Quote:Let's not let the passing of time cloud the mind.  Henne was every bit as good as Garrard 2009.

 

Garrard's best season, 2007, was one where he effectively managed the game as asked.  He had not one, but two outstanding running backs and a very capable and stout defense to bail him out, and bail him out they did quite often.  Of the only two memorable plays of his entire career, one was blind luck (Hail Mary) and the other was assisted by a blatant hold that wasn't called or it would have never happened.

 

He was carried by the team throughout his career, which (even in down seasons) was certainly exponentially more talented than what we put on the field last year.  If we had competent play at QB during his tenure, we'd certainly gone better than 1 for 2 in the playoffs.

 

I don't think Henne was as good as 09' Garrard. Garrard took care of the ball better, throwing 10 picks in 16 starts compared to Henne's 14 picks in 13 starts. Garrard was also superior in Passer Rating, completion %, YPA, and overall record. Henne edges him out in yards but that's about it.

 

As for the hold in the Pittsburgh playoff game, yes it was a hold, it still should not have been needed because of the blatant PI call the gave Pittsburgh the lead. Fair's fair, but I don't know why you're bringing this up, because Henne's never even sniffed a playoff game. 

 

Henne's supporting cast in Miami was every bit as good as Garrard's supporting cast post-2007. And we had competent QB play. A great QB would've taken the team much deeper, but the divisional round game in NE was far from Garrard's fault. In fact, I seem to remember our Defense getting steam-rolled along with having both Dennis Northcutt and Matt Jones drop TD's in the second half. 

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