My initial response to Mac's statement was that Smith is on the out's either way. What he does in the future will tell us how he feels about everyone on the roster, including Petty. If he goes 1st round QB this year it may be that he's not as high on Petty either. Irregardless of Fitz he has to nab that QB at any time in any way he can.
Which is why Geno should be cut, he's a wasted spot. We should be cycling through QB prospects, always looking for the future starter, and drafting as they come to us on a BPA basis. That's what smart teams do, even when they're set at QB.
I agree they are making all the right noises about wanting Fitz back next year and I have no problem with them saying Fitz is our QB. But there is always the possibility that Petty (or even Geno, or a draftee) could catch fire in training camp and preseason. What do you do then? We all know what Fitz' upside is by now and I don't think it's good enough to get us to a SB. Therefore, do you stay with Fitzpatrick or do you move on to someone whose potential ceiling is higher? If Petty sits next season, that only gives him one year to prove himself worthy of a new contract.....a tall order.
Well, I think as presently constituted and with a few tweaks IMHO I think Fitz is good enough to pilot this team to a SB and if not Petty plays year three and he still has another year to figure out if he warrants a big contract. He signed a 4 year deal. Somewhere year 3 or year 4 we'll have him figured out. _
The Jets do seem to be high on Petty, but no one is saying he's a sure thing. Despite all the other holes on this team, and including my being optimistic about Petty, if a Qb prospect is arguably BPA when it's the Jets turn, they're going to take him. It doesn't mean they are not high on Petty. If they do that and 3 years from now Fitz retires, and Petty and the new guy are the then version of Montana and Young on the 49'ers, I'll take that "problem". But more realistically NFL teams need to think about both their starter and where they are for Qb depth.
Okay. But I'd be really surprised if he went 1st round this year unless he had no faith in Petty. It will be interesting to see if he drafts a QB, and when. He's got 6 picks and there's a lot of needs. Obviously a Franchise QB, but rd. 1 if he likes Petty, hmm... I admit I'm not up on the draft this year. IF the best player available is a QB at 20, I'm in tho. I'm gonna start looking at the QB's now. This is Sr. Bowl week btw One thing is pretty apparent, it's looks like Geno's out long term
I took a look around and it looks like it's possible that Mac could have a QB in place as BPA at 20. Gonna be interesting to say the least. This got me interested in the draft this year, and Mac and the team's improvement too, and it's on now. Lots of good coverage of the draft out there.
would love for it to be Wentz.. as much as i'm interested in Petty, no way i'd pass on Wentz... would let the two of them compete for the future.
i think it means that petty has not done anything to change the opinion they had of him when they drafted him. but that might be too simple
if you want to take an agressive approach, look into bringing in drew stanton, who has starter experience in arizona. assumimg you don't resign fitzpatrick, cause he signs elsewhere for more money. trade geno for the best pick you can get, draft another developmental guy . green bay does business that way, and it works for them.
that would be the plan if you can trade wilkerson to an nfc team with a first round pick in the top of the draft.
I don't want to digress here, but you may recall I do not really follow the college game, so I can't speak to that point. We'll see how the conversation proceeds, if at all, as we go through the off season.
4th round picks don't compete with 1st round picks. They back them up. If the Jets take Wentz (or any other QB at 20) it will mean that the guy has to fail before Petty gets a shot.
Yeah for QBs there really was nothing to watch this year until Wentz popped up. It worries me how under the radar he was until this midway through this year at a Div 2 school but you really can't deny his physical skills. _
Since the Jets FO did not view Petty as the No. 2 Qb at the time they drafted him I don't think that is accurate. I read Macc's comments as saying that as compared to then, when he was not even set as No. 3 although he soon became that when Simms was cut, he is now the No. 2.
This is generally true, but for two things. One is that Petty will be a second year player the GM has effectively said is the No. 2 Qb. Petty we can assume has shown the FO enough for Macc to have said that. And whether the first round pick will be the first Qb off the bench in the coming season, especially early in it, if Fitz needs to be spelled will depend.
I would hope mac is not so short sighted that he only had 2015's roster in mind when he drafted petty in the 4th.
