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The NFL Draft is only one month away, and the Jets still have needs all over their roster that they will attempt to fill with their six draft choices.

In preparation for the draft, I am going to go through each of the positions on the roster and examine what they currently have, who they could add through free agency, and who they could potentially draft.

Today, I will look at the quarterbacks, because of the news that Jay Cutler is officially on the trading block:

Current Quarterbacks on the Jets Roster:

1. Kellen Clemens—If you had to say there was a front runner at this point in the Jets quarterback battle, it would have to be Clemens.

He has eight starts under his belt, all of which took place during the 2007 season. When given the chance to play, Clemens has been inconsistent, mixing some impressive deep throws with stretches of inaccuracy, and happy feet in the pocket.

He was drafted to be the quarterback of the future and has never had a chance to play behind a good offensive line. Unless the Jets make a major move, he will be given every chance to be the guy this season.

2. Brett Ratliff—Last year's pre-season wonder, Ratliff came out of nowhere to have a great training camp and lead the AFC in passer rating.

Head Coach Rex Ryan says the organization is split 50-50 on whether Clemens or Ratliff should be the guy, which is a good sign for Ratliff, since he has never even taken a regular season snap. He has all the physical tools and will go into camp with a very real shot of winning the job.

3. Erik Ainge—Ainge is mentioned as being a part of the quarterback battle but he is a long shot to receive any playing time this year. He struggled heavily in camp last season and then was suspended four games for using performance enhancing drugs. This is really more of a two man race between Clemens and Ratliff as of right now.

Free Agency:

The Jets appear to have no interest in bringing any free agent quarterbacks like Byron Leftwich or Jeff Garcia in.

The real question is now: how hard are they going to go after Cutler?

He is on the market, the Jets have a good working relationship with his agent and Mike Tannenbaum has shown his creativity in the past about making big deals.

There is no question Cutler would be a major upgrade over Clemens or Ratliff, but how much is it going to cost the Jets?

Also, it is already known that some players in the locker room (most notably Kerry Rhodes) strongly dislike Cutler and want to see the young guys on the roster get a shot.

If the Jets are going to get Cutler, they are going to have to give up their first round pick this year and another first day pick either this year or next.

I don't want to see David Harris or Darrelle Revis going anywhere, on top of those draft picks, and I doubt Coach Ryan is going to start taking apart his defense before the season starts.

The Jets would likely have to involve a third team in order to acquire Cutler. I still think it is a long shot they work something out for him. Tannenbaum loves his draft picks too much in order to satisfy Denver with a trade.

Draft:

The Jets are apparently very high on Josh Freeman from Kansas State, and could take a long look at him at No. 17.

Coach Ryan won't hesitate to play a rookie if he feels he is the best man for the job after what he saw last season in Baltimore.

I don't know how much the Jets like Mark Sanchez, but if he is still around at pick 17, they would have to seriously consider him also. 

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