Yes, he seems to have a pretty strong arm from the 2 passes I have ever seen him throw. Can someone please make an argument for this guy against ANYONE in the NFL? And don't tell me 'the team thinks that he's better than Clemens' because that's just an unconfirmed rumor and the team is now in disarray anyway. What makes 98 peole on this board vote for a guy that they know so little about?
FTR...i'm not on the Ratliff train...because we've only seen what he can do against 3rd stringers in the preseason. I'd like to see more of what he can do against stiffer competition...but i'll reserve judgement on him till that happens.
New here. I think he is intriguing, but who knows. Here is my take: 1) showed ability to make all the throws 2) showed very good accuracy both in pocket and on run 3) showed poise 4) showed the ability to bounce back after a bad throw Pre-season is not the real thing, but neither is college and guys come out as number one picks showing those things in college instead of in pre-season. He looked way better than Clemens in similar situations.
There seemed to be plenty of solid press about him during training camp last year, from what I remember. As far as comparing him to Clemens, I'm not sure, but Clemens hasn't shown a whole lot at this point and he's been here long enough. Doesn't hurt to see what Ratliff can do this coming preseason. We likely still need to look to draft someone in any event. Maybe we need to stop picking up the aged vets on the cusp of their careers to carry the team a year or two and just groom some young rookie to get it done.
Anyone who saw him dominate those 3rd stringers last preseason knows the kind of talent this guy has. I would feel totally comfortable with him as our starter going forward. Thank you for starting this thread. It's the most sane thing I've seen written on this board since the season ended.
I didn't vote for Ratliff, so I can't speak to that. However, I think Ratliff has potential. Does that mean he will ever be an NFL starter? Of course not. But then again, if Chad Pennington has fooled two teams already, why not Brett Ratliff?
Sure enough it was against the second and third stringers, but he also had second and third string offense...balances out don't you think?
Who cares, how do we know if they don't try him...Look at the Ravens and even the Falcons on what they did this year with a rookie QB. Oh, but not the Jets, they need to be trained for 3 years, then he gets traded and plays for another team..
This is pretty similar to my take. Personally, I voted for Clemens. But I also believe Ratliff deserves at least an opportunity to win a spot in camp.
actually i don't...because what you do with your skillset is a reflection of what level of competition you're playing against. If Ratliff is the man....let's see how he does against the starting Raven's defense. If he has the skillset to beat that defense or a reasonable facsimile...then i'll agree with you. Right now...Ratliff is a GREAT backup....because that's all he's done...play well against backups. I'll reserve further judgement till he plays against starters....just my opinion.
To answer the OP: We have quite a few fans who believe that Ratliff is somehow gonna do better than both Chad or Brett "Just Because" and are not willing to entertain the idea that the free agency aquisitions that happened last off season for the Jets might actually take a "whole two years" to pay off !! Poor Ratliff if management throws him to those same "fan-wolves" that are willing to throw Favre under the bus right now !!!
