The missing piece here is that the Jets should sign him to a one year extension of his current contract. Otherwise you are right.
If he has a big season franchising him would work fine. I tend to agree with BB though, they should try and extend him 1 year now. I don't know why he would be interested in that though.
Good point, but at the right price he makes that move. It shouldn't be too expensive. More to the point the Jets can guarantee one or even both years. He makes a deal that is attractive enough and provides more security than otherwise. I don't want to sound like I would make this move, but there is something else. It is in Clemens's interest to play this year and show what he's got. The Jets of course are in a position to not play him. Jus sayin...
we'll know more how this will play out once TC gets under way.....what we do know, is the Jets certainly have options.
Can't see what Sanchez has to do with PSL's? The final push will be winning in Sept. and Oct. and I can only see Sanchez starting after Clemens falls on his face
I think Clemens is a restricted FA next year? The whole competition thing is over blown. Coach's motivate but the reality is Sanchez is the guy that Rex and Woody wanted. If he's ready he probably starts, if he isn't they can let Clemens start. It's not about head to head performance which is what a competition is it's about the new HC going with his guy if his guy is ready. There is nothing wrong with starting Sanchez if Clemens looks better than him in TC but Sanchez is showing signs of being a great QB and they think Clemens has a lower bar. There is nothing wrong with Sanchez out performing Clemens and the staff feeling that Sanchez should not be thrown into the fire right away as part of his development. The idea that this is a rigged competition or even a competition is just nonesense. At the end of the day unless Sanchez is a bomb he will eventually be the starter. The only thing stoping that from happening is if he isn't ready and Clemens with a chance to lead the team becomes a top flight NFL QB who can't be replaced in the starting line up.
Some people, including Tucker, don't seem to realize that the Jets -- who have seen Clemens the most -- don't think Kellen Clemens is particularly good. Everything they've done over the past year makes it clear they don't think much of him. The idea that he should start the first 4-5 games before giving way to Sanchez is goofy. If you don't think he's going to be good enough to play all season, why start him at all?
No...no he isn't. He will be an RFA in the upcoming uncapped year. We hold the cards and can only benefit from his success, now and in the future.
If the QB that has been in the system for 4 years is "tied" with the rookie with 16 college starts under his belt, it goes beyond business. It means HE SUCKS. but I do agree that $$ will have ALOT to do with the final decision.
Sanchez will start............Clements will probably end up as a backup in Seattle for a 3rd round pick......wish we could keep him, but this IS the NFL
Hey, a reason for optimism! I agree. It's a good thing, but on your earlier post, the Jets CAN optimize their position if they play it right. Let's hope they do. On the PSL thing, I agree with the point made that winning games is what will be considered, not who is behind center independent of wins.
on NFL network a good point was raised that Sanchez/Freeman were signed to 5 years contracts not 6 so there really is no time to waste sitting . i agree there is no QB competition thats bullshit....lets just move on THE DIRTY is our guy
i also admit what a pile of sh*t Clemens got handed in the NFL ,, by getting drafted by the J-E-T-S....its one thing to play bad but another to have never been given the opportunity
The media here in NY will be covering every single part of the QB competition. I find it hard to believe that if up to Pre-Season we're hearing that Clemens is throwing beautiful 20-yd passes out to Keller for TD's and Sanchez is still holding on to the ball too long and throwing picks, that Sanchez will be announced the clear-cut starting QB of the New York Jets. I just can't see it happening. It would be a failure of huge proportions. Not only will such a move get a rookie HC in the hot seat for the rest of his tenure (it's not like Ryan will ever admit Woody made him start Sancho), but it will also hinder the confidence of our young QB if he's clearly not ready. We're talking about gambling on 2 huge investments. Football-wise or Business-wise, whichever way you wanna look at it, I don't see how any of it makes sense.
That's pretty much it in a nutshell. Anyone who expected some sort of even playing field in a QB competition is fooling themselves. Trading up to pick #5 is pretty much announcing that Clemens is not the answer. I think that Clemens may start the regular season, but he is only keeping the seat warm for Sanchez and possibly raising his trade value.
I think pretty much everyone agrees with this in the medium to long run. The question is really limited to who starts the season and how long into it they last.
