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John Holt

Since the end of the season, before and after John Idzik was named the Jets' new general manager, the Green & White began the process of signing players to reserve/future contracts.

The first signings occurred a day after the season ended in Buffalo and plenty more took place in January. The most notable names of the bunch may be a cornerback and a pair of safeties.

CB  Cliff Harris as a sophomore at Oregon in 2010, was an All-American and led the country in punt-return touchdowns and passes defended. With impressive accolades at the collegiate level, the Fresno, Calif., native comes to the Jets looking to earn himself a spot on the 2013 roster.

S Jaiquawn Jarrett presents great potential. He was a 2011 second-round draft selection by Philadelphia and played in 12 games with the Eagles during his rookie season. While the Jets’ secondary was one of the team’s biggest strengths last season, Jarrett will surely get a chance to prove himself. The other safety, Brett Lockett, was formerly a member of the Jets’ AFC East rivals, the New England Patriots.

The Jets also have added five wideouts with good size to their offseason roster.

Wide Receivers

Emmanuel Arceneaux(6'2", 211) —Arceneaux spent the 2012 season on the Redskins' practice squad. In 2011 he was a member of the Vikings, playing in three games and recording one reception for 10 yards. He spent the 2009-10 seasons in the CFL with the BC Lions, for whom he played 18 games and scored 12 touchdowns. Arceneaux attended Alcorn State and was president of the student-athlete advisory committee.

Joseph Collins(6'3", 200) — The former Weber State standout signed with the Jets on Jan. 2. This isn’t his first stint with the Green & White. He was signed by the team Aug. 8, 2012, and had one catch for 17 yards in the preseason before being cut Aug. 31.

Vidal Hazelton(6'2", 209) — Hazelton’s journey to the Jets has been a rollercoaster. He went undrafted out of Cincinnati before signing with San Diego on July 26, 2011, then was cut a month later. Late that season he returned to the Bengals as a member of their practice squad. He was signed again by Cincinnati Jan. 9, 2012, but cut on August 31. His 2012 regular season began with Tennessee’s practice squad and ended back with the Bengals’ practice squad. The Jets signed him to a reserve/future contract Jan. 23.

Royce Pollard (6'1", 175) — Pollard, a San Diego native, signed a reserve/future contract with the Jets on Dec. 31 after spending all but five days of the 2012 season on their practice squad.

Titus Ryan (6'0", 193) — Ryan’s path to the Jets is somewhat similar to Hazleton’s. After going undrafted out of Concordia College in Alabama in 2007, he was signed by the Chiefs. His stay in KC was short-lived and he was picked up by the Saints for their practice squad. After less than a month in the Big Easy, he was cut. New Orleans re-signed him for the 2008 offseason but cut him just before training camp. From there, he spent just under three weeks with Carolina’s practice squad.

In 2009 he decided to give the Canadian Football League a shot. In his one CFL season he enjoyed stints with the Calgary Stampeders and Winnipeg Blue Bombers. When 2010 rolled around, he was signed by Dallas before being cut in August. In '11 the Cowboys did the same thing again, signing him in January and cutting him in August. The Jets signed him to their practice squad last Dec. 10 and soon it will be determined whether the 28-year-old’s time in New York will be extended past his reserve/future contract.

Quarterback

Matt Simms (6'3", 210) — Simms, the son of former Giants QB and current CBS analyst Phil Simms, is entering his second stint with the Jets. In his first, he tried out with the Jets last April, made the offseason roster, went through training camp and saw action in the Jets’ final preseason game at Philadelphia before he was waived. He returned to the Green & White on Dec. 31.

Tackles

Dennis Landolt (6'4", 306) — In his first three seasons in the NFL, Landolt has been a member of four franchises' practice squads. He started with the Giants in 2010 and closed out the year spending three weeks with San Francisco. The Jets signed him in early January 2011 and he’s mainly been back and forth with the Green & White ever since (although he did spend four days with New Orleans in October 2011).

D.J. Young (6'5", 298) — The former Michigan State Spartan spent 2011 on Arizona’s practice squad. Heading into 2012, Cardinals LT Levi Brown suffered a torn triceps and Young was the first up to replace him, yet D’Anthony Batiste beat him out and Arizona released him during final cuts. Last season Young was a member of Cleveland’s practice squad. Young’s father, Duane, was a TE for the Bills and Chargers. The Jets signed him on Jan. 17.

