Bet on Chad

As a Miami Dolphin fan it disturbs me to know that other fans are booing what is going to be our starting QB for the team. It might not be the most popular choice, and it might not even be the best choice but it is the choice that our head coach has made so we must support it. Now before anybody say's I think Chad Henne is a better QB than Kyle Orton would be mistaken, I think at this point that Orton is a better decision maker than Henne but the fact is Orton is not on our team and until he is there is no discussion to take place. What I will do is give you some reason on why you should actually bet on Chad to make progress this year as the starting QB of the Miami Dolphins.

1. 61.4 % completion rate, which means he is pretty accurate and that decision making skills are the focus of his practices. He has the accuracy just needs to grow up mentally and he could take a giant leap forward.

2. Last year what killed him was cruical interceptions but stat wise he was plagued by bad luck. Out of all passes he threw that were defended only had two drops by defenders. Which just means he was unlucky guy and even with another case of bad luck defenders should have more drops than just two this year. So I expect interceptions to go down this year to around the 12-13 range which will put the Dolphins in place to win.

3. This will be his second year with Brandon Marshall. Last year one of the biggest complaints from Brandon Marshall was that he was not being targeted enough, and that could of been from lack of practice with one another but I feel this year he will have a better relationship with his big time receiver. This means his big time receiver should make more big time plays, also allowing the other WR's to get some one on ones to make plays of their own.

4. Reggie Bush while I don't think will be a huge factor in the running game will benefit Chad Henne. Bush will give him a great pass catcher out of the backfield that can turn a small play into a huge play. This in-turn will make defenders know where Bush is at on the field causing gaps for TE's and slot WR's. Reggie Bush is an X-Factor for this team and needs to stay healthy because he will make Chad Henne better.

There are still some concerns that come to mind when I think of Chad Henne and that being will he progress on throwing deeper routes, mental mistakes, and coaches let him open up the offense. He is a QB that does not need handcuffs and like many QB's in the league needs confidence from his coaches and peers. I think he is getting them both so Phin Fan's stop worrying about a QB not on our team and start Betting on Chad.



-Beerbomber