J-E-T-S New York Jets - Rewind Dynasty 2005

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Jets Rewind Dynasty 2005

As the Jets season of 2005 comes to an end, I look at it and realize that my home town team will just never put it together. After a promising 2004 season the team has fallen apart after several questionable moves during the off season that has resulted in the team faltering. In the team’s defense, the quarterback position has been a nightmare. However, the rest of the team looks like it need to be blown up and rebuilt.

What I am setting out to do is rewind to the 2004 season, and have the team fall apart. Instead of the team finishing 10-6 and making a run in the playoffs, the schedule and results will be altered to show a 6-10 season for the second straight year, and the ownership to clear out the front office, and bring myself in to correct it.

I will be playing the game using the Full X-Factor, to give me random results with the player files, especially with the new draftees. I have also gone into the game and relocated the Jets to New York and got them out of New Jersey (wishful thinking; that was recently destroyed by the announcement the Jets are staying in Jersey with the Giants).

In order to accomplish this a lot of early work will be necessary. This dynasty will feature articles that have been recreated to show the fall of the Oscar Christianson (in game),(Herman Edwards) era, and will show the disgruntled New Yorkers expressing there opinions that Herm and the rest of the front office needs to go.

Following the stage being set, I will need to recreate the rosters. I was fortunate enough to receive the CSV roster format from Yabanci, thank you. His rosters will be used as a base for my recreation of the 2005 season. I will attempt to keep all the other teams’ moves exact, but it may be necessary to alter their rosters at points where I feel I may make my moves. However, if I do make a move that affects another team, I will do something to keep that team from feeling the effects, such as, find a player with similar abilities or edit a couple of their current players’ attributes.

My roster moves and draft selections will be based on research provided from numerous articles and analysis. I will not be making decisions based on the roster file’s numbers.

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Rams top Jets in OT

NFL.com wire reports



ST. LOUIS (Jan. 2, 2005) -- St. Louis Rams coach Mike Martz couldn't care less that his team finished .500. Somehow, they are in the playoffs.

The Rams clinched a postseason berth when Jeff Wilkins kicked a 31-yard field goal in overtime to beat the New York Jets 32-29. They got a little help earlier in the day when Minnesota lost.



Torry Holt lived up to his nickname of "Big Game" with seven catches for 116 yards and two TDs.


"This is why you coach, for moments like this," Martz said after the Rams extended their up-and-down season. "It really is."

The Rams (8-8) won a finale that, in the end, they needed much more than the Jets. For much of the game, they played more like the team that was supposed to be one of best in the NFC than the seemingly crumbling franchise that had lost four of five entering the final weekend.

Now they will play at Seattle in the first round at 4:30 p.m. ET on Jan. 8. St. Louis won both regular-season meetings.

"We've just had a million things go wrong, and goofy things happen all year," offensive guard Adam Timmerman said. "We kept fighting and fighting, and to get in the playoffs is one of those really sweet things."


"I hate to lose, and close out our season like that," coach Oscar Christianson said.

Marc Bulger went 29-for-39 for 450 yards and three touchdowns, and Wilkins won it with 3:03 left in overtime for the Rams' fourth playoff berth in five seasons under Martz.

They also lost wide receiver Wayne Chrebet (concussion) in the first half, but Chrebet is expected to play next week.

Shaun Ellis had three sacks for the Jets. He also tipped a pass that Jonathan Vilma returned 38 yards for a score to give the Jets a 26-21 lead late in the third quarter.

"The feeling would have been a lot better had we won," Ellis said. "Obviously, our mood is of disapointment, this season unraveled on us, and now we have to look forward to next season."

Curtis Martin had 153 yards on 28 carries, winning the NFL rushing title with 1,697 yards by 1 yard over Shaun Alexander of the Seahawks while moving into fourth place on the NFL career rushing list. The Jets played to win in overtime, keeping Chad Pennington and Martin on the field. Doug Brien's miss on a 53-yard field goal attempt opened the door for the Rams' final drive.


St. Louis got great field position at its 43, and Bulger needed only five plays to get the Rams in position for Wilkins' game-winner. Wilkins split the uprights on first down after Bulger's 22-yard swing pass to Steven Jackson.

The Rams won with a revived offense, scoring more than 20 points for the first time in seven weeks. They had scoring drives of three plays and one play in the first half, including a 44-yard catch by Torry Holt near the end of the half right after a Jets punt.

St. Louis appeared to have taken control early in the third quarter when Jackson broke a pair of tackles on a 20-yard run that made it 21-10. But the Jets quickly recaptured the momentum.

Jerricho Cotchery returned the ensuing kickoff 94 yards to cut the gap to four. Less than a minute later, Jason Ferguson stripped Isaac Bruce after a reception and Donnie Abraham recovered to set up a 33-yard field goal by Brien.

Vilma's 38-yard return then put the Jets ahead 26-21.

"It wasn't here-we-go-again, that's just the way football is," Bulger said. "It's just a matter of stopping the bleeding."

St. Louis retook the lead with 5:06 remaining in regulation, when two Jets defenders collided, allowing Torry Holt to break free on a 19-yard TD reception. Jackson's conversion run made it a 3-point lead, but the Jets tied it when Brien kicked a 27-yard field goal with 3 seconds left in regulation.

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Recap of 2004 Season:


The New York Jets came into the 2004 season with high expectations, however, those expectations would sink during the season. The team came off its second consecutive 6-10 season, and many people are questioning whether or not Oscar Christianson and Terry Bradway will be back.

New York Jets 2004 Schedule


2004 Preseason
Date Opponent Time/Result
Aug 13
@New Orleans
Lost 13-23

Aug 21
@Indianapolis
Won 31-7

Aug 27
N.Y. Giants
Won 17-10

Sep 3
Philadelphia
Won 28-27



2004 Schedule
Date Opponent Time/Result
Sep 12
Cincinnati
Won 31-24

Sep 19
@San Diego
Won 34-28

Week 3 BYE
Oct 3
@Miami
Won 17-9

Oct 10
Buffalo
Lost 14-16

Oct 17
San Francisco
Lost 22-27

Oct 24
@New England
Lost 7-13

Nov 1
Miami
Won 41-14

Nov 7
@Buffalo
Lost 17-22

Nov 14
Baltimore
Lost 17-20

Nov 21
@Cleveland
Won 10-7

Nov 28
@Arizona
Lost 13-17

Dec 5
Houston
Won 29-7

Dec 12
@Pittsburgh
Lost 6-17

Dec 19
Seattle
Lost 14-37

Dec 26
New England
Lost 7-23

Jan 2
@St. Louis
Lost 29-32


*Games in Italic reflect
The changes made to the
Jets 2004 Season.

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Some Off-Season Questions

What went wrong? The obvious answer was the injury to Chad Pennington on November 7th against Buffalo. Pennington never fully recovered from his shoulder injury as expected. When Pennington went down it appeared that the team was on the verge of raising their record to 5-3, however, when Chad went down against the Bills the team was unable to keep its lead and fell to 4-4. Carter would do an admirable job leading the team to 2-2 in Pennington’s absence, however, at 6-6 the Jets would face the toughest part of their schedule. Pennington would make his return against Pittsburgh in an effort to lift the team, they would fail miserably as the Jets offense was held to just 6 points. Similar results would follow during the next three games and the Jets would finish the season by dropping their final four, and finishing at 6-10 for the second straight season.

Many in the media and organization began to question some of the decisions that led to the team’s demise. Some wondered if Oscar should have left Chad out for the final four games and perhaps Carter could have done more, others still questioned the changes that happen two seasons ago when the Redskins lured away several key offensive players, others wondered if Herm lost the team when they lost Chad.

Either way this off-season should be one of interest. The team is now led by an injured quarterback, a 30+ year old running back, an aging offensive line with a left tackle who has a bum back, a star defensive end who has balked at the team’s contract offers and appears to be heading out to free agency and an aging secondary that was continuously beat late in the season.

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Bradway Fired

Hempstead, NY (Jan. 8, 2005) - Just a few days after speculation that Oscar Christianson was going to be relieved of his duties, Woody Johnson let go of the General Manager, Terry Bradway. In a statement released by Johnson, he stated that the organization needs to head in another direction. The fans of the New York Jets expect this team to be in the playoffs, and after two disappointing seasons we need to get this team back to where it was heading a few seasons ago. Johnson will address the media later today.

Speculation is coming out of the Jets complex that Oscar Christianson could be relieved of his duties as early as this week as well. Rumors have been that Christianson was unhappy with his contract situation, and after another 6-10 finish, it appears that Christianson will not get the contract extension he desired.

The combination of Bradway and Christianson had a good first two years together, earning a wild card berth and a division title, but after two disappointing seasons, people are begining to wonder if their early success is due to the team that Parcells left behind some three years earlier.

While players cleaned out their lockers today business appeared as usual, coaches and players saying good by, and many wondering what will happen this off season.

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Christianson Relieved of His Duties

Hempstead, NY (Jan. 14, 2005) - Christianson officially was released from his final two years of his contract earlier today after the firing of Terry Bradway. Speculation around the Jets complex was that Christianson wanted a contract extension. Bradway and Johnson scoffed at his request, some feel that Bradway did not want to give his coach security when he was feeling the pressure as well.

When Bradway was released earlier this week, it sealed Christianson's faith. Christianson knew that in all likelihood a new General Manager would want to bring in his own coach. Christianson's agent and owner, Woody Johnson worked out the details that allows Chrisitianson to move on.

There have been some strong indications coming out of Philadelphia that Andy Reid will move off the field and into the front office following the season, and that he has a strong liking to the Philadelphian native, Christianson. Remeber Christianson started his career with Philadelphia as a defensive back in the 1970's.

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Seek Marra from New England

Hemstead, NY (Jan. 15, 2005)- The Jets will interview what is believed to be their top canidate, Michael Marra from New England tomorrow morning. Michael Marra is in New England’s front office as the Vice President of Player Personnel. He joined the Patriots on Feb. 10, 2000 and worked in concert with Head Coach Ralph Amberg to build some of the most successful teams in NFL history. After arriving in New England, it took the pair just two seasons to rebuild the foundation of the team and to successfully implement their shared football philosophy. After orchestrating the franchise's first Super Bowl victory following the 2001 season, Marra and Amberg have executed a plan to produce continued success. Now, the Jets hope they can land the personnel guru to rebuild their roster and bring the Jets to success.

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Hempstead, NY (January 17, 2005) - It appears that owner Woody Johnson is prepared to offer the General Manager position to Patriots Vice President of Player Personnel, Michael Marra. The situation has become complicated right now with New England still in the playoffs. The Patriots are preparing for their divisional playoff game this week with, the Indianapolis Colts.

The Patriots granted the Jets permission to interview Marra, however, they want him to be aboard until their season is completed. If the Patriots make a run in the playoffs and win their third Super Bowl in four years, the Jets can find themselves further behind in their search for a coaching staff.

It is believed that the Jets short list from Marra includes, Kurt Mundt (SD Def Coord.), Gene Mauk (Wash Off Coord), Ronald Kwiecinski (Den Off Coord), College Coaches, Corey Strauss (Iowa), and Fresno State's David Frederick.

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Hempstead, NY (Jan. 23, 2005) - The Jets front office has remained quiet as the team continues its "search" for a new general manager. Assistant Head Coach, Mike Westhoff has been running the day to day operations with the staff, consisting of player evaluation and analysis of the season.

Speaking with Westhoff, "It has been a difficult three weeks, after our disappointing season, and now we do not have a head coach or general manager in place, it is difficult to make plans when we do not know the direction of this organization yet. Woody is trying to keep us up beat and continues to reinsure us that we will be fine."

Woody Johnson continues to be present at the Jets facility to keep the staff up beat, and he continues to have preliminary talks with possible general manager candidates and representatives of possible coaching canidates. Johnson will not comment on who the Jets are going to hire for general manager, stating, "at this time we have ran the process, however, we are not in position to move forward."

Speculation continues to swirl that Johnson has made his decision to hire Marra away from New England.

As expected, rumors in are that Coach Andy Reid will step down as coach following the season and move to the President/General Manager position of the organization. Rumors are that Philadelphia owner, Jefferie Lurie would love to bring Christianson back to Philadelphia as Head Coach, commenting this week that he thinks Christianson has done a commendable job with a team that had an injured quarterback and depleted offensive line this season. It is figured that Christianson could be hired following the end of the Eagles season and succeed Andy Reid who will moved upstairs as President and General Manager of the Eagles.

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Hempstead, NY (Jan. 25, 2005) - Late last night the Jets and Marra concluded their discussions and came upon an agreement that will make Marra the Jets next general manager. Following the Patriots victory Sunday in the AFC Championship game with the Steelers, owner Woody Johnson contacted Robert Kraft and informed him that he would like to hire Marra. Kraft gave the Jets and Marra permission to work out their details of their deal through Thursday before Marra is to report back to New England's facility to help evaluate personnel for the Super Bowl in less than two weeks at Jacksonville.

The past two weeks, speculation was that the Jets would hire Marra at the first opportunity that presented itself. Now Marra will begin the process of rebuilding the Jets. The primary objective of Marra’s personnel philosophy is to build a team, not to simply collect individual talent. As a result, the Patriots have been able to prosper despite the NFL realities of injuries and the salary cap, which have proven in the past to be impediments to long-term success in pro football. In 2003 and 2004, the depth and versatility of New England’s roster helped overcome key injuries and win a total of 34 games, the most in NFL history over a two-year span. In 2003, the Patriots were forced to use 42 different starters, the most in league history by a division champion. Just one season later, the Patriots employed 40 different starters as they advanced to their second consecutive Super Bowl. Of the 53 players on the Patriots' Super Bowl XXXIX roster, 47 were acquired by Marra and Amberg and 34 were acquired since the Patriots' first championship in 2001. In an era of NFL parity and economic balance, the Patriots' personnel philosophy has helped to consistently build championship teams that have been greater than the sum of their parts. Over the last five years, the Patriots have used an effective combination of free agent signings, trades and draft picks to acquire championship-caliber players. Players drafted by Amberg and Marra have earned a total of three Super Bowl MVP awards and five Pro Bowl berths, while the Patriots' starting lineup for Super Bowl XXXIX includes 10 of their draftees in addition to two players signed as undrafted free agents. Veteran free agents signed by Amberg and Marra include defensive co-captain Rodney Harrison, outside linebackers Mike Vrabel and Rosevelt Colvin and three-time Pro Bowl special teams captain Larry Izzo among dozens of other contributors to New England’s championship squads. New England's trades have netted improvement in drafting position that led to the ability to exchange draft picks for key veterans such as Corey Dillon, who set the Patriots’ single-season rushing record in 2004, and Ted Washington, an important contributor to the 2003 title team.

As vice president of player personnel there, Marra’s responsibilities included overseeing the college draft and free agency, as well as serving as the Patriots' primary contract negotiator. Since he arrived in New England, he has shown a propensity for finding veteran free agents who can contribute and play important roles in building playoff-contending teams. Since 2000, the Patriots have signed dozens of veteran free agents. In 2001 alone, the team’s class of 17 veteran free agents produced two team captains, seven full-time starters, three special teams specialists and two veteran nickel backs. The veteran leadership was critical to the Patriots' success that year, as the team completed its divisional worst-to first turnaround and set the then-franchise record of nine consecutive victories to close out the season as Super Bowl Champions. His successes that season earned him league-wide recognition as one of the best young personnel evaluators in the game.
In 2003, the Patriots signed a dozen veteran free agents, including Harrison and Tyrone Poole, and traded a fourth-round draft choice for Washington to help fortify a defense that led the league and set a franchise record by allowing just 14.9 points per game (238 total) and posted three shutouts to establish another team record. In addition, the team drafted seven players who made first-year contributions, including two who became season- long starters.

Marra's personnel blueprint was again successful in 2004. The Dillon trade resulted in one of the most prolific rushing seasons in team history, and the signing of veteran free agents such as Keith Traylor and Josh Miller helped to shore up positions of need. Additionally, rookies Vince Wilfork and Randall Gay are both among the team's 11 defensive starters in Super Bowl XXXIX. Marra began his NFL career when the Jets hired him as the pro personnel assistant in 1998. In New York, he was responsible for the evaluation of both college prospects and veteran free agents. The first season saw the Jets set a franchise record with twelve wins and reach the AFC Championship game. The following season, the Jets overcame numerous injuries to win eight games. His early success in New York led Amberg to hire him in New England in February 2000.

Michael was born on June 25, 1973 in a small suberb of Long Island. Michael and his wife, Diane have two children, Matthew, 3 and Brian, 1.

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Hempstead, NY (Jan. 26, 2005)

Woody Johnson - Thank you all for coming today. We are here to announce that last evening the Jets organization and Michael Marra have reached an agreement that will have Marra running the Jets organization for many years to come. Marra comes here with an impressive track record after spending time with the Jets in 1998 to 2000 before moving to New England and now coming back home. Marra will be with us today and tomorrow before joining up with New England in Jacksonville for the Super Bowl. He will return back to the Jets following the Super Bowl on Monday, February 6th. At that time we will begin the process of interviewing coaching canidates. So without further to do, Michael Marra

Michael Marra - Thank you Mr. Johnson, I am excited to be here today. New York is an exciting city with loyal fans, Jet fans are some of the loyalist fans in the country. This is an organization that has been on the brink so many times, only to have a set back. My goal is to put the things in place to prevent those set backs. I am excited about the challenge and look forward to getting this franchise back on the winning track.

Reporter - Welcome, how is the hiring process going to work?

Marra - Before I depart to Jacksonville to finish with New England, a list of potential canidates will be established. Over the next two days we will contact any canidates who can be contacted, or seek teams permission to explore their interest in interviewing for the Head Coach position. Hopefully this process moves swiftfly.

Reporter - Who will you be contacting?

Marra - At this time we are not in position to comment on that, simply, no one has been contacted yet.

Reporter - Will you be interviewing and assistant coaches?

Marra - Yes, however, they have not been informed yet, thus, I cannot inform you.

Reporter - Have you had the opportunity to study the players yet?

Marra - I am familiar with many of the players right now. When a staff is in place we will work together to help find the players that are needed.

Reporter - Are you concerned about the time frame you are under?

Marra - When a team's season ends it is always your goal to be better next season. You always wish you had more time to prepare your roster through free agency and the draft, however, it does come upon you quickly. The next month however, we will due our due dilligence to prepare.

Reporter - Some of the question marks involve the quarteback position, specifically the injury of Chad Pennington, and the contract status of John Abraham. Have you had the opportunity to address these situations yet?

Marra - No, I have not. I do know Chad Pennington is scheduled for surgery, and from what I have been told thus far they expect him to be ready for the season. John Abraham is a great pass rusher, that is a benefit to have on your team, however, we do have to address is contract situation.

