Does Parcells bring in Penington, if & when the Jets release him

We'll see what happens Finatic, we don't know what is going on at Dolphins HQ, the Jets said they would have a decision by 4:00pm whether he will be traded, or has been cut.

We'd have to be really confident in our 3 qb's not to use one of those two extra roster spots on Pennington...

 

i would like to agree with that logic, but it completely disregards previous moves made by this regime. who's out if we bring in pennington? surely not henne, most def. not mccown (they JUST brought him here & paid him), and Beck? Never really got a fair show and last year's 2nd. So Pennington would make it four active non-practice-squad-material QBs?

THAT is the part that makes me say with some certainty that i doubt pennington comes here.

 

Right now though, every team has 3 Qb's, and we do have an extra roster spot..

 

i don't see us carrying 4 QBs on our active roster with the salaries they will be earning/commanding. these guys aren't earning brock berlin salaries, guys...

 

theres a lot to be said about a very smart, very efficient qb coming in here with immense knowledge of a division rivals entire offense. i just wonder who gets cut between beck and mccown? i dont see us carrying 4 qbs.

 

because of the axe incident, and the nature of his career thus far, id say mccown would most likely be the guy to go. but if beck doesn't show steady improvement, it could be him.

 

its easy to just say one will get released... its harder to figure out which one and use logic to reach that conclusion.

this regime would never cut McCown after the big acquisition and signing bonus we JUST paid to him. he's one of this regime's guys... have you ever known parcells to bring in a big FA, paying him big bucks, just to cut him before the regular season?


again, as nice as it would be to bring pennington here, i just don't see it.

 

But the difference between this year and last year is the direction of the team. Last year we were trying to build towards a SB run, we had just come off a season where our defense was ranked #4 and we spent last offseason fixing the offense (Green, Ginn, etc). This year we have no dreams of a SB dancing around in our heads, we know that we are a rebuilding team and that we'll be lucky to win 4 games this year. We should do what all rebuilding team do and let the young players play so we can get a better idea of what they have to offer us in the future. Bringing Penny in will only stunt their growth (same with bringing in Terry Glenn on the WR's) and we would be better off in the long run just sticking with what we have.

The problem is that Penny isn't looking to be a backup, he was making waves during the offseason because he didn't want to play 2nd fiddle to Clemens in NY (or Matt Ryan at the time).

 

Pennington was drafted by BP and we'll be running a heavily run oriented offense and all the QB is going to be asked to do is make smart decisions. Pennington may not be able to throw the ball 70 yards but he can manage a game pretty well.

He would fit this offense fine, we just don't need him.

 

I do agree that we are building to the futures. But I think you need veterans to do that. Pennington has been much more successful in this league than McCown. Just the way he prepares during the week, studies film, practices, etc. is something that we need our young QBs to be exposed to. Same thing with Glenn. He may not be productive on the field, but guys like Ginn and Hagan need an example to follow.

 

But by bringing them in you knock everyone else down a notch on the depth chart and they don't get the experience and playing time. I would much rather see what our young players have to offer than trying to win 4 games this year instead of 2. JMO though

 

I agree L2G. We have 2 young QB's and both have alot of upside. Beck has been getting better and better during training camp and from all accounts Henne has been "pretty good for a rookie". These are the 2, IMO, who are the future and bring in Chad just impedes their progression. Chad wants to start, and at this point, he would probably get the nod. 1 QB would have to be let go and it would be McCown or Beck and letting Beck go is just not a smart move. He has alot of potential with a year of good solid coaching and preparation. McCown was signed and his release, although not too damaging, I don't see is taking the Cap hit and taking on Chads contract. I say go with what we got and lets get our younger guys some playing time.

 

yeah its a tricky situation. we obviously are interested in CP. Quite the riddle.

I love this ****. Pre-season is here...CRAZY historic trades and transactions are transpiring. Were kind of directly involved with all of it. Does it get any better than this?

 

Keep reading. I read it again today that Henne is out performing both vets. Now he still probably won't start the regular season, but I think that he'll play sometime this year.

I am surprised that you are surprised. I think its fairly common news that both Beck and McCown have struggled.

 

If sacrificing Frerotte was the price to pay to get rid of Saban than I am so happy that Frerotte left. Saban was in WAY over his head, just as most college coaches are in the NFL.

 

Actually over the past 4-5 days Beck has really turned it around.

 

The situation is as you have described it.

There are only about 3-4 teams that'll be interested....Chicago and Miami for sure. Minnesota and SF maybe. Baltimore and KC? Who knows...

So then its for him to decide where he can be the best fit. If I am CP, and I think I can still play, where can I go where I can face the Jets twice a year?

And he reads the papers too. He knows we have two vets here that are struggling. Now he also knows that Henne was handpicked to lead this team. So...

There is a case to make either way. The case for him to come here from HIS perspective, IMO, is this: I go to Miami, I get a chance to show that I can still play at a high level in this league and get to showcase my talents for the 4 or 5 teams next year that will be needing a QB.

 

Ok, I'll take your word for it. Saturday will be big for Beck to see if he can do something that he has not done in his life..and that is play well in an NFL game.

Hopefully, the things that hes been doing right will transfer over. If not, get a good looking ball cap, a sturdy clip board and make sure your headphones work..those are the tools of the backup QBs in the NFL.