Pennington wins starting quarterback job; Martin staying on PUP By ANDREA ADELSON, AP Sports WriterAugust 29, 2006HEMPSTEAD, N.Y. (AP) -- Jets quarterback Chad Pennington won the starting job Tuesday, but he will be missing a key member of the offense when the regular season starts. Running back Curtis Martin will start the year on the physically-unable-to-perform list with a lingering knee injury after missing all of training camp. Coach Eric Mangini made both announcements, which seemed to be foregone conclusions. Pennington, coming off two major shoulder injuries, was in a four-man competition to regain the job that was his before he got hurt. The move comes more than 10 months after he underwent his latest operation on his right rotator cuff -- a triumph for the hardworking Pennington, whom many thought might never start again. He took control early in camp, outshining Patrick Ramsey, Kellen Clemens and Brooks Bollinger. Pennington started both preseason games he played in after missing one to go home to Tennessee to be with his ailing father. Ramsey, Clemens and Bollinger now are competing for the backup job. Pennington won't play in the preseason finale against Philadelphia on Friday night, but will be under center Sept. 10 against Tennessee. "It's become really clear to me he's distinguished himself in the way I was looking for," Mangini said. "He's made great progress in the preseason, especially over the last couple weeks. "That consistency I've been looking for has been there, his presence, his ability to move the team, his leadership, all those things I've been looking for. He's done an outstanding job. It's clear to me he should be the starter, and he will be." Martin underwent surgery in December but has been slow to recover. He was placed on the PUP list before training camp started so he could continue to rehab, but Mangini said there hasn't been enough progress for him to start practicing. The 33-year-old Martin, No. 4 on the NFL's all-time rushing list, will be eligible to return in Week 6 at the earliest. (I guess he is done.)"He's really worked as hard as you can possibly work and we've worked as hard as we possibly can work to hopefully get him ready for opening day," Mangini said. "It's just became clear that's not an option. You have now this window for him to keep working and for us to keep working together to achieve our objective and get him back on the field as quickly as possible." Knowing Martin wouldn't be ready, the Jets traded for San Francisco running back Kevan Barlow last week. Barlow, Derrick Blaylock and Cedric Houston are expected to shoulder the load of the running game. Mangini also said Trey Teague was taken off the PUP list and added to the active roster. Teague hurt his ankle during offseason workouts in the spring.Updated on Tuesday, Aug 29, 2006 11:36 am EDT :flipa: Pennington's back fuckas.
I kinda figured he was going to win, but it doesnt really change that Clemens will likely be starting by Week 9. :whistling:
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (AdropOFvenom @ Aug 29 2006, 09:46 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>I kinda figured he was going to win, but it doesnt really change that Clemens will likely be starting by Week 9. :whistling:</div>Now THERE is the hate. I was wondering where it had gone to...
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Jon_Vilma @ Aug 29 2006, 12:03 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (AdropOFvenom @ Aug 29 2006, 09:46 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>I kinda figured he was going to win, but it doesnt really change that Clemens will likely be starting by Week 9. :whistling:</div>Now THERE is the hate. I was wondering where it had gone to...</div>I never said it would be due to injury. I think Pennington is benched by Week 9 (bye) regardless because Clemens is clearly the future and should be ready by then. Better off moving on with Clemens to get the experiance now unless Chad Pennington has us in the middle of a legitamite playoff race (.500 or better)
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (AdropOFvenom @ Aug 29 2006, 01:25 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Jon_Vilma @ Aug 29 2006, 12:03 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (AdropOFvenom @ Aug 29 2006, 09:46 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>I kinda figured he was going to win, but it doesnt really change that Clemens will likely be starting by Week 9. :whistling:</div>Now THERE is the hate. I was wondering where it had gone to...</div>I never said it would be due to injury. I think Pennington is benched by Week 9 (bye) regardless because Clemens is clearly the future and should be ready by then. Better off moving on with Clemens to get the experiance now unless Chad Pennington has us in the middle of a legitamite playoff race (.500 or better)</div>The worst thing for a QB is a baptism by fire.
