Tuesday Injury Report: Who Will Play? Who Won’t Play?
A few quick notes before Rex’s press conference where he will go more into the injury report, but i decided to share a little fact and opinion with you all. Here we go.
LB Calvin Pace, last week Pace said he was around 40% for the Miami game, and as we all know he did not play, but said himself Buffalo seems more likely.
Pace will most likely play Sunday in Buffalo, seeing limited playing time, but he will be a welcomed addition to the Jets defense who were a bit beat up Sunday night in Miami.
Pace will most likely see time in blitz packages, which Rex has a lot of. Calvin was the Jets leading pass rusher with 8 sacks last season, after missing 4 games with a suspension.
CB Darrelle Revis also missed last weeks’ game after sitting out the second half of the Jets Patriots game with a hamstring injury. This to me is a little more iffy then the Pace situation, as you know, hamstrings are very tricky, and can linger a very long time.
I personally think Revis will sit out the game in Buffalo, but it will not be because “The Bills have no WR’s.” I strongly disagree with that comment because this is the NFL and every single player can make a play, in no situation will that be the reason for Darrelle sitting.
Rookie Kyle Wilson will most likely get another start. Wilson has come into the spotlight with a few bad games, where he looked every bit of a first year DB. Wilson was targeted 12 times vs Miami and he gave up 7 catches for 107 yards and a 27 yard pass interference penalty.
Wilson has every bit of athletic ability and the game will slow down for him, but right now, it seems to be coming at him a little fast. As a CB, the #1 rule is keep your head on a swivel, and as you can tell from the first few games, Wilson has had his fair share of plays where his head is away from the play, hence the reason why he has been flagged numerous times. Teams will continue to pick on the rookie until he gives them a reason not to.
LB Jamaal Westerman and RB Shonn Greene were a little dinged up Sunday Night, but Greene should be fine for Sunday, while Westerman is a bit more iffy, leaving the Jets very limited at OLB.
OL Wayne Hunter didn’t make the trip to Miami with a shin injury that Rex is still concerned with. Expect him to miss the Buffalo game also, leaving rookie OL Vlad Ducasse as the extra active OL.
Again, this is all opinion, and we should definitely know more after Rex Ryan’s press conference this afternoon, and should know for sure tomorrow. Keep it locked!
Jets at Dolphins Preview: Breaking Down the AFC Foes Position by Position
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The AFC East is a beast of a division this year, with the Jets and Dolphins poised to knock the Patriots down a peg after a decade of dominance in divisional play.
I’ve gone on record with who I think is going to make noise in the AFC East this year, and spoiler alert, I’m not high on the Patriots. Even before the Jets made the Patriots look like slouches last week, back in August I made my predictions in a Rant Sports AFC East chat. Quoting myself:
I believe three of the teams, and you can probably guess which ones, are all good enough to win the division and/or make the playoffs. I’m not sure the Jets, Dolphins AND Patriots can all get playoff positions, but it’s certainly not impossible.
As far as how I would rank it? I’ll go on a limb and say Jets, Dolphins, Patriots, Bills with the third place Pats still a 9-win team.
I’m not too sold on the Patriots young defense. I wasn’t too impressed with their defense last year and I’m not sure they’ve improved enough to get them over the top. Of course, never count out Tom Brady and Bill Belichick, that offense is still scary good.
It’s more of a compliment to Miami than it is a knock on New England. I think the Dolphins have a tremendous team this year and is capable of winning 10 or 11 games. They’ve built a similar team to the Jets as far as a strong O-line and running game plus a stifling defense that will continue to get better.
Like the Jets, the Dolphins will go as far as their young QB takes them. I think Miami will make the playoffs.
So on that note, I thought it would be fun to break down the Jets and Dolphins on a position by position basis before Sunday’s big game. Check after the jump for the full break down.
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NFL Ultimate Audio: Patriots at Jets from Week 2
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NFL.com has a video up with some of the Jets player and coaches mic’d up during Sunday’s win against New England.
NFL.com also does not allow embedding of their videos so you can check it out here on NFL.com
It recommends that you use headphones to get a full surround sound effect, but your computer speakers will work fine.
Hat tip to fellow Jets Report author Nick Spano for finding this clip and posting it on Twitter.
You can find us on Twitter: @JetsReport, @NickSpano, and my personal Twitter @metsjetsnets88.
Rant Sports TV: The Top Five Headlines of Week 2
Rant Sports TV is back, as Aaron Kirn and Brett Rosin talk the top five headlines from week 2, including the surprising Bears and disappointing Cowboys, the shootout between the Redskins and Texans, and the Vikings getting abused at home against the Dolphins.
Matt Schaub is the real deal, the Cowboys are in trouble and hey, how about Michael Vick, now looking like a new and improved version of the former Atlanta Pro Bowler? All that and more in Aaron and Brett’s top five headlines from week 2.
Check out the video above to watch Rant Sports TV.
WR Braylon Edwards ARRESTED for DWI
Jets WR Braylon Edwards was arrested early this morning on a charge of drunk driving.
Edwards was pulled over for having overly tinted windows in his Range Rover. Edwards was arrested at 5:15 a.m. after police smelled alcohol and Edwards blew .16 on a breathalyzer , which is twice the legal limit, the New York Post has reported.
The Jets have expressed their displeasure with Edwards in the situation and GM Mike Tannenbaum has released the following statement.
“We are very disappointed in Braylon’s actions this morning. The Player Protect program is in place for our organization to prevent this situation. Braylon is aware of this program and showed poor judgment,” Tannenbaum said.
“We are reviewing the information with the league and will impose the appropriate disciplinary measures.”
The Player protection program means that basically the Jets have a driver/ride in order for players in this exact instance that are unable to drive, they can call and get a ride, if this is the case, I’m severely upset at Braylon and his actions.
As you may or may not know, back in 2009 when Edwards ex-teammate and friend Donte Stallworth was charged with DUI Manslaughter for his drunk driving accident which led to the death of a 59 year old Florida man, Stallworth told police he, Braylon, and a few other friends were out drinking at a night club, fortunately for Edwards, he had a room at a local hotel, and never left that night of the accident.
Now down to league ramifications and suspensions, under the current CBA, the NFL CANNOT suspend Edwards due to the fact that drunk driving arrests fall under the substance-abuse policy, which permits the imposition of a fine or a suspension in the event of an arrest relating to the use of alcohol. That doesn’t mean that the Jets wont suspend of fine him, although that would go against the players union agreement, causing them to take action against the Jets, that is unless Edwards himself decides to drop it, in that case his first offense would be a maximum of 50,00$ or 2 game checks.
The Jets, NFL, and Edwards are in a sticky situation here, stay tuned to see what comes of this, and if there is in fact a suspension or fine handed down.
