A week by week look throughout the pre-season on how the New York Jets rookies are performing Muhammad Wilkerson – (2 tackles, 1 solo) – Wilkerson’s most notable play of the night was an offsides penalty but it is hard to expect too much on the stat sheet out of a rookie 3-4 defensive end …
Monthly Archives: August 2011
The “Jets” fell short 20-16 but the preseason is never about winning. The primary goals are to avoid major injuries to key players, establishing some rhythm among starting units, while hopefully developing a few diamonds in the rough to add to the mix. So how did the Jets really fare in those categories last night? …
After a troubling performance by second year lineman Vladimir Ducasse and an ankle injury to the top reserve on the offensive line, Robert Turner, is it time for the Jets to look for veteran help? By no means, am I suggesting it is time to throw in the towel on Ducasse. However, it is very …
A look back at the Jets opening pre-season game, a 20-16 loss to the Houston Texans – Mark Sanchez was an efficient 6/7 for 43 yards. His only incompletion was on a drop from Matthew Mulligan (teaching Sanchez a valuable lesson, to avoid throwing to a backup blocking tight end). The Jets didn’t take many …
The New York Jets kick off their pre-season schedule tonight on the road against the Houston Texans. A few key starters won’t be suiting up including Nick Mangold, Brandon Moore, and Plaxico Burress. Backup quarterback Mark Brunell also won’t be playing because of a left finger injury. Beyond that, the starters are expected to play …
Read “Are You Ready For Some Football? – Jets vs. Texans Preview”
After the shockingly well played game by the Seahawks against the always efficient Chargers , we as fans got spoiled, hoping for some sort of serious showdown between the Chiefs and Buccaneers. It was not to be. Five minutes into the game, you could see that Todd Haley had no concern about how many points …
Read “Pre-Season Review: Two Franchises Trying To Make A Statement”
Rex Ryan has recently named the five Jets captains for the 2011-2012 season, he came to the decision on his own as it wasn’t based on a team vote, which is a more traditional method of selecting them. Here a few quick thoughts on the five: Darrelle Revis – This was no surprise as Rex …
It took a few minutes to set in. It was real. It was Monday Night Football, on Thursday….you could hear men breaking down, praising Jesus by the light of the moon. The battle of the West Coast, the Beach Boys of the South vs The Fisherman of the North, What entails below is a series …
It went down fast and happened furiously. In a flash the New York Jets wide receiving corps underwent a major makeover, doing so at hyper free agency speed. Braylon Edwards, Jerricho Cotchery and Brad Smith were gone. Plaxico Burress and Derrick Mason were brought in. A host of rookies led by Jeremy Kerley who has …
Welcome to the TOJ Roundtable, where a collection of our writers debate a pressing Jets question of the day – What is the strongest position on the Jets current roster? The weakest? Joe Caporoso: The strongest position on the Jets roster is cornerback. I would go with offensive line but I am little concerned about …
