NYPhin24
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"If you listen to the players on the team, Garrard, a nine-year veteran who missed last season because of a back issue, sounds a lot like Pennington.
He's a former Pro Bowler who has started 76 games, and has a career quarterback rating of 85.8, which is 22nd all-time. His career quarterback rating trumps what upper echelon quarterbacks like Eli Manning (82.1), Matt Hasselbeck (82.2) and Jay Cutler (84.5) have produced in a similar time span.
Marino has a 86.4 career quarterback rating, but in fairness to the NFL legend, Garrard is playing in a more passer friendly era of the NFL. But Garrard's body of work as a starter for the Jaguars serves as proof he's not chopped liver, and can get the job done if he stays healthy.
In fact, Garrard was the architect of 11 fourth-quarter comebacks, and 18 game-winning drives during his Jacksonville days, which proves he can do something Henne sparingly did as Miami's starter. Garrard can kill an opponent, pulling out come-from-behind wins, and finishing off close games.
Considering the Dolphins lost four games in that fashion last season that trait should come in handy if Garrard can manage to beat out Moore, and convince Miami's coaches to put first-round pick Ryan Tannehill on ice for at least the first half of the season. The only way to do both is by mimicking Pennington's steadying presence, and produce victories."
"If you listen to the players on the team, Garrard, a nine-year veteran who missed last season because of a back issue, sounds a lot like Pennington.
He's a former Pro Bowler who has started 76 games, and has a career quarterback rating of 85.8, which is 22nd all-time. His career quarterback rating trumps what upper echelon quarterbacks like Eli Manning (82.1), Matt Hasselbeck (82.2) and Jay Cutler (84.5) have produced in a similar time span.
Marino has a 86.4 career quarterback rating, but in fairness to the NFL legend, Garrard is playing in a more passer friendly era of the NFL. But Garrard's body of work as a starter for the Jaguars serves as proof he's not chopped liver, and can get the job done if he stays healthy.
In fact, Garrard was the architect of 11 fourth-quarter comebacks, and 18 game-winning drives during his Jacksonville days, which proves he can do something Henne sparingly did as Miami's starter. Garrard can kill an opponent, pulling out come-from-behind wins, and finishing off close games.
Considering the Dolphins lost four games in that fashion last season that trait should come in handy if Garrard can manage to beat out Moore, and convince Miami's coaches to put first-round pick Ryan Tannehill on ice for at least the first half of the season. The only way to do both is by mimicking Pennington's steadying presence, and produce victories."