Meet NYJ QB Jake Heaps and his path to the NFL

[Mainejet]

What about if the "Baylor guy" turns into the real thing, an elite QB when he competes with Fitzpatrick for the starting job in 16?

Well, I'll be dancing on cloud nine if that's the case.

But I think your real question is what do we do if we have more than one talented QB when Petty becomes the real deal?

My answer is who gives a sh*t? Having too much talent at any one position is a great problem to have.

But the idea still remains..... Keep drafting QB's. Make that QB competition better and better each and every season by continually drafting QB's until we are certain we have a Kenny O'Brien on our hands.

Odds are we'll never come up with a Peyton Manning. We'll never come up with a Joe Montana. But we can get a Kenny O'Brien more often and that IMO is enough for the Jets to win it all.

 

[Old#15]

Do you guys realize that the number of QBs the Jets have actually brought in over the last 5 years. However, for the most part we have been unable to develop anyone -- its been just one bad decision after another. Since 2011, we have drafted:

McElroy
Smith
Boyd
Petty

Brought in UDFAs Simms & now Heaps.

And acquired veterans Tebow, Vick, Garrard & Fitz.

That is 10 guys in 5 years and I may have missed 1 or 2. And I am not going to count Drew Stanton who spent 7 more days on the Jets roster than I did.

Hopefully the new guys will finally get it right, but for those saying you need to draft a new guy every year, we have been pretty much doing that. Gotta keep trying until they get it right, though.

And now to completely derail the Heaps thread; the one common thread to all of QB disfunctionality is the coaching and lack of development in general of the offensive side of the ball. Some of these guys never had a chance with Rex at the helm, and the rest like Boyd shouldn't have been drafted or signed in the first place. Having said that, I wholeheartedly agree that we should continue to look for 'that guy'.

 

[Golden Rott]

And now to completely derail the Heaps thread; the one common thread to all of QB disfunctionality is the coaching and lack of development in general of the offensive side of the ball. Some of these guys never had a chance with Rex at the helm, and the rest like Boyd shouldn't have been drafted or signed in the first place. Having said that, I wholeheartedly agree that we should continue to look for 'that guy'.

I think you are absolutely right. Most great QBs are made, not born. On occasion, you get a guy that can step in and be great, regardless of the situation like Peyton and maybe Luck. But most great QBs are coached up, developed and supported in the right system. An argument can be made that Brees, Brady & Rodgers fall into this category. Guys that wound up in the right situation and learned how to be great QBs.

Hopefully with the current regime, we will be able to nurture, caoch and develop a QB. Time will tell.