Henne

If nothing else, one very exciting thing happened against the Cardinals. Chad Henne made his debut, and looked great leading the Dolphins on a long touchdown drive in his first during the NFL regular season. The breakdown:

-The first pass he threw was dropped. Receivers, please help the guy out.

-On his second throw you could see his laser-rocket arm (it was that good), threading the needle to, of all people, Derek Hagan.

-The third throw got to the sideline quickly. It's nice not to cringe every time your quarterback throws wide.

-He ran the hurry-up nicely. Very under control and in charge.

-Hagan makes another catch for a first down? Really? Maybe Henne really is good...

-He could use a little more touch on the short ball, but I'm not ready to nitpick quite yet.

-He made his life much easier with a nice fake on the draw play.

-Henne really looked like he made good decisions and threw the ball well, but we have to take everything with a grain of salt because the Cardinals do appear to be giving a bit of a cushion.

-On 3rd and 5 Henne did a nice job of feeling the backside pressure (is this guy a rookie?) and making a hot read, but Ronnie didn't break off of his wheel. The 4th down completion to Greg Camarillo really gives you a reason to smile as a Miami Dolphins fan.

-Ronnie made another mistake, dropping Henne's first TD pass on a less-than-perfect throw. However, Henne's first drive still did end with a TD. Yes.

Note: According to Sparano, Henne will play whenever the score is lopsided in either direction this year. This is good news and the right way to use him, because he should not be starting quite yet.