We saw it Saturday night. Chad Pennington leading the dolphins down field for a touch down. It was an unfamiliar site. Lately if the Dolphins scored a touchdown it was a mistake, the Defense blew coverage, maybe the drive started in the red zone, a player fell, something that explained why a mediocre offense at best was able to score.

Please don’t rush for your number 10 jerseys. Pennington won’t challenge Tom Brady’s touchdown record from last year. He is one of the most injury prone quarterbacks in the NFL. With him, the Dolphins are still expected to finish last in the division.

However there is still something to look forward to. Chad Henne has looked very impressive in his first 2 preseason games. For the first time in a long time the Dolphins finally have a true young quarterback prospect and a veteran to mentor him. Perhaps this can become a situation similar to the Bengal’s a few years back. The Bengal’s drafted Carson Palmer and brought in Jon Kitna to mentor him. Kitna lead the Bengal’s to an 8-8 season. The young team had confidence and experience when Palmer took over and Cincinnati made it back to the playoffs with their new franchise quarterback.