Ok so if you told me we would be in the playoff picture this year at all I would have said you were crazy. But thankfully here we are. And yes Chad Pennington has a lot to do with it. But here come the but: But for all his short yardage accuracy there is a larger problem. The same problem that plagued him with the jets. No Long ball. And you relly need some form of long ball to get to the next level. No I'm not saying its time to bench him but we have to look at the big picutre here. He is not a playoff Qb. you cant keep checking down all the time you have to have deep threat. So what do you think about working henne in on long ball situations? Or cominig up with plays that we can give him some reps and still work on making the playoffs. Chad is a gamer but everytime he throws the ball i find my self praying that the ball just gets to the receiver before it gets picked off. Guess Im just thinking out loud but we need a long ball sooner or later. What'a think.
personally, i think its to soon to be getting on the guys case for that. the man is working damn hard for us and is winning us games. he is making the people around him play better and has given our offense a type of swagger we havent had in years. all in all the guy is a team player.
but ill throw you a bone: i agree and disagree with your post. for the disagree, i do believe he is a playoff capable QB. what he lacks in arm strength he more than makes up in other areas, and im not talking about accuracy or not making many mistakes. im refering to his mastery over the no huddle offense. the man can keep our team moving and keep defenses confused and off balance. as well he has shown the ability to improvise at a moments notice. Chad Pennington doesnt lose us games and in my opinion that(among other reasons) makes him a playoff capable QB.
i dont think anyone can disagree that had we not signed pennington Chad henne would be starting by now. that being said, rushing him out there just to throw the deep ball is extremely short sighted. its not like defenses cant see it when number 10 leaves and number 7 runs in. all they would have to do is say "oh, long ball time, get ready".
for the agree part: on offense we do suffer a bit from having a QB that cannot make all the throws. opposing defenses know chads strenghts and weaknesses and knows he cant hit it long and in the playoffs its much more cut throat. also i believe his inability to pull off jay cutler type bombs is a factor as to why our run offense has been underachieving.
all in all, i would like to see us get more weapons around him, than see what happens.
