Chad Pennington

Chad Pennington
James Chadwick "Chad" Penningtonis a former American football quarterback who played in the National Football League for eleven years. He is currently a color analyst for NFL telecasts on Fox. He was drafted by the New York Jets in the first round, as the eighteenth overall selection in the 2000 NFL Draft...
ProfessionFootball Player
Date of Birth26 June 1976
CityKnoxville, TN
criticism division drafts leader proud replace work year
I told him I was proud of him for all the work he's put in. After all the criticism he's been through, to do what he did this year is remarkable. When your organization drafts someone to replace you and you end up being the leader of a division champion, that's just inspirational.
believe coach decision doubt final heart help lead team wants win
I think that Coach wants me to lead this team if at all possible. Obviously, as a coach, he has to make the final decision and he has to feel in his heart that he can believe in me and have no doubt that I can help our team win and lead this team. A lot of that has to do with my health.
act carry effect himself huge leading players superstar younger
He has superstar stats and he is a superstar, but he doesn't act like a superstar. It has a huge effect on the younger players to see the league's leading rusher carry himself the way Curtis does.
football learn players work
To be honest, it probably made us better football players in the end, ... We had to go out and learn to work with other people.
felt good incomplete pass receiver three time
That was probably the first time in three years that I overthrew a receiver and the first time I had an incomplete pass that I really felt good about.
good indication
That, ... was my first indication that I had a pretty good feel for the guy.
eventually feels matter reads throws trying work worked
It feels much better. I'm trying to work through some things and it's just a work in progress. It's a matter of time. You can't be frustrated. You have to keep working and feel comfortable with making the right reads and eventually the throws will come and you'll get all the kinks worked out.
Well, I'm not where I want to be,
ok work
We have a lot of work to do, ... But as long as we keep making progress, we'll be OK
dolphins drive football good needed offense points step talk team
We talk about our football team complementing each other. The Dolphins put a good drive together, and on offense we needed to step up and put some points on the board. That's what we did.
happy hate missing practice practices
I hate missing practice and I'm happy that I can go through two practices in one day now.
people plenty prove
There are going to be plenty of critics, there already have been, and plenty of people who say I can't make it back and I can't do this and I can't do that. That's the way I want it to be because when you do succeed, when you do prove people wrong, it makes it even sweeter.
care red squander three zone
When you get into the red zone you want to be aggressive, but when you don't have the look that you want to take care of the football, you don't want to squander three points,
feeling finger great receiver
When you have a feeling for a receiver, ... you can't put a finger on it. We just have a connection. He's a great receiver and he makes me better.