Even after losing starting quarterback Chad Pennington for the season, the stock arrow for the Dolphins is pointing up. Second-year QB Chad Henne showed well in his first NFL start as he led Miami to a 38-10 win over the Buffalo Bills.

Chad Pennington, Shawne Merriman and Frank Gore were among the key players who sustained injuries in Week 3.

Dolphins QB Chad Pennington was knocked out of Sunday’s game against the Chargers with a right shoulder injury and didn’t return. Chad Henne, who was listed as the Dolphins’ No. 3 QB, replaced Pennington, who was 8-of-12 passing for 54 yards before he left the game.

Vince Lombardi once said that the game is played from the neck up. If it is true, then Monday night’s meeting between the Indianapolis Colts and Miami Dolphins gave us two of the best and brightest quarterbacks in the game.

After watching the Miami Dolphins at training camp Friday, I leave knowing this is Chad Pennington’s team, Ted Ginn is making progress, Jason Taylor will start and Ricky Williams’ has a new-found burst.

Michael Fabiano discusses the fantasy implications of the NFL Draft.

Quarterback Chad Pennington of the Miami Dolphins plays a friendly match against Nadia Petrova during day three of the Sony Ericsson Open at The Crandon Park Tennis Center on March 25, 2009 in Key Biscayne, Florida.

Chad Pennington kicked it outside on the NFL Network set Wednesday, showing why he’s a class act.

When Chad Pennington threw his third interception of the game at the start of the second half, everyone sitting around me in the press box had the same thought: This game is over.

These two quarterbacks won’t necessarily be compared to one another with their history here with the Jets, but here’s the comparison at halftime. Chad Pennington, the ex-Jet, has completed 13 of 18 passes for 103 yards and a rating of 104.6. Brett Favre, the current Jet, is 9 of 22 for 125 yards and a rating of 37.1.

The game that Dolphins players look to as the seminal moment of their season camein Week 3, when they were 0-2 but beat the Patriots 38-13 by running wild with the ‘Wildcat’ formation. Their mindset must be “dance with the one who brung ya” because with 4:30 to play in the first half, the Dolphins already have run six plays out of that formation, with two missed opportunities at big plays. Chad Pennington also just constructed a signature touchdown drive, going 5-of-6 passing for 60 yards, without a run play in the mix.

Cardinals QB Kurt Warner has dominated the MVP discussion for most of the season, but Sun-Sentinel columnist Ethan J. Skolnick believes that Dolphins QB Chad Pennington deserves some consideration. Pennington has long been the forgotten third domino in the Brett Favre-Aaron Rodgers soap opera during the offseason, but he could lead the Dolphins from a 1-15 record in 2007 to the playoffs this season.

Dolphins QB Chad Pennington, who was added to the injury report Friday with a foot injury, is active today for <a href=”http://www.nfl.com/gamecenter?game_id=29680&season=2008&displayPage=tab_gamecenter”>Miami against Oakland</a>.

Raiders: QB Andrew Walter (3rd), DB Michael Waddell, RB Jason Davis, DE Derrick Burgess, LB Ricky Brown, C Jake Grove, OT James Marten, WR Javon Walker.
Dolphins: QB John Beck (3rd), WR Ernest Wilford, DB Joey Thomas, G Shawn Murphy, DE Lionel Dotson, T Nate Garner, TE Joey Haynos, DE Rodrique Wright.

Miami likes to list players on its injury report as much as it likes to deactivate them. But there was an interesting name added to Miami’s injury report Saturday — Dolphins quarterback Chad Pennington with a foot injury.