Comments on: David Harris: Where’s the Love?

By: BA_JETS

BA_JETS — Tue, 15 Jan 2008 00:28:27 +0000

Harris will be just as valuable to our team as Willis will be to his, each have their strengths and although they play a differant style , both are extremely effective, I think that Harris will emerge as more of the player who gets into the backfield and sacks and tackles for loss much better than Willis, Willis is a faster player and can zip to a spot and keep the runner from breaking through into the secondary. We are all blessed to see these two in action for many years to come.

By: Bent

Bent — Mon, 14 Jan 2008 17:28:18 +0000

I didn’t realise they made hoodies in those days.

Muff, to set your mind at ease, you did spell carrier correctly…but you failed to spell “to” correctly. ;oP

One thing is certain, Harris made more “impact” plays last year than Vilma did in 2006. If Vilma returns and Harris moves back to the TED spot (where he would do more of the dirty work, occupying blockers etc), be prepared for his numbers to fall, but if Vilma can prosper with Harris alongside him, this could lead to an overall improvement in the defense. Big if…

By: Rambo

Rambo — Mon, 14 Jan 2008 15:26:08 +0000

What’s he got against Titans of New York hoodies?

By: R in CT

R in CT — Mon, 14 Jan 2008 15:18:13 +0000

droseatwork –

Uh, as a matter of fact, I did have my Titans of NY hoodie on — it was Sunday, game day!! Come on! Stop laughing . . ..

Sure, it’s not as cool as a Barton jersey, but then again, what is?

By: muff

muff — Mon, 14 Jan 2008 15:06:25 +0000

i think both stats have value. solo and assisted tackles. it guages a def players nose for the ball.

a better stat though would be number of times the def player is the 1 st player to get too the ball carrier.(sp?). then use the # of tackles to know if the guy can make plays or not. football outsiders has to have a catagory for that.

By: Rambo

Rambo — Mon, 14 Jan 2008 13:35:55 +0000

Ilan, to add to your post, Willis was a #11 pick and Harris was picked over 1 round later at #47.

To me, it comes down to solo tackles. With assists being such a ubiquitous stat, it seems like people can rack up the tackles by just being in the area and being opportunistic. I’d like to see Harris do it over a full season but I think we got a great deal when we nabbed this kid.

By: drewsid

drewsid — Mon, 14 Jan 2008 05:02:17 +0000

I think we have all seen that the MOST important part of a winning football team is the offensive and defensive lines. Lets go out and sign Faneca and draft either Chris or Jake Long and get more big bodies. The skill guys are in the NFL for a reason, let the big guys do the work.

By: Dave

Dave — Mon, 14 Jan 2008 04:58:11 +0000

Tackles are such a stupid stat. First of all, they’re not an official stat, and second of all, they’re based on opportunity as much as skill.

Willis has a lot of them, Harris was projected to have a lot of them. Both teams were run on like hell, so it’s a bit overrated. The difference between the two is, Harris makes more actual plays than Willis. Harris had more sacks, and matched his amount of FF in 7 less starts. He was also on pace to match his PD’s.

Oh well. Next year with Harris starting from week 1, there will be no hiding who the better LB is.

By: muff

muff — Mon, 14 Jan 2008 04:05:59 +0000

its funny. i remember a lot of criticism from beat writers on this move.
most were shocked that the FO only had a few picks overall in the draft and some of those picks went into moving up to get harris.

great pick, hopefully we see progression and a great player

By: Daniel Fox

Daniel Fox — Mon, 14 Jan 2008 02:52:36 +0000

The Jets’ FO has done pretty well the past 2 drafts (aside from Schlegel). It will be interesting to see what they do in April. Revis and Harris were solid picks last year.