that dumb article from tim graham a few days ago has seemingly struck a nerve with fin fans. Heres an article that explains things pretty well, imo.
http://www.thephinsider.com/2010/6/8/1506536/are-expectations-currently-too
any thoughts? cus i think he's right - i haven't seen many dolphin fans going overboard with their expectations for henne...despite what espn's dumb blogger says.
http://www.thephinsider.com/2010/6/8/1506536/are-expectations-currently-too
there's more but i know i cant post entire articles for obvious copyright issues.The Dolphins are one of many teams around the league who currently have a good young quarterback on the roster who might be the franchise's long-term answer at the position. Like Matt Ryan in Atlanta, Joe Flacco in Baltimore, Matthew Stafford in Detroit, and even Mark Sanchez in New York, Chad Henne will enter the 2010 season as the unquestioned starter at the game's most important position.
Also like all of those guys mentioned above, Henne is far from a proven commodity. Yes - he showed flashes of great potential in spurts last season. But we really still do not know what Henne might become.
That's why the comments made by owner Stephen Ross over the weekend made such headlines. Call it the curse of the great number 13 if you'd like. But when anyone comes out and says publicly that a relatively unproven quarterback will "go down as the greatest quarterback in Miami Dolphin history," you instantly raise the expectation level to potentially unreachable heights.
With that said, I'm a little surprised about a post on ESPN's AFC East blog by Tim Graham in which Graham seems to think that Dolphin fans are going "a little too gaga over Henne." Perhaps Graham is a little bit out of touch with true Dolphin fans. After all, while many fans are very optimistic that Chad Henne could become a really good quarterback - maybe even a top five quarterback - I'm not seeing many fans at all who are already anointing him as the second coming of Dan Marino.
any thoughts? cus i think he's right - i haven't seen many dolphin fans going overboard with their expectations for henne...despite what espn's dumb blogger says.