ARMED & READY: N.C. State’s Mike Glennon is one of the QBs at the Senior Bowl this week whom new Jets GM John Idzik and personnel exec Terry Bradway have their eyes on. (
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MOBILE, Ala. — Jets general manager John Idzik and senior personnel executive Terry Bradway fixed their stare at the quarterbacks at the North team’s Senior Bowl practice yesterday morning.
The two watched North Carolina State quarterback Mike Glennon zip passes to receivers, practice his footwork and try to prove he is worth a draft pick in April.
Quarterback is the biggest question mark on a Jets team featuring plenty of them. Four-year starter Mark Sanchez is expected to be back because of his contract, but he will have competition. The Jets could find that competition in the draft.
This year’s quarterback class is considered weak by the draft experts, and it is possible there is not one taken in the first round. The Jets could target a quarterback in the second or third round. Lately, that has been good enough. Russell Wilson (third round) of the Seahawks, Colin Kaepernick (second round) of the 49ers and Andy Dalton (second round) of the Bengals have shown you don’t need to be a top-10 pick to start at quarterback and find success.
“That position is dictated a lot by supply and demand,” one NFL scout said. “But you look at those guys and you can see that you can find a quarterback outside the first round.”
Glennon has been impressive in the first two days of Senior Bowl practices. At 6-foot-6, he towers over the huddle. His size has drawn comparisons to Ravens quarterback Joe Flacco, a comparison he is welcoming this week.
“We’re both tall guys with similar throwing motions,” Glennon said. “I don’t know Joe personally, but from watching him on TV I think we kind of have similar mannerisms and personality. That’s just from watching him. … I wouldn’t mind being compared to him with him going to the Super Bowl. Obviously he’s done a lot, and I have a lot to prove.”
Glennon sat for three years behind Wilson at N.C. State. He stepped in and played well over the past two years. ESPN draft analyst Mel Kiper Jr. is high on Glennon and believes he could be the first quarterback taken in the draft.
Some of the top quarterback names are not here this week — like Matt Barkley of USC and Geno Smith of West Virginia.
Arkansas’ Tyler Wilson is an intriguing possibility who is projected as a second-round pick. He said he had an interview scheduled with the Jets last night. Some people thought Wilson should have left Arkansas last year, but he stayed for his fifth season there. He believes that works in his favor.
“I think it gave me confidence,” Wilson said. “Even though we weren’t winning and the numbers weren’t quite what they were the year before, when you’re a senior there’s a confidence about you that it’s your team. You know what to expect. I think that serves me well going forward.”
The Razorbacks had a disappointing year as they experienced coaching turnover and went 4-8. Wilson threw 21 touchdowns and 13 interceptions after throwing 24 touchdowns and just six interceptions the year before. He said NFL teams are curious about what happened. Wilson said the adversity he experienced last season only can help him.
“You have to battle through some of that and learn,” Wilson said. “Especially at the next level it’s going to be tough the whole time.”
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