anyone but Ramsey. Preferrably Clemens, hes like Chad but with a stronger arm and not as long an injury history
Throw Clemens into the fire right away. It's not like Ramsey is outplaying him in camp or in games. If he was, I'd say him. But otherwise, it would be good to get Kellen some PT until Chad gets back (if he could).
Ramsey. IMO the long term downside from throwing Clemens straight into the fire with no running game and a spotty O-Line is too great. Give Clemens some time to get better acclimated with the playbook first.
If CP is down, then the future is now, throw Clemens to the wolves. The other 2 QB options are not viable ones. I was initially a big supporter of Ramsey's before training camp started. But if he can't even get reps in camp, I think that says he is not cerebral enough to be successful.
If Penny is hurt, then we need to let Ramsey or Brooks (more mobile) work behind the still gelling offensive line for at least the first 3-6 weeks. Then towards the back half of the season, when Kellen has received as much prep as possible and the line play is more consistent... put him in and pop his cherry. If Kellen gets hurt behind the Oline because of their inexperience then we are not going to know what will have until 2007 starts, which means we have to pass on Brady Quinn because we have Kellen coming off injury too. I think the best way to handle rookie QBs is to keep them out of the game as until year 2.
although if you put Clemens in now, and scale back the playbook, he could build his confidence weekly. Kinda like the steelers did with Ben. I know the steelers had a solid runnng game to support him. If you put him in now, with CP dowm for an extended period, by the time we find a running game and the O line gells, he will be confident enough to take full charge.
Admitedly my bigger concern is him getting killed by an O-Line that features 2 rookies and a pretty inexperienced player in Jones moving to RT more than Clemens not having enough of a grasp of the playbook.
Bollinger was my vote to be the test dummy because he is more mobile than Ramsey. (Neither is an adequate long-term replacement, but for a few games I could live with one of them.)
If we had to choose one, give me Ramsey. He has more upside than Bollywood. Bollinger is a fine #3 QB or a bad #2 QB, but we have 3 better options in camp.
This poll is irrelevant. Until training camp is over and all the QBs have been thru their pre-season snaps can anyone make a intelligible decision on who is the #1 starter. I for one would not give it to Clemens no matter how good he looks. Ease him in at some point, but not throw hime into the fire. The OL has to prove they can protect the QB on a consistant basis.
Bollinger could run for his life until the line gels then put in Clemens, i do not see any point in having our new QB killed before he has a chance to prove himself
Ramsey. It could be a similar season to Eli's first with the Giants when Warner started the first few games. Then, let Clemmens take over about mid-way through the season. As for Pennington, I don't think anyone should be surprised if he is injured again. Nor do I think anyone should be surprised if their are questions after each game. Most people want him to succeed, but he is another classic example of a potentially fine career wrecked by injuries...it happens. Furthermore, I don't think it is fair beyond this year to the 55+ guys on the squad to have such a fragile QB. The Jets FO did the best it could in the offseason. Rework Chad's contract, bring in a veteran and draft a QB for the future. This year, like it or not, is a rebuilding year. And, in case you are wondering, I didn't mention Bollinger because he doesn't belong on the roster. Not just the Jets roster, but any NFL roster. (By the way, I watched the Broncos preseason game and Cutler looked good in his first action. Homeboy has a cannon for an arm.)
