Keeping the seat warm for Brunell May, 27, 2010 3:11 PM ET By Rich Cimini "There are some whispers that they already have a wink-and-nod agreement with Brunell" I hope so. I don't see Kellen Clemens helping Mark anymore. KC was okay last year when Mark had absolutely no idea. Mark needs a guy who has done something in his career to point in the right direction, mentor/teach, etc.
Sounds good to me, there's no reason to have Clemens around any more. He never worked out, and he's not the kind of backup we could use at this point.
I'd like to try, and dump off one of these guys O'Connel/Ainge too. All they are good for is running OTA practices.
Erik Ainge has the ability to develop into a solid backup quarterback. If Brunell signs with the Jets, Clemens will be the odd man out.
Why not? He's clearly just being signed to give Mark Sanchez a veteran mentor - something he most definitely needs. They're very similar players too. Brunell would be a great teacher for Sanchez.
Brunnells an accurate experienced QB known for his smart decision making. Pretty sure he still holds the nfl record for most consecutive completions ina row. Look at his INTs thrown each year, he rarely ever threw double digit picks on a season. If its between Sanchez learning from him or Clemens, thats a no brainer in my book. Plus hes still younger than Favre
Between the Jets having Gannon counseling Sanchez and targeting Brunell for a mentor on the sideline, I like the moves that they are making to try to develop Sanchez.
I couldn't agree more. Rich Gannon and Mark Brunell were successful in the NFL with skills that are very similar to Sanchez's.
I'd really hate to lose Ainge. He's been really decent in Pre-Season action and has shown the skill to be a good backup for Sanchez down the road.
good move....this certainly will aid in Sanchez's development. Despite the fact that a rotting corpse is a better option than Clemens.
No doubt Ainge is a solid player. He has always looked solid to me and has great size for a QB. The depth chart would be great if the season opened up with 1. Sanchez 2. Brunell 3. Ainge (O'Connell and Clemens off the roster).
I think Clemens will be the odd man out as well, even if we don't sign Brunell. I really want to watch Ainge in pre-season this year. He actually looked decent last year, a definite improvement over his rookie campaign. I don't really know anything about O'Connell, but I can't help but think he's only around because he knows the Pats playbook.
I agree with you about O'Connell - why would we use up a roster space on a fourth Q/B, we couild use it so much better elsewhere. He'll be gone before the season starts
So I wonder if Brunell will have any pull with his former Saints teammate Darren Sharper? They could go B2B with two different teams.
