Week Three Report Card

[Maxman]

The Jets have requested a conference call with Brian before we post this weeks Report Card. They looked at the preliminary grades and felt they were harsh.

We will talk to them tonight and let them know that we do not grade on a curve. Once we have spoken with them we will post the report card here.

This may come as a shock, but the grades aren't going to be good. I smell some F's.

[The Gun Of Bavaria]

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[afosomf]

F

[JETS11269]

I'll give Leon Washington and David Barrett an A+

The entire offense averages about a C-, and that's being kind considering Favre's only been here a month and a half.

Defense gets a D, although you can't blame them entirely since Kay-Jay's got hurt.

Chargers are a Super Bowl contending team that got two bad breaks in a row. Now if they just had a defense, they'd be the best of the best.

[JETS11269]

ignore this double post

[Jetkid94]

I personally think the run defense did fine. Tomlinson had like 25 carries for only 70 yards. so they get a B

I give the pass defense(minusLowery) a D

offense gets a C

special teams- A. only because of LEON

[3sixes]

F-

[ECURB]

Z

[lawngnome o-line]

Week 3 Report Card

Chargers 48 Jets 29

by Brian Clark

Quarterback – B

Brett Favre – 30/42, 272 yards, 3 TD, 2INT

This was the first game that you can say that Brett Favre was having some initial trouble with his receivers. The first pick on a pass to Coles was more of a great play by Cromartie than a bad throw by Brett, a play that a Pro Bowl corner will make. The 2nd one, well I put that on the QB. Even if he and Cotchery were on the same page on that route, he got bumped at the line which slowed his route. The final location of the ball would have still been uncatchable where he threw it, and on that 3rd down pass he had Stuckey open in the middle of the field for the 1st down (the reason why it seemed that Cotchery was double covered was because the 3rd CB lined up on Stuckey bit on his inside slant and left him free, the fact that the ball was thrown to Cotchery made it look like a double team, not bad defense). Once the Chargers went into prevent defense, Favre did a good job hitting the underneath guy, and going through his possessions. At this point, he hit the guys between the numbers, primarily Keller and Stuckey, to move the ball, and eventually for the 2 2nd half TD’s. Although I don’t know what the play calling was, I didn’t see him go down the field as much as I would have liked, but that doesn’t seem to be in the cards for us this year.

Running Backs – B

Thomas Jones – 10 carries, 37 yards, 3.7 yards per carry

The dancing bear had a hard time getting going especially with San Diego’s very strong front 7. His biggest strength (and weakness) is his patience behind the line. On some plays he waited for the hole to develop and gained 5-7 yards. On other plays he waited and got him for a 0-1 yard gain. His inability to attack the hole off the handoff is frustrating and typical for him. Leon Washington was another non-factor, which is upsetting considering his obvious explosiveness on kick returns. He had 1 carry for -1 yards. I understand that we adjusted more to the pass game, but a few draws from the shotgun with Leon would have been a great change of pace from the spread offense/5 wide.

Wide Receivers – A

Jerricho Cotchery – 10 receptions, 76 yards

Laverneus Coles –6 receptions, 75 yards, TD

Chansi Stuckey – 6 receptions, 42 yards, TD

For the remainder of the year, I would not mind going 3 wide, with Coles and Cotchery outside and Stuckey in the slot. I’ve said it from preseason Training Camp LAST YEAR that Stuckey is the real deal and Wayne Chrebet incarnate. Between the numbers and in space is where he will make his money. All three receivers were active in the play, but it seems that Cotchery is definitely Favre’s favorite, as he looks his way for those big plays. A majority of Coles yards were gained on the 41 yarder in the 4th quarter which gave all of us Jets fans a little bit of hope as the game got closer. Any reporter or poster that says that there is a problem between Coles and Favre should have stopped talking 4 weeks ago, but I hope this game ended that discussion. The biggest problem is the lack of experience between them, and the fact that Coles is not practicing due to a thigh injury cannot be doing a lot to assist that rapport. Altogether this group performed very well.

Tight Ends – A-

Dustin Keller –4 receptions, 41 yards, TD

Bubba Franks – 3 receptions, 27 yards

Dustin Keller got his first NFL TD and looked good out there. I was most impressed by his first catch of the game along the sideline. He side stepped the first defender and attacked the next for a 8 yard gain. It showed his agility and mobility in the open. The touchdown route is one that he has run a few times this year, as in most situations he will have a step on the OLB in coverage. Baker did a decent job blocking early, and also got into the receiving game a bit once the Jets opened it up in the 2nd half.

Offensive Line – C-

This unit gave into pressure a bunch in the passing game, which is sad to say considering that Favre was in the shotgun set for the majority of the 2nd half. They only gave up 3 sacks, but there was pressure in Brett’s face for a majority of the game. Brick is not the answer at LG, but I don’t know who else is there to replace him. As for the run attack, its hard to judge given the relatively smaller sample (11 attempts), but 3.7 yards per isn’t ideal for this offense. In back to back weeks this group went against 2 of the strongest front 7’s in the league and got pushed around.