Defensive End

Claude Davis (6'2", 234) — Davis, listed as a DE, was signed by the Jets on Jan. 2. During his senior season at South Florida in 2011, he posted 16 tackles, six sacks, seven tackles for loss, two forced fumbles, a fumble recovery and a blocked extra point. His six sacks ranked him eighth in the Big East.

Defensive Tackle

Tevita Finau (6'4", 283) — Finau, who was born in New Zealand and raised on Hawai‘i and Tonga, was signed by Philadelphia last June 22, then cut a month later. In November he spent 13 days with Dallas’ practice squad. The Jets added Finau to their practice squad on Dec. 4 and signed him to a reserve/future contract 27 days later.

Linebackers

JoJo Dickson (6'1", 245) — Dickson was signed by the Jets on Dec. 31. For the final three weeks of the 2012 season, he was a member of the Green & White’s practice squad. Prior to that, he attended 2012 training camp with the Omaha Nighthawks of the UFL and had two brief stints with Jacksonville and Cleveland.

Danny Lansanah (6'1", 255) — Lansanah’s NFL career got off to an encouraging start nearly five years ago. After beginning on Green Bay’s practice squad in September 2008, he earned a spot on the Packers' active roster the following month for the rest of the season and was active in five games. His time in Green Bay came to an end the following year when he was cut in September, then he split time in '09 between the Miami and Detroit practice squads. Until the Jets signed Lansanah on Jan. 4, the UConn alum played in the United Football League from 2010-12.

Jacquies Smith (6'2", 260) — The former Missouri Tiger was signed by the Jets on Dec. 31 after spending the final 3½ weeks of the 2012 season with their practice squad. Smith went undrafted last April and began his time in the NFL when he was signed by the Dolphins on May 4, before being cut Aug. 25. Before his senior season in Columbia, he was named a preseason Lombardi Watch List candidate.

Cornerback

Cliff Harris (5'11", 180) —Harris put together a terrific collegiate career at Oregon. As a sophomore in 2010, a season in which Oregon reached the BCS National Championship Game, he led the nation with four punt-return touchdowns and 20 passes defended. His time in Eugene was cut short, however, when he was dismissed from the team following a series of traffic-related offenses in 2011. The 22-year-old went undrafted in 2012 before signing with Philadelphia on April 29, 2012. He was cut on Aug. 26 and most recently signed with the Jets on Jan. 4.

How did Harris end up with the Jets? One key may be his head coach back at Edison High School in Fresno — Tim McDonald, the former 49ers Pro Bowl S who is now the Jets' DBs coach.

Safeties

Jaiquawn Jarrett (6'0", 196) — Projected to be a third- or fourth-round selection in 2011, Jarrett was selected in the second round, 54th overall, by Philadelphia. He played in 12 games (two starts) with the Eagles his rookie season, finishing with 14 tackles. Last season he saw action in one game before being cut on Sept. 11. Jarrett, a teammate at Temple of Jets DE Muhammad Wilkerson, was signed by the Green & White on Dec. 31.

Bret Lockett (6'1", 220) —Lockett was signed by the Browns after going undrafted out of UCLA in 2009. Cleveland waived him during final cuts on Sept. 6. The next day New England acquired the safety off waivers. Lockett played in 10 games for the 2009 Patriots, recording one forced fumble and five special teams tackles, one each in the two games vs. the Jets that season. The Pats declared Lockett a free agent last March and he was unsigned until the Jets brought him in Jan. 2.

Long Snapper

Travis Tripucka (6'1", 240) — Tripucka, a UMass product, signed with the Jets on Jan. 3. Last year he was with the St. Louis Rams before being cut at the conclusion of the preseason. Besides playing football at UMass, he also was a starting defenseman on the Minutemen’s nationally ranked lacrosse team. Tripucka and Jets OL Vladimir Ducasse were collegiate teammates for two seasons. And yes, Tripucka is related to former Knicks TV analyst and NBA player Kelly Tripucka (his father) and former Notre Dame, NFL and AFL quarterback Frank Tripucka (his grandfather).

