I would love to have Petty as our QB next year. Lets hope Geno plays well this year!!
Pick #103 - Bryce Petty - QB - Baylor
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One thing I like about Petty is his ability to throw a real nice ball without a wind up. Just snaps it behind his ear, and it's off. Trait of a lot of good QB's. Think the kid has a chance.
man it would be nice to catch lightning in a bottle with this kid..
if nothing else we are due..
I agree with you. He has good mechanics, is accurate and throws a nice deep ball. When I watched him play last year, he was consistently on target when that initial read was open. He struggled when that read was not there and he had to go through progressions and extend plays. He seems like a bright, hard working kid, so hopefully he will learn that part of the game, because he seems to have the physical tools you want in a starting QB. Can't wait to see him in the pre-season.
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Bryce Petty sticking to the plan: Life lessons on the job with NY Jets
Ultimate Baylor Bear Bryce Petty NFL Draft Highlight Reel
Campus Insiders
Posted: Sunday, July 12, 2015 12:01 am
By BRICE CHERRY bcherry@wacotrib.com
Bryce Petty is positive that God has a sense of humor. He has seen evidence of it in his own life, as he’s frequently been ushered into life’s waiting room with not so much as a magazine to read.
But Petty also believes that God has a plan. So in May, when the two-time Big 12 champion quarterback from Baylor was forced to wait until the fourth round to get a draft call, he chose not to panic. Trust the plan, he reminded himself.
“My whole motto going into it was, it doesn’t matter when I get drafted, just what I do when I get there,” Petty said. “I guess God was like, ‘All right. We’ll see when this happens.’ That kind of thing. Seeing where I’m at now, and looking back on it, honestly it’s perfect.”
Petty entered the draft ranked as the third-best quarterback prospect by several media pundits, behind Florida State’s Jameis Winston and Oregon’s Marcus Mariota. But 102 players — and four quarterbacks — were taken before the New York Jets selected Petty in the fourth round.
Before the process, Petty had boldly declared himself the best QB prospect on the board. He wasn’t trying to brag. He simply trusts his talent, and was determined to outwork his rivals. So as he waited for hours, even days, the sting of being overlooked intensified.
“I’d be lying if I said I wasn’t disappointed,” said Petty, who was in Waco Thursday for the grand opening of Greg May Hyundai. “But I think I was only disappointed over what it could have been, if that makes sense. Obviously I felt I was just as good if not better than the quarterbacks coming out. No undermining them — Marcus, Jameis, Sean (Mannion), (Garrett) Grayson — all those guys are awesome. Just to be drafted is a great accomplishment, but as a competitor you always want to be the best.”
Petty, 24, has had to wait before. He grayshirted for a year before enrolling at Baylor in 2010.
After a redshirt season, he served as an apprentice under Robert Griffin III and Nick Florence for two more years before finally getting his shot as a starter in 2013.
That delay worked out fine for both Petty and the Bears. He piloted the Bears to consecutive conference titles, throwing for a combined 8,055 yards and 61 touchdowns against just 10 interceptions. He also ran for 20 scores.
“There is always a plan in everything,” Petty said. “Inevitably, in every part of my career, it’s taken me a while to see it, but once it does it’s so much better than what I anticipated.”
Since the draft, Petty has endured a whirlwind existence. He has gotten his feet wet at three Jets minicamps, participated in a bevy of media sessions and tracked down an apartment in Morristown, a 40-minute drive from New York City. More than anything, he’s trying to be a sponge and absorb every bit of offensive wisdom he can from the Jets coaching staff.
“I’ve got some learning to do. It’s a different game,” Petty said. “New rules, it’s very situational. As opposed to Baylor, where you just go out and sling it. Everything is very calculated. So as a quarterback you have to know down-and-distance situations more so than ever. It’s challenging and fun.”
The Jets have former West Virginia star Geno Smith as the incumbent starter at quarterback. But Smith hasn’t set the world on fire in his first two seasons, throwing for a combined 25 touchdowns and 34 interceptions.
