Henne says the team is a tight ''wolfpack''...Good stuff..a little OOOUUUUU for ya..

How in the world can Henne not be the QB this season if hes been running these practices and sessions? I know footballs a business and the coach and GM will do what will win football games in their opinion, but you have to think the team will mostly be behind Henne by the time football finally resumes.

"CitizenSnips wrote:

How in the world can Henne not be the QB this season if hes been running these practices and sessions? I know footballs a business and the coach and GM will do what will win football games in their opinion, but you have to think the team will mostly be behind Henne by the time football finally resumes.

LOLz what choice do they have?

"CitizenSnips wrote:

How in the world can Henne not be the QB this season if hes been running these practices and sessions? I know footballs a business and the coach and GM will do what will win football games in their opinion, but you have to think the team will mostly be behind Henne by the time football finally resumes.

Well, if he is throwing picks and incomplete passes during these sessions...

And am I the only one who is kind of over this wolf thing? What is it with this staff and linking us to other animals? Wildcats, wolfpacks...what's next, a flock of seagulls?

"Samphin wrote:

Well, if he is throwing picks and incomplete passes during these sessions...

And am I the only one who is kind of over this wolf thing? What is it with this staff and linking us to other animals? Wildcats, wolfpacks...what's next, a flock of seagulls?

Watch it, bud.

This lockout MAY be a blessing in disguise as far as the team coming together, and it does seem as if Henne is taking the lead role. In that aspect, that's good. I just hope they aren't screwing up their practices.

There's the old adage, "practice makes perfect" Whie some may subscribe to that, I've always said "Perfect practice makes perfect", bcause if you're practicing it wrong over and over again, you'll perform it wrong.

We'll see.

"Samphin wrote:

Well, if he is throwing picks and incomplete passes during these sessions...

And am I the only one who is kind of over this wolf thing? What is it with this staff and linking us to other animals? Wildcats, wolfpacks...what's next, a flock of seagulls?

It provides a template for an identity. Teams like the Steelers and the Ravens have identities already on their teams. While it may not be an animal...they are steels curtains....Raiders are Pirates...Silver and Black. Identifying with something helps create that identity. Identifying with a Dolphin probably doesn't translate into football very well...and certainly not with what Ireland/Sparano preach. I think its pretty cool.

And we didn't create "Wild<Animal>" it was inherited from "Wildhog"

I don't want to hear any of this Wolfpack howling bull**** this year honestly. Just line up and man up stop the stupid side show **** it got us no where last years and you looked like baby seals.

"Dorfdad wrote:

I don't want to hear any of this Wolfpack howling bull**** this year honestly. Just line up and man up stop the stupid side show **** it got us no where last years and you looked like baby seals.

Don't hold back. HOOOOOWWWWWLLLL do you really feel?

"CitizenSnips wrote:

How in the world can Henne not be the QB this season if hes been running these practices and sessions? I know footballs a business and the coach and GM will do what will win football games in their opinion, but you have to think the team will mostly be behind Henne by the time football finally resumes.

Because it will boil down to who does more once real practices begin, Henne can blah blah blah all he wants to, if a Vet comes in and is clearly better it will not matter, how many times over the years have we heard "so and so looks great as the Qb in camp"?

Only to have them fall on their faces once the bullets start flying even in the preseason?

"CitizenSnips wrote:

How in the world can Henne not be the QB this season if hes been running these practices and sessions? I know footballs a business and the coach and GM will do what will win football games in their opinion, but you have to think the team will mostly be behind Henne by the time football finally resumes.

I keep trying to imply what a big deal this is in the big picture, but I think a lot of folks are just taking it for granted and not thinking about what kind of impact it could have on the season, and how it may affect signing a free agent QB..Maybe I'am wrong about that but it seems to me that its going to be difficult for any of the available free agents to come in and win the team over...Maybe Irish should take a poll of his team..lol

The best nugget in there is that he now feels comfortable bossin people around,and havin some fun doin it....

"Dorfdad wrote:

I don't want to hear any of this Wolfpack howling bull**** this year honestly. Just line up and man up stop the stupid side show **** it got us no where last years and you looked like baby seals.

the defense played well enough to deserve the nickname, the rest of the team did not..The name was for the defense so I'am cool with continuing to howl for them cause I believe they are going to be a very good unit, just like last year..

You don't have to howl when you go to the stadium, standing and screaming when the unit is on the field will do.

"djphinfan wrote:

I keep trying to imply what a big deal this is in the big picture, but I think a lot of folks are just taking it for granted and not thinking about what kind of impact it could have on the season, and how it may affect signing a free agent QB..Maybe I'am wrong about that but it seems to me that its going to be difficult for any of the available free agents to come in and win the team over...Maybe Irish should take a poll of his team..lol

The best nugget in there is that he now feels comfortable bossin people around,and havin some fun doin it....

