August 29, 2008 Josh McCown has been dealt from the Dolphins to the Panthers, according to Fox Sports.
Our View:More details should be disclosed soon. Carolina needed another quarterback following the injury to Matt Moore.
August 21, 2008 The Miami Herald states that Josh McCown is on the roster bubble. Chad Henne and Chad Pennington are fighting for the No. 1 and 2 spots at quarterback, meaning McCown is battling John Beck for the final spot on the depth chart.
Our View:Beck remains on the trading block, and McCown may garner interest from another club as well.
August 9, 2008 It appears the cloudy quaterback scenario in Miami may be clearing, or at least the clues left thus far suggest it is. The Fins have announced Josh McCown , listed as the team's starting quarterback in their early depth chart release, will not appear in the team's first preseason game of the season, according to the Miami Herald. Reports from the Herald indicate coach Tony Sparano has informed John Beck that he will be playing the first and third quarters while rookie Chad Henne will man the second and fourth.
Our View:With Chad Pennington joining this mix and clearly sitting as the favorite to start in the regular season, the Fins need to determine which quarterbacks will stay and which will be moved elsewhere. This could be an opportunity for both Beck and Henne to show they deserve a shot, but one might also wonder if the desire to keep McCown healthy for a potential trade is serving as motivation. Regardless, the Dolphins will learn from the game and will be making decisions based on those performances. Unnamed sources with the team are quoted in the story, indicating Beck is already viewed as the odd man out. Thus the Fins are going to give him one more shot to strut, and if they don't like what they see, he will be moved. Stay tuned.
August 9, 2008 With the signing of quarterback Chad Pennington to a two-year contract, the tenures of Josh McCown and John Beck in Miami are shaky, according to ESPN.com. The Dolphins will not carry four quarterbacks on their roster, and Chad Henne is safe, leaving McCown or Beck as the choice.
Our View:Beck isn't likely to be released, but a trade is certainly possible. It's more realistic for McCown to get axed, but the team would probably try to trade him first as well.
August 4, 2008 Josh McCown is listed as the starting quarterback on the Dolphins' first depth chart, according to the Palm Beach Post.
Our View:Coach Tony Sparano noted that the depth chart can change at any time this week, and he listed the quarterbacks by seniority. John Beck is second with rookie Chad Henne third.
