Jets | Team has discussed Harrington with Millen Wed, 29 Mar 2006 05:38:07 -0800 The Detroit Free Press reports Detroit Lions team president Matt Millen has discussed QB Joey Harrington with the New York Jets. This was on KFFL. I hope this is just a smoke screen set up by Man and Tan.
GOOD MOVE! I would love Harrington to come here. There is a reason many teams are inquiring about him. Just because he wasn't successful in Detroit doesn't mean he can't be successful. He has a good arm, good build, and is a fairly smart QB. He has had flashes of brilliance, and some bouts of bad play. The thing is, how much is his own fault? He played for what might be the most inept franchise in football, if not all sports, and he had a coach who couldn't stand him. Pennington/Harrington/Ramsey, and trade Bolly for a 7th round pick to a team that needs a backup. That's a pretty damn good combo if you ask me.
Doubt that would happen. But you act like it's Ryan Leaf or something. He is a step above Leaf. Which means he aint shiznit.
I'm not a Harrington fan, and I definitely do not see us trading for him to be #3. However, you'd rather have BOLLINGER? Are you CRAZY? Did you watch him play? Oh my god, talk about scared of the rush... I know Harrington is not great, but come on... I hate Harrington to tell you the truth, but Bollinger is an arena league QB at best.
In Ryan Leaf's defense, disregarding that part of his problem was that he was such a jerk, he never had the tools that Harrington had. Despite lacking a running game, when Harrington came into the leauge, he had the benefit of great pass protection, while Leaf was under constant pressure. The Lions have gone out of their way to give this guy every tool, and he has screwed it all up. Leaf got thrown into a messy situation, surrounded by virtually no talent, and for various other reasons as well, he screwed it up. -X-
id trade a 7th for him...and just cut him if bollinger or a rookie(if we draft one) beats him out during preseason
Talent wise, I'd take Harrington, but I am not willing to pick up a QB to be a 3rd string here, thats is due a 4 million dollar roster bonus in June and has a base salary of $4.45 million over the next to years.
It would be a waste of a seventh round pick on harrington. He didn't have the greatest support cast. But the cast was good enough for his true ability to show. If he was good it would have shown.
why would the Jets trade for him? We already have a shitty backup transfer in Ramsey. Also his contract is huge compared to backups/3rd string QB's across the league. The one upside is that some good QB competition might bring out the best our QB's.
The closest Joey comes to NY, is during his last season at Oregon when he looked down upon us from a Nike Heisman-campaign banner in lower Manhattan. It's ironic that we are all able to look down upon him now. Brooks Bollinger plays with more heart than Joey, and if the Jets were to install Harrington into the game plan, the game plan must be to have a better shot at Brady Quinn in next year's draft.
If we take him, he better be our new 3rd string QB and not anywhere near starting. I'd personally rather have bollinger start than harrington.
