Chad Pennington Kindly Asks That You Quit Talking About His Noodle Arm

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Favre Killed the Giants' Title Defense
Published 8/24/2008 at The Sporting Blog
... Speaking of Pennington: he'd have preferred I not made that joke. Chad P. used to ignore the mocking of his below-average arm strength. Now, he's fighting back. ...

Mangini Is Open to Pennington Returning to the Jets ... in a Mesh Hat and Coaching Shorts
Published 9/6/2008 at FanHouse
... And unlike most people, Mangini isn't willing to underestimate Pennington's arm strength, which seems like a good idea, at least if you agree that, as one of the ...

Sorting the Sunday Pile, Week 1: We Have Seen the Future and It Is Matt Cassel
Published 9/8/2008 at FanHouse
... that they sent Phil Simms and Jim Nantz to Miami to cover the game. A game, by the way, played between two teams that combined for five wins last season. Although Favre is still learning the playbook, he had the "chuck and duck" section down cold. He also gave the Jets something they haven't had since Vinny Testaverde plodded his way around the Meadowlands: a quarterback who can throw an out pattern. No knock on Chad Pennington (or his popcorn arm), who obviously upgrades the position in Miami, but the play-action bomb that from Favre to ...