Aug 24th 2008 11:55AM by Ryan Wilson (author feed)
Filed under: Dolphins, Jets, AFC East, NFL Fans
Former Marshall quarterback, Byron Leftwich, is known for his strong arm and reverse-fast-pitch windup. Another alum, Chad Pennington, drafted three years before Leftwich, is also known for a certain passing-related peculiarity. Namely: his deadly accurate popcorn arm.

Yep, Pennington can knock a bottle off a fence post, just so long as it’s no more than 10 yards away. Actually, it’s hardly news that the Dolphins’ newest quarterback has a weak(er than NFL average) noodle; that scouting report has been following him around for as long as he’s played football. But now, entering his ninth NFL season, Pennington has a request: please shut up about it. ”The perception is that way because I never defended myself — I just let people talk,” he said in a private moment last week. ”But it’s perception — it’s not reality. You get tired of hearing about it.” But the story has taken on a life of its own. Legend has it that Pennington needs a cut-off man on nine routes, but that’s a slight exaggeration.Continue Reading