Yes, Canty is a physical specimen, but Scott’s a “mad backer.” A guy with a high football IQ, non-stop motor and leadership skills. Those guys are just as rare. I mean James Harrison is 31, 6-0 and 240 lbs…don’t you think he’d get even more than Scott and Canty if he came on the market? Plus, how much stronger a supporting cast does Canty need? He played in front of Ware, who had 20 sacks…one of the 10 best seasons of all-time. Ratliff at NT is a Pro Bowler, Greg Ellis at LDE has played at a high-level for a long time. I mean, the Jets spent money on a guy who is at his peak…you’re projecting greatness for Canty, but he’s not there, yet.

Passing game much worse? The only thing that I’ll say about the passing game is that the Jets will pass drastically less than last year. The offense was dominated by the pass last season…the Jets passed 529 times to 422 rushes. I see the reverse this season. And, even if you predict injuries to the OL, such injuries would impact the pass more than the run. The offense will be different…more rushing, more ball control, more short to intermediate passes. I expect a lot of “war of attrition” games, which the Jets will be well-suited to winning.

Good points though, Sack, and I do think Scott will be worth it. I just wish he was a little younger and cheaper.

Different situations. Scott had to be lured away from Baltimore, while the Cowboys couldn’t afford to keep Canty. Scott made the Pro Bowl in ‘06, is in his prime and was signed to be the defensive captain of the Jets. Canty’s a nice player, but will he even start for the Giants? And, while Scott’s older, he only has 1 more year of starts (and just 10 at that) under his belt and ILBs tend to last longer than D-linemen. Last point, while Scott’s contract is more, it’s not like it’s outrageously more…$6M more over 6 years. And, isn’t he worth it? I mean hasn’t he been a better ILB than Canty has been a DE? Canty is not a dominant player…no Pro Bowls and never more than 3.5 sacks on the weakside…just from cleaning up for Ware, he should get 8-10. He’s a nice player, but dominant?!? No way.

Nice rubuttal, 23-25 over three years, 27-37 over 4 years. 3 coaches in 4 years, zero consistency.

Ok we are in the middle, it just feels like the bottom when we share the city w/NYG.

I am not into stats, they are very misleading. I judge on W’s and L’s and playoff births. The playoff teams last year probably had worse stats than we did, but they were in the playoffs.

I disagree about the O, I like the line although we have no depth, hope we do not get an injury, also our passing game will be much worse than last year, which should have an adverse affect on our run game.

Not sure I see more than 8 wins. Good Blogging!

The biggest issue is QB, that’s why I think the Jets will struggle to score more than 350 points. But, if they score 360 and give up 290…that sounds like, at least, a 9-7 team (and likely better). I think most people look at the uncertain QB situation and suspect WRs and assume the Jets won’t score…the team scored 405 points last season and that’s with Favre tossing 22 INTs. How much worse do you think the offense will be? To be one of the 10 worst, the Jets need lots of things to go wrong…inept QB play and a decimated OL…let’s hope that doesn’t happen!

The Jets are at the bottom? The team was 9-7 last year and 23-25 over 3 years…nearly .500 (they’re also 2 under for the decade and 8 games over .500 since Parcells set the team on a different direction in 1997…we like to complain as Jets fans, but the Jets have been, basically, a .500 team for over 10 years). If you want to see a “bottom” team, follow Detroit or Cleveland.

The Jets offense scored over 400 points last year. I don’t see that happening. The Jets defense gave up over 350 points. I don’t see that happening, either. If the Jets hold the opposition under 300 points, which is possible (7 teams did that last year, only the Skins failed to make the playoffs), and the offense scores over 300 points (only 8 teams failed to do that last year), then I do see the Jets being better than 8-8. In my mind, there’s no question that the defense is improved with the additions of Scott, Leonhard and Sheppard. The special teams should be the same or better (Leonhard’s probably a more consistent PR than Leon and the defense should force more 3 and outs). Also, I respect Rex’s defensive acumen; I think teams will struggle scoring TDs on the Jets. On the offensive side, however, there’s lots of question marks. I’ll say this much, if the Jets somehow score more than 400 points (9 teams did so last season), they’ll likely be well into double-digit wins.

Good Points.
The good teams (Philly, NYG, NE) signed FA players as a plug in to take them over the top. We are at the bottom, Do you actually see this team winning more than 8-9 games this year? I like the signing, but am not sure that B Scott actually will bring more wins to this team. Our D would have been very good without him, our O, that is another story. Do you think a rookie coach and QB combo can make the NFL playoffs 2 years in a row?