Jets’ Quarterback Questions

The New York Jets have a major decision to make this preseason.  Head coach Eric Mangini and his staff will have to decide who the team’s starting quarterback will be, Chad Pennington or Kellen Clemens.  Pennington is a seasoned veteran with several seasons as a starter under his belt.  Clemens, the team’s second round pick in 2006, has little experience but has showed some promise.

I would go with Clemens.  Pennington might give a better-rounded team a chance to win because he usually won’t do anything to lose the game, but he just doesn’t seem to have the ability to do that much to win games anymore.  Pennington has never had great arm strength, but multiple arm surgeries have left him with little to no downfield ability to speak of.  Clemens is still pretty raw and is by no means a proven signal caller, but I’d give him a go based solely on his physical advantages over Chad.   It’s time for the Jets to see what they have in this kid and get a read on whether he’s their franchise quarterback of the future, or if that’s something they’re going to have to address.  I don’t think, even with Pennington at the helm, that the Jets are a playoff team, so giving Clemens a shot this year would enable the Jets to get a better feel for where they’re headed as a franchise.

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