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CiA is Shawn Johnson said 05/17, 12:33 PM
These are all great things, but you are still lacking one very vital peice to the Jets organization...the QB.

They have no standout QB, that will be able to lead this young and developing team. Clemens showed us last year he has a little potential but nothing serious. Pennington is decent but nothing you can rely on, and Ainge is a solid short game passer but cannot lead a down field attack which the Jets will need to utilize.

I also have some problems with their RB situation. Thomas Jones struggled most of last season running behind a lackluster line. He didnt seem to have the quick step he had in chicago and it left me to think he is slowing down in his older age. They also have no good back up for him. Chatman is OK, but he is nothing you can rely on if Jones goes down or sucks again.

Their defense should be OK. But their LB's could use a lot of work. I see no standout player for the LB's. No one to lead that defense. Calvin Pace is decent but cannot defend the pass.

That is the story of the Jet defense, a player is good at either run stop or pass coverage, but cannot play the other. That is not a good situation for the defense.

CiA is Shawn Johnson said 05/17, 06:20 PM
My problem with the Jets O-Line is they are all under producers and havent shown signs of waking up. Ferguson was a top pick a couple of years ago and hasnt matured into anything yet. Their Guards are great run blockers, woody and Faneca. But both have very hard times in pass pro. Mangold is the only guy on the line is great at both run and pass blocking, the rest just are good at one thing...kinda like the whole team.

My other problem is the recievers arent anything special. Cotchery and Coles are good players but after them it drops off. And with a young QB you really want some veteran WR's who will make plays for you, something this core cannot do.

The Jets are now stocked with overrated overweight TE's. Franks is way too old and has lost any speed he once had. Keller isnt great, and being a rookie he wont fair with a unstable QB situation. Baker is the only TE to know the system, but he is decent at best because at times he forgets he has hands and drops the ball.

I dont see the pieces fitting for the Jets. Maybe with one star on offense like a great QB or RB, they may get somewhere. But without playmakers I dont see it happening.

CiA is Shawn Johnson said 05/18, 10:51 AM
You pretty much summed it up...they have a lot of question marks.

Teams that go into the season searching for an identity usually turn out bad. The Jets have no clue whether they will be a running offense, a passsing offense, or a mix, or will they be a great defensive team. No one knows as there are too many questions surrounding every position.

The Jets over spent in the offseason brining in a mix of players, who all have different backgrounds and different personalities. I truly think they are going to have a lot of chemistry issues because of all the new FA's they brought in and paid the big money to.

I give them one more year to jell togethor. Because right now I dont see all the pieces fitting togethor. They have the majority of the pieces, but they need time to work it out.

Its like if you do a puzzle and you get it all togethor except for the one or two pieces that are missing. The Jets are just missing one or two things...A great QB and a leader on the Defense.

Because when they lost Vilma, they lost their leader and their defensive identity.