Should The Dolphins Trade Chad Henne?

I completely agree. Chad Henne is a great querterback with an amazing arm. I am fully confident in abilities to take over and lead the dolphins to a championship. What really strikes me about Henne is that he went to Michigan. He started all four years at a perenial powerhouse in Michigan. There program is secound to none. Like you said, he was coached by Scott Leoffler who coached Tom Brady. Only a great school like Michigan could have had such a great coach and a great player. Michigan made Henne a better QB that is why he needs to start 

Brian this is the dumbiest article ever written. First of all, Henne is the future QB for the Dolphins not Pat white. White will ONLY be used for the wild cat. He has too small of a frame to be an every-down QB and if the Dolphins ever try and make him a full time QB, I am 100% positive he will get hurt.
I also believe that the Dolphins would trade pennington before they traded Henne. Pennington is getting old and it is becoming more apparent of his weak arm. Henne is young and has a lot of upside. He has a very very strong arm that will be able to give wrs like Ginn the ability to strecth the field. Henne also has a lot of poise, started 4 years at Michigan. There he was coached by Scott Leoffler who also coached a QB by the name of TOM BRADY. I am not saying Henne will be Tom brady but I am sure he will be a great NFL QB. I am also sure that half way through the year Henne will take over for Pennington's crappy play hence, you SHOULD NOT trade him. Brian, very stupid article. Next time think before you write something this idiotic.

Henne is the QB of the future. He'll be listed as the #3. Should Pennington go down, White will have to step in for the remainder of that game. Only to give way to Henne for the starting roll the very next game. Every player on the phins squad knows their roll. Should be no conflict with Henne...after all he's already been declared the starter after this season.

Student:  Thanks for the input of your opinion.  I found the topic for discussion to be interesting.  I too don't believe, nor would want, the Dolphins to trade Henne as I think he is the future.

Interesting article and discussion. Article speculation is not unreasonable but is unlikely at this time. The core reality is that the Dolphin's brain trust does not have solid data as to the actual performance and capabilities of White or Henne. It may be that White does not have the prototypical size or style but if all of that is meaningless if his performance is superb. Henne is more of the prototype and looks like a long term starter but we have very limited data on his actual performance. In reality it will take White at least a year to learn the system and in the best of circumstances a couple of years for the Dolphins to learn if he is the one. Henne is a little more advanced but it will be a year or more before we know if he can be the one. Absolutely no way that the Dolphins would make a move to trade or exit either of them until the question is answered. The technical issues referred to are easily enough compensated for by having one less special teamer on the roster - a small sacrifice when you are talking about determining the quarterback of the future.

On a larger note, I think that the Dolphins are thinking big with the White pick. The WildCat could be developed to be more than a package, it could become a significant offense. In much the same way that Walsh was able to revolutionize football and win a string of Superbowls by going outside the box and introducing the West Coast offense, the Dolphins could do the same. White is more suited to this than Henne but one could imaging a series of ways to use both of them. All of the NFL teams are basically like businesses competing with each other while selling the same commodities - same narrow offenses, same narrow defenses, same types of players selected. The Dolphins have four pieces - Brown, White, Williams and an increasingly excellent offensive line - to create a different offensive model. Much as San Francisco had a systematic advantage for years because they played their offense all the time while other teams only saw it episodically and had less mastery of it, we could do the same. I am really looking forward to seeing how this all plays out. I am hopeful that we are developing something that could allow us to return back to a period like that in the 70s and 80s when we dominated.

Ok Brian, looks like you wrote this one after a few too many of those Land Shark's. Unless the Dolphins are planning to be the first team to bring the Spread Option offense as the main offense run, then I don't see Henne going anywhere and I don't see Pat White getting serious consideration as the starting QB.

You watched the same games as I did last year and saw how much a conservative game plan Sporano runs. Yes he threw some wrinkles in there and gave Henning some room, but I would be shocked to see the spread offense the base offense of the Dolphins.

You bring up a good point about game day and how they will be listed, but since they carried only 3 active WRs in several games last year they very well so I could see White being listed as the #4 WR. I could also see Henne used as the #3 emergency QB. If they do that it is a huge gamble, but it might be one they are willing to take.

