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Hackett Excited to have Carter in the Mix
Quarterback Quincy Carter had limited particpation in Tuesday's afternoon workout, but fans shouted his his name throught practice. Head coach Herm Edwards walked over to the Jets' new passer during team stretch and gave him a warm welcome. Paul Hackett, now entering his fourth year as Edwards' offensive coordinator, was thrilled with the addition of Carter.
"I think it’s totally changed our quarterback position on this football team to have someone who has not only started in the NFL, but took a team to the playoffs last year," Hackett said in the twilight. "That gives us the one element that we didn’t have before, which is experience in a backup. I'm thrilled with the group now."
The quarterback group includes veteran starter Chad Pennington, Carter, second-year pro Brooks Bollinger and first-year pro Ricky Ray. Behind Pennington, there figures to be competition amongst a talented trio.
"I’m very excited," Hackett said. "I think it’s just great. Now we’ve got three guys sitting there battling behind Chad."
Some people questioned whether Carter would be a good fit for the West Coast offense. The Georgia alum, now learning his fourth offense in four professional seasons, played in former Dallas coordinator Bruce Coslet's West Coast system in 2002. Hackett dismissed any notion of Carter being a bad fit for the Green & White.
"I think this guy is a magnificent fit," Hackett said. "I said it when he came out of college in Georgia. I looked at him extensively. If you remember, we brought him in here, we interviewed him, we did everything that we could, and our feeling was that with his mobility and his ability to move, I likened him to Steve Young in my opinion."
Hackett admitted that he may have been "pushing the envelope a little bit" in his comparison, but he couldn't hide his smile on this day. Yet still, the goal of the Jets is to never see Carter play regular season football in '04.
"As I told him, ‘I hate to tell you this, but I hope you never play,'" said the coordinator. "If he has to, you guys have met him just for a little bit. We spent the time with him three years ago. This is a wonderful young guy. I’m really thrilled to have him here."
Edwards hasn't ruled out the possibility of Carter playing in the Jets' preseason game against the Giants Friday, but Hackett expressed his desire to bring the new signal caller along slowly.
"I'm very conservative when it comes to throwing guys right in there," Hackett said. "I think a guy needs to be prepared before he's put in a position. I think this is a guy that is going to be very successful."
For now, there are a number of study groups planned for the professor and a new student.
"He was three hours on the chalkboard already, and he’ll spend three hours on it tonight," Hackett said.
http://www.newyorkjets.com/news/index.php?content_id=1425
Quarterback Quincy Carter had limited particpation in Tuesday's afternoon workout, but fans shouted his his name throught practice. Head coach Herm Edwards walked over to the Jets' new passer during team stretch and gave him a warm welcome. Paul Hackett, now entering his fourth year as Edwards' offensive coordinator, was thrilled with the addition of Carter.
"I think it’s totally changed our quarterback position on this football team to have someone who has not only started in the NFL, but took a team to the playoffs last year," Hackett said in the twilight. "That gives us the one element that we didn’t have before, which is experience in a backup. I'm thrilled with the group now."
The quarterback group includes veteran starter Chad Pennington, Carter, second-year pro Brooks Bollinger and first-year pro Ricky Ray. Behind Pennington, there figures to be competition amongst a talented trio.
"I’m very excited," Hackett said. "I think it’s just great. Now we’ve got three guys sitting there battling behind Chad."
Some people questioned whether Carter would be a good fit for the West Coast offense. The Georgia alum, now learning his fourth offense in four professional seasons, played in former Dallas coordinator Bruce Coslet's West Coast system in 2002. Hackett dismissed any notion of Carter being a bad fit for the Green & White.
"I think this guy is a magnificent fit," Hackett said. "I said it when he came out of college in Georgia. I looked at him extensively. If you remember, we brought him in here, we interviewed him, we did everything that we could, and our feeling was that with his mobility and his ability to move, I likened him to Steve Young in my opinion."
Hackett admitted that he may have been "pushing the envelope a little bit" in his comparison, but he couldn't hide his smile on this day. Yet still, the goal of the Jets is to never see Carter play regular season football in '04.
"As I told him, ‘I hate to tell you this, but I hope you never play,'" said the coordinator. "If he has to, you guys have met him just for a little bit. We spent the time with him three years ago. This is a wonderful young guy. I’m really thrilled to have him here."
Edwards hasn't ruled out the possibility of Carter playing in the Jets' preseason game against the Giants Friday, but Hackett expressed his desire to bring the new signal caller along slowly.
"I'm very conservative when it comes to throwing guys right in there," Hackett said. "I think a guy needs to be prepared before he's put in a position. I think this is a guy that is going to be very successful."
For now, there are a number of study groups planned for the professor and a new student.
"He was three hours on the chalkboard already, and he’ll spend three hours on it tonight," Hackett said.
http://www.newyorkjets.com/news/index.php?content_id=1425
