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Forgive me if this was posted already - I looked around and didn't see anything.
I'd be happy to jump on the "Trash MangIdiot" bandwagon in a heartbeat, but if I'm the Jets, and find myself in a lost season, seems to me I'd want to give Clemens plenty of playing time to see if our 2nd round pick from 2006 was a waste or whether we've got a real QB on our hands.
And after the experiment, if I were a Jets fan I'd not be feeling too confident in ANY of my QBs... but I'd also think twice before cutting or trading Pennington.
I'd be happy to jump on the "Trash MangIdiot" bandwagon in a heartbeat, but if I'm the Jets, and find myself in a lost season, seems to me I'd want to give Clemens plenty of playing time to see if our 2nd round pick from 2006 was a waste or whether we've got a real QB on our hands.
And after the experiment, if I were a Jets fan I'd not be feeling too confident in ANY of my QBs... but I'd also think twice before cutting or trading Pennington.
profootballtalk.com said:POSTED 9:05 a.m. EST; LAST UPDATED 9:38 a.m. EST, December 18, 2007
JETS MAKING A MISTAKE WITH CLEMENS?
We're hearing in the wake of the Jets' far-closer-than-expected game against the Patriots a belief in some circles that the Jets are far more effective with veteran Chad Pennington at quarterback than they are with Kellen Clemens, a second-year, second-round draft choice.
"People are questioning the decision to go with Clemens," a league source told us on Monday night.
The thinking is that the Jets are using Clemens because he was selected by G.M. Mike Tannenbaum and coach Eric Mangini and, thus, is "their guy."
If so, it's even more likely that the Jets will try to ship Pennington out of town after the 2008 season.
Pennington is under contract through 2011, and his base salary spikes to $4.8 million next year. If there's going to be a trade, Pennington will most likely have to agree to a new deal with his new team.
The last two games of the 2007 season could be an opportunity for Pennington to catch the attention of a franchise that is looking for a new quarterback come 2008. Clemens sustained a rib injury and a shoulder injury early in Sunday's game against the Patriots.
There's also extremely unconfirmed talk that Clemens has a broken rib and, possibly, a punctured lung. But that, at this point, is pure rumor.