....and which Quarterback since Marino was 'best'?
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Pennington was in consideration for the league MVP that year, name one post Marino qb thats ever come close to that
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Open and shut case. Chad Pennington. He was so good, it made Tony look like an upcoming coach.
You can actually thank Sage Rosenfels for that great year if memory serves me right.
Didn't Chambers get over 400 yards and like 5 TD'S from the overall playtime Rosenfels got that year?
So what happened the year he had Lamar Smith? Wasn't that the last time MIami won a playoff game? Fiedler without Ricky Williams.
The problem Fiedler had was Norv Turner. Under Gailey Fiedler was a solid to good QB. Gailey understood Fiedler's limitations. On the move and outside the pocker Fiedler was a top 4 QB in the league I believe his first couple seasons. Under Gailey, many experts were predicting Pro Bowl seasons from Fiedler.
Then Norv "stubborn" Turner comes and takes over. He suddenly thinks Fiedler is a Pocket Passer and can hit out patters. He also thought Fiedler could suddenly and magically throw across the field.
Turner, then decides when Griese starts he was gonna make him the bootleg out of the pocket QB. Turner was a joke.
If Miami had Gailey, and Fiedler could have stayed healthy for his whole time here, I wouldn't have been surprised if we actually made a SB. Or, at the very least, made 1 or 2 AFC Championship games. Remember, I am stating if Fiedler stayed healthy, our playoffs would have completely changed seeding wise if Fiedler didn't get hurt. Gailey utilized Fiedlers strengths.
With that said, if Pennington could have stayed healthy, there is no denying IMO that this team would be a perennial threat in the AFC. I am not sure if he would have made us better then with Fiedler, but he probably would have.
1 season, Penny hands down
Over his tenure Fiedler.
If I had to choose right now, a healthy Fiedler and a healthy Penny. It would be a really tough choice, but I would go with Penny due to our OC
Ok let's also look at this.
Penny had the best season when it comes to recent memory? BUt in all seriousness, who believed it was our year? We had hope, and many thought we could make some noise, but did anyone really believe it was our year?
Now go back to that season with Fiedler. I forget the exact season. BUt it was when we started 4-1. Fiedler leads the team back in the 4th quarter against Denver to set up a game winning FG and it's made. At this point, Miami was the team to beat. Everything seems to be going our way.... UNTIL DUHN DUHN DUHN........ Fiedler gets his thumb broked that game.\
I look back at that season and I seriously wonder what could have been if he didn't get hurt. He was playing lights out that season. Fiedler was winning games and hitting WR'S all over the place.
When I think of that season it still pains me knowing we could have had a legit shot to do some serious damage
Penny had the best season when it comes to recent memory? BUt in all seriousness, who believed it was our year? We had hope, and many thought we could make some noise, but did anyone really believe it was our year?
Now go back to that season with Fiedler. I forget the exact season. BUt it was when we started 4-1. Fiedler leads the team back in the 4th quarter against Denver to set up a game winning FG and it's made. At this point, Miami was the team to beat. Everything seems to be going our way.... UNTIL DUHN DUHN DUHN........ Fiedler gets his thumb broked that game.\
I look back at that season and I seriously wonder what could have been if he didn't get hurt. He was playing lights out that season. Fiedler was winning games and hitting WR'S all over the place.
When I think of that season it still pains me knowing we could have had a legit shot to do some serious damage
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i voted for feidler b/c i forgot about penny! but def penny! hands down . . guy just was ailed by injuries his whole career. had that not been the case he would have stayed with the jets forever imo.
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I voted for Fiedler, but I wasn't thinking. Chad Pennington has been the best.
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It's fielder. 3rd in yards all time. 3rd in wins all time as a phin.
easy choice. Penny by a mile. his mvp type season was something one of those clowns couldn't accomplish. No doubt this team would be a playoff contender year in and out with a young Penny. everyone knocks the guys arm, but look at Henne's arm. What about the accuracy....that means ten times more for a QB.
is that really saying a whole lot.. the defense was pretty good those years and so was the running game. fiedler is a good QB but nothing to write home about
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And penny didn't have a good running game and defense too? 3rd best in history of the team is something to write about.
The defense wasn't good when Penny was here. Our best defensive weapon was Chad Pennington, and keeping the ball away from the other team's offense. Pennington could keep the clock rolling all game because the ball hardly hit the ground, and our T.O.P. was like it was today every game. Our defense sucks now and we only gave up 17 points because the other team didn't have the ball too much. Pennington was the same way, but unlike Henne he could engineer the methodical drive whenever it was needed to win or put the other team away. The 2008 team couldn't cover, but their own merit was that they could intercept.