No, we really haven't been too hard on Henne.  The fact is he is at best a decent backup.  While he hasn't had much to work with -- he hasn't given the offense much to work with either.  Some people think that he's a 'good backup'  even one of the 'best backups in the league'.  I don't think that's remotely the case, and I think it wouldn't be hard to upgrade him.  

 

Chad Henne was abysmal in the Red Zone last year.  His stats outside of that were better -- but some in part thanks to Garbagé time.  

 

I'm not sure we'll upgrade him in Free Agency.  I think we potentially could.  But I think Caldwell will determine it's not worth it in the long run.

 

Are there worse QB's out there?  Absolutely.  But I don't think our aim is 'better than Gabbert' at this point.  Or at least I hope it's not.  Going into next year with Henne as the starter (for the entire year), and I think this team will have another Top 5 pick next year.

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