first off, Henne wasn't trying to throw the ball to the tackle. That is crap. He was avoiding a sack and threw it to a uniform, ANY JAG UNIFORM, to avoid a sack. Smart move really. He actually got away with intentional grounding if anything. Not that Henne was spectacular Sunday, but he had quite a few drops,  Shorts in the end zone for one. Shorts catches the TD, and Henne doesn't throw a pick 6 a couple plays later.  Batted balls like volleyball players also did not help. Bottom line, Henne moved the team,  He didn't look pathetic throwing dirt balls on screens, and he is trying to make something happen with next to nothing at TE and WR while getting killed by the line collapsing.

Bottom line, making chicken salad out of chicken sht is not easy.

 

This is not to say Henne was great, or that Henne is the answer, or I love Henne. Clearly he is not. But he looked better yesterday than Blaine has looked.

Henne can have some terrible, really terrible days, but Yesteryday was not one of those terrible days. He did Ok, given the total Circumstances.

 

But to subject of thread, Denard at QB? Someone has lost their mind. Emphatically NO.

In fact, I am not sure why there is a roster spot at all for the quote "offensive weapon". If he was drafted with trick plays in mind or to get the ball to him in space, it is not being done. He may be fast, but there are tons of fast guys who don't fit a position. Just like Tebow may be a great college player, Denard is about the same deal. Trying to train him to be a wide receiver or running back in the NFL because he was fast and shifty in college is probably a losing proposition, that idea of "change a player" or "train a player" at the NFL level rarely works. See Matt Jones and many others. Sometimes GM's get so giddy over speed, they get a guy that has little use on a team because of other deficiencies.

 

So whose idea was it to draft this guy? I don't care how low it was, and how little he costs, he takes a roster spot. Use it on a guard/center.

As far as KR, well he doesn't really seem to want to bring it out, and the rules now have made kickoffs hard to return even if he had the want and will to bring it out.

Keeping a player just for Kickoffs has become outdated with most balls being kicked to the back of the end zone.

 

Players like this, Robinson and even Sanders, getting hyped by the GM and coach endlessly, and then contributing NOTHING, and will probably continue to contribute nothing, franchise QB or not, are some of the first bad moves by Caldwell. He should have picked up some centers and guards instead of Robinson.

I hope the GM improves and grows into his new job.

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