NFL: 5 starting QBs on the hot seat
By Phil Watson
Chad Henne, Jacksonville Jaguars
Once viewed as the quarterback of the future in Miami, Henne is very clearly the quarterback of the very short-term future in Jacksonville, what with No. 3 overall pick Blake Bortles sitting behind him on the depth chart.
Henne started 13 games for the Jags last season when former first-round pick Blaine Gabbert—since traded to the 49ers—was benched after an 0-3 start. He completed 60.6 percent of his throws for 3,241 yards and 13 touchdowns, with 14 interceptions, a 76.5 passer rating and an ugly Total QBR of 31.9 (36th of 39 qualifiers).
The plan is for Henne to start while Bortles learns the ropes and it is a plan that looks nice on paper. It certainly worked out well for Aaron Rodgers in Green Bay.
Only Rodgers was sitting behind Brett Favre. Chad Henne is no Brett Favre. In 50 career starts, his teams have won 18 of them.
The Jaguars face three playoff teams in the first four weeks of the season and three of those first four games are on the road. They open at Philadelphia, visit Washington, come home for the Colts and go to San Diego. Does that or does that not scream 0-4?
At that point, Gus Bradley might decide that they might as well lose with the kid getting some real-time reps rather than with the journeyman taking up space.