I want to go back to 2008 for a second.
I had felt that Beck hadnt been given a fair shot, he was not prepared to play in 07 on a team that he had no business being put out front on, they had noone to guide him and help him on teh field, that team sucked.
Then Bill Puke and Ireland and Sparano drafted Henne
who I had watched alot living in Northeast Ohio,
and I knew Becks days were numbered.
That Henne had issues to work on but had all the talent.
he had to learn defenses and reads, he had confidence and a gun and a poise.
Beck was gone.
In 09 Henne replaces an injured Penny and makes plays with his arm that we havent seen, but does show a penchant for throwing into coverage trusting his arm.
But he takes chances and even wins a game and should have made the deep play to win the colts game if teh Ginn family could catch.
He shows promise, he shows potential being realized.
In 10, do they feed him more of teh reigns and allow him to fly?
No they tighten the reigns, Henne then becomes tentative/hesitant, doesnt trust his own reads, looks over shoulder.
Makes boneheaded decisions, doesnt progress.
The system plays to his weakness, deandds pinpoint accuarcy off timing routes like Penny which doesnt suit Henne.
Chad had worked on touch passes hard but he isnt going to be a finesse passer.
Now in 11 Sparano has an epiphony and they hire Daboll who challenges chad, allows chad to be a leader, to take responsibility, take charge.
To me this where he should have been in 10.
The silver lining is, that he is almost like a 3rd yr player all over again with the bonus of going thru the adversity and can use it as fuel and as knowledge.
So basically I have a level of excitement to see which way Henne takes it.
Does he go in the direction we thought after the 09 season, or is the 10 path in the future?
because It is the biggest question to the season IMO.
If its 09 progression then we will suprise alot of people. if it is 10, we will validate the national media
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