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Jets secondary havde deres problemer sidste år og forsvaret mod kast rangerede helt nede som nr. 29 i NFL med 234.5 tilladte yards gennem luften pr. kamp.
Der er dog ingen tvivl om at det ikke var Darrelle Revis skyld og han har igennem sine to første sæsoner slået sig fast som én af de absolut bedste CBs i NFL. Han har således holdt top receivere som Larry Fitzgerald, Randy Moss, Brandon Marshall og T.O. i kort snor.
I år kommer Revis til at stå overfor en sand perlerække af WRs. Her følger en liste over hvad der potentielt står på menuen for Revis i 2009:
Week 1: Andre Johnson (Houston Texans) Week 2: Randy Moss (New England Patriots) Week 3: Justin Gage (Tennesse Titans) Week 4: Marques Colston (New Orleans Saints) Week 5: Ted Ginn Jr. (Miami Dolphins) Week 6: Terrell Owens (Buffalo Bills) Week 7: Javon Walker (Oakland Raiders) Week 8: Ted Ginn Jr. (Miami Dolphins) Week 9: BYE Week 10: Torry Holt (Jacksonville Jaguars) Week 11: Randy Moss (New England Patriots) Week 12: Steve Smith (New Orleans Saints) Week 13: Terrell Owens (Buffalo Bills) Week 14: Antonio Bryant (Tampa Bay Buccaneers) Week 15: Roddy White (Atlanta Falcons) Week 16: Reggie Wayne (Indianapolis Colts) Week 17: Chad Ochocinco (Cincinnati Bengals)
Todays guest needs no introduction - if you don't know about TJB: What the hell are you doing!?!!
We have had the pleassure of doing a Q&A with Brian every year since 2005 and this year is no different. So without further ado lets get to the Q&As!
...If you have any questions for Brian Bassett fire away in the comments.
I remember you being pretty down after the Jets moved up to select Mark Sanchez in the draft. How do you feel about that pick now?
You could say I was more than a little beside myself on Draft Day. Looking back now, from a value standpoint, I think that the team did well to move up and get Sanchez for what they paid out, not biting into future draft classes to move up 12 spots. As far as him as a person, the kid is poised, and seems to show that he knows what it's going to take to be successful in the NFL, but until I see him in pads under the lights running for his life from Richard Seymour and Adalius Thomas, I am going to hold off on crowning him the King of New York just yet.
I still have a few areas of concern: 1) Is he the real deal? With only 16 collegiate starts, it's hard to know how well Sanchez translates to the NFL. Still playing at USC is like playing at a pro program, so that's promising. 2) Team depth? The team made their deal with the devil to get Sanchez, and left the cupboard bare in terms of depth on OL, DL, TE & WR to do so. The Jets are going to have to have a fantastic draft in 2010 to make up for the lack of personnel they were able to acquire via the draft in 2009. 3) Too soon? If Ryan chooses him to play in 2009, is it the right decision? The fact that his contract is already done is a HUGE plus for his development as a rookie. I don't see Sanchez as the type of guy who's psyche will crack if he doesn't go to the SuperBowl in his first year, but you can never tell. A lot of people thought that David Carr and Alex Smith were worth top picks ... look how that turned out.
The Jets made a trade to get Lito Sheppard to strenghten the secondary but I'm not sure he's going to upgrade the CB2 spot significantly over Lowery. How do you see their roles on the team?
I'm not much of a fan of Lito Sheppard yet either. The book on him is that he's something of a gambler, and that's not exactly the type of player you are looking for across from a top corner like Darrelle Revis. If Sheppard plays CB2, then he's going to get picked on all day long. For all Lowery's shortcomings last season, I still would feel more comfortable with him at the second spot, and think that you might see him there by the end of the season anyway. For what the team gave up to get Sheppard, you can't complain and it's clear he's motivated by money, and a big bonus from the Jets next year may be just what he needs to get his game right (at least for 2009).
I do wonder if whoever doesn't win the CB2 position will get dropped down to the #4 spot because of the team's signing of veteran Donald Strickland, a longtime slot corner in the league. I think that Lowery would be a better overall player there, but his speed issues might cause him to fall out of the rotation if he struggles against players like Welker or Ginn in the slot.
How concerned (if at all) are you about the ongoing contract disputes with Thomas Jones and Leon Washington?
I'm more concerned about Leon and his contract than Thomas Jones. Jones knows he's not going to get more money and the more he stays away, the more Shonn Greene will get his carries. Leon though, just had his first baby, and knows that this next deal is going to be the biggest of his career. The more he gets strung along by the team, the more dollars he loses. Leon's done everything they've asked him to and overdelivered at every step. If he doesn't deserve a little "rule-bending" on his contract, then this front office is cutting off it's own nose to spite it's face.
