{"id":580,"date":"2006-08-12T09:25:30","date_gmt":"2006-08-12T14:25:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.jetnation.com\/?p=580"},"modified":"2006-08-12T09:25:30","modified_gmt":"2006-08-12T14:25:30","slug":"bucs-top-jets-16-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/miletestsite.com\/jets\/2006\/08\/12\/bucs-top-jets-16-3\/","title":{"rendered":"Bucs Top Jets 16 – 3"},"content":{"rendered":"

From ESPN.com – TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Even if Eric Mangini isn’t ready to say it, Chad Pennington<\/a> looks like a quarterback ready to reclaim his job.\u00c2\u00a0<\/p>\n

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Playing for the first time since undergoing a second major operation on his right shoulder, Pennington worked two series in the New York Jets<\/a>‘ 16-3 preseason loss to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers<\/a> on Friday night.<\/span><\/p>\n

“It’s fun to be back out there with my teammates. That’s most important,” Pennington said. “You miss that when you’re injured.”\u00c2\u00a0<\/p>\n

<\/span>The seventh-year pro completed 9 of 14 passes for 54 yards and lost a fumble when he was sacked early in the second quarter. But more importantly for him and the Jets, his surgically repaired shoulder withstood the first hits he’s taken since Week 3 of last season.\u00c2\u00a0<\/p>\n

<\/span>“I feel pretty good. I took a few shots, but everything worked out fine. That’s what you work hard for,” Pennington said. “I was pleased how everything turned out.”\u00c2\u00a0<\/p>\n

<\/span>Whether he’s officially No. 1, though, is unclear.\u00c2\u00a0<\/p>\n

<\/span>“That’s completely up in the air,” Mangini, the Jets’ first-year coach, said when asked about the quarterback rotation for the next preseason game.\u00c2\u00a0<\/p>\n

<\/span>Rookie Bruce Gradkowski<\/a> threw second-half touchdown passes of 11 yards to Paris Warren<\/a> and 2 yards to third-round draft pick Maurice Stovall for Tampa Bay, which pulled its first-team defense after Pennington kept them on the field for a few more plays than the Bucs would have liked.\u00c2\u00a0<\/p>\n

<\/span>“We didn’t give up any points,” Derrick Brooks<\/a>, Tampa Bay’s All-Pro linebacker said. “But obviously we would like to get off the field a little sooner.”\u00c2\u00a0<\/p>\n

<\/span>Pennington completed his first five passes — all short throws — for 30 yards. He took his first real hit since the latest operation on his right rotator cuff when he ran for 5 yards and was tackled by cornerback Juran Bolden<\/a>.\u00c2\u00a0<\/p>\n

<\/span>The New York quarterback sustained his first drive with three third-down conversions, one a 9-yard completion to Tim Dwight<\/a>. He moved the ball deep into Tampa Bay territory on the Jets’ second possession, but fumbled when sacked by safety Kalvin Pearson<\/a> on third-and-goal from the 5.\u00c2\u00a0<\/p>\n

<\/span>Mangini declined to reveal a starter for the preseason opener. Nevertheless, it wasn’t a surprise when Pennington trotted onto the field to take the first snap. He’s been No. 1 for parts of the last four seasons and has been having the best camp of any of the candidates for the job.\u00c2\u00a0<\/p>\n

<\/span>“I thought Chad did a really nice job with handling the huddle, with moving the football, with his decisions,” Mangini said. “I thought he did a really good job.”\u00c2\u00a0<\/p>\n

<\/span>The coach gave a less favorable review of the Jets’ performance overall.\u00c2\u00a0<\/p>\n

<\/span>“Before the game, I talked to the players and said the important things were focus, communication and finish. That’s what I was looking for,” Mangini said.\u00c2\u00a0<\/p>\n

<\/span>“I think we did a pretty good job in the first half of moving the football. But we couldn’t finish the drives and they could finish drives. That was the difference.”\u00c2\u00a0<\/p>\n

<\/span>Rookie Kellen Clemens<\/a> followed Pennington in the second quarter, leading a drive that produced Mike Nugent<\/a>‘s 20-yard field goal on the last play of the half. Patrick Ramsey<\/a> finished up for the Jets, who did not use Brooks Bollinger<\/a>.\u00c2\u00a0<\/p>\n

<\/span>Chris Simms<\/a> started for Tampa Bay and played one series. Tim Rattay directed a first-half field goal drive and Gradkowski, a sixth-round draft pick from Toledo, played most of the second half, completing 11 of 13 passes for 104 yards against New York’s reserves.\u00c2\u00a0<\/p>\n

<\/span>“Of course we had some mistakes, but you expect that in the first preseason game,” said Simms, who completed 2 of 3 passes for 5 yards. “We did some things well, too. It is a good building block.”\u00c2\u00a0<\/p>\n

<\/span>Nearly all of Tampa Bay’s starters were out by the second series, and three regulars on offense — running back Carnell “Cadillac” Williams, receiver Joey Galloway<\/a> and tackle Kenyatta Walker — didn’t play. Cornerback Brian Kelly<\/a> was missing on defense after being excused to attend to a personal matter.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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