Quote:What are you basing these views on? It's been rehashed over and over. As starters go Henne is in a class with Gabbert and Geno Smith.

 

As a backup he'd be considered "average" for a second stringer going by his stats and I'd consider him below average as a second stringer since he offers no prospect for development.

 

As a third stringer I'd consider him good, and if he stays in the league past this season it will probably be as another team's third stringer. Wouldn't surprise me if after this year he became this team's Boumann and got called in off a tractor in case of emergency.

 

Personally, I base it on the performances over his career.  As you say, it's been hashed over and over again, but most people understand what Henne is; it's only a small contingent that say he's a bad player.  He's a good backup who I hope to heck we keep and he'll be a serviceable starter while we get Bortles ready (projecting his stats from last year, and assuming about a 5% increase in efficiency he should throw for nearly 4000 yards and 20 TDs).  I know that some people like to throw out his good games, claiming they happen during 'garbage time' but I guess you could claim that about any player you didn't like.

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