Quote:I am not romantizing Garrard at all...but his best year under center blows Henne's out of the water...as for the long TDs being short passes...I say that about any QBs that do it...much like Tebow's passes in the win over the Steelers...it was all the WRs...just like IMO it was all Blackmon...you're not a good QB when you throw the ball in the air 5 yards and your WR makes people miss, out runs some...and goes 60+ yards for a TD...I don't care what the stats say.

 

As for let's see how good he is "knowing the jobs his"...how does that make him a better QB?

 

We are on the same page though with wanting a QB to stand in the pocket and deliver the pass vs. self sacking...

 

Garrard's best year was a ho-hum statistical season.  The TD to INT ratio was what it was because he was terrified to take risks.  How many times did we watch him see an open receiver, pat the ball and hesitate, and go to his dump off? 

 

You say you're not a good QB if you throw the ball 5 yards and the guy goes for 60.  That's pretty much what Garrard lived off of during his time here, but somehow you're not romanticizing him? 

 

Henne was interviewed in the locker room yesterday, and his entire tone was completely different from what we heard last year.  He's clearly focused on proving the naysayers wrong.  He's made it very clear that he needs to improve.  I think he's expressing more confidence in not only his ability to get better, but he's trusting the front office to improve what he's got to work with on the field, and he's trusting the coaches to put him in a position to do more with the offense.  It may not be dramatic improvement, but it doesn't need to be.  He's filler for this year and nothing more.  He understands that, and I think it's going to motivate him to up his game.  Knowing he's the starter walking into the season will allow him to focus on getting better. 

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