Rex talks about Braylon Edwards
With the Jets thin at wide receiver, Rex Ryan was asked today if there was any regret about not re-signing Braylon Edwards, who the Jets will face Sunday at Seattle.“It’s always a two-way street,” Ryan said. “In our situation, we had just drafted a young receiver we felt great about. You had Santonio Holmes, you had [Jeremy] Kerley, a young guy that we thought could be a guy that’s on the upside. So you’re looking at your roster, you evaluate your team a certain way. Would things have been different had Holmes had an injury earlier? I don’t know.”
Edwards, 29, hasn’t had much of an impact with the Seahawks. Troubled by a knee injury, he has eight catches in seven games. He had only 15 receptions with the Niners last season. But in 2010, his second and final season with the Jets, Edwards caught 53 balls for 904 yards and seven TDs.“I’ll say this,” Ryan said. “I’ve always had a great deal of admiration and respect for Braylon Edwards. I thought when he was here, they way he works on the practice field, the way he blocks, the way he does the unselfish things on the field, that was what I really appreciated about Braylon. That’s a tough guy.”Edwards was listed as questionable for Sunday’s game on Wednesday.
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Posted 08 November 2012 - 04:04 PM
‘Max’s Guys’ improving with Unger at center of it
Even before he snaps the ball and crashes into large humans, a center in the National Football League must read the defensive front and make calls that dictate his fellow linemen’s blocking assignments.Seahawks center Max Unger encountered a bit of a problem against the Vikings on Sunday as it can be hard to point out blocking responsibilities when the middle finger of your right hand is bent perpendicular to its neighbors.And that’s not considering the difficulty of snapping a football with a dangling digit.Asked about it in the locker room Wednesday, Unger acted as if he had forgotten about it. What, this? He lifted a distended middle finger, which was taped to his index finger for support.“I’m not the first one to deal with this, and I’m sure I’ll not be the last,” Unger said. “This is the NFL, you deal with this stuff all year.”Asked to give a description of the finger’s appearance, Unger was brief: “Not pretty.”Unger was clearly angry when he came off the field and was forced into the locker room for an X-ray, and even more agitated when the X-ray machine was on the fritz, forcing him to miss a couple series. Eventually, the finger was manipulated into place and Unger returned to finish the game.
In his fourth season out of Oregon, Unger has performed so well that he was the lone Seahawks player listed on Peter King’s mid-season All-Pro team for sportsillustrated.com.Unger didn’t seem to know about that recognition, either, and responded with laughter. “No way … really?”None of this, however, is a surprise to the Seahawks staff and front office. General manager John Schneider arranged a four-year, $25 million contract extension for Unger this summer, which made him among the highest-paid centers in the league.Since then, Unger seems to have brought even more passion to his leadership role. It’s to the point that coach Pete Carroll often calls the offensive line “Max’s Guys.”
“He’s a really bright football player, he’s got a great competitiveness to him that makes him want to know everything that’s going on for everybody,” Carroll said Wednesday. “He’s really the captain of that line. (With) all the calls and the complexities that are there, you’re looking for a guy who will take care of that accountability, and he’s done a great job of that.”Unger takes part in extra meetings with line coach Tom Cable, and quarterback Russell Wilson, to master the intricacies of each week’s game plan.“Part of it comes with playing the position,” Unger said, his central location on the line making it a natural spot from which to direct traffic. “It demands a pretty good understanding of the offense and an overall knowledge of the scheme.”Unger is still in the process of maturing into the center position, having played right guard as a rookie and been sidelined with a foot injury all but one game his second season.“Where it starts to become really fun is when, as a group, you’re more aware of what you’re doing aside from just your specific assignment,” said Unger, when asked of his development. “You get a greater understanding of the offense and what you’re trying to accomplish with the game plan, and I think that’s what we’re all growing into now.”
You see, linemen tend to give answers in the plural even to “singular” questions.
Despite some injuries and position juggling across the line, Max’s Guys have blocked well enough that the Hawks are seventh in the league in rushing average and have allowed a reasonable 15 sacks in nine games. At this point last season, they’d given up 28 sacks.“It was a pretty big point of emphasis,” Unger said of reducing the sacks this season. “We broke them all down and watched them all.”The lowlight film of sacks this season is a much shorter reel. And part of that is due to the awareness and leadership of Maxwell McCandless Unger.“He studies hard, does his homework, and makes all the calls,” guard Paul McQuistan said. “He’s our guy.”
Tackle Breno Giacomini nodded in agreement: “It all starts with Max … he’s our fearless leader.”
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Even before he snaps the ball and crashes into large humans, a center in the National Football League must read the defensive front and make calls that dictate his fellow linemen’s blocking assignments.Seahawks center Max Unger encountered a bit of a problem against the Vikings on Sunday as it can be hard to point out blocking responsibilities when the middle finger of your right hand is bent perpendicular to its neighbors.And that’s not considering the difficulty of snapping a football with a dangling digit.Asked about it in the locker room Wednesday, Unger acted as if he had forgotten about it. What, this? He lifted a distended middle finger, which was taped to his index finger for support.“I’m not the first one to deal with this, and I’m sure I’ll not be the last,” Unger said. “This is the NFL, you deal with this stuff all year.”Asked to give a description of the finger’s appearance, Unger was brief: “Not pretty.”Unger was clearly angry when he came off the field and was forced into the locker room for an X-ray, and even more agitated when the X-ray machine was on the fritz, forcing him to miss a couple series. Eventually, the finger was manipulated into place and Unger returned to finish the game.
