Hey, we are all fans. We love this team and get mad when things go wrong. I personally had higher expectations for Henne, Marshall, and the entire offense. Even with their disappointing, lackluster play this team is 4-4. We lost close games to Pitt, and NY. personally I think we are better than NE, and if Henne completes the pass to Fasano in Baltimore, that game could have had a different outcome.
Now if Pennington comes in and provides that spark and gives this offense more consistency, more leadership, then this team could take that next step. We have the opportunity to go on a run thanks to the way the schedule sets itself up. We have 5 home games left (and we will begin winning at home), and we have proved to be good on the road.
All we need is for our offense to start becoming more consistent. We have the weapons to make it happen. Henne was not playing well in this system, he was not leading the team on the field, and he was making too many costly mistakes. His play, and also the poor run blocking, have been holding this team back. Making the switch to Pennington, at least in my eyes, fixes the QB problem. He makes better decisions, reads defenses better and quicker, is more accurate, will take more chances. This offense needs exactly what Pennington brings to the table.
I can't wait to see this game on Sunday against a really good Tennessee team. This is practically a playoff game because you know that at the end of the season, we will be battling Tennessee for a wild card spot.
I'm also really looking forward to it because it will be the first time in four years that I will actually be there. I will be 3 rows off the field in the corner of the endzone.