Yesterday evening, the Jets signed a 38-year-old career journeyman to a 1 year/$6.5 million deal. Josh McCown is not a flashy signing, nor is he the most talented quarterback on the current free agent market, but he clearly fits the Jets current plan of tanking.
McCown comes with high praise. A great teammate, leader, mentor, and father. He will come into camp as the starter, but Bryce Petty and Christian Hackenberg will have every opportunity to beat him out for that starting job. It is clear cut that his duty on this team is to mentor these quarterback prospects and hopefully one of them will turn into the Jets starter of the future. Right now, that does not look like the case, and it seems like the Jets have turned their full attention to obtaining the #1 selection in the 2018 NFL Draft and selecting the best quarterback prospect in Sam Darnold, from USC.
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| The last time Josh McCown was in New York.... |
In my opinion, this was the right move to make. Cutler and Kaepernick are both more talented and both would demand more money, but a team in the position of the Jets do not need those type of distractions on the back page New York tabloids. Many Jets fans were agitated by this signing, which to me makes little to no sense. McCown knows his role, hell he did it for the past two seasons in Cleveland. He is the right guy in the locker room for this young and rebuilding team and with his contract, it does not force the Jets hand into starting him, especially if Petty and Hackenberg perform well in Training Camp.
Of course, there will be jokes about the Jets signing McCown because he is a career journeyman with some pretty bad statistics (granted, he has been on some God-awful teams). McCown will absolutely go out there every Sunday and give you everything he's got, that can't be said for someone named Jay Cutler. He's the definition of a team player and someone who you definitely want on your team if you are currently in the stages of rebuilding.
Clearly, it is not the prettiest signing in the world, but if McCown can be everything that Fitzpatrick wasn't to Petty/Hack, the $6.5 million is worth every penny. Put me down on record saying that McCown won't start more games than Petty/Hack, but he'll sure hold that clipboard for almost $7 million and mentor these guys like he has in the past.
If everything goes as planned, Josh McCown will rarely take snaps from under center as QB #1 of the New York Jets. Ideally, Christian Hackenberg can emerge as the starter in training camp and the starting QB of the future. That's the Jets plan after all.
If everything goes as planned, Josh McCown will rarely take snaps from under center as QB #1 of the New York Jets. Ideally, Christian Hackenberg can emerge as the starter in training camp and the starting QB of the future. That's the Jets plan after all.
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