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The Jets must win game in Seattle creeps closer, and today we have some notes and Whispers for you to consume as you wait with bated breath for the game . . .
Rex Ryan said today, “This team is much closer than I think our team was – my team was – last year.”
I definitely get that vibe being around the team.
While I wouldn’t wish an injury on anyone, subtracting the extremely moody Santonio Holmes from the locker room, has helped the vibe.
Pittsburgh got rid of him because of his moodiness and attitude . . .
Leon Washington said the Rex Ryan told him that the team moved on from him for financial reasons.
Mike Tannenbaum takes a lot of heat for some of his decisions, but this was one where he did nothing wrong.
This one is all on Leon and his agent Alvin Keels (Leon should never have fired Alan Herman).
The Jets offered him a deal for around $4 million a year. What is wrong with that for a situational player?
Last year in Seattle, he signed a four-year, 12.5 million deal.
Washington and his agent mishandled this situation and this on them . . .
If Mike Tannenbaum is fired by the Jets in the future (I’m not saying it’s going to happen, just saying it does happen), he might a hard time finding another job in the league.
And I think one reason for this is his constant poaching of other team’s practice squads. I know all teams do it, but most not to this extreme.
Hey, if you have an injury, it’s understandable to look to see if you can find a talented, health body to fill the spot on a practice squad. Nothing wrong with that.
But how do you explain Mike stealing guard Hayworth Hicks off the Indianapolis Colts’ practice squad?
Why was this necessary? The Jets have four guards on the roster – Brandon Moore, Matt Slauson, Vlad Ducasse and Caleb Schlauderaff.
Now they have five. Who keeps five guards on a roster in this day and age?
If I’m Colts GM Ryan Grigson I’m pissed at Tannenbaum. They have been developing the kid for the future, and the Jets don’t need to do it, so why do it?
It’s overkill, and believe me, these other GM’s have long memories . . .
Speaking of the practice squad, the Jets did a smart thing by promoting OLB Ricky Sapp from their taxi squad today.
Their pass rush just isn’t cutting it.
In the 3-4, you generally get most of your sack production from the outside linebacker positions. They Jets aren’t getting enough.
The Jets have a total of 12 sacks as a team through eight games.
A bunch of guys, including Bryan Thomas and Calvin Pace are tied for the team lead with two.
Too often the Jets OLB’s rely on going unblocked to get a sack. On Pace’s sack in the Jets’ last game, against Miami, he was totally unblocked.
How often does that happen?
The really good pass rushers excel at beating a man – either with speed or power.
The Jets pass rush specialist Aaron Maybin has no sacks through eight games.
He is really struggling shedding blocks.
The 6-4, 252 Sapp, who has a nice combo of power and speed, could give the Jets pass rush a boost.
He was a very good pass rusher at Clemson before hurting his knee as a junior. That knee is now finally healthy, after a few setbacks.
Sapp was doing a very nice job of getting after the quarterbacks in training camp this summer before suffering a high ankle sprain in the scrimmage that ended his summer.
November 8, 2012
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