Sunday, July 30, 2006

Drew Henson's Stock Rising?

Matt Mosley had this in his DMN blog regarding Henson.
Is Henson long for this team?

For the handful of you guys still holding out hope for Drew Henson's future in Dallas, here's some encouragement.
Contrary to what I'm reading in a lot of your comments, the Cowboys haven't given up on him.

Henson was completely deflated after the club pretty much dismissed his performance in NFL Europe. He goes to Dusseldorf and puts up respectable numbers behind a suspect offensive line. He also had a Frenchman trying to pick up the blitz.
Anyway, he came back home and apparently turned some heads at the veterans' minicamp.
And people that should know say Bill Parcells is attempting to wipe the slate clean and actually give Henson a chance. After last season's training camp, Parcells didn't even know Henson was still on the roster.

The one thing that Henson has over both Drew Bledsoe and Tony Romo is mobility. He's the best athlete of the three and can make plays when things fall apart.
The problem is that he seems to think too much on the field. Coaches are trying to get him comfortable enough with the offense to simply react.
I'm not saying Henson's going to overtake Romo during training camp. Just saying don't write him off completely.