Monthly Archives: March 2006
Although it was just a footnote, it appears that Trey Teague visited with the Jets yesterday. Teague is a league vet of eight years and is a competent starter. The skinny is that he is a good leader, can call out the right protections, is mobile, can help the guards in the pass and run, but lacks sufficient upper body strength and has a tough time against premiere NTs.
Other than that, his wife is cute and he likes to hunt stuff.
It's official, the Jets are now moving to Florham Park, according to USA Today (bottom of page). Not that you care, but that is a short trip from where I lived as a tot, Whippany.
Click here to see a closer up of the area (I don't have an exact address) and click here to see a less close up of Florham Park, if you are unfamiliar with the area.
I tried this a while back, but will attempt this again. The last time I mentioned this, the only response I got was the chirping of crickets…
I have to admit, with picks in the past like these, I have my reservations about attending the draft, but is anyone planning on attending the 2006 Draft at Radio City Music Hall?
I am toying with the idea of coming down from Boston, getting some free tickets, and checking out either the draft or the Jets draft party at the ESPN Zone in midtown.
Let me know what you think…
No… not the Onterrio Smith approved, Whizzinator… a Whizzer…
Our old friend Mr. Kevin Mawae was nominated for an award given annually at the Players Association Gridiron Gala… the coveted 'Whizzer' award!
The wires are reporting that the Jets have signed Cornerback Andre Dyson (formerly with the Titans and Seahawks) to a five year deal worth more about $11.5 million, with $3 million in signing/roster bonuses.
Dyson was signed clearly to replace Ty Law as the second starter at corner, and will be a decent stopgap with some upside. This isn't the first time that Dyson has had dealings with the Jets. If you will remember, he talked to the Jets right before the 2005 draft, but the rumor is that he chose Seattle because his wife was averse to New York. It looks like they are now here all the same…
Scouts, Inc. rates Dyson as a 73 out of 100 which makes him a “good starter.” Other players with grades within a point of Dyson: Jerry Azumah (CHI), Deltha O'Neal (CIN), Al Harris (GB), Asante Samuel (NE), Quentin Jammer (SD), and Ken Lucas (CAR). Here are some snippets on his abilities.
“… excellent burst out of the break and as a result will break up a lot of plays and get his fair share of picks. Each and every year he has matured in terms of instincts and recognition skills and displays good range in a variety of zone and man schemes. Has the speed, acceleration and technique to recover if caught out of position. However … he still seems to lack focus and is inconsistent [with] press coverage, lacks ideal bulk, strength and size and can struggle in the red zone vs. bigger, more physical receivers.”
Hey look kids, there's Big
Ben, and there's Parliament!
We're back to Europe for another
installation of the web's only NFL Europe weekly recap seen through Jets-colored
glasses, and written by a Brit. Bent brings Week 2 home to us colonials on the
other side of the pond.
The action
over here in Europe is hotting up. Not quite enough yet for Sky Sports to start
showing the games on TV, but never mind.
The Rhein Fire defeated the Berlin Thunder 22-0 to
kick off the weekend's action. Drew
Henson (Dallas) passed for 171
yards and a touchdown. Old friend Little
John Flowers was held to just 13 yards rushing on five carries (and two catches
for six yards) as Berlin struggled to
get anything going offensively.
The game
between Frankfurt and Hamburg was more
interesting with the Galaxy (that's Frankfurt, by the way) coming out
on top with a 31-14 victory. Jets
Charles Missant and Isaac Snell started on the offensive line for
Frankfurt, who rushed for 195 yards on 34 carries and did not concede a
sack.
Jovan
Witherspoon saw action at wide receiver for the Sea Devils (that's
Hamburg, by the way)
and caught two passes for a Terrence Stubbs-esque nine yards. CB James Taylor saw action for
Frankfurt, but did not register on the statsheet. Frankfurt's victory was sparked
by Roger Robinson (Arizona), who rushed
for 150 yards and a touchdown.
Finally, the Amsterdam Admirals hung on to defeat the Cologne
Centurions (I think “Cleansers” would have been a better name) by 20 points to
15. Kliff Claven, I
mean Kingsbury, got the start at QB for Cologne but was unable
to lead Cologne to victory,
mainly because Tim Duncan (Oakland) missed four
field goals (one of which was blocked and returned for the opening
touchdown). Good to see it's not just
free throws he struggles with.
Kingsbury was
unable to lead a scoring drive (although he did get them into field goal range
twice) but as soon as he was replaced, Cologne scored on
their next three possessions. Still,
Kevin Eakin had a slow start last year and look where he ended up…the CFL! Ummm, good luck, uncle Kliffy! Kingsbury's final statistics were
6-12-70 passing and 1-5
rushing. He rejoined the action with 7
minutes to go and Cologne down by five,
but the drive ended (predictably) in a missed field goal and
Amsterdam were able to
run out the clock.
Michael King
and Marko Cavka started on the offensive line for
Amsterdam, again with
impressive results. The Admirals rushed
for 106 yards and only conceded two sacks.
Skyler Fulton (Seattle) caught five
passes for 105 yards and a TD for the Admirals.
