Regardless of how quick the QB can release the ball (decision-making and physical follow-through together), the play still has to develop and the WR still has to get open. In any given pass play, I would say that the QB's release is 1/3 of the time, while the rest of the time to execute is the play's development and the WR arriving at the right place at the right time, pretty-much alone. If your running game is working behind a victorious OL at the line of scrimmage, every play forces the defense to respect all options. The play's development gives the WR's route a chance, and the QB has 2/3 of the execution time to recognize, decide, and chunk the pumpkin. Chad can do this, and Kellen probably can as well. We have to see it in full-contact 11 on 11 situations -- this is why I feel that the preseason games (plain vanilla is still ice cream, by the way) will be where the CS looks for each QB's "body of work" to show up.
It's the beginning of camp/pre-season, what do you expect? Plus, consider the fact that we're Jets fans and that we come pre-programmed from the factory as "Never Happy." Some of us, myself included, who are bashing Chad aren't saying in the same breath that Clemens is the savior- he's far from it. I'm not happy with the QB situation overall and know that if Chad does get the nod we'll see the same patterns as in years past- just beating the teams we should blow out, ala Miami, losing to the other teams, due in no small part to the conservative playcalling which will be required when one considers who will be behind center and his great limitations. I think that this thread could be spiced up greatly if the Pennington lovers present their respective lists, which lay out, in great detail, all of the positive points which surround your boy and his gameplay. Have at it.
I'm sure almost everyone will support and root for whoever wins the competition to do well. Until then, I'm rooting for Chad to lose the competition. I'm not ready to say it's a cold hard fact Chad is better, but so far it doesn't sound good. If he's our best QB ... meh.
#1. NO quarterback has the luxury of making mistakes.... Part of being a great quarterback is limiting or eliminating mistakes. #2 You say WHEN he completes passes that get us into the end. What are you basing this off of?? Certainly not last years performance becuase we weren't in the end zone all too often. So I can only conclude you are basing it off of arm strength. I'm willing to bet you were a Patrick Ramsey guy.... #3. I want the best guy to play. I don't want a guy to start simply becuase he has a stronger arm. Yeah he can complete a 40 yard pass but he seems to have troubles reading defenses and has a tendancy to stare down recievers, things you can't overlook simply becuase he throws lasers. (I'm not pro-Kellen or pro-Chad by the way. Niether sounds too great but some peoples reasonings for starting a quarterback seem absurd.)