Leon is a unique player and the team doesn't have anyone who can duplicate all the small ways he can help the team. With this CBA issue looming, Mike Tannenbaum sure seems like he is trying to be cute and string along Leon for another year at minimums ... because he can. But it's just this kind of lame hardball tactic (Kendall, Baker) that always ends up biting him in the end. If Leon holds out on this team, I will go on a hunger strike in solidarity for my comrade.
C.J. Mosley left in free agency and Kenyon Coleman was part of the trade to move up for Sanchez. On the other hand the Jets went out and got a couple of veterans in Marques Douglas and Howard Green. How do you see the defensive line this season?
Is old an acceptable answer? Yes? Then old. The team desperately needs to get younger on the defensive line and that was one of the biggest disappointments in the draft. The Jets are likely going to have to deal with injuries to their defensive line this year, and I think they are ill-equipped to handle it if they do.
Especially with the suspension of Calvin Pace, I think that the team would be wise to play out of more four man fronts until he comes back. When he does, the team should still play four man fronts because Jenkins will wear down just like last year if they grind him down by too much two-gapping.
Everybody is talking about the Jets wide receiver corps. The Jets certainly have a lot of interesting but unproven players on the roster but do you think that any of them can step in and be a true no. 2 or will we see a rotation based on the situation?
I think it's going to be more rotational, but I do think that Chansi Stuckey is the guy who will put the biggest dent in Laveranues Coles' numbers from the WR corps. Clowney could be a nice deep threat for this team, but don't forget Dustin Keller and his role in this offense as a pass-catcher, some analysts forget that he was the very first WR/TE taken in the 2008 Draft and was Schottenheimer's pet project last season. With more runs anyway, I think that the Jets are more stable at WR than many are making it out. There are more pressing issues for the team to worry about, like their line-depth.
For et døgns tid siden cuttede Jets TE Bubba Franks, der ellers var blevet hentet ind igen efter at have været en tur på free agent markedet. Franks var dog småskadet og fik aldrig chancen for at spille sig tilbage på holdet.
Nu har Jets så signet TE Richie Owens, der spillede for Minnesota Vikings fra 2004-2006 efter at være kommet til klubben som UDFA. Herefter var han et år hos St. Louis Rams men var ikke tilknyttet et NFL hold (eller noget andet hold for den sags skyld) i 2008.
Richie Owens er en stor blocking TE (6'4" og 273 pund) og har fået spilletid i ialt 53 kampe i NFL.
Vi planlægger at poste en rundbordsdiskussion inden den kommende training camp, som vil omhandle... ja, training camp...
Så hvis du vil høre vores uforbeholdne mening om diverse position battles, spillere m.m. er du velkommen til at skrive dine spørgsmål i kommentarfeltet.
Selv Jets Flight Crew har travlt... de har nemlig lavet den første swim suit kalender i Jets historie - Ét initiativ vi her på newyorkjets.dk kun kan bifalde! (...og muligvis er hele denne post blot en undskyldning for at bringe dette link) . Desværre må vi vente helt til begyndelsen af august for at se resultatet.
Hov... og her på newyorkjets.dk holder vi ikke ferie!
Personligt har jeg altid været en stor fan af McNair og hans uovertrufne krigermentalitet gjorde i sin tid at Tennessee Titans var tæt på at blive mit favorithold... nu blev det så Jets, men "Air" McNair har en helt speciel plads i mit NFL-hjerte.
Ifølge Schefter og hans tidligere omtalte Twitter feed, så er OLB Calvin Pace blevet suspenderet i fire kampe. Igen ifølge Schefter så har karantænen været undervejs i flere uger, men er blevet holdt hemmelig.
Det kan meget vel tænkes at Schefter har ret, men jeg kan ikke rigtig se pointen...
Først og fremmest: var Schefter til stede under Jets OTAs?... for hvis ikke hvem har han det så fra?
Mig bekendt er der ingen af beat writer'ne der har skrevet specielt negativt om Gholston. Okay, de har heller ikke været overstrømmende med ros, men det er trods alt stadig kun non contact drills og så er det svært at imponere helt vildt som linebacker... har i f.eks. læst andet om Bart Scotts indsats end at han er konstant højtråbende?
Schefter skriver selv at hvis der er nogen der kan få Gholston på rette spor, så er det Rex Ryan, men hvor mange træningspas har Ryan og Gholston haft sammen - ikke ret mange... men åbenbart nok til at han allerede skulle have udrettet mirakler og at det nu derfor ser ud til at Gholston aldrig udvikler sig til andet end et bust.
Igen - det kan meget vel tænkes at gå sådan, men giv nu lige knægten en chance!