Old friend Atari Bigby (GB) got his name on the
scoresheet, but only because he conceded a safety by booting a blocked punt
through his own end zone. Rumour (sic)
has it that the Mets are considering signing him to play second base.
This week,
you can read a Q&A with former Jets backup-clipboard holder/special team
utility waterboy Tory Woodbury.
So, there you
have it. Mercifully short, but hopefully
from next week I will be able to get to see some of our guys in action. Good to see our project linemen showing some
promise. How about a
Jones-Snell-Missant-King-Cavka offensive front next year? After last year's injury woes, I'd better be
careful what I wish for…
Jets scout Marv Sunderland has made some ripples in Canada by eyeing prospect Dan Federkeil, a DT from the University of Calgary. Think Marko Cavka beast-project, but this time on the defensive line.
Glauber blows yesterday's “exclusive” out of the water with some actual questions about the team and players, including questions Curtis Martin, Chad Pennington, Vince Young's low score on the Wonderlic, etc
If you look to the column on the left, you will see that I finally have come up with a scientific, totally biased system to dole out punishment on news organizations covering the Jets for whatever reasons we think that they deserve it.
Created with the sensibility of Bassett's friend Trey and his “cool points theorem” (I can explain cool points later) … think of this as a Tommy Points nougat, covered in with rich Around the Horn chocolate, then sprinkled with a hint of HeelsSoxSteelers' Captain Pantload Watch … but just pertaining to the Jets.
TJB Snarkies: What's This All About?
After writing for the thejetsblog.com for more than a year and a half, Bassett started to feel the effects of Carpal Tunnel Syndrome from having to write out long sarcastic descriptions of why sometimes media people who cover the Jets can be annoying. In a moment of sublime epiphany, Bassett realized that he could be lazy and just assign a numerical value to the insipidness of the writing in question.
TJB Snarkies are the creation of thejetsblog.com. They are awarded to news organizations (local or national) for displaying extraordinarily poor work — banalities, blatant spelling/grammatical mistakes, demagoguery, terrible opinions, outright cynicism, trite cliches, repeated lame one sentence paragraphs… I think you get the picture.
Snark? Isn't that that cartoon thing that lives underwater?
No, that's a Snork. Snark means a sarcastic comment.
TJB Snarkies: The Rules
- There is an infinite amount of TJB Snarkies in the universe.
- Bassett and Bent are the only people with the authority at present to award TJB Snarkies.
- The aforementioned can award TJB Snarkies by explicitly awarding snarkies or by acknowledging a request or suggestion for a snarky.
Examples:
Bassett: Dan Leberfeld has just written an entire article on why Mike Tice is the right guy to provide the discipline the Jets need… do I really need to go there?
-Or-
Reader/Commenter/Emailer: Hey Bassett, have you read Cimini's article rebuffing Chad for the privelege of covering sports? Is he serious! I would give my firstborn to watch sports and talk to athletes all day!!!
Bassett/Bent: Agreed, buckets of Snarkies for Cimini - Media outlets, whether local or national, are eligible for a TJB Snarkies. (Yes, that means you Mr. Peter King and the rest of the “too cool for school” SI staff…)
- Bassett and Bent are allowed to invent any reason they like to capriciously apply TJB Snarkies in any amount they please, as evidenced by the current score.
- INC (a la New York Times) stands for incomplete… they don't bother to cover the team enough to be graded.
- Scores will be reset at some point. We can figure that out later.
- We reserve the right to changes the rules whenever we please.
Questions? You can contact us by emailing us at thejetsblog@gmail.com
As the owners meetings have been rolling on in Orlando, Cannizarro might have dislocated his arm after patting himself on the back (link fixed) pretty hard for getting “… the first extensive one-on-one interview [Mangini]'s granted since he was hired, Mangini made a pledge to Jets fans in an exclusive sit-down with The Post over a couple of beers at the swank Hyatt Regency Grand Cypress.”
Cannizarro reports that Mangini has vowed to work hard, and he also adds some funny anecdotes about how Jets fans have no idea who Mangini is. Where the “exclusive” fails though is to have is any teeth. From the information that Cannizarro shares, I have to wonder if the two shotgunned their beers and went on their way…
By the way, Miss… that's a total party foul…
I know I can get downright snarky with the reporters from time to time, and I know that this site is pretty much nothing without the amazing work the beat writers do on a daily basis … but that being said, the article doesn't say anything about the the rumblings going on … the change to the 3-4, about the 2006 Draft, about Abraham's departure, about any players at all. Not even that he attempted to ask and was rebuffed by Mini-Bill. For reading a self-proclaimed “exclusive” I came up a little empty.
Matt Millen told a Michigan newspaper that he has had interest from a number of teams for Joey Harrington, including the Jets. I don't think the Jets need another quarterback with some major deficiency, but I applaud them for looking into all options. I would have to think that Harrington is too much champagne and not enough beer for Coach Mangini.
Other teams listed were the Bengals, Dolphins, Seahawks, Chiefs and Broncos.
Look for Jets' ILB Jonathan Vilma, a spokesman for Under Armour, in a new series of commercials known as UA's “Click Clack” campaign. UA's new campaign is set to begin during the televised coverage of the 2006 NFL Draft.