Miami does have many options, but I would be shocked if trading Henne was one they are looking at.

that is the worst thing i have ever heard. they will trade pennington before they trade henne.

OK everyone stop giving Brian crap. LOL . All he did was bring up " what if scenarios, and you all panic.  I agree with alot of what everyone has stated, and I think that the coaches will sit the 5th or 6th WR  on the depth chart and put white in his place, since white can play WR , or they might sit the 4th or 5th running back and do the same. They are not gonna really take the chance of white running the offense if chad p. does get hurt, so they will leave Henne as the # 2 backup and not have a 3rd QB listed.   Remember a long time ago when Jim " crash " Jenson had to be the emergency QB for one half of a game? thats because the dolphins didn't have a 3rd QB on the roster because they had " Crash ", and he played LB or safety all the time.  It will basically be the same with White, only White will be listed as one of the WR's or RB's and pennington will prob. hand off or throw the ball to White a few times a game. like a pitch option, or a screen.

Only reason to trade Henne is if you are going to the Wildcat and/or spread full time or if we decide White is the best QB to run the standard one. Unless we are being sold a big old bill of goods, Henne is the future of the pro set on the team. 

Brian:  If Pennington and White are active and Henne is the clip board inactive QB then it will only be one game White has to be full time QB if Pennington goes down. The next week Henne will be the starting QB and Pennington will be the inactive QB until he heals.   I think the better option is to list White as a RB and give RBrown or RWilliams a rest for that week.  I don't think BP likes scatbacks ala LoBo, but White is a much better scatback than LoBo was.  If White is listed as a WR then let one of the active WRs have a week off to heal or set out for motivation.
I don't think your option to offer Henne in trade  is the best option for the Dolphins.  You did make us think and you got lots of comments to improve your press time.

I don't really think that the Dolphins have a big problem, so much as a wealth of options. Make Chad Henne your #3 QB on the inactive roster, and have Pat White focus exclusively on the Wildcat offense. If Pennington gets injured, they will stop being able to run the Wildcat with White for the rest of the game, but I do not see that as a huge sacrifice.
Nor do I think that it is a big deal if the Dolphins need to substitute Pennington out before they run the Wildcat. It is pretty darn obvious when Pennington lines up wide that the Wildcat is coming. Defenses have at least 5 seconds to react anyway. If White sprints onto the field and the play is signaled into the other players, it will not defenses more than a few extra seconds to react.
The benefits of allowing White to focus on a few Wildcat plays instead of an entire playbook during the first season are enormous. I think that this more than makes up for any inconvenience. 
Now if White proves himself in the first season, I can see the Dolphins running White as the QB in both the Wildcat and regular formations, particularly when they have a big lead. But for this season, keep Henne as the backup and White as the Wildcat. 
Forget trading Henne. If both White and Henne turn out to be great QBs, then we can think about it. But for now, no other teams have seen any reason to give up anything valuable for Henne and it is too risky for the Dolphins losing a potential future franchise player.
Having too many QBs is a nice problem to have!!!!

Interesting article and even more interesting concept.  I think it would be counter productive for the Dolphins in the long run because Henne will prove to be the more durable QB.  But the coaching staff loves suiting up guys that can play more than one position, White is more athletic than Henne and can do just that.  For the record, I got the point of the article!

Brian, I realize that you were just trying to discuss the QB situation and some of the ways it "could" play out regarding Pat White. It was considered one of the most interesting picks in the draft and has created a lot of buzz. As you have written in the begining of your post that coach said he is strictly a QB "for now". I believe those last 2 words are the most important in that sentence.

allday- You sound like a West Virginia homer. Congratulations, you named 2 decent NFL quarterbacks and 1 hall of famer out of how many quarterbacks that have come through the league? If you remember Steve Young had to call it quits b/c of concusions. Young has a much bigger build than White and didn't become a regular NFL starter until later in his career. White is smaller and would benifit from not being a every down player at the start of his career. To compare White to a hall of famer when he hasn't even played a down in the NFL is real JV. I could start a list of "running" quarterbacks that have failed but it would take a lot of time to look up all of those no-name jobronies. Thanks for helping me make my point. FYI, Henne isn't going anywhere.