Petty hasn’t made any bold predictions and doesn’t plan on doing so. He said he has two goals when the Jets break camp on July 31: To compete as hard as he can and to become a better quarterback today than he was yesterday.
If he ends up holding a clipboard, he’s fine with that. He still plans to prepare for every game as if he’s the starter, a lesson he learned biding his time with the Bears.
“Who knows when the opportunity is going to come,” Petty said. “Whether it’s this season, next year, three years from now, who knows? What I want to do is be ready for it and not let it pass me up, because I was too naïve or too prideful to prepare like I was the starter.
“It’s funny now. The difference in going from college to the NFL, I don’t have long-term goals. There is no long term. Everything is right now, because that’s all I’ve got.”
At the same time, Petty plans to be himself — a piece of advice Griffin imparted — and to enjoy the ride. Petty seldom stops smiling.
He has an effervescence, a bubbliness, that endears him to fans, a horde of whom descended on the car dealership Thursday to gather autographs and photos.
Life is good right now. He is single, 24 years old, cashing an NFL player’s paycheck and living in the “city that never sleeps.” It’s a long way from his hometown of Midlothian, that’s for sure.
“It’s different than the five stop lights I had in Midlothian,” Petty said. “That’s another funny thing, where God has a plan for it. To put me there on that scale, that platform, you couldn’t get into a bigger market as far as the media goes. Could be a good thing, could be a bad thing, depending on how you look at it.”
Petty’s old coach at Baylor, Art Briles, thinks the quarterback will end up making new Jets coach Todd Bowles look very smart. “Jets fans are in for a treat,” Briles told the New York Daily News.
As is often the case with Petty, time will tell. He’s accustomed to waiting, so he’s prepared if that is on the agenda again.
So he was a fourth-round pick. He’s still in the NFL, right? He’s still “living the dream,” as he said. Tom Brady was a sixth-round pick, and he turned out OK.
“It’s been great, an unbelievable experience,” Petty said. “As a 6-year-old, or as a kid, saying you want to play in the NFL, I’m sure there are a lot of kids who say that. Very few actually get the opportunity to do it. It’s so humbling to hear your name. To pick up the phone and hear a GM and a coach on the other line is a feeling that will never leave me. I’ll always remember.”
Ultimate Baylor Bear Bryce Petty NFL Draft Highlight Reel
Campus Insiders
Posted: Sunday, July 12, 2015 12:01 am
By BRICE CHERRY bcherry@wacotrib.com
Bryce Petty is positive that God has a sense of humor. He has seen evidence of it in his own life, as he’s frequently been ushered into life’s waiting room with not so much as a magazine to read.
But Petty also believes that God has a plan. So in May, when the two-time Big 12 champion quarterback from Baylor was forced to wait until the fourth round to get a draft call, he chose not to panic. Trust the plan, he reminded himself.
“My whole motto going into it was, it doesn’t matter when I get drafted, just what I do when I get there,” Petty said. “I guess God was like, ‘All right. We’ll see when this happens.’ That kind of thing. Seeing where I’m at now, and looking back on it, honestly it’s perfect.”
Petty entered the draft ranked as the third-best quarterback prospect by several media pundits, behind Florida State’s Jameis Winston and Oregon’s Marcus Mariota. But 102 players — and four quarterbacks — were taken before the New York Jets selected Petty in the fourth round.
Before the process, Petty had boldly declared himself the best QB prospect on the board. He wasn’t trying to brag. He simply trusts his talent, and was determined to outwork his rivals. So as he waited for hours, even days, the sting of being overlooked intensified.
“I’d be lying if I said I wasn’t disappointed,” said Petty, who was in Waco Thursday for the grand opening of Greg May Hyundai. “But I think I was only disappointed over what it could have been, if that makes sense. Obviously I felt I was just as good if not better than the quarterbacks coming out. No undermining them — Marcus, Jameis, Sean (Mannion), (Garrett) Grayson — all those guys are awesome. Just to be drafted is a great accomplishment, but as a competitor you always want to be the best.”
