Phil Simms Interview about Chad Henne

[wil58]

Probably a good exercise to objectify my understanding of the situation. I'm a Henne supporter.

as i pointed out in another thread. Henne's problems:

No emotion or will to win.

Yes, I agree that the emotion part is an issue. Football is an emotional game and guys feed on each others spirit. This can be intimidating to an opponent and through strength of spirit a team can gain a sizable advantage. But it isn't everything (see Joe Montana). I think Henne does have a will to win though....he wouldn't make it to this level if he didn't have it.

No pocket presence,

Strongly disagree. Last year his big problem was the interior pass blocking breaking down. It was basically impossible to throw at times. Last weeks game was encouraging in this regard because the pressure came from the ends which he handled pretty well.

lacks confidence

Yes, but I can't blame him given that some media don't seem to evaluate him objectively. He seems to have had a target on him since last year in the pre-season from some circles. This snowballs when a play that isn't his fault like the first interception last week puts added pressure on him. I think his teammates have to help with this issue. Given the Crowder and previous Marshall comments though, it seems that some are unwilling.

, slow feet,

not really...decent escapability IMHO

poor decision maker,

I don't really think so IMHO. A lot of his "dumb" picks are on touch pass plays where it just seems he can't place the ball where it needs to be placed or he underestimates the skill of the DB. This is probably a huge reason why he had the lowest percentage of dropped interceptions in the league. Probably more related to his skills than decision making.

clumsy, no athleticism to speak of,

good definition of Pennington. not Henne. I think Henne would have injury issues if athleticism was a problem.

no touch on his passes, cannot drop passes behind linebackers or in front of safeties because of his lack of touch,

I agree. This is his biggest problem. He shouldn't even try these passes (think Favre)

has poor fundamentals (slow as molasses release, low release point, poor in the shotgun and he doesn't even like being in the shotgun, etc.),

I disagree. I think his fundamentals are pretty good.

picks the wrong throwing lanes...

has more batted balls at the line of scrimmage than any QB in the league over the past 2 seasons (because of his low release point and poor choices of throwing lanes),

I think the big problem is the poor interior line play. Should also improve with experience.

he's inaccurate on deep passes and sideline throws , very poor in play action with his fakes,

Deep passes to the right yes....to the left he's pretty good. Sideline throws are only a problem when he tries to put touch on the passes

can't beat shell coverages to save his life, has a lot of problems against various zone coverages, has problems reading any defense unless it's straight up man 2 man,

I have no idea where you see this. I think this is one of his strengths actually.

gets confused on pre-snap adjustments by the defense,

He wasn't allowed to audible so there is very little he can do to avoid impending disaster except call timeouts (which he did alot)

he's not good at hitting receivers perfectly in stride while they're on the move (he's more of a stop dead-target QB where receivers are at a standstill like on curl routes etc),

Given the play design there is rarely any room for receivers to run. Defense never fears the deep ball. Burning them deep a few times will greatly improve this I hope.

stares down receivers constantly...

Also underestimates the speed and jumping ability of defenders

but other than that, he's a pretty good QB

agreed

 

[AtticusFinz]

Most interesting thing about the interview was when he talked about Parcells. Apparently he was supposed to be fired before the season he won the Superbowl but the guy who was supposed to take the job turned down the offer.

 

[Bonedoc7777]

we will see this year if henne is the guy, if not we start over again, the phins did win 7 games last year and six on the road, so he is not brain dead

 

[nyjunc]

Most interesting thing about the interview was when he talked about Parcells. Apparently he was supposed to be fired before the season he won the Superbowl but the guy who was supposed to take the job turned down the offer.

So after 2 playoff seasons in his first 3 years(w/ playoff wins each year before losing to 2 all time great teams) he was going to get fired? from a team that went 19 of the 20 seasons before Parcells w/o making the playoffs?

 

[SR 7]

Henne completed 61% of his passes last year, which is 1% less than guys like Matt Ryan, Mike Vick, Joe Flacco etc. and better than guys like Favre, Sanchez, Cutler, Freeman, Bradford, etc.

Exibit A on why you dont know anything about football...Favre, Cutler, Freeman, Bradford, Sanchez, Vick, Flacco, Ryan have completed more passes that travel further than 5 yards than checkdowns in their careers probably than Henne has in the last 2 years. I can check down to my RB 5 times a game and have my numbers look good especially when I don't complete **** outside of 10 yards. deep passes what was henne again? 7 for 45 or something? lmaooo you are right, Henne is THAT good. Nub, do yourself, finheaven, and society a favor and stop being such a damn homer, its sickening already.

 

[fatkirstyalley]

Matt Moore will be the starter :)

 

[Vertical Limit]

Exibit A on why you dont know anything about football...Favre, Cutler, Freeman, Bradford, Sanchez, Vick, Flacco, Ryan have completed more passes that travel further than 5 yards than checkdowns in their careers probably than Henne has in the last 2 years. I can check down to my RB 5 times a game and have my numbers look good especially when I don't complete **** outside of 10 yards. deep passes what was henne again? 7 for 45 or something? lmaooo you are right, Henne is THAT good. Nub, do yourself, finheaven, and society a favor and stop being such a damn homer, its sickening already.

Post of the year.