ALL:

I re-wrote the last 3 paragraphs as I think the wording didn't quite make the impression that I was going for.  Please take a moment and re-read those.  I am not trying to say the Phins should trade Henne, but merely asking if they should.

that is the stupidest column i ever read i have much respect for yu but pat whites body types is not the body type of an nfl quarterback. henne will start at some point this year and pat white will be the #2 guy. thats y they got rid of John Beck hellloooo!!!

    How is Pat White going to fit in the offensive scheme when Henning throws in the towel? Remember, Henning is the creative force behind the Dolphin's offense and he's not exactly a young man. 
  As far as skill goes, how can anyone claim that Henne has not proven himself. He only had one chance during the regular season and he drove the offense down the field to put seven on the board. He exercised percision and poise while doing so. Pat White hasn't played a down in the NFL and has question marks about his size and abilities.
    I believe this whole, "White is a Qb and will be developed as such" bit, is just a smoke screen. Parcell's and company are not going to reveal what they have in store for Pat White until the Dolphins are on the field during the regular season.

great article!!!
pat white = steve young
pat white= mark brunell
pay white= doug flutie
pat white does not equal kordell stewart

except they r both black..
if white gets a shot he will succeed.
you gonna tell me he cant do what pennington does?

bye bye henne!

Henne will be Miami's starting QB week one. The team is built to win with an inexperienced QB now. Henne will be the starter, White will be #2, and Pennington will be the one with the clipboard. Just look at the Baltimore game. Penningtons lack of arm strength was the major shortcoming. The front office has been talking all off season about progress stoppers, guys who are taking valuable experience from the future of the franchise, and Pennington is the poster boy!! Not only is he blocking Henne, and now White's progression, but Ginn's too. The only reason Ginn hasn't made a Pro Bowl is because he hasn't had a guy at the helm who can throw the ball 30-40 yards accurate and HARD, and Henne is that guy. At the end of the year, Henne will have taken 70% of the snaps, White 25%, and Ronnie 5%. You will see. Henne is the future. To suggest Miami will trade him is obsured. Also, if the phins don't have White returning kicks and punts, they need their heads examined!

I'm not saying they should.  But it's a legitimate question in terms of what the future holds.  Henne is pocket QB and the Dolphins are moving towards a spread attack which better fits Pat White.  If Henne ends up as the number 3 QB I don't think it's because he hasn't progressed but because the Phins feel they will get better use out of White.  It's going to be interesting to watch.  The article is not about "We should trade Henne" but rather what is his real future on the team and "Should" we trade him...not "We should trade him".

I don't think they are stupid enough to do something like that. Pat White is a nice change of pace but honestly I don't think he stacks up to Chad Henne as far as a NFL starting QB prospect. I expect this kind of talk to contune and become more and more annoying. Everyone wants to fall in love with the athletic QB but let me ask you this. How many QB's that have been in the NFL with similar skill sets and size as Pat White have won a Superbowl in recent memory? I can't think of one. Thats because the majority of the time the Superbowl champ has a true prototype NFL quarterback. Sure there have been some exceptions but most turn out at best to be good but never great quarterbacks and even more so not champions. I understand where your going with this, but you failed to mention other options for the starting game day roster. They can list White as a receiver or a running back and still have Henne active. This regime has shown they will put the best players on the game day roster despite whatever conventional wisdom says. Last year we had game's with no Fullback on the roster at all because they didn't want to waste a roster spot on a infirior player. I think that "both" White and Henne will be active. Lets not fall into the shiny new toy syndrome and forget what we have in Henne. I would trade away Pat White before Henne anyday. For all the talk of the wildcat and the abilities of Pat White it is not the base offense. The execution of the base offense effectively is more important than a change of pace formation and a change of pace player. Henne has much more potential as a every down quarterback than White. I wish everyone would just remember when Pittsburgh tried to make Kordell Stewart into a everydown QB. Didn't work out to well, did it?

With all due respect tx, not a chance in hell they are mulling that option!