moocow007 wrote:A LOT of pressure will be put on Chris Ivory to be the feature back. He's got a good load of talent (majority of Saints fans though he was their most talented RB in the RB by committee rotation) but staying healthy is going to be a biggy for him. Mike Goodson, currently their no.2 back, was arrested for weapons and drug charges and it's possible that he won't ever play for the Jets. Joe McKnight, their no.3 back, failed a physical (though it was for too little body fat and not too much body fat, which is better at least).
Just quoting the stuff that merits more discussion, so there are cuts where we just agree...You're forgetting Bilal Powell...he's good, not great but better than McKnight for sure. McKnight is trying to get into a role but he's special teams. Ivory and Goodson are both very great values, just one of them working out would be a huge gain for us. Goodson, whenever he's practiced, has looked every bit the gamechanging speedster.
I didn't necessarily mean Cromartie doesn't have no.1 CB skills. He does, he's had it with the Chargers and he has it still. It's more with the responsibility of having to replace Revis full time. Even though Revis missed a good deal of games last season (pushing Cromartie to no.1) this will be the first season where there is no knight in shining armor on the horizon (different when you knew Revis would be back at some point vs. stark reality that Revis is gone). Can he do it? Sure. But there's going to be a lot of pressure and expectations on him.
Revis was done for the season last year and Cro excelled. I don't think the pressure or expectations are a problem, he's been in this role with San Diego and last year. CB is going to be a strong point this season unless Dee's health fails him.
Sanchez is going to need a top group receiving TE (or a Wes Welker type WR that can catch short passes across the middle of the field and gain yards for himself) to be effective. An average or ok one isn't going to do since he doesn't have the arm strength and accuracy to consistently go long and given the pee poor state of the receiving corp.
But sure, Cumberland looks like he's at least confident...(via the New York Daily News): "With my size and his size, I would be more like (New England Patriots tight end Rob) Gronkowski, he (Winslow) would be more like (Aaron) Hernandez." <-- I'll assume Cumberland meant on the field and not off the field, at least for that last comparison lol.
Agreed here...I think we have a chance because of how good Kerley is in the slot though. Kerley's numbers were sneakily impressive and he'll be a Godsend in the new offense. Winslow could also become a big help but his health has me holding my breath.
Depth. I'm not sure that it was addressed fully.
Well they signed a vet OT, a vet OG, drafted one of each and kept pretty much their entire O-Line from last season. They're essentially two deep at every spot with a starting core that was one of the better O-Lines league wide. Can't really ask for much more.
The interesting thing is that if the Jets defense reaches its potential then their record is gonna be better than anyone would think. They could very well find themselves in a chase for the last couple of playoff spots. The thing is, the defense has to be elite and that's a tall order when you're dealing with a TO prone QB and question marks at the skill positions. I think 5-11 is a good call, but I'm going 7-9 because the Jets always manage to do just enough not to get the draft position they would need for a big splash
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Even with my slightly more optimistic view of the team, I think we can both agree that the Jets are a massive long shot to make the postseason...however, I figure to make a killing betting them in the early portion of the season before the oddsmakers realize that their defense will keep them inside of spreads for the most part...so I'll take it.