In his fourth season out of Oregon, Unger has performed so well that he was the lone Seahawks player listed on Peter King’s mid-season All-Pro team for sportsillustrated.com.Unger didn’t seem to know about that recognition, either, and responded with laughter. “No way … really?”None of this, however, is a surprise to the Seahawks staff and front office. General manager John Schneider arranged a four-year, $25 million contract extension for Unger this summer, which made him among the highest-paid centers in the league.Since then, Unger seems to have brought even more passion to his leadership role. It’s to the point that coach Pete Carroll often calls the offensive line “Max’s Guys.”
“He’s a really bright football player, he’s got a great competitiveness to him that makes him want to know everything that’s going on for everybody,” Carroll said Wednesday. “He’s really the captain of that line. (With) all the calls and the complexities that are there, you’re looking for a guy who will take care of that accountability, and he’s done a great job of that.”Unger takes part in extra meetings with line coach Tom Cable, and quarterback Russell Wilson, to master the intricacies of each week’s game plan.“Part of it comes with playing the position,” Unger said, his central location on the line making it a natural spot from which to direct traffic. “It demands a pretty good understanding of the offense and an overall knowledge of the scheme.”Unger is still in the process of maturing into the center position, having played right guard as a rookie and been sidelined with a foot injury all but one game his second season.“Where it starts to become really fun is when, as a group, you’re more aware of what you’re doing aside from just your specific assignment,” said Unger, when asked of his development. “You get a greater understanding of the offense and what you’re trying to accomplish with the game plan, and I think that’s what we’re all growing into now.”
You see, linemen tend to give answers in the plural even to “singular” questions.
Despite some injuries and position juggling across the line, Max’s Guys have blocked well enough that the Hawks are seventh in the league in rushing average and have allowed a reasonable 15 sacks in nine games. At this point last season, they’d given up 28 sacks.“It was a pretty big point of emphasis,” Unger said of reducing the sacks this season. “We broke them all down and watched them all.”The lowlight film of sacks this season is a much shorter reel. And part of that is due to the awareness and leadership of Maxwell McCandless Unger.“He studies hard, does his homework, and makes all the calls,” guard Paul McQuistan said. “He’s our guy.”
Tackle Breno Giacomini nodded in agreement: “It all starts with Max … he’s our fearless leader.”
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Posted 08 November 2012 - 04:24 PM
If nothing else, Rex Ryan was probably happy with Tuesday night's election results.
The outspoken New York Jets coach, soon after arriving prior to the 2009 season, confidently promised that his team would be heading to the White House to be greeted as champions by President Obama.So, with four more years added to Obama's claim to the keys at 1600 Pennsylvania Ave., it looks like Ryan has bought himself a little time.In the moment, though, it seems a .500 record would be a lofty enough goal.The Jets will come out of a conveniently timed bye week on Sunday when they travel to CenturyLink Field to face the host Seattle Seahawks in a critical -- for Ryan, at least -- Week 10 matchup.New York has dropped four of five games since a 2-1 start and finds itself alongside the Buffalo Bills in the basement of the AFC's East Division. The final pre-bye game was a competitive disaster and ended in a 30-9 loss to the Miami Dolphins before a predictably disgusted home crowd at MetLife Stadium.New York is two games behind the first-place New England Patriots and two games behind the current No. 6 seed in the AFC playoff race -- the Pittsburgh Steelers."We definitely have the resources to get back into this thing," Jets safety Yeremiah Bell said. "We have the players, we have the coaching staff and we have the 'want to.' The thing is, it's going to be just us on Sundays just going out there and executing."
New York has been beneath pedestrian on both sides of the ball. It sits 24th in the league in scoring defense (25.0 points per game) and is just 27th in total offense (317.4 yards per game). Perpetually maligned quarterback Mark Sanchez hasn't helped his own cause with six fumbles and five interceptions in the dismal 1-4 stretch.As the former Southern Cal QB faces his college coach, Pete Carroll, for the first time, Ryan maintains mystery."We will be doing some different things," Ryan said. "I don't want to get into the specifics of it. I hope you understand that if there's an advantage to be gained, I want to gain that advantage without letting our opponent know. We'll be looking at a lot. There are several things to improve and I'm excited about trying to implement some of these things."
