http://www.newsday.com/sports/print...478mar08,0,1014279.story?coll=ny-sports-print Well we are still taking a look at QB for the draft or throwing a lot of smoke in the air. By bring in the three QBs, one of whom will automatically be there at #4, we are making our pick more valuable. Also maybe this will stop some of the crap about the Jets taking Brick at #4. I like the idea the Jets are still looking but the best and cheaper route would be Whitehurst. Good size, striong arm, and showed to can play just as good as Cutler. The #68 pick would be for league minimum plus a small signing bonus. Much cheaper than paying a rookie, unproven QB $7+ million a year. Plus just incase a miracle happened and Chad did play at 2002 form we would be stuck with paying all that money to a QB on the bench. Can you say Chargers?
BY BOB GLAUBER STAFF WRITER March 8, 2006 Now that the Jets have restructured Chad Pennington's contract to ensure he'll be with them in 2006, they're on to their next order of business: finding his potential replacement. Pennington's deal will keep him with the team for at least the coming season, but the Jets are considering drafting a quarterback with the fourth overall choice, or with a higher pick, if they trade up. Newsday has learned the Jets are making plans with the top quarterback prospects to work them out privately before next month's draft. Leigh Steinberg, the agent for USC quarterback Matt Leinart, said yesterday the Jets have contacted him to set up a private workout sometime in April. Leinart is scheduled to have his pro day workout at USC on April 2. It's uncertain whether the Jets would stage the workout in California or New York. "They've inquired about a workout," Steinberg said of the Jets. He believes Leinart will be the first quarterback drafted, possibly with the No. 1 overall pick. "I feel as sure about Matt as I was about Ben Roethlisberger," said Steinberg, who also represents the Steelers quarterback. Roethlisberger won the Super Bowl last month in his second pro season. Another person familiar with the Jets' plans said yesterday that the team also has contacted Texas quarterback Vince Young's representatives to set up a private workout. It is also expected that the Jets will work out Vanderbilt quarterback Jay Cutler. The agents for Young and Cutler did not return messages yesterday. Interestingly, the Jets have not contacted USC running back Reggie Bush for a private workout, although it's possible they'll do so at a later date. Bush's agent, Joel Segal, said he had not heard from the Jets. He said he had been in contact with the other teams who have picks in the top five. Texans general manager Charley Casserly, who has the No. 1 overall pick, has suggested he'd be open to a trade. A person familiar with the situation said the Texans would be interested in the Jets' first pick, but Segal said he expects Houston to take Bush. "I think Reggie's the first pick in the draft," Segal said. "If you look at the new coach coming in to Houston [Gary Kubiak], he likes to use the running back extensively in his system." Notes & quotes: The Jets continue to gather information about potential training sites in New Jersey. They are exploring five possible locations and have asked representatives from all sites to submit written responses to a series of questions, according to team spokesman Ron Colangelo.
