If you were watching yesterday's Fins game, I am sure you wanted to throw whatever you had in your hand (pizza, burger, beer, cell phone) at your television set at several points throughout the game. My boiling point? Running the wildcat, not once, but twice in the 4th quarter. The wildcat has averaged around 1.6 yards per carry this season. It has clearly lost its element of surprise. Why Dan Henning is taking Chad Henne out of the offense to run two throw away plays in the 4th quarter is a question that causes me to suffer from a temporary bout of Tourette's Syndrome (apologies to anyone who really does suffer from this disease, I do not intend this to be offensive or disparaging in any light whatsoever). I believe Dan Henning was doing his very best to sabotage our team. I believe he wanted to make things interesting for the viewers. I am clearly kidding, but seriously what the hell was he thinking? Chad Henne orchestrates a beautiful 96 yard drive, and we follow that up with....fill in the blank and use your word of choice.
It is this type of play calling that irks me and brings me to the conclusion Dan Henning must go. Too many times this season the wildcat has stalled drives. Too many times Dan Henning calls for a predictable play (draw play anyone?). There was a point in yesterday's game where my brother successfully called three plays in a row. The sequence went as follows: 1) Draw play. 2) Pass to Davone Bess in the flat for a gain of three. 3) Pass to Brian Hartline. 4) Punt. While I found this hysterical, it only showed that Dan Henning's play calling really has become easier to predict than the sun rising each morning.
This team is mediocre. Brandon Marshall said it best this morning: "Put playmakers in position to make plays. Otherwise, we'll be seeing our kicker in the Pro Bowl."