NostraHEAT - BrainHeat Meets Nostradamus

Below are links to articles written by BrainHeat on the NY Jets. 

http://nflprozach.blogspot.com/2012/01/new-york-jets_28.html

http://nflprozach.blogspot.com/2012/01/ny-jets-mock-2012-nfl-draft-selections.html 

http://nflprozach.blogspot.com/2012/02/santonio.html

http://nflprozach.blogspot.com/2012/03/tebow-to-ny-jets.html 

NY JETS: Fates of Three Key Jets Are Intertwined

By CHASE STUART

http://fifthdown.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/10/30/fates-of-three-key-jets-are-intertwined/

Rex Ryan was hired by Mike Tannenbaum on Jan. 19, 2009. Three months later, they traded up in the 2009 N.F.L. draft to acquire Mark Sanchez. Since that moment, the three of them — the general manager, the head coach and the franchise quarterback — have had their fates intertwined. When the Jets made the A.F.C. championship game in their first season together, they far exceeded expectations, reaching that level far sooner than expected.

In the following off-season, Tannenbaum became the toast of the N.F.L. as he acquired four veterans – Santonio Holmes, LaDainian Tomlinson, Jason Taylor, and Antonio Cromartie — to help put the Jets over the proverbial hump. In August, it was Ryan’s turn to steal the spotlight, as he became a national sensation and the coach everyone wanted to play for following his appearance on HBO’s “Hard Knocks.” During the season, it was Sanchez’s time to shine, as he led the Jets on game-winning drives in the fourth quarter or overtime in six different games, the highest number in the league. The Jets won 11 games and went back to the A.F.C. championship game, but again, were stuck at the Super Bowl’s doorstep.

That was the high-water mark of the Tannenbaum-Ryan-Sanchez era. The Jets regressed to 8-8 last season and with a 3-5 record in 2012, appear to be continuing in a downward spiral. With Tannenbaum, Ryan, and Sanchez forever linked, the question the Jets will have to answer at the end of the season is whether all — or any — of them are the right men to take the Jets back to the Super Bowl.

The Quarterback

Statistically, Sanchez has been a disappointment his entire career with the Jets. On the field, he has struggled with reading defenses and throwing accurate passes, and as a result, he is ranked below the league average in completion percentage and yards per attempt in each of his four seasons in the N.F.L. Only 18 quarterbacks in N.F.L. history have ranked below league average in those categories while playing for the same team in three consecutive years. Perhaps surprisingly, all but three — Joe Ferguson, Mark Malone, and an aging Marc Bulger — returned to the same team for a fourth season.

Of the remaining 15, one was Phil Simms, who tore his knee in the 1982 preseason, ending his streak of mediocre play. It wasn’t until he turned 30 that Simms had his first statistically solid season in 1985. David Woodleyreturned to Miami but lost his job to Dan Marino. Kyle Boller went back to Baltimore, but Steve McNair was acquired to replace him. Sanchez and Matt Cassel each received a fourth year in 2012 to prove themselves.

That leaves 10 quarterbacks who had three straight years of below average play in both yards per attempt and completion percentage, and were brought back by their team and remained as starters. Five quarterbacks — Donovan McNabb, Tobin Rote, Jim Hart, John Elway, and Drew Bledsoe — responded with above-average seasons in their fourth year in at least one of the two categories.

The other five? All again finished below average in the two categories for a fourth straight season. Mike Phipps in Cleveland, Rick Mirer in Seattle, Trent Dilfer in Tampa Bay and Joey Harrington in Detroit were the first four; the fifth was Eli Manning. I excluded Manning’s rookie season because he did not have enough pass attempts to qualify, but technically, he finished below average in both completion percentage and yards per attempt in each of the first five seasons of his career.

Sanchez currently ranks 33rd in completion percentage and 31st in yards per attempt, so absent Peyton Manning wearing his jersey for the rest of the year, Sanchez is going to finish below average for the fourth straight season in both categories. In Kansas City, Matt Cassel may match his streak, although his days with the Chiefs are numbered.

Can the Jets justify starting Sanchez in Year 5? If previous examples are considered, it’s doubtful. Mike Phipps, like Sanchez, was a top-five pick a franchise gambled on. In fact, Cleveland traded the future Hall of Fame wide receiver Paul Warfield to Miami to acquire Phipps, so the Browns were very hesitant to admit their mistake. In his fifth year, Phipps entered the season as the starter but an injury in the season opener against the Jets allowed Brian Sipe to take the job. Mirer was also a top-five pick, but after his fourth year, the Seahawks traded him to the Bears. Somehow, they were able to package him with a fourth-round pick for Chicago’s first-round selection. Tampa Bay, a team that was able to win despite its poor quarterback play because of a great defense, kept Dilfer as the starter in his fifth year, although an injury paved the way for the team to move on. Detroit traded Harrington after his fourth season to Miami for a late round pick. And while Manning’s individual statistics were not impressive, he had already won a Super Bowl with the Giants, ending any questions about his job security.

