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I still have faith in Henson however I look at it like the old saying......"easy come, easy go". I agree with several other posters......patience, patience, patience. :hammock:
abersonc said:What is it that BP warns against -- being an instant evaluator.
Why did we sign Henson to an 8-year contract? Why did we put in voidable years if Henson played extensively? Because Henson is here to be developed.
People compare Henson and Hutchinson too much. Hutch's last chance was in Europe. For Henson, it is just to get him some snaps. If anything these guys are being treated in opposite ways -- Hutch was thrown to the wolves and ruined by Jerry's impatience. Henson is going to continue to be developed slowly.
Nors said:Henson is getting paid like the 6th round pick he was. The voidable years were negotiated in by Henson. He had hoped to reach incentives that would have voided his contract so he could get NFL QB money.
As it stands hes making 3rd year minimum money of like $350K. While Romo is making almost a $1M and received bonus $ last season.
This is not going the way Dallas or Henson had hoped it would. Year 3 and he's playing in NFLe battling it out with Timmy Chang for playing time. He has a chance to make an impact over there, but at age 26 the clock is ticking on him.
Do those two statements make any sense together? You think it's crazy to expect him to do anything in Europe, but you can't believe how many people are writing him off???!!!big dog cowboy said:Henson has so much rust on him to expect anything from him in Europe is practically crazy... I can't believe how many people are writing him off.
TruBlueCowboy said:And I don't mean the admin, Reality.
Fellas, I know we all wanted Drew Henson to be our next Aikman or Staubach. There's something about having a franchise QB in Dallas. It just feels like it was meant to be. After wasted draft picks or salaries on previous baseball projects such as Quincy Carter or Chad Hutchinson, it's safe to say that we were all hoping this was the Jerry Jones QB project that finally worked. But it didn't.
Looking at Drew Henson from the perspective of someone who isn't a Cowboys fan or didn't watch him play at Michigan:
-- Lost his job in the QB backup depth chart to an UNDRAFTED ROOKIE FREE AGENT with only one more year of experience.
-- Sent to NFL Europe, a place usually reserved for 3rd string QBs at best, and usually only journeymen who go from training camp to training camp hoping to land a job.
-- Looked like complete crap in his NFL debut. So much so that the coach felt compelled to bring in a 40 something year old veteran in the 2nd half to try and win the game.
Now looking at him from the perspective of a Cowboys or Wolverines fan, we can all say that five years ago he had some great potential, that no one that removed from football should be expected to perform quickly, that many rookies are failures in their NFL debut, and any excuse you can think of -- but it doesn't look good.
NFL Europe is not the haven for players that NFL teams want to keep. I think the Cowboys are looking for Drew Henson to display some talent that they have yet to see. If Henson lights it up in NFL Europe and perhaps wins MVP like some of the other QBs that have played under his offensive coordinator, maybe he'll come back. But I think Jerry and Bill have already started looking at rookies in the draft or potential veteran free agents to replace him. I think we're going to Romo as our #2 and someone in the draft as the #3, or maybe Dustin Long or another intriguing training camp rookie from last year. I feel if Henson doesn't have a miraculous outing in NFL Europe, he's gone like Chad Hutchinson.
Dallas31 said:when Henson is the cowboys starting qb opening day 2007 I will remember this post...
Nors said:Henson is getting paid like the 6th round pick he was. The voidable years were negotiated in by Henson. He had hoped to reach incentives that would have voided his contract so he could get NFL QB money.
ctalker said:Patience
abersonc said:What is it that BP warns against -- being an instant evaluator.
Why did we sign Henson to an 8-year contract? Why did we put in voidable years if Henson played extensively? Because Henson is here to be developed.
People compare Henson and Hutchinson too much. Hutch's last chance was in Europe. For Henson, it is just to get him some snaps. If anything these guys are being treated in opposite ways -- Hutch was thrown to the wolves and ruined by Jerry's impatience. Henson is going to continue to be developed slowly.
Nors said:This is not going the way Dallas or Henson had hoped it would.
Bledsoe4MVP said:Even a miraculous outing won't save Henson at this point. Face it he is a bust and Jerry Jones made a mistake with this one just like he did Quincy Carter. It's time for Henson to either go back to the minors in baseball or start bagging groceries. He dont' have what it takes to be an NFL QB that's for sure.
Bottom line is there's not enough room for two Drew's on this team. Henson's fate was sealed the day Bledstudsoe was signed. End of story
Zippy Speedster said:So in essesnce Henson stunk up the place SO BAD that Parcells brought in his only viable option on the team at quarterback back into the game---and he was injuried!
Obviously the Dallas Cowboys front office disagrees with you.wayne_motley said:This is madness...I think Henson is a loser