Clemens is not the future of the franchise he shows no touch , finesse or iq behind the line. Admittedly the line is bad but he shows no flickers of any talent at all
Showed a great deal of potential despite very limited playing time ... saw 1st NFL action at end of game in week 12 vs. SD and was 1-2-10 passing ... played well in 1991 preseason and finished with 7-13-93-1TD-1INT ... despite only 2 years as a starter at Louisville, ranks 3rd on school's all-time passing yardage list with 333-597-5,104-35 TD-22 INT ... was only the 2nd QB in school history to have consecutive 2,000 yard passing seasons and was team MVP in both years .. his completetion pct. of 56%set a school record and his 35 TD were 2nd most in school history ... had outstanding senior year with 146-263-2.601-16 TD-11 INT ... gained national recognition when he was named MVP of Fiesta Bowl with school record 20-33-451-3 TD including bowl-typing 70 yard TD pass vs. Alabama ... tied school record in senior year with 4 TD passes in 1st game there as a junior tying school record set by Johnny Unitas ... transferred to Louisville when West Virginia commited to run option offense around Major Harris ... accomplished singer who has performed the national anthemat the Kentucky Derby kickoff luncheon ... was also outstanding high school pitcher drafted by the California Angels ... single. From 1992 Jets yearbook
I feel like Billy Madison when the principal undressed him at the end of the movie for a stupid answer he gave. By watching this game, I think we all lost a little of our football hearts.
Based on what. I just did the SOS for both teams and Atlanta has played and easier schedule by 1 game (if the best case scenario happens and Tennesse losses to Indy tonight).
As the Jets opened their four-day minicamp for veterans here on the Hofstra campus today, there were some new faces and some old faces around, some faces in unfamiliar places and a few missing altogether. The most familiar of the missing faces was that of quarterback Ken O'Brien, who led the team to an 8-8 record and the playoffs last season. Place-kicker Raul Allegre, the ex-Giant who kicked the Jets into the playoffs with two dramatic boots in the regular-season finale against Miami, was also missing, as was reserve offensive tackle Mark Hayes. Present and accounted for was quarterback Browning Nagle, last year's second-round draft choice out of Louisville, who is getting extensive tutoring to take over O'Brien's starting slot. "O'Brien is not here and he's not required to be here because he's still unsigned," said Bruce Coslet, who is entering his third year as the team's head coach. "Raul is with his wife, who is expecting, and Hayes has been excused because of a family emergency, a medical matter." No Contract, No Appearance O'Brien is also not here because the Jets only offered him $750,000 to sign for this season, after he made $1.45 million last year. If the Jets don't reach agreement with him by June 1, he'll become a free agent. "Of course I'd like to have him here -- I'd like to have everybody here -- but right now the only quarterbacks I have are Nagle and Troy Taylor," said Coslet, who has assigned the training of quarterbacks to a new assistant coach, Walt Harris. "We all know that he has a strong arm," Coslet said about Nagle, who was the Jets' first draft choice last year because they had used up their first-round pick on wide receiver Rob Moore in the supplemental draft the year before. "Browning has the talent to play the position." Coslet seemed reluctant to describe Nagle as his quarterback of the future. "Let's not forget about Troy Taylor now," said Coslet. "He throws the ball well, too. Browning is faster than O'Brien but not as fast as Troy, kind of in between. Nagle has been here since February. Troy has been here off and on. The both of them have been throwing and working with Walt Harris and Walt has been sending O'Brien things in the mail, too. So he's been working with them all." 'I've Learned a Lot' Nagle was reluctant to assess his own progress recently. "I've learned a lot but there's a lot of room for improvement, not only offensively but physically," he said. "It takes a lot to throw the ball." "There's also a lot of mental preparation. I'm hopeful that I'll be able to carry it over to training camp. I just pray to God that if I am the quarterback, I'll be the one that can take the team a step forward and not the guy to take them a step backward." Being groomed for different spots than they played last season are defensive tackle Dennis Byrd, who will get a chance to once again play defensive end; Mo Lewis, the only rookie starter on offense or defense last season at strongside linebacker, who will see some duty at weakside linebacker, and safety Erik McMillan, who will be tried at cornerback. McMillan, a two-time All-Pro at free safety, was not happy being demoted to special teams last season and replaced by Lonnie Young, who was acquired from Phoenix in a trade. Today, he didn't seem overjoyed with the team's new plan for him. Asked about the possible switch to cornerback, he said simply, "I've got nothing to say." "We told all the guys we're looking to develop as much flexibility as possible," Pete Carroll, the Jets' defensive coordinator, said of the position switching. "He's got great awareness. We're always looking for the most aggressive corner we can play. If our