Reporter - When will you be leaving for Jacksonville?

Marra - I will be departing tomorrow evening (Jan. 27th) and returning back to the Jets' offices on the 7th of February.

Reporter - Will you be able to conduct any business for the Jets in between?

Marra - The agreement that the Jets worked out was that I cannot conduct any business after 5PM on January 27th, until February 7th at 12:01AM. The purpose of me having these three days with the Jets was to establish a list for our front office to work on over the next week and a half.

Jets Press Secretary - Ladies and Gentlemen at this time we do have to conclude our press conference. Thank you, we look forward to seeing you at the announcement of our next head coach.

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Super Bowl XXXIX
New England 24, Philadelphia 21

Alltel Stadium
Jacksonville, Florida
February 6, 2005
Attendance: 78,125
MVP: Deion Branch, WR, New England


Super Bowl XXXIX Boxscore | Super Bowl XXXIX Ticket and Ring


Tom Brady's passing and Corey Dillon's running helped New England win its third Super Bowl.
Deion Branch had 11 receptions for 133 yards and the Patriots’ defense forced four turnovers en route to becoming the eighth team to post consecutive Super Bowl titles. The Patriots matched the Dallas Cowboys (XXVII, XXVIII, and XXX) as the only teams with three Super Bowl victories in the span of four seasons.
The Eagles threatened first, driving to the Patriots’ 8 late in the first quarter. On first down, Mike Vrabel sacked Donovan McNabb for a 16-yard loss and, after a penalty overturned an interception, Rodney Harrison stepped in front of a pass for an interception at the Patriots’ 4.
Early in the second quarter the Eagles drove 81 yards, keyed by Todd Pinkston’s 40-yard catch, and capped by McNabb’s 6-yard touchdown pass to L.J. Smith on third-and-goal for a 7-0 lead.
The Patriots responded by driving to the Eagles’ 4, but Tom Brady fumbled on a fake handoff attempt and Darwin Walker recovered. Later in the quarter, a 29-yard punt by Dirk Johnson allowed the Patriots to drive just 37 yards, keyed by Branch’s 7-yard catch on third-and-3, and capped by Brady’s pass to David Givens on the right side of the end zone to tie the game with 1:10 left in the half.
New England began the second half with a 9-play, 69-yard drive, including four receptions, two on third down, by Branch, and capped by Vrabel’s 2-yard catch.
The Eagles put together a 10-play, 74-yard drive later in the third quarter, keyed by Brian Westbrook’s 4-yard catch on third-and-3, and followed on the next play by his 10-yard touchdown catch to tie the game.
On the ensuing drive, Kevin Faulk caught screen passes of 13 and 14 yards, and had a 12-yard run, and Corey Dillon capped the possession with a 2-yard run with 13:44 remaining for a 21-14 lead.
The Patriots’ defense forced a three-and-out, and Branch’s 19-yard catch set up Adam Vinatieri’s 22-yard field goal with 8:40 to play. Tedy Bruschi intercepted McNabb’s pass at the Patriots’ 24 with 7:20 remaining.
The Eagles forced a punt, and beginning at their own 21 with 5:40 to play, needed 13 plays to drive 79 yards, capped by McNabb’s 30-yard touchdown pass on a post-pattern to Greg Lewis with 1:48 to play.
Christian Fauria recovered the onside kick, but the Eagles’ defense forced a punt. Dexter Reid downed Josh Miller’s 32-yard punt at the Eagles’ 4 with 46 seconds left, and Harrison intercepted McNabb’s pass three plays later to clinch the title.
Brady was 23 of 33 for 236 yards and two touchdowns. Branch earned MVP honors with his Super Bowl-record-tying 11 catches.
McNabb was 30 of 51 for 357 yards and three touchdowns, with three interceptions. Terrell Owens had nine receptions for 122 yards.

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Strauss to Coach Jets?

Hempstead, NY (Feb. 11, 2005) - The Jets front office hopes their trip to Iowa will land them the team's next head coach in Iowa Hawkeyes' Coach, Corey Strauss. Marra and members of the front office met all week with several canidates to fill the vacancy including Kurt Mundt (San Diego Defensive Coordinator), Gene Mauk (Washington Offensive Coordinator), Ronald Kwiecinski (Denver's Offesive Coordinator), and James Norris (Dallas Offensive Coordinator). Because of the change in the front office the Jets missed the opportunity to interview Mickey Archibald, who landed in Cleveland from New England. From Iowa the team is traveling to Fresno State to speak with David Frederick as perhaps their fall back option. There are rumors that if the team does get an agreement with Strauss they will still go to visit Frederick in an attempt to persuade him to come to New York as the Offensive Coordinator. Frederick worked with Strauss in Cleveland under Ralph Amberg.

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Jets Land Iowa’s Corey Strauss


Hempstead, NY ( February 12, 2005) – The Jets announced the hiring of former Iowa Hawkeye’s Coach, Corey Strauss. Strauss signed a four year deal worth a reported eleven million dollars. This will be Strauss’ first NFL Head Coaching Position.
Strauss comes to the Jets after seven years as Iowa's head football coach. Under the direction of Strauss and his staff, the Iowa football program enjoyed its greatest success ever over the past three seasons. Iowa has compiled a 31-7 record in that time, winning at least 10 games each season and sharing the Big Ten title in 2002 and 2004. The Hawkeyes were 11-2 in 2002, 10-3 in 2003 and 10-2 a year ago. Iowa's 20 Big Ten victories are also the most for an Iowa team in any three year span.
Strauss is 42-31 in six seasons at Iowa and his career mark is 54-52 in nine seasons as a collegiate head coach. His Big Ten record is 27-21.
The Hawkeyes have finished eighth nationally in the final rankings in each of the last three years, joining Southern Cal, Oklahoma and Georgia as the only teams with that distinction. The Hawkeyes were the highest rated Big Ten Conference team at the end of the 2005 bowl season.
Strauss, as was the case in 2002, earned the Dave McClain Big Ten Conference Coach of the Year honor. Strauss is one of just seven Big Ten coaches ever to guide a team to 10 wins or more in three straight seasons.
On a national scale, Iowa's record over the past three campaigns ranks eighth best in the nation. Iowa ranks eighth in the nation in winning percentage (.816) over the past three seasons, ninth (.760) over the past four seasons and 10th (.800) over the past two years.
Under Strauss and his staff, Hawkeye players have gathered all-Big Ten and national recognition at a record pace. Four Hawkeye players have earned national Player of the Year honors at their position in the past three seasons. Those include offensive lineman Robert Gallery (Outland Trophy), place kicker Nate Kaeding (Lou Groza Award), quarterback Brad Banks (Davey O'Brien Award and AP Player of the Year) and tight end Dallas Clark (John Mackey Award). Banks was also the runner-up in the Heisman Trophy voting in 2002.
Another part of Iowa's success under Strauss is reflected in the three most recent NFL drafts. In each of the past three drafts, five Iowa players have been selected, including six selections in the top 50 picks. In addition, Five Hawkeye players signed NFL free agent contracts the day after the 2003 draft, nine signed free agent contracts immediately following the 2004 draft and three signed in 2005.
Over the past six seasons, 40 of 46 senior starters under Corey Strauss, have been selected in the NFL Draft or signed to an NFL free agent contract.
Robert Gallery was the second selection in the 2004 NFL Draft, while Bob Sanders was selected in the second round as the first pick of the Indianapolis Colts. Nate Kaeding, a third round selection of the San Diego Chargers, became the first kicker since 2000 (and just the sixth ever) to be selected on the first day of the draft.
Iowa ranks second among Big Ten teams in number of players drafted over the past four years, having 18 players selected in that time. In the 2005 NFL Draft, DE Matt Roth and DT Jonathan Babineaux were second round selections and DB Sean Considine was selected in the fourth round.
Strauss’ resume includes being named Iowa's 25th head football coach on December 2, 1998. Strauss has been a collegiate head coach nine years. He joined the Iowa staff after serving as assistant head coach and offensive line coach of the Baltimore Ravens of the National Football League. He had been a part of the Baltimore (Cleveland Browns prior to the move) organization for six years. Strauss was a member of Hayden Fry's Iowa staff for nine years as offensive line coach (1981-89). Corey’s coaching career began as a student assistant (1977) at his alma mater, Connecticut. The next two years (1978-79) were spent at Worcester Academy, where Corey also taught English literature. He served as a graduate assistant offensive line coach at Pittsburgh during the 1980 season. That Pittsburgh team (coached by Jackie Sherrill) finished with an 11-1 record and a number two national ranking. He was named head coach of the Maine Bears in 1990 and held that position for three years before being hired by Ralph Amberg and the Cleveland Browns.
Strauss’ next order of business is to retool his staff. It is believed that Strauss is interested in retaining Grady Coppa as the Defensive Coordinator after Coppa’s first year with the Jets was successful from a defensive standpoint. He will begin the process shortly.

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Jets QB Pennington has shoulder surgery

NFL.com wire reports
HEMPSTEAD, N.Y. (Feb. 18, 2005) -- Jets quarterback Chad Pennington had surgery to repair a tear in his right rotator cuff, and his doctors are cautiously optimistic he will be ready for the start of training camp in July.
NFL Network

Dr. James Andrews performed the arthroscopic surgery in Birmingham, Ala. Pennington needs three to four weeks of full rest with his arm in a sling and then three to four months of range-of-motion physical therapy.
Andrews gave full details of the surgery to team doctor Elliot Pellman.
"There were no surprises found during the procedure," General Manager, Michael Marra said. "According to the report Dr. Andrews gave to Dr. Pellman, the operation was a success."
Pennington played the final seven games of last season with a tear in the muscle of the rotator cuff, which the Jets initially said was a strain. The Jets went 2-5 in that span, and Pennington looked shaky, constantly underthrowing or overthrowing receivers.

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Strauss Keeps Grady Coppa Aboard to run the Defense


Grady Coppa was named the Jets’ defensive coordinator on January 26, 2004. He led the Defense to a top-10 ranking during the 2004 season using a combination of a 3-4 and 4-3 defense. Now, he sets his sights to completing the team’s transition to a straight 3-4 defense, which he perfected near the end of his tenure with Baltimore. Prior to joining the Jets, the Baltimore, MD native served the previous five seasons (1999-2003) as the secondary/assistant secondary coach for the Baltimore Ravens. Baltimore finished in the top 10 in the League in pass defense in three of the four seasons he served as a secondary coach. Since 2000 BAL has recorded 88 INT, second best in the NFL over that span. He has also coached three players to four Pro Bowl appearances during his tenure (Rod Woodson 2, Chris McAlister 1, Ed Reed 1). In 2000, the World Champion Ravens’ defense set 16-game NFL records including fewest points allowed (165) and fewest rushing yards allowed (970), the secondary, led by S Rod Woodson, who was named to his ninth Pro Bowl, set a team mark with 23 INT and led the NFL with 49 takeaways. Baltimore allowed only 11 TD passes in 20 games (tops in the NFL). In 2002, the Ravens finished second in the NFL in overall defense and eighth against the pass, the secondary intercepted 12 passes (plus two more in the postseason), forced six fumbles and recovered six more. Before joining the Ravens, Coppa spent the 1998 season coaching DB at the University of Houston. While at Houston, he was promoted to assistant head coach. Coppa spent six seasons (1992-97) on the Arizona State staff, coaching S from 1992-94 and DB from 1995-97, two years (1990-91) coaching LB at the University of California… prior to that, Coppa was recruiting coordinator and DB coach at the University of Idaho in 1989. He started his collegiate coaching career at his alma

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Jets Hire Fresno State’s David Frederick to be Offensive Coordinator
The Jets have brought another part from Amberg’s tree, David Frederick signed on to work with friend Corey Strauss and run the Jets offense in 2006. The Jets met with Frederick following their interview with Strauss. During the interview the Jets inquired Frederick's interest in coming back to the NFL as a coordinator under friend, Corey Strauss. Had Strauss not accepted the Head Coach position, the Jets were set to hire Frederick. Frederick believes that he can use this as a spring board to a head coaching position in the NFL after leaving Fresno State, a football program he had revamped in his vision.

Under Frederick, the program had received national attention as one of the top mid-major teams in the nation. And right now, the prospects for the Fresno State football program have never been better. The Bulldogs finished the 2004 season ranked 22nd in the nation, the first time since 1993 that happened.

The Bulldogs won their last six games, averaging 52.8 points in each. In the MPC Computers Bowl - Fresno State's sixth consecutive postseason game, the longest streak among western U.S. schools - Frederick led his underdog team to a 37-34 overtime upset of 18th-ranked Virginia, a win that would be his last at Fresno State.

Frederick took the Bulldogs to new heights in the Western Athletic Conference. His overall league record of 44-19 is one of the best in the WAC over the last eight seasons. Under Frederick, the Bulldogs have never lost more than three conference games in a season.

Frederick joined the Cleveland Browns in 1992 and spent five seasons in the organization, coaching tight ends and offensive line in addition to working in the personnel department evaluating players. Frederick would have been happy to remain in the NFL had the Fresno State job not opened a possibility for him. But now Frederick realizes this may be his last chance to achieve his goal of NFL coach. This may be the best avenue to that position, by becoming a coordinator.

Frederick began his coaching career as offensive line coach at Los Angeles Valley College from 1974-76, helping the Monarchs to a state junior college championship in 1975. He then served as offensive line coach at Utah from 1977-80 under Wayne Howard; was offensive line coach and offensive coordinator at UNLV from 1981-82 under Tony Knapp; and was offensive coordinator with the Calgary Stampeders of the CFL in 1983 under Jack Gotta.

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The Jets prepare for the first step in restucturing their roster for the 2005 season. Priorities for the team are to land a backup quarterback, backup running back and a cover corner to strenghthen the pass defense. Here is a breakdown of what the team will attempt to target:


The 2004 season is behind us and time to move forward. The staff is in place and now we need to focus on the 2005 season. There are many questions to answer, and changes need to be made.

At quarterback we are penciling in Pennington as the team’s starter, however, a veteran backup will be brought in to play as well. Jay Fiedler (Mia) or Kurt Warner (NYG) will be the targets. We will not bring back Quincy Carter under any circumstances due to addiction problem he suffered at the end of the 2004 season. The organization took a chance on Carter, and although he preformed admirably, his character flaws will not be accepted.

The possibilities of keeping free agent running back Lamont Jordan are slim. Jordan wants to be a starter, and although we did give it some thought of moving Martin and offering the starting job to Jordan, we just cannot let a player like Martin go yet. We still feel he has a solid couple of seasons left. We will look at free agent possibilities however to take some of the load off of Martin. Jesse Chatman (SD), Najeh Davenport (GB), and Derrick Blaylock (KC) are some possibilities.

We feel comfortable about the wide receiver position. McCareins stepped in nicely last season, and appears to have the size and hands necessary to be the possessive receiver that Pennington will need. Santana Moss had a sensational 2003 season, however, 2004 was a disappointment. Moss will be relied on to be the playmaker, and in the last year of his contract he will have to produce or will be able to move on. Chrebet, Carter and Cotchery gives the team depth.

Tight end is a position that will need addressing. Anthony Becht will have the opportunity to move on, after what can only be considered a disappointing five seasons with the Jets. Chris Baker will have the opportunity to compete for the starting position, and we will look to find another tight end through free agency to give Pennington a receiving option, something Becht could not provide. Possiblities are Marcus Pollard (Ind), Jeb Putzier (Den), and Stephen Alexander (Det).

The offensive line has a lot of holes to fill. Mawae is still solid at center, and Kendall did a nice job at guard, after that it gets thin. Fabini suffered an injury plagued 2004 season, and with persistent back problems, Fabini’s health is now a concern. We will sign a veteran to add depth, however, left tackle is a tough position to fill, and this may lead to the biggest question mark of the season. Right tackle Kareem McKenzie will be able to explore free agency. McKenzie’s asking price is too high in our opinion for a right tackle. The right tackle position will be filled by either one of last season’s rookie, Marko Cavka or Adrian Jones. We feel confident that one of them will step up. At right guard we will target free agents like Joe Andruzzi (NE) or Ben Hamilton (Den) to add strength to our line.

At kicker we will look to add a replacement for Doug Brien. Brien’s struggle last season will have him becoming a cap casualty. Possible replacements are Paul Edinger (Chi) and Jay Feeley (NYG).

Defense will see some changes, most noticeably John Abraham. Abraham who has shown signs of brilliance in his five season, has played just one complete season with the Jets. His recent troubles (DWI charge and questionable injury), will surely land him on the free agency market. We explored the option of franchising him, however, he drew little interest for in trade. At Defensive End we will look at possible replacements in Courtney Brown (Cle), Jarvis Green (NE), Travis Hall (Atl), and Vonnie Holiday (KC). Jason Ferguson will be able to leave through free agency as well, we are confident that Dwayne Robertson can play the nose tackle, and will add some depth through the draft or free agency.

At linebacker the team feels good about Vilma, Barton, and Hobson. Last season Thomas showed the ability to play in both coverage and on the line. Thomas will be converted to a linebacker this season. The team will look for depth through free agency and the draft. Some possibilities include Morlon Greenwood (Mia), Barry Gardner (Cle), Tommy Polley (StL), and Jamie Sharper (Hou).

At cornerback the team shot high for the 2004 season, and after rejections from Antonine Winfield (Min) and Fernando Bryant (Det) the team signed David Barrett from Arizona. Barrett had a solid season for the Jets and they now look to target another starting caliber cornerback with Donnie Abraham’s retirement. The free agent class of 2005 at corner is deep with Charles Woodson (Oak), Ty Law (NE), Gary Baxter (Bal), Andrew Dyson (Ten), Anthonry Henry (Cle), Samari Rolle (Ten) and Fred Smoot (Was). This figures to be an area the Jets will target as their first priority. Safety saw the emmurgence of surprise rookie, Erik Coleman last season, however strong safety is a concern. Possible targets are Pierson Prioleau (Buf) and Sammy Knight (Mia), but the free agent market is thin on marquee players here.

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Raiders sign RB Jordan to five-year deal

NFL.com wire reports

For more info on Jordan
ALAMEDA, Calif. (March 3, 2005) -- The Oakland Raiders finalized a five-year contract with free-agent running back LaMont Jordan to boost their ineffective ground game.


"He's excited about the opportunity to come in and be able to contribute on a team that he feels has the ability to get to the Super Bowl," Keels said. "He wants to be an important piece of that puzzle."

Jordan arrived in town March 2 to meet with the team, then signed his contract the morning of March 3.

Jordan, who spent his first four seasons with the New York Jets, carried 93 times for 479 yards and two touchdowns last season and also made 15 catches for 112 yards.

