Breaking: Mark Brunell Signs With Jets
by Matt Birch on Jul 28, 2010 6:03 PM EDT
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According to Jenny Vrentas and NJ Star-Ledger, a two-year deal has been agreed upon to bring the 39-year-old veteran QB to Florham Park. It should be noted, however, that this news came from an anonymous source and the Jets' organization has not officially announced this potential acquisition.... yet.
In a move that has been talked about for months, reports are citing that the Jets have brought in the veteran QB to help mentor and train second-year QB Mark Sanchez.
The exact details of said deal are not available at the moment --- we will update as soon as they are released.
It was speculated for weeks and now it happened: Vet QB Mark Brunell has signed with the Jets. #nyj
How will this affect former backup QB Kellen Clemens' status as a Jet? While that answer is still unknown to us, it's hard to see the Jets having five QBs on their roster (six if you count Brad Smith). Personally, I think the Jets have been shopping around Clemens for awhile now. They knew the Final Eight Plan ensured they couldn't sign a FA until after last Saturday (without giving one up first). It seems as if they have been planning to sign Brunell for awhile now and were just waiting until the Final Eight expired, so it's certainly plausible that they have already found a home for Clemens and we could see him moved soon. Again, this is just speculation, which we love to do as fans.
Also, could this have ramifications in the locker room? Remember, many Jets were averse to bringing in a guy who will be 40-years-old once football season begins. A member of the offensive line previously gave an anonymous statement to NYDN, citing that he and the rest of the O-Line did not want to make the necessary adjustments in order to protect a left-handed QB.
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Disagree.
But I guess it was inevitable. Goodbye Clemens. Schefter is saying it’s a 2 year deal
I still don’t think Clemens is gone. It doesn’t make any sense to drag him along this far when you could have just not tendered him and signed a better QB or another player when FA opened.
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Clemens isn’t going to want to be here and play third fiddle behind Brunell. Furthermore, I don’t think 4 QB’s on a roster will work.
I see us dealing Clemens for a 5th or 6th round draft pick, but we’ll see bro.
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Then we would have traded Clemens back during the draft.
They’ll get rid of Ainge or O’Connel.
I think Clemens should be happy just to have a job in the NFL, plus he can always view it as Brunnel is not a long term option at backup.
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Personally, I think the Jets have been shopping Kellen Clemens for awhile now. They knew they had to wait for the Final 8 to expire before acquiring Brunell.
I think they already have some options/potential homes for Clemens, and now that we signed Brunell, KC will be dealt next. But I’m just speculating, because that’s what we like to do. Who knows what Mike T. has up his sleeve? You could be right.
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Terrible. Seems like we are playing the good Samaritan…giving a guy a job to help with the debt burden. We’re obviously not signing him for his football skills.
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I still think an over the hill Brunnel is a better QB then Ainge or O’Connell will ever be.
And he has the experience edge over Clemens.
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He can probably barely lift his throwing arm, experience should come from the coaching staff not from a roster spot. It’s a complete waste.
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I think you might agree though that there’s only so much one can learn from a coach who didn’t play himself.
If Brunnel was good enough last year as a backup for a Super Bowl contender I think he’s good enough for at least this year.
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The reason he was fine playing last year was because he was playing behind a man who hadn’t missed a game in what 5 years??
Lets not start with the, he played with the Saints…who won the Superbowl…so he must be alright stuff. Put Clemens on the 2009 Saints team and they still win the Superbowl…the team he played for is irrelevant.
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That’s a bit ridiculous. Brees played out of his mind last year. I’m not convinced that Meachem and Henderson are guys we’d have heard of without him throwing to them. Their defense was really good at creating turnovers and scoring on them but counting on defensive scores is like counting on kickers to make 50 yard FGs, and they were pretty average otherwise. Clemens would have landed them with an 8-8 record last year at best.
Huh? talking about replacing the back up QB….it’s not Brees we’ve just signed it’s Brunell. The point was that just because Brunell played on a Championship team last year doesn’t mean he has anything special because he wasn’t the QB. The point was put Clemens in as the back-up QB with New Orleans, instead of Brunell and the Saints still win the Superbowl.
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Ha, no big deal. Easily done.
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by David_Wyatt on Jul 29, 2010 11:18 AM EDT up reply actions
I hope he will get a shot
to the final 53. Not just because he was the best QB of my team’s (the Jags) history; but he was reportedly bankurupt this year; so he need the money as well sadly.
I hope he can make the team; he would be at a very symphathic franchise
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by Zoltan from Budapest on Jul 28, 2010 6:25 PM EDT reply actions
Jenny V is cuter than I thought she would be.
by Crackback on Jul 28, 2010 7:10 PM EDT reply actions 5 recs
LOL
Possibly the best comment in this thread - random!
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+1 lol
That is definitely ‘rec’ worthy
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I'm definitely reading her stuff more regularly. :)
Ok….
Jenny Vrentas or Giada de Laurentiis?
Not sure who the second one is, but Jenny seems like a pretty cool person as well
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You don't know Giada???
Bro you gotta check out the Food Network (if u get it). She’s smokin. And she has the most succulant pair of roasted peppers you’ve ever seen.
Giada and Jenny have somewhat similar looks IMO, but i never got a look at Jenny’s peppers.
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by Jadden Hopkins on Jul 29, 2010 12:31 PM EDT up reply actions
Mangini
I’ll bet Clemens will be in Cleveland by the weekend. Too bad Holmgren’s running the show now, if Mangini was still in charge we might have been able to trade him for Joe Thomas!
