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New York Jets Week 5: Preview
Published: October 10, 2009
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Weekly Storyline: After suffering their first loss of the season, the 3-1 New York Jets battle the 1-3 Miami Dolphins on Monday Night Football.
The Jets need to make several improvements this week after committing many mistakes against the Saints. They remain hopeful that the addition of Braylon Edwards to the receiving corps could be enough to spark this offense.
After an off-season featuring back and forth taunts between Rex Ryan and Channing Crowder, the Jets-Dolphins rivalry expects to be as intense as ever.
Player Profile: This week’s player profile is going to Calvin Pace. After spending his first four weeks of the season on suspension, the seven-year pro out of Wake Forest is anxious to make an impact on this defense.
Pace spent his first five seasons as an Arizona Cardinal. Last season, in his first year as a Jet, Pace compiled 80 tackles and a team-leading seven sacks.
During his suspension, Vernon Gholston took Pace’s place in the lineup. The Jets will get a huge boost on defense with the addition of Calvin Pace.
Matchups
Jets Passing Offense vs. Dolphins Passing Defense: Mark Sanchez cannot make the same rookie mistakes as he did last week, coughing up the ball many times. Despite an excellent cornerback in Will Allen, the Dolphins are weak against the pass, and the Jets need to expose this.
The addition of Edwards could be a big help, especially if Jerricho Cotchery might miss the game because of an injury. If the Jets can open up the field against the Dolphins, Gang Green could be unstoppable.
Jets Rushing Offense vs. Dolphins Rushing Defense: The Dolphins boast one of the league’s top rushing defenses. This could be a huge advantage for the Dolphins. As for the Jets, they need to break out the running game this week, a running game that has been mediocre at best this season.
Shonn Greene saw his first action last week as a Jet; if Thomas Jones struggles again this week, expect Greene to see more opportunities in the backfield.
Dolphins Passing Offense vs. Jets Passing Defense: Chad Henne is in for a long game. Despite a winning- appearance during his first NFL start last week, Henne is going up against Darrelle Revis and one of the best defenses in the league.
With Calvin Pace back on the field, the Jets will pressure Henne from all ends, and Revis will try to shut down Ted Ginn, Jr.
Dolphins Rushing Offense vs. Jets Rushing Defense: The Dolphins explosive wild cat offense, led by Ronnie Brown and Ricky Williams, remains one of the finest running tandems in the league. The Jets will have their hands full on Monday night against the run.
Last year, Rex Ryan’s Baltimore defense shut down the Wildcat offense and expect Ryan to employ a similar strategy against Miami. The Jets must create fumbles and stop the Wildcat.
Weather: Humid, in the 80’s.
Fantasy
Start: Dustin Keller. Against a weak passing defense, Keller is a must-start tight end.
Sit: Chad Henne. He’s not a starter in fantasy football, especially this week.
Sleeper: Mark Sanchez. If your starter is on a bye, Sanchez might make an excellent last-season replacement.
Final Prediction: The Jets win in Miami, 27-10. The defense comes up big and the offense looks well-tuned at times.
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New York Jets Week 4: Preview
Published: October 2, 2009
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Weekly Storyline: A 4-0 team will be crowned in New Orleans this week as the 3-0 New York Jets visit the 3-0 New Orleans Saints.
The Jets shut down three of the best offenses in the league thus far (Texans, Patriots, and Titans) but this week could present a major challenge.
The Saints are clicking on all cylinders and want to continue their dominant play at home this week. It’s the ultimate matchup of good offense vs. good defense. Who wins?
Player Profile: This week’s player profile is going to Jerricho Cotchery. The former North Carolina star, taken in the fourth round of the 2004 draft by the New York Jets, has risen to become one of the elite wide receivers in the NFL.
After Week Three, Cotchery is among the top five players in receiving yards (third to be exact) and looks to make his first pro bowl. Although many people questioned a few weeks ago, the Jets supposed lock of a No. 1 wide receiver, they obviously overlooked the potential of Cotchery. He’s becoming the favorite target for Mark Sanchez and he will be a force to reckon with for years to come.