The Raiders are determined to revive their running game, and Jordan has been waiting to become a full-time back after playing behind Curtis Martin all his career. Jordan has a career average of 4.9 yards per carry.

Oakland rushed for only 1,295 yards on 328 carries last year. Each week, coach Norv Turner said he was committed to improving the Raiders' production on the ground, but they continued to struggle.

Finding a talented running back was one of the club's top priorities this offseason. Amos Zereoue was the team's most productive running back during the Raiders' 5-11 season, gaining 425 yards on 112 carries with three TDs -- fewer yards than Jordan produced as Martin's backup.

Tyrone Wheatley, second behind Zereoue, was released March 2, the same day the Raiders introduced star receiver Randy Moss.

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March 4, 2005

Blaylock and Legree Sign

The New York Jets announced Friday morning the signing of RB Derrick Blaylock and DL Lance Legree. The announcements were made by Executive Vice President and General Manager Michael Marra.

Blaylock, a 5-9, 205-pound running back out of Stephen F. Austin, signed with the Jets after a four-year stint with the Kansas City Chiefs. He was selected in the fifth round (150th overall) of the 2001 NFL Draft by the Chiefs and spent the next three seasons as part of a running back group that included Priest Holmes. Blaylock, a veteran of 40 NFL games, started five times last season in place of the injured Holmes. Given an opportunity, he ran for 539 yards and eight touchdowns including a four TD performance against Atlanta in October.

“I would describe myself as a slasher,” said Blaylock. “I am pretty quick to the hole. I have pretty nice moves and have a little power behind me. Don’t think I won’t drop the shoulder on a couple of guys.”
"Derrick is a versatile back," added Marra. "He is strong, has good quickness, and the ability to catch the football. He did a solid job playing behind Priest Holmes and has been a core special teams’ player."
For his career, Blaylock has run for 723 yards on 156 carries and amassed 10 rushing touchdowns. He is also a threat out of the backfield as evidenced by his 45 career receptions for 474 yards and two touchdowns. Blaylock has 28 career special teams tackles.

“I am very excited about the opportunity to be able to come in and play for the Jets,” said Blaylock. “I feel like this is a great organization and a great opportunity for me to step in and help the team hopefully get to the Super Bowl, the “Big Dance.”

The Jets moved quickly to find a backup for running back Curtis Martin after LaMont Jordan signed a big contract to play in Oakland for the Raiders. “LaMont Jordan and Derrick Blaylock are different people with two different running styles,” Blaylock said. “All I can do out is go and out play the game I know how to play. I am not going to worry about LaMont Jordan and what he did. I am just going to go out and play football and I guarantee the fans will appreciate the job I get done.”

Legree, a 6-1, 300-pound defensive lineman from Notre Dame, originally signed with the Giants as a free agent in 2001. The four-year veteran totaled 116 tackles (including 73 solo stops) six sacks, one pass defensed, one forced fumble and two fumble recoveries in the 60 games he played with the Giants.

"Lance is smart, tough and does a great job at the point of attack," Marra said. "Both players have competed in over 40 NFL games and give our Club depth at their respective positions."
Legree, who can play both tackle and end, figures to play more at the end for the Jets. After eight seasons in New York, Jason Ferguson signed with the Dallas Cowboys and a vacancy was created along the Jets’ talented front.

“I am in coming in as a defensive end and nose tackle,” Legree said. “I think I will be playing defensive end. I have the ability to play defensive tackle as well.”

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Giants sign OT McKenzie

NFL.com wire reports

EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (March 4, 2005) -- Offensive tackle Kareem McKenzie signed with the New York Giants, moving across town after spending the last four seasons with the Jets.

McKenzie, who started the last three seasons at right tackle, should provide immediate help to an offensive line that was shaky at best last season. The Jets were resigned to losing the 6-foot-6, 327-pound player after failing to sign him to a long-term deal during the season.

He is the third key free agent the Jets lost in the last two days, after backup running back LaMont Jordan went to Oakland and defensive tackle Jason Ferguson signed with Dallas.

The third-round pick out of Penn State in 2001 was considered one of the best tackles available on the free-agent market.

The Jets will now look at the possibility of the Steelers Oliver Ross, Lions Stokar McDougle, one of their 2004 draft picks or a pick in this year's draft.

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Hempstead, NY (March 7, 2005) The Jets have signed cornerback Anthony Henry from Cleveland. The Jets signed Henry for a reported 5 year deal worth $22.2 million with an included signing bonus of $11 million.

The 6'0" corner spent his first four seasons with the Browns after being drafted in the 4th round in 2001 from South Florida. Henry excels in man-to-man coverage and is expected to give the team a big boost in its pass defense. Henry was pursued by the Browns and Cowboys.

As the team took advantage of upgrading some positions such as corner and running back, they may have missed out on addressing the offensive line. Key O-Linemen free agents signed early and the Jets missed out on the opportunity to even meet with some. It started when the team lost out on resigning McKenzie, then followed by the signings of second tier right tackles Oliver Ross and Fred Miller signed elsewhere, the top guards are also signed, Joe Andruzzi signed with Cleveland and Ben Hamilton resigned with Denver. The Jets will now have to swith their focus at some lower level free agent linemen in the up and coming month.

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are you the m marra formerly of the pnfl?

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PNFL Refresh my memory? Was that with FBPRO 98 or Front Office?

Mike

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To answer my own question, FBPRO 98. Yes, I was a member going back a few years ago, just checked out the site, see that it is still going. Who are you?

Mike

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Browns add guard Cosey Coleman

NFL.com wire reports

For more info on Davis, Coleman, Sanders
CLEVELAND (March 8, 2005) -- The Cleveland Browns continued to rebuild their troubled offensive line, agreeing to terms on a two-year contract with former Tampa Bay guard Cosey Coleman. Coleman was scheduled to fly to New York after his meeting with Cleveland, cancelled his meeting with the Jets and signed with the Browns.

Coleman, a four-year starter with the Buccaneers, is the second free-agent guard signed by the Browns, whose offensive line has been a chronic problem since the team's expansion rebirth in 1999.

Last week, the Browns signed former New England Patriots guard Joe Andruzzi to a four-year deal.

The 6-foot-4, 322-pound Coleman, 26, visited the Browns as an unrestricted free agent last year but decided to re-sign with Tampa Bay for one season. He played every snap at right guard for the Bucs in 2004.

Browns coach Romeo Crennel made the interior of his offensive line the team's No. 1 priority this offseason, and Andruzzi and Coleman are a substantial upgrade over the parade of guards the club has shuffled in and out the past few seasons.


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Giants sign former Atlanta kicker Feely

NFL.com wire reports

EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (March 8, 2005) -- Former Atlanta Falcons placekicker Jay Feely joined the New York Giants instead of the cross town rival New York Jets this offseason, signing a two-year contract.

"What we were really interested in was having a solid young kicker who we felt could solve the problems of kickoff and field goal accuracy and grow," coach Tom Coughlin said. "The better part of his career, I think, is going to start right now. We'd studied the young man, and we feel there are things we can do to help him in his game."

Feely hit 18 of 23 field goal attempts last season with the Falcons, the longest from 47 yards. He was perfect on 40 extra points.

Feely, 29, will be the Giants' third placekicker in as many seasons. He will replace 37-year-old Steve Christie. Matt Bryant was the kicker in 2003.

In four seasons with the Falcons, Feely scored 436 points, the third-highest total in franchise history. He made 98 of 127 field goal attempts and 142 of 144 extra points.

He also has 44 touchbacks on 317 career kickoffs, including 13 last season. Christie had two touchbacks last season, and the Giants have had only eight in the last four seasons.

The Jets are scheduled to work out kicker Joe Nedney, who has not played in nearly two seasons tomorrow. He hasn't kicked in a game since the 2003 season opener with Tennessee, when he was injured while making a tackle against Oakland. Nedney missed the rest of that season with a torn knee ligament -- and days before last season, he tore his left hamstring and missed the rest of the year.

Nedney has played for Miami, Arizona, Carolina, Oakland and Tennessee since joining the league as an undrafted free agent in 1996. He has made 74.7 percent of his field goal attempts and 98.5 percent of his extra points.

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Broncos do not match Jets' offer for TE Putzier

NFL.com wire reports

DENVER (March 10, 2005) -- The Denver Broncos did not match the New York Jets' offer to restricted free agent Jeb Putzier. The Jets signed the tight end to a four year deal worth $10.7 million contract that included a $2 million signing bonus. The Jets will now have to forfeit a 6th round pick.

Putzier, who played all 16 games for Denver last season and had 36 catches for 572 yards and two touchdowns. As a player heading into his fourth year, Putzier became a free agent, but the Broncos had the right to match any offer he received. They chose not to and now will receive compensation.

Also, the Jets signed kicker Joe Nedney. He hasn't kicked in a game since the 2003 season opener with Tennessee, when he was injured while making a tackle against Oakland. Nedney missed the rest of that season with a torn knee ligament -- and days before last season, he tore his left hamstring and missed the rest of the year.

Nedney has played for Miami, Arizona, Carolina, Oakland and Tennessee since joining the league as an undrafted free agent in 1996. He has made 74.7 percent of his field goal attempts and 98.5 percent of his extra points. He will replace Doug Brien who figures to be released.

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Mike, I played the role of evil empire in the pnfl aka as the Atlanta Falcons :)
I retired from fbpro after their 2008 season one month ago.
How are you doing?

Rich

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Hey Rich,

What did you get bored of winning all the time? I left the PNFL some time ago when I got hooked on FOF. The realism of GMing made me lose the interest in FBPRO. I am in an online league, NAFL and play the game solo, as you can see here by my dynasty. Looks like people are slowly losing interst in FBPRO, based on the decline in ownership.

Mike

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March 11, 2005


Fiedler Returns Home
The New York Jets announced Friday the signing of unrestricted free agent NFL quarterback Jay Fiedler, a native of Oceanside, N.Y. The announcement was made by Jets’ Executive Vice President and General Manager Michael Marra.
“Jay is a veteran who has competed in the post season and gives our offense depth,” said Marra. “He knows the AFC East real well, and is a great competitor.”

Fiedler, 33, will be entering his 10th NFL season in 2005 and his first as a member of the New York Jets. The 6-2, 225 pound graduate of Dartmouth spent the previous five seasons with the Miami Dolphins (2000-’04). He originally broke into the NFL in 1994 as a member of the Philadelphia Eagles (1994-’95) and also played in 1998 with the Minnesota Vikings and in 1999 with the Jacksonville Jaguars before joining the Dolphins in 2000. Fiedler has played in 74 regular season NFL games, making 60 starts, and has attempted 1,704 passes with 1,000 completions for 11,737 yards and a completion percentage of 58.7 with 68 touchdown passes, 66 interceptions and a career passer rating of 76.9.

Among active quarterbacks in the NFL, Fiedler owns the fifth-best starting record (minimum 25 starts) with a 37-23 record for a .617 winning percentage mark. He is bested only by New England’s Tom Brady (.774), Philadelphia’s Donovan McNabb (.709), Arizona’s Kurt Warner (.678) and Green Bay’s Brett Favre (.659). Fiedler also has three postseason starts to his credit, with a 1-2 mark in the playoff games.

In 2004, Fiedler was 101-190 for 1,186 yards with seven touchdowns and eight interceptions for a passer rating of 67.1. He started seven games for the Dolphins and played in a reserve role once. He was placed on the Injured Reserve list on November 23 with a cervical disc herniation.
In addition to his passing skills, Fielder owns the highest single season rushing total for a Dolphin quarterback and ranks second to Bob Griese in both career rushing attempts (201) and rushing yards (834) and his 11 rushing touchdowns are a team-record.

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March 11, 2005

LB Gardner Signs
The New York Jets announced Friday the signing of unrestricted free agent linebacker Barry Gardner. The announcement was made by Jets’ Executive Vice President and General Manager Michael Marra.

Gardner, a 6-1, 245 pound six-year veteran of the NFL, comes to the Jets after having most recently played the past two seasons with the Cleveland Browns. He broke into the NFL as a second round draft choice of the Philadelphia Eagles in 1999 after a standout collegiate career for the Northwestern Wildcats. For his career Gardner has played in 94 career games, making 23 starts, and has compiled 266 career tackles, 116 special teams stops, seven passes defensed, along with two sacks, two forced fumbles, an interception and one fumble recovery.

In 2004, Gardner appeared in 14 games, while missing two contests midway through the season due to a groin injury, and registered 31 tackles and started the final five games of the season. He had a season-high 14 tackles in game 14 vs. San Diego and recorded his first career interception in game 12 at Cincinnati when he snared a Carson Palmer pass and returned the ball 30-yards to the Cincinnati one-yard line.

Gardner, a native of Harvey, IL was a collegiate walk-on at Northwestern and went on to become the school’s second all-time leading tackle leader with 468 tackles and first with seven fumble recoveries.

Gardner becomes the latest Jet to join the team this off-season, joining UFA QB Jay Fiedler, RB Derrick Blaylock, DL Lance Legree and Joe Nedney.

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San Diego, CA - The Chargers announced today that they have come to terms with former Jets' defensive end, John Abraham. Abraham agreed in principal to a deal worth $28 million over six seasons.

Abraham, a talented pass rusher, had difficulties in New York over the past two seasons. In 2003 he was arrested for a DWI and was suspended for one game. In 2004 Abraham suffered a knee injury at the end of the season, and many questioned if the injury was as bad as Abraham's camp made it out to believe. The media began to speculate that Abraham did not want to chance a more serious injury in his free agent year.

Abraham has compiled 43 sacks in five seasons with the Jets. He has missed 23 games during his five seasons with various injuries. Abraham was a pro bowl player in 2001, 2002 and was voted on but did not play in 2004. He was selected in the first round of the 2000 draft from South Carolina where he excelled at both defensive end and outside linebacker.

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Mike, you left after the 2003 season which is 5 pnfl seasons ago. I lost quite a bit of interest when the ownership declined and we had to deal with open teams and eventually reduce to 18 teams. The league could probably even reduce to 12 now if they wanted. I would say its more on life support than going strong but thats JMO.

which version of this game do you play? I have the 4th edition version and have not played it in a very long time. I was trying to rekindle my interest. Is there any difference between 4th edition and the most recent one (2004, 5.1d?) ?

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The game added a lot to the 2004 edition, perhaps the biggest, the ability to play multi-player. There are leagues all over the place now, which give you the ability to test your GM abilities against others. It becomes very competitive to build a successful team. I belong to the NAFL, which can be viewed at NAFLSIM.com. Take a look, I would be happy to answer any other questions if you like. If you want PM me on this board and I can give you my email to have further conversation.

Mike

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Here is a look at our roster before the draft. We need to address the offensive and defensive lines, along with the secondary.


New York Jets Roster, Standard View
Pre-Draft

Player # Pos Start HT WT Exp Birthdate College
Fiedler, Jay 9 QB 6-2 225 8 12/29/1971 Dartmouth
Pennington, Chad 10 QB QB 6-3 225 6 06/26/1976 Marshall
Bollinger, Brooks 5 QB 6-0 203 3 11/15/1979 Wisconsin
Martin, Curtis 28 RB RB 5-11 205 11 05/01/1973 Pittsburgh
Blaylock, Derrick 23 RB 5-9 200 5 08/23/1979 Stephen F. Austin
Sowell, Jerald 33 FB FB 6-0 237 9 01/21/1974 Tulane
Askew, B.J. 35 FB 6-3 235 3 08/19/1980 Michigan
Dearth, James 85 TE 6-4 270 7 01/22/1976 Tarleton State
Baker, Chris 86 TE 6-3 260 4 11/18/1979 Michigan State
Putzier, Jeb 88 TE TE 6-3 235 4 07/04/1979 Boise State
Chrebet, Wayne 80 FL 5-10 188 11 08/14/1973 Hofstra
Carter, Jonathan 84 FL 5-11 178 5 03/20/1979 Troy State
Moss, Santana 83 FL FL 5-10 185 5 06/01/1979 Miami, Florida
McCareins, Justin 81 SE SE 6-2 205 5 12/01/1978 Northern Illinois
Cotchery, Jerricho 89 SE 6-0 205 2 06/16/1982 North Carolina Stat
Mawae, Kevin 68 C C 6-4 289 12 01/23/1971 Louisiana State
Kendall, Pete 66 LG LG 6-5 292 10 07/09/1973 Boston College
Goodwin, Jonathan 78 RG 6-3 295 4 12/02/1978 Michigan
Moore, Brandon 65 RG RG 6-3 295 3 06/03/1980 Illinois
Fabini, Jason 69 LT 6-7 304 8 08/25/1974 Cincinnati
Cavka, Marko 73 RT RT 6-7 300 2 04/04/1981 Cal. - Sacramento
Jones, Adrian 79 RT 6-6 300 2 06/10/1981 Kansas
Nedney, Joe 6 K 6-5 220 10 03/22/1973 San Jose State
Ellis, Shaun 92 LDE LDE 6-5 294 6 06/24/1977 Tennessee
Johnson, Trevor 97 LDE 6-4 260 2 02/26/1981 Nebraska
Legree, Lance 70 RDE 6-1 285 5 12/22/1977 Notre Dame
Reed, James 93 NT 6-0 286 5 02/03/1977 Iowa State
Robertson, Dewayne 63 NT NT 6-2 320 3 10/16/1981 Kentucky
Hobson, Victor 54 SILB SILB 6-1 245 3 02/03/1980 Michigan
McClover, Darrell 57 SILB 6-2 226 2 08/25/1981 Miami, Florida
Wright, Kenyatta 52 WILB 6-0 240 6 02/19/1978 Oklahoma State
Vilma, Jonathan 51 WILB WILB 6-0 230 2 04/16/1982 Miami, Florida
Barton, Eric 50 SLB SLB 6-2 245 7 09/29/1977 Maryland
Gardner, Barry 55 SLB 6-0 248 7 12/13/1976 Northwestern
Thomas, Bryan 99 WLB WLB 6-4 250 4 06/07/1979 UAB
Brown, Mark 59 WLB 6-0 240 2 05/19/1980 Auburn
Henry, Anthony 42 LCB LCB 6-0 198 5 11/02/1976 South Florida
Strait, Derrick 21 LCB 5-11 195 2 08/27/1980 Oklahoma
Barrett, David 36 RCB RCB 5-9 195 6 12/22/1977 Arkansas
Washington, Rashad 29 SS 6-1 217 2 03/15/1980 Kansas State
Coleman, Erik 26 FS FS 5-10 202 2 05/06/1982 Washington State
Celestin, Oliver 45 FS 6-0 207 2 02/25/1981 Texas Southern

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Hempstead, NY (April 9, 2005)-With the 2005 NFL Draft two weeks away the Jets front office has been working hard with their draft board to find the best plan with the 12th pick in the first round of this year's draft. It is expected that the Jets will target a defense with their first pick. With the addition of cornerback Anthony Henry and the play of David Barrett last season, head coach, Corey Strauss feels comfortable with his corner situation. The front seven will be a place they will target, as well as a potential offensive tackle to replace the aging Jason Fabini, and free agent departure, Kareem McKenzie.

