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Pennington is definately the answer. Anyone think we would have made it to the playoffs with McCown? If Henne took the starting job from McCown(he was getting close), he would have stumbled early and maybe turned it on halfway through the season, and I still think we would have missed the playoffs. I see Chad Pennington as one of the major reasons we went as far as we did. He definately has his limitations, but hes makes up for it in soo many other ways. Just his veteran presence, and guidance to his teammates, alone, brings up their level of play. Pennington is our starting QB. And rightfully so.
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Don't you guys get it?
Pennington always looks good against bottom dwelling teams and is good enough to get you 9 or 10 regular season wins (him winning 11 this year shocked the hell out of me).
Problem is, he can't get it done against elite defenses and that's all you see in the postseason. You want Chad behind center against the likes of Pittsburgh or Baltimore? You just witnessed first hand Chad throwing 4 picks, including a pick 6, and getting thrown around all day by the Ravens defense.
When you take Chad out of his comfort zone, he faulters.
His physical limitations make it impossible for him to carry an offense on his back.
I still respect Chad. You really can't find a better leader on and off the field. He's a great guy and he really had the potential to be a great QB in this league. Now injuries have taken their toll and he's severely limited.