Matchups
Jets Passing Offense vs. Saints Passing Defense: In order for the Jets to be competitive this week, Mark Sanchez cannot make silly mistakes. The Saints have an improved pass defense, lead by Charles Grant, which contributes to the team’s success of stopping the quarterback. If Sanchez can limit the mistakes, he might be able to spread the ball around which would confuse the Saints’ defense.
Jets Rushing Offense vs. Saints Rushing Defense: Last week, the duo of Jones and Washington put up their worst game in a while. As a result, Sanchez made more throws and more mistakes. The Jets rushing defense cannot let that happen again. The running game must be at their best because the rush defense is still a big weakness for the Saints. If the Jets can finally get Shone Greene involved, the running game will be more impressive.
Saints Passing Offense vs. Jets Passing Defense: Despite a few injuries in the wide receiver corps, the Saints passing game is the best in the NFL. The Jets must find a way to confuse and break through the Saints’ offensive line so they can apply pressure to Drew Brees. The bad news: there are at least three key injuries in the secondary and the Saints would love to expose this. Drew Brees is usually top-notch at home, too.
Saints Rushing Offense vs. Jets Rushing Defense: The most surprising part of the Saints’ season thus far has been the running game. Even if the Jets could contain Drew Brees, they must find a way to deal with Pierre Thomas and Reggie Bush, two great running backs who compliment each other’s play. Look for the Saints to run the ball well against the Jets.
Weather: Dome. No major weather concerns.
Fantasy
Start: Drew Brees. He’s possibly the best player in fantasy football and he’ll continue to put up excellent numbers this week.
Sit: Chansi Stuckey. He’s not a viable starting option this week.
Sleeper: Reggie Bush. If you need to put in a running back for this week, Bush is your man. He’ll have a better game than expected.
Final Prediction: The winning streak ends here; the Jets lose to the Saints, 35-14. The Saints are just so good and the Jets cannot match up to them.
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New York Jets Week 3: Preview
Published: September 26, 2009
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Weekly Storyline: On Sunday, the 2-0 New York Jets look to win their third game of the season against an 0-2 Tennessee Titans team that is desperate to win their first game of the season.
The Jets’ defense shone last week, shutting down Tom Brady and the Patriots in a 16-9 win. A win this week against the Titans would proclaim the Jets as early season Super Bowl contenders.
After back-to-back wins against the Patriots and Titans in 2008, many people saw the same Super Bowl expectations for the Jets before they fell apart at the end of the season. This year, the Jets don’t want to buy into the hype and they hope to prove this winning streak is legit.
Player Profile: This week’s player profile is going to Darrelle Revis. The third-year corner out of Pitt has be nothing short of amazing in 2009.
Thus far, the Pro Bowl cornerback has limited Andre Johnson and Randy Moss, two of the best wide receivers, to minor impacts in games.
In order for the Jets’ defense to continue their dominate ways, Revis must do his part as their shut-down cornerback. If Revis can continue his high-caliber play, another Pro-Bowl selection awaits the cornerback.
Matchups
Jets Passing Offense vs. Titans Passing Defense: Although the Jets’ obviously start an inexperienced quarterback, this week it might not matter. The Titans’ weak and inexperienced secondary rank at the bottom for pass defense in the NFL. Look for Sanchez to have his best game in September, and big games for Keller and Cotchery.
Jets Rushing Offense vs. Titans Rushing Defense: The duo of Jones and Washington made it easy for Sanchez to be comfortable in the pocket thus far. But in Week Three, they face a stingy Titans defense that ranks second in the NFL against the run. If the Jets aren’t careful, this could be a long day for the running game. The Jets must find a way to bring Shone Greene into the fold, who could trick up the Ttians defense.
Titans Passing Offense vs. Jets Passing Defense: Kerry Collins has looked mediocre at best in the first two weeks, and he needs to be more consistent with his throws in order for the Titans to win. He’ll face a difficult Jets defense that has shut down both Matt Schaub and Tom Brady. After not recording a sack last week, the Jets will pressure Collins this week and they will get a sack.
