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News: Barton Out Sunday

by Bassett on October 1st, 2005 at 12:57 pm

At this point, Linebacker Eric Barton is out for Sunday's game.  This is a big loss for the Jets, as Barton generally is second only to Vilma in tackles on the team, which will put a lot more pressure on his replacement, Mark Brown, to play well.  Here are the top two producers in terms of tackles so far this season and last.

2005 Statistics
NAME           TOT SOLO AST SACK TLOSS
Jonathan Vilma  32   24   8  0.0     4
Eric Barton     21   13   8  0.0     1

2004 Statistics
NAME           TOT SOLO AST SACK TLOSS
Eric Barton    107   78  29  2.5   6.5
Jonathan Vilma 105   80  25  2.5   5.5

2 Responses to News: Barton Out Sunday

  1. avatar Dr.K says:
    October 1, 2005 at 3:25 pm

    Although it is a big loss for our starting secondary, I think Mark Brown will step in admirably. As long as he can tackle well and wrap up Jamal Lewis we'll be OK.
    Hey at least we can't expect a roughing the passer on 4th the long in the Red Zone with less than 20 sec onthe clock!

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  2. avatar Drack says:
    October 1, 2005 at 7:56 pm

    Time reports that Barton's injury is a “high ankle sprain”.
    I haven't a clue as to what the difference is between a high and low ankle sprain, but I always here the higher sprains are more serious and take longer to heal.

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