…Why Not Give Chad A Go?

With John Beck looking the same in practice so far as he did in 5 games last season, and the only other option being journeyman Josh McCown, is there really any harm in installing Chad Henne as your starter and rolling with the punches?

First off, we’re talking about a team that is coming off a 1-15 season, can they really get any lower? No team has achieved the less coveted winless season in the past 30 years, so the odds the Dolphins could pull that off this year are pretty low. John Beck isn’t showing signs of improvement and Josh McCown is an unremarkable 12-19 as a starter, with 35 TDs and 40 INTs in his career.

Henne was a 4 year starter at Michigan facing a much tougher slate of opponents in and out of the Big Ten Conference. Beck on the other hand came from BYU playing against Mountain West opponents. Henne has the pedigree of a quarterback who has faced high expectations before, he was the first true freshman to start at Michigan since 1975, so who better to stare down the shadow of Dan Marino?

In the end, who ever gets the job will have a rough season as the Dolphins lack an established #1 receiver, and for that matter a dependable #2. So I’ll ask again, is there any real harm in installing Chad Henne and rolling with the punches?