The Seahawks, ominously for New York, are 4-0 at home this season -- their best home start since they were 8-0 at home en route to an appearance in Super Bowl XL against the Steelers.Seattle beat Minnesota, 30-20, last week to improve to 5-4 and remain 1 1/2 games behind the San Francisco 49ers in the NFC West."It's obviously an extremely tough place to play," Ryan said. "Having wins over Dallas, Green Bay, Minnesota and New England at home shows you the task that we have in front of us. With that being said, we're gonna roll our sleeves up and go up there and give it heck."Unlike Sanchez, rookie QB Russell Wilson has been a steady weapon under center while throwing nine TD passes and no interceptions at home in compiling a 120.2 passer rating. He had 173 yards and three touchdowns in the defeat of the Vikings."I definitely believe we are getting more comfortable; the more you play, the more you practice, the more you communicate through the week," Wilson said. "I think that's the biggest thing, just stay the course and just keep believing in what we're doing."Running back Marshawn Lynch has five 100-plus yard efforts in nine games and could be on the verge of another against a Jets defense that's been allowing ground yardage at a per-week clip of 141.4. Lynch had 124 yards and a TD against the Vikings and is 76 yards behind Minnesota's Adrian Peterson (957 to 881) in the race to lead the league's rushers."We need the rest of these games coming up, and fortunately for us four out of the next seven are at home," wide receiver Sidney Rice said. "We use this crowd for energy. We feed off them and we're thankful we have them."
On the injury front, linebacker K.J. Wright and guard James Carpenter are questionable for Seattle after suffering concussions against Minnesota.The Seahawks lead the all-time series, 9-8, but the Jets have won eight of the last 10. In the most recent game in December 2008 -- Brett Favre's penultimate game as New York's quarterback -- Seattle won, 13-3, at home.
WHAT TO WATCH FOR
Two words : Marshawn Lynch. The ticket out of Buffalo a couple years ago was a career-reviver for the former No. 12 overall pick, who's posted consecutive the two best season-long yards-per-carry averages of his career - 4.2 yards & 4.4 yards - in two full years with the Seahawks.He's on a pace to eclipse those watermarks in 2012 with a 4.8-yard average through nine games, and faces a Jets defense allowing 4.4 yards per attempt (eighth-worst in the league) and 141.4 yards per game (fourth-worst).New York has allowed 100 or more yards on the ground in five games -- losing three of them -- though only two individuals, Buffalo's C.J. Spiller and Houston's Arian Foster, have reached triple digits on their own. Spiller, like Lynch, is 5-foot-11, while Foster is just an inch taller at 6 feet.
OVERALL ANALYSIS
A morale-boosting effort -- if not a chest-thumping victory -- at New England in Week 7 was cause for Gang Green celebration, right up until a flaccid home rout at the hands of Miami just seven days later in New Jersey.Mix in a bye week and some storm-related tumult and it's anyone's guess which Rex Ryan team shows up in Seattle. Problem is, unless it's one that can immediately tighten the defensive clamps on one of the league's best runners, it might not matter.
Sports Network Predicted Outcome: Seahawks 23, Jets 14
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The outspoken New York Jets coach, soon after arriving prior to the 2009 season, confidently promised that his team would be heading to the White House to be greeted as champions by President Obama.So, with four more years added to Obama's claim to the keys at 1600 Pennsylvania Ave., it looks like Ryan has bought himself a little time.In the moment, though, it seems a .500 record would be a lofty enough goal.The Jets will come out of a conveniently timed bye week on Sunday when they travel to CenturyLink Field to face the host Seattle Seahawks in a critical -- for Ryan, at least -- Week 10 matchup.New York has dropped four of five games since a 2-1 start and finds itself alongside the Buffalo Bills in the basement of the AFC's East Division. The final pre-bye game was a competitive disaster and ended in a 30-9 loss to the Miami Dolphins before a predictably disgusted home crowd at MetLife Stadium.New York is two games behind the first-place New England Patriots and two games behind the current No. 6 seed in the AFC playoff race -- the Pittsburgh Steelers."We definitely have the resources to get back into this thing," Jets safety Yeremiah Bell said. "We have the players, we have the coaching staff and we have the 'want to.' The thing is, it's going to be just us on Sundays just going out there and executing."
New York has been beneath pedestrian on both sides of the ball. It sits 24th in the league in scoring defense (25.0 points per game) and is just 27th in total offense (317.4 yards per game). Perpetually maligned quarterback Mark Sanchez hasn't helped his own cause with six fumbles and five interceptions in the dismal 1-4 stretch.As the former Southern Cal QB faces his college coach, Pete Carroll, for the first time, Ryan maintains mystery."We will be doing some different things," Ryan said. "I don't want to get into the specifics of it. I hope you understand that if there's an advantage to be gained, I want to gain that advantage without letting our opponent know. We'll be looking at a lot. There are several things to improve and I'm excited about trying to implement some of these things."
The Seahawks, ominously for New York, are 4-0 at home this season -- their best home start since they were 8-0 at home en route to an appearance in Super Bowl XL against the Steelers.Seattle beat Minnesota, 30-20, last week to improve to 5-4 and remain 1 1/2 games behind the San Francisco 49ers in the NFC West."It's obviously an extremely tough place to play," Ryan said. "Having wins over Dallas, Green Bay, Minnesota and New England at home shows you the task that we have in front of us. With that being said, we're gonna roll our sleeves up and go up there and give it heck."Unlike Sanchez, rookie QB Russell Wilson has been a steady weapon under center while throwing nine TD passes and no interceptions at home in compiling a 120.2 passer rating. He had 173 yards and three touchdowns in the defeat of the Vikings."I definitely believe we are getting more comfortable; the more you play, the more you practice, the more you communicate through the week," Wilson said. "I think that's the biggest thing, just stay the course and just keep believing in what we're doing."Running back Marshawn Lynch has five 100-plus yard efforts in nine games and could be on the verge of another against a Jets defense that's been allowing ground yardage at a per-week clip of 141.4. Lynch had 124 yards and a TD against the Vikings and is 76 yards behind Minnesota's Adrian Peterson (957 to 881) in the race to lead the league's rushers."We need the rest of these games coming up, and fortunately for us four out of the next seven are at home," wide receiver Sidney Rice said. "We use this crowd for energy. We feed off them and we're thankful we have them."
