For the majority of the morning, Chad Pennington worked fluidly through his reps. While many of the onlookers outside of Weeb Ewbank Hall weren?t yet convinced of his resurrected arm strength and successful rehab, Penny then busted out with a 35-yard strike to a streaking Laveranues Coles, beating the secondary for what would have been a 50-yard touchdown. The play, Pennington insists, was just part of his progression. ?I am not just going to come out here and throw one just to show everybody I can throw one,? Pennington said. ?Believe me, I?d love to throw it every play if I could and work on those long balls. But I?m going to do what I?m coached to do and that is going through my reads, and when it?s there ? take it. When it?s not there to make, I have to make sure I get a completion and take care of the football.? While Pennington?s overall spring play has been encouraging, it?s only June and the regular season is still months away. Pennington, a fiery competitor in his own right, is thrilled in regards to his recovery, especially being this far out from the season opener. ?I am just working on every throw and trying to get better on every throw. Time and repetition will cure some of those things,? said Pennington who now has participated in 11 off-season practices. ?When you can get as many repetitions as you can - that works out the kinks. It works out the precision and detail you need to make accurate throws. When you have time on your hands, it means so much. That?s what it?s all about and that?s why I?m excited about everything.? Pennington and the rest of the quarterbacks took an equal amount of snaps today during various passing drills, including 7-on-7s and team drills. Each quarterback got an opportunity to work with a different set of linemen, backs, and wide receivers ? a plan Coach Mangini constructed based on team growth alone. According to the new skipper, the only thing that can be read into the afternoon?s rotations is simply a better opportunity for everyone to learn and compete ? which is the primary goal heading into camp next month. ?I didn't really script the rotation based on your visit here today ‑ it's just the way that it fell,? Mangini told reporters. ?You'll see throughout the weekend, each guy will work with the various groups, and you'll see the same things defensively. You'll see guys with seconds and thirds that maybe traditionally have not been with the seconds and thirds. It's just part of the natural progression of how we've installed things.? With the first outside eyes on hand, each quarterback got a chance to show some of their stuff. Rookie Kellen Clemens, who actually had the first chance to run the offense, offered a glimpse of his much anticipated ability to throw accurately on the run when he broke away from pressure to fire an off-balanced bullet to Justin McCareins in-stride. Brooks Bollinger went about his routine with a bit of swagger in his step ? perhaps proving that last year?s opportunity really enhanced his comfort level. The new kid in town, Patrick Ramsey, didn?t waste anytime proving his cannon-like arm as each spiral was sharper than the last. ?That group of guys is an outstanding group in terms of the way that they approach everything,? said Mangini of his four-headed QB arsenal. ?They are always competitive in the meeting room, but they are always helping each other. It's the same thing on the field ? they are competitive, they want to do the best they can. As they come off the field they talk to each other, saying ?Hey, maybe you should have done this.? That's progress, and it's early. This is just a part of the evaluation; we have a got a long time to go with it.? Link: www.newyorkjets.com
Ummmmmm what he said still isnt fact, but he tried to pass it off as it was. "O he is done". How does he know?? Thats all Im saying
he didn't say it was a fact, expressing his opinion. If you actually thought that he was a doctor and passing info, your pretty crazy. So until i see anything with facts, this is all opinions. So your right, he's not done, but many believe that he is, as we did with players like Mo Lewis and Marvin Jones. While they can still recieve a pay check, they not much serviceable.
I would love to believe in him wholeheartedly but u know, he had some pretty damn bad injuries. I really want Chad to be throwing like a monster in round one but i cant bring myself to believe it until i see him doing it on game day.
This past week I saw the ESPN cut they had on Chad and what Mangini said...He's doing what he needs to do, which is great... I'm pulling for him as hard as anyone, but in the back of my mind I still have my doubts.
one newspaper article stated that his throws lacked velocity. he's beginning to look like joe kapp deja vu. those passes over 10 yards are quacking while in the air.:rofl:
Not bad, but not good. He looked like he was playing it safe. Throwing lob passes and looking tentative. He definitely wasn't throwing bullets. He's still got a ways to go before I'm convinced of anything.
Chad has resurrected some hope. I really honestly do think that he is done. But if he can pull this off, for gods sake I hope he does! Would be one hell of a comeback.
I'm a Chad fan but no longer a supporter. He has thrown weak in the past and PROBABLY will only throw weaker. It's just common sense. Having said that, I would expect his passes NOT to be rockets this early in the year. He needs to take his time and, at least, try to do the right things so if he is "The Guy" his arm wouldn't have been unessarily abused in the Mini's. His chain of thought is probably more of a 'learn the system' approach versus a 'let me show coach how hard I can throw'.
that's especially true if the staff wants to get very high position/top 5 in next year's draft. :wink:
yeah(Chad) he only gained (what something like 10-15lbs of muscle) even with chad 80% he is better than a lot of QB's chad is a gym rat. He will do what it takes to get to were he needs to be!!Guys if he comes back and he is better than last year we will have at least a chance many things can happen toAll the other QB's in our division.Anything is possible this year just look at Carson Palmer wow so much expectations team gone in the playoffs.
