Jets Inside Slant

hydro51 · Apr 9, 2006

Inside Slant
http://www.usatoday.com/sports/football/nfl/jets/home.htm

With the April 29 draft looming, the Jets still have plenty of decisions to make with the fourth pick in the first round.

Though they already have traded for Washington quarterback Patrick Ramsey to compete with Chad Pennington, pretty much taking care of that position for 2006, they have given indications that they might be interested in selecting their quarterback of the future.

The Jets already have scheduled private workouts with Vanderbilt's Jay Cutler and USC's Matt Leinart, and reportedly will also work out Vince Young of Texas on April 20. All of these workouts will take place the week leading up to the draft.

At least two of those quarterbacks figure to be on the board at No. 4, should the Jets decide to go that way.

There are questions about all of them. Is Leinart merely a product of the system at USC? Cutler has the arm strength, but is the fact that he never played for a winning team at Vanderbilt a problem? Can Young and his incredible improvisational skills fit into a pro-style offense?

Of course, the Jets also could decide to shore up their offensive or defensive lines. Virginia tackle D'Brickashaw Ferguson could go to the Saints at No. 2, but if he is available, he could be the left tackle the Jets are seeking to anchor their line of the future.

North Carolina State defensive end Mario Williams could be the sack specialist of the future in the new 3-4 defense, though the starting ends for 2006 appear to be set with incumbent Shaun Ellis and free-agent signee Kimo von Oelhoffen, formerly of the Super Bowl champion Steelers.

NOTES, QUOTES

?Former SS Victor Green was ceremonially re-signed so that he could retire as a Jet. Green started nine seasons for the Jets and was named to their Four Decades team in 1993. In fact, he was so excited about being named to that team that he flew to New Jersey for the ceremonies, which were held at halftime of a Saturday night game against New England on Dec. 20, 2003. Green flew the next morning to Jacksonville and played for the Saints in a 1 p.m. game that day.

Former RB Richie Anderson, now an assistant with the team, also was re-signed this off-season so he could retire as a Jet.

?The Jets still appear to be in the market for a veteran left tackle, as they met with Mike Pearson and Anthony Clement. Pearson started 33 games in four seasons with Jacksonville while Clement, most recently with San Francisco, has started 75 games in seven seasons.

?Jets owner Woody Johnson was named to an eight-man search committee of owners appointed to find the successor to commissioner Paul Tagliabue, who recently announced his impending retirement from the position. Owners Dan Rooney of Pittsburgh and Jerry Richardson of Carolina will head the committee, which also includes Dallas' Jerry Jones and Oakland's Al Davis, both of whom have often clashed with Tagliabue; Robert Kraft of New England, Lamar Hunt of Kansas City and Mike McCaskey of Chicago.

?This will be the Jets' first visit to Tennessee since 1998, when the team still played at Vanderbilt University and still was known as the Tennessee Oilers. That 24-3 victory for the Jets is infamous for what happened after the game, when then-coach Bill Parcells closed the locker room, citing what he believed would be a safety hazard if reporters were allowed in the cramped collegiate locker room. Instead, players met with media outside the locker room. Parcells was fined $10,000 by the NFL for not giving the media proper access.

QUOTE TO NOTE: "It will be a collaborative effort involving all the owners, and our work will be extensive and thorough." ? Owner Woody Johnson on the eight-member search committee, of which he is a member, entrusted with finding the next NFL commissioner

STRATEGY AND PERSONNEL

TEAM NEEDS

1. Offensive line: It's undersized right now and needs to get younger. Pete Kendall is moving from left guard to center, where he's adequate but not a replacement for perennial Pro Bowler Kevin Mawae. The Jets currently have Jonathan Goodwin, a career backup, starting at left guard. Left tackle Adrian Jones and right guard Brandon Moore are the only other returning starters.

2. Defensive line: Since John Abraham looks all but gone and defensive tackle Dewayne Robertson is slightly questionable with a chronic knee problem, the Jets need depth. End Shaun Ellis will team with free agent signee Kimo von Oelhoffen as the Jets move to a 3-4, but they have few backups there or at tackle, even after signing part-time Denver starter Monsanto Pope.

3. Quarterback: Chad Pennington is spectacularly iffy with a surgically repaired shoulder. The Jets traded for Redskins backup Patrick Ramsey to compete with Pennington for the starting job, but they still need to draft or trade for a young quarterback they can build with over the next several seasons.

FRANCHISE PLAYER: DE John Abraham (traded to Falcons).

TRANSITION PLAYER: None.

UNRESTRICTED FREE AGENTS: OT Scott Gragg; DT James Reed; QB Vinny Testaverde; LB Kenyatta Wright.

UNRESTRICTED FREE AGENTS (not tendered offers): LB Mark Brown.

RESTRICTED FREE AGENTS: None.

PLAYERS RE-SIGNED: TE Chris Baker; P Ben Graham.

PLAYERS ACQUIRED: LB Matt Chatham; WR Tim Dwight; CB Andre Dyson; DT Monsanto Pope; QB Patrick Ramsey; DE Kimo von Oelhoffen.

PLAYERS LOST: DE John Abraham; S Oliver Celestin; OT Jason Fabini; QB Jay Fiedler; LB Barry Gardner; OG Jonathan Goodwin; CB Ty Law; DT Lance Legree; C Kevin Mawae; FB Jerald Sowell.
Click to expand...

Fakterx · Apr 9, 2006

This is old as shit...

F Miami · Apr 9, 2006

How old is this?

ColezDeep! · Apr 9, 2006

I don't know but Goodwin has been gone for a bit.

JetFighter · Apr 9, 2006

Fakterx said:

This is old as shit...
Click to expand...

Sometimes shit can be quite young, depending upon a variety of factors, including diet, age, health....but I digress...

Fakterx · Apr 9, 2006

Lol...yeah what you say is plenty true. However, to be specific, the shit I was referring to is the same kind of shit that has been sitting on the sidewalk for several weeks, laid ever-so-gently by a dog.

hydro51 · Apr 9, 2006

F Miami said:

How old is this?
Click to expand...

its 1 day old

hydro51 · Apr 9, 2006

PLAYERS LOST: DE John Abraham; S Oliver Celestin; OT Jason Fabini; QB Jay Fiedler; LB Barry Gardner; OG Jonathan Goodwin; CB Ty Law; DT Lance Legree; C Kevin Mawae; FB Jerald Sowell.

Fakterx · Apr 9, 2006

"The Jets currently have Jonathan Goodwin, a career backup, starting at left guard."

Well whoever wrote it is just weird then...

jonnyd · Apr 9, 2006

there should be a rule about posting anything sports related from usa today...a collection of ap news,no opinions,no qualified sports writers...plus its a liberal dishrag...oops politics slipped out

ScotsJet · Apr 10, 2006

Abraham is all but gone? :sad:

Oh no, wait, is this March again? Have I stepped into a timewarp?

Jets Inside Slant

hydro51 New Member

Fakterx New Member

F Miami Active Member

ColezDeep! New Member

JetFighter Active Member

Fakterx New Member

hydro51 New Member

hydro51 New Member

Fakterx New Member

jonnyd 2007 TGG.com Funniest Poster Award Winner

ScotsJet Active Member

Share This Page

Useful Searches

Jets Inside Slant

hydro51 New Member

Fakterx New Member

F Miami Active Member

ColezDeep! New Member

JetFighter Active Member

Fakterx New Member

hydro51 New Member

hydro51 New Member

Fakterx New Member

jonnyd 2007 TGG.com Funniest Poster Award Winner

ScotsJet Active Member

Share This Page