Young quarterbacks need to show leadership

It’s no question that there is a heated quarterback competition this training camp for the New York Jets. If either of the young quarterbacks wants to win the job, they will have to show leadership.

Bryce Petty, starting quarterback of the New York Jets at the end of last year, is now entering his third year in the NFL. Christian Hackenberg, the team’s backup, is entering his second year. One of them has to be able to beat out veteran Josh McCown, or else they’ll never be a starter on this team.

Of course, they need to show off their athletic skills, but one big attribute that a starting quarterback needs to show is leadership. The ability to rally a team that is struggling and motivates them to help him get the win. As a Jets‘ starting quarterback, doing this may be the most important quality.

If they are both able to show this, then it will be easier for the coaching staff to choose a starter. They will just choose the one who equips this quality with good skill. However, if neither of them shows this, then McCown will easily win the job.

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If this is to happen, then the team will have to face the fact that neither of the current young quarterbacks is starter worthy.

Since McCown is too old to be considered a franchise quarterback, the team would have to draft another one in the first round of the 2018 NFL Draft.

The bottom line is that if neither young quarterback can be the leader the team needs, then they will have to go with the veteran. This would force them to draft someone, which would do nothing but prolong the rebuilding status. It would also likely mean that neither of the young quarterbacks on the roster would ever be a starter in this league.