Matchups: Jets' WRs vs. Dolphins' CBs

Now meeting for the second time this season, the matchup to watch for will be between Miami's cornerbacks and New York's receivers. When last they met, Wayne Chrebet, Santana Moss, and Justin McCareins had five catches, combined.
One of the best tandems in the league, Sam Madison and Patrick Surtain shut down the receivers, forcing the [...]

Weekend Roundup

Here is some news regarding the Jets from my scourings.

According to ESPN Insider, there are rumors that Cowart won't necessarily retain the starting job when he returns from his injury.
Says Pennington about Justin McCareins: “He is gaining more and more confidence and I'm gaining more and more confidence in him. We still have a [...]

Something – D-O-O Economics?

It appears that the West Side stadium debate is getting more and more heated as CableVision CEO James Dolan charged Friday that the financing plan is based on “voodoo economics.” Dolan stated that the stadium would cost taxpayers dearly, with a price tag of well over the current $1.4-billion estimate and that the stadium [...]

Who's Running this Defense?

Newsday reports that Donnie Henderson gives the Jets Defense some latitude in their play calling. This is one of the best articles I have read in a while. I am glad to see that Herm and Hendy think highly enough of this defense to allow them this freedom.
I am sure that it will pay great [...]

Further Explanation

Ken Berger reports that Herm Edwards explained himself and his motivation for his reaction to the questions of Wednesday's press conference yesterday.

“It wasn't staged,” he said. “It wasn't a plot to get my team fired up. Some people might take it that way. What I was really doing was, I was defending my players, period. [...]

Fooled You!

I love how the media covering the Jets just eats up Herm and (more notably) his outbursts… this will be the topic of the next two days… have we even talked about the Dolphins yet?
Hello?!?!? He plays you like he plays the game!
He does this to take attention away from what he wants to protect, [...]

Tale of Two QBs

From everything that I ever read about Dave Wannstedt, I can only guess that he enjoys looking like an ass to the media and his team. In his press conference on Monday, Wannstedt told reporters that he was giving no guarantees to Jay Fiedler about his place as the Quarterback of the Dolphins. [...]

Mo(re) Jo(rdan)?

Apparently, Chad Pennington would like to see more production from LaMont Jordan. I think I am breaking some unwritten rules by taking fantasy news and making it appear to be real news. Regardless, here is the information that I nicked from FanBall.com

THE NEWS
Chad Pennington is lobbying for more game action for backup running [...]

Week 7 Targets

The times they are a-changin.. Although Santana didn't get that many looks this past weekend, it is clear that Chad is looking to McCareins more and the the Running Backs less.
WEEK 7 TARGETS:
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…………….Targ..Rec…YD..TD
Baker, C………..3….3….26…0
Becht, A………..3….2…..8…0
Carter, J……….2….0…..0…0
Chrebet, W………3….1….18…0
Jordan, L……….1….1…..2…0
Martin, C……….3….2…..0…0
McCareins, J…….9….6….85…0
Moss, S…………3….2….12…0
Sowell, J……….2….2….13…0
2004 TOTAL TARGETS:
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…………….Targ..Rec…YD..TD
Baker, C……….18…12…106…2
Becht, A……….13….9….75…0
Carter, J……….6….4…124…1
Chrebet, W……..24…15…202…0
Cotchery, J……..1….1…..7…0
Jordan, L……….4….4….18…0
Martin, C………29…24…106…1
McCareins, J……31…19…262…0
Moss, S………..22…13…243…0
Sowell, J………31…25…169…1

Herm's Press Conference 10/25/04

Last night I listened to Herm Edwards' press conference from Monday on the Jets' website. I jotted down some of his statements or responses to questions that got my attention. To check it out for yourself, click here and look in the middle of the page for multimedia content.

Jets players are frustrated, because [...]