Maybe you should have asked Head Coach Rex Ryan during the video chat? Because he seems to know a fuckload more about it than you do, if he's waiting to bring Brunell in after July 22.
Why are you so pissed off? It's just an opinion! If he is actually brought in as a mentor and is actually interested in a coaching career wouldn't it make sense to make the switch now? After all he is already 40! PS For what I know they could've offered him that and maybe he declined saying he still wants to play one more year... form a fan perspective it's all speculation anyways!
I actually get what you mean. It does make somewhat of a difference. We need to stop acting like a backup QB is what is going to make or break the season. He might play one game. If he plays any more than that the season is usually lost. Let's not get too crazy about this.
Key word is usually. I think the talent on this team is strong enough, that even if the unthinkable happens and Sanchez is lost for the an extended period of time, we could still make a very good run with a decent game manager at QB. I think Brunell fits that criteria.
Let Brunell retire and sign him as a mentor. He won't know the playbook as a late-comer so he's not going to make a worthwhile second-stringer.
I'm pissed off? Tell, me, if having a mentor QB on the sidelines makes less sense than bringing in an extra QB coach, why do so many teams keep veterans on their roster to mentor young quarterbacks? It's a locker room thing. I think having a veteran peer connect with a young QB will be effective on another level than simply adding another coach to the list. Sanchez, so far, has not had a peer QB to help get his head straight outside of Kellen Clemens. The Jets seem to want to give Mark every benefit they can to develop him.
Bulger also was throwing to Donnie Avery, Laurent Robinson, and Danny Amendola recently behind one of the worst offensive lines in football. If both Bulger and Brunell are available July 22, I'd prefer Bulger as a quarterback. They'd be putting a lot of faith in Sanchez staying healthy. If Sanchez goes down for a couple weeks, Brunell might be able to scratch out a win or two as quarterback just by handing the ball off and watching the defense work. Kind of like Clemens last year against Tampa Bay. But if Sanchez has an injury that knocks him out for the year, put in Ainge. Or O'Connell. Why did we trade for him again?
Brunell is the better game manager. That's all this team really needs if the running game and defense are going to be as good as everyone thinks.
Cimini posted on his blog at 9pm tonight. Love him or hate him, he gives us the most info http://espn.go.com/blog/new-york/jets
Its great to have a mentor but somebody will have to be able to actually play QB if Sanchez goes down. Can Brunell still play QB? I'm not sure he's got much left.
Yes, # 1 is we need someone to play QB if Sanchez goes down, he needed a mentor last year more then this year. Everything we have done goes out the door if the QB goes down, we don't play the Bucs every week. Can Burnell play or is he just the best option at this point? Who knows, maybe one of the young backups would step up if needed. Bottom line, Clemens needs to be replace.d
If we're going to keep 4 QB's again i'd rather see us keep Ainge & O'Connel and rid ourselves of KC. We already know what Clemens gives us and i believe Ainge has more upside and O'Connel is worth a longer look.
