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Mike Vick wishes Jets QBs 'good luck'

Kevin Hoffman / USA TODAY Sports

After enduring a 4-12 season in 2014, Mike Vick knows how tough it can be to play quarterback for the New York Jets.

With plenty of speculation around who will start under center this season as the Jets embark on another rebuild, Vick was asked to weigh in on what the team and its pass throwers should expect for the 2017 season.

"Man, good luck," said Vick with a laugh, according to Darryl Slater of NJ.com. "I don't even know who the quarterback is going to be. Good luck. I know there are three of them."

The Jets are set to have veteran Josh McCown, 2016 draft pick Christian Hackenberg, and 2015 fourth-rounder Bryce Petty compete for the starting job.

While Vick said he knows and respects McCown as a veteran leader, he would rather let the youngsters get some experience, if the decision was in his hands.

"I would throw Hackenberg out there. I would groom Petty," said Vick. "Listen, you've got two quarterbacks (Hackenberg and Petty) who, in their collegiate careers, were very successful.

"Now, you've got to bring somebody in who can cater to them and can make that work. It's not that hard. This is not rocket science. I think sometimes, we make football rocket science. They've just got to get the right guy. I think coach (Todd) Bowles, he's smart enough."

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