Dolphins quarterback Chad Henne has completed back-to-back solid preseason efforts.
Henne’s play has quieted fan grumbling in Miami for now and raised hopes that Miami’s transition to their new offense under coordinator Brian Daboll will be productive.
One reason why Henne is excited? He’s finally allowed to act like a grown up quarterback and audible to any play he wants.
“Oh, it’s great,” Henne told Jeff Darlington of the Miami Herald. “It’s full reign.”
In the past, Henne could adjust protections. Or he had “check with me” options where he could pick between two plays. Now he can adjust to any play he wants, like most veteran quarterbacks not coached by Mike Martz.
“I think if we see a [defensive] look out there, Daboll said I have free reign to go ahead and get a new play. He wants to get us in the best plays, and it’s my job to do that,” Henne said.
Henne doesn’t need to turn into Peyton Manning for the Dolphins to be better than people think. He just needs to be average, and let a potential top-five defense do the rest.