Petty, 24, has had to wait before. He grayshirted for a year before enrolling at Baylor in 2010.
After a redshirt season, he served as an apprentice under Robert Griffin III and Nick Florence for two more years before finally getting his shot as a starter in 2013.
That delay worked out fine for both Petty and the Bears. He piloted the Bears to consecutive conference titles, throwing for a combined 8,055 yards and 61 touchdowns against just 10 interceptions. He also ran for 20 scores.
“There is always a plan in everything,” Petty said. “Inevitably, in every part of my career, it’s taken me a while to see it, but once it does it’s so much better than what I anticipated.”
Since the draft, Petty has endured a whirlwind existence. He has gotten his feet wet at three Jets minicamps, participated in a bevy of media sessions and tracked down an apartment in Morristown, a 40-minute drive from New York City. More than anything, he’s trying to be a sponge and absorb every bit of offensive wisdom he can from the Jets coaching staff.
“I’ve got some learning to do. It’s a different game,” Petty said. “New rules, it’s very situational. As opposed to Baylor, where you just go out and sling it. Everything is very calculated. So as a quarterback you have to know down-and-distance situations more so than ever. It’s challenging and fun.”
The Jets have former West Virginia star Geno Smith as the incumbent starter at quarterback. But Smith hasn’t set the world on fire in his first two seasons, throwing for a combined 25 touchdowns and 34 interceptions.
Petty hasn’t made any bold predictions and doesn’t plan on doing so. He said he has two goals when the Jets break camp on July 31: To compete as hard as he can and to become a better quarterback today than he was yesterday.
If he ends up holding a clipboard, he’s fine with that. He still plans to prepare for every game as if he’s the starter, a lesson he learned biding his time with the Bears.
“Who knows when the opportunity is going to come,” Petty said. “Whether it’s this season, next year, three years from now, who knows? What I want to do is be ready for it and not let it pass me up, because I was too naïve or too prideful to prepare like I was the starter.
“It’s funny now. The difference in going from college to the NFL, I don’t have long-term goals. There is no long term. Everything is right now, because that’s all I’ve got.”
At the same time, Petty plans to be himself — a piece of advice Griffin imparted — and to enjoy the ride. Petty seldom stops smiling.
He has an effervescence, a bubbliness, that endears him to fans, a horde of whom descended on the car dealership Thursday to gather autographs and photos.
Life is good right now. He is single, 24 years old, cashing an NFL player’s paycheck and living in the “city that never sleeps.” It’s a long way from his hometown of Midlothian, that’s for sure.
“It’s different than the five stop lights I had in Midlothian,” Petty said. “That’s another funny thing, where God has a plan for it. To put me there on that scale, that platform, you couldn’t get into a bigger market as far as the media goes. Could be a good thing, could be a bad thing, depending on how you look at it.”
Petty’s old coach at Baylor, Art Briles, thinks the quarterback will end up making new Jets coach Todd Bowles look very smart. “Jets fans are in for a treat,” Briles told the New York Daily News.
As is often the case with Petty, time will tell. He’s accustomed to waiting, so he’s prepared if that is on the agenda again.
So he was a fourth-round pick. He’s still in the NFL, right? He’s still “living the dream,” as he said. Tom Brady was a sixth-round pick, and he turned out OK.
“It’s been great, an unbelievable experience,” Petty said. “As a 6-year-old, or as a kid, saying you want to play in the NFL, I’m sure there are a lot of kids who say that. Very few actually get the opportunity to do it. It’s so humbling to hear your name. To pick up the phone and hear a GM and a coach on the other line is a feeling that will never leave me. I’ll always remember.”
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Got a good feeling on this kid 13. Didn't want him in the 1st or 2nd. Just to green, and needs some time on the bench. The 4th was a great spot for him. No pressure to play now, great work ethic, very smart.
The best mechanics of any QB in this draft IMO. Liked Winston, but his wind up worries me a lot in the NFL
it was ideal to move up a few spots & grab this kid in the 4th round!!
thankfully his only job this season will be to learn & adjust to the speed of the NFL..
but who knows, he may end up being special & might be ready sometime this season..
bottom line, i also loved the pick..
