flgreen Posted October 21, 2010 Share Posted October 21, 2010 Getting The Job Done: Antonio Cromartie by Joe Caporoso / turnonthejets.com When the Jets traded for Antonio Cromartie this off-season, it was a relatively controversial deal. Cromartie had floundered the past two seasons after putting together an All-Pro 2007 campaign and Jets fans saw close up in the playoffs last year what type of effort he was capable of putting forward on the field. Nobody could question Cromartie's raw physical skills. He might be the most gifted athlete on the Jets roster. Yet, the real question was whether he could keep his head in the game and thrive in Rex Ryan's aggressive man to man system, which would seem to play to his physical strenghts. Cromartie got off to a questionable start in 2010 for the Jets. He was flagged three times in the Jets opening Monday Night loss for illegal contact or pass interference and was routinely beat by Anquan Boldin. Week 2 didn't start off much better when he was beat by Wes Welker for a 2nd quarter touchdown. However, the switch was flipped in the second half of the New England game and since then, Cromartie has been playing at a Pro-Bowl caliber level. He rallied the defensive backs at halftime of the Jets/Patriots game to step up after Darrelle Revis suffered an injury. He then backed up his words by shutting down Randy Moss in the second half and pulling in an interception. Brandon Marshall did put together a big game on him the following week, but Cromartie bounced back by completely shutting down Lee Evans and then putting together another solid performance on Moss. Against Denver, Brandon Lloyd came into the game leading the NFL in receiving yards but Cromartie kept him to 74 yards, no scores, and without any game changing plays. Cromartie is never going to be the shut down corner Revis was in 2009. He gets beat occasionally and is flagged more than you'd like to see. However, he has stepped up in the absence of Revis Island (which has yet to surface in 2010) and provided stability in a Jets secondary that has dealt with its share of injuries and juggled line-ups. As Revis gets back to 100 percent, I would expect 'Cro to bag a few more interceptions in 2010 and make a strong case to be a Pro-Bowler. Considering the struggles of Kyle Wilson, Cromartie is making very hard for the Jets not to bring him back in 2011. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RutgersJetFan Posted October 21, 2010 Share Posted October 21, 2010 I think we're 4-2, maybe even 3-3 without Cromartie right now. Seriously, I don't think there's been a more important player on the team this season than him given the circumstances with Revis. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flgreen Posted October 21, 2010 Author Share Posted October 21, 2010 I think we're 4-2, maybe even 3-3 without Cromartie right now. Seriously, I don't think there's been a more important player on the team this season than him given the circumstances with Revis. I agree. Cromatie has been great so far. I hope the Jets can find a way to resign him. Another good thing about him He will never get suspended for a violent hit Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Crusher Posted October 21, 2010 Share Posted October 21, 2010 I think we're 4-2, maybe even 3-3 without Cromartie right now. Seriously, I don't think there's been a more important player on the team this season than him given the circumstances with Revis. If we are lucky. I say we must do everything we can to bring him back. he is great on fast physical jump ball receivers. Best DB on the team by a mile right now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GREENBEAN Posted October 21, 2010 Share Posted October 21, 2010 I agree. Cromatie has been great so far. I hope the Jets can find a way to resign him. Another good thing about him He will never get suspended for a violent hit LOL That's for sure. Although his tackling has not looked all that bad yet either. I seriously hope revis gets to 100% this season so we can see what was really planned. Those two would be really dominant together Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slats Posted October 21, 2010 Share Posted October 21, 2010 LOL That's for sure. Although his tackling has not looked all that bad yet either. I seriously hope revis gets to 100% this season so we can see what was really planned. Those two would be really dominant together His tackling was ugly early. I think he refocused on breaking up passes so he doesn't get put in the position of having to take someone down. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GREENBEAN Posted October 21, 2010 Share Posted October 21, 2010 His tackling was ugly early. I think he refocused on breaking up passes so he doesn't get put in the position of having to take someone down. There were a couple pf plays where I noticed him making a decent tackle. I agree though. He is far better off jumping for the ball down field. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KSJets Posted October 21, 2010 Share Posted October 21, 2010 There were a couple pf plays where I noticed him making a decent tackle. I agree though. He is far better off jumping for the ball down field. There was one play towards the end of the game where he just sort of bumped in the receiver to try to tackle him. I know I screamed at the tv during that play, but overall he's played well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JiF Posted October 21, 2010 Share Posted October 21, 2010 I think we're 4-2, maybe even 3-3 without Cromartie right now. Seriously, I don't think there's been a more important player on the team this season than him given the circumstances with Revis. I agree. Kids playing out of his mind. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lamont_jordan_rules Posted October 21, 2010 Share Posted October 21, 2010 ... cro has been awesome for us this season ... ... amazingly he is only the 2nd best free agent from his own team that we got this year ... ,,, we knew 1st hand what his matador skills were going in ... so we just have to accept that and have rex keep putting him in positions to succeed ... ... the switch in new england from welker to moss in the 2nd half suited him better ... and i believe his int in that game was a hail mary at the end ... ... but with wilson looking like a shaky rookie and revis not up to speed yet ... cromartie definitely has been THE MAN in stepping up in the secondary and helping us get some W's !!! ... l_j_r Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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