On the injury front, linebacker K.J. Wright and guard James Carpenter are questionable for Seattle after suffering concussions against Minnesota.The Seahawks lead the all-time series, 9-8, but the Jets have won eight of the last 10. In the most recent game in December 2008 -- Brett Favre's penultimate game as New York's quarterback -- Seattle won, 13-3, at home.
WHAT TO WATCH FOR
Two words : Marshawn Lynch. The ticket out of Buffalo a couple years ago was a career-reviver for the former No. 12 overall pick, who's posted consecutive the two best season-long yards-per-carry averages of his career - 4.2 yards & 4.4 yards - in two full years with the Seahawks.He's on a pace to eclipse those watermarks in 2012 with a 4.8-yard average through nine games, and faces a Jets defense allowing 4.4 yards per attempt (eighth-worst in the league) and 141.4 yards per game (fourth-worst).New York has allowed 100 or more yards on the ground in five games -- losing three of them -- though only two individuals, Buffalo's C.J. Spiller and Houston's Arian Foster, have reached triple digits on their own. Spiller, like Lynch, is 5-foot-11, while Foster is just an inch taller at 6 feet.
OVERALL ANALYSIS
A morale-boosting effort -- if not a chest-thumping victory -- at New England in Week 7 was cause for Gang Green celebration, right up until a flaccid home rout at the hands of Miami just seven days later in New Jersey.Mix in a bye week and some storm-related tumult and it's anyone's guess which Rex Ryan team shows up in Seattle. Problem is, unless it's one that can immediately tighten the defensive clamps on one of the league's best runners, it might not matter.
Sports Network Predicted Outcome: Seahawks 23, Jets 14
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Posted 08 November 2012 - 04:33 PM
Three-point stance: Jets at Seahawks
The Jets fly west to play the Seattle Seahawks, one of five remaining teams with an unbeaten record at home. The Jets are 3-0 in road games following a bye week over the last 10 seasons.
The Seahawks could be as physical an opponent as the Jets see all year. Seattle boasts the NFC's leader in rush attempts, Marshawn Lynch, and ransk third in the NFL in fewest points allowed per game.Quarterback Russell Wilson leads all rookies with 13 passing touchdowns and has thrown nine of those at home with no interceptions. He will face a defense that has allowed just one passing touchdown (Colt McCoy, 2010) with eight interceptions against rookie quarterbacks during Rex Ryan's tenure.
Here are three keys to Sunday's showdown in Seattle :
Most Rushes from Backfield Formation <<
2012 Season
Rushes M. Lynch, SEA 117 A. Peterson, MIN 107 D. Martin, TB 95 A. Foster, HOU 93 R. Bush, MIA 90 >> Two or more skill players behind QB
1. Lynch has 100 yards rushing in three straight games and leads the NFL with five such performances. He will try to make it a career-high fourth straight against a defense that has allowed the second-most rushing yards after contact in the NFL. Lynch has totaled the second-most rushing yards after contact, behind only Adrian Peterson.Lynch is a physical runner and rarely speeds to the edge -- he leads the league in rush attempts between the tackles. The Seahawks also push opponents off the ball and block with a second player in the backfield for Lynch on more rush attempts than anyone in the NFL.
2. Gang Green will need to be on high alert against the deep ball from Wilson, who throws well at home. Five of Wilson's nine touchdowns at home have come on pass attempts that traveled more than 20 yards in the air, which leads the NFL. Wilson has completed 60.0 percent of throws that deep at home, good for second in the league, and holds a share of the lead with a perfect 100.0 Total QBR.
3. The Seahawks have big size all over the defense, especially on the line where players at the position rank third in sacks and batted passes and tied for second in total passes defended. The entire defense is tied with Denver for the second-most hits on a quarterback while throwing the ball.When they use a defensive back in pass pressure schemes to mix it up, the Seahawks lead the NFL with a minus-three TD-INT differential. The Jets will need to utilize the sidelines more because with heavy hitters at safety and linebacker, the Seahawks lead the NFC in fewest yards allowed per play after first contact inside the painted field numbers.
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The Jets fly west to play the Seattle Seahawks, one of five remaining teams with an unbeaten record at home. The Jets are 3-0 in road games following a bye week over the last 10 seasons.