I'll write this post in english so Rob (and his friends) has a chance to read along. So who is Rob Nacarano?... A couple of days ago I didn't know either!
As most of you know NewYorkJets.dk has a twitter page (the rest of you know it now, so go and sign up now!). Every time we get a new follower I go and see who it is... mostly out of curiosity but also because there is a lot of spam on twitter from all sorts of companies, religious movements and what have you! So of course I went to Robs twitter page to see who he was and it turns out that he runs the South Florida Jets Fan Club - Now thats interesting!
So I thought to myself: Why not try to get Rob on NewYorkJets.dk to tell us about the South Florida Jets Fan Club?
...And Rob was kind enough respond so I'll stop my rambling here and lets jump right to it:
What is South Florida Jets Fan Club?
Hello Jets Fans From Denmark
The South Florida Jets Fan Club started in 2003 and consists of 425 +, passionate and loyal Jets Fans that meet (in Davie, Florida) each week for Jets regular season games/playoffs games. The first two years, we were at five different locations and finally settled in on a GREAT place, and it's where we meet now. Sometimes it's just hard to find a spot conducive for the Club & its members. For the most part, the members are from the New York area that now lives in different parts of the South Florida area.
What do you do on gameday?
Game day is a blast because we normally get 100 + fans of all ages attending and sometimes, more than that. It all depends on who the Jets are playing & the significance of the game! There were a couple of times where we had 200 fans!
The bar is decked out in full Jets paraphernalia and I usually get there 3 hours prior to the game to do that.
For a few games there are giveaways but each Sunday we have raffle drawings for some great Jets prizes. Proceeds from that go to the Fan Club. During the beginning of the season, I'll do free raffle' along with the regular raffle's.
We also do a football pool where the member can win $50 a quarter. Sometimes I increase the stakes on this, where the extra cash is donated to certain organizations. (I.e. Marty Lyons Jerricho & Cotchery Foundation's) ´
Each time the Jets score a touchdown, sirens go off and everyone stands to do the infamous J-E-T-S, Jets, Jets Jets chant and sometimes we can get pretty loud, that people peek through the windows, to find out what is going on.
All-in-all, it's a fun day and my motto is: Don't let the game interfere with the fun that you can have with your fellow Jets fans.
Besides the things you do on game day does SFJFC have any traditions/reaccuring events/rituals ect?
Each year, we have a Draft Day Party, a Rally Night which is usually before the season begins, so that we can get everyone motivated and pumped for the new season to begin.
We attend a Dolphins game, as a group, each year, since their Stadium is close to where the Club meets. For the last few years, a game at the Meadowlands too.
There are some years where I have an off-season get-together, at a Public Park and that's usually fun. Gives people a chance to catch up with one another. It does hinder on the fund situation of the Club.
I do know that some of the members are superstitious because they're always looking for the same seat that they sat in the prior week, which they thought gave the Jets some luck to WIN the game.
What is it like to be an out of town Jets fan?
It's actually fun and quite unique to be an out-of-town fan, especially a Jets fan! While donning my Jets gear, I'll always get a snide remark from a Dolphins fan or a somewhat dirty look and I just laugh. Sometimes, I'll banter with them, depending on my mood, just for fun.
The Dolphins are our biggest rivalry here, since they're a Florida team and as a matter of fact, the place where the Club meets, is just a mile South of where the Dolphins practice facility is located. Funny stuff!
When I first contacted you you mentioned that you're going to Cortland. Is visiting Jets camp something you do every year and are you going with SFJFC or is just you?
For the last couple of years, I've been attending Jets training camp at Hofstra and l enjoy the time so much while I'm there because I get so much accomplished for the Club and its Web Site. Pictures, autographed stuff for raffle prizes and meet some other contacts who are related to the New York Jets. I always love to meet other Jets fans from NY and tell them about the Fan Club. I normally go on my own but this year, a friend of mine will be also going. Maybe, one year, I'll make it a group trip!
Finally a football question: What are your expectations for the Jets this season?
The Jets certainly built their team around the two young QB's during the offseason, especially in the defensive area. I think they'll be more of a run-offense type team and whoever will be the QB (I would start Clemens since he knows the system pretty well & has the experience), will only be throwing around 15 - 20 passes a game. The year that the Steelers’ won the Super Bowl, with Roethlisberger, he threw about that many passes. I don't know if the Jets will go to the Super Bowl but I really expect them to be a competitive team with a winning record.
It's getting really late - its 1:40 am right now and I have to get up and go to work tomorrow - but before I go to bed I would like to thank Rob for taking the time to answer my questions and to wish him and the South Florida Jets Fan Club a great season.
I've added a link to SFJFCs website to our Jets links list in the left sidebar.
And as always: If you have any questions feel free to use the comments.
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