Daily Links: Punch ‘Em Again Rock!
- Does it surprise you to hear that Westhoff wanted to block a punt at 14-0? How else can I say this? I love that guy.
- Shep and Stick are “iffy” for the big game in the Big Easy.
- Cimini notes that Mark Sanchez won rookie of the month.
- Can the Jets run offense … you know … run?
- Glauber draws up his game plan for the Jets on Sunday.
- Myers writes that Brees will be the key to the game for the Jets.
- Coordinators’ Corner on the Jets site.
- Please vote for our friends RightOffRussell for a Mobbie (requires sign in). Here’s the deal, if they win, we’ll give you a whole post of Flight Crew Pictures.
18 Responses to Daily Links: Punch ‘Em Again Rock!
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JetObsessed28 says:
Voting for RightOffRussell cause, you know, flight crew pics are a good cause and all…
however, when does TJB go up for an award?
Drew, i’m not worried yet either.. it’ll come around..
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Wise Old Jet Fan says:
I know Mr. T has brought in some good players and many are big fans of his work, but reading about Colston in Myers article really stings. How did they miss this guy?
“He has developed great chemistry with former Hofstra receiver Marques Colston, who at 6-4 would be a perfect fit for the Jets. Even though Colston played at Hofstra when the Jets had their training facility on campus, they didn’t give him serious consideration before the Saints took him in the seventh round of the ’06 draft.
The Jets could have scouted Colston by looking out the window. They did work him out and watched him on tape. They were not impressed. Maybe they felt lightning doesn’t strike twice after hitting it big at Hofstra with Wayne Chrebet.
During Colston’s rookie year, Brees said, “I don’t want to hype him up too much, but I love the guy.”
Colston’s 168 receptions in his first two seasons are the most for any receiver over his first two years. Injuries limited him to just 11 games and 47 catches last year, but Colston leads the Saints’ wide-open passing attack with 15 catches going into the game against the Jets. “
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Scouse Jet says:
Reading Ross Tuker in si.com, I liked that last line, even if it scared me a bit….
Take the Jets, for example. Their fast start may have been aided and abetted by head coach Rex Ryan’s tough talk during the offseason, but his bluster would have amounted to very little if they had started poorly out of the gate against the Texans and the Patriots. Instead, they started off with a bang and now that big snowball of belief keeps getting bigger and bigger as it rolls downhill, picking up win after win.
And if you don’t think that gutsy Sanchez collision at the goal line for a touchdown on Sunday did wonders for him in the eyes of his teammates and kept that momentum going, you’re kidding yourself. At the end of the day, players want to know that their quarterback is going to lay it on the line for them to get a victory, and that’s exactly what he did. Now if he can get it done this week on the road against Drew Brees and the Saints, that snowball may never stop.http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2009/writers/ross_tucker/09/30/coaches/index.html
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Bent says: Wise – Colston was not that highly regarded until he had a tremendous performance at the East West Shrine Game. In fact, even that didn’t put on him many teams’ radar. Frankly, I was stunned that 32 teams let him last until the 7th round after that display. He was a guy I’d been talking up for a while.
I guess the book on him was that he lacked ideal speed (4.51 at the combine didn’t help), hadn’t played at a top college, wasn’t highly recruited out of high school (although he did turn down a scholarship to Missouri, where he would have been a teammate of Brad Smith) and was maybe a bit raw, but anyone that saw that game would have had a pretty good idea that he was at least a good prospect for the next level. Some did feel that he might convert to TE though.
If Colston had gone undrafted, which nearly happened, he might be a Jet now. The Jets probably felt there was a good chance of that and therefore decided to use their late round pick on Titus Adams of all people.
Would he have even made the team, though? They already had Coles, Cotchery, McCareins and Tim Dwight and just drafted Brad Smith. It would have taken a lot for an undrafted rookie to move ahead of those guys, just because of their reputation. Even if he did land with the Jets, he probably would have been a project TE, or a victim of the numbers game. He was fortunate to land in a situation where he got a chance to play.
Add in the fact that the Jets focus in that draft was for football-oriented team captains from big schools and you can see why the Jets decided against using a pick on him…if they were aware of him at all, that is. If they were readers of this site, they would have been.
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As we all know, I’ve never hidden my love of Coach Westhoff — I love the way he gets the special teams to eat white lightning and crap green thunder!
Other fans may be spoiled and don’t realize it, but this guy makes a HUGE difference for this team. In that story, they mention the Jets’ rank on average starting position and where they make other teams start — and both ranks are at the top of the NFL. Field position matters big time in the NFL, special teams matter, and it’s amazing to me that more teams don’t seem to get it.
Oh well, their ignorance is the Jets’ gain. Punch ‘em again, Rock!
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Bent says:
I don’t know where the phrase “Punch ‘Em Again, Rock” originates from, but apparently The Rock is making a surprise appearance on WWE Friday Night SmackDown tonight, so that must be a good omen or something.
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mole57 says:
Bent, I assume the reference is from a Rocky movie, with Westhoff cast in Burgess Meredith’s role.
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Bent says:
I figured as much.
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izzoman says:
Whoa whoa whoa… it’s important that the Jets have to stop Drew Brees? The most potent passing force in the NFL?
Good note. Thanks for pointing that out Gary.
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A little more on Colston from a Saints fan: It didn’t look like he’d make the Saints team in 2006, at first. He had a pretty bad mini-camp. He was a bit out of shape and had a lot of drops. Something transformed him between that mini-camp and his first NFL training camp. He started catching everything in sight and he was a big target. His emergence allowed the Saints to trade malcontent, Donte Stallworth, to the Eagles for a linebacker and a draft pick. He was a steal for the Saints. His development has been a joy. Good Luck Sunday, Jets fans.
GEAUX Saints :)
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Dirty#6 says:
Do the names Andre Johnson and randy moss not mean anything to you? I think your boy Colston will find out that Revis island is quite lonely.
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Old Rich says:
A bit off topic–but have there been any recent Shonn Greene sightings?
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Bent says:
Thanks, Rob.
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Rob, I always suspected Doug Marrone may have had something to do with the Colston pick?
Bent, I was a reader way back then and know you were on him, and a Hofstra alum, I was hoping they would give him a shot in the late rounds after Wayne’s success. His bio sounds a lot like Marcus Henry, big, but too slow.
Good point about getting a shot, chances are Mangini would have cut him after mini camp anyway.
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I can see there’s a bit of a misconception about Colston’s speed here. He might not turn in the best time against a watch and he certainly doesn’t have the blinding speed that Devery Henderson and Robert Meachem have but he is not at all slow or easy to defend. He should draw the best defender most of the day.
Don’t know what kind of influence Doug Marone had on draft day two 2006, WOJF. Don’t think he had much influence here as offensive coordinator. That’s kind of a meaningless title in New Orleans. Sean Payton is the offensive coordinator.
Looking forward to this. Should be a great game. Very fast, very physical.
GEAUX Saints.
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Bent says:
rob – it isn’t really a misconception about colston’s speed. I mention his combine time because that was a factor in his low draft position. I DIDN’T mention the fact that he plays much faster than his timed speed because it goes without saying. However, you’re right to point it out for those who aren’t so familiar with his game. He can get deep and make yards after the catch.
Maybe I am the only one but i am not worried about our run game.
Every team we play is gearing to stop the run. Hasnt anyone noticed how much time Sanchez has had to throw….or how open our WR have been?
Since Chez has shown he can beat teams with his arm it will open up our rushing attack. TJ and Leon havent forgot how to hit the hole… Our OL didnt forget how to block. its 3 games….that we have won by the way