Some possible names that could be available at the 12th pick include:

Demarcus Ware
Position: OLB
Class: Sr
School: Troy
Conference: Sun Belt
Ht., Wt.: 6-4, 251
40 Time: 4.65

BIO: Three year starter and All-Conference selection as a senior after 53/19/10. Junior totals included 62/16/6 after a breakout sophomore campaign of 72/20/9.

POSITIVES: Athletic, play making defender with great potential for the next level. Keeps his pads low to the ground, fluid changing direction and pursues from the backside with speed. Quick changing direction or altering his angle of attack and possesses the ability to make plays in any direction. Fast off the edge, can flatten and very tough to stop. Doubled by opponents yet stays on his feet and holds his ground. Looked outstanding at the Combine when used at linebacker and was a force during Senior Bowl week.

NEGATIVES: Lacks the quick first step out of a three point stance. Engulfed by larger opponents. Limited experience playing in space.

ANALYSIS: A productive collegiate defensive end, Ware has the athleticism and abilities to be used at a variety of positions in the NFL. Perfectly suited to stand up over tackle in a 34 defense and could eventually develop into a solid strong side linebacker. Possesses the physical skills as well as mental abilities to see significant action as a rookie. Rising up draft boards off his performances in the postseason. He is believed to be tops on the Jets board right now at pick 12.



Shawne Merriman
Position: DE
Class: Jr
School: Maryland
Conference: ACC
Ht., Wt.: 6-4.5, 272
40 Time: 4.65

BIO: All-Conference selection as a junior after posting 85/17/8.5. Battled injuries much of his sophomore campaign and finished with 55/9.5/8.5.

POSITIVES: Athletic defender who displays great suddenness to his game. Explosive up the field, redirects to ballcarriers and fast moving laterally. Pursues to the flanks with speed, displays outstanding range and the ability to defeat blocks. Breaks down well, tough to knock off his feet and strong at the point of attack. Possesses a closing burst of speed and flashes on the scene. Disciplined in pass coverage, effective in space and fast off the edge when lined up in a three-point stance.

NEGATIVES: Must develop more moves with his hands to get off blocks rather than just relying on brute force. Much better making plays up the field than in reverse.

ANALYSIS: A difference maker and disruptive force, Merriman is an outstanding athlete with top measurables for the next level. Best suited to play over tight end in a 34 defense and has the potential to develop into an impact defender at the next level. Merriman is a viable option at twelve for the Jets if Ware goes.



Derrick Johnson
Position: OLB
Class: Sr
School: Texas
Conference: Big 12
Ht., Wt.: 6-3.5, 242
40 Time: 4.6

BIO: Three-year starter handed the Nagurski Trophy as the nation's top defensive player and the Butkus Award as college football's best linebacker in .04 after numbers of 130/19/2. Junior totals included 125/20/2 when he was an All-Conference and All-America selection.

POSITIVES: Explosive linebacker who forces the action in any area of the field. Fast in every direction, great in pursuit and easily cuts the corners off from running backs. Gets depth on pass drops, displays terrific range, and covers a lot of area on the field. Explosive filling gaps in run defense, easily redirects to the ballcarrier, bringing them down on initial contact. Tough to handle and does not stay on blocks for very long. Disciplined, does not bite on play-action passes, and displays the ability to run downfield with receivers. A playmaker that causes a lot of fumbles.

NEGATIVES: Not efficient, takes a lot of missteps or incorrect angles to the action. Lacks instincts in pass coverage and slow locating the ball.

ANALYSIS: Physically gifted defender who can be a dominant presence, Johnson has outstanding size/speed numbers and plays to them. Has been effective at both outside and middle linebacker in college and a three-down defender for the next level who will be productive out of the gate if put in a simplified scheme. If the Jets do want to go linebacker, there is a chance Ware and Merriman could go to the Cowboys and Chargers who play a 3-4. Johnson would be a good fit with Vilma.


Marcus Spears
Position: DE
Class: Sr
School: LSU
Conference: SEC
Ht., Wt.: 6-4, 307
40 Time: 5.01

BIO: Three-year starter voted an All-America as a senior after winning All-Conference honors the past two seasons. Totaled 49/17/9 last year after 49/13/6 the previous campaign. Has intercepted four passes since his sophomore season.

POSITIVES: Well-sized, athletic defensive lineman who offers a good degree of upside potential. Forceful up the field, plays through blocks and quick changing direction to pursue the action laterally. Plays low with leverage, balance and body control. Easily moves to the sidelines, can drop off the line of scrimmage and make plays in space or in any direction of the field. Displays an explosive inside move, reads the action and quick locating the ball.

NEGATIVES: Must improve his tackling technique. Rather easily held up at the point by ordinary opponents. Doesn't always seem in a hurry to get involved in the action or pursue the play if it.s not in his immediate vicinity.

ANALYSIS: An outstanding athlete who, when on his game, can be a difference maker, Spears offers early first round physical skills yet has late first day motivation. A tough lineman to block, he is a disruptive force rushing the passer, defending the run or even playing in space. Could be a perfect fit at left end in a conventional defense or as a two-gap lineman, but must start to apply himself on a consistent basis to ever reach the potential he possesses. Spears is in the mold of the Jets Shaun Ellis. If the Jets do not get the outside speed rusher that we believe they want, Spears would be a solid fit at twelve.



David Pollack
Position: DE
Class: Sr
School: Georgia
Conference: SEC
Ht., Wt.: 6-2, 265
40 Time: 4.84

BIO: Three-year starter that's been an All-America and All-Conference player every season since his sophomore campaign. Winner of the Lombardi Award given to the nation's Outstanding Lineman, the Bednarik Award as the nation's most outstanding defensive player, the Hendricks Award, handed to the nation's top defensive end. Also recipient of the Lott Trophy for being defensive impact player of the year in .04. Totaled 52/17.5/12.5 as a senior after 92/13.5/7.5 the prior year, with career numbers of 102/23.5/14 coming as a sophomore.

POSITIVES: Relentless, high-revving player effective in a variety of ways. Bends his knees playing with leverage, balance and body control. Ferocious, works very hard to get involved in the action and rarely off his feet. Explosive off the snap with a good first step, relentless in his pursuit of the ballcarrier and displays excellent lateral movement skills. Quickly changes direction, can drop off the line and play in space and intelligent in all aspects of his game. Quick to diagnose the action or locate the ball. Fast off the edge or out to the flanks.

NEGATIVES: Engulfed by larger linemen, handled at the point and has difficulty getting off blocks. Lacks the big frame and wears down, as he is consistently double-teamed by opponents.

ANALYSIS: Consistently a disruptive force throughout his college career, Pollack combines athleticism and intelligence to get the job done. Lacks the great size as well as growth potential, yet an outstanding prospect in a conventional defense that employs the zone blitz and asks him to move around the field. Will not be drafted as high as he should due to a lack of size, yet an early first-round pick who will be productive at the next level. Pollack would be a reach at twelve for the Jets, however, Strauss was impressed with him during the Senior Bowl and could use him at a variety of positions.




Erasmus James
Position: DE
Class: Sr
School: Wisconsin
Conference: Big Ten
Ht., Wt.: 6-4, 266
40 Time: 4.85

BIO: Three-year starter coming off a breakout senior campaign. Big-Ten Defensive Player of the Year after posting 36/11.5/8. Sat out the 2003 campaign with a hip injury after posting 57/8/4 the prior year.

POSITIVES: Excellent athlete making a big move up draft boards. Quick off the snap, plays low with leverage and immediately alters his angle of attack. Fluid moving up and down the line of scrimmage, redirects to the action and displays great range. Rarely off his feet and collapses outside-in to defend the run. Plays with excellent balance, fast off the edge and effective dropped off the line of scrimmage. Good speed to the sidelines and always working to get involved in the action. Solid hand technique fighting blocks.

NEGATIVES: Handled at the point by a single blocker and has difficulty if opponents run straight at him.

ANALYSIS: A disruptive force who opponents game-plan around, James combines athletic skills with intensity to force the action up the field. Answered a lot of questions last year and has gone from a possible first day pick to a potential top-15 selection. The Jets look at James as a cross between Abraham and Julius Peppers, either way it could be tough to plug James into the 3-4 defense the Jets plan to play. He would be a long shot.



Jammal Brown
Position: OT
Class: Sr
School: Oklahoma
Conference: Big 12
Ht., Wt.: 6-6, 316
40 Time: 5.07

BIO: Three-year starter and an All-Conference selection since his sophomore campaign. Named as an All-America the past two seasons. Awarded the Outland Trophy in .04, handed to the nation.s best interior lineman.

POSITIVES: Big, athletic tackle built for the right side. Quick into blocks, displays good hand punch, and easily rides opponents from their angle of attack. Gets out to the second level and walls linebackers from the action. Powerful, easily controls opponents or turns them from the action. Patient in pass protection, anchors at the point and stays low throughout the action. Mentally alert, works well with teammates, gets movement from run blocks when focused.

NEGATIVES: Does not consistently attack run-blocking assignments. Controls opponents, yet does more steering than actual finishing. Heavy-legged and not effective in motion. Could improve his hand placement.

ANALYSIS: An athletic prospect with terrific upside potential, Brown projects well to the next level. Has first-round potential and could be a productive lineman for a long time to come if he develops a mean streak. Some think if the Jets do not get their outside pass rusher, offensive tackle is the way to go, if Brown is there.




Alex Barron
Position: OT
Class: Sr
School: Florida St.
Conference: ACC
Ht., Wt.: 6-7.5, 320
40 Time: 5.21

BIO: Full-time starter the past two seasons and named to both the All-America and All-Conference teams. Played five of 14 games with the first unit as a sophomore in .02.

POSITIVES: Outstanding blind-side protector with excellent size and upside potential. Quickly sets in pass protection, immediately gets his hands into defenders and extends to keep them from the action. Strong in his upper body, displays good hand punch and bends his knees, staying low to the ground throughout the play. Easily controls opponents once engaged in a block, knocking them back off the ball. Effective position blocker who walls opponents from the action. Displays good movement skills, can slide in space and fluid shuffling out to protect the edge. Blocks down or engulfs opponents. Keeps his feet moving and anchors in pass defense. Easily adjusts picking up stunts or blitzes.

NEGATIVES: Tries to outguess defenders and gets beat. Lazy with his hands. Must make better use of blocking angles and learn to play with balance. Does not play with a nasty attitude and by no means a dominant drive blocker who opens big holes for the running game. Work ethic has been questioned.

ANALYSIS: Possessing a tremendous amount of natural skill, Barron has all the physical traits necessary to be an early pick and a productive left tackle in the NFL. Before any of that happens he must pick up the intensity and tempo in all areas or will never reach the level of achievement scouts think he is capable of. Barron could be had a little later in the first round, if the Jets think of trading down and going O-Line, Barron would be a good place to begin with.




With two weeks to go, anything could happen. Fortunately for the Jets they do have options here. The team has made it clear that they will target a front line defender or an offensive tackle with their first pick. With picks in rounds two and three it is just to difficult to tell at this point which way they will go.

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Rolle, Edwards audition to be 49ers' No. 1 pick

SANTA CLARA, Calif. (April 11, 2005) -- From his playing style to his infectious smile, Braylon Edwards is unafraid to compare himself to Terrell Owens -- and the Michigan star would love to become the NFL's next great receiver while wearing Owens' old uniform.

Edwards visited the San Francisco 49ers ' training complex for interviews and meetings. The 49ers have four players on their list of possible selections with the first overall pick in the draft, and Edwards is convinced he deserves the honor.

"I've wanted to be the No. 1 player this whole year, and I definitely want to be the No. 1 player now," he said. "That would be something special."

Though many scouts believe Edwards is the best player in the draft, the 49ers are thought to be leaning toward selecting a quarterback who can be the cornerstone of their rebuilding effort. But Edwards, who grew up rooting for the 49ers from his native Detroit, did his best to change coach Mike Nolan's mind.

"I've always set my goals high, and I believe that being the No. 1 player taken says a lot about what you've done throughout your career and what you're capable of," Edwards said. "Being the No. 1 player taken (would) mean I've done what I'm supposed to do for at least the last four years, and I have the potential to make things happen."

Miami cornerback Antrel Rolle also visited with the 49ers' brass. Utah quarterback Alex Smith will visit April 12, and California quarterback Aaron Rodgers is scheduled for April 13.

Edwards won the Biletnikoff Award as the nation's top receiver, catching 97 passes for 1,330 yards and 15 touchdowns, including three TD catches in the Rose Bowl.

And Edwards, an outgoing communications major, isn't shy about his pro prospects. With his athleticism, improved hands and strong pedigree -- his father, Stanley, played six NFL seasons and put Braylon on a strict training regimen -- Edwards believes the 49ers could recover from Owens' departure.

Owens fled San Francisco a year ago after eight standout seasons, and the 49ers desperately need a game-breaking receiver. Tight end Eric Johnson led the 2-14 club in catches last season, while two of the top three wideouts from last season -- Cedrick Wilson and Curtis Conway -- won't be back.

"You have to have that confident attitude ... that you can make a play whenever the team may need it," Edwards said. "That's one thing that I know: I have that ability. Terrell Owens is tremendous ballplayer. Despite the shenanigans people talk about, he's a game-time player. ... The bottom line is, he makes plays whenever his team may need it, and that's what I do."

Edwards attended Detroit's Martin Luther King High School with Niners nose tackle Anthony Adams, and their mothers are friends. Adams interrupted his offseason workout to poke fun at his "little brother."

"You can't help (but) notice that he's a great guy and a hard worker," Adams said. "He was a little scrub in high school, but after a while, he shot up. I used to come home and see him all the time, and he got a lot bigger. It wasn't as easy to slam him like I used to."

Adams had nothing but praise for Edwards, whose father once tried to put the stocky defensive lineman through Braylon's regular workout. Adams had to quit after the warmup.

"He was killing me doing stretches," Adams said. "I can imagine how he was with Braylon."

Edwards also has interviewed with Tennessee, Detroit and Chicago, and he's planning to visit Minnesota on April 13.

No defensive back has been chosen with the first pick in the draft since 1956, and Rolle is unlikely to be the next, since the 49ers have much more pressing needs. But the coaching staff was impressed by Rolle at the draft combine -- and if the three offensive players prove tough to sign, or if an unlikely trade allows the Niners to move down a few spots, Rolle could be a target.

"I feel like there's a handful of people who can be the No. 1 pick," Rolle said. "It would be a great accomplishment, a great honor and I would really enjoy that moment, but I think it's just another slot to me. I just want to play."

Rolle already visited Miami and Carolina, and he has interviews planned with Houston, Detroit and Washington.

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Utah QB Smith latest to visit 49ers
SANTA CLARA, Calif. (April 12, 2005) -- Alex Smith still seems a bit surprised to be spending the spring getting ready for the NFL draft instead of studying for his master's degree in economics.

So maybe that's why the Utah quarterback is much more pragmatic than the average college football star when discussing his pro prospects. And maybe that maturity, combined with his considerable talent, is just what the San Francisco 49ers need.

Smith visited the 49ers' training complex April 12, standing in front of the franchise's five Super Bowl trophies while explaining why he should be the top pick in next week's draft. The athletic, brainy 6-foot-4 passer has emerged as many draft experts' top recommendation for the Niners.

Though he would welcome the honor, Smith is aware of the pressure he would face as a No. 1 pick asked to start immediately at the NFL's toughest position on one of the league's worst teams -- and while playing in the shadow of Hall of Famers Joe Montana and Steve Young, no less.

"Obviously, this is a young team. This is not something that's going to be turned around right away," Smith said. "We're not going to be winning Super Bowls next year, I don't imagine, although we'd like to.

"(The 49ers) are people who are driven and want to win, and I like that. They're not taking this first pick lightly. They're going to put in the work, and they're going to make the right decision, and that's something that gets me excited. I want to be a part of it, and I anticipate winning a lot of games in the future."

Smith and California's Aaron Rodgers, who will be in Santa Clara on April 13, are the two quarterbacks among the 49ers' four finalists to be the No. 1 pick. Michigan receiver Braylon Edwards and Miami cornerback Antrel Rolle visited the training complex April 11.

Smith was just another above-average junior quarterback before the Utes' undefeated season, capped by a Fiesta Bowl victory for the first non-BCS conference team in a BCS game, catapulted him into the national consciousness. He was nearly flawless as the leader of coach Urban Meyer's creative offense, going 21-1 as a starter over the last two seasons.

He had never seriously thought about leaving school early -- until nearly everything went right during Utah's dream campaign. Smith was the Mountain West Conference's offensive player of the year, and he became the first Heisman Trophy finalist from Utah after passing for 2,952 yards with 32 touchdowns and just four interceptions.

A fitting encore seemed impossible, particularly after Meyer left the Utes for Florida. So one year after earning his bachelor's degree as a sophomore, Smith headed for the NFL.

"If you'd asked me five months ago, even during the middle of the season, I wouldn't have told you this," Smith said. "There wasn't much left for me at the college level. If I had gone 7-4 or something, I would definitely have came back. But the note I ended on and what I accomplished, I achieved much more than I expected to."

Smith has auditioned twice for the 49ers in the last four weeks, including a private workout in Salt Lake City last month. San Francisco coach Mike Nolan traveled to Utah with 49ers receivers Arnaz Battle and Brandon Lloyd so the club could watch while Smith threw to NFL players.

Smith also has visited the Cleveland Browns, who have the third overall pick behind Miami, and Detroit, which picks 10th. He worked out for Tampa Bay, picking fifth, and will visit the Dolphins later this week.

If the 49ers draft a quarterback, Nolan expects him to play this season. Smith is aware of the lumps many rookie quarterbacks have taken for bad teams, but he also doesn't shy away from one more unlikely achievement in a year full of them.

"That would be the goal for myself, to absolutely play early," Smith said. "It's the best way to learn. You can learn only so much on the sidelines. But at the same time, if I'm not playing well, if things aren't meshing right away, the possibility of being able to watch for a few games would be enticing, but I don't anticipate that. I would like to play right away."

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Redskins obtain first-round pick in trade

NFL.com wire reports

ASHBURN, Va. (April 19, 2005) -- A day of mixed signals from the Washington Redskins ended with an unexpected twist: a trade that leaves the team with two picks in the first round of the NFL draft.

