New York Jets: 4 Takeaways from Bryce Petty performance

New York Jets: 4 Takeaways from Bryce Petty in Week 15

DENVER, CO - DECEMBER 10: Quarterback Bryce Petty #9 of the New York Jets throws a pass against the Denver Broncos in the third quarter of a game at Sports Authority Field at Mile High on December 10, 2017 in Denver, Colorado. (Photo by Dustin Bradford/Getty Images) /

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NEW ORLEANS, LA – DECEMBER 17: Quarterback Bryce Petty #9 of the New York Jets hands the ball to running back Bilal Powell #29 during the second half of a game against the New Orleans Saints at the Mercedes-Benz Superdome on December 17, 2017 in New Orleans, Louisiana. (Photo by Sean Gardner/Getty Images) /

1. Bryce Petty should be the starter in 2018

No matter what happens in these final three games, Petty deserves to go into 2018 as the starter. The Jets will never win if they keep cycling through quarterbacks. Quarterbacks like David Carr and Joey Harrington were given multiple terrible seasons to prove they were bad. It’s worth it for the Jets to give Petty at least one.

During the broadcast, Rich Gannon (a former NFL quarterback) said that he has footwork problems and accuracy issues. Gannon is right, but he also followed up by saying that he’d get better with more experience. He’s absolutely right. Fans and media are saying he’s inconsistent in play, but he needs to consistently play in actual games to judge his consistency.

He not only needs to start, but start and finish games consistently. Last season he started and finished in Week 10, played in a Week 12 game but didn’t start, started and finished the next two games, and started but didn’t finish Week 16. He didn’t play Week 17 last season.

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He’s going to get the final three games this season, and he should get 16 next season. The Jets quarterback cycle seems to be never-ending, and if they don’t establish continuity at the quarterback position, they will never be successful.

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