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While rumors continue to swirl regarding the future of New York Jets General Manager John Idzik and his job security, Jets fans have no choice but to look forward to the NFL draft while hoping to see a positional group other than the defensive line offer a glimmer of hope for the future.  Despite a lack of quality personnel moves geared toward making the Jets a legitimate contender since his arrival, one spot Idzik has addressed with established veterans is the wide receiver position.

In a relatively quiet off-season, Idzik’s one big acquisition that added an established young starter was the signing of free agent WR Eric Decker who was coming off a career year with Peyton Manning and the Denver Broncos (87 rec, 1,288 yds, 11 TD).  In addition to Decker, Idzik later traded for wide receiver Percy Harvin in a  deal with his former employers, the Seattle Seahawks, in exchange for a conditional draft pick.  While the season was all but over for the Jets as they sat at 1-6 when the trade was made, the move would give quarterback Geno Smith another offensive weapon to aid in his development and hopefully go a long way toward fielding a formidable offense.  Three days after the Harvin trade, the Jets announced the re-signing of last season’s leader in receptions (43) and yards (523), in Jeremy Kerley.  The trio of Decker, Harvin and Kerley gave fans reason to believe that some pieces were being put in place to set up future success, but so far that hasn’t been the case.

Nobody expected Decker to duplicate last season’s numbers with the drop-off from Peyton Manning to Geno Smith/Michael Vick, but his play has still been somewhat of a disappointment.  To be fair, Decker has been slowed with a bad hamstring for most of the season, but he hasn’t helped his cause in dropping as many passes this season (8) as he did all of last year.  That, despite the fact that he has seen a higher percentage of catchable balls thrown his way this season versus last (72% and 70% respectively) according to PFF.com. The numbers are uncharacteristic for Decker, and should probably be viewed as more of an aberration than the norm.  Decker did have his first 100 yd receiving game as a Jet last week, but again, had a critical drop on a third down play that overshadowed his otherwise strong performance to a degree.

While Smith and Vick have been mostly on target with Decker, that hasn’t been the case with Harvin, and Kerley seems to have become the invisible man.  Harvin is the only Jets WR to produce multiple 100 yd receiving games (129 vs KC, 124 vs MIN), but has failed to top the 25 yard mark in any other contest.  He undoubtedly has the skills to be a playmaker, but has been limited by the inaccuracy of both Jets quarterbacks.  In seven games in green and white,  Harvin has been targeted 45 times, but only 25 (55%) of those passes were on target.  With the ability Harvin has to gain yards after the catch, getting him the ball in a struggling offense is essential, but the Jets haven’t done  a very good job of doing that thus far.

Since signing his extension, Jeremy Kerley seems to have become an afterthought in the minds of Smith and Vick in Marty Mornhinweg’s offense.  The fourth year man out of TCU managed to pull in 15 catches over the first three weeks of the season as  it appeared  he and Smith were going to build on the chemistry they’d built the previous year, but Kerley has since become an afterthought. Following his fifteen catches in those first three games, he has managed just nineteen receptions the rest of the way, five of which came in a 38-3 blowout loss to Buffalo.  Kerley’s production  hasn’t been so much a result of the quarterbacks failing to hit him, but their refusal to involve him in the offense at all.  After being targeted just over 7 times per game in weeks 1-3, signal callers have looked his way just 3 times per game (33 targets in 11 games).

Uncharacteristic drops from Decker, an inability to get the ball to Harvin, and all but ignoring Jeremy Kerley has taken what many hoped would be a positive development, and turned it in to yet another question mark.  The regression of Smith and Vick’s struggles at the QB position leaves fans wondering if this team generate enough points on offense with Decker, Harvin, and Kerley at the WR position or will it be a wasted group of talented players as the Jets continue their decades-long search for a franchise, or at this point capable, NFL quarterback?

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Do you wonder if our QBs coach, David Lee, has ever played catch with our WRs coach, Sanjay Lal?