Titans Rushing Offense vs. Jets Rushing Defense: The Titans’ running offense, led by the talented Chris Johnson and LenDale White, look to put up big numbers this week. WIth Calvin Pace out of the lineup again because of his suspension, Bart Scott and David Harris need to step up and limit the Titans’ rushing game. If the Titans can run the ball well on Sunday, they’ll take off some of the pressure from Collins.
Weather: Cloudy with a chance of rain. High in the mid-70’s.
Start: Jericho Cotchery. That’s right, against a week Titans secondary, Cotchery is a worth a start in most fantasy leagues.
Sit: Kerry Collins. He’ll struggle badly this week and won’t up big numbers.
Sleeper: Chansi Stuckey. Desperate for a wide receiver to start in a three-wide receiver league? Take a look a Stuckey, who’s been good as of late and this week’s matchup favors him.
Final Prediction: No let down this week. The Jets win, 20-10, and improve to 3-0 for the first time since 2004. Let’s hope this season doesn’t turn into another 2008.
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New York Jets Week 2: Preview
Published: September 19, 2009
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Weekly Story Line
Last week, the New York Jets started the season on a high note in Houston, defeating the Texans 24-7. This week, the Jets host their division rival, the New England Patriots.
Mark Sanchez and Rex Ryan make their home debuts as starting quarterback and head coach, respectively—a duo Ryan himself admits isn’t as good as the Patriots at those two positions.
Nonetheless, they want to make good first impression to their home fans. A few months ago, Ryan said in a press conference that he didn’t come here “to kiss Bill Belichick’s rings.”
On Monday, the Patriots barely escaped with a victory against the Bills and they look forward to improving on the mistakes they made in that game.
Jets Passing Offense vs. Patriots Passing Defense
Sanchez was impressive last week, especially on third down. This week, expect Belichick to provide lots of pressure and disguise coverages to confuse Sanchez, which could turn into mistakes. The Patriots’ young but talented secondary should able to handle the inexperienced receiving corp of the Jets.
Jets Rushing Offense vs. Patriots Rushing Defense
It took them awhile, but the Jets were able to muster several big runs late in the fourth quarter in Houston. In Week Two, Jones and Washington face a battered linebacking corp that lacks last year’s Defensive Rookie of the Year, Jerod Mayo, due to injury. Expect Adalius Thomas to pick up the slack and provide leadership up front. If Shonn Greene can make his regular-season debut this week, the Jets will be even more explosive in the running game.
Patriots Passing Offense vs. Jets Passing Defense
There were times last week where Tom Brady looked unpolished. This week, expect Brady to be more accurate and to spread the ball around more often. This could be very dangerous for the Jets. With Sean Ellis returning, the Jets must provide pressure to the quarterback. Last week, Revis did an outstanding job defending Andre Johnson, but this week he has his hands full against Randy Moss.
Patriots Rushing Offense vs. Jets Rushing Defense
The Patriots running committee, including Fred Taylor and Laurence Maroney, needs to show improvement this week to take the pressure off Brady. But it’s facing a tight Jets corp that hammered the Texans the week before and shut down Steve Slaton. It’s going to be tough at times for the New England running game.
Fantasy
Start: Tom Brady
He’s one of the best for a reason and always a must-start.
Sit: Mark Sanchez
Don’t expect Sanchez to put up the same numbers this week as he did last week. He’s only a backup QB in the fantasy world.
Sleeper: Joey Galloway
The Patriots will use Galloway more often this week. If your league starts three receivers, he’s worth a look.
Final Prediction
The Patriots will continue their winning streak in the Meadowlands. The Jets lose, 30-10. The Jets’ running game will help out, but Sanchez and the Jets defense will come up flat.
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Top Ten Things to Watch for the New York Jets in August
Published: July 19, 2009
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It’s right around the corner. In just over a week from now, the rookies will report to the start training camp. The NFL offseason is almost over and what an offseason it was for Gang Green. Unless you’ve been sitting under a rock these past few months, you know that it’s been an busy offseason for the Jets to say the least. But that’s over now and it’s time to look forward to my favorite time of the year.
