Cimini is a douche but i found this to be some decently interesting news in an otherwise dead offseason "Jets Seek Help For Red Zone Woes" by B**ch Cimini During one of the many, many stops on his book tour, Rex Ryan mentioned that former Colts offensive coordinator Tom Moore -- now apparently an independent consultant -- visited the Jets' facility and spoke to the coaches about improving their red-zone efficiency. At least the Jets are willing to address their shortcomings. They were woefully inadequate last season inside the opponents' 20, scoring only 20 touchdowns in 50 drives -- a poor 40-percent success rate. The lowpoint, though not reflected in the stats, came in the AFC Championship Game, when they failed to score on four straight plays inside the Steelers' 3. Only the Rams and Panthers were worse last season in the red zone, but at least they can say they played with rookie quarterbacks. What's the Jets' excuse? You can't blame it on a shortage of talent. They have two outstanding red-zone targets in Braylon Edwards (6-3) and Dustin Keller (6-2). You also can't blame it on the running game. The Jets averaged 3.32 yards per carry in the red zone, fourth-best in the league, according to an in-depth analysis by SteelerDepot.com. So what, then? Based on the stats, Mark Sanchez (47.7 percent) must improve his accuracy. Completion percentages drop inside the red zone because the field is smaller and everything is congested, but the number needs to be better than that. Edwards also hit on something last week when talking to reporters in Southern California at "Jets West." Looking back on 2010, he said, "There were a lot of games this year where I felt I could've made more plays, being 6-4, 215, 220 ... It's about utilizing my abilities and talents and the matchups a little better." He's right. Edwards caught only five passes in the red zone, which is hard to believe. Some of that falls on the offensive coordinator, Brian Schottenheimer, who must do a better job of creating mismatches. No doubt, the Jets will improve as Sanchez continues to develop as a quarterback, and give them credit for seeking the opinions of an outside source. Under Moore, the Colts always ranked among the top red-zone offenses. Of course, it helped that he had some guy named Manning at quarterback. Here's a breakdown of the Jets' red-zone performances from 2010, according to the Elias Sports Bureau: PASSING Sanchez ... 31-for-65 ... 47.7 pct ... 166 yards ... 8 TDs ... 1 INT ... 87.5 rating RUSHING Tomlinson ... 28 carries, 61 yards ... 2.2 apc ... 4 TDs Greene ....... 18 carries, 61 yards ... 3.4 apc ... 1 TD RECEIVING Holmes ...... 7 catches, 54 yards ... 7.7 apc ... 3 TDs Keller ........ 7 catches, 29 yards ... 4.1 apc ... 4 TDs Tomlinson .. 7 catches, 27 yards ... 3.9 apc ... 0 TDs Edwards .... 5 catches, 38 yards ... 7.6 apc ... 2 TDs Greene ...... 3 catches, 22 yards ... 7.3 apc ... 0 TDs Cotchery ... 3 catches, 9 yards ..... 3.0 apc ... 0 TDs
Good to see that they not only recognize the problem, but are actually doing something about it. Much of it is on Sanchez as well, but I'm sure we'll see an improvement in his decision making ability.
they have got to utilize sanchez' mobility down there - both passing and carrying the ball..... roll him out more to create some chaos in the endzone with some better decisions will do wonders - especially against the stout defenses.
I don't know why they never tried fade plays so Edwards was in a jump ball situation with D-backs. They did it week 2 vs the Pats, and it worked.. and then seemingly never tried it again..
The Jets have all the weapons to be successful in the red zone. Keller is quick out of the blocks and a solid target. Braylon is a jump-ball away from a TD, Holmes is incredibly difficult to cover (even in tight space) Greene is a bruiser, and Sanchez is mobile. There really are no excuses for not scoring more.
That drives me nuts, they should run that every single time we're in the RZ. Plax made Eli look like a MVP by doing that. Drives me nuts that Schotty has yet to figure out that we have our very own tall receiver.
He's obviously very good at fooling people, since his name gets thrown into the mix for Head Coaching jobs.
Do the lock-out rules apply to coaches as well? What I'm getting at is maybe this is a precursor to Schottie leaving
Am I becoming over-sensitive to Cimini? To me, that opening line, "During one of the many, many stops on his book tour", comes across as a swipe at Ryan for hyping himself. Maybe I'm just going a little stir crazy with this lockout, but that sounded like a swipe to me. In which case, fuck you, Cimini.
That's the big question. Some NFL observers like Greg Cossell think, essentially, that Sanchez isn't that good and Schotty has done a brilliant job of disguising that. Others think that Sanchez is great and Schotty is holding him back. I have no idea which is correct.
The Jets remarkably don't seem to know what is really causing this problem or realise that we just threw away a great chance at a Superbowl. This move has Dick Curl written all over it.
with our running game and targets in the passing game scoring in the redzone should be at least 70-80 percent. sanchez severely lacks consistency. cant stress enough how big year 3 should be for his development also Braylon should be priority number one in the red zone. that frame and leaping ability are the main reason i prefer him to holmes. it lessens sanchez margin of error by increasing his options on ball placement to a bigger target. a good slot reciever was missing all year. Cotch did good out some out routes or hitting the middle of the field once Edwards or Holmes took the top off the defense. if theyre taking advice from Tom Moore than thing should definitely improve
theyre high on cumberland, hed be a good pickup but i dunno how "on their radar" a guy like him would be when theyve been talking about cumberland making strides the last yr
