- Chad Henne takes a mid range beirut shot
As a somewhat involved (read: fanatical, LOCO) Dolphins fan, I was dubious to say the least about the Chad Henne era. He had been generally unimpressive in the preseason and his garbage time appearances last season. As a Dolphins fan, I am conditioned like a lab rat to be inherently distrustful of any quarterback not named Marino. After he showed up with a grade A, old fashioned Jets-Whoopin on Monday Night Football, my interest was piqued. But it wasn’t until I received this intel from Ricky Williams that I had to immediately order my Henne jersey: Chad Henne is the greatest beer pong player in the world. And given the young nature of the sport, likely the G.O.A.T.
Random anecdotes about your quarterback can carry different messages to the fan. For example, Tom Brady is one of the finest knitters in the northeast United States. But being the best at the sport of kings, Beirut? That requires a steely eyed intensity, preternatural dexterity, and a nearly inhuman tolerance for Milwaukee’s Best Light that only champions possess. THOSE are the qualities I want in my quarterback.
I for one believe Ricky’s testimony. And I only need to cite one event: I personally witnessed Chad Henne complete a touchdown to Ted Ginn. As someone forced to watch future UFL replacement level player Ted Ginn’s.. heh heh, “career”, I can attest this is no small feat. In fact, I am pretty sure Ted Ginn does not even manipulate his hands in reception attempts. If you don’t perfectly nestle the ball within millimeters of the target, it just bounces harmlessly off of Ginn. And then he runs out of bounds… just to be sure. To do this from 50 yards out? Unbelievable.
And just for fun… if I was holding an invitational Beer Pong tournament for NFL quarterbacks, the seeding would look like this: 1) Chad Henne 2) Matt Leinart 3) Kyle Orton 4) Ben Roethlisberger 5) Rex Grossman 98) Jamarcus Russell 104) Tom Brady
