Palladino: Cromartie Could Lead Jets To Better Future
Too bad Antonio Cromartie can only cover half the field. The way he's playing these days, he looks just as good as Darrelle Revis.
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Too bad Antonio Cromartie can only cover half the field. The way he's playing these days, he looks just as good as Darrelle Revis.
Ahmad Bradshaw Vs. Shonn Greene: Who will have a bigger game in Week 7? It's Twitter Throwdown time!
The star cornerback is scheduled to have surgery on Tuesday to repair a torn knee ligament suffered three weeks ago in a win at Miami. While he knows the road to recovery will be arduous, Revis expects to be playing at an elite level next season.
This is purgatory for Jets fans like me. Look, I'm thrilled that the line was rejuvenated, if only for a week. But I don't see how it will be enough to get New York to the postseason tournament.
Jets fans can now take a deep breath. If they can get to 4-4 at the bye, they'll be alive and kicking.
Needless to say the Yankees face an uphill battle if they hope to even win a game against the Tigers.
Shonn Greene ran for a career-high 161 yards and three touchdowns to power a rejuvenated "Ground-and-Pound" offense that rushed for more than 250 yards.
Jets tight end Dustin Keller and rookie wide receiver Stephen Hill are active for the team's game against Indianapolis after missing a few weeks.
The New York Jets thought they had the same when they traded up to draft Mark Sanchez fifth overall in 2009. Now, they won't even commit to him as the starting quarterback beyond this week.
There will be no dramatic Super Bowl return for Darrelle Revis. Head coach Rex Ryan said Revis will have surgery next week to repair the torn anterior cruciate ligament in his left knee, suffered almost three weeks ago at Miami.
The Jets are not going to win the division, but they can take baby steps, and that will put them in contention for an AFC Wild Card spot. It looks hopeless right now, but the schedule makers have given them a chance to rise up out of the muck.
"I would say he would have to go to church, temple — wherever he goes — find a nice girl and get laid," Lawrence Taylor said of Tim Tebow. "I mean, marry her if he has to, but he's got to get some of that pressure off."
Drew Stanton's time as Jets backup QB was brief -- one week, to be exact. His reasons for signing and then asking out could provide insight into a franchise mired in Sanchez vs. Tebow.
If the Jets don't get to 3-3, it's going to be hard to stay in the race for a playoff spot. Playoffs? Did I just say playoffs?
Why not go all in? Bring Terrell Owens into the circus. Ryan can wear a ringmaster outfit on the sidelines, something the Jets could market in advance of Halloween. Set up three small rings on the sideline. Owens could ride in on a white horse.
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"I wasn't trying to hurt him, obviously," Jets guard Matt Slauson said. "I must have just caught him by surprise, but unfortunately, things like that happen."
While the media and fans had a field day with Rex Ryan's "this week" remark, Sanchez insisted it was nothing to sweat over.
Now this is no way to speak about a potential employer.
Could Rex Ryan's unwavering faith in Mark Sanchez be -- wavering?
Mauga was injured in the Jets' 23-17 loss to Houston on Monday night. He was a key backup and one of New York's top special teams players.
Simply, despite the odds stacked against them this year, the Jets have performed like expected -- so far.
The Jets' quarterback controversy has gone from simmering to bizarre to -- biblical?
"He really is that good," Woody Johnson said of Mark Sanchez. "I wouldn't look at the numbers too seriously… A quarterback's job, ultimately, is to win games."
NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell upheld the suspensions of ex-Jet Jonathan Vilma and Will Smith on Tuesday for their role in the New Orleans Saints' bounty scandal, and reduced penalties for Scott Fujita and Anthony Hargrove.