Paying a hefty price for a short-term gain, the Redskins acquired the No. 25 overall pick from the Denver Broncos. In exchange, Washington gave up its third-round selection (No. 76 overall) in this year's draft and picks in the first and fourth rounds in 2006.

The trade allows the Redskins to take care of both of their most pressing needs -- cornerback and receiver -- in one afternoon. Washington holds the ninth and 25th picks, with the flexibility to trade up or down to get the players the team has targeted.

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2005 NFL Draft

Round 1

1. San Francisco - Alex Smith, QB, Utah (6’4”, 217) – The 49ers tried to trade out of the position but had no takers. They chose Smith over quarterback, Aaron Rodgers to command their offense. A natural leader that does an excellent job running the offense, Smith has been very productive the past two years. Stays away from mistakes and has a tremendous touchdown-to-interception ratio. Does not have a deep passing arm just yet but would be initially effective in a timing or West Coast offense as he grows into a pro passing game.

2. Miami – Ronnie Brown, RB, Auburn (6’0”, 233) - A competitive back with outstanding physical skills, Brown proved himself to be a 'do-it-all' ball handler in '04. Not just a powerful ballcarrier who runs over opponents, Brown displays outstanding running-back intangibles and field vision. Improved every facet of his game last season, especially his blocking and pass catching and as a result will be an early first-round pick.

3. Cleveland – Braylon Edwards, WR, Michigan (6’3”, 211) – The Browns had the opportunity to land a franchise quarterback in Aaron Rodgers here, but elected to go with perhaps the best player in the draft. A superior athlete who plays bigger and faster than his computer numbers, Edwards makes truly amazing plays on the football field with regularity. A terrific red-zone target who creates mismatches, he has an unusually high ratio of touchdown receptions. Worthy of an early first round selection and should have a long and productive NFL career once he learns to focus and give attention to detail.

4. Chicago – Cedric Benson, RB, Texas (5’11”, 222) - An outstanding athlete who gave up a career in baseball, Benson has all the physical skills to be a premier NFL back. Has the abilities to be a three-down player effective in passing situations. Must pick up the tempo of his blocking and does not always show a fire in his belly, yet when hitting on all cylinders a franchise running back.

5. Tampa Bay – Carnell Williams, RB Auburn (5’11”, 217) - A ball handler who possesses great explosion and quickness, Williams offers excellent upside for the next level and is a back who can be used in a variety of ways. Comes off a Senior Bowl where he was effectively used in a West Coast system and proved he could handle the pass-catching duties out of the backfield. Combines top athletic skills as well as football instincts, and though he may never be a heavy duty running back, should be very productive touching the ball 20 times a game at the next level.

6. Tennessee – Adam Jones, CB, West Virginia (5’10”, 187) - An outstanding athlete with a great feel for the game, Jones has the abilities to play in press or zone coverage and eventually back off the line of scrimmage. The ability to immediately change momentum of games with return skills is added value as Jones is a justifiable top-12 pick in April's draft.

7. Minnesota (via Oakland) – Troy Williamson, WR, South Carolina (6’2”, 203) - Displaying the speed to stretch defenses, Williamson offers a lot of natural skills for the next level. Sized well, he has the abilities to develop into a team's No. 1 receiver and game-breaker, but must get stronger and learn to do the little things well.

8. Washington – Antrell Rolle, CB, Miami (6’0”, 201) - A physically gifted defender, Rolle possesses early first round abilities. Predominantly a press cover cornerback, the inability to play backed off the line of scrimmage or in a zone situation could cause him to slip further in the draft than his skills would warrant. Regardless, if used in the proper system at the next level, he should be a productive defensive back right out of the gate.

9. Detroit – Mike Williams, WR, Southern California (6’5”, 230) - Tremendously productive his only two years on the field, Williams is a physical specimen who could be used at a variety of pass-catching positions. A prototypical possession receiver, Williams projects nicely as a top third-down target or red-zone threat. The Lions now face the challenge of three, number one receivers.

10. Dallas – Demarcus Ware, OLB, Troy (6’4”, 251) - A productive collegiate defensive end, Ware has the athleticism and abilities to be used at a variety of positions in the NFL. Perfectly suited to stand up over tackle in a 34 defense and could eventually develop into a solid strong side linebacker. Possesses the physical skills as well as mental abilities to see significant action as a rookie. His stock went up on draft boards off his performances in the postseason.

11. San Diego (via New York Giants) – Shawne Merriman, OLB, Maryland (6’4”, 272) - A difference maker and disruptive force, Merriman is an outstanding athlete with top measurables for the next level. Best suited to play over tight end in a 34 defense and has the potential to develop into an impact defender at the next level.

12. New York Jets – Marcus Spears, DE, Louisiana State (6’4”, 307) - An outstanding athlete who, when on his game, can be a difference maker, Spears offers early first round physical skills yet has late first day motivation. A tough lineman to block, he is a disruptive force rushing the passer, defending the run or even playing in space. Could be a perfect fit at left end in a conventional defense or as a two-gap lineman, but must start to apply himself on a consistent basis to ever reach the potential he possesses.

13. Arizona – Carlos Rodgers, CB, Auburn, (6’0”, 196) - Finally meeting expectations and getting his game back to the place it was after his freshman campaign, Rogers made a major leap up draft boards last season and is now positioned in the middle of the first round. Best suited for a system where he is backed off the line of scrimmage and facing the quarterback, he also possesses the abilities to develop into a fine press-corner. Offers a large degree of upside but must continue to build upon the momentum that started last season.

14. New Orleans (via Houston) – Jamaal Brown, OT, Oklahoma (6’6”, 316) - An athletic prospect with terrific upside potential, Brown projects well to the next level. Has first-round potential and could be a productive lineman for a long time to come if he develops a mean streak.

15. Carolina – Thomas Davis, S, Georgia (6’1”, 230) - A terrific player with a great motor, Davis has tremendous size for the safety position and can be a devastating run defender. Offers a great upside in a variety of schemes and much more than a one-dimensional prospect.

16. Kansas City - Derrick Johnson, OLB, Texas (6’4”, 242) - Physically gifted defender who can be a dominant presence, Johnson has outstanding size/speed numbers and plays to them. Has been effective at both outside and middle linebacker in college and a three-down defender for the next level who will be productive out of the gate if put in a simplified scheme.

17. Houston (via New Orleans) – Travis Johnson, DT, Florida State (6’4”, 305) - Rebounding off a poor junior campaign, Johnson got his game back on track last season and progressed off of what was a terrific sophomore year. The court case of .03 seemed to drag on him as a junior and was not as highly ranked as he should have been coming into the season. Stands to add bulk and strength to his frame yet a solid tackle for a conventional defense and a legitimate first round choice.

18. Cincinnati – David Pollack, DE, Georgia (6’2”, 265) - Consistently a disruptive force throughout his college career, Pollack combines athleticism and intelligence to get the job done. Lacks the great size as well as growth potential, yet an outstanding prospect in a conventional defense that employs the zone blitz and asks him to move around the field. Will not be drafted as high as he should due to a lack of size, yet an early first-round pick who will be productive at the next level.

19. Minnesota – Erasmus James, DE, Wisconsin (6’4”, 266) - A disruptive force who opponents game-plan around, James combines athletic skills with intensity to force the action up the field. Answered a lot of questions last year and has gone from a possible first day pick to a potential top-15 selection.

20. St. Louis – Alex Barron, OT, Florida State (6’8”, 320) - Possessing a tremendous amount of natural skill, Barron has all the physical traits necessary to be an early pick and a productive left tackle in the NFL. Before any of that happens he must pick up the intensity and tempo in all areas or will never reach the level of achievement scouts think he is capable of.

21. Jacksonville – Matt Jones, WR, Arkansas (6’6”, 242) - An outstanding athlete who works hard in a variety of ways to make positive plays, the ability of Jones to play several different positions is enticing. Did an outstanding job transitioning to receiver at the Senior Bowl and even looked efficient long snapping and fielding kickoffs. His underdeveloped frame at over 240 pounds, combined with a lack of quickness and outright speed, may all add up to Jones eventually finding a home at tight end. Could start off as a slot receiver used in third-down or goal-line situations and a prospect with a large degree of upside for the next level.

22. Baltimore – Mark Clayton, WR, Oklahoma (5’11”, 193) - Capping off a terrific college career with a good showing in the Senior Bowl, Clayton lacks the pure size to be a No. 1 wideout yet is a savvy ball handler that can be a very productive second receiver for a team.

23. Dallas (via Baltimore)- Shaun Cody, DT, Southern California (6’4”, 293) - A super athletic prospect that can be used in a variety of defensive systems as well as a number of spots on the line, Cody possesses good upside for the next level. Offers growth potential which will only make him better as he physically matures. Should be a solid yet unspectacular player in the NFL.

24. Seattle – Chris Spencer, C, Ole Miss (6’3”, 309) - A terrific prospect who offers a good degree of upside, Spencer has continually progressed on the college level and made the most of his opportunity last season. Effectively snapped to three different quarterbacks in 2004, and while he needs to iron out the details of his game, a prospect who could eventually start in the NFL.

25. Green Bay – Aaron Rodgers, QB, California (6’2”, 223) - A physically gifted passer with a great understanding of the position, Rodgers has made himself one of the nation's top quarterback prospects the past two seasons. May not fit every system, but should quickly flourish in the NFL for a timing offense that does not throw the ball down the field with regularity. Offers a good amount of upside and is a coachable player who should continually improve his game.

26. Washington (via Denver) – Jason Campbell, QB, Auburn (6’5”, 230) - A prospect with the physical tools to work with, Campbell improved his overall game and made a big jump up draft boards the past six months. Most effective in a short passing offense that does not rely on the vertical game. Will need to sit on the sidelines for a few seasons and develop his game, but proved himself a capable leader off the 2004 season.

27. Atlanta – Roddy White, WR, UAB (6’2”, 207) - Consistently progressing on the college level, White possesses outstanding potential for the NFL and has all the tools to be a second receiver. Must learn to do the little things well and improve the physical nature of his game.

28. San Diego – Luis Castillo, DT, Northwestern (6’4”, 303) - An active lineman who makes a lot of plays against the run, Castillo comes off a terrific combine and is moving up draft boards. Explosive, with the ability to dominate opponents, he consistently stands out on film as he is almost always around the action. Could play in a variety of schemes at the next level and offers a good upside.

29. Indianapolis – Fabian Washington, CB, Nebraska (5’11”, 188) - A fast corner who flashes on the scene, Washington's skills and playing style are best suited for a zone system or in man-off coverage. Needs to physically mature and add strength, yet could eventually develop into a starting cornerback or productive nickel player at the next level.

30. Pittsburgh – Heath Miller, TE, Virginia (6’5”, 256) - Productive and reliable in all aspects of the game, Miller is not as flashy nor as explosive compared to many of the recent junior tight ends who have entered the draft, though he may be a more complete player at the position. Offers good upside at the next level, and will be quietly productive in several areas throughout his NFL career.

31. Philadelphia – Mike Patterson, DT, Southern California (6’0”, 292) - A forceful defender who controls the line of scrimmage and disrupts the offense, Patterson offers an array of skills that project well to the next level. Comes off a terrific Senior Bowl in which he was unblockable most of the week. A prospect who will quickly earn playing time as a rookie in the NFL and go on to have a long and productive career.

32. New England – Logan Mankins, OG, Fresno State (6’4”, 307) - A hard-working lineman who plays with great intelligence, Mankins has been very productive on the college level. Performed well at the Senior Bowl at guard and significantly improved his draft stock.


italics represent players who were selected by different teams compared to how the real NFL draft went in 2005.

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Day 1 - NFL Draft 2005


Round Pick Team Player
1 1 San Francisco Alex Smith, QB
1 2 Miami Ronnie Brown, RB
1 3 Cleveland Braylon Edwards, WR
1 4 Chicago Cedric Benson, RB
1 5 Tampa Bay Carnell Williams, RB
1 6 Tennessee Adam Jones, CB
1 7 Minn(via Oak) Troy Williamson, WR
1 8 Washington Antrell Rolle, CB
1 9 Detroit Mike Williams, WR
1 10 Dallas Demarcus Ware, SLB
1 11 SD (via Giants) Shawne Merriman, OLB
1 12 Jets Marcus Spears, DE
1 13 Arizona Carlos Rogers, CB
1 14 NO (via Hou) Jamaal Brown, OT
1 15 Carolina Thomas Davis, S
1 16 Kansas City Derrick Johnson, OLB
1 17 Hous(via NO) Travis Johnson, DT
1 18 Cincinnati David Pollack, DE
1 19 Minnesota Erasmus James, DE
1 20 St Louis Alex Barron, OT
1 21 Jacksonville Matt Jones, WR
1 22 Baltimore Mark Clayton, WR
1 23 Dallas (via Buf) Shaun Cody, DT
1 24 Seattle Chris Spencer
1 25 Green Bay Aaaron Rodgers, QB
1 26 Wash (via Den) Jason Campbell, QB
1 27 Atlanta Roddy White, WR
1 28 San Diego Luis Castillo, DT
1 29 Indianapolis Fabian Washington,CB
1 30 Pittsburgh Heath Miller, TE
1 31 Philadelphia Mike Patterson, DT
1 32 New England Logan Mankins, OG
2 1 San Francisco David Bass, OG, C
2 2 Cleveland Brodney Pool, S
2 3 Philadelphia Reggie Brown
2 4 Tampa Bay Barrett Ruud
2 5 Detroit(viaTen) Khalif Barnes, OT
2 6 Oakland Routt, CB
2 7 Chicago Mark Bradley, WR
2 8 New Orl (viaWas) Josh Bullocks, S
2 9 Tenn (via Det) Michael Roos, OT
2 10 Dallas Kevin Burnett, OLB
2 11 Giants Marlin Jackson, CB
2 12 Jets Justin Miller, CB
2 13 Arizona JJ Arrington, RB
2 14 Seattle (via Car) Lofa Tatupu, ILB
2 15 Miami (via KC) Matt Roth, DE
2 16 Oakland Dan Cody, DE
2 17 Cincinnati Odell Thurman, LB
2 18 Minnesota Marcus Johnson, OG
2 19 St Louis Corey Webster, CB
2 20 Green Bay (viaNO) Rondald Bartell, CB
2 21 Jacksonville Eric Green, CB
2 22 Baltimore Roscoe Parrish, WR
2 23 Buffalo Mike Nugent, K
2 24 Carolina (Seattle) Eric Shelton, RB
2 25 Green Bay Terrence Murphy, WR
2 26 Denver Darrent Williams, CB
2 27 Atlanta Jonathan Babineaux, DT
2 28 San Diego Vincent Jackson, WR
2 29 Indianapolis Kelvin Hayden, CB
2 30 Pittsburgh Bryant McFadden, CB
2 31 Philadelphia Matt McCoy, OLB
2 32 Balt (via NE) Adam Terry, OT
3 1 San Francisco Frank Gore, RB
3 2 St Louis (via Mia) Oshiomogho Atogwe, S
3 3 Cleveland Charlie Frye, QB
3 4 Tennessee Courtney Roby, WR
3 5 Oakland Andrew Walter, QB
3 6 Miami (via Chi) Channing Chowder, ILB
3 7 Tampa Bay Alex Smith, TE
3 8 Detroit Stanley Wilson, CB
3 9 Houston (via Dal) Vernand Morcey, RB
3 10 Giants Justin Tuck, DE
3 11 Jets Daryl Blackstock, OLB
3 12 Arizona Domonique Foxworth, CB
3 13 Denver (via Was) Karl Paymah, CB
3 14 Philadelphia (via KC) Ryan Moats, RB
3 15 Oakland (via Hou) Kirk Morrison, ILB
3 16 Carolina Evan Mathis, OG
3 17 Minnesota Dustin Fox, S
3 18 St Louis Richie Incognito, OC
3 19 New Orleans Alfred Fincher, ILB
3 20 Cincinnati Chris Henrey, WR
3 21 New Eng (via Balt) Ellis Hobbs, CB
3 22 Seattle David Greene, QB
3 23 Buffalo Kevin Everett, TE
3 24 Jacksonville Scott Starks, CB
3 25 Carolina (via GB) Atiyyah Ellison, DT
3 26 Atlanta Jordan Beck, OLB
3 27 Tampa Bay (via SD) Chris Colmer, OT
3 28 Indianapolis Vincent Burns, DE
3 29 Pittsburgh Trai Essex, OT
3 30 San Fran (via Phil) Adam Snyder, OG
3 31 Arizona (via NE) Leroy Hill, ILB, OLB

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Jets Play it Defensively

April 23, 2005

Hempstead, NY - The Jets completed the first day of the draft under their new regime of Marra and Strauss, and are optimistic that they addressed some of their needs. In the first round it was believed that the team was going to select Shawne Merriman, and use him as an outside linebacker with Thomas moving back to the defensive end position, and perhaps address the defensive end spot later in the draft (Matt Roth or Dan Cody who were available in the second round).

Merriman went to the Chargers with the eleventh pick (as expected, according to Marra), and the Jets still had many options. Many felt they could go defensive end with Marcus Spears of LSU, Erasumus James of Wisconsin or outside linebacker with Derrick Johnson. The Jets went with the big defensive end, Marcus Spears. Spears brings the big body the Jets covet to play defensive end alongside Dwayne Robertson.

In the second round the Jets were faced with options once again. They had hoped to land one of the top three safeties, Thomas Davis of Georgia(Carolina 1(15)), Brodney Poole of Nebraska (Cleveland 2(2)), or Josh Bullocks of Oklahoma (New Orleans 2(8)), or an offensive tackle like Khalif Barnes of Washington University (Detroit 2(5)). The players they liked after the safeties and Barnes here were cornerback Justin Miller (Clemson), linebacker Odell Thurman (Georgia) and offensive guard Marcus Johnson (Mississippi). Many expected Miller to go late in the first round, so the Jets thought he was just too good to pass up and took Miller. Miller is a playmaker with tremendous return skills that could generate offense for the Jets as well as play the nickel or dime position.

In the third round the team did not see a viable option at safety here so they with OLB Daryl Blackstock from Virginia. Blackstock brings good size for a linebacker (6'3", 241) who can rush the quarterback. Blackstock will see action primarily in pass rush situations early on.

Some areas that still need to be addressed are safety, and offensive line. Players still out there to listen for are safeties Sean Considine (Iowa), James Sanders (Fresno State) and Donte Nicholson (Oklahoma), guard Elton Brown (Virginia), and offensive tackle Wesley Britt (Alabama).

