Rain in Rhein for Henson
By Os Davis on May 9, 2006 09:08 AM
"Bledsoe's at the age where he can't just throw, throw, throw," said Coach Bill Parcells at his mini-camp press conference, "I want to have another arm in there." -- Clearly, one guy who sat up and paid attention to the Tuna's words was Drew Henson, despite the physical distance of an ocean between he and his coach.
The former Michigan Wolverines signal caller has been battling for the number two spot for the Dallas Cowboys ' QB position since joining the Cowboys in 2004 after an astounding three years out of football while trying to make the New York Yankees squad. Snatching away the job in 2004 enough to see action in seven games, Henson started once to go 10 of 18 for 78 yards and a touchdown pass. This season, Henson will be taking on Tony Romo (the guy Henson played tug of war with last season) and undrafted Yale alumnus Jeff Mroz.
Henson is the only one of Tuna's four QBs currently getting a proper full-on workout, leading the 5-3 Rhein Fire of the NFL Europe developmental league. The sole Cowboy on The Continent, Henson was relegated to Rhein by Parcells almost immediately following the end of last season. Henson is having a decent season with the Fire, ranking fourth in the league with an 84.7 QB rating.
Drew Henson is attempting to learn a fundamental rule of proper play, a struggle that has eluded him since returning to the game: turnovers are bad. After all, wrote Henson himself in a piece for the Dallas Morning News online, "Coach Parcells makes the point repeatedly that the team that wins the turnover margin wins nearly 80% of time." Additionally, Henson may have hurt his chances of making America's Team due to some poor play in the clutch. In Week Four against Amsterdam, an interception killed a literally last-minute drive in a 35-31 game. Last week, in a must-win game, Henson's performance ... well, left a little to be desired. Henson could get nothing going in the second half coming off the bench for the first time this season, completing a mere five for thirteen.
In a piece written for the Dallas Morning News online version, Henson stated that he was looking forward to playing against rival Frankfurt: "...I really like being booed by thousands of people, preferably not my home fans though." Though Dallas fans are not the most impatient in the world, emergency subbing for Bledsoe will no doubt be a tough sell in the Lone Star State no matter who the unlucky hurler is.
And the Tuna may have even less patience.
"Bledsoe's at the age where he can't just throw, throw, throw," said Coach Bill Parcells at his mini-camp press conference, "I want to have another arm in there." -- Clearly, one guy who sat up and paid attention to the Tuna's words was Drew Henson, despite the physical distance of an ocean between he and his coach.
The former Michigan Wolverines signal caller has been battling for the number two spot for the Dallas Cowboys ' QB position since joining the Cowboys in 2004 after an astounding three years out of football while trying to make the New York Yankees squad. Snatching away the job in 2004 enough to see action in seven games, Henson started once to go 10 of 18 for 78 yards and a touchdown pass. This season, Henson will be taking on Tony Romo (the guy Henson played tug of war with last season) and undrafted Yale alumnus Jeff Mroz.
Henson is the only one of Tuna's four QBs currently getting a proper full-on workout, leading the 5-3 Rhein Fire of the NFL Europe developmental league. The sole Cowboy on The Continent, Henson was relegated to Rhein by Parcells almost immediately following the end of last season. Henson is having a decent season with the Fire, ranking fourth in the league with an 84.7 QB rating.
Drew Henson is attempting to learn a fundamental rule of proper play, a struggle that has eluded him since returning to the game: turnovers are bad. After all, wrote Henson himself in a piece for the Dallas Morning News online, "Coach Parcells makes the point repeatedly that the team that wins the turnover margin wins nearly 80% of time." Additionally, Henson may have hurt his chances of making America's Team due to some poor play in the clutch. In Week Four against Amsterdam, an interception killed a literally last-minute drive in a 35-31 game. Last week, in a must-win game, Henson's performance ... well, left a little to be desired. Henson could get nothing going in the second half coming off the bench for the first time this season, completing a mere five for thirteen.
In a piece written for the Dallas Morning News online version, Henson stated that he was looking forward to playing against rival Frankfurt: "...I really like being booed by thousands of people, preferably not my home fans though." Though Dallas fans are not the most impatient in the world, emergency subbing for Bledsoe will no doubt be a tough sell in the Lone Star State no matter who the unlucky hurler is.
And the Tuna may have even less patience.
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