The Seahawks could be as physical an opponent as the Jets see all year. Seattle boasts the NFC's leader in rush attempts, Marshawn Lynch, and ransk third in the NFL in fewest points allowed per game.Quarterback Russell Wilson leads all rookies with 13 passing touchdowns and has thrown nine of those at home with no interceptions. He will face a defense that has allowed just one passing touchdown (Colt McCoy, 2010) with eight interceptions against rookie quarterbacks during Rex Ryan's tenure.Here are three keys to Sunday's showdown in Seattle :
Most Rushes from Backfield Formation <<
2012 Season
Rushes M. Lynch, SEA 117 A. Peterson, MIN 107 D. Martin, TB 95 A. Foster, HOU 93 R. Bush, MIA 90 >> Two or more skill players behind QB
1. Lynch has 100 yards rushing in three straight games and leads the NFL with five such performances. He will try to make it a career-high fourth straight against a defense that has allowed the second-most rushing yards after contact in the NFL. Lynch has totaled the second-most rushing yards after contact, behind only Adrian Peterson.Lynch is a physical runner and rarely speeds to the edge -- he leads the league in rush attempts between the tackles. The Seahawks also push opponents off the ball and block with a second player in the backfield for Lynch on more rush attempts than anyone in the NFL.
2. Gang Green will need to be on high alert against the deep ball from Wilson, who throws well at home. Five of Wilson's nine touchdowns at home have come on pass attempts that traveled more than 20 yards in the air, which leads the NFL. Wilson has completed 60.0 percent of throws that deep at home, good for second in the league, and holds a share of the lead with a perfect 100.0 Total QBR.
3. The Seahawks have big size all over the defense, especially on the line where players at the position rank third in sacks and batted passes and tied for second in total passes defended. The entire defense is tied with Denver for the second-most hits on a quarterback while throwing the ball.When they use a defensive back in pass pressure schemes to mix it up, the Seahawks lead the NFL with a minus-three TD-INT differential. The Jets will need to utilize the sidelines more because with heavy hitters at safety and linebacker, the Seahawks lead the NFC in fewest yards allowed per play after first contact inside the painted field numbers.
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Posted 09 November 2012 - 10:28 AM
Presumably refreshed after their bye, which included seven days of R & R, the Jets (3-5) return to their rapidly fading season Sunday against the Seahawks (5-4). The Jets' margin for error is all but gone. If they want to make a prophet of Antonio Cromartie, who guaranteed a playoff berth, it has to start with an upset in Seattle.
Kickoff is 4:05 p.m. at CenturyLink Field. Here's what to watch for :
1. Bring the ear plugs. The Jets should be accustomed to noise, considering all the yapping they do, but this will be a challenge like no other. This might be the loudest outdoor stadium in the NFL, and the fans love making life miserable for opposing offenses. (There are rumors that the Seahawks pump up the volume by blasting artificial crowd noise, which is a no-no.)
Since 2005, they lead the league in opposing false-start penalties -- 113. The Jets are good for one per game; they have a total of nine. They tried to simulate the noise by blaring loud music at practice. They also will rely heavily on hand signals and silent snap counts. No doubt, the noise will test the Jets' poise.
2. Lynch pin. The Jets' biggest defensive challenge is containing RB Marshawn Lynch, the league's second-leading rusher. The run defense has improved over the past three games (3.3 yards per carry), and Lynch is the type of runner that should be in the Jets' wheel house.He won't exploit the Jets' suspect edges, as he leads the league in runs between the tackles, according to ESPN Stats & Information. But that doesn't mean he'll be an easy mark. He's second in the league in yards after contact (359), and the Jets happen to be terrible in that category -- 485 yards, the fourth-highest total in the league. In other words, it's time to man up and hang on for dear life.
3. Rex vs. the rookie. Historically, Rex Ryan-coached defenses eat up rookie quarterbacks -- a 1-to-8 touchdown/interception ratio since 2009, per ESPN Stats. Now here comes Russell Wilson, who appears unflappable at home. The kid doesn't make many mistakes, he throws well on bootlegs, he's deadly on third down and he scorches opponents with his home-run ability. He has five touchdown passes on throws more than 20 yards (all at home), the second most in the NFL.His favorite target is WR Sidney Rice, but Rice will have trouble against Cromartie. The Golden Tate-Kyle Wilson matchup is huge. Wilson could be a target because he doesn't have great catch-up speed.
4. Avoid killer mistakes. This means across the board -- offense, defense and special teams. The Jets can't win if they commit turnovers in the red zone (Mark Sanchez has three interceptions) and self-destruct in the kicking game, as they did in their previous game. They also need to be sound in pass protection, because the Seahawks can bring the heat, especially from the edges with Chris Clemons and rookie Bruce Irvin.The Jets' blitz pick-up is suspect, which could be a factor because Pete Carroll loves to blitz with defensive backs. The Jets' receivers must help out by gaining quick separation, but they'll have to eat their Wheaties because the Seahawks' corners, Richard Sherman and Brandon Browner, are 6-foot-3 and 6-foot-4, respectively.
5. Role playing. The Jets used the bye week to tweak the roles of certain players. Naturally, the biggest spotlight is on backup QB Tim Tebow, who could get a few more snaps on offense. How many times have we heard that before ? The big question is whether they have the onions to give Tebow an entire series or two at quarterback. OLB Ricky Sapp will be used as a situational pass rusher, perhaps at the expense of Aaron Maybin. WR Clyde Gates, LB DeMario Davis and LB Marcus Dowtin also could have bigger roles, as the Jets attempt to get more speed on the field.