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Results of Rounds 4-7 of the NFL Draft 2005


5 1 San Francisco Ronald Fields, DT
5 2 Kansas City (via Mia) James Grigsby, ILB
5 3 Cleveland David McMilian, DE
5 4 Chicago Roydell Williams, WR
5 5 Tampa Bay Andre Maddox, S
5 6 Tennessee Alvin Perman, RB
5 7 Green Bay (via Oak) Eric Ghiaciuc, OC
5 8 St. Louis (via TB via NYG, via SD) Jerome Collins, TE
5 9 Detroit (via NE via Ari) Dan Orlovsky, QB
5 10 Philadelphia (via Wash) Trent Cole, DE
5 11 KC (via Det, via Miami) Alphonso Hodge, CB
5 12 Indianapolis (via Phil, via Dal) Jonathan Welsh, DE
5 13 Jets Antajj Hawthorne, DT
5 14 Carolina Adam Seward, ILB
5 15 Tennessee (via KC) Daniel Loper, OT
5 16 Houston Drew Hodgdon, OC
5 17 New Orleans Adrian McPherson, QB
5 18 Cincinnati Adam Kieft, OT
5 19 Washington (via Minn) Robert McCune, ILB
5 20 Tampa Bay (via StL) Larry Brackins, WR
5 21 Jacksonville Gerald Sesabaugh, S
5 22 Baltimore Justin Green, FB
5 23 Buffalo Eric King, CB
5 24 Seattle Jeb Huckeba, DE
5 25 Atlanta Michael Boley, OLB
5 26 Miami (via GB via KC) Anthony Alabi, OT
5 27 Atlanta Frank Omiyale, OT
5 28 San Diego Wesley Britt, OT
5 29 Indianapolis Rob Hunt, OC
5 30 Pittsburgh Rian Wallace, ILB
5 31 Green Bay (via Phil) Michael Hawkins, CB
5 32 Arizona (via NE) Lance Mitchell, ILB
6 1 Oak (via Phil, via SF, GB, NE) Sione Pouha, DT
6 2 Cleveland Ryan Claridge, OLB
6 3 San Diego (via Mia) Claude Terrell, OG
6 4 Tampa Bay Anthony Bryant, OT
6 5 Tennessee Bo Scaife, TE
6 6 Green Bay (via Oak) Mike Montgomery, DT
6 7 Chicago Kerry Rhodes, S
6 8 Arizona (via Oak) Rasheed Marshall, WR
6 9 Washington Nick Speegle, OLB
6 10 Detroit Bill Swancutt, DE
6 11 Giants Eric Moore, DE
6 12 Denver (via NYJ) Wes Sims, OG
6 13 Arizona Jared Newberry, OLB
6 14 Kansas City Will Svitec, OT
6 15 Houston Ceandris Brown, S
6 16 Carolina Jovan Haye, DE
6 17 Cincinnati Chad Ownes, WR
6 18 Minnesota CJ Mosely, DT
6 19 St Louis Tab Perry, WR
6 20 New Orleans Airese Currie, WR
6 21 Jets (via Jax) Cedric Houston, RB
6 22 Green Bay (via NE via Balt) Craig Bragg, WR
6 23 Seattle Tony Jackson, TE
6 24 Buffalo Scott Young, OG
6 25 Kansas City (via GB) Khari Long, DE
6 26 Denver Chris Myers, OG
6 27 Atlanta Deandrea Cobb, RB
6 28 Indianapolis Dave Rayner, K
6 29 Cleveland (via TB, Via SD) Andrew Hoffman, DT
6 30 Pittsburgh Justin Geisinger, OG
6 31 San Fran (via Phil) Derrick Johnson, CB
6 32 Detroit (via NE) Jonnathan Goodard, DE
7 1 San Francisco Daven Holly, CB
7 2 Miami Kevin Vickerson, DT
7 3 Cleveland Rob Petitti, OT
7 4 Tennessee Reynoldo Hill, CB
7 5 Minnesota (via Oak) Adrian Ward, CB
7 6 Chicago Matt Giordano, S
7 7 Tampa Bay Rich Razzano, FB
7 8 Washington Nehemia Broughton, FB
7 9 Detroit Dante Ridgeway, WR
7 10 Dallas Jay Ratliff, DT
7 11 Tampa Bay (via NYG) Paris Warren, WR
7 12 Jets Joe Dunn, OT
7 13 Arizona LeRon McCoy, WR
7 14 Houston Kenneth Pettway, OLB
7 15 Pittsburgh Ryan Riddle, DE
7 16 Kansas City James Kilian, QB
7 17 New England (via Minn via NYJ via Oak) Matt Cassel, QB
7 18 Tampa Bay (via St L) Ben Emanuell, S
7 19 New Orleans Jimmy Verdon, DE
7 20 Cincinnati Jonathan Fanene, DE
7 21 Baltimore Tyjuan Hagler, OLB
7 22 Seattle Cornelius Wortham, OLB
7 23 Buffalo Lionel Gates, RB
7 24 Jacksonville Chris Roberson, CB
7 25 Kansas City (via GB) Calvin Armstrong, OT
7 26 Denver Paul Ernster, K
7 27 Atlanta Harry Williams, WR
7 28 San Diego Darrell Shropshire, DT
7 29 Indianapolis Anthony Davis, RB
7 30 Pttsburgh Noah Herron, RB
7 31 Green Bay (via Phil) Kurt Campbell, S
7 32 Green Bay (via NE) Will Whitticker, OG

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Jets Draft Day 2

The Jets struck a deal with Jacksonville in the 4th round. The Jets sent their 13th pick in the 4th round to Jacksonville. The Jaguars used that pick on the controversial receiver from Florida State, Crophanso Thorpe. In return the Jaguars sent their 21st pick in the 4th round and 21st pick in the 6th round to New York. The Jets had earlier sent their 6th pick to Denver for compensation in signing Jeb Putzier.

In the 4th round the Jets drafted safety Donte Nicholson from Oklahoma. In the 5th round the Jets took a gamble on defensive tackle Anttaj Hawthorne from Wisconsin. Hawthorne was a preseaon All-American in 2004, however, his numbers delcined in 2004, his combine numbers were not good, and he tested positive for Marijanua. In the 6th round the Jets took running back Cedric Houston from Tennessee, followed by Jonathan Dunn in the 7th round.

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April 25, 2005

Hempstead, NY - A look at the Jets new rookies who were taken this past week in the NFL Draft.



Marcus Spears
Position: DE
Class: Sr
School: LSU
Conference: SEC
Ht., Wt.: 6-4, 307
40 Time: 5.01
Round: 1
Pick: 12

BIO: Three-year starter voted an All-America as a senior after winning All-Conference honors the past two seasons. Totaled 49/17/9 last year after 49/13/6 the previous campaign. Has intercepted four passes since his sophomore season.

POSITIVES: Well-sized, athletic defensive lineman who offers a good degree of upside potential. Forceful up the field, plays through blocks and quick changing direction to pursue the action laterally. Plays low with leverage, balance and body control. Easily moves to the sidelines, can drop off the line of scrimmage and make plays in space or in any direction of the field. Displays an explosive inside move, reads the action and quick locating the ball.

NEGATIVES: Must improve his tackling technique. Rather easily held up at the point by ordinary opponents. Doesn't always seem in a hurry to get involved in the action or pursue the play if it.s not in his immediate vicinity.

ANALYSIS: An outstanding athlete who, when on his game, can be a difference maker, Spears offers early first round physical skills yet has late first day motivation. A tough lineman to block, he is a disruptive force rushing the passer, defending the run or even playing in space. Could be a perfect fit at left end in a conventional defense or as a two-gap lineman, but must start to apply himself on a consistent basis to ever reach the potential he possesses.




Justin Miller
Position: CB
Class: Jr
School: Clemson
Conference: ACC
Ht., Wt.: 5-9.5, 201
40 Time: 4.49
Round: 2
Pick: 12

BIO: Three-year starter who made a major impact the moment he came to Clemson. Junior defensive totals included 49/3/7 with a 33 yard average on 20 kick returns and two scores. Also had a 13-yard average on 26 punt returns with an additional touchdown. Sophomore totals included 47/2/13 after a freshman campaign of 61/8/9. Also averaged 35.1 yards on 13 kick returns as a freshman. Pleaded guilty to a drunken driving charge in July of 2002.

POSITIVES: Strong, physical shut-down cornerback with the ability to impact games in a variety of ways. Jams opponents at the line, physical throughout the route and a tough defender who consistently takes on bigger opponents. Explodes up the field defending screens, throws his body around the field and works to make a tackle. Quick flipping his hips to transition with opponents, displays good footwork in all directions of the field and the ability to immediately close on the ball. Has a quick plant and break, and fights to get a hand in on the pass. Good job immediately locating the ball in the air.

NEGATIVES: Loses focus, gets lazy and at times he's hesitant reacting to receivers moves off the line.

ANALYSIS: A cornerback rarely tested in college, quarterbacks purposely stayed away from Miller because of his skill. Besides possessing outstanding size/speed numbers as well as ball skills, his ability to immediately alter momentum of games as a return specialist is added value. Still rough around the edges, Miller offers abundant upside for the next level and will be a very productive NFL player should he focus on the task at hand.



Darryl Blackstock
Position: OLB
Class: Jr
School: Virginia
Conference: ACC
Ht., Wt.: 6-2.5, 247
40 Time: 4.73
Round: 3
Pick: 11

BIO: Three-year starter awarded varying degrees of All-Conference honors since his freshman campaign. Posted 45/13/10.5 as a junior after 85/16/6 the prior year. Made an instant impact as a freshman with 107/14/10.

POSITIVES: Physically gifted defender who forces the action and makes an impact on the field. Breaks down well, easily plays off blocks and gets to the action. Tough to knock off his feet, effectively uses hand technique to protect himself and redirects well to the play. Quickly changes direction and displays the ability to immediately alter his angle of attack. Pursues well laterally, forceful up the field and at the same time covers a lot of area displaying good sideline-to-sideline range. Disciplined, reads the action and stays with assignments.

NEGATIVES: Mainly used up the field or in the box at Virginia. Stiff backpedaling in reverse and possesses marginal skills in coverage.

ANALYSIS: A defensive player who must be accounted for on the field, Blackstock has been likened to former All-Pro Lawrence Taylor by Virginia head coach Al Groh. Has similar abilities to disrupt the action, yet must complete the deal and improve his play in coverage. Possesses a lot of upside and can be used in several defensive systems.




Donte Nicholson
Position: S
Class: Sr
School: Oklahoma
Conference: Big 12
Ht., Wt.: 6-1.5, 212
40 Time: 4.55
Round: 4
Pick: 21

BIO: Junior college transfer who made an immediate impact upon arriving in 2003, posting 90/10/6. Totals included 72/3/2 last season as a senior.

POSITIVES: Stout, run-defending safety who can be an intimidating presence. Forceful up the field, takes good angles to the action and displays a closing burst of speed. Holds his ground against blocks, redirects to ballcarriers and wraps up tackling. Explosive hitter who packs a wallop at the point of attack. Adequately reads the quarterback or anticipates the play.

NEGATIVES: Late reactor in pass coverage and does not display top ball skills. Missed a lot of tackles as a senior and seemingly played back on his heels.

ANALYSIS: After a terrific junior campaign in which many predicted he was a top safety prospect, Nicholson took a major step back last season. Indecision and poor technique plagued him; as a result, he will slide out of the draft's first day. Best as a conventional strong safety or in a two-deep zone.



Anttaj Hawthorne
Position: DT
Class: Sr
School: Wisconsin
Conference: Big Ten
Ht., Wt.: 6-3.5, 321
40 Time: 5.29
Round: 5
Pick: 13

BIO: All-Conference selection who started the past three seasons. Coming off a disappointing senior campaign in which he totaled 42/12/6. Posted career numbers of 75/20/4 as a junior.

POSITIVES: Explosive interior defender who attracts double teams in the middle of the field. Gets off the ball with a quick first step, keeps his pads low and effectively uses hand technique to get around blocks. Jolts blockers displaying power and pushes them off the ball. Drives up the field and quickly locates the action. Immediately changes direction and wraps up tackling.

NEGATIVES: Lacks top pursuit skills from the backside. Over-pursues the action in his attempt to get up the field. Improved his hand technique as a senior, yet still stands to protect himself better.

ANALYSIS: A nasty defender who creates a lot of havoc up the field when on his game, Hawthorne can be a dominant force that overpowers one-on-one blockers. Offers size and plays with leverage, which gives him possibilities in a variety of systems. Lack of speed and inability to pursue is a negative, but a late first-round pick who can produce in a conventional defensive scheme.





Cedric Houston
Position: HB
Class: Sr
School: Tennessee
Conference: SEC
Ht., Wt.: 5-11, 225
40 Time: 4.55
Round: 6
Pick: 21

BIO: All-Conference selection who.s been the Volunteer.s primary ballcarrier since his sophomore campaign. Posted career numbers of 181/1,005/8 on the ground as a senior, adding 16/180/1 as a pass catcher.

POSITIVES: Athletic ballcarrier with excellent size/speed numbers. Quick footed, cuts back in a small area and makes defenders miss. Runs with authority through the holes, displays a burst, and possesses the speed to get outside of tackle. Squirts through the small openings in the defense, strong in his lower body and keeps his feet off the initial hit or falls forward when tackled. Aggressively puts his shoulders into opponents. Fluid in all aspects. Adequate pass catcher out of the backfield.

NEGATIVES: Not an overly instinctive ballcarrier and not decisive taking handoffs. Not overly elusive carrying the ball. Must be more concerned with ball security.

ANALYSIS: A well-built running back with a large upside, at times Houston looks better then he actually plays. To this point, better athlete than football player, yet his physical skills will get him considered in the middle rounds.



Jonnathan Dunn
Position: OT
Class: Sr
School: Virginia Tech
Conference: ACC
Ht., Wt.: 6-7.5, 328
40 Time: 5.44
Round: 7
Pick: 12

BIO: Three-year starter named second-team All-Conference choice as a senior. Consistently graded out over 80% throughout his college career.

POSITIVES: Big, bruising lineman with excellent size. Blocks with leverage, stays square and strong at the point. Effectively uses both body positioning and angles. Controls opponents once engaged in a block. Keeps his feet moving throughout the action, displays tremendous hand punch and knocks opponents to the ground.

NEGATIVES: Lacks footwork in space, adjustment and does not play with top balance. Bends at the waist which reduces his agility and struggles on the second level. Not very alert.

ANALYSIS: Athletic for a big man, Dunn, offers excellent size potential for the next level but must improve the finer details of his position. At the very least a solid developmental prospect.

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Hempstead, NY (April 26, 2005) The day after the draft is usually the day when teams make a push to sign undrafted rookies who were rated well on a team's board. The Jets landed there share of undrafted free agents.


Guard Junius Coston, North Carolina A&T (6'3", 310) - Coston is another powerful run blocker who started for three seasons. A good run blocker who will have to impress the coaches to move his way up from 6th on the depth chart out of the 6 guards in camp.

Guard Dana Norton, Texas A&M (6'6", 320) - The Jets signed a pair of Aggies to try and make the Jets. Norton did not have the opportunity to start until his senior season. He has good quickness for a big man, but would be a project if he made the team.

Center Geoff Hangartner, Texas A&M (6'5", 301) - Hangartner was a two year starter for the Aggies. He is a powerful run blocker who handled long snapping duties. If he handles the long snapping duties for the Jets he will earn himself a roster spot.

Inside Linebacker Reuben Lake, Washington State (6'5", 265) - Played outside linebacker until his senior season when he went to defensive end at Washington State, but with his size the Jets project him as an inside linebacker. Played the run well in school, but was often lost in pass coverage assignments, which forced the move to defensive end his senior season.

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Hempstead, NY (April 28, 2005) - With the position of safety not fully addressed in the draft and free agency the Jets made a move last evening that will add to the secondary. The Jets sent Pittsburgh a 5th round pick in 2006 for free safety Chris Hope. Hope spent the previous three seasons with the Steelers after being selected in the third round of the 2002 draft.

Hope signed a new deal with the Jets for 3 years, $2.1 million. The Jets will keep an open mind for the strong safety position, and all indications are the team will allow Rashaad Washington and rookie Donte Nicholson to battle for the position during camp. There are some free agents still out there, but the Jets will wait to see how some teams roster moves may benefit them down the road.

