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First off, if you decide to respond to this thread but have nothing intelligent to add, please don't. Every QB thread ultimately turns into a flame war where someone starts to bash Henson/Romo. It's ok to have a preference and an opinion as to who you think, at this time, is better at the QB position. However, please remember that Henson and Romo are both Cowboys-- they wear the same star every one of our players does. If you can hope that one or the other fails (and I know some of you do) how can you call yourselves real fans? We should be in both of these guy’s corners.
“Why are there so many posts dedicated to THE BACKUP QB POSITION?” I’ll tell you why—Quarterback is the most important position in the game and our starter is old and takes more hits than any other QB in the league. If we had Tom Brady or Carson Palmer at QB, we wouldn’t be having this discussion. On top of that we have two prospects who look promising and share similar traits. Neither one of these guys was drafted in the 1st round, Romo was an UDFA probably for the sole reason that he played college ball at a smaller school. Henson decided to give baseball a shot but played football at a big time school. With Romo being an UDFA and Henson being away from the game for so long, both were long shots to be starters of an NFL team.
The truth of the matter is, at this point, nobody knows who the better QB is. You can argue that Romo is number two on the depth chart and Henson is number 3. Your argument may be legitimate—Romo is number 2 so he must be further along than Henson. However, how many times has Parcells said not to look too far into this. In addition, both of these guys played poorly in preseason last year.
So lets move on to what we do know (or sorta do)…
We know that Payton showed interest in bringing Romo to NO. We also know that Bledsoe said something to the effect that if he missed a game, he may never see the field again because Romo would steal the starting job. Parcells also seems to be a little higher on Romo, but with all the head games he plays, nobody can really be sure. I haven’t seen enough of Romo to make an assessment for myself, so all I can do is go by the interest he has generated in former coaches (Payton) and comments by our current players (Bledsoe.) It is also the general belief that Romo has outperformed Henson in TC thus far and will get significant playing time in the preseason (straight from the mouth of the Tuna.) Does significant playing time mean more time than Henson? Nobody knows. Are these legitimate facts? No, but it’s really all we have at this point.
Let me preface this by saying that I watched every Rhein game with my own eyes. Unlike most others, I am not disappointed in the way Henson has played. Parcells said he was hoping to see more; maybe this is a motivational tool, maybe not. Henson’s receivers were plagued with injuries and even when they did get on the field they dropped everything. You can’t really expect a QB to light it up when his supporting cast can’t carry out their jobs.
From watching Henson with my own eyes (for the entire season) this is what I know:
Henson has a cannon for an arm and can make all the throws; the majority of his passes are tight and show incredible zip. Henson can buy himself time in the pocket and throws very well on the run. He is mobile in the pocket and will even take off with the ball when he needs to. Who can forget the throw to Z. Smith on the sideline of the end-zone? Henson threw that ball with just his arm (he was scrambling the opposite way) and hit Zuriel right in the hands. Henson made a lot of throws that made me say “Wow.” I also believe Henson showed good progress on his touch passes towards the end of the season. His biggest problem IMO is that he doesn’t go through his progressions all the time. Henson’s decision making also seemed to be decent; he didn’t try to force the ball into coverage too often. I don’t think Henson has benefited from the coaching staff changing his mechanics.
Unlike some of you, I’m rooting for both of these guys. I’m also excited about the talent this team has at future QB. I hope both of these guys get to play with the first team in preseason; that is the only way we can really make an accurate assessment of both players progression.
What are your intelligent thoughts?
“Why are there so many posts dedicated to THE BACKUP QB POSITION?” I’ll tell you why—Quarterback is the most important position in the game and our starter is old and takes more hits than any other QB in the league. If we had Tom Brady or Carson Palmer at QB, we wouldn’t be having this discussion. On top of that we have two prospects who look promising and share similar traits. Neither one of these guys was drafted in the 1st round, Romo was an UDFA probably for the sole reason that he played college ball at a smaller school. Henson decided to give baseball a shot but played football at a big time school. With Romo being an UDFA and Henson being away from the game for so long, both were long shots to be starters of an NFL team.
The truth of the matter is, at this point, nobody knows who the better QB is. You can argue that Romo is number two on the depth chart and Henson is number 3. Your argument may be legitimate—Romo is number 2 so he must be further along than Henson. However, how many times has Parcells said not to look too far into this. In addition, both of these guys played poorly in preseason last year.
So lets move on to what we do know (or sorta do)…
We know that Payton showed interest in bringing Romo to NO. We also know that Bledsoe said something to the effect that if he missed a game, he may never see the field again because Romo would steal the starting job. Parcells also seems to be a little higher on Romo, but with all the head games he plays, nobody can really be sure. I haven’t seen enough of Romo to make an assessment for myself, so all I can do is go by the interest he has generated in former coaches (Payton) and comments by our current players (Bledsoe.) It is also the general belief that Romo has outperformed Henson in TC thus far and will get significant playing time in the preseason (straight from the mouth of the Tuna.) Does significant playing time mean more time than Henson? Nobody knows. Are these legitimate facts? No, but it’s really all we have at this point.
Let me preface this by saying that I watched every Rhein game with my own eyes. Unlike most others, I am not disappointed in the way Henson has played. Parcells said he was hoping to see more; maybe this is a motivational tool, maybe not. Henson’s receivers were plagued with injuries and even when they did get on the field they dropped everything. You can’t really expect a QB to light it up when his supporting cast can’t carry out their jobs.
From watching Henson with my own eyes (for the entire season) this is what I know:
Henson has a cannon for an arm and can make all the throws; the majority of his passes are tight and show incredible zip. Henson can buy himself time in the pocket and throws very well on the run. He is mobile in the pocket and will even take off with the ball when he needs to. Who can forget the throw to Z. Smith on the sideline of the end-zone? Henson threw that ball with just his arm (he was scrambling the opposite way) and hit Zuriel right in the hands. Henson made a lot of throws that made me say “Wow.” I also believe Henson showed good progress on his touch passes towards the end of the season. His biggest problem IMO is that he doesn’t go through his progressions all the time. Henson’s decision making also seemed to be decent; he didn’t try to force the ball into coverage too often. I don’t think Henson has benefited from the coaching staff changing his mechanics.
Unlike some of you, I’m rooting for both of these guys. I’m also excited about the talent this team has at future QB. I hope both of these guys get to play with the first team in preseason; that is the only way we can really make an accurate assessment of both players progression.
What are your intelligent thoughts?