If the Jets go into the 2013 season with Sanchez as the starter, they will essentially be giving him as long a leash as any quarterback in N.F.L. history has ever had. There are obviously other considerations with Sanchez. He will cost the Jets salary cap over $17 million if they release him before the start of the 2014 season. As it stands, the Jets will pay him nearly $13 million in 2013. But it’s the extreme exception to the rule for a quarterback to have four consecutive years of mediocre play be given the starting job in his fifth year on a silver platter. When a highly drafted quarterback struggles so consistently and fails to develop, there are usually severe ramifications. And they extend far beyond the quarterback.

The Coach

From 1998 to 2008, 30 quarterbacks were selected in the first round of the draft. In only nine of those instances was the head coach still around after five years. Mike Smith and John Harbaugh have had consistent success sinceMatt Ryan and Joe Flacco were drafted, so it’s no surprise they survived. The same is true with Tom Coughlin with Eli Manning, who managed to win in a Super Bowl in that time frame. Marvin Lewis and Andy Reid were in no danger of being fired after Carson Palmer and Donovan McNabb were drafted. Only four of the coaches drafted disappointing quarterbacks and still survived, but there were extenuating circumstances in each case.

Brian Billick whiffed on the Kyle Boller pick, but winning a Super Bowl gives you a lot of leeway. Jeff Fisher had a long history of success before the team drafted — in the eyes of many, against the wishes of Fisher — Vince Young, and the Titans saved Fisher’s job with a 6-2 run to finish Year 4 of the Young era. Byron Leftwich wasn’t a home run, but four years later, Jacksonville was in the playoffs with David Garrard at quarterback, so the team wasn’t going to fire Del Rio (yet). And in Chicago, Dick Jauron was on the hot seat after theCade McNown pick turned into a disaster. To the surprise of most, Chicago chose to bring Jauron back for a fifth year, and the team bottomed out to a 4-12 season and fired Jauron a season too late.

If you whiff on a first-round pick, you better find a new one (like Del Rio), finish Year 4 strong (like Fisher) or have a ring on your finger (Billick) to avoid getting fired before Year 5. In Detroit, Jim Schwartz is in a similar situation, although the Lions were so bad for so long and Matthew Staffordwas so successful last year that his seat is not yet hot. But when a quarterback busts, somebody must be the sacrificial lamb. Last year, Ryan made that the offensive coordinator Brian Schottenheimer. This season, there is no one left to blame.

More damning for Ryan is the decline of the unit he directly oversees. The Jets’ defense has regressed under Ryan in nearly every key category since he took over. The team ranked 1st in points allowed in 2009, then 6th in 2010, 20th in 2011, and 24th so far in 2012. The Jets ranked 1st, 3rd, 5th and now 16th in yards allowed over that same time frame. Against the pass, the Jets ranked 1st in net yards per attempt allowed in 2009, but have slipped to 4th, then 7th, and now 12th. The run defense was strong in Ryan’s early years — ranking in the top 12 in rushing yards and rushing touchdowns allowed in 2009 and 2010 — before regressing last year (13th in yards, 27th in touchdowns) and collapsing so far this year (29th and 25th, respectively). It hasn’t helped that players seen as Ryan favorites such as Eric Smith and Bart Scott, have seen dramatic drop-offs in play.

The General Manager

Ultimately, Tannenbaum’s legacy will be tied to Ryan and Sanchez. But he made several questionable decisions that have backfired on him. Over the last several years, Tannenbaum consistently mortgaged the future in a valiant but apparently unsuccessful attempt to win a Super Bowl before the window closed. After the Jets made consecutive trips to the A.F.C. championship game, that strategy made sense, but it has backfired at nearly every step along the way.

From 2007 to 2012, the Jets had just 31 draft picks, by far the fewest in the league. The Jets traded a second-round pick to move up in the first round of the 2007 draft to select Darrelle Revis; later in that draft, they traded a third-round pick to move up in the second round to draft David Harris. The moves provided immediate dividends and seemingly convinced Tannenbaum that such a strategy was the best way to build the team.

The Jets gave up a fourth-round pick to move up six spots to draft Dustin Keller in the 2008 draft, and third- and fifth-round picks to acquire Kris Jenkins from the Panthers. They also traded what turned out to be a third-round pick to get Brett Favre from the Packers. But the real wheeling and dealing began when Ryan arrived.