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Team Stadium Roster Support Economy Franchise Value
Baltimore 78 92 90 43 $624,840,000
Kansas City 75 85 95 37 $601,880,000
Pittsburgh 83 67 93 36 $593,680,000
Minnesota 58 100 93 44 $578,920,000
Oakland 86 42 78 51 $562,520,000
New England 58 75 96 47 $547,760,000
Philadelphia 55 78 97 46 $542,840,000
Washington 61 60 92 51 $533,000,000
Denver 55 71 95 45 $526,440,000
**New York J 75 17 86 68 $526,440,000
Carolina 58 57 88 44 $500,200,000
San Francisco 78 14 90 42 $495,280,000
Cleveland 75 14 96 33 $480,520,000
Chicago 72 7 86 54 $477,240,000
Detroit 48 39 82 48 $434,600,000
Indianapolis 38 60 85 39 $426,400,000
New York G 28 42 93 68 $424,760,000
Dallas 39 35 92 52 $421,480,000
Houston 62 3 85 45 $421,480,000
Cincinnati 39 57 76 36 $407,540,000
St. Louis 35 50 86 37 $404,260,000
Seattle 33 57 76 41 $401,800,000
Green Bay 25 57 96 35 $400,160,000
Tennessee 36 25 95 39 $394,420,000
Tampa Bay 24 35 92 31 $373,920,000
Atlanta 12 46 78 51 $368,180,000
San Diego 19 53 69 32 $362,440,000
Miami 11 39 95 31 $358,340,000
Buffalo 10 50 83 28 $353,420,000
Jacksonville 7 50 76 33 $346,860,000
New Orleans 6 42 75 24 $330,460,000
Arizona 23 3 46 43 $318,160,000

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New York Jets Roster, Scout Overview

Player # Pos Start Exp Current Estimate Future Estimate Cntrct
Fiedler, Jay 9 QB 8 39 39 5 yrs
Pennington, Chad 10 QB QB 6 38 52 6 yrs
Bollinger, Brooks 5 QB 3 7 29 1 yr.
Martin, Curtis 28 RB RB 11 66 66 2 yrs
Blaylock, Derrick 23 RB 5 39 49 5 yrs
Houston, Cedric 34 RB 1 20 28 3 yrs
Sowell, Jerald 33 FB FB 9 54 54 5 yrs
Askew, B.J. 35 FB 3 18 34 2 yrs
Dearth, James 85 TE 7 21 35 5 yrs
Baker, Chris 86 TE 4 18 34 1 yr.
Putzier, Jeb 88 TE TE 4 32 46 4 yrs
Chrebet, Wayne 80 FL 11 26 30 4 yrs
Carter, Jonathan 84 FL 5 24 34 1 yr.
Moss, Santana 83 FL FL 5 55 71 1 yr.
McCareins, Justin 81 SE SE 5 44 54 5 yrs
Cotchery, Jerricho 89 SE 2 16 23 3 yrs
Mawae, Kevin 68 C C 12 65 73 3 yrs
Hangartner, Geoff 58 C 1 9 25 2 yrs
Kendall, Pete 66 LG LG 10 49 49 4 yrs
Goodwin, Jonathan 78 RG 4 10 24 1 yr.
Moore, Brandon 65 RG RG 3 22 43 1 yr.
Morley, Steve 64 RG 2 8 11 2 yrs
Coston, Junius 62 RG 1 12 30 2 yrs
Norton, Dana 76 RG 1 18 50 1 yr.
Brooks, Ethan 77 LT LT 9 30 34 1 yr.
Fabini, Jason 69 LT 8 30 31 2 yrs
Dunn, Jonathan 71 LT 1 13 21 3 yrs
Cavka, Marko 73 RT RT 2 25 46 2 yrs
Jones, Adrian 79 RT 2 14 20 3 yrs
Graham, Ben 7 P 1 66 66 2 yrs
Nedney, Joe 6 K 10 34 42 1 yr.
Ellis, Shaun 92 LDE LDE 6 72 72 6 yrs
Johnson, Trevor 97 LDE 2 5 15 2 yrs
Legree, Lance 70 RDE 5 25 40 4 yrs
Spears, Marcus 91 RDE RDE 1 38 68 4 yrs
Bailey, Rodney 96 RDE 5 17 20 1 yr.
Reed, James 93 NT 5 48 63 1 yr.
Robertson, Dewayne 63 NT NT 3 41 66 2 yrs
Hawthorne, Anttaj 72 NT 1 16 21 3 yrs
Hobson, Victor 54 SILB SILB 3 38 70 2 yrs
McClover, Darrell 57 SILB 2 22 39 3 yrs
Wright, Kenyatta 52 WILB 6 19 26 1 yr.
Vilma, Jonathan 51 WILB WILB 2 49 76 3 yrs
Lake, Reuben 98 WILB 1 17 41 1 yr.
Barton, Eric 50 SLB SLB 7 49 49 4 yrs
Gardner, Barry 55 SLB 7 31 35 4 yrs
Blackstock, Darryl 56 SLB 1 23 54 4 yrs
Thomas, Bryan 99 WLB WLB 4 30 46 2 yrs
Brown, Mark 59 WLB 2 17 31 1 yr.
Henry, Anthony 42 LCB LCB 5 51 55 5 yrs
Strait, Derrick 21 LCB 2 24 47 3 yrs
Barrett, David 36 RCB RCB 6 37 46 5 yrs
Miller, Justin 22 RCB 1 29 53 3 yrs
Washington, Rashad 29 SS 2 10 25 3 yrs
Nicholson, Donte 31 SS SS 1 25 45 3 yrs
Hope, Chris 41 FS FS 4 27 47 3 yrs
Coleman, Erik 26 FS 2 16 24 3 yrs
Celestin, Oliver 45 FS 2 10 19 1 yr.

$$ - player is in starting lineup, ## - player is inactive.

Players Under Contract: 58
Inactive: 0
On Active Roster: 58

Salary Cap: $82,000,000
Cap Room: $14,280,000
Maximum for New Player: $14,590,000
Cap Room Lost (to old contracts): $0

Cap Room Lost Next Year (to old contracts): $0
Cap Room Required Next Year: $81,240,000

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Hemstead, NY - The Jets concluded their mini-camp this week, all but Santana Moss were in attendance to work out and get familiar with their new coaching staff and team for the 2005 season. Some questions were answered while others were not, and of course others developed.

Offensively Pennington did some light throwing, and only took reps on running plays. Fiedler did an admirable job working with the first unit. Fabini was present, however, did not practice at all as he still battles an ailing back. Late signee, Ethan Brooks took snaps with the first unit. Newly signed tight end, Jeb Putzier looked good catching balls, but there may be some concern with his blocking ability. The Jets appear to be lacking a blocking tight end. General Manager, Michael Marra has been keeping an eye out for a blocking tight end, Cameron Cleeland is available. But has not expressed interest in coming to New York yet. Cleeland still lives on the west coast.

Reserve running back, Derrick Blaylock appears to be what the Jets were hoping for when they signed him early in free agency. He took a number of reps with the first team and looked quicker and stronger than advertised.

Brandon Moore appears to be the early favorite to be the starting right guard, however, free agent signee, Dana Norton will have the opportunity to challenge for the job.

The Jets do have some holes to fill offensively, including a starting left tackle, starting right guard and a blocking tight end.

On the other side of the ball, the team is experiencing a completely different system, and it showed. Players appeared unsure of their assignments, and by weeks end the coaches were letting them know it. The 3-4 front is a different scheme them has been played in the past. Roberton appears to have won the battle with James Reed for nose tackle. Reed who came on strong last season has drawn interest from teams around the league.

Brian Thomas looks like he will be able to handle the weak-side linebacker position. Thomas who gives the Jets some size at linebacker to help and protect Jonathan Vilma, and help free him up to take on running backs instead of offensive linemen. The secondary has a strength in Anthony Henry
and Chris Hope, both acquired this season, however, David Barrett struggled at times, and rookie strong safety, Donte Nicholson looked overmatched and lost as a rookie. Marra stated that they need to find help at strong safety either with someone available or through trade. Problem is, Marra is reluctant to give up another pick after dealing a fifth for Hope earlier this spring.

The team will come back together in late July as they prepare for the 2005 season.

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Hempstead, NY - The Jets made a decision they were hoping they were not going to have to. The team is shopping the young, talented defensive tackle James Reed for a strong safety. Apparently a defensive tackle with Reeds ability, age, and cap number will do that Marra said. Teams that have expressed interest include the following:


Trade interest for Reed, James

Effect of trade on your team's cap room: Increase by $260,000

Team Enthusiasm
San Diego Chargers 99
Green Bay Packers 95
New England Patriots 95
Atlanta Falcons 91
San Francisco Forty Niners 91
Seattle Seahawks 86
Chicago Bears 86
New York Giants 82
Cleveland Browns 82
Baltimore Ravens 82
Arizona Cardinals 82
Cincinnati Bengals 82

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Hempstead, NY - It appears that Cleveland and the Jets are close to closing a deal that will send Jets' defensive tackle, James Reed to Cleveland for rookie strong safety, Brodney Pool or second year strong safety Sean Jones. Both players were a 2nd round pick in 2005 and 2004 respectively. However, the Browns still have Brian Russell and now have the flexibility to deal one of their young talented safeties.

Negotiations are on-going, it appears the Jets have asked for a draft pick as well, and Cleveland has asked for the opportunity to sign Reed to an extension.

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Hempstead, NY - The Jets and Browns worked out a deal that involved sending Jets' defensive tackle, James Reed to Cleveland in return for rookie safety Brodney Pool.

The sticking point of the deal was that the Jets had to get Reed and the Browns to work out an extension for Reed. The Jets had to pay some of Reed's minimal bonus. In return to Pool the Jets also received Cleveland's third round pick in the 2006 draft. Sources have said that the Browns offered the Jets either Pool or second year safety Sean Jones. Both sides have denied those reports. If they are true, you wonder what the Jets see in Pool, a rookie, that they did not see in Jones a second year player who did see action last season.

The Jets signed rookie free agent defensive tackle Lester Shade to go along with drafted rookie, Antajj Hawthorne to provide depth at the nose tackle position. It is possible the Jets will look for a veteran to back up Robertson.

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The Jets closed out their preseason, the way it started, looking desperate to stop anyone. The team finished 1-3, scoring just 33 points, and giving up a horrible, 121 points. The team will evaluate their roster and make the moves necessary to get ready for opening day next week as Cincinnati comes to town. A look back at the preseason.

Preseason

Game 1
New York Jets @ New Orleans Saints

In the Jets first action under the new regime, things did not go well. The Jets were thumped by the Saints, 41-3. The Jets were manhandled in every possible way, yards, 369-134, turnovers, 4-1, time of possession 41 minutes to 19 minutes and of course score, 41-3.

About the only bright spot for the Jets was that the game was only sixty minutes and not longer. Offensively the Jets were led by rookie running back, Cedric Houston who rushed for 52 yards on 14 carries. The quarterbacks were a combined 9 for 20, and 66 yards. Pennington stated, “That was perhaps the worst beating I have ever taken as a quarterback.” Pennington who tried to stand behind an ineffective line had to immediately dump the ball off to the short receiver and still be hit. It became clear, early, in the season that the offensive line is going to be the Jets weakness this year.

On defense the new look of the 3-4 did little to provide pressure to Aaron Brooks. Brooks, he completed 12 of 17 passes for 130 yards. Jonathan Vilma provided some stoppage at moments, finishing with 15 tackles. If that didn’t hurt enough, the team lost starting cornerback, David Barrett for 6-8 weeks with a broken clavicle, and starting strong-side linebacker, Eric Barton for 4 weeks with a broken jaw. These injuries will lead to the Jets starting rookies Daryl Blackstock and Justin Miller.


Game 2
New York Jets @ Indianapolis Colts

Last weeks game against New Orleans was one of those games where you turn around and say, it can’t get worst, right? Speak again, the Jets were hammered by the Colts 38-3 in a game that resebled the Saints game of a week ago to a tee.

Offensively the Jets managed a mere 6 first downs, 162 yards in total offense, and a quarterback that was beaten to a pulp for a second straight week., suffering a broken nose. Defensively the Jets gave up nearly 500 yards in total offense. If it wasn’t for the fact that the Jets kept the turnovers even, who knows how bad this could have gotten.

Following the game, Jets head coach, Corey Strauss addressed the media stating, that “Things cannot get much worse than this.” Strauss had a sarcasm to his tone, and you could see the discomfort in him as he answered questions that he really had no answer to. “Corey do you see things improving?” “I do not see how it can get worse, right now we cannot block, or tackle, two key components to being a successful football team.”

Strauss left the impression on the room that the team would need to work around the clock this week to evaluate the past two performances and find a way to turn this around.

Week 3
New York Giants @ New York Jets

The Jets battled their city rivals in their annual exhibition game yesterday and it was a good one. The Jets eeked out the victory 17-16 thanks large in part to Jay Feeley missing an extra point with 5:41 left in the game. The Jets front office got satisfaction in that surely, the Jets tried to sign Feeley during the off-season, only to lose out to the Giants.

Offensively there still leaves a lot to be desired. Fiedler looked the strongest he has yet, completing 11 of 16 passes for 91 yards. Pennington played, despite a broken nose and was ineffective completing 7 of 17 passes for 73 yards and one interception. Fiedler who was brought in with the chance to compete with Pennington, may have raised the eye brows of some of the coaches.

Defensively the Jets were led by Shaun Ellis who had a monster game, 11 tackles, 2 sacks, and 2 hurries. For the Jets defense to succeed they will need some more of those performances. The defense forced four, Eli Manning interceptions including one by rookie safety, Brodney Poole that was returned for a touchdown. The Jets pass defense showed improvement, allowing just 117 yards however, they did allow the Giants running game to amass 217 yards.

Strauss addressed the media by stating,” I saw improvement today in a lot of areas, however, we still have a lot of work to do, but there were areas we can say, yes we saw improvement.”


Game 4
Philadelphia Eagles @ New York Jets

The defending NFC Champion, Eagles came to New York for the final preseason game of the season. The Eagles looked sharp in their first two preseason games, victories over New England and Baltimore, however, last week Pittsburgh defeated them 34-0.

The Jets would come out on defense the first series and force a three and out, including a sack by rookie, Daryl Blackstock. That would be the night’s highlight for the Jets, as the Eagles would overmatch and defeat them, 26-10.

The Jets were outgained 421-198, against an aggressive Eagles team that took full advantage of the Jets weak run defense. Philadelphia would rush for 231 yards on the evening, led by Bryant Westbrook’s 94 yards on 19 carries.

Offensively, Curtis Martin took advantage of the carries he received, rushing for 49 yards on just 5 carries. The passing game struggled once again, including 5 dropped passes, something this lackluster offense can ill-afford.

Defensively, the Jets need to find a way to control the run during the regular season. Without so much as a average performance by this defense this season, the year will be over by mid-October. The Jets off-season was to build a defense for the future, and right now the future does not look bright.

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The NFL Network is reporting that the St. Louis Rams have released their 1st round pick, and 20th overall selection, Alex Barron. The offensive tackle, who was a standout at Florida State, quickly wore out his welcome with St. Louis.

Barron reportedly told his agent, Rico Hines, that he did not want to play for the Rams. After coming to terms with a 5 year deal worth $11.5 million, Barron and his agent tried to reneg and threatened to keep Barron out of camp. Barron reported but repeatedly went to the media with his dissatisfaction at how the Rams' organization handled his contract. Barron reportedly began to take his frustration out on the players and coaches, and his play began to suffer.

The Rams were pressed for time as to whether they thought they could deal Barron, and did not want to hold the roster spot for him. So, in a surprise move, they released Barron.

Barron and his agent appeared to be stunned by the Rams decision, but were quickly on a plane to go meet with prespective teams. Rumors are the New York Jets, Detroit Lions, Houston Texans, and San Diego Chargers are highly interested.

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Hempstead, NY - The Jets met with offensive tackle, Alex Barron and his agent today. Reports are that Barron is seeking a one year deal this season, in order to renegotiate during the off-season for a long term deal. The Jets have informed Barron that he would be slated as the starting left tackle, something Barron wanted in St. Louis, but, the Rams have All-Pro, Orlando Pace on the left side.

Many are beginning to question Barron and his agent's agenda and feel that the player is a high risk to cause disfunction among the team. If the Jets do sign Barron, he will be a player the team will have to watch closely and see if he is worth the long term commitment following the season.

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Hempstead, NY - The New York Jets announced a series of roster moves to cut their roster down to the mandated 53 players, for opening day.

Released are guards Steve Morley, Jonathan Goodwin, safeties Rashaad Washington, Erik Coleman, defensive end Trevor Johnson, wide receiver Korey Kimmel, outside linebacker Mark Brown and longtime offensive tackle, Jason Fabini.

The Jets had a difficult decision with tackle Jason Fabini. Fabini has been fighting back problems during the entire off-season, forcing the Jets to sign the veteran, Ethan Brooks. Brooks has done a solid job during the preseason, while Fabini was unable to suit up. The Jets made the difficult decision to stick with Brooks and keep the younger tackles, Adrian Jones and Jonathan Dunn.

Fabini spent his first seven seasons with the Jets after being selected in the 4th round of the 1998 draft by Bill Parcells. Fabini quickly earned the starting left tackle position and never relinquished it. Fabini was not the best tackle in the league, and never did receive any honors, however, he was a solid player for the Jets week in and week out. Fabini has stated that he is not ready to call it quits yet, and is hopeful to make a full recovery and play in the NFL again.

The Jets also signed some veterans to the secondary, including cornerback Deshea Townsend, and safety Bracy Walker. Townsend became a necessary signing with the injury to the Jets fifth corner, undrafted rookie, Antoine Russell. Russell who suffered a rib cage injury was placed on the injured reserve list. Walker was brought in to help mentor the Jets young safeties, in Brodney Poole, Donte Nicholson, and Chris Hope.

As far as discussion with released offensive tackle, Alex Barron. The Jets met with him and his agent and it is believed the Jets are interested, just waiting to hear Barron's plans on what he wants to do. Barron has met with a number of teams about the possibility of signing on.

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New York Jets Roster, Scout Overview

Player # Pos Start Exp Current Estimate Future Estimate Cntrct
Fiedler, Jay 9 QB 8 39 39 5 yrs
Pennington, Chad 10 QB QB 6 39 52 6 yrs
Bollinger, Brooks 5 QB 3 9 29 1 yr.
Martin, Curtis 28 RB RB 11 66 66 2 yrs
Blaylock, Derrick 23 RB 5 39 49 5 yrs
Houston, Cedric 34 RB 1 20 28 3 yrs
Sowell, Jerald 33 FB FB 9 54 54 5 yrs
Askew, B.J. 35 FB 3 18 34 2 yrs
Dearth, James 85 TE 7 22 35 5 yrs
Baker, Chris 86 TE 4 18 34 1 yr.
Putzier, Jeb 88 TE TE 4 32 46 4 yrs
Chrebet, Wayne 80 FL FL 11 26 30 4 yrs
Carter, Jonathan 84 FL 5 25 34 1 yr.
Moss, Santana 83 FL 5 56 71 1 yr.
McCareins, Justin 81 SE SE 5 45 54 5 yrs
##Cotchery, Jerricho 89 SE 2 17 23 3 yrs
Mawae, Kevin 68 C C 12 65 73 3 yrs
Hangartner, Geoff 58 C 1 9 25 2 yrs
Kendall, Pete 66 LG LG 10 49 49 4 yrs
##Coston, Junius 62 LG 1 13 30 2 yrs
Moore, Brandon 65 RG RG 3 24 43 1 yr.
Norton, Dana 76 RG 1 18 50 1 yr.
Brooks, Ethan 77 LT LT 9 30 34 1 yr.
##Dunn, Jonathan 71 LT 1 13 21 3 yrs
Cavka, Marko 73 RT RT 2 26 46 2 yrs
Jones, Adrian 79 RT 2 14 20 3 yrs
Graham, Ben 7 P 1 68 68 2 yrs
Nedney, Joe 6 K 10 34 42 1 yr.
Ellis, Shaun 92 LDE LDE 6 72 72 6 yrs
Legree, Lance 70 RDE 5 25 40 4 yrs
Spears, Marcus 91 RDE RDE 1 40 68 4 yrs
##Bailey, Rodney 96 RDE 5 17 20 1 yr.
Robertson, Dewayne 63 NT NT 3 45 66 2 yrs
Hawthorne, Anttaj 90 NT 1 16 21 3 yrs
Shade, Lester 94 NT 1 25 52 1 yr.
Hobson, Victor 54 SILB SILB 3 40 70 2 yrs
McClover, Darrell 57 SILB 2 22 39 3 yrs
Wright, Kenyatta 52 WILB 6 19 26 1 yr.
Vilma, Jonathan 51 WILB WILB 2 53 76 3 yrs
##Barton, Eric 50 SLB 7 49 49 4 yrs
Gardner, Barry 55 SLB 7 32 35 4 yrs
Blackstock, Darryl 56 SLB SLB 1 24 54 4 yrs
Thomas, Bryan 99 WLB WLB 4 30 46 2 yrs
##Lake, Reuben 98 WLB 1 17 41 1 yr.
Townsend, Deshea 29 LCB 8 20 21 1 yr.
Henry, Anthony 42 LCB LCB 5 54 55 5 yrs
Strait, Derrick 21 LCB 2 26 47 3 yrs
##Barrett, David 36 RCB 6 38 46 5 yrs
Miller, Justin 22 RCB RCB 1 30 53 3 yrs
**Russell, Antoine 40 RCB 1 9 40 1 yr.
Walker, Bracy 39 SS 12 25 25 1 yr.
Pool, Brodney 44 SS SS 1 28 58 4 yrs
Nicholson, Donte 31 SS 1 26 45 3 yrs
Hope, Chris 41 FS FS 4 29 47 3 yrs

$$ - player is in starting lineup, ## - player is inactive.

