HamSandwich Posted May 6, 2008 Share Posted May 6, 2008 - Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flgreen Posted May 6, 2008 Share Posted May 6, 2008 I like this. I also hope that that is all he is. Depth. That will mean that one of the young guys stepped up Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jetkid94 Posted May 6, 2008 Share Posted May 6, 2008 I like Poteat. Good re-sign! Got the text as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jetfan718 Posted May 6, 2008 Share Posted May 6, 2008 just cofirmed on nfl network.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slats Posted May 6, 2008 Share Posted May 6, 2008 It really is good news. I mean, yeah, you hope he doesn't win a starting job, but he's a valuable reserve. I was a little surprised no one picked him up - thinking maybe he had a verbal agreement with the Jets. Either way, glad he's back. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bitonti Posted May 6, 2008 Share Posted May 6, 2008 depth yeah right - this dude is gonna start... again - and play alot of vet snaps for the win-now Mangini. and ya know what with an improved pass rush maybe it won't be so terrible. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CobraVerde Posted May 6, 2008 Share Posted May 6, 2008 Miller better step up this year. I want to see him knocking people's heads off... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghost Posted May 6, 2008 Share Posted May 6, 2008 Hank is a underrated corner who gets paid practically nothing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drago Posted May 6, 2008 Share Posted May 6, 2008 Miller better step up this year. I want to see him knocking people's heads off... i'm with you on that one. It seems to be based on our pass rush, but having miller's speed will allow him to play tight to the reciever. If the plays never develop like they did every down last year we should be more than fine at the CB spot. I'm more interested if BT plays hard this year seeing as he is expendible after the season with our two new signings. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
will Posted May 7, 2008 Share Posted May 7, 2008 depth yeah right - this dude is gonna start... again - and play alot of vet snaps for the win-now Mangini. and ya know what with an improved pass rush maybe it won't be so terrible. Sad but probably true. Its the same crew he beat out last year , plus Lowery. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sperm Edwards Posted May 7, 2008 Share Posted May 7, 2008 Poteat Returns to the Green & White Fold Published: 05-06-08 By Jets PR Department Regular Contributor Article Permalink: http://www.newyorkjets.com/news/articles/show/2181-poteat-returns-to-the-green-white-fold The New York Jets have re-signed unrestricted free agent DB Hank Poteat. The announcement was made by Jets general manager Mike Tannenbaum. Poteat (5’10”, 195) returns to the Jets after appearing in all 16 games in 2007. He started nine games, recording the first two interceptions of his eight-year career in consecutive games vs. Philadelphia’s Donovan McNabb and Cincinnati’s Carson Palmer. On the season, Poteat registered a career-high 45 tackles and five pass breakups. Poteat first joined the Jets in 2006 after stints with Pittsburgh, Tampa Bay and New England. He was drafted by the Steelers in the third round (77th overall) of the 2000 NFL Draft. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
faba Posted May 7, 2008 Share Posted May 7, 2008 As a nickel back please that is what he is suited for. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
124 Posted May 7, 2008 Share Posted May 7, 2008 The competition should be between Poteat, Miller and Lowery. The rest are fighting for the final spot on the roster as the #5 Cornerback unless the team plans to carry 6 in which case, two of the rest will fight for a job. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maxman Posted May 7, 2008 Share Posted May 7, 2008 The competition should be between Poteat, Miller and Lowery. The rest are fighting for the final spot on the roster as the #5 Cornerback unless the team plans to carry 6 in which case, two of the rest will fight for a job. Curious to see how Miller looks this year. That is a tough injury to come back from. I thought good things were going to happen for him last year. It was unfortunate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thai Jet Posted May 7, 2008 Share Posted May 7, 2008 YEAH !!!!! It's hard NOT to root for a guy like Poteat. Great underdog story. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
glenn212 Posted May 7, 2008 Share Posted May 7, 2008 Smart sign by the Jets..Knows the defense in and out..giving coaches a little extra time to get Lowery up to speed, good mentor for Lowery..show how a good pro prepares and survives for a long time in a league where a career averages 4 years..This is the kind of guy Mangini likes in the locker room around younger players. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DACHUMS Posted May 7, 2008 Share Posted May 7, 2008 Smart sign by the Jets..Knows the defense in and out..giving coaches a little extra time to get Lowery up to speed, good mentor for Lowery..show how a good pro prepares and survives for a long time in a league where a career averages 4 years..This is the kind of guy Mangini likes in the locker room around younger players. Agree G212, Can't have enough Vets who know the system. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rillo Posted May 7, 2008 Share Posted May 7, 2008 Good job, he played solid for us last year. We need all the help we can get @ the CB spot. Kudos! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeterNorth09 Posted May 7, 2008 Share Posted May 7, 2008 depth yeah right - this dude is gonna start... again - and play alot of vet snaps for the win-now Mangini. and ya know what with an improved pass rush maybe it won't be so terrible. How Gholston and the rest of the front 7 do next season is a lot more important. Our secondary was actually pretty good last season but they still got lit up b/c the front 7 couldn't get anywhere near the QB nor stop the run. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryno the Jet Posted May 7, 2008 Share Posted May 7, 2008 The competition should be between Poteat, Miller and Lowery. The rest are fighting for the final spot on the roster as the #5 Cornerback unless the team plans to carry 6 in which case, two of the rest will fight for a job. Not necessarily. I could see a situation where Lowery shifts to safety, due to lack of speed. Not to mention, his ball-hawking ability would complement Rhodes' style of play nicely. If that were to happen, the Jets would keep Revis, Poteat, Miller, Woolfolk, and Coleman IMO. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sperm Edwards Posted May 8, 2008 Share Posted May 8, 2008 How Gholston and the rest of the front 7 do next season is a lot more important. Our secondary was actually pretty good last season but they still got lit up b/c the front 7 couldn't get anywhere near the QB nor stop the run. Much like most of the past 6 or 7 years, I don't know how much our pass defense was good so much as our run defense was bad. Why pass - risk sacks, interceptions, etc. - when you can keep moving the chains almost at will on the ground & keep your own defense off the field? Statistically, teams with a piss-poor rush defense always seem to have good pass defense numbers. Was Miami's pass defense so wonderful last year, or did teams just continue to run the ball to the tune of 544 attempts (dead last in attempts & yards)? I mean they got picked on by Chad Pennington (2 TD's) & Kellen Clemens (1 TD and 10 ypa). But go take a look at the overall numbers & someone will say they had the 4th best pass defense by virtue of the number of yards surrendered through the air. A strong pass rush always helps the secondary. Look at the last bunch of SB champs. The Giants' secondary wasn't so wonderful; they got to the QB fast. Same with the Patriots* sticking undrafted scrubs & WR's back there; the Steelers' crappy corners; Indy's mediocre corners, etc. They got to the QB fast & covered up a lot of it that way. So if our big weakness on defense is David Barrett, we're in plenty good shape with a legit pass rush. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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