CLEVELAND -- A look at what's happening around the New York Jets:

1. A tale of two second-rounders: The Jets picked Christian Hackenberg with the 51st pick in the 2016 draft and planted him on the bench, where he remains. The Cleveland Browns chose DeShone Kizer with the 52nd pick this year and tossed him into the deep end. There, he remains.

Two rebuilding teams, two contrasting approaches to quarterback development.

"Every situation is different," Browns coach Hue Jackson said this week. "Ours here is a little bit different than the Jets there. Josh McCown is a great answer to play and to mentor young quarterbacks. We didn’t have that luxury."

Uh, yes they did, but the Browns chose to release McCown in March. They made a conscious decision to ride with the kids, while the Jets tried to create a best-of-both-worlds scenario. They signed McCown knowing he'd probably be the opening-day starter, but they gave Hackenberg a chance in the preseason to steal the job.

There's no right way or wrong way to groom a quarterback, but there is right and wrong when it comes to identifying talent. From all indications, the Jets reached for Hackenberg, who was rated by some teams as a late-round prospect. Believe me, if coach Todd Bowles thought he could win with Hackenberg, he'd be starting him Sunday against Kizer.

Hackenberg's inactivity (no regular-season snaps) will soon start to approach historic levels. He could become the third quarterback selected in the first or second round of the common-draft era (since 1967) to not play a game in his first two seasons, according to ESPN Stats & Information.

The other two are Gene Bradley (1980, second round) and Hall of Famer Jim Kelly (1983, first), both drafted by the Buffalo Bills. Actually, Kelly played his first three years in the USFL, so it's not like he was rotting on the Buffalo bench. He joined the Bills in 1986 and ... well, you know. Bradley never played in the NFL. I think Hackenberg will play at some point, perhaps even start, but it won't be as much as we anticipated before training camp.

2. Josh McMoney: Meanwhile, McCown has amassed $500,000 in bonus money. He receives an extra $125,000 for each game he starts and plays at least 50 percent of the snaps. He will accomplish a career first if he beats his former team -- three consecutive wins as a starter. Maybe 38 is the new 28.

3. Growing pains: Despite ugly statistics, Kizer has impressed his coaching staff with his poise under fire. It hasn't been easy for the former Notre Dame passer, who has arguably the worst group of receivers in the league. Kizer is taking his lumps -- literally. He was contacted 41 times in the first four games, easily a league high. Part of it is because he likes to run, but that's still a lot of hits for a quarterback.

4. Sack slump: Who will be the first to get a sack, Leonard Williams or Muhammad Wilkerson? It's hard to believe, but here we are in Week 5, and neither player has recorded a sack. Defensive coordinator Kacy Rodgers insisted it's not a worry, saying, "Because right now, the way we're playing defense, we’re playing as a team. We’re getting hits, we’re pressuring the quarterback. It happens like that, so really not [a concern] at all."

This cracks me up. Sacks are no big deal until the player gets to the bargaining table, and management tries to squeeze him because his production has declined.

With Kizer's penchant for holding the ball and taking hits, maybe this is the week Williams and Wilkerson break out. By the way, the Jets' sack leader is David Bass, who didn't join the team until Week 3.

5. A 'Mo better corner: The Morris Claiborne-for-Darrelle Revis swap looks good so far.

Comfortable in the Jets' man-to-man system, Claiborne is off to a steady start at cornerback. He hasn't made any game-changing plays, but he already has three pass breakups, one shy of Revis' total for the entire 2016 season. Claiborne's talent never has been questioned, but he has battled injuries throughout his career. If he stays healthy, he could turn out to be one of the better free-agent finds in the league.

"It's decent, but it could be a lot better," Claiborne said of his start. "I'm trying to get my hands on some balls and continue to do what I'm asked."

6. That dude can fly: At the scouting combine, Elijah McGuire ran the 40-yard dash in 4.53 seconds, a middle-of-the-pack time for a running back. But last Sunday, he reached a maximum speed of 21.74 mph on his 69-yard touchdown run, the fastest speed by a ball carrier in Week 4, according to the NFL.

What gives?

During the pre-draft process, the Jets determined McGuire is one of those players who plays faster than the stopwatch indicates. Some guys are like that; they have the ability to maintain their speed in pads while others slow down. Now we'll find out if he can sustain his success. If Bill Parcells were around, he'd be calling McGuire a one-game wonder.

7. Mr. Perfect: Jeremy Kerley has 13 receptions on 13 targets. That explains some of McCown's 70-percent completion percentage, which ranks second in the NFL.

8. Cat-Man do: One of the head-scratching moves in the offseason was the signing of kicker Chandler Catanzaro, who was lousy last year with the Arizona Cardinals. Instead of dismissing him based on his ugly stats, special-teams coordinator Brant Boyer looked into why Catanzaro regressed after a promising 2015.

"The thing that nobody realized is that he had three different snappers and a couple of different holders," Boyer said this week. "Not many people realize how big an effect that has on him, because you’re never getting the same spin, you’re never getting the same ball every time and, for those kickers, it makes a big, big difference."

Now, with a stable supporting cast, Catanzaro is off to a nice start. He's 9-for-11 on field goals, including the game-winner in overtime last week.

9. Youth movement getting old: The Jets are often referred to as a young team, but that's a bit deceiving. Young, compared to what? The average age of their starters in Week 4 was 26.4. The New England Patriots, perceived as a seasoned group of defending champions, weren't that far behind at 27.0. If you want really young, look at Cleveland -- 25.0. They should be the Greens, not the Browns.

10. A Cam-versation: The hot topic of discussion among some players in the Jets' cafeteria Thursday morning was the Cam Newton controversy, I'm told. Wish I could've been a fly on the wall.