The Jets traded up in the 2009 draft to acquire Sanchez, losing a second-round pick in the process. Then the Jets gave up their fourth- and seventh-round picks to move up in the third round to draft Shonn Greene. New York also gave Philadelphia a fifth round pick to acquire Lito Sheppard.

The Jets stood pat in the first two rounds of the 2010 draft, but selected Kyle Wilson and Vlad Ducasse, two players who haven’t come close to meeting expectations. The third-round pick that year was lost in the Braylon Edwardstrade; the Jets then traded up in the fourth round, giving up a sixth-round pick in the process, to draft Joe McKnight.

The 2011 draft was without a second-round pick thanks to the Cromartie trade, and then Tannenbaum traded up in the second round of the 2012 draft — losing a fifth- and a seventh-round pick in the process — to draft Stephen Hill. New York’s fourth-round pick was lost to in the acquisition of Tim Tebow, the best punt protector money could buy.

But it wasn’t just the draft where Tannenbaum sacrificed the future to beef up the current team. The Jets gave expensive contract extensions to Holmes,D’Brickashaw Ferguson, David Harris, Bart Scott and Sanchez. All five players have failed to come close to living up to those new deals. The moves were designed to free up cap space at the time to allow the Jets to better position themselves for a final push. Instead, the team has taken multiple steps backward and now has to pay those bills. The most damning move was the extension given to Sanchez, which now hamstrings the team, preventing it from moving on from the quarterback without serious penalty for at least another year. Tannenbaum and Ryan may not be so fortunate.

2013 NY JETS NFL MOCK DRAFT ROUNDS 1-7

Assuming the NY JETS end up picking in the middle of rounds 1-7, here is a late October look at who they should draft. If I were Mike Tannenbaum, I would start accumulating more picks immediately. Jeff Fisher of the St. Louis Rams is already putting the word out that players are available and he has a plethora of picks next year! Tanny won't because he is in Tantasy Land! The NY JETS need to start turning over a portion of their roster.

Round 1: Sione Pouha's back is worrisome. Kendrick Ellis is injury prone. Mike DeVito may not be re-signed. #1 position to be addressed.

• Pick: Jesse Williams – DT - Alabama

• Height/Weight: 6'4” - 320

Round 2: Ducasse and Slauson are getting beat. A quality guard who can slide over to tackle is needed. This guy could be a perennial pro bowler.

• Pick: Larry Warford – Guard - Kentucky

• Height/Weight: 6'-3” - 343
  
  

Round 3: (From Sanchez or Tebow trade)

Bryan Thomas & Calvin Pace are nearing the end. This mammoth has an enormous wing span with killer speed and quickness. All 6'8” of him! Margus Hunt is an example of the new breed of NFL player. This is from Wikipedia: Margus Hunt (born 14 July 1987 in Karksi-Nuia) is an Estonian multi-sport athlete who competes in the discus throw and shot put in addition to playing college football. He is the former world junior record holder in discus throw.

• Pick: Margus Hunt – DE/OLB – Southern Methodist
• Height / Weight: 6'8” 275

Round 3: I like Sanchez and I like Tebow. Trade one of them to Kansas City or Jacksonville for a 3. Draft this Amish Stud. Projected as a 7^th rounder now, but will climb by the end of the season.

• Pick: Collin Klein – QB – Kansas State
• Height / Weight: 6'5” 225
  
  
  
  

Round 4: (6^th & 7^th picks) Kerley and Stephen Hill are carrying the load. I've traded Holmes for a 5th. Denard is coming out as a WR from Michigan, not a QB. I love this pick! JETS need a possession receiver/play maker...here he is.

• Pick: Denard Robinson – WR – Michigan
• Height/Weight 5'11” 197

Round 4: Josh Mauga is a good back up. Time to start thinking about a future replacement for David Harris.

• Pick: Shayne Skov – ILB – Stanford
• Height/Weight – 6'3” 242

Round 5: More beef and height for an aging defense. This guy is NFL ready!

• Pick: Devin Taylor – DE/OLB – South Carolina

• Height/Weight: 6'7” 267

Round 5: (TRADE: Santonio Holmes to Cowboys for 5th) Eat some salary Tanny for your blunder.

Need more depth here. Antonio Allen and Josh Bush look like they will work out. Could be Eric Smith's last hurrah’s. Williams may not last to the 5^th, but if he does, grab him!

• Pick: Shawn Williams – SS – Georgia

Height/Weight: 6'1” 218

Round 6: TRADE ( for 4^th)

Round 7: TRADE ( for 4th)

NY Jets 2013 NFL MOCK DRAFT Rounds 1-7

I will update if Tanny makes moves before the deadline aquiring (Doubtful) or giving up (Bet on it) soon....