Call Pete Carrol, whose QB’s suck anyway! Maybe we can get Leon back : (
by nationalist88 on Jul 28, 2010 9:46 PM EDT up reply actions
Look at the strain on the mans face trying to touch his toes….this is the upgrade the fans were calling for.
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that’s why I chose it, lmao
cracked up laughing when I saw the old man stretching
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At least Brunell is a fine PK holder
So he’s got that going for him, and I don’t think that’s a skill that deteriorates with age
How will this affect former backup QB Kellen Clemens’ status as a Jet? While that answer is still unknown to us, it’s hard to see the Jets having four QBs on their roster (five if you count Brad Smith)
You mean five, and six if you count Smith.
I think Clemens will get two week max to prove he has more to offer than Ainge or O’Connell, (which he doesn’t) then he’s released and the other two battle it out all pre-season to see who’s #3. I certainly don’t see us carrying 4 QB’s the whole season again.
I'll take him over Clemens
At least to try something new.
Before you ask why I'm a fan of both the Cowboys and Jets, I'll just say the answer is complicated and that it just turned out that way.
How much of this is simply to have a veteran presence to teach Sanchez? At one point, Brunell was a very good QB and there is no one on the roster who Sanchez can learn from. Let’s be honest, if Sanchez gets hurt the Jets are screwed b/c [insert backup name here] all suck.
Teach him what exactly? If he teaches him anything, then both the QB coach and the OC should be fired for incompetence.
I agree with you crack, when a player can offer very little on the field (30 passes in 3 years) then he shouldn’t be brought on to coach the starting QB with sharing experience. If you need that pay an ex QB like Vinny T to come on as a special adviser or something in a similar capacity. Players are here to play, coaches to coach and advise.
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Namath has experience...
Sign him to a two year contract to back up Sanchez. I believe they have both completed the same amount of passes in the past three years.
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by Jerricho ToonWalker on Jul 29, 2010 9:38 AM EDT reply actions
Well, at least Namath has ATTEMPTED some passes
Too bad Suzy Kolber batted one away.
*shrug*
I don’t see the negatives. Or maybe it’s just that I see all of the negatives of the rest of our QBs. They all suck pretty much. Okay yeah Brunell’s thrown 30 passes in the past whatever years. Same goes for everyone else on the team, if that. Clemens was downright awful last year—he played pretty bad as it was and that was against THE BUCS, WITH his starters (unlike Brunell’s game last year).
People here are acting like Brunell’s experience counts against him or something. If anything, that’s what gives him the advantage. And I don’t think it’s an indictment of the coaching staff if the reason they brought Brunell in was to mentor Sanchez some. To me it just means that Clemens’ usefulness in helping Sanchez has dried up. At least Brunell has been in the league for 3209482034 years, he’s gotta have some nuggets of wisdom for a young guy.
Such as what? Carry your luggage with your non-throwing arm? Sanchez takes all the reps (practice and games); has sessions with Schotty, works with the QB be coach (who’s name is escaping me)… What exactly is Bruno going to add?
Sanchez could’ve used a mentor last season. But now he’s beyond mentorship and just has to go play and get better. You’re either good or you’re not. He can’t be taught how to be good. He just has to figure it out now. I don’t think anyone would credit Bruno for Brees’ success. What could he possibly bring to the table?
The QB Coach is Matt Cavanaugh, who I believe was the OC for the Ravens championship team.
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I've tried to email Revis, but it just shuts down my computer.
Cavanaugh also acted as back-up in the NFL for 2 Superbowl teams did he not….so anything Brunell learned last year backing up Brees to a championship should of already been taught by MC.
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by David_Wyatt on Jul 29, 2010 11:20 AM EDT up reply actions
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He does not know the system. Would you take an experienced left handed QB (different hand-offs and protection) who limits play calling by the OC or a right handed QB (with less playing time experience) who knows the system well.
Honestly this whole “backup” situation is moot if Sanchez goes down for a substantial amount of time. Any option we have at this time will not be enough to bridge the time of his recovery. Take whatever money you just spent and get Revis a gift card to spend at his local mall.
I hope I am wrong about this signing…
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by Jerricho ToonWalker on Jul 29, 2010 10:47 AM EDT up reply actions
Also, about the 'o-linemen not wanting to adjust' comment
…That player needs to shut up. That’s Haynesworth-esque talk.
I am sure that o-lineman was backing up his teammates already on the team
A sign of a person who is loyal to the players already around him.
Word.
by Jerricho ToonWalker on Jul 29, 2010 10:38 AM EDT up reply actions
It was no secret that Clemens was the guy that the players wanted.
I don’t blame the players here, I blame the organization for going out of their way even though it wasn’t popular to bring in a guy like Brunell.
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by David_Wyatt on Jul 29, 2010 11:21 AM EDT up reply actions
Alright, Haynesworth-esque was not the right thing to say. But what I mean is that it’s an o-lineman’s job to do whatever kind of blocking for whoever is behind them whether they like it or not. It sounds really juvenile to complain about having to block for a lefty because it’s annoying to adjust to it. It was a really unprofessional thing to say.
I understand the grievances of the player on this matter, but I do agree that you shouldn’t air the dirty laundry in public. If this was said in a player/coach discussion it would be completely acceptable IMO that an offensive line wouldn’t want to adapt to a left hander, especially one of MB’s ability.
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