HENNE NOW!

[Frimp]

I'd like to ask you to look at todays stats for Alex Smith (thrown to the wolves) and Aaron Rodgers (sitting, waiting, watching).

Brilliant!

[Dphins4me]

Its a little tougher when the D is not playing prevent.

[Thundergod]

Roethlisberger, E. Manning, Palmer...  pretty good QB's. All first year players.

Hit and miss. Of course more missess, but eh, we'll see.

Its a little tougher when the D is not playing prevent.

Sort of like the 4th qtr. last week and everyone had Pennington as the guy who brought 'em back?

[Tepop84]

Roethlisberger, E. Manning, Palmer...  pretty good QB's. All first year players.

Hit and miss. Of course more missess, but eh, we'll see.

Sort of like the 4th qtr. last week and everyone had Pennington as the guy who brought 'em back?

Eli manning isnt good.  Palmer sat behind kitna his first year.

[Thundergod]

My bad, Palmer sat. Eli? Debatable I'm sure.

[simeon]

Guys let's slow down here. We didn't lose today because of Penningtons performance. Yes Henn is the future and that is not right now. Let's slowly mold this guy so we will have many years with Henne at the helm.

[StL FinFan]

^ But they should be good now!!!  We don't want to wait!!!  Fire everyone!!!

[Tenshot13]

^lol agreed....seriously I personally hate Pennington because he was a Jet bum...but the secondary was the worst part about today

[MyGodWearsAHoodie]

This team wasn't build to win this year.  It is half rookies.  It is being built to be competitive in 2010. 

[Tenshot13]

^yep your right (won't say that much to a Pats fan)...but they still played like a bunch of pee wee kids today...

[bsfins]

As much as I like what I see from Henne,I like the Velocity of his ball,on time,but it was junk time...Down by 28 points.....As much as I hate to...I think the smart move is to sit him....

I think the Running game is going to struggle with Chad Pennington at QB,and Ginn on the sideline...No one  on our offense scares the defense enough to back the corners off,and safties back...

I also think the Recievers are good enough to pick up,Henne if he struggles...They mentione don the broadcast, Ginn doesn't have a great veteran reciever to show him the Ropes....Use Pennington,to show Henne the ropes...Let Pennington Teach the recievers...just my take...

[Tenshot13]

It just sucks that we have a deep threat but we don't have a guy that can throw him the deep ball....well at least a guy who isn't a rookie....that effects our run game....causing opposing defenses to stack the line...next thing you know our secondary is getting smoked because it sucks and we're losing 34-10...just a prediction though....

[JVides]

^ But they should be good now!!!  We don't want to wait!!!  Fire everyone!!!

And after we fire them, let's turn the roster over AGAIN and dump all the old regime's guys, too, like Jake Long, the bum, and Chad Henne, the loser, and Kendall Langford, the good for nothing facemask grabber...and THEN, when the new regime loses two games, let's FIRE THEM TOO!!! WOO HOO!!  That's how you build a champion!!

Seriously, people, relax.  The team's all young players.  Let 'em learn the game.  Sure, Henne looked good out there, but that's because 'Zona was out there playing prevent.  Let him sit and learn, like Palmer did, like Philip Rivers did.  Give the kid a year to sit and get some mop up duty.  Next year's his year.

[phishphan]

I'd like to ask you to look at todays stats for Alex Smith (thrown to the wolves) and Aaron Rodgers (sitting, waiting, watching).

I'm not sure if THIS seasons record would be different with Henne in there right now, or if he's even got the potential to be a long term answer, but the Rodgers v. Smith comparison can paint a bit of a skewed picture...I can think of a few QB's who were high picks that started frequently in their rookie seasons and turned out all right...

Marino, D.
Manning, P.
Manning, E.
Roethlisberger, B.
McNabb, D.

...so if you admit that CP isn't the answer maybe a plan to bring Henne in from week 10 on forward would be a worthwhile investment, especially if we aren't winning at that point.  Also, b/c I'm sure someone will ask, week 10 @ home vs. Seattle (given up 30+ points each game), week 11 @ home vs. Oakland, week 12 @ home vs. NE (rough), week 13 @ StL.  Week 10 gives him a little while to get acclimated and then sets him up against 3 weak defenses in his first 4 games.

[Tepop84]

It doesn't matter if Henne starts or not.  Pennington wasn't the problem today.  It was our shitty defense.