That basically sums it up. I don't see how anyone can blame him for going to Miami. We left him out to dry, were the Jets justified? I think so. Can we blame him for choosing a team that was in best his best interests? absolutely not. What'd you expect him to do? Have loyalty to a team that dumped him? Why should he care?
So as between Chad and the Jets, who would you say YOU have more loyalty to? I never once said here that from a business perspective it didn't make sense for Chad to go to Miami. I just don't know why any JET FANS would feel kindly about a Jet player going to play for the hated dolphags.
I'm sure nobody loved the fact that he went to the Dolphins. I'm sure almost all Jets fans would have liked to see him go to a different team instead. I don't think anyone in this thread is saying otherwise.
Of course. Big Blocker is ignoring facts that conflict reality with his opinion of the player, exactly what he accuses others of doing. Everyone knows the NFL is a business, guys go to different teams every year when they are cut. In Chad's case he didn't choose to leave, so it's a non-issue. Had he forced a trade, held out for more money or left as a free agent BB might have a case but that's not what happened. Vinny was last seen in a Pats uniform, Ellis is still there, Brad Smith is in Buffalo. It's life.
I don't think you even read my posts. You still ooze Chad Love, btw. It's touching. Ftr I think Chad was a better Qb,when he was on the field, than Sanchez has been so far. Of course to Mark's credit he is not the China doll that Pennington was. The fact that as a business decision Chad went to Miami doesn't mean Jet fans should like the move. I hate Miami. However you felt about it before Chad went, you liked Miami more after he went there, didn't you? Not me.
I don't think anyone is taking the side of the argument that you're against... seems like it's a non-issue.
Well, see post 17 above. "Id like it just so he could retire a Jet." That sort of thing should be off limits since Chad went to Miami. Again, I get that it was a business decision for him. But the Jets owe Pennington nothing, and neither do we as fans.
What an odd stance to take. Do you hate Joe Namath too because he went to play for the Rams? The guy was a Jet - he was drafted by the Jets, he had some good years with the Jets and we had a little success with him. He was a damn good towel waver too - the monday nigh miracle replay reminded me of that. We never won the championship with him, but the same can be said for every Jets QB not named Namath. I don't get why your vag hurts so bad over him taking a job with the Fins after we cut him.
Chad isn't a good choice for backup QB because he is too old and too fragile and he doesn't need to get hurt again. He might be a good choice for QB coach, but not backup.
Chad is great The Jets dumped him in August for Favre. What was he supposed to do? Throw on the green and white and sit in the stands? I was happy when he made the playoffs with Miami, he deserved it.
You can't be a long time fan with a statement like this. OMG, that's your solution to replacing Brunell, Chad " No Shoulder" Pennington? Make him a coach yes, backup QB. I would give up my tickets even if I paid for them if the Jets were stupid enought to do this. Gladly, there is no chance. Some fans scare me.
You're equating the LA Rams with the Miami Dolphins says it all about the difference between your position and mine.
Can't say I was happy because he walked out of our stadium with the division title at our expense, leaving us in turmoil with our coach and QB on their way out the door. I will say it vindicated a lot of us at the time who argued here that we should have kept him and not gone after Favre. It took balls to go to a 1-15 team in our division, at the time opening the possibility of getting his ass kicked twice by the team who dumped him, and we did get him on opening day. Small consolation however knowing you were right but sitting there in the stadium watching that last game unfold. The argument can and has been made that big picture it worked out because we ended up canning Mangini to get Rex and then drafting Sanchez. So now that's a good way to look at it, at the time not so much. Kind of like this year with a Giants-Pats Super Bowl, karma always has a way to come back and bite us on the ass.
It's been years and you are still so emotional over this. :grin: I think it is time for you to forgive and move on with your life... :wink:
Maybe as a 3rd QB on the cheap? Don't we keep 3-4 guys usually at this position? I would agree he's beyond the point of playing. I would rather see him back in a coaching capacity, but he doesn't exactly have a track record to hire him in that capacity either. I do think he could be a good resource for Sanchez, especially given the hiring of Sparano.
Good post, IS... this sums it up pretty much for me. I was sick he was a Dolphin, but that was more of the Jets doing than Penny's. Karma is a bitch, but I do believe that we came out ahead long-term. Well, we are still painting that portrait, but I like where we are going so far.
The tough part about that scenario is that 3rd QB doesn't often get activated on Sundays by teams that play hot potato with roster spots like the Jets are wont to do, so if Chad is signed as the emergency QB, his tutelage each week ends after the final practice. He wouldn't be on the sideline.
A third QB could be a possibility because he hopefully wouldn't have to play at all or very much, but if he did we'd have a guy who can step in. I'm not even sure about him as a coach because a lot of the decision-making he was so good at goes on while the play is in progress and the QB is out there on his own. You're either on the field to make the right read yourself in a matter of a few seconds or you're not. All the coaching beforehand and all the analysis afterward doesn't help you if you don't read and react correctly in those few seconds. Then again it could work, Sanchez has shown the ability to be good and Chad does know a lot about playing the position and playing it for the Jets in New York.
:rofl2: He's moved on to hating Sanchez and blaming him for everything. Also, I'm pretty sure I saw the Dolphin fans welcome Jason Taylor back with open arms and send him off to a happy retirement at our expense in the last game, after he came here and almost won a Super Bowl with the hated Jets. Again, that's the NFL, you can't take it personally.
