New York Jets: Wait, the Jets actually have options at Quarterback?

The New York Jets have three QB’s in a real competition for who’s going to start this coming season. Each QB brings with them their own resume and reason to start.

The New York Jets, much like every NFL team, always seem to be open about who is the starting QB even though it usually crystal clear who the best one is.

However, this time around, the Jets actually seem to be preparing for a real competition that will be tough to assess.

Josh McCown, Teddy Bridgewater and Sam Darnold each bring their own traits to the job and each one has experience winning on their level of competition whether it be college or pro.

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So, let’s take a deeper look:

Josh McCown is the incumbent starter. With 16 years of NFL experience, he is very well-traveled. He has been kicked around the league from place to place. But, no matter where he has been, each team has given him a great review as a leader, mentor, and teammate.

He brings with him a steady hand to get the job down and is smart as a whip when it comes to making the proper play and adjustments.

There is not much that can be thrown at Josh that will surprise him, he doesn’t have the strongest arm and may not be the fastest but he’s tough as nails and gets the job done in a pinch.

As for Bridgewater, if all things were even and Bridgewater weren’t coming off a knee injury, I would tell you without a doubt this would be his job to lose. Bridgewater brings a strong arm, smooth feet, and excellent mobility.

The important thing with his mobility is that it is not his primary weapon. He is a passer in the purest of meanings, at Louisville and with the Vikings, he showed that he can get the job done and lead a team better than most.

Coming off that knee injury, Bridgewater has ground to make up. Luckily for pretty much everyone, the early reports from camp have been nothing but positive. It’s always important to remember we still need to see how the knee responds the next day in a live game situation.

If Bridgewater is truly healthy, and did himself the favor by taking the extra time off, then the Jets won’t have him for long before another team comes calling via trade or free agency.

In regards to Darnold, he was the number three overall pick in this year’s draft and he will have a lot to live up too.

Missing the first five days of camp never looks good for a rookie but business is business and his family should have food on the table for a long time with a fully guaranteed 30.25 million dollars coming his way.

Darnold has a lot of catching up to do but it’s not to say he can’t win the job out of camp. He was often praised as the most complete Quarterback and pro-ready from a strong crop this year.

Coming from USC, Darnold will have to increase is arm strength and his footwork to make all the throws at the next level.

If he’s willing to take the coaching and learn everything he can by being in Josh McCown’s hip pocket, then he should be in a great position to have an above average season and give Jets fans something to excited about for the near future.

Not much else to say, the Jets have done an excellent job of gathering talent and getting rid of players who didn’t want to be there.

I don’t think anyone is expecting a Super Bowl from the Jets this year but they are in prime position to be very competitive each and every game going forward in 2018 and beyond.

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Now, it’s up to Todd Bowles to get the defense in place to keep them in every game while the offense comes together slowly.

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