Henne #1 qb?!?

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Peter King mentioned in his article how several scouts he has talked to like Henne best out of any of the QBs in the draft. Interesting. He thinks someone will trade up into the low teens to grab him.

interesting stuff. I really like him and Brohm as high picks, and Ainge as a low round pick.

[SkinBasket]

I'll be happy if any team other than GB takes Henne in the first round. It'll be like when the gym teacher made the team captains pick one of the retarded kids first for dodgeball. Well, kind of like that anyway, because they play football and not dodgeball.

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He's got a big arm, has the pedigree you look for, and has showed he can play and win the big game with an amazing performance against Florida in the bowl game.

He's decent.

[Zool]

So was Dan McGuire and Elvis Grbak. QB's are so overhyped it drives me crazy. Hell Grossman has a "big arm". Could just mean that he plays whack a mole more often than most guys.

[The Leaper]

I actually like Henne. Most people underrate Big Ten QBs simply because their numbers aren't as gaudy as others who work in gimmick offenses that don't translate well to the NFL. Henne has the size and arm you are looking for in an NFL QB. I think he is one of the top 40 players in the draft...but top 20, I doubt it.

I'm not a fan of Ainge. The guy made tons of horrible throws in his career. I saw him firsthand against Wisconsin at the Outback Bowl in January...he wasn't impressive.

[oregonpackfan]

He's got a big arm, has the pedigree you look for, and has showed he can play and win the big game with an amazing performance against Florida in the bowl game.

He's decent.

Henne does have many of the qualities you cite, Partial. One of his main weaknesses is his lack of elusiveness when confronted with a strong pass rush.

[SkinBasket]

He's got a big arm, has the pedigree you look for, and has showed he can play and win the big game with an amazing performance against Florida in the bowl game.

He's decent.

What pedigree is that? Did his parents have super powers I'm not aware of? Other than apparently randomly turning invisible?

He's also demonstrated he can lose the small games - Appalachian State small, and the big games like Ohio State where he was all of 11/34 for a whopping 68 yards with the same regularity he can play well against an over hyped Florida team.

I would think durability would be a concern as well given his constant injury status last season combined with his lack of elusiveness.

[Deputy Nutz]

4 years and I don't think he ever beat Ohio St, and got stoned in the Rose Bowl two times, looked really bad when playing against Southern Cal, couldn't handle the pressure.

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4 years and I don't think he ever beat Ohio St, and got stoned in the Rose Bowl two times, looked really bad when playing against Southern Cal, couldn't handle the pressure.

and i know for a fact that many U of M fans in ann arbor hated him as QB

[Carolina_Packer]

I agree, let him go to someone else. I don't see him as being a big deal in the NFL. I would prefer them go after a QB in the third. Perhaps someone like Josh Johnson who might even be there in the 4th or 5th. Just make sure it's an accuracy guy who can play WCO, and can ellude the rush a bit.

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I agree, let him go to someone else. I don't see him as being a big deal in the NFL. I would prefer them go after a QB in the third. Perhaps someone like Josh Johnson who might even be there in the 4th or 5th. Just make sure it's an accuracy guy who can play WCO, and can ellude the rush a bit.

yeah, why don't we hear more about johnson?

i don't care if he was playing against middle school kids last year

43 tds and 1 int is insane. it shows me he's smart with the ball but is still capable of making plays himself

[Carolina_Packer]

Someone who could develop behind Rodgers, but not someone who might be an immediate threat to him. Perhaps Craig Nall will be back as an insurance policy.

[dissident94]

If Rodgers cannot take the competition and threat of another QB then in my opinion he cannot take the threat and competition of other NFL teams. This whole idea of just handing it to Rodgers and making sure he has no competition is a joke. Draft a QB with 1 of our first three picks. If he is better than Rodgers then after the year we will know which is best. We need to solidifyt he QB position now

[The Leaper]

He's also demonstrated he can lose the small games - Appalachian State small, and the big games like Ohio State where he was all of 11/34 for a whopping 68 yards with the same regularity he can play well against an over hyped Florida team.

Skin -

Please show me how Henne lost that App State game for Michigan. Was Henne somehow responsible for giving up 34 points and making Armanti Edwards look like John Elway? Did Henne choke when two field goals were blocked? Where was Henne playing on defense when they let App State move the ball 70 yards in a minute with no timeouts?

Henne's offense posted 480 yards of offense in that game. I don't see how Henne was primarily responsible for the loss.

Henne also wasn't the culprit in most of Michigan's losses in big games...in his four losses to OSU, he only threw 2 INTs. It was the defense that continually failed the Wolverines against the Buckeyes in recent years...not the offense. Michigan's offense was relatively prolific throughout Henne's career.

The only big game where I think Henne really choked was against ND in 2005. That was a major stinker for Henne.

[Fritz]

4 years and I don't think he ever beat Ohio St, and got stoned in the Rose Bowl two times, looked really bad when playing against Southern Cal, couldn't handle the pressure.

I was not aware Henne had a drug problem. However, he is not terribly mobile - not even in evading the pass rush - and he does get nicked up and miss games.

I'd be okay with the Pack drafting him - if they didn't have to trade up. Not excited, but okay. He seems to me to be more likely to be the next Brian Griese than the next Tom Brady.

It wouldn't fire me up if they drafted him. I'd have to trust Ted on this one.