NY JETS: WITH REVIS OUT, SHOULD THE JETS CLEAN HOUSE?

Darrelle Revis, top five defensive player in the NFL, is out for the year. Before his injury, Gang Green looked good on defense. Not great...Good. Good enough to win some games if the offense could score some points. Not a lot of points....Some. Well, now Revis is out and all bets are off...Unless....It's Tebow time! Bring the freak in and let it roll. What do you have to lose? Sanchez is the lowest rated QB in the league. His fault or not the J-E-T-S JETS JETS JETS need to wake up! TEBOW OR BUST!

Start the process of trading the dead wood now. Start accumulating draft picks for next year and beyond. My colleague at NFL PRO ZACH, The Professor, suggested trading all players over the age of 28. He may be on to something. The players coming out of college now are NFL READY! There is noticable strength & speed differences in the younger teams in the NFL. The NY JETS look slow.

Here's the list:

-Calvin Pace: He's worth a 5^th or 6^th round pick. Sign Sapp from the practice squad and promote Maybin.

-Dustin Keller: He's worth a 3^rd or 4^th round pick. Sign Hayden Smith from the practice squad and promote Epps. Heck, Tebow needs a Rugby player on the field!

-Mike Devito: He's worth a 5^th or 6^th round pick. Promote Coples.

-Santonio Holmes: Eat some salary and get a 3^rd round pick from the Cowboys!

-Eric Smith: Get a 6^th.

-Bryan Thomas: trade him for complaining about being cut then resigned! Get a 6^th rounder.

-Mark Sanchez: Get a 3^rd round pick and move on. The Browns or Chiefs may take him.

Let's get this done Tanny!

NFL TRADE DEADLINE:

The National Football League's deadline is the Tuesday following the eighth week (formally sixth) of the regular season, which typically falls in mid-October. However, this was changed for the 2012 N.F.L. Season, with the deadline being moved ahead two weeks in hopes of more trade activity at the deadline. Usually, there is fairly little activity on this day and almost no star players are ever dealt to other clubs on the sixth week of the season. The early deadline, along with players having to learn a whole new system on the fly, along with the salary cap often makes it difficult to make blockbuster trades on this day, unlike most other sports. 

NY JETS SIGN JONATHAN GRIMES

From article while Grimes was a Texan  in preseason

Jonathan Grimes

Running Back Jonathan Grimes has recently been getting a lot of attention from Texans’ coaches at practice. In his senior season at William & Mary, Grimes led the nation with 228.18 all-purpose-yards per game and became the most decorated player in Colonial Athletic Association History with 11 all-american honors. In addition to his athletic achievements, Grimes has an interesting background as a musician.

1. Grimes is an avid pianist and earned a music degree from William & Mary.

2. He is the youngest of three siblings, with an older brother and sister.

3. At age 7, his father gave him the ultimatum that he could not keep playing football unless he learned to play the piano. He was active as a kid and had difficulty sitting down to learn the piano, but began to appreciate music once he learned popular songs.

4. He makes his own music with his William & Mary roommate Kelly Fitzgerald, who plays the drums. They have yet to officially release anything, but have written several songs together.

5. Grimes enjoys playing gospel songs, and was most influenced by the pianist in his hometown parish.

6. William & Mary is, by his own admission, a “nerdy” school. One of his favorite events during the year was Audio Adventure, in which students follow instructions from an audio recording that leads them to various locations around campus.

7. Grimes became friends with Shawn Loiseau the last time that they were in Houston. Neither of them had a car, and they spent a lot of time walking around the neighborhood surrounding Reliant Stadium together.

8. At William & Mary a fan once waited several hours into the night just to get his autograph after a game. The fan waited so late that only Grimes’ family was still waiting for him.

9.According to other players on the team, Grimes has no swag. He explains that he is old-school, and tries to be simple by not wearing gloves at practice or wearing anything flashy. He also carries Arian Foster’s pads at practice.

10. Grimes has been relatively quiet about his piano playing, but word has finally gotten out.  

NY JETS: Finally an Analyst with some MOXIE!

BrainHeat Says....I've been saying this since January! Way to go Heath!!!!

ESPN Article - Click Here

By James Walker - ESPN New York

Analyst: Tebow can lead Jets to playoffs

Heath Evans - NFL Network

The New York Jets’ first game of the regular season is not until Sunday. But the calls for Tim Tebow are already underway. 