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Kickoff is 4:05 p.m. at CenturyLink Field. Here's what to watch for :
1. Bring the ear plugs. The Jets should be accustomed to noise, considering all the yapping they do, but this will be a challenge like no other. This might be the loudest outdoor stadium in the NFL, and the fans love making life miserable for opposing offenses. (There are rumors that the Seahawks pump up the volume by blasting artificial crowd noise, which is a no-no.)
Since 2005, they lead the league in opposing false-start penalties -- 113. The Jets are good for one per game; they have a total of nine. They tried to simulate the noise by blaring loud music at practice. They also will rely heavily on hand signals and silent snap counts. No doubt, the noise will test the Jets' poise.2. Lynch pin. The Jets' biggest defensive challenge is containing RB Marshawn Lynch, the league's second-leading rusher. The run defense has improved over the past three games (3.3 yards per carry), and Lynch is the type of runner that should be in the Jets' wheel house.He won't exploit the Jets' suspect edges, as he leads the league in runs between the tackles, according to ESPN Stats & Information. But that doesn't mean he'll be an easy mark. He's second in the league in yards after contact (359), and the Jets happen to be terrible in that category -- 485 yards, the fourth-highest total in the league. In other words, it's time to man up and hang on for dear life.
3. Rex vs. the rookie. Historically, Rex Ryan-coached defenses eat up rookie quarterbacks -- a 1-to-8 touchdown/interception ratio since 2009, per ESPN Stats. Now here comes Russell Wilson, who appears unflappable at home. The kid doesn't make many mistakes, he throws well on bootlegs, he's deadly on third down and he scorches opponents with his home-run ability. He has five touchdown passes on throws more than 20 yards (all at home), the second most in the NFL.His favorite target is WR Sidney Rice, but Rice will have trouble against Cromartie. The Golden Tate-Kyle Wilson matchup is huge. Wilson could be a target because he doesn't have great catch-up speed.
4. Avoid killer mistakes. This means across the board -- offense, defense and special teams. The Jets can't win if they commit turnovers in the red zone (Mark Sanchez has three interceptions) and self-destruct in the kicking game, as they did in their previous game. They also need to be sound in pass protection, because the Seahawks can bring the heat, especially from the edges with Chris Clemons and rookie Bruce Irvin.The Jets' blitz pick-up is suspect, which could be a factor because Pete Carroll loves to blitz with defensive backs. The Jets' receivers must help out by gaining quick separation, but they'll have to eat their Wheaties because the Seahawks' corners, Richard Sherman and Brandon Browner, are 6-foot-3 and 6-foot-4, respectively.
5. Role playing. The Jets used the bye week to tweak the roles of certain players. Naturally, the biggest spotlight is on backup QB Tim Tebow, who could get a few more snaps on offense. How many times have we heard that before ? The big question is whether they have the onions to give Tebow an entire series or two at quarterback. OLB Ricky Sapp will be used as a situational pass rusher, perhaps at the expense of Aaron Maybin. WR Clyde Gates, LB DeMario Davis and LB Marcus Dowtin also could have bigger roles, as the Jets attempt to get more speed on the field.
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Posted 09 November 2012 - 10:37 AM
Seahawks won't miss Revis on Sunday
2012 New York Jets
On/off Field Revis No Revis Source: ESPN Stats & Information Plays 88 440 Yards/play 6.1 5.1 Yards/pass att. 5.4 6.8 Comp. pct. 53.8 56.4 TD 1 8 INT 4 3 NFL rating 38.2 83.8
The Seattle Seahawks won't have to worry about Darrelle Revis when the New York Jets visit CenturyLink Field in Week 10.Revis, widely acknowledged as the NFL's best cornerback when healthy, will not play until 2013 after suffering a knee injury during the Jets' second game of the season.This can only be a good thing for the Seahawks' improving pass offense. The Jets run a complex defense putting additional pressure on rookie quarterback Russell Wilson to figure out the scheme. Not having to worry about Revis has to help.
"It's a very difficult scheme on defense for our offensive guys," Seahawks coach Pete Carroll told reporters this week.
2011-2012 New York Jets
On/off Field Revis No Revis Source: ESPN Stats & Information Plays 1,066 455 Yards/play 5.1 5.1 Yards/pass att. 6.6 6.9 Comp. pct. 54.1 56.7 TD 15 9 INT 23 3 NFL rating 66.2 85.9
The first chart shows per-play defensive passing stats against the Jets with and without Revis on the field this season. The second one shows the same information for 2011 and 2012.
Antonio Cromartie is the cornerback Wilson and the Seahawks need to worry about the most.Pro Football Focus recently named Cromartie to its all-AFC team at midseason."Cromartie earns it for how he has stepped up since Darrelle Revis went down," PFF's Khaled Elsayed wrote. "Hes allowed just 41.9 percent of passes into his coverage to be complete, so you can look past the high (six) penalty count." Officials have flagged Cromartie three times for defensive pass interference, twice for illegal contact and once for unnecessary roughness. That included three penalties during a Week 6 game against Indianapolis.
The Jets' other starting corner, Kyle Wilson, has had a tougher time.