Defensive Line – With Kris Jenkins B+, Without Kris Jenkins F

Rarely can you see the difference in play when a player goes out on the offense or defensive line. When Kris Jenkins injured his back and was replaced by Sione Pouha, the nature of the game changed, and the Chargers exploited the Jets weakness in the middle. Prior to his injury the Jets were shutting down the Chargers inside running game, and put the Chargers in 3rd and long a few times. Once he was hurt, the Chargers hit the center of the line hard, and Pouha got eaten up. There were no sacks, but much of that has to do with the horrible scheming by Sutton, as he let a QB who was tied in the league for TD’s coming in just sit back there and pick out his receivers. Very little pressure on the QB will hurt our team, and that’s what happened.

Linebackers – f

The reason why David Harris had similar numbers to his games last year (10 tackles, 9 solo) was because he was making the tackles on the inside runs. He actually had 3 solo tackles on three consecutive inside runs. It was also his fault that he did not drop back deep enough on the touchdown to Chambers. It is his responsibility to play centerfield, and he just watched. Pace and Thomas did not have their normal affect on the game. But Vernon Gholston got a tackle and a onside kick recovery (woo-hoo). Let’s take small victories with him.

Secondary – C

When you look at the first 10 minutes of the game, I saw an explosive Jets secondary. David Barrett with a pick (DAVID BARRETT?!?!). Dwight Lowery with a great recovery on a deep ball. This group looked good. Then the game continued and Rivers found a way to beat them for lots of yards and 3 touchdowns. Revis is a shutdown corner on the one side, and he rarely gets the ball his way, as most teams pick on Lowery, who normally does well, but had just an ok game Monday Night. He got beat on one deep ball late and on the TD pass to Gates. The biggest thing I am upset about is the lack of game changing plays from Kerry Rhodes. I am disappointed in his play so far this year, and wonder when he will be back to his old form. Eric Smith should be put on the practice squad.

Special Teams – A

Great day by this group as Leon Washington had 2 great returns, Jerricho Cotchery had another long return, and Ben Graham did not have a bad game (38 yard average) since both his kicks were close to the opponents end zone. For all the ridiculousness of the onside kicks, I think they did well and in the end limited Darren Sproles’ returns, who is one of the most explosive returners in the game.

Coaching – F

I’m just confused by this group. Westhoff gets an A. 1st half Schotty gets a F. 2nd Half Schotty gets a B- because I like the spread offense. Bob Sutton gets an F for the inability to pressure the quarterback and change it up at all. When you don’t pressure a high quality quarterback you will get punished. I liked the decision for the first onside kick after the touchdown, because it is a great way to keep the momentum, and based on the numbers, surprise onside kicks are actually recovered by the kicking team rather than the receiving team. It was just unfortunate that the deflection landed in the arms of the only other Charger player. Going into the game against the Cards, this group needs to figure this team and its personnel out.

Studs Of The Game: Leon Washington, Jerricho Cotchery, Mike Westhoff

[Maxman]

Hey Brian,

Thanks for doing this!

I think you were kind though. Lucky I wasn't handing out the grades. I would have made them buy their vowels!

[aec4]

WHAT AN AWFUL JOKE that report card is. It's solely based on stats, not what actually happened...

QB: C- He was out of sync until garbage time. Then he ran up some numbers.. YAY

RB: C+ They weren't running terribly, but we got behind. The Fumble hurt big time though

WR: C- THEY DO NOT GET OPEN DOWN THE FIELD. PERIOD.

TE: B-... no real comment

OL: B.. They weren't terrible

[ECURB]

Week 3 Report Card

Chargers 48 Jets 29

by Brian Clark

Quarterback

[aec4]

Are you joking? This isnt the real one right? Favre sucked, you CANNOT give the RBs a B... just cant... WR's an A? Seriously? WOW

We agree. The RBs weren't as bad as everyone thinks, because we just stopped running the ball, BUT Jones did give up a costly fumble... I agree, can't be a B.

WR's should get C- minimum. THEY DO NOT GET SEPARATION.

Coaching doesn't deserve an F either.. sorry, but the players play... and they didn't play well.

[lawngnome o-line]

Favre did not play bad...he played to what the coaches gave him. Due to that fact the WR played to what Favre knows out of the no-huddle which wasn't alot. You can't call for seperation when there were no plays in the 2nd half that would have merited seperation. Stuckey and Coles on the left side (the side the camera allowed you to see) alternated the same two routes over 5 plays. You can ask for seperation, or deep play potential, but with our situation now, especially in the no huddle or hurry up offense, you aren't going to get it, so don't expect it. And when a receiving corps gets 22 catches, 2 tds and over 200 yards receiving thats an A performance. It wasn't mop up duty when we're two scores down. They caught the ball and at least moved the ball down the field

The biggest reason why we "sucked" on offense was the 1 for 8 3rd down conversions. Do you put some of that on the players. Yes. But I put alot of that on the play calling. Which is the coaches. Which got a....F.