NFL Network analyst Heath Evans is the first to jump the Tebow bandwagon. Evans says the Jets can win 10 games this season if they don’t waste their time with starter Mark Sanchez.

Start Tebow now, Evans advises, and the Jets will make the playoffs. 

"A Rex Ryan defense and a Tebow-led offense could work together to easily frustrate 10 teams on the Jets' schedule. New York's defense matches up extremely well with almost every squad the Jets play this season, except for the Patriots, Houston Texans and Pittsburgh Steelers.

If the Jets turn Tebow loose under new offensive coordinator Tony Sparano, and truly play "ground and pound" football, they could make the playoffs in 2012, rather than miss out for a second consecutive season."

Tim Tebow - NY Jets

Are the Jets a playoff team with Tebow this year? I don't see it.

I think New York's best chance to win is with Sanchez passing well and Tebow running well. Asking Tebow to be the primary passer on the team is risky given his very bad mechanics and lacking accuracy.

The Jets would have to change their entire offense and this is a team that probably couldn't handle something so drastic. Tebow worked his magic last year as the starter with the Denver Broncos, but I can’t see a repeat of that with the Jets. New York should stick with Sanchez unless he struggles. 

NY JETS vs. Buffalo Bills: What to look for

By BrainHeat
NFL PRO ZACH Staff Writer


We (Jet fans) are a bit confused to what the Jets will do on Sunday. Their are many questions that will be answered in this game, but some will remain. That includes the QB situation.




Here are some questions that need to be answered:

LaRon Landry - NY JETS

1. Will Tim Tebow play a major role in the offense?
2. Will Tim Tebow make a difference on special teams?
3. Will Mark Sanchez step up and play a solid game?
4. Is Bilal Powell a major upgrade from Joe McKnight as the 3rd down back?
5. Can Austin Howard stop Mario Williams?
6. Will Stephen Hill stretch the field and catch some balls, causing the defense to step back and respect him, which in turn helps the running game?
7. Are Calvin Pace, Bryan Thomas and Bart Scott a step slower?
8. Will Santonio Holmes keep his trap shut in the huddle?
9. Will LaRon Landry be the force he was in the past and lay some nasty hits?
10. Will Quinton Coples and Muhammad Wilkerson live up to expectations?
11. Will Demario Davis see action other than special teams?
12. Malone who? Can this guy kick like Weatherford in the good ol' days?
13. Will Sione Pouha see action? Is he hurt more than we are being led to believe?
14. Will Maybin create Mayhem?
15. And the one we are all waiting for......Wildcat! Will it be effective?

We shall see folks....We shall see!

NY JETS: Practice Squad Additions & Waiver Awards

article from newyorkjets.com

The New York Jets have claimed nose tackle Isaako Aaitui and wide receiver Clyde Gates from Miami and tight end Konrad Reuland from San Francisco and have waived safety Antonio Allen, defensive tackle Marcus Dixon and tight end Dedrick Epps. The team has also signed seven players to their practice squad. The announcements were made by general manager Mike Tannenbaum.

AWARDED ON WAIVERS

Aaitui (6'4", 315) entered the NFL as an undrafted free agent with Miami on Oct. 4, 2011, as a member of the Dolphins practice squad, where he spent the final 13 weeks of the season. He spent this past training camp with the Dolphins prior to being waived on Friday.

Gates (5'11", 197), a former fourth-round draft pick by Miami in 2011, caught two passes last season for 19 yards and returned 34 kickoffs for 843 yards (24.3 average). He spent training camp with the Dolphins prior to being waived on Friday.

Reuland (6'4", 260) was signed as an undrafted free agent by San Francisco on July 27, 2011. He was waived Sept. 3 by the 49ers following training camp, then was added to their practice squad the next day and spent all 17 weeks of the regular season there. In two seasons at Stanford, Reuland appeared in 26 games (nine starts) after spending two seasons (2006-07) at Notre Dame and was named an All-Pac-10 honorable mention selection as a senior in 2010.

WAIVED

S -Antonio AllenMARCUS DIXON, 

DT -Marcus Dixon

TE -Dedrick Epps

SIGNED TO PRACTICE SQUAD

T -Paul Cornick

LB -Marcus Dowtin

DB -Donnie Fletcher

WR -Royce Pollard

LB -Ricky Sapp

TE -Hayden Smith

WR -Jordan White

NY JETS: 7 more Gone

Here are the last seven cuts to bring the roster down to 53. 
Sorry to see the Aussie go...