After giving back their salaries, both guys should be tarred and feathered then thrown into the Gowanus Canal.  Using non-allergenic feathers, of course.  We don't want to be cruel about it.

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I'm just saying, you used to really bring it on here, now it just seems like you're kind of mailing it in.

I bring it on for players that deserve it Kerley is a JAG since he signed the deal he hasn't done much. I would never mail it in I'm a lifelong fan suffering for 45 years and counting......

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Kerley/Harvin/Decker. Pick one.

Not really Kerley isn't being paid like a #1. He has played like a #4 though n is getting paid as a #3. Harvin is hard to judge. Hes being paid like an elite WR but he's had no real practice with our QBs. No chemistry. His production would be better n consistent if we had traded for him in the off season.

Decker is being paid like a #2 n is producing stats accordingly. He may have cost himself a 1k season when he stepped out of bounds last game along with another drop.

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Decker was never good IMO.

Well he has a shot at 1k season while he played injured for a few games. Still not 100%. And that's with Geno/Vick. So he's good. Not great but good overall. He runs great routes though. he even beat out Revis several times.

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Well he has a shot at 1k season while he played injured for a few games. Still not 100%. And that's with Geno/Vick. So he's good. Not great but good overall. He runs great routes though. he even beat out Revis several times.

Decker had 1 catch for 6 yards when Revis was covering him.

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Did they ruin one, or are they unable to produce because their QB's are terrible?

Ruin. No offensive players have left and done significantly better elswhere. They either draft so horribly that every offensive draft pick since forever came into league sucking or the are so bad at development that they ruin these guys forever. Doesnt matter to me what the definition is. Jets are offensive wasteland and total housecleaning is only answer imho.

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Ruin. No offensive players have left and done significantly better elswhere. They either draft so horribly that every offensive draft pick since forever came into league sucking or the are so bad at development that they ruin these guys forever. Doesnt matter to me what the definition is. Jets are offensive wasteland and total housecleaning is only answer imho.

 

Housecleaning FTW...enough already.

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These are dark times, Glenn. Last time it was this bad we got Parcells to show us the light. Is there anoter savior waiting out there? Unless we wipe out the detrious we will never know.

 

Absolutely, and I hate the uncertainty.  Not knowing who the HC will be and whether or not Idzik will be back.  If/when Idzik is let go, that'll be all fine and good, but then who replaces him?  Is Woody going to find an actual personnel guy to fill the role?  No fun at all right now, and like you said, some of the worst times we've seen in quite a while.

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Revis was manhandled. Geno missed Decker a few times while he had Revis beat. And that 1 catch figure seems pretty wrong. 

 

It is...2 catches on 3 targets for 42 yds and of course the Revis PI non-call.  Decker did better than most vs. Revis.

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It is...2 catches on 3 targets for 42 yds and of course the Revis PI non-call.  Decker did better than most vs. Revis.

 

n that was while he was still recovering from his hammy. They tend to linger n slow u down. Decker didn't beat Revis with speed. He beat him with excellent route running.

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People really need to lay off Decker.  With horrible QB play and a balky hamstring he's going to

end up with 70+ catches and 800 yards.  When he plays with an elite QB he'll get 80+ catches

with 1000+ yards and 10+ TD's.  He's already proven that, if he was our biggest problem on

offense we would be in terrific shape

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People really need to lay off Decker.  With horrible QB play and a balky hamstring he's going to

end up with 70+ catches and 800 yards.  When he plays with an elite QB he'll get 80+ catches

with 1000+ yards and 10+ TD's.  He's already proven that, if he was our biggest problem on

offense we would be in terrific shape

 

This is pretty  much how I feel...he's done as much as you could realistically expect with terrible QB play and hammy issues.  A few more drops than you'd like, but I'd say that's more the exception than the rule with him.  Decker/Ivory/Sheldon were Idizk's best moves.

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