It’s the end of July. Every die-hard NFL fan is excited to start the season and can’t wait to see their team back in action. There’s new faces in camp, position battles and seemingly meaningless preseason games to the most casual NFL fans, but for those fans who bleed their team colors, this is the most anticipated time of the year. Fans of all 32 teams actually believe in August that their team will win this year’s Super Bowl.
But before we get to the Super Bowl…before the playoffs…before even the regular season starts, it’s August, the month of training camps and preseason games. For the 2009 New York Jets, these are the top ten things I will be looking forward to watch in August.
New York Jets Offseason 2009: Review
Published: July 5, 2009
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With training camp just around the corner, it’s time to examine the roster changes that occured during the 2009 offseaon for the New York Jets. I’ll breakdown the changes by position, then take a look at what we gained, lost and an outlook to the future.
Quarterback
- Gained: Mark Sanchez
- Lost: Brett Favre and Brett Ratliff
- Outlook: The Jets created one of the most dramatic moments in this year’s draft by trading up in the first round to snag quarterback Mark Sanchez. Great move. Sanchez has a great arm and he has a bright future in the NFL. In training camp, he’ll battle with Kellen Clemens for the starting job, but either way, the Quarterback postion will be slightly weak in 2009.
Running Back/Full Back
- Gained: Shonne Greene
- Lost: Noah Herron
- Outlook: Entering the offseason, the Jets maintained one of the strongest running games in the NFL. Adding Shonne Greene to the roster adds depth to the position (look for Greene to damage many defenses in the fourth quarter) and provides a great player for the future as well. With Tony Richardson serving as a blocking full back, the Jet’s running game of Jones, Washington and Greene will be one of the best in the league.
Wide Receiver/Tight End
- Gained: n/a
- Lost: Laveranues Coles and Chris Baker
- Outlook: The good news is that Jerricho Cotchery and Dustin Keller are both starters. The bad news is that the Jets are a little empty when it comes to a starting receiving corp. As of right now, one of the reserves, either Chansi Stuckey, David Clowney and Brad Smith, will need to step it up as a starting wide receiver. The Jets need to sign a better wide receiver soon, or they could regret it in the season.
Offensive Line
- Gained: Matt Slauson and Mike Kracalik
- Lost: n/a
- Outlook: The starting offensive line is among the best in the NFL. Leading the way for the Jets on the line are Pro Bowlers Nick Mangold and Alan Faneca. Let’s hope the starters stay healthy, because the reserves lack starting experience in the NFL.
Defensive Line
- Gained: Marques Douglas and Howard Green
- Lost: Kenyon Coleman and CJ Mosley
- Outlook: I’m glad to see that bum Coleman out of New York. But the Jets aren’t particually strong on the defensive line, especially at defensive end. Many of the defensive ends, including Shaun Ellis, are good, but are aging. Jenkins is clearing the leader here, and hopefully Green and Pouha can give Jenkins some periods of rest during games.
Linebackers
- Gained: Bart Scott and Larry Izzo
- Lost: Eric Barton, David Bowens, Brad Kassel and Cody Spencer
- Outlook: Make no mistake Jet fans—what the Jets gained outweighed what they lost here in the offseason. Scott gives the Jets a true leader on the defense. Along with David Harris and Izzo, they’ll dominate the inside. On the outside, the Jets still have Calvin Pace (after week 4), Bryan Thomas and Vernon Gholston. That’s right, you heard me—Gholston will be a big part of the Jets in 2009
Secondary
- Gained: Lito Sheppard, Jim Leonhard and Donald Strickland
- Lost: David Barrett, Abram Elam and Hank Poteat
- Outlook: The Jets will boast one of the strongest secondaries in the NFL. The Jets finally have two legitmate cornerbacks in Revis and Sheppard, plus backups Strickland, Lowery and Coleman provide excellent depth. Leonhard and Kerry Rhodes are two of the best safties in the league and Eric Smith off the bench sounds great.
In conclusion, the Jets made many roster changes in 2009. Some of these changes improved the team, and there other changes that must be made soon. Perhaps the biggest addition in 2009 was new head coach Rex Ryan. If he can get the Jets defense to play like the Ravens defense, hopes will remain high for the Jets in 2009.