RB — Terrance Ganaway
WR — Royce Pollard, Jordan White
TE — Hayden Smith
OL — Paul Cornick
LB — Ricky Sapp
DB — Donnie Fletcher

NY JETS: ROSTER CUTS

The NY JETS cut 15 players and have 7 more to go. I hope some of these players make the practice squad.

QB — Matt Simms
WR — Joseph Collins, Eron Riley
OL — Robert Griffin
TE — Tarren Lloyd
DL — Jay Richardson, Martin Tevaseu
LB — Marcus Dowtin, Brett Roy
DB — LeQuan Lewis, D’Anton Lynn, Julian Posey
P — Spencer Lanning

I'm cheering for DE Jay Richardson and OL Robert Griffin. 

Rumor has it FB John Conner is safe. 

NY JETS: Remembering Last Year's Run & John 3:16: Meaning Of Tim Tebow's Touted Bible Verse

Tim Tebow - John 3:16

Just get it over with! Trade Mark Sanchez and start Tim Tebow!

The below article is from the Huffington Post - Religion

Broncos star Tim Tebow once touted the Bible passage John 3:16 on his eye-black during his days as a Florida Gator, but the scripture passage gained more attention after the quarterback's 316 yards passing helped Denver clinch a nail-biting, overtime victory against the Pittsburgh Steelers on Sunday.

The quarterback's highly publicized Christian image has long been discussed among sports fans nationwide, but what's the significance of Tebow's favorite scripture passage and how has religion played a role in sports?

John 3:16 is a central scripture passage for Evangelical Christians, and it reads:

"For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life."

Tim Tebow - John 3:16 

When Tebow etched the scripture in his eye-black for the 2009 BCS Championship Game, about 92 million people conducted a web search for the term, the Palm Beach Post reports.

During the game against the Steelers, the three-number sequence popped up more than a few times.

CBS reports:

As our brilliant commenters point out below, Tebow completed 10 passes. That means he averaged 31.6 yards per pass. His final pass was to Thomas who just happens to have been born on Christmas Day. (!)

Oh and this: the Steelers-Broncos game was the most-watched wild-card game since 1988. In the final quarter-hour, the overnight rating was 31.6. Weird stuff man, weird stuff.

As it turns out, the lone interception thrown in the game on Sunday night came from Ben Roethlisberger. What down and distance were involved when he threw it? Third and 16. Of course.

But despite all of the flak, Tebow, perhaps unsurprisingly, had one person to thank after Sunday's win.

"First and foremost I just want to thank my Lord and savior, Jesus Christ. He's done so much in my life."

See BrainHeats Article on The NY Jets

NY JETS: John Riggins

NFL PRO ZACH PIC REEL

BRING ON THE FRO JOHN!!!!

VINTAGE!!!!!

Was Riggins moonlighting with Steppenwolf??????

John Riggins - NY JETS

Amani Toomer Agrees with BrainHeat!

Start Tebow! 

Trade Sanchez to Arizona!

Click Here for NY Daily News Article

NY JETS: Darelle Revis & LaRon Landry Connection

Revis Wiki

Revis announced he would forgo his senior year at Pittsburgh to enter the 2007 NFL Draft; he was considered one of the top 3 cornerbacks available—along with Leon Hall of Michigan and Aaron Ross of Texas and was one of the 30 to be drafted. Though he received an invitation to the NFL Scouting Combine, he chose not to attend, as he had a strained hamstring. He instead performed at Pittsburgh's Pro Day.

Though Revis was not the first defensive back selected in the draft (LaRon Landry, who was selected by the Washington Redskins, was the first), he was the first cornerback taken that year. The New York Jets traded their first-round selection, the first of their second-round selections and their fifth-round selection to the Carolina Panthers for the chance to move from the 25th pick to the 14th pick, one slot ahead of Revis' hometown Pittsburgh Steelers. With their selection, the Jets drafted Revis. Revis missed the first 21 days of training camp over a contract dispute however he eventually came to an agreement with the team on August 15, 2007.

Landry Wiki

The Washington Redskins selected Landry in the first round of the 2007 NFL Draft with the sixth overall pick. He was one of four LSU players taken in the first round of that draft, along with quarterback JaMarcus Russell, and wide receivers Dwayne Bowe and Craig Davis. On July 22, the Redskins signed Landry to a five-year, $41.5 million contract that included $17.5 million in guarantees.