Great point. I think Henne had a alpha male problem ALL of last season. Pennington was viewed as the leader, and Henne never usurped that role, which is primarily why Henning didnt switch the offense and Sparano sat his ass down IMO. Henne acted like a backup, didnt "lead" from the front etc etc. W/ Penny gone, Henne seems to be stepping up and taking ownership, but I'll have to see it on the field in order to believe it.

"PhinishLine wrote:

It provides a template for an identity. Teams like the Steelers and the Ravens have identities already on their teams. While it may not be an animal...they are steels curtains....Raiders are Pirates...Silver and Black. Identifying with something helps create that identity. Identifying with a Dolphin probably doesn't translate into football very well...and certainly not with what Ireland/Sparano preach. I think its pretty cool.

And we didn't create "Wild<Animal>" it was inherited from "Wildhog"

One would think playing pro football in the NFL as part of a select few would be enough to form an identity without having to tack on silly animals beyond our own silly animal. And I am pretty sure everyone here knows about the origins of the wildcat from the wildhog, but thanks for the history lesson. And here I thought school was out for the summer.

Besides, you missed the entire point of my mini rant. At least Nabo caught it.

yup, he definitley has issues in that dept, by the end of the year he was a mess in front of the camera...You could tell when Penny took over, the energy of the team was different, Henne has to man up, and learn how to make his players want to play hard for him, and with emotion, that is his responsibility, no excuses, its part of the gig..

A public endorsement would help in that dept..He deserves it.

"djphinfan wrote:

the defense played well enough to deserve the nickname, the rest of the team did not..The name was for the defense so I'am cool with continuing to howl for them cause I believe they are going to be a very good unit, just like last year..

You don't have to howl when you go to the stadium, standing and screaming when the unit is on the field will do.

TBH, they should not give a damn what anyone else thinks Deej, that is the first step to greatness, more then a little self centeredness, outside of their circle they really should not care what anyone thinks, says, or writes.

That is how you build Unit Integrity.

"Samphin wrote:

Well, if he is throwing picks and incomplete passes during these sessions...

And am I the only one who is kind of over this wolf thing? What is it with this staff and linking us to other animals? Wildcats, wolfpacks...what's next, a flock of seagulls?

Can start calling the end zone "The Zoo".

The 49ers and Redskins seem similarly "unified" under the stalwart leadership of guys like Alex Smith and John Beck.

Let's see how long that lasts.

"Aqua4Ever04 wrote:

I opened this thread just to say that the whole wolfpack thing, is pretty lame.

so are fans who don't embrace something that might be important to a team..

Luv ya though Trav.

"Aqua4Ever04 wrote:

It's like anything else in the game. When you're winning, it's fun. When you're not, people get angry about it. Do you think the Panthers would buy into something like this after the year they had?

EDIT: You and I used to have somewhat similar views, Deej. But damn, we've become basically polar opposites this off-season. I blame that damn quarterback. :lol:

Oh I do, Hennezilla is like a lightning rod Aqua, I thought the Ginn stuff was bad but I've seen good people banned for that shaved pated' robot.

For whatever reason he really gets people worked up into a frenzy.

"padre31 wrote:

Oh I do, Hennezilla is like a lightning rod Aqua, I thought the Ginn stuff was bad but I've seen good people banned for that shaved pated' robot.

For whatever reason he really gets people worked up into a frenzy.

In all fairness, those folks got themselves banned because they couldn't control either their love or hate of a player...or their ability to just bow out and not type something for 20 minutes :)

"Aqua4Ever04 wrote:

It's like anything else in the game. When you're winning, it's fun. When you're not, people get angry about it. Do you think the Panthers would buy into something like this after the year they had?

EDIT: You and I used to have somewhat similar views, Deej. But damn, we've become basically polar opposites this off-season. I blame that damn quarterback. :lol:

lol..just on a couple subjects bud...I think where it comes from is that I feel this situation deserved a 4 year plan from really analyzing their inheritance relative to other rebuilds.

The fact that I'am willing to still howl is because I know how much of a disadvantage our team has playing in that stadium..Anything that can help them motivate is important to me because they don't have the luxury of adrenaline created by crowd energy..

its nice to read but for me personally i´m done with this wolfpack crap

And what is up with Game show noises at stadiums!? Its absurd the amount of usage these little sounds get all over the place...........

Off topic, check out my "failhorn" blog over at wordpress. http://failhorn.wordpress.com/

He made a freakin quote about how the team is together during a rough offseason, so lets blow it all out of proportion and overreact...

Let them do what the hell they want to do.