pennington to miami??

[DZA]

Shit, none of the Qb' s miami have on the roster right now are the future.  Why not pick up Chad.  He may have something left in the tank until Miami picks up another QB in the Draft next season.  Chad has more game XP than any of the 3 we have now. At this point, I'll take him for the short term.

[EDGECRUSHER]

My girlfriend is a Jets fan and loves him, so I kinda hope Miami signs him to be their 7th string QB behind John Beck and the Ghost of Bernie Kosar, so that I can buy a Pennington jersey and make her cry.

[Philly Fin Fan]

Shit, none of the Qb' s miami have on the roster right now are the future. 

Something tells me you are wrong on this one. Henne is future.

[MyGodWearsAHoodie]

My girlfriend is a Jets fan and loves him, so I kinda hope Miami signs him to be their 7th string QB behind John Beck and the Ghost of Bernie Kosar, so that I can buy a Pennington jersey and make her cry.

Enjoy sleeping on the couch?

[YoFuggedaboutit]

Chad does not have a strong arm, and is injury prone at times.  He does have good accuracy and can take off when needed. 

Is he better than any of the QB's we have on our roster right now?  Yes.  Should he be in a Dolphins uniform this year?  Absolutely not. 

I think Chad will end up in KC and reuniting with his old coach, Herm Edwards.

[fyo]

The best match for Pennington is, by far, Minnesota, but they're apparently not interested.

As for the Phins... well, if he comes here, McCown is out. That's all it means. And, honestly, that probably wouldn't bother me. Pennington is an extremely bright guy and will make a great coach once he decides to hang up his cleats. I don't have that deep Jets hatred (it's more of a "shallow" hatred), so it really wouldn't bother me too much to see him in aqua and orange. And, heck, if Pennington has soured on the Jets over this whole thing, well, come on down and feel free to get some revenge. I wouldn't mind being part of that ;-)

[Phishfan]

I can't understand why anyone would say Pennington is an upgrade, but we still shouldn't get him. Can you explain why Tommy?

Chad definitely is not the savior, but he is far better than McCown & Beck. I would prefer for Henne to not be the opening day starter. I wouldn't mind seeing him after about a half to three quarters of the season is over but I don't think he will be ready for opening day. He would be a better mentor than either of the other two guys as well.

[simeon]

If it is true Parcells wants Pennington then chances are he will land here. Bill is the man who drafted Chad Pennington so he knows what he is getting. But if he does come to Miami that speaks in volume about Beck and his future in Miami. The Tina must not like what he See's in Beck, and must have zero confidence in him in order to bring in another veteran QB to lead this team, mark my words this is the beginning of the end of Beck as a dolphin and most likely NFL career.

[DolFan619]

If it is true Parcells wants Pennington then chances are he will land here. Bill is the man who drafted Chad Pennington so he knows what he is getting. But if he does come to Miami that speaks in volume about Beck and his future in Miami. The Tina must not like what he See's in Beck, and must have zero confidence in him in order to bring in another veteran QB to lead this team, mark my words this is the beginning of the end of Beck as a dolphin and most likely NFL career.

  Actually, it speaks more about McClown's future than it does for the future of John Beck.  It's only a matter of time before that colossal failure gets his release.

[MyGodWearsAHoodie]

I can't understand why anyone would say Pennington is an upgrade, but we still shouldn't get him. Can you explain why Tommy?

I can explain it. 

The Dolphins should not start the QB (that because of NFL experience) has the best chance of the Dolphins beating the Jets (and Farve) week 1.  But should start the player that if given 16 games of experience would give the Dolphins the best chance to win games in 2009 (and which the Dolphins have signed thru 2010). That means assessing the QBs skill and potential not their experience and past performance. 

This is a rebuilding year for the Dolphins. 

[Brian Fein]

GUYS!!!

PLEASE STOP REMEMBERING THE CHAD PENNINGTON OF 2005-2006.  THIS GUY HAS HAD 2 SHOULDER SURGERIES!!

Chad Pennington is "good enough" and an "upgrade" until the first time the game is on the line inside 3 minutes and he throws a noodle-arm duck that gets picked for 6.  Pennington's career is over.  Can we please work harder to develop Beck and Henne and stop bringing in Gus Frerotte/Trent Green/Brian Griese every friggin year?  He was CUT for a reason!

[YoFuggedaboutit]

I can't understand why anyone would say Pennington is an upgrade, but we still shouldn't get him. Can you explain why Tommy?

For the same reason we shouldn't have gone after Brett Favre.  We need to develop the younger guys.... see if Beck is worth the second round pick Scam Cameron invested in him, and if Henne is as good as advertised in game situations.  Not to mention Pennington has had surgery twice for an injury that would make lifting a cup of coffee difficult for you and I. 

On an entirely different note, let's assume the Dolphins do bring in Pennington.  Who's the odd man out?  Beck or McCown, and why?  Some people are saying Beck's gone, and other's say McCown.   

[Brian Fein]

It SHOULD be McCown - Beck has WAY more potential up-side.  But, it will be Beck cause he's not Parcells' guy.

[DolFan619]

It SHOULD be McCown - Beck has WAY more potential up-side.  But, it will be Beck cause he's not Parcells' guy.

  I guaran-damn-tee that it will be Josh McLoser that gets the axe.  You don't cut ties with Beck without giving him an opportunity too see what he can do in preseason.  Everybody knows what McClown is capable of, which isn't much. 

[ethurst2]

It doesn't matter who is behind center for the Dolphins on Opening Day. If the offensive line doesn't get rolling, whoever the quarterback is will be pummelled.

Even with the running game, there are going to be problems not unless Ricky and Ronnie turn into Barry Sanders.

And if the Dolphins DO get Pennington, then all teams have to do is sit on the short routes. True, he can't hit Brian Fein on a 20 yard post pattern.

All of the stuff going on at Dolphins Camp is really not the QB's fault. For example...

The offensive line has only had a couple of "good" days. You've got defenders on drills having a straight shot to the quarterback. This is not good.

The Miami receivers don't run crisp and precise patterns. I don't care how fast you are, you're nothing if you can't run crisp patterns. Jerry Rice wasn't a world class sprinter but he ran his patterns to precision and got open. I've watched the receivers on tape and they don't scare a defensive backfield.

For all of you Jay Fiedler haters, it's turning out that Jay wasn't that bad of a QB. The problem was that  Jay came after Marino and if he made one mistake, he knew that Wannstedt would pull the plug on the passing game which caused Jay to play tentative which caused him to mess up but he was mentally strong enough to bounce back in the 3rd and 4th quarter of most games.

It feels like 1966 all over again minus Wahoo.