I think if Pennington stays healthy....

[raving]

Pennington is peaking in his career. Frankly I hated him as a Jet. I kinda felt tortured by the guy because watching him I thought he was so athletically average that there was no way he deserved to win. So that added to the fuel for me (as if any of us Dolfans need any) when we played the Jets!

I mean it killed me the way he would methodically drive the team down the field and seem to milk the clock and somehow get that difficult 3rd down when it seemed by all measure he should not be able to - but he would throw to Chrebet and he would squirm out of some sloppy tackle and run 20 yards.
It aged me!

Now I think he is actually better then he was. Strangely he is peaking.

I guess that happens to athletes - as their body fails more, their minds or cerebral dimensions to the game expand and improve.

He really is Griese-esque. Griese used to que off of an incredible offensive line and a good to excellent running game. He would operate and control a methodical time consuming, rhythmic offense. Very cerebral. Great subtlety.

Pennington does that. The wildcat is a nice compliment and it gives this team the opportunity to change the pace.

If Pennington stays healthy this team has a shot.

 

[nyjunc]

He was at his best 2002-2004 before the shoulder injury. He's still very good when healthy but not as good as then.

 

[Clipse]

Pennington to Coles. God I hated it.

 

[dolpns13]

Pennington to Coles. God I hated it.

loved the hits zach always put on coles though

 

[nick1]

He was at his best 2002-2004 before the shoulder injury. He's still very good when healthy but not as good as then.

maybe so but his arm strengh looks better then ever, its still bottom half of the league but accuracy is far more important. that TD to fasano was just beautiful. i know he was wide open but alot of QBs don't do that under that kind of pass rush

 

[j-off-her-doll]

He was at his best 2002-2004 before the shoulder injury. He's still very good when healthy but not as good as then.

I agree. Before his injury, his arm was average or slightly below - rather than bordering on pathetic. I do think he's a bit smarter, but I'd still the pre-injury Pennington any day.

 

[nyjunc]

loved the hits zach always put on coles though

You are referring to the one illegal hit in the Christmas Night game of 2006?

maybe so but his arm strengh looks better then ever, its still bottom half of the league but accuracy is far more important. that TD to fasano was just beautiful. i know he was wide open but alot of QBs don't do that under that kind of pass rush

His arm strength is certainly better now. His arm looks to me like it did in 2006 early season and 2007 preseason before his ankle injury. His arm since 2006 has started out strong and faded as the season went on.

 

[GeauxFinns3705]

Pennington to Coles. God I hated it.

Coles was good. I hated Penny to Chrebet. How in the HELL did Chrebet get open everytime it was 3rd and 8?

 

[Fin #10]

I agree. Before his injury, his arm was average or slightly below - rather than bordering on pathetic. I do think he's a bit smarter, but I'd still the pre-injury Pennington any day.

Before the injury his arm strength was never questioned. Everyone knew he didn't have a cannon, but it wasn't talked about nearly the way it is now.

 

[DefensiveEnd76]

He has Jay Fiedlers arm. Throws lobs when it's only a 30 yard pass

 

[Spiff]

He has Jay Fiedlers arm. Throws lobs when it's only a 30 yard pass

You prefer Culpepper's arm, right?

 

[gfish24]

You are referring to the one illegal hit in the Christmas Night game of 2006?

U mean great hit on Coles, he was never fined for that...just made all the highlight reels

 

[dlockz]

You prefer Culpepper's arm, right?

LIke either qb won anything in this league.

 

[Yamilo]

Pennington is peaking in his career. Frankly I hated him as a Jet. I kinda felt tortured by the guy because watching him I thought he was so athletically average that there was no way he deserved to win. So that added to the fuel for me (as if any of us Dolfans need any) when we played the Jets!

I mean it killed me the way he would methodically drive the team down the field and seem to milk the clock and somehow get that difficult 3rd down when it seemed by all measure he should not be able to - but he would throw to Chrebet and he would squirm out of some sloppy tackle and run 20 yards.
It aged me!

Now I think he is actually better then he was. Strangely he is peaking.

I guess that happens to athletes - as their body fails more, their minds or cerebral dimensions to the game expand and improve.

He really is Griese-esque. Griese used to que off of an incredible offensive line and a good to excellent running game. He would operate and control a methodical time consuming, rhythmic offense. Very cerebral. Great subtlety.

Pennington does that. The wildcat is a nice compliment and it gives this team the opportunity to change the pace.

If Pennington stays healthy this team has a shot.

The bolded part seems to be exactly the opposite nowdays. 3rd and long it's pretty much a given that he won't convert. Seems happy to just get a 5 yard completion and then have us punt the ball away.

 

[nyjunc]

You are referring to the one illegal hit in the Christmas Night game of 2006?

U mean great hit on Coles, he was never fined for that...just made all the highlight reels

He wasn't?

The NFL has fined Miami linebacker Zach Thomas $7,500 for a helmet-to-helmet hit on New York's Laveranues Coles last Monday night.

The hit, which came in the second quarter of New York's 13-10 win, left Coles with a cut on his chin.

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