I think he is an average at best backup.  I willed myself through this season by telling myself, "only x more games and I won't have to see this awful guy anymore."  The thought of him even having the potential to see the field makes my stomach turn.  It's probably an unpopular opinion, but I would almost prefer drafting a rookie QB early who could potentially start day 1 and a rookie late who is more of a project (similar to RGIII and Cousins) and let them compete with Gabbert and Scott. Let the competition determine who stays and who goes in camp.  And to be honest, I would probably draft another QB in the first 4 rounds the following year.  The rookie pay scale allows teams to acquire QBs much more easily than in years past.  Worst case scenario, you have TWO guys who can run the offense with efficiency and maybe you trade one down the line.  My mentality is we need to draft them early and often until one steps up and can run this offense.  Our offense has been doo doo for far too long.   Henne is a security blanket.  An insurance policy.  Okay..  but if he's called on, is he significantly better than what you would have with a rookie?  His stats say no.  His track record says no.  So why commit $3.5M or whatever to lock him into sticking around a couple more years.  Just so we can trot someone out to lose games for us?  He makes me miss Garrard for crying out loud. Even the games we won he was:

 

vs TEN 14-23 for 180 yards and 2 INT

vs HOU 23-32 for 239 yards 0 TDs

vs CLE 22-40 for 195 yards 2 TDs and 1 INT

vs HOU 12-27 for 117 yards and 2 TDs

 

The notion we are screwed without Henne coming back doesn't resonate with me.  These numbers are from the games we actually WON.  And they stink.  Gimme somebody, anybody new to try to get excited about.  I can't fake it with this guy anymore. 

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