The Henne era is officially over for the Dolphins

[Spider-Dan]

http://www.sun-sentinel.com/sports/miami-dolphins/sfl-chad-henne-dolphins-career-over-12,0,1889265.story

Miami will not extend Henne an offer when his contract expires on March 13.

The article points out that with virtually the same weapons, Matt Moore posted a significantly better passer rating and a much better win % than Henne.  I am forced to agree.

I can only hope the Jets pick him up.

[Brian Fein]

Stats don't lie, but I still think Henne got a raw deal, and has improved.  I think a change of scenery will do him some good and, in the right system, he could be successful.

[hordman]

Stats don't lie, but I still think Henne got a raw deal, and has improved.  I think a change of scenery will do him some good and, in the right system, he could be successful.

I agree, I was a Henne backer.  He was tough (took some hits, never complained), big arm, but he never seem to make the plays when MIA needed them.  Now, this could be combo of both him & the players around him (looking at you Brandon), but I believe he had enough shots and just didn't get the job done. Wish him well.

/this prob comes back to bite MIA in the a$$ when they face his new team and he leads them on a game-winning drive and knocks MIA out of the playoffs. LOL

[DZA]

/this prob comes back to bite MIA in the a$$ when they face his new team and he leads them on a game-winning drive and knocks MIA out of the playoffs. LOL

It usually DOES, I do see Henne coming back to light the Fins up. 

But then again i said the same thing about John beck when the Fins played Washington so who knows what will happen.  I like Henne and hope he gets another shot somewhere.

[Dave Gray]

I liked Henne on and off, but I can't say he got a raw deal.  He had the opportunity to improve, and didn't do it enough.  When another QB came in with the same staff and saw better results (not just win/loss, but general offensive production), I think it's time to move on.

[Brian Fein]

When I say he got a raw deal, I mean from the fans.  Fans decided during preseason of his rookie year that he sucked, and its difficult to change a fan's mind once they decide something.  Rookies have to come out of the gate hot and stay hot or else they will never win the favor of fans.

[Dave Gray]

I don't think it's difficult to change the fan's minds at all.  They will jump on and off the bankwagon based on results.  Henne could never get results and stay healthy

[AZ Fins Fan 55]

I liked Henne and I think he can be successful in this league. I wish him well and like others have stated I hope he doesn't come back here an and tear the Phins a new asshole when he does.

[Spider-Dan]

When I say he got a raw deal, I mean from the fans.  Fans decided during preseason of his rookie year that he sucked, and its difficult to change a fan's mind once they decide something.  Rookies have to come out of the gate hot and stay hot or else they will never win the favor of fans.

Find me any Dolphin fans that thought Henne "sucked" after the first orange jersey game against the Jets in '09.

At that point, Henne had more fan support as "the QB of the future" than any QB since Marino (and that was his second game as a starter).  He had all the fan support in the world through week 15 of '09, having went 7-3 as a starter, sweeping the Jets and splitting with NE.  It was the pathetic three-game losing streak to close out the season (against 6-7, 7-7, and 8-7 teams) that soured the fanbase on him, and a repeat in 2010 didn't help.

[Cathal]

As far as I remember, fans thought Henne was the future for a while, even me. He just didn't improve enough, and then to see Moore actually get better production, it kind of shows how slow of an improvement Henne made.

[Landshark]

Find me any Dolphin fans that thought Henne "sucked" after the first orange jersey game against the Jets in '09.

At that point, Henne had more fan support as "the QB of the future" than any QB since Marino (and that was his second game as a starter).  He had all the fan support in the world through week 15 of '09, having went 7-3 as a starter, sweeping the Jets and splitting with NE.  It was the pathetic three-game losing streak to close out the season (against 6-7, 7-7, and 8-7 teams) that soured the fanbase on him, and a repeat in 2010 didn't help.

+1

[Pappy13]

I don't think it's difficult to change the fan's minds at all.  They will jump on and off the bankwagon based on results.  Henne could never get results and stay healthy

I think what Brian was alluding to and I agree with in part is that fans seem to believe that you're either great or a bum. No one is just average. Henne was average, but the vast majority of people considered him to be a bum because he wasn't great.

I call it the MikeO syndrome.    Just kidding MikeO.

That's just my opinion, I could be wrong.

[MikeO]

When I say he got a raw deal, I mean from the fans.  Fans decided during preseason of his rookie year that he sucked, and its difficult to change a fan's mind once they decide something.  Rookies have to come out of the gate hot and stay hot or else they will never win the favor of fans.

No they didn't. Henne didn't even play his rookie year he sat the bench with a baseball cap and watched Pennington play. Don't re-write history

Then after his first game the Monday night vs the Jets in his 2nd year where he lite up the Jets defense Henne had the support of EVERY Dolphins fan on the planet. Too bad that will probably be his best game ever and he has sucked ever since then. The guy can't play and had numerous opportunities to prove it. He sucks!

[MikeO]

I think what Brian was alluding to and I agree with in part is that fans seem to believe that you're either great or a bum. No one is just average. Henne was average, but the vast majority of people considered him to be a bum because he wasn't great.

I call it the MikeO syndrome.    Just kidding MikeO.

That's just my opinion, I could be wrong.

You are wrong! Henne isn't just average. He sucks!  He loses games, throws INT's and can't lead a friggin TD drive to save his life.

There is no middle ground with Henne, he sucks! The numbers don't lie!

[Pappy13]

See what I mean? 

Thanks MikeO, I knew I could count on ya! 

I know everyone thinks that Henne is crap and Moore is ready to take Miami to new heights, but the reality is that Moore WASN'T signficantly better this year. He was a little better. 87 passer rating against 79 passer in 2011 with the same personell. And Moore padded his stats with GREAT games against KC and Buffalo where he posted a 147, 133 and 122 passer rating and his TD to INT ratio was 8 to 0. Other than those games he wasn't any better than Henne. Don't forget that the offense didn't really get going until about 8 games into the season, that there was very little preseason and there was a new offensive coordinator, new players etc. You throw all that into the mix and it's pretty obvious to someone as stupid as me that Moore looked MUCH improved as the year went on and he got comfortable with the offense, they figured out how to use Bush etc. No one really knows what Henne would have been able to accomplish this year had he stayed healthy. So yeah Moore looked great against some very suspect teams this year. I'm in no way convinced he's ANY better than Henne was.

Now I'm not crying for Henne that he was let go. He had his shot and he didn't produce, time to move on. I get that. But lets be honest here, anyone who thinks that Moore is gonna do a lot better than Henne did is fooling themselves.