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2012 New York Jets
On/off Field Revis No Revis Source: ESPN Stats & Information Plays 88 440 Yards/play 6.1 5.1 Yards/pass att. 5.4 6.8 Comp. pct. 53.8 56.4 TD 1 8 INT 4 3 NFL rating 38.2 83.8
The Seattle Seahawks won't have to worry about Darrelle Revis when the New York Jets visit CenturyLink Field in Week 10.Revis, widely acknowledged as the NFL's best cornerback when healthy, will not play until 2013 after suffering a knee injury during the Jets' second game of the season.This can only be a good thing for the Seahawks' improving pass offense. The Jets run a complex defense putting additional pressure on rookie quarterback Russell Wilson to figure out the scheme. Not having to worry about Revis has to help.
"It's a very difficult scheme on defense for our offensive guys," Seahawks coach Pete Carroll told reporters this week.
2011-2012 New York Jets
On/off Field Revis No Revis Source: ESPN Stats & Information Plays 1,066 455 Yards/play 5.1 5.1 Yards/pass att. 6.6 6.9 Comp. pct. 54.1 56.7 TD 15 9 INT 23 3 NFL rating 66.2 85.9
The first chart shows per-play defensive passing stats against the Jets with and without Revis on the field this season. The second one shows the same information for 2011 and 2012.
Antonio Cromartie is the cornerback Wilson and the Seahawks need to worry about the most.Pro Football Focus recently named Cromartie to its all-AFC team at midseason."Cromartie earns it for how he has stepped up since Darrelle Revis went down," PFF's Khaled Elsayed wrote. "Hes allowed just 41.9 percent of passes into his coverage to be complete, so you can look past the high (six) penalty count." Officials have flagged Cromartie three times for defensive pass interference, twice for illegal contact and once for unnecessary roughness. That included three penalties during a Week 6 game against Indianapolis.
The Jets' other starting corner, Kyle Wilson, has had a tougher time.
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Jets prep for Seahawks
It was cold this morning when the Jets took to the turf at their practice facility on the same day they will travel to Seattle in preparation for Sunday’s game. RB Joe McKnight (ankle) worked off to the side, but all the other players took part in team drills.That included LB Bart Scott (toe) and defensive tackle Kenrick Ellis (knee) who both practiced in a limited capacity despite missing the Miami game before the bye.
Judging from Rex Ryan’s comments yesterday, the team is confident that they will still make the playoffs despite a 3-5 start. That is likely to mean winning the wildcard given that the Jets have already lost games to Miami and New England. But Antonio Cromartie (who didn't want to talk to Jets reporters after practice yesterday) was pretty confident that his team will make the playoffs.Having Ellis and Scott back on the field this weekend would be a good start. Ryan hasn't made any definitive calls about any of the three who didn't play last week, but he could shed more light later when he holds his press conference.
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It was cold this morning when the Jets took to the turf at their practice facility on the same day they will travel to Seattle in preparation for Sunday’s game. RB Joe McKnight (ankle) worked off to the side, but all the other players took part in team drills.That included LB Bart Scott (toe) and defensive tackle Kenrick Ellis (knee) who both practiced in a limited capacity despite missing the Miami game before the bye.
Judging from Rex Ryan’s comments yesterday, the team is confident that they will still make the playoffs despite a 3-5 start. That is likely to mean winning the wildcard given that the Jets have already lost games to Miami and New England. But Antonio Cromartie (who didn't want to talk to Jets reporters after practice yesterday) was pretty confident that his team will make the playoffs.Having Ellis and Scott back on the field this weekend would be a good start. Ryan hasn't made any definitive calls about any of the three who didn't play last week, but he could shed more light later when he holds his press conference.
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Posted 10 November 2012 - 09:51 AM
Russell Wilson doesn’t rattle easily and hasn’t really rattled at all when the Seahawks are at home, but the Jets are convinced they’re up to the task tomorrow.The impressive rookie quarterback is 4-0 at Seattle’s CenturyLink Field this season, with nine touchdown passes, zero interceptions and a 120.2 rating that is the best in the NFL.“He’s done pretty well at home, but we’ve got some things in the game plan that we do feel comfortable and confident in that will rattle him,” defensive end Quinton Coples, a fellow rookie, boasted yesterday as the Jets prepared for the long trip West Coast trip.
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TOUGH TALK: Quinton Coples, sacking first-year quarterback Andrew Luck during the Jets’ win over the Colts a few weeks ago, said Gang Green have a game plan to rattle Seahawks rookie quarterback Russell Wilson, who is 4-0 at home.That’s tough talk from a 3-5 team with just 12 sacks (ranking Gang Green a dismal 29th in the NFL in that category), especially considering coach Rex Ryan’s team will be visiting a stadium widely considered the noisiest and most treacherous spots in the league.Wilson has a big arm, throws well on the rollout and also is a running threat, a potent trio of skills that makes the 5-foot-11 Wisconsin product one of the few pro quarterbacks whose small stature isn’t a hindrance.But Coples isn’t the only Jet confident the scheming of Ryan and defensive coordinator Mike Pettine this week will allow them to frustrate Wilson in a building where he already has beaten Tom Brady, Aaron Rodgers and Tony Romo this season.
