being able to call audibles at the line is another HUGE thing for our offense that doesn't get talked about much...

try to stack the box, we'll change the play for 1-on-1 with Marshall, a matchup nightmare... play too far back, and get Reggie the ball with some room, or let Thomas pound it up the gut... no more succumbing to the will of the Defense... its time for us to dictate a game...

 

nice read. We are so overdue for a QB to develop. Hoping Karma is on our side for Henne to be our QB. We don't need a Marino, but if he can be a top 10 QB, we can finally have the dolphin pride again.

 

I think being able to audible and playing out of shotgun is going to make a world of difference for Henne. Never understood why those two things were such foreign concepts to that senile old goat Mr. Henning or why Sparano would allow such nonsense.

 

Didn't Henne say he didn't like the shotgun last year? I seem to remember that.

Henne could audible last year, but he only had a run/pass option. I don't know how much of the playbook he can call at the line but I imagine there are still limitations on it in some way. Even Peyton Manning only goes to the line with 3 or 4 plays as possibilities.

 

You have to be able to change the pass type or the run type to have any chance of success. Otherwise you're just at the mercy of the OC. And if the OC's play calling is as bad as Henning's was most of last year, you have no chance.

Henne did say he didn't like the shotgun. But as I said last year, it's actually a formation that merged well with his skill set as long as he was giving multiple receiving options and one of those was an outlet. He completed something like 66% of his passes out of the shotgun last year. His problem was that he threw INTs when he forced passes out of that formation. IMO part of that was the timing since we often used it in obvious passing situations and part of it was the receiving options he was given. What often happens to QBs in the shotgun is that they have to take their eyes away from the field to catch the ball. They still have to read the D but they have less time so everything feels rushed. If they have a short progression set young QBs often just force it to one of those two receivers. A longer progression set can force them to take it more step by step. I expect that this year Henne's improved pocket sense and more options will lead him to take that extra second and not rush things as much.

 

I don't know how well he'll do but it's obvious he is no longer the robot following strict orders, but has the flexibility to change plays as he feels fit.
If he chokes we can't blame Henning.
I hope he doesn't

 

We concur !

 

Henning's own Offensive Philosphy book states espouses a view that OC's are not to trust QBs. An OC must avoid letting QBs hurt the team too much. Like they are his natural enemy or something. Nice friggin philosophy. No wonder he was okay with Wildcat. Keeps the ball out of the QB's hands.

Maybe some QBs can still operate that way, hogtied by a 'mentor' who expects them to ****-up, but a young QB like Henne actually needs to be nurtured, supported, developed. Henning's attitude sucked and Henne struggled. You saw it happening as the season went on.

Henning even said at one point that he didn't care who the QB was, he wouldn;t change anything to help them or suit their skill set. What a ****ing ego on Henning. The QBs had to beat themselves into the shape henning desired, or it was the QBs fault... of course it was the QB's fault. The premise of Henning's whole philosophy is that the QB is probably going to be at fault. What a surprise when the prophecy fulfills itself.

Whew. Man I am SO thrilled Henning is gone.

 

If Henne can put up the same QBR in the regular season as he did this pre-season I would be definiately satisfied.

 

If Henne posts a 90+ QBR and we are ranked in at least the top half of the league in rushing and defense I think we make the playoffs.

Or go 10-6 and miss the playoffs narrowly.

 

But that is exactly the way you want it, you take away the barriers that make success difficult and allow the qb an environment that allows him to succeed, then it is up to him to step up and do it. So if he doesnt, there isnt much left to speculate. Sure there are always external factors that any qb cant control, but a good qb keeps those from effecting him and avoids that situation/route/decision etc. If receiver falls down, it is going to happen, and even an int could result, but is it consistently happening? a receiver may run a wrong route, but is it a repetitive mistake? as a leader he needs to lead and make sure they are on the same page. falling down is something that happens but isnt a cosnsitent factor. With henne having the freedom, cant blame playcalling cause if you dont like the play vs defense you call one you do and if you fail it is on you, if you call teh play you had better understand the routes you are calling. You read the defense so you need to understand where you are attacking it.

I think Henne succeeds, he has confidence, he looks like he did in college, in charge, this is his team. It is teh way it should be, all teh excuses taken away, it is clearly a sink or swim situ for Henne and HE decides which

 

Can you imagine Henning and Marino.

 

Dan didn't listen to Shula , he certainly wouldn't have listened to Henning if he thought he wasn't getting the right feedback.

Danny wasn't going anywhere , Henning would have or he would have listened to 13.