Punt returner Andre Roberts gets a game ball. He returned three punts for 137 yards, including a 78-yard touchdown. He also set the Jets up with solid field position early in the game that led to a scoring drive. I was watching sports night, espn etc. and the guy barely got a mention. IMO he is the game MVP. How long since we had meaningful special teams play.
Where did this guy come from, Outer Space? He's 30 years old, yet I don't recall him having much of a career in the NFL, or even being used in preseason to return punts. Quite a pleasant surprise!
Without looking it up, I believe he started in Arizona, but was buried on the depth chart, and then spent a few decent years with the Redskins, where he was a decent returner. He clearly, for one night at least, exceeded expectations.
That's the thing about good teams the Jets can aspire to. There were so many little positive contributions across the team -- it was nice to see.
balls, balls for everyone ... you get a ball ... you get a ball ... balls balls balls THANK YOU OPRAH
Funny some fans made a bit of fuss about some of the bottom of the roster decisions. It does look like the staff paid close attention to ST. They got Myers who has a stronger leg then Bertolet. They kept Peake (very good on ST) and Roberts to be the main returner. Great game all around.
I admit that I was totally wrong about Roberts. His stats with previous teams were not very impressive, but he totally impressed me last night. He's a lot faster than I realized/remembered. I'm very happy that we have him! After seeing his performance last night, either our STs coverage units are a lot better than the Lions' and kept Roberts in check in practice, or I'm puzzled why they even tried Cannon as a PR.
If so, let's hope that the ICE Men in Black don't catch him and deport him as they are so many other illegal aliens!
Was so worth it to retain a return specialist this season. I'm tired of guys fumbling kicks away, it's a game killer. The TD was just a pure bliss bonus. Great start for Roberts.
He was absolutely fearless out there. His first couple of returns were meh but then I he just FLEW into a bunch of jerseys. He's got the speed and the guts. That's for sure.
