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Can the Jets Grab Adalius Thomas Too?
Adlius Thomas has been released by the New England Patriots with most pundits agreeing that he will likely end up with the New York Jets.
Thomas played with Jets head coach Rex Ryan when he was the defensive coordinator for the Baltimore Ravens, but there are several obstacles to Thomas becoming a Jet.
First, the Jets already have a bunch of linebackers having recently added Jason Taylor.
However, the Jets were hoping Vernon Gholston could become a hybrid linebacker-defensive end. They have just given up on that after two disappointing seasons at outside linebacker and now have Gholston playing strictly his natural defensive end position.
Bet Against Santonio Holmes and the New York Jets
With the Jets acquisition of Santonio Holmes everyone is running to anoint the New York Jets as the 2010-2011 team to beat, or at least one of the teams to beat.
There are plenty of good reasons to like the Jets. Their beefed up their league best defense from last year and added offensive weapons that should give them one of the better offenses next season. But if you want to make some money, you should plan on betting against the Jets.
NFL Offseason Betting Update: Jets, Redskins
The New York Jets are after a player who has the potential to greatly improve their odds, but might just be a dud while the Washington Redskins have an impact player who might be available.
Jets courting Jason Taylor
The New York Jets are making a pitch to Miami Dolphins free-agent linebacker Jason Taylor.
Taylor would improve the Jets pass rushing. The Jets only had eight sacks last season and a player like Taylor could add another 8-10 on his own and 4-6 team sacks.
LaDainian Tomlinson Goes to OT With Jets
LaDainian Tomlinson‘s tour of Super Bowl contenders continued today with an interview with the New York Jets after yesterday’s meeting with the Minnesota Vikings.
LT was supposed to have returned home, but he missed his flight home to continue meeting with Rex Ryan and Mike Tannenbaum over dinner.
Both the Jets and Vikings could make very good homes for LT who can not only run, but also catch out of the back-field. The Jets probably make more sense because the Vikings quarterback situation isn’t settled until the indecisive one makes his decision.
The Tough get Tougher: Antonio Cromartie a Jet
The New York Jets upgraded what was already the top passing defense by picking up Antonio Cromartie from the San Diego Chargers.
Cromartie is tremendously athletic, but he’s makes some mental errors both on and off the pitch.
It cost them a third rounder that could turn in to a second rounder depending on how the Jets and Cromartie do, so they must be pretty confident that they can work with him.
Last season Lito Sheppard was supposed to be a similar gamble. It clearly didn’t pay off for the Jets. The Jets were able to carry Sheppard last season, so they should be able to carry Cromartie too if he proves to be a bust.
Cold, but Correct: Jets Release Jones
The New York Jets will be releasing running back Thomas Jones this week from their top-ranked rushing offense.
Jones had 1,402 rushing yards and a franchise record 14 touchdowns last season, but he’s also 31 years old which usually marks the downside of a running back’s career.
Shonn Greene will take over as the lead back after a rookie season that saw him pick up 540 yards and average 5.0 yards per carry. However, his production increased substantially as the season progressed until the playoffs where his 309 yards almost exceeded his regular season total.
New York Jets at Indianapolis Colts – AFC Championship Preview
The rested and confident Indianapolis Colts team hosts a New York Jets team that has scrapped and clawed its way through the playoffs on Saturday, January 24, 2010 at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis.
The Colts (-350) are 7.5-point AFC championship odds favorites over the Jets (+275) and the over/under is 39.5.
The Colts are very similar to the Chargers, so the Jets clearly have a chance in this one. Both teams are passing teams with poor running games who also have a hard time stopping the run.
Colts as Vulnerable to Jets as Chargers
Right now everyone is saying that the Colts pulled off the upset of the playoffs when they beat the Chargers after laughing at Rex Ryan for calling his Jets the team to beat.
Yes, it was an upset, but no it didn’t surprise a lot of people. Many of the pundits predicted that the Jets would win or at least keep it close enough to cover the spread largely because the Chargers had a below-average run defense and the Jets’ top-ranked defense allowed them the luxury of sticking with the run.
NFL Divisional Playoffs Wrap Up
That was a good weekend of football. We saw some really good, close games and some thoroughly dominating offensive and defensive performances leaving us with one Cinderella team, the Jets, one Cinderella story, Favre and the Vikings, and two teams that delivered after promising regular seasons.
NFC Divisional Games
The Saints made the Cardinals look bad. I felt this game had blow-out potential, I just wasn’t sure which way it would go and the Saints poor play down the stretch had me leaning away from the Saints.
Way to prove me wrong.
New York Jets at San Diego Chargers
The San Diego Chargers come in to this playoff contest riding an 11-game winning streak, but they face a New York Jets team that could be a match-up nightmare.
The Chargers (-310) are 7-point NFL playoff odds favorites over the Jets (+250) and the over/under is 42.
The Chargers may be heavy NFL betting favorites, but the Jets match up well against the Chargers and could very realistically straight-up win this one.
The Jets have the number one defense in the NFL. They have the best scoring defense at 14.8 points per game and the best total defense giving up 252.3 yards per game.