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Cortland – A lot of good info today from “The SUNY” including an item on some upset fans, a sleeper linebacker, a neck-and-neck position battle and so much more . . .
There was a fan at training camp today, actually in the VIP section, who was yelling at the media, claiming the coverage of the quarterback position has been “biased,” and that Greg McElroy wasn’t being treated fairly.
I also got a letter yesterday from a reader named Carl Reichenbecher, who wrote the following –
“Pleaseeeeeeee, give us the whispers of why this clearly qualified QB (Greg McElroy) is not given a fair shake! Simms has the best arm but #14 is clearly the best all-around QB on the roster! Great pedigree (Alabama, sound familiar), national championship, tough (see 11 sacks) and smart! Smith needs a year or two at least and as for #6 “the definition of insanity is to keep doing the same thing over and over and expecting different results! WHAT DOES REX HAVE AGAINST #14?”
I do think Rex still holds a grudge against McElroy for what the quarterback said about the team’s dysfunctional locker room after the 2011 season.
Just check out this quote after McElroy’s two touchdown performance in the Green-and-White scrimmage.
“I think we know [McElroy] can win games in this league coming off the bench,” Ryan said on Saturday night. “He proved that last year, albeit in a 7-6 masterpiece. (smiling) But he’s a smart guy and if you leave a guy open, he makes the throw.
What an insulting quote. First of all, McElroy came into to the Arizona game in the second half last season, and led the team on a touchdown drive that ended up being the enough for the win.
Rex can flippantly call it a “masterpiece,” but Ryan’s starter was awful in the first half of that game, and if they had stayed with them, there is a good chance they would have lost that contest.
To say, he can win games “coming off the bench,” is another demeaning remark.
And to add, he can only make competitions if you “leave a guy open,” is another slap in the face. On the long touchdown to Ryan Spadola on Saturday night, the window to make the throw wasn’t that big, and McElroy threw a perfect pass.
Perhaps, Rex needs to get over what clearly is a grudge. Maybe the GM needs to call Rex in for a meeting regarding this issue.
That quote after the scrimmage was unnecessary. Why insult a guy after a performance like that?
And you know what, let’s say McElroy continues to have a really good summer, and the team wants to trade him to a quarterback-needy club, how is that quote helpful to the GM?
McElroy had another good day today in practice.
Look, I’ve never said just hand McElroy the job, but for him to not be in a quarterback competition, against a player coming off 52 turnovers the last two years, and a raw rookie coming out of gimmicky shotgun college offense, is insulting to our intelligence.
I have been covering the Jets for around 17 years, and I’ve never seen a fan go after the media from the crowd in training camp.
He was ticked off, and you know what, his point of view wasn’t crazy . . .
This Ryan Quigley is punting the heck out of the ball. Robert Malone has a major battle on his hands. If Quigley, who is from Myrtle Beach, doesn’t make the Jets, he will kick in the league . . .
Former UConn and United Football League linebacker Danny Lansanah (pictured above) is having a very good camp, and has a good shot at landing the fourth inside linebacker spot behind David Harris, DeMario Davis and Nick Bellore.
He is a very good coverage linebacker, who had 10 interceptions while in college. In today’s practice, he had an impressive PD on a Geno Smith pass to Jeremy Kerley about 10-15 yards down the left hash.
Just like so many Nigerian players, he’s extremely bright with good character.
Josh Mauga was out for the second straight day with back spasms, and remember, Mauga had back issues when he came out of Nevada-Reno, so this isn’t a good sign.
So with Mauga out, Lansanah is now in the fourth ILB spot, and he might never give it back . . .
As you know by now, Sanchez definitely got the best of Geno Smith in today’s practice.
One of Sanchez’s better throws was when he hit Kellen Winslow down the deep middle.
Sanchez looked right like was going to throw to the flat, and then back to the middle, and hit Winslow.
When Sanchez stays away from telegraphing his passes by locking on one receiver, his results are so much better.
August 6, 2013
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