Thats a good question. I’m not sure if he did in fact fall apart, or if the coaching staff was fed up, most likely for lack of effort on that play. Dyson made a pathetic attempt to push Burress out of bounds, i’m not blaming him or the coaching staff, but Dyson should of came a lot harder

On a lesser scale, there was a similar situation with Drew Coleman, who showed promise when he made it into the starting lineup and then slipped on a crucial play against the Bears. He was never the same after that one play either.

Now, with the fact that it’s a given that he’s a million-dollar talent with a 10 cent head as a given, next let’s answer whether he would help the Jets’ offense. IMO, he changes everything. You just can’t fail to have the safety cover deep on Plax because he will always create separation because of his height–he’s probably, at least, 6″ taller than most CBs. Forget 8-men in the box…won’t happen because it’s suicide, even with a rookie QB. With Plax occupying a CB and a safety, Keller roams free underneath and Jericho draws the no. 2 CB and he’s had a nice career of exploiting the no. 2 CB. With the defense not playing 8-men in the box, the running game is more effective, Leon can roam the flat better, etc.

Now, let’s do risk analysis: is the benefit of Plax to the Jets outweigh his negative lockerroom presence? C’mon, are we serious here? On “Jets Nation” Cimini (the Jets’ voice of doom) said that the team is overwhelmingly in favor of getting Plax. Sure, they’re football players and they know a guy who can make their team better than we, as fans, do.

Plax is going to be 32 and does get banged up (which is probably the reason behind his declining YPC, but the Giants have not exactly had a great WR/TE/RB receiving corps around him recently. Shockey and Barber gave opposing defenses a lot more to worry about, kinda like Leon and Keller). To me, this is a no-brainer. The Jets sign Plax and see if he turns into Randy Moss, the Pats’ version. No risk, no reward.