Quote of the Day

“I think Chad [Henne] has grown immensely since I left here a year ago.  I saw a kid in New York, Mark Sanchez, that is young, I don’t think he’s as talented as Chad Henne.”
                                                                  -Jason Taylor, Miami Dolphins ROLB

Challenge accepted.  This one's actually pretty easy since both players have two years of starting experience (Henne attempted only 12 passes during his rookie 2008 campaign, so we're throwing that data out).  Mark "Dirty" Sanchez' career numbers: 35 TDs, 37 INTs, 55.4% completion percentage, 6.7 yards per attempt, 72.5 passer rating.  Chad Henne's career numbers: 31 TDs, 36 INTs, 60.6% completion percentage, 6.7 yards per attempt, 76.0 passer rating.

As expected, Jason Taylor is wrong.  But maybe not the way we expected.  By the numbers, Chad Henne is not more talented than Mark Sanchez, in fact, they're exactly the same.  Their career numbers are nearly identical over the same span, including arguably the most important QB statistic, yards per attempt, which measures the average number of yards a quarterback gains every time he drops back to pass.  In the "maybe Jason Taylor isn't crazy" department, Henne actually has a higher career passer rating than Sanchez.  Passer rating is one of the few "old" statistics that has held up well to modern scrutiny, so don't dismiss that as garbage, J-E-T-S fans.

Of course, the Football Ranter would be remiss in not mentioning another statistic: Dirty Sanchez' six fourth quarter comebacks and eight career game winning drives.  Henne loses this battle by half -- only 3 fourth quarter comebacks and four career game winning drives.  Take that for what you will, it takes a full team effort to come back and win a game, not just good QB play.

So what can we conclude here?  That Henne and Dirty Sanchez have kinda sucked dicks since entering the NFL.  The difference is that Sanchez has redeemed himself with the media and the fans with some impressive 4th quarter heroics, while Henne...well let's just say Henne has found it difficult not to choke on his own ballsweat during big moments.

VERDICT: Jason Taylor is an asshole.  

PS- Nope, didn't need to do any of that statistical analysis to figure that out.  We pretty much already knew, it was just window dressing for that final point.