Which of these free agent qb's can challenge Chad henne
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A few has beens and a lot of never weres (kind of like Henne). Deja vu all over again. Passing on QB's in the draft, and talking about which retread to try out...Ugh... Another lost season 'waiting for Henne to develop'. I need a drink already.
Rumor is if we can't get Palmer it will be Bulger....who some say that the year off was great for rehabbing his body and mind after taking a beating in STL.
Not a lot of options out there for a pulling guard...Justin Blaylock from ATL is one though.
Depending on whether Sparano things Incog can be an effective pulling guard...prob better to be plugged in and left at RG.
Same goes for pass rusher...not many studs out there....Matt Roth is available but not likely here. Other than too high priced Charles Johnson.....
We need to find a quality gem (ala Davone Bess) in the class of undrafted fa's.
I read that Pouncey offers more versatility at center where he can pull to both sides. Center is also the premium position and after being picked so high....I am betting he gets first shot at C.
Henne or bust. Bring in any relatively cheap free agent to serve as a back-up this year. Give Henne his last shot to lead the franchise. If he does well then that is great, but if he does poorly then we should have an early selection. At that point, draft one of next year's top quarterbacks and look to the future.
Aqua&Orange Wrote:
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> Ireland already announced that Pouncey is already
> penciled in as our starting Center.
There he goes again...penciling guys in and announcing it. Henne was penciled in as our starter last off season. What good did THAT do us. I really wish Sparano would stop making these kinds of announcements.
If Pouncy is not our starting center on day 1, then we are in a lot of trouble with this draft pick. He was the highest C drafted in more than a decade, by a large margin. First round Cs are expected to be Pro Bowlers, and quickly.
I just hope Pouncy doesn't crumble under the pressure. The expectations are really high for him not only because of where he was drafted but also because of his brother.
montequi Wrote:
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> Aqua&Orange Wrote:
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> > Ireland already announced that Pouncey is
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> > penciled in as our starting Center.
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> There he goes again...penciling guys in and
> announcing it. Henne was penciled in as our
> starter last off season. What good did THAT do
> us. I really wish Sparano would stop making these
> kinds of announcements.
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Well he was telling the truth, right!? He wasnt lying.
berkeley223 Wrote:
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> If Pouncy is not our starting center on day 1,
> then we are in a lot of trouble with this draft
> pick. He was the highest C drafted in more than a
> decade, by a large margin. First round Cs are
> expected to be Pro Bowlers, and quickly.
He went 3 picks higher than his brother, from just a year ago. That's hardly a large margin.
And if he winds up being a G, so be it. Mike Iupati was taken at #17 a year ago. Taking interior linemen in the middle of the first round is not unheard of.
I truly hope thats not the case. I wish for him to become a pro bowl center. We been lacking a good center for a while. And thats the most important position on the OL.
We get a pro bowl center of this and the whole OL improves i dont care whos playing guard.
Aqua&Orange Wrote:
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> I find it funny that people on this board are
> bashing Dolphin players, and taking up for patsie
> players.
RESPONSE: Are you talking about this thread or another thread?
I re-read this thread and all it talked about was Henne and Pouncey.
I think Bulger is probably the guy that it winds up being. As long as none of the other "QB needy" teams don't decide that he is their guy, too.
Palmer is the best one available. But, the issue is what you have to give up, if Cincy will trade him at all. On Sirius, a couple of the guys have suggested that the Bengals owners are so mad at Palmer for doing this, they would prefer to force him into retirement, rather than be strong armed into dealing him elsewhere. The bottom line is that Palmer has not been the same guy he was before his knee injury. How much of that is on him, and how much of it is a declining supporting cast in Cincy? Are you willing to give up a first or second pick to find out? I'm not.
The Kevin Kolb thing is ridiculous. The Eagles created this market for him by getting rid of McNabb. People are like, "Kolb must be good, they got rid of McNabb in favor of him." Yet, he has done nothing on the field to warrant the hype. This is brilliant manipulation by the Eagles. Let's hope we are not the team that falls for it. All I can say is, "remember AJ Feeley."
At the worst, Bulger comes in and is a veteran mentor for Henne. If Bulger has been revitalized by his year off, like Kurt Warner was, then he is more than legitimate competition for Henne. And you can get him cheaply.
You can't force this QB thing. You need a franchise guy. But, when there aren't any available, in the draft or free agency, you can't force it. If you do, that's how you wind up with trading for AJ Feeley or Daunte Culpepper or drafting Ryan Leaf or Brady Quinn. It may not be want fans want, but in a year when half of the offseason has already been lost, sticking with Henne and pairing him with a veteran like Bulger may make the most sense of any move they could make.