Monthly Archives: June 2006
- The official site takes a look at the running backs
- I'll give points for creativity, Michael Silver rates NFL owners. Woody Johnson ranks 17.
- Clark Judge takes a look at some “charitable situations” from recently in the NFL.
- The Jets didn't do so well on the ESPN Sports Nation's Ultimate Depth Charts
- I am not sure if I had ever sent a link on the photos from minicamp (Newsday).
- The Kellen Clemens buzz is getting legs now (#7) in the national media.
- Nugent gives a few pointers to a Manhasset high school kicker.
- From the idiots who brought you that ridiculous shockwave cartoon last season, the Bucs website gushes over signing on Jay Fiedler.
- A Patriot has gotten himself in trouble with the law.
Had I not already lost the will to live by this point last season, this play would have stung a lot more. That being said, it's a nice little move by LaDanian on Ty Law.
- NFL.com reports that Curtis Martin addressed the rookies at the Symposium
- D'Brick sits down with Rich Eisen at the Symposium for an interesting Q&A (RP video). What a well spoken guy.
- Send Klecko to Canton!!!!
- Bio on the Jets' site about young gun, K.C.
- Vilma to be featured in a United Way commercial this season.
- Scott Dierking's son, Dan has committed to Purdue.
- Real Football 365 writes an article on the rooks on the line.
- If you haven't seen there is a terrible story about a hedge fund, sanctioned for players to invest in by the NFL and NFLPA that has turned out to be a scam.
- Your favorite swill has been extended as the official beer of the SuperBowl. (Did you know A-B puts frikkin' rice in Bud? Sacrilege!!)
- Found an old blog post of a season ticket holding tailgater … I have no idea.. do we have many season ticketholders who read this site?
Still have a long way to work through on the All Time Jets, but I wanted to throw out another position by position discussion series. With a month until training camp, and an open competition for most every job, who do you think will be the starters for this team come Opening Weekend? Or will we see some sort of situational and game by game rotations? All the same, who are the “go-to” guys for the Jets?
Losses: Oliver Celestin (Seahawks)
Acquisitions: None
Rookies: Eric Smith (MSU), Jamie Thompson (OSU)
Strong Safeties: Kerry Rhodes, Andre Maddox
Free Safeties: Erik Coleman, Rashad Washington, Eric Smith, Jamie Thompson
This series will start with the defense and work it's way across the ball. With another head coach who is very familiar with the defensive backfield, what do you make of how this unit will shake out? Can Andre Maddox contribute now that he is healthy again? Will Rashad Washington make the best of this clean slate? Do Kerry Rhodes and Erik Coleman have what Mangini is looking for to keep their starting jobs? Can the new blood, Eric Smith, impress during camp this summer? Can Jamie Thompson keep his cup of coffee warm with the team?
I think that this unit will see a lot of situational rotations this season, but I believe that Rhodes and Coleman will hold onto their jobs, at least for now. Last year Coleman kept company (in terms of # of plays in which he was involved) with players like Adrian Wilson (Cards) and Michael Lewis (Eagles).
So what about Rhodes? Now remember, he played against some pretty good tight ends last year, and didn't really embarrass himself. Sight unseen last season after the draft, I thought he could be special. After looking at some stats from last season I stole from Football Outsiders on effectiveness of defensive players, I was shocked to see that he had similar numbers, NOT THE SAME THOUGH to one Troy Polamalu. I guess my point is, if this is what Rhodes could do on a bad team, as a rookie, is he capable of more on a good team, with another season under his belt? Remember he did transition to defense from QB during his college career, so if Rhodes can avoid mental mistakes, play the run better, and be more opportunistic against the pass, I see no reason for him turning into a solid defender for a while.
That being said, watch Eric Smith closely during camp and the preseason. If anyone can challenge for the starting job, it's him. He was clearly a guy handpicked by the braintrust.
Alright it's been too quiet around here recently, and that's on me. That being said, I will venture down a path I rarely trod… the dreaded seasonal predicitions.
How do you think the Jets will fare this season? What kind of record will they end up with? Vegas is on the books now for 6.5 wins… what do you think?
Here's their schedule if you haven't seen it.
Date Opponent
Sep 10 @Tennessee
Sep 17 New England
Sep 24 @Buffalo
Oct 1 Indianapolis
Oct 8 @Jacksonville
Oct 15 Miami
Oct 22 Detroit
Oct 29 @Cleveland
Week 9 BYE
Nov 12 @New England
Nov 19 Chicago
Nov 26 Houston
Dec 3 @Green Bay
Dec 10 Buffalo
Dec 17 @Minnesota
Dec 25 @Miami
Dec 31 Oakland
Dug up a couple things to link to here.
- USA Today ran a season preview of NFL teams on their site almost two weeks ago.
- This could be an interested development for the NFL, as they look to crack down on amphetamines next season.
- A great audio interview with Randy Lange on the Jets after the first day of camp.
- NFL Film on John Riggins.
- FO looks at the best comebackers since 1998, Vinny from Elmont made the list.
As an aside, Ken… meaning no disrespect, but why is it that we get a flood of similar articles (from the beat reporters) about the Jets, only when info is *fed* to you guys?
Charles Robinsion of Yahoo! Sports writes an excellent recap/look forward article focusing on Chad Pennington and how his career has already come full circle.
(Tip of the hat to R in CT for finding the article)
It's official, I am a total loser, and now you have proof!
TJB has tried out it's first podcast, so check it out if you like. Nothing too groundbreaking, just talking about the merits of NFL Power Rankings.
TheJetsBlog.com Podcast 001: Pointless Power Rankings?
Tell us what you think about this topic in the comments.
Nick Hartigan got a recent feature article on him in the Providence Journal. He seems just the type of player that Mangini is looking for, but it remains to be seen whether he can really peform his new role as a Fullback rather than a Tailback.
This is now the second player (Micheal Warren, anyone) that the Jets have tried to convert to backup Askew. More than anything, I think Hartigan might make the team as a practice squad player, and go from there. Maybe I am just ignorant, but is there anything less efficient that using a roster spot for a backup fullback, when you could just use a tight end to play H-Back for a few plays if a fulback needs a break?
If you notice to the left, the next stupid running TheJetsBlog gag that you will see is the mercurial “Penny's Playlist.” I think we are all well aware of Mike Greenberg's “song” that he has for Penny, well consider this a song on for Pennington as he battles his way back from his injury. Every week, at least from now through camp, we will look for a song that might capture the present mood with Pennington.
With no one player making a clear case for why the starting job during last week's minicamp, we think that the song most appropriate for this week is Radiohead's “In Limbo” from Kid A for obvious reasons. As for the album, if you don't own it, then shame on you.
I don't think it bears being said, but we love Pennington dearly and hope that he can again regain his form. We want the song on Penny's Playlist to be Queen's “We Are the Champions.”
Looks like this aired right before the draft, but Jonathan Vilma sat down with ESPN News for an interesting Q&A on some of the offseason changes.
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