Jul 31st 2008 2:09AM by Will Brinson (author feed)
Filed under: Jets, AFC NorthRemember a long time ago when Jets fans yelled things and told Kellen Clemens that they might prefer the services of one Brett Favre? Yeah, it wasn’t that long ago really. But, while there are no more heavily reported “FAV-RUH!” calls, Clemens is still out there, busting his tail and throwing interceptions. From the Jets Stream:
It wouldn’t be a training camp practice without an interception by Kellen Clemens, who tossed his sixth pick in nine practices. Yeesh! This one came on the final play. He was throwing to Brad Smith, who ran an in-cut of about 12 yards, I’d say. From the outset, you could see something was unusual about the pass coverage and, sure enough, it was a ‘new defense that we hadn’t seen,’ as Clemens later explained. The cornerback, Drew Coleman, dropped into a zone and played the inside route, which is ’something you usually don’t see,’ Clemens said. He threw it right to Coleman for the interception.

I don’t think Clemens was trying to create an alibi for his mistake, but the bottom line is, quarterbacks see new defensive schemes all the time. The experienced quarterbacks know how to adjust on the fly.
I think that whole ‘new defense’ thing works — maybe — for a rookie with no experience. But Clemens has started enough games at this point to kind of lose that old chestnut. Especially when we’re talking about Continue Reading