Here Comes Kellen

It’s really about time that Kellen Clemens took over the starting role for the Jets. I’m currently a New York Sports fan residing in a small New England town. It’s painful enough to watch the Patriots run over every team in the NFL but on top of that I’m allowed the pleasure every week of watching the Jets blow a first half lead. Chad Pennington’s arm is not up to NFL standards. C’mon people before he had one surgery on his shoulder the arm was weak, after two it’s dead. On several occasions this past weekend he missed open receivers simply because the ball did not have enough velocity. Granted he was able to escape with many poor throws last year while leading the Jets to the playoffs. This could be attributed to the fact that last year the Jets were near the bottom in the league in strength of schedule (.465) and had an element of surprise because everyone expected them to suck. This year is different; the team comes in high on everyone’s radar with schedule strength near the top of the league (.516). Weak throws that tend to sail high above receivers hands as Chad tries to make up for a lack of arm strength are no longer going to cut it; it’s time for the Kellen Clemens era to begin.

In his short tenure with the Jets Clemens has shown that he can be calm and composed on the field while at the same time being vulnerable to the mistakes a young quarterback makes. As he drove down the field this past weekend Clemens threw a pass a little out in front or his intended receiver that landed in the hands of a Buffalo Bills cornerback. These are the growing pain that come with a new quarterback. It would be nice to see Kellen come out and win his start this Saturday against Washington but there is a good chance he will not. It may be two or three weeks before he gets to put a notch on his belt. However what Jets fan will see this coming weekend is a second year quarterback out of Oregon who has a feel for football and one hell of a throwing arm.