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A lot of that is the confidence that comes with playing a single read offense. Listen, I like the kid as much as anyone, but the real test is if this guy can go through progressions? Can he get to that 3rd or 4th read and complete that pass to extend a drive?
Or even more importantly what needs to known before anything else......
Can he adjust to the speed in this league?
And even before that, can he take care of the football? Because if he's anything like Geno Smith then we know he's going to fail everything else. Geno Smith has NEVER been able to take care of the football. By my way of thinking, that makes everything else that he does on the football field IRRELEVANT. If you can't take care of the football you don't belong on the professional level.
NEVER as in never, ever or just in his rookie year in the NFL? I just want to be clear on your comment, because he had 98 TDs, 21 INTs and 0 fumbles at West Virginia, with a ridiculous 40+ TDs and 7 INTs his senior year. Granted that was college in a spread offense, and the NFL is night and day to that situation. Just the same, I would hardly characterize that as not taking care of the football. Last year he nearly cut his INTs in half from his rookie year (from 21 to 13), but I'm sure you know that as well.
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And in both years, he ended up ranked at or near the bottom of the NFL quarterbank rankings. And in that marvelous "improved" second year, he managed to "lead" the Jets to 3 wins, 2 of them in the meaningless last 3 games. When it mattered, Mr. "Take care of the football" threw away THREE picks in just one quarter before being mercifully benched.
The fact is, he stinks, and fortunately Maccagnan was smart enough to recognize this and immediately traded for Ryan Fitzpatrick and drafted Bryce Petty.
Those of us with eyes have seen enough to not want the team we love piss away a third season by running this bust out on the field again. We have seen Browning Nagle, Brooks Bollinger, Neil O Donnell, Mark Sanchez and the rest destroy seasons and get coaches and GMs canned.
Mac and Bowles are too smart to let Geno destroy their management careers
i believe smith is working with a 2 to 3 1/2 game window to keep the starting job..First of all, I was just getting clarification on NE Guy's post. As far as Geno Smith's future goes, all I will say is we'll see because unfortunately my crystal ball is broken.
but i'm not convinced on him being named the week 1 starter, BTW..
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Agree
Starts first PS game
Splits time with Fitzpatrick in second
Fitzpatrick named starter for third game and the regular season
I have no idea how Geno will do going forward. I want the best QB to play. Any of the 3. But I'm not gonna say Geno is a lost cause after his first two years , with a horrible offensive roster. And the coaching staff may not pick him to start, but they agree with me, thankfully. Here are the first two years stats from a future HOF QB, at or near the bottom
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Its called a 'quick release' and you're right, its a great quality for a QB to have. Namath and Marino had two of the quickest releases ever, the stuff you described, to the ear and out, no wasted motion.
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We're talking about the pros here, not the minor leagues.:wtf:
And he only cut his interceptions numbers almost in half because he got BENCHED a few times for poor and ineffective play laden with turnovers. Are you just another one of these spin masters on this site? What a crock. Why not tell things like they are rather than make some silly proclamation by splitting hairs?
He's completely reckless with the football, Including several fumbles because he carries the ball like a loaf of bread. He's taken sacks that moved the team out of scoring position more than once. The guy is out of control and hasn't learned a damn thing since his rookie campaign. He cannot read defenses and he cannot make progressions. He's awful and his days are most certainly numbered in NY.
If it makes you feel better to call me a 'spin master', apologist or whatever, have at it. I have watched professional football and followed it very closely for almost 50 years, and I have seen plenty of guys as talented as Smith bust and seen plenty who figure it out and are successful. It's because of that, that I'm not ready to pull the plug on this very talented, young yet undeveloped QB. I've said it before and it bears repeating here; my only loyalty is to the Jets and for them to be successful. If that means RF or BP as the QB, great, but if Smith turns the corner it represents the best situation for the Jets. We have a young inexpensive franchise QB, a solid veteran to come in in case of injury and a talented draftee who can sit, watch and develop at the appropriate pace.