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New York Jets quarterback battle: Josh McCown vs. Christian Hackenberg

By Sayre Bedinger

Jun 13, 2017; Florham Park, NJ, USA; New York Jets quarterback Christian Hackenberg (5) quarterback Bryce Petty (9) and quarterback Josh McCown (15) run drills during mini camp at Atlantic Health Jets Training Center. Mandatory Credit: Adam Hunger-USA TODAY Sports
Jun 13, 2017; Florham Park, NJ, USA; New York Jets quarterback Christian Hackenberg (5) quarterback Bryce Petty (9) and quarterback Josh McCown (15) run drills during mini camp at Atlantic Health Jets Training Center. Mandatory Credit: Adam Hunger-USA TODAY Sports /
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The New York Jets’ quarterback battle is not an enviable situation league-wide, but it’s one that needs settling anyway. Who will lead Gang Green?

Jun 13, 2017; Florham Park, NJ, USA; New York Jets quarterback Christian Hackenberg (5) quarterback Bryce Petty (9) and quarterback Josh McCown (15) run drills during mini camp at Atlantic Health Jets Training Center. Mandatory Credit: Adam Hunger-USA TODAY Sports
Jun 13, 2017; Florham Park, NJ, USA; New York Jets quarterback Christian Hackenberg (5) quarterback Bryce Petty (9) and quarterback Josh McCown (15) run drills during mini camp at Atlantic Health Jets Training Center. Mandatory Credit: Adam Hunger-USA TODAY Sports /

What in the world are the New York Jets going to do this season? We all assume they are going to try and play some form of football, but with their purge of the roster, it won’t be pretty.

That will start with their current situation at quarterback, where the top option might legitimately be veteran Josh McCown, who is closing in on playing for all 32 NFL teams.

All kidding aside, someone is going to have to take snaps for the Jets this season. It might be all three of the guys competing for the starting job at some point or another in the season, but someone is going to win this job outright coming out of training camp.

Let’s take a look at the candidates, and what each guy brings to the table.

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