Are the Jets whistling past the graveyard? Not according to defensive tackle Muhammad Wilkerson, who sounded almost as cocky as Coples about handing Wilson his first NFL home loss.“We’ve got some great [defensive backs], and if they lock on their [assignments] and we get after them up front, we should have no problem,” said Wilkerson, who yesterday also backed up teammate Antonio Cromartie’s vow that the Jets will rally to make the playoffs this season.Wilkerson complimented Wilson but said his inexperience will work to the Jets’ advantage tomorrow.“He’s rookie, so he’s not as experienced as somebody like Tom Brady,” Wilkerson said. “We’ve just got to get after him. We’ve just got to go in there and set the tone. They have a unique offense, but we’ve got a great gameplan.”But as Mike Tyson famously said, everyone has a plan until they get punched in the nose. Other more senior Jets weren’t nearly as outspoken, mainly because they realize how much of a handful Wilson and the Seahawks’ offense can be on their home field.
Marshawn Lynch is averaging a whopping 4.8 yards per carry and has almost 1,000 yards rushing in just nine games, numbers that also make Seattle’s use of play-action among the most dangerous in the league.Just ask the Patriots, who fell for a 46-yard bomb off play action from Wilson to Sidney Rice in the final moments last month in Seattle to give the Seahawks a 24-23 upset of the defending AFC champs. The play-action aspect allowed Rice to easily split two New England defenders and haul in the picture-perfect heave from Wilson.Rice isn’t the only big-play target Wilson will have at his disposal against the Jets tomorrow. The Seahawks also boast Golden Tate (five touchdown catches), tight end Zach Miller and Lynch out of the backfield, and they also expect former Jet Braylon Edwards to play this week.
No wonder veteran Jets defenders don’t seem willing to join Coples or Wilkerson in the bulletin-board department.“At home, he doesn’t look like a rookie,” safety Yeremiah Bell said. “When they’ve got that running game going, [Wilson] looks really good. It’s hard to see him sometimes because of his size, so on film you see safeties getting caught out of position a lot of times. We’re going to have to be on our toes, because this is a huge challenge.”
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TOUGH TALK: Quinton Coples, sacking first-year quarterback Andrew Luck during the Jets’ win over the Colts a few weeks ago, said Gang Green have a game plan to rattle Seahawks rookie quarterback Russell Wilson, who is 4-0 at home.That’s tough talk from a 3-5 team with just 12 sacks (ranking Gang Green a dismal 29th in the NFL in that category), especially considering coach Rex Ryan’s team will be visiting a stadium widely considered the noisiest and most treacherous spots in the league.Wilson has a big arm, throws well on the rollout and also is a running threat, a potent trio of skills that makes the 5-foot-11 Wisconsin product one of the few pro quarterbacks whose small stature isn’t a hindrance.But Coples isn’t the only Jet confident the scheming of Ryan and defensive coordinator Mike Pettine this week will allow them to frustrate Wilson in a building where he already has beaten Tom Brady, Aaron Rodgers and Tony Romo this season.
Are the Jets whistling past the graveyard? Not according to defensive tackle Muhammad Wilkerson, who sounded almost as cocky as Coples about handing Wilson his first NFL home loss.“We’ve got some great [defensive backs], and if they lock on their [assignments] and we get after them up front, we should have no problem,” said Wilkerson, who yesterday also backed up teammate Antonio Cromartie’s vow that the Jets will rally to make the playoffs this season.Wilkerson complimented Wilson but said his inexperience will work to the Jets’ advantage tomorrow.“He’s rookie, so he’s not as experienced as somebody like Tom Brady,” Wilkerson said. “We’ve just got to get after him. We’ve just got to go in there and set the tone. They have a unique offense, but we’ve got a great gameplan.”But as Mike Tyson famously said, everyone has a plan until they get punched in the nose. Other more senior Jets weren’t nearly as outspoken, mainly because they realize how much of a handful Wilson and the Seahawks’ offense can be on their home field.
Marshawn Lynch is averaging a whopping 4.8 yards per carry and has almost 1,000 yards rushing in just nine games, numbers that also make Seattle’s use of play-action among the most dangerous in the league.Just ask the Patriots, who fell for a 46-yard bomb off play action from Wilson to Sidney Rice in the final moments last month in Seattle to give the Seahawks a 24-23 upset of the defending AFC champs. The play-action aspect allowed Rice to easily split two New England defenders and haul in the picture-perfect heave from Wilson.Rice isn’t the only big-play target Wilson will have at his disposal against the Jets tomorrow. The Seahawks also boast Golden Tate (five touchdown catches), tight end Zach Miller and Lynch out of the backfield, and they also expect former Jet Braylon Edwards to play this week.
No wonder veteran Jets defenders don’t seem willing to join Coples or Wilkerson in the bulletin-board department.“At home, he doesn’t look like a rookie,” safety Yeremiah Bell said. “When they’ve got that running game going, [Wilson] looks really good. It’s hard to see him sometimes because of his size, so on film you see safeties getting caught out of position a lot of times. We’re going to have to be on our toes, because this is a huge challenge.”
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