[aec4]

I think you either have to find a new person to do the report cards, or stop altogether, because if that's what you are going to promote, then don't bother.

[aec4]

Favre did not play bad...he played to what the coaches gave him. Due to that fact the WR played to what Favre knows out of the no-huddle which wasn't alot. You can't call for seperation when there were no plays in the 2nd half that would have merited seperation. Stuckey and Coles on the left side (the side the camera allowed you to see) alternated the same two routes over 5 plays. You can ask for seperation, or deep play potential, but with our situation now, especially in the no huddle or hurry up offense, you aren't going to get it, so don't expect it. And when a receiving corps gets 22 catches, 2 tds and over 200 yards receiving thats an A performance. It wasn't mop up duty when we're two scores down. They caught the ball and at least moved the ball down the field

The biggest reason why we "sucked" on offense was the 1 for 8 3rd down conversions. Do you put some of that on the players. Yes. But I put alot of that on the play calling. Which is the coaches. Which got a....F.

Sorry dude, but you did a terrible job. Favre was lost in the 1st half. Not in sync with the receivers, threw a few when the WR went the other way (SO SOMEONE has to get a knock there!).. You watched a different game than me.. that's for sure.

[Larz]

Week 3 Report Card

Chargers 48 Jets 29

it felt more like 77-0

that was embarrasing dude, you can't be handing out those grades, cmon now

[aec4]

Jets overall performance Monday night: D

Person writing this report card's performance: F

[124]

As someone who did this for two years, cut Brian some slack. I don't think this was his best Report Card, but there have been worse (like some of mine you guys used to pick apart )

No way would I give the RB's a B unless you're including Leon's performance on Special Teams.

11 carries for 36 yards overall isn't B worthy.

[serphnx]

I nominate aec to do these report cards. Then we can all bitch at him.

[Thor99]

Jets overall performance Monday night: D

Person writing this report card's performance: F

It's a good thing we don't grade posters.

I'm not sure your sense of humor (or lack thereof) could handle it.

[Thor99]

I nominate aec to do these report cards. Then we can all bitch at him.

Can't we just bitch at him without having to read his horrible posts?

[lawngnome o-line]

I nominate aec to do these report cards. Then we can all bitch at him.

I wouldn't be against it, I can take a 1 week only vacation, if mightly overlord Max would approve of such a move, and AEC is willing to do it.

If not I'll go back to my cell and keep counting the days until a Jets victory.

[Sharrow]

I don't remember, who was the guy who fell on his ass and gave up that TD to their FB?

[shawn306]

Week 3 Report Card

Chargers 48 Jets 29

by Brian Clark

Quarterback

[Maxman]

I think you either have to find a new person to do the report cards, or stop altogether, because if that's what you are going to promote, then don't bother.

I think you need to realize that your opinion, although important to you, isn't valued as much by the rest of the world.

[Fin Fan In Cali]

Hey brother and sisters you have 13 more weeks. it could of been worse with San Diego's running game. LT was hobbling, and didn't have his normal burst. Things will get better.

[Maxman]

I wouldn't be against it, I can take a 1 week only vacation, if mightly overlord Max would approve of such a move, and AEC is willing to do it.

If not I'll go back to my cell and keep counting the days until a Jets victory.

No that is unacceptable. I felt the grades were high. But what you laid out makes sense to me. You are putting a lot of the blame on the coaches. That makes sense, i.e onside kick, game plan. Also right now the majority would grade things too tough. You are level headed and that is a good thing.

But there is no reason that someone else should do this. We appreciate what you do for the site, the time it takes to do this and do camp reports as well. We thank you for that. There can be disagreement and differences of opinion. But as usual aec4 has taken things one step too far.

He should be able to just state his difference of opinion and leave it at that.

[124]

I don't remember, who was the guy who fell on his ass and gave up that TD to their FB?

That would be Eric Smith, #33. Our only white starting player on defense. You can't miss him.

[aec4]

I nominate aec to do these report cards. Then we can all bitch at him.

I may as well. you guys are going to bitch at me anyway.

[aec4]

I don't remember, who was the guy who fell on his ass and gave up that TD to their FB?

Eric Smith

[aec4]

I think you need to realize that your opinion, although important to you, isn't valued as much by the rest of the world.

So that means I shouldn't express it? BS.. If you choose not to listen, that's not my problem.

[aec4]

But as usual aec4 has taken things one step too far.

"As Usual"...

At least I quoted him accurately anyway.

[Maxman]

So that means I shouldn't express it? BS.. If you choose not to listen, that's not my problem.

"As Usual"...

At least I quoted him accurately anyway.

There is a difference between expressing your opinion and what you do.

[aec4]

There is a difference between expressing your opinion and what you do.

If you say so.. The almighty has spoken I guess.