No Cutler, No Problem

Well, it is official Jet fans, Jay Cutler will not be dawning the green and white after all, he is headed to Chicago where I am sure he will have loads of fun playing behind a porous offensive line while throwing to who? Devin Hester? Although the Jets did not get the prototypical franchise quarterback they had been so desperately searching for, things are not as bleak as they seem. What alot of Jet fans fail to realize is that there are three very viable options at quarterback presently on the roster, one more so than the rest, Kellen Clemens. However, the Jets have proven that they have little faith in the former University of Oregon standout, trying to find every possible alternative in order to keep him from becoming the starter. Clemens has only eight career NFL starts, all of which came in a 2007 season where he was set up to fail, playing behind an ineffective offensive line unable to run block or pass protect and yet he managed to eek out three wins, one of which came against the 10-6 Pittsburgh Steelers. In that 2007 campaign Clemens showed flashes of greatness but had trouble maintaining his consistency, but its hard to be consistent while constantly trying to evade the pass rush. Let's face it, Clemens is by no means a Jay Cutler caliber quarterback however, he does have what it takes to win games for this team and potentially take the Jets back to the playoffs for the first time since 2006. He is now in the final year of his four year contract and this is the Jets last chance to find out if they really have something in Clemens or if they should just cut their losses and move forward. Just give him a shot, what is the worst that could happen? All the Jets need is someone who can manage the game and not turn the ball over, one thing you can be assured of is Clemens will not throw 22 interceptions like another former Jet quarterback. He may not be the Pro Bowl caliber quarterback the Jets were looking for but yet again, maybe he is, and at the rate things are going we may never know.