There hasn’t been too many times that you could say the above about Joey Harrington since he entered the NFL as the third pick of the Detroit Lions in the 2002 NFL Draft. He has been a resounding disappointment for his entire career. But, his decision to sign with Miami makes him look at least somewhat savvy since he is the current starter over Miami’s other off-season quarterback acquisition, Daunte Culpepper. This brilliant decision making has gone unnoticed for far too long and I am here to bring attention to it. Although, it’s not like he is really tearing it up as a starter in Miami.While in Detroit, Harrington had a career record as a starter of 18-37, more interceptions than touchdowns and a fairly low passer rating. Because of this ineptitude Detroit traded him to the Miami Dolphins during the 2006 off-season. These certainly aren’t numbers that could win him a starting job in the NFL and he knew it. There were a number of teams (Cincinnati, Denver and Miami) he could have signed with but he would have been a backup at each team. However, he determined that his best chance to win back a starting role (presuming that is what he wanted) would be in Miami behind Culpepper. So, for once in his career Harrington has made the correct read, although he "won" the starting job after Culpepper was benched with an injury, and let's praise him for it.
By the way, what the hell is up with the new hair-do for Harrington? He kinda has a Keanu Reeves look going on.
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It's more Dave Grohl than Keanu...either way it will never be "The Joey Harrington" look.
Hey look, if Theismann says he's a good quarterback, then he's a good quarterback:
"Joey Harrington is providing the Miami Dolphins with the sort of leadership and smart play that they've been lacking for years. "
Smart play, why of course.
The Grohl resemblance really is uncanny. And I seem to remember Harrington plays the piano.
Wait a minute...has anyone ever seen Grohl and Harrington in the same room?
Joey Ha Ha is a fairly good-looking multi-millionaire. Even if he's a lousy QB, he's got a pretty good life.
And he might have said, "You know what? I've followed Daunte while I've been in the NFC North. There's a fair chance he could actually suck."
I’ve followed Harrington since he was a sophomore at Oregon. He was a phenomenal QB for Oregon and he always found a way to win in the 4th. His NFL career with Detroit was unfortunate for him, but it was an improvement for an otherwise disappointing Detroit team. He’s a good match for Miami because, despite his stats, he knows how to win games when he has a good team to work with. Joey Harrington is a winner. He will do well with Miami.
Tavi.
y'all will see... he became a star at Oregon in pretty much the same situation. A.J. Feeley went out injured Joey's Soph. year, and the ducks went virtually unbeated from then on.
Lions can't blame Joey for the defense giving up 40 pts. a game.
Glad to see him with a team with some talent and class. By the way, it took UO's receivers several games to consistantly catch those laser spirals.
duckoutawater
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