<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE </div><div class='quotemain'>INDIANAPOLIS -- Chad Pennington, the 2006 NFL Comeback Player of the Year, earned an even more meaningful honor on Friday -- his coach declared him to be the New York Jets' starting quarterback entering next season.Chad PenningtonPennington"Chad did an outstanding job for us as the starter and he is the starter," coach Eric Mangini told reporters at the NFL Scouting Combine.At the start of the 2006 season, the Jets tried out four quarterbacks -- including Pennington. There were questions about whether Pennington would bounce back from a second major shoulder surgery, and even rookie Kellen Clemens was eyed as a potential starter.Pennington put an end to all that, earning the job as the season began and leading the Jets back to the playoffs. He completed 64.5 percent of his passes last season, throwing for 3,352 yards and 17 touchdowns with 16 interceptions.Now Clemens will be Pennignton's understudy as the Jets' backup QB."[Clemens]has a better understanding of what it takes to be a starter in the NFL after spending a year in the system," Mangini told reporters."As with every position we have, each week you have an opportunity to move forward and each year you have an opportunity to move forward. That is going to take a lot of hard work," he added. "Chad has done an outstanding job and he'll be the starter going into camp."Last season was the first time Pennington, an oft-injured, seven-year veteran, played an entire 16-game schedule.</div>http://x.go.com/cgi/x.pl?goto=http://sport...411&srvc=sz
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE </div><div class='quotemain'>"Chad has done an outstanding job and he'll be the starter going into camp."</div>....Justin McCareins was also the starter going into camp last year. That doesn't mean that if someone in Camp (Preferably Clemens) outperforms him that Mangini won't make the switch, as we all know he will. It just means that Pennington is going to get the First Team reps and it's his job to lose, which everybody already knew.Biggest Non-Story of the Off-Season so far.
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (AdropOFvenom @ Feb 24 2007, 09:43 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE </div><div class='quotemain'>"Chad has done an outstanding job and he'll be the starter going into camp."</div>....Justin McCareins was also the starter going into camp last year.</div>No one went into camp as a starter for Mangini. Everyone had to re-earn their spots.
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Jon_Vilma @ Feb 24 2007, 09:54 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (AdropOFvenom @ Feb 24 2007, 09:43 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE </div><div class='quotemain'>"Chad has done an outstanding job and he'll be the starter going into camp."</div>....Justin McCareins was also the starter going into camp last year.</div>No one went into camp as a starter for Mangini. Everyone had to re-earn their spots.</div>I call practicing with pretty much the First Team exclusively before he lost his job being a Starter.
[quote name='AdropOFvenom' post='85628' date='Feb 24 2007, 01:42 PM'][quote name='Jon_Vilma' post='85619' date='Feb 24 2007, 09:54 AM'][quote name='AdropOFvenom' post='85615' date='Feb 24 2007, 09:43 AM'] ....Justin McCareins was also the starter going into camp last year.[/quote]No one went into camp as a starter for Mangini. Everyone had to re-earn their spots.[/quote]I call practicing with pretty much the First Team exclusively before he lost his job being a Starter.[/quote]Pretty sure his first day was spent on a bike.
[quote name='Jon_Vilma' post='85662' date='Feb 24 2007, 09:05 PM'][quote name='AdropOFvenom' post='85628' date='Feb 24 2007, 01:42 PM'][quote name='Jon_Vilma' post='85619' date='Feb 24 2007, 09:54 AM'][quote name='AdropOFvenom' post='85615' date='Feb 24 2007, 09:43 AM'] ....Justin McCareins was also the starter going into camp last year.[/quote]No one went into camp as a starter for Mangini. Everyone had to re-earn their spots.[/quote]I call practicing with pretty much the First Team exclusively before he lost his job being a Starter.[/quote]Pretty sure his first day was spent on a bike.[/quote].After that
[quote name='AdropOFvenom' post='85663' date='Feb 24 2007, 09:06 PM'][quote name='Jon_Vilma' post='85662' date='Feb 24 2007, 09:05 PM'][quote name='AdropOFvenom' post='85628' date='Feb 24 2007, 01:42 PM'][quote name='Jon_Vilma' post='85619' date='Feb 24 2007, 09:54 AM'][quote name='AdropOFvenom' post='85615' date='Feb 24 2007, 09:43 AM'] ....Justin McCareins was also the starter going into camp last year.[/quote]No one went into camp as a starter for Mangini. Everyone had to re-earn their spots.[/quote]I call practicing with pretty much the First Team exclusively before he lost his job being a Starter.[/quote]Pretty sure his first day was spent on a bike.[/quote].After that [/quote]Actually he spent his first day on the bike, and Cotchery ran with the first team, and Mangini wanted him to earn his starting spot back, and although he challenged he obviously never won it as Cotchery turned out to be a hidden gem.
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Jon_Vilma @ Feb 24 2007, 09:19 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>Actually he spent his first day on the bike, and Cotchery ran with the first team, and Mangini wanted him to earn his starting spot back, and although he challenged he obviously never won it as Cotchery turned out to be a hidden gem.</div>Whatever, fine, bad example.Adrian Jones was also working with the First Team entering camp, as were Blaylock and Miller who were benched after about 2 weeks into the season. Point is that being the 'starter' entering camp doesn't mean he will be the 'Starter' When the season comes around under Mangini.
But we all know Pennington will be the starter, regardless who does better in camp. It's not like Clemens is going to outperform Pennington by much if he even does. Besides, are you suggesting that he benches a QB who got him to the playoffs on the first year of a new system?
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Capt. Comeback @ Feb 25 2007, 03:02 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>But we all know Pennington will be the starter, regardless who does better in camp. It's not like Clemens is going to outperform Pennington by much if he even does. Besides, are you suggesting that he benches a QB who got him to the playoffs on the first year of a new system?</div>There is absolutely no doubt if Clemens outperforms Chad that he Clemens is starting week one. He's said a hundred times now that he is going to play the best player regardless of age or contract and has held to his word so far.And Pennington should be benched. Clemens is the future of the Franchise whereas Pennington is just an Mediocre QB as shown by his numbers every season since 2002.
