DOLPHINS: WR receptions

[Richie Wohlers]

It looks like Alex Smith's career in San Francisco is over.  Maybe this is
because he was thrown to the wolves too soon.  Maybe it's because he wasn't
good enough.

Generally, I am pretty leery of throwing a rookie QB out there.

But then, there are guys like Peyton Manning and Troy Aikman who start from
Day 1.

On Mon, Sep 15, 2008 at 5:13 PM, <dolfanbg at comcast.net> wrote:

> It's true that Pennington had zero ints and was only sacked twice.
> Henne had zero ints andwasn't sacked at all.
> Of course, Henne was only out there for one possession and was running the
> two-minute offense, which makes it more difficult for the defense to have a
> strong pass rush.
>
> I'm just saying that with Henne we have more capability to push the ball
> downfield, quicker.  Granted, we loose Pennington's experience and
> decision-making, but right now...  I think it might be worthwhile to
> consder.
> Not that it would get us a win, given the way our D is playing.  But I'm
> tired of our passing game being comprised of  dump-offs to RBs and short
> passes to the TEs.
>
>
> -------------- Original message --------------
> From: ldouglas at gmail.com
>
> > i still don't think they'd play the same defense against henne if he
> > started the game. iirc Pennington didn't throw a pick and only took
> > one or two sacks. that counts too.
> >
> > plus what about this Mathis-at-RG thing?
> >
> > On 9/15/08, dolfanbg at comcast.net wrote:
> > > Okay, here's some interesting numbers to ponder...
> > >
> > > There were 10 receptions made by our WRs during the Cards game.
> > > Six thrown by Henne, four by Pennington.
> > > Non WR receptions: One by Henne, six by Pennington.
> > > Henne through a total of 12 passes, Pennington 20.
> > > Two of our WRs (Ginn and Hagen) didn't have any receptions until Henne
> > > entered the game.
> > >
> > ! > I don't think the Cardinal defense changed that much between the two
> QBs, so
> > > whether it was play-calling by the coaches, or arm strength of the QB,
> it
> > > seems like the way to get the ball into our WR's hands is to have Chad
> Henne
> > > at QB.
> > > I can't guarantee that would mean we would win, or even be more
> competitive,
> > > but if nothing else, it would at least make the game more interesting.
> > >
> > > Bob
> >
> >
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