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Nebkreb @ Aug 29 2006, 03:00 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>^^ worked pretty well for Peyton?</div>As opposed to sitting like Tom Brady. :thumbsup: There are success stories for starters right away, but the Harrington's far outweight the Peyton's as far as starters right away.The success rate is LEAPS and BOUNDS higher for QB's who sit a year or two.
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Jon_Vilma @ Aug 29 2006, 02:08 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Nebkreb @ Aug 29 2006, 03:00 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>^^ worked pretty well for Peyton?</div>As opposed to sitting like Tom Brady. :thumbsup: There are success stories for starters right away, but the Harrington's far outweight the Peyton's as far as starters right away.The success rate is LEAPS and BOUNDS higher for QB's who sit a year or two.</div>You want to talk about Quarterbacks who have busted?For every Ryan Leaf there is a JP Losman-JP Losman didnt start a game until his second season.-Jim Druckenmiller only started one game in his career on way to busting out.-Tommy Maddox-Todd MarinovichSome Quarterbacks who started their rookie seasons.- Eli Manning- Peyton Manning- Ben Roethlisberger- Jake Plummer- Drew Bledsoe- Donovan McNabbMost of them struggled at first but all of which have turned out to be successful Quarterbacks in the NFL, but struggleing is part of the adjustment perioud to the NFL. Even the Quarterbacks who sat for a season had early struggles once they got into the NFL normally. -Carson Palmer struggled over the first half of 2004. -Drew Brees took 2 years to get adjusted to the NFL style of play.-Matt Hasselbeck struggled in Seattle in 2001. So much that Trent Dilfer started quite a few games over him.Some quarterbacks can come into the NFL and tear it up like Ben Roethlisberger and Tom Brady did, but the majority of them struggle. Overall, it has made very little difference if the Quarterback plays in his 1st, 2nd, or 7th year, the majority of them are going to struggle at first. Better to get the adjustment period out of the way instead of sacrificing 2007 as another rebuilding season also.
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (AdropOFvenom @ Aug 29 2006, 04:01 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Jon_Vilma @ Aug 29 2006, 02:08 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (Nebkreb @ Aug 29 2006, 03:00 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>^^ worked pretty well for Peyton?</div>As opposed to sitting like Tom Brady. :thumbsup: There are success stories for starters right away, but the Harrington's far outweight the Peyton's as far as starters right away.The success rate is LEAPS and BOUNDS higher for QB's who sit a year or two.</div>You want to talk about Quarterbacks who have busted?For every Ryan Leaf there is a JP Losman-JP Losman didnt start a game until his second season.-Jim Druckenmiller only started one game in his career on way to busting out.-Tommy Maddox-Todd MarinovichSome Quarterbacks who started their rookie seasons.- Eli Manning- Peyton Manning- Ben Roethlisberger- Jake Plummer- Drew Bledsoe- Donovan McNabbMost of them struggled at first but all of which have turned out to be successful Quarterbacks in the NFL, but struggleing is part of the adjustment perioud to the NFL. Even the Quarterbacks who sat for a season had early struggles once they got into the NFL normally. -Carson Palmer struggled over the first half of 2004. -Drew Brees took 2 years to get adjusted to the NFL style of play.-Matt Hasselbeck struggled in Seattle in 2001. So much that Trent Dilfer started quite a few games over him.Some quarterbacks can come into the NFL and tear it up like Ben Roethlisberger and Tom Brady did, but the majority of them struggle. Overall, it has made very little difference if the Quarterback plays in his 1st, 2nd, or 7th year, the majority of them are going to struggle at first. Better to get the adjustment period out of the way instead of sacrificing 2007 as another rebuilding season also.</div>Tom Brady > Peyton ManningCarson Palmer > Ben RoethlisbergerTrent Green > Donovan McNabbDrew Brees > Eli ManningMatt Hasselbeck > Jake PlummerJake Delhomme > Drew BledsoeSteve McNair > Daunte Culpepper > etc
