NFL 2011: Chad Henne's Injury Is the Best Luck the Dolphins Could Ask for

Wishing injury for an individual is largely frowned upon in the NFL, but Chad Henne's season-ending shoulder surgery should make most Miami Dolphins fans positively gleeful.

The "Suck for Luck" campaign just got a lot more interesting in Miami.

Henne was never a world-beater when he suited up for the Dolphins, but his loss means one thing: It won't make Miami a better team.  The Dolphins signed perennial backup QB Sage Rosenfels to play behind presumed starter Matt Moore, and this combo will do little to strike fear into opposing defenses.

Why should Dolphins fans consider Henne's injury a blessing?  Because now they will really, really suck, and that's perfect for a team that wasn't going anywhere in the first place.

If the Dolphins can conjure a last-place finish and grab the worst record in the NFL, they will be able to draft Stanford QB Andrew Luck, who has been drooled over by scouts for the better part of two years now as the best prospect since Peyton Manning.

Yes, Dolphins fans, the season will be painful and ultimately laughable.  But were you really getting any better anyway?  Miami has scored 69 points in four games, and their defense has looked nothing like the unit that gave fans hope in 2010.  The Dolphins are a mess at 0-4 and are the clear-cut favorite to finish last in an excellent division.

So, in the end, Henne's injury may be a godsend.  

Patriots QB Tom Brady is the poster boy for the success that can follow a catastrophic injury: he fashioned a dominant career after taking over for an injured Drew Bledsoe.

Perhaps Henne's injury will cause the Dolphins to fall so far that they finish as the worst team in the league.  Perhaps they will be able to bring Luck to town.

It's always been said: Things will have to get much worse before they get better.  Miami has a chance to personify that statement this season—and in the coming years.