BAMAPHIN 22
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First, I want to start by saying that over the last three weeks, I have found a new respect for QB Chad Henne. The man, despite dropped balls by receivers and HORRID offensive line play, has managed to play significantly better than he ever has before. Part of that I attribute to the fact that Dan Henning is no longer anywhere near this offense. And part of it I attribute to Henne himself.Through 3 games, Henne’s QB rating is 82.4. Not great, but certainly better than last year’s 75.4 rating. He has thrown 4 TD passes, and had at least 3 more TD passes dropped. He has also thrown 3 INTs, two of which came on the last play of the game and one, against the Texans, where he was hit as he threw the ball. But what is more impressive to me is the fact that he has done this in the face of INTENSE pass rush.Henne is on pace to be sacked about 60 times this season!! He was sacked 4 times and hit 12 more times by the Pats (with 17 pressures), sacked twice, hit 8 times, and had 5 QB pressures against the Texans, and was sacked 5 times against the Browns and hit 13 more times. The man faces significant pressure almost every other time he goes back to throw.Now factor in that the coaching staff has had to significantly alter their offensive game plan because of this.The Fins coaching staff brought Nate Garner in as a TE over 20 times against the Browns, and he lined up exclusively on the right side. And the times Garner was not in the game, Anthony Fasano was lined up on the right side. Colombo can run block okay, but cannot pass block worth squat. So Miami is throwing out of a two TE set with Garner doing nothing but helping Colombo pass block. That is ALTERING our offensive game plan.Just imagine what Henne could do if the Fins did not have to bring Garner in? Instead, they could bring in Reggie Bush, sending him in motion, lining him up in the slot, or taking swing passes out of the backfield while also having Daniel Thomas in the backfield. A dual threat (both running and passing) that defenses would have to account for. (Thomas and Bush were never used together against the Browns.) And improved blocking would significantly improve our play action ability as well.When Henne drops back to throw and is given the normal amount of time to throw, he completes 58 % of his passes, as compared to 53.8% when under pressure. His yards per completion drops from 8.2 to 7.1 when pressured. And Henne is under strong pressure about every other time he drops back to throw!And yet, while Henne is playing much better, his completion percentage is down from 61.2% last year to 56.6% this year. Why? A big part of that is because the Oline play is worse this year and because the receivers cannot hold onto the ball.http://finnation.com/?p=4012&utm_so...campaign=the-offensive-problems-are-not-henne
