Comments on: 2008 Jets Team Captains Announced

By: hank/naples

hank/naples — Wed, 03 Sep 2008 23:49:21 +0000

Brad;

Great post, great post. I agree with everything exept the Jets beating the Pats in the second game. It will be the first game ,exept ofcourse, we lose to Pennington !!

By: Harvlis

Harvlis — Wed, 03 Sep 2008 21:22:45 +0000

I think they should have had Kris Jenkins as a Defensive Captain, instead of Ellis. I really liked Ellis but, if he doesn’t pick up his game – - he will end up Captain of a Madden football team.

Coles is not the Captain type, he’s got a personality disorder. On the other hand, if he stays healthy, he could have a huge year.

Brad, If anyone is making All-Pro it’s David Harris. He did it, last year, without Jenkins. This year, he is going to be a monster. Other than that, good job. I’ll take 11-5, in a heartbeat.

By: Matt

Matt — Wed, 03 Sep 2008 21:06:18 +0000

I’ll never understand the love/hate relationship Jets fans have with Coles- The bottom line is this- The guy is fiercly loyal and fiercly competitive, sometimes to a fault- The one thing we all know is that come Sundays, LC is going to go up, grab a ball in traffic and get licked- Then hes gonna run back to the huddle and do it all again. Pennington nearly got this guy killed how many times? Tell me you wouldn’t want him on your side as a team-mate, I know I would

By: billvv

billvv — Wed, 03 Sep 2008 20:06:27 +0000

“6. The Jets biggest let downs this year? When they lose in Buffalo and Tennessee and at home to Denver.”
Seeing as how the 8-12 games goes BUF, STL, NE, TEN, DEN, that could be a bad series. If the NE is a split and the second game, there, is our win, then it’s not so bad. Otherwise you’re saying 1 and 4 with three straight losses!

By: The Ed(itor)

The Ed(itor) — Wed, 03 Sep 2008 19:29:09 +0000

I would read a lot into coles not being named a captain. It shows that his team mates, who elect the captains, agree with JETS fans that we have had enough of his antics.

By: Brad

Brad — Wed, 03 Sep 2008 18:13:34 +0000

The 2008 Jets Season Predictions
By Joe Caporoso | September 2nd, 2008
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The off-season is finally over…thank god. Here are my official predictions for the 2008 New York Jets in no particular order:

1. The Jets will split with the New England Patriots this year.

2. The Jets will finish second place in the AFC East.

3. The Jets will be a wild-card team.

4. Record? I have been bouncing back and forth between 10-6 and 11-5 in my head, but I am going 11-5.

5. The Jets biggest upsets this year? They will beat San Diego on Monday Night and when they take one of two against the Patriots.

6. The Jets biggest let downs this year? When they lose in Buffalo and Tennessee and at home to Denver.

7. Brett Favre will thrown 24-28 touchdowns this year, with 13-15 interceptions.

8. Jerricho Cotchery will be a pro-bowl player this year, hauling in 1300 receiving yards and 8 touchdowns. Kerry Rhodes, Kris Jenkins, and Nick Mangold will join him in Hawaii.

9. Vernon Gholston will have a fairly quiet rookie year, with Calvin Pace and Bryan Thomas both having very good years at outside linebacker.

10. Chris Baker will have more catches than Dustin Keller, but Keller will have more touchdowns and yards.

11. Thomas Jones will run for 1200 yards and 6 touchdowns.

12. Leon Washington will be a bigger factor on offense this year.

13. Brad Smith will put together a solid season and hold off Chansi Stuckey as the number three receiver.

14. The Jets sack leader will be Calvin Pace…with 12. David Harris and Bryan Thomas will tie for second place with 7 a piece.

15. Dwight Lowery will be the Jets rookie of the year, playing the bulk of the reps opposite Darrelle Revis.

16. The Jets will have issues at safety with Eric Smith and Abram Elam splitting reps.

17. The AFC Playoff teams? New England, San Diego, Jacksonville, Pittsburgh, Indiannapolis, New York Jets.

18. The NFC Playoff teams? New York Giants, Seattle, Minnesota, New Orleans, Dallas, Philadelphia.

By: Fred

Fred — Wed, 03 Sep 2008 18:10:10 +0000

Coles will still be one of our offensive leaders even though he didnt play in the pre-season. He can still catch the long ball, his rookie year he ran a 4.31

By: SouthJerseyJetFan

SouthJerseyJetFan — Wed, 03 Sep 2008 18:03:01 +0000

Captains are locker room leaders or proven leaders…In that sense thats why Favre and Faneca were named captains because of their locker room leadeship or field leadership…From what we have seen there is no reason Coles should be a captain this year.

By: JustAGreenGuy

JustAGreenGuy — Wed, 03 Sep 2008 17:55:12 +0000

Thanks for the cap info. Thought it was suicide. just wishful thinking we could profit off of him.

in support of vbsiena’s point Randy Moss was a captain in Oakland and not in his first year with them.

By: 18andOne

18andOne — Wed, 03 Sep 2008 17:52:16 +0000

K. Rhodes is going to be the team MVP this year! Write it down now. He will be a major benefactor of all the new additions on defense. Now he can be freed up to attack the offense instead of reacting. I’m thinking 5-8 sacks and 4-6 ints for him.