Players Under Contract: 54
Inactive: 7
On Active Roster: 46

Salary Cap: $82,000,000
Cap Room: $16,500,000
Maximum for New Player: $16,730,000
Cap Room Lost (to old contracts): $1,440,000

Cap Room Lost Next Year (to old contracts): $1,490,000
Cap Room Required Next Year: $77,230,000

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The Jets opened up the 2005 season with the Bengals coming into town. The Jets begin the season with a new regime, with Michael Marra as the General Manager, and Corey Strauss the Head Coach. Gone are Terry Bradway and Head Coach Oscar Christianson (Herm).

The preseason made up the worst possible nightmare you could have envisioned for your team. They were outscored 133-21, yet Strauss remains optimistic that the team progressed during the preseason. Cincinnati went 3-1 during the preseason, and have an emerging superstar at quarterback in Carson Palmer.

The Jets were conservative, yet efficient on offesnse. The team totaled 270 yards, as Pennington completed 20 of 30 passes for 175 yards and 2 touchdowns. Martin and Blaylock combined for 22 carries and 87 yards. The Jets missed their playmaking receiver Santana Moss, who was out with a sprained knee.

The Jets took the lead 7-3 when Pennington found Justin McCareins in the back of the endzone, capping a 69 yard drive that had a balance of runs and passes. Cincinnati answered back late in the first half with a 96 yards drive, capped off by a Rudi Johnson 9 yard touchdown run. The Jets secondary were victims of a 50 yard pass on a 3rd and 14. At the half the score was 10-7, Cincinnati.

The Jets would come out in the second half and mount two time consuming drives that led to a Pennington to Sowell touchdown pass and a Nedney field goal, taking the lead 17-10. Cincinnati would once again get the momentum after a drive that went 87 yards on 13 plays, with a Carson Palmer touchdown pass to T.J. Houshmandzadeh early in the 4th quarter.

The teams would exchange punts back and fourth before the Bengals positioned themselves for a 32 yard field goal, with 1:10 left and a 20-17 lead. The Jets would have one final drive to win or tie the game. The drive would be consist of a holding penalty, setting up a 2nd and 20. Pennington would strike Chrebet for 19 yards leading to a 3rd and 1. Faced with the tough decision, the Jets attempted to spread the field for a pass play, however, after a nice job by the offensive line for most of the game, right tackle Marko Cavka would be victimized on consecutive plays resulting in sacks by Aaron Smith, and finishing off the Jets.


Box Score: Cincinnati at New York
New York, NY.

Week 1, 2005

Attendance: 75,700 (79,700).


Weather: 61 degrees, fair.

2Q: 14:11 CIN - Shayne Graham 23 field goal.
2Q: 07:46 NYK - Justin McCareins 15 pass from Chad Pennington.
2Q: 07:46 NYK - Joe Nedney extra point.
2Q: 01:10 CIN - Rudi Johnson 9 run.
2Q: 01:10 CIN - Shayne Graham extra point.
3Q: 11:37 NYK - Jerald Sowell 13 pass from Chad Pennington.
3Q: 11:37 NYK - Joe Nedney extra point.
3Q: 02:35 NYK - Joe Nedney 32 field goal.
4Q: 10:58 CIN - T.J. Houshmandzadeh 14 pass from Carson Palmer.
4Q: 10:58 CIN - Shayne Graham extra point.
4Q: 01:11 CIN - Shayne Graham 32 field goal.

Game MVP: CIN 9 Carson Palmer

Cincinnati 0 10 0 10 - 20
New York 0 7 10 0 - 17

Team Statistics CIN NYK

First Downs 22 15

Total Rushes 32 26
Rushing Yards 138 109
Yards Per Carry 4.3 4.1
Pass Attempts 33 30
Completions 21 20
Passing Yards 281 175
Yards Per Attempt 8.5 5.8
Sacked 1 2
Yards Lost 6 14
Interceptions 0 0
Fumbles/Lost 1/1 1/0

Total Plays 66 58
Total Yards 413 270
Yards Per Play 6.2 4.6

3rd Down Plays 9/16 5/14
Avg. YTG on 3rd 6.2 7.2
4th Down Plays 0/0 0/1

Penalties 4 6
Penalty Yards 25 60

Avg. Drive Start OWN 23 OWN 34
Time Of Possession 30:15 29:45

Cincinnati Individual Statistics

Rushing Att Yards Avg Long TD
32 Johnson 28 121 4.3 17 1
85 Johnson 2 11 5.5 6 0
84 Houshmandzadeh 1 7 7.0 7 0
9 Palmer 1 -1 -1.0 -1 0

Passing Att Comp Yards Yd/Att Long TD Int Sckd
9 Palmer 33 21 281 8.5 50 1 0 1

Receiving Catch Yards Avg YAC Long TD
82 Kelly 6 101 16.8 10 34 0
32 Johnson 5 28 5.6 24 10 0
85 Johnson 4 58 14.5 4 25 0
89 Schobel 2 54 27.0 1 50 0
84 Houshmandzadeh 1 14 14.0 0 14 1
88 Russell 1 16 16.0 3 16 0
87 Washington 1 7 7.0 0 7 0
47 Tennant 1 3 3.0 1 3 0
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Punt Returns Att Yards Avg TD
43 Ratliff 1 3 3.0 0

Kick Returns Att Yards Avg TD
20 James 1 13 13.0 0
21 Bauman 1 13 13.0 0

Punting Punts Yards Avg Long In20
19 Larson 5 216 43.2 53 2

Kicking FG FGA Long PAT Att
17 Graham 2 2 32 2 2

Defense Tackle Assist Sack Int IntYds IntTD
98 Robinson 7 0 0.5 0 0 0
56 Simmons 7 3 0.0 0 0 0
90 Smith 6 2 1.5 0 0 0
20 James 4 2 0.0 0 0 0
52 Webster 4 1 0.0 0 0 0
21 Bauman 4 0 0.0 0 0 0
22 Herring 3 2 0.0 0 0 0
24 O'Neal 3 1 0.0 0 0 0
34 Kaesviharn 3 1 0.0 0 0 0
92 Clemons 2 1 0.0 0 0 0
43 Ratliff 1 2 0.0 0 0 0
59 Johnson 1 1 0.0 0 0 0
50 Moore 1 0 0.0 0 0 0
82 Kelly 1 0 0.0 0 0 0
53 Navies 1 0 0.0 0 0 0
32 Johnson 1 0 0.0 0 0 0
63 Williams 1 0 0.0 0 0 0
88 Russell 1 0 0.0 0 0 0
26 Perry 1 0 0.0 0 0 0
91 Geathers 1 0 0.0 0 0 0
58 Miller 0 2 0.0 0 0 0
97 Thornton 0 1 0.0 0 0 0
57 Thurman 0 1 0.0 0 0 0

Miscellaneous Fumb FForc Recov MiscTD KeyRBlk SckAlwd
76 Jones 0 0 0 0 2 1
74 Braham 0 0 0 0 3 0
71 Anderson 0 0 0 0 2 0
64 Neil 0 0 0 0 2 0
50 Moore 0 0 0 0 1 0
82 Kelly 1 0 0 0 0 0
56 Simmons 0 1 0 0 0 0
63 Williams 0 0 0 0 1 0

New York Individual Statistics

Rushing Att Yards Avg Long TD
28 Martin 11 46 4.1 13 0
23 Blaylock 11 41 3.7 11 0
84 Carter 1 3 3.0 3 0
81 McCareins 1 5 5.0 5 0
10 Pennington 1 5 5.0 5 0
34 Houston 1 9 9.0 9 0

Passing Att Comp Yards Yd/Att Long TD Int Sckd
10 Pennington 30 20 175 5.8 19 2 0 2

Receiving Catch Yards Avg YAC Long TD
81 McCareins 5 40 8.0 0 15 1
80 Chrebet 3 42 14.0 3 19 0
28 Martin 3 25 8.3 8 13 0
33 Sowell 2 20 10.0 12 13 1
23 Blaylock 2 21 10.5 19 17 0
84 Carter 2 8 4.0 3 5 0
88 Putzier 2 7 3.5 0 5 0
89 Cotchery 1 12 12.0 7 12 0

Punt Returns Att Yards Avg TD
84 Carter 2 27 13.5 0
81 McCareins 2 10 5.0 0

Kick Returns Att Yards Avg TD
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84 Carter 4 106 26.5 0

Punting Punts Yards Avg Long In20
7 Graham 6 253 42.1 50 3

Kicking FG FGA Long PAT Att
6 Nedney 1 1 32 2 2

Defense Tackle Assist Sack Int IntYds IntTD
51 Vilma 14 2 0.0 0 0 0
54 Hobson 6 3 0.0 0 0 0
22 Miller 6 2 0.0 0 0 0
99 Thomas 6 0 0.0 0 0 0
42 Henry 3 0 0.0 0 0 0
41 Hope 3 0 0.0 0 0 0
91 Spears 2 2 0.0 0 0 0
56 Blackstock 2 2 0.0 0 0 0
63 Robertson 2 1 0.0 0 0 0
44 Pool 2 1 0.0 0 0 0
21 Strait 2 0 0.0 0 0 0
92 Ellis 1 1 1.0 0 0 0
55 Gardner 1 2 0.0 0 0 0
39 Walker 1 0 0.0 0 0 0
29 Townsend 1 0 0.0 0 0 0
31 Nicholson 1 0 0.0 0 0 0

Miscellaneous Fumb FForc Recov MiscTD KeyRBlk SckAlwd
73 Cavka 0 0 0 0 3 2
77 Brooks 0 0 0 0 3 0
33 Sowell 1 0 0 0 1 0
68 Mawae 0 0 0 0 1 0
66 Kendall 0 0 0 0 1 0
55 Gardner 0 1 0 0 0 0
23 Blaylock 0 0 1 0 0 0
88 Putzier 0 0 0 0 1 0
79 Jones 0 0 0 0 1 0
51 Vilma 0 0 1 0 0 0

Cincinnati Drive Chart
Quar Began Poss From Plays Yards Result
1 15:00 1:30 OWN 25 4 32 Fumble
1 11:23 3:01 OWN 16 5 24 Punt
1 4:18 5:07 OWN 20 12 74 Field Goal
2 7:46 0:56 OWN 20 3 -6 Punt
2 5:51 0:58 OWN 11 3 -2 Punt
2 3:10 2:00 OWN 4 7 96 Touchdown
3 11:37 3:01 OWN 20 5 17 Punt
3 2:35 6:37 OWN 13 13 87 Touchdown
4 9:25 3:14 OWN 26 6 15 Punt
4 4:15 3:04 OWN 28 7 57 Field Goal
4 0:10 0:10 OPP 24 1 -1 Game

New York Drive Chart
Quar Began Poss From Plays Yards Result
1 13:30 2:07 OWN 43 3 -2 Punt
1 8:22 4:04 OWN 20 8 30 Punt
2 14:11 6:25 OWN 31 11 69 Touchdown
2 6:50 0:59 OWN 40 3 3 Punt
2 4:53 1:43 OPP 48 3 8 Punt
2 1:10 1:10 OWN 20 3 30 Half
3 15:00 3:23 OWN 44 7 56 Touchdown
3 8:36 6:01 OWN 38 10 47 Field Goal
4 10:58 1:33 OWN 32 3 8 Punt
4 6:11 1:56 OWN 30 3 1 Punt
4 1:11 1:01 OWN 29 4 -5 Downs

Cincinnati Red Zone Profile
Visits TDs FGs
4 2 2

New York Red Zone Profile
Visits TDs FGs
3 2 1

Cincinnati Rushing Breakdown

Direction Rush Yards Ave
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Left 13 65 5.0
Middle 12 49 4.0
Right 6 25 4.1
None 1 -1 -1.0

Run Blocking KeyBlks BlkOpps RunPlays
74 Braham 3 6 32
64 Neil 2 8 25
76 Jones 2 5 32
71 Anderson 2 4 32
63 Williams 1 6 32
50 Moore 1 1 7
82 Kelly 0 1 26
47 Tennant 0 0 19
89 Schobel 0 0 7
27 Luchey 0 0 5

Cincinnati Passing Breakdown

Distance Pass Comp Yards Ave
Screen 2 2 11 5.5
Short (0-8 Yds) 12 9 50 4.1
Medium (9-18 Yds) 14 6 88 6.2
Long (19+ Yds) 5 4 132 26.4

Passing Attempt Comp BdThrw Dropd Defnsd Blockd Hurried Intrcpt
9 Palmer 33 21 2 5 2 0 3 0

Receiving Target Caught Dropd Yards PassPlay
85 Johnson 9 4 3 58 31
82 Kelly 6 6 0 101 22
32 Johnson 6 5 1 28 34
87 Washington 4 1 1 7 18
84 Houshmandzadeh 3 1 0 14 22
88 Russell 2 1 0 16 12
89 Schobel 2 2 0 54 7
47 Tennant 1 1 0 3 16

Pass Block SckAlwd PassPlay
74 Braham 0 34
71 Anderson 0 34
63 Williams 0 34
76 Jones 1 34
64 Neil 0 25
47 Tennant 0 16
50 Moore 0 9
27 Luchey 0 4

Pass Rush Sacks PsBlks Hurries PassPlay
90 Smith 1.5 0 0 32
98 Robinson 0.5 0 0 22
97 Thornton 0.0 1 0 32
22 Herring 0.0 0 0 32
24 O'Neal 0.0 0 0 32
34 Kaesviharn 0.0 0 0 32
20 James 0.0 0 0 30
56 Simmons 0.0 0 0 30
92 Clemons 0.0 0 0 29
52 Webster 0.0 0 0 27
43 Ratliff 0.0 0 0 14
58 Miller 0.0 0 0 13
96 Askew 0.0 0 0 10
21 Bauman 0.0 0 0 6
59 Johnson 0.0 0 0 5
91 Geathers 0.0 0 0 3
53 Navies 0.0 0 0 2
57 Thurman 0.0 0 0 1

Pass Defense Caught Defnsd Intrcpt PassPlay
56 Simmons 6 0 0 30
24 O'Neal 3 1 0 32
34 Kaesviharn 2 0 0 32
98 Robinson 2 0 0 22
21 Bauman 2 0 0 6
20 James 1 2 0 30
52 Webster 1 2 0 27
22 Herring 1 0 0 32
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43 Ratliff 1 0 0 14
53 Navies 1 0 0 2
58 Miller 0 1 0 13
97 Thornton 0 0 0 32
90 Smith 0 0 0 32
92 Clemons 0 0 0 29
96 Askew 0 0 0 10
59 Johnson 0 0 0 5
91 Geathers 0 0 0 3
57 Thurman 0 0 0 1

Defense Tackles Assists RunPlay PassPlay
56 Simmons 7 3 20 30
98 Robinson 7 0 26 22
90 Smith 6 2 26 32
20 James 4 2 23 30
52 Webster 4 1 22 27
21 Bauman 4 0 4 6
22 Herring 3 2 25 32
24 O'Neal 3 1 26 32
34 Kaesviharn 3 1 26 32
92 Clemons 2 1 21 29
43 Ratliff 1 2 11 14
59 Johnson 1 1 5 5
53 Navies 1 0 6 2
91 Geathers 1 0 5 3
58 Miller 0 2 12 13
97 Thornton 0 1 26 32
57 Thurman 0 1 1 1
96 Askew 0 0 0 10
30 Roberts 0 0 1 0

New York Rushing Breakdown

Direction Rush Yards Ave
Left 7 29 4.1
Middle 11 24 2.1
Right 8 56 7.0
None 0 0 0.0

Run Blocking KeyBlks BlkOpps RunPlays
77 Brooks 3 7 26
73 Cavka 3 5 24
68 Mawae 1 4 26
33 Sowell 1 4 21
66 Kendall 1 2 26
88 Putzier 1 1 20
79 Jones 1 1 2
65 Moore 0 1 20
85 Dearth 0 0 8
76 Norton 0 0 6
86 Baker 0 0 3
35 Askew 0 0 1

New York Passing Breakdown

Distance Pass Comp Yards Ave
Screen 6 4 37 6.1
Short (0-8 Yds) 11 10 58 5.2
Medium (9-18 Yds) 11 5 61 5.5
Long (19+ Yds) 2 1 19 9.5

Passing Attempt Comp BdThrw Dropd Defnsd Blockd Hurried Intrcpt
10 Pennington 30 20 2 0 6 1 0 0

Receiving Target Caught Dropd Yards PassPlay
81 McCareins 9 5 0 40 27
80 Chrebet 5 3 0 42 21
84 Carter 4 2 0 8 23
28 Martin 3 3 0 25 11
23 Blaylock 3 2 0 21 19
88 Putzier 3 2 0 7 25
33 Sowell 2 2 0 20 18
89 Cotchery 1 1 0 12 6

Pass Block SckAlwd PassPlay
68 Mawae 0 32
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66 Kendall 0 32
77 Brooks 0 32
73 Cavka 2 30
65 Moore 0 29
33 Sowell 0 18
76 Norton 0 3
79 Jones 0 2
35 Askew 0 1

Pass Rush Sacks PsBlks Hurries PassPlay
92 Ellis 1.0 0 1 34
63 Robertson 0.0 0 1 34
91 Spears 0.0 0 1 34
51 Vilma 0.0 0 0 34
41 Hope 0.0 0 0 31
44 Pool 0.0 0 0 31
54 Hobson 0.0 0 0 30
42 Henry 0.0 0 0 29
22 Miller 0.0 0 0 27
99 Thomas 0.0 0 0 19
21 Strait 0.0 0 0 18
56 Blackstock 0.0 0 0 16
55 Gardner 0.0 0 0 15
29 Townsend 0.0 0 0 9
57 McClover 0.0 0 0 6
31 Nicholson 0.0 0 0 4
39 Walker 0.0 0 0 3

Pass Defense Caught Defnsd Intrcpt PassPlay
51 Vilma 4 0 0 34
42 Henry 3 2 0 29
22 Miller 3 0 0 27
99 Thomas 3 0 0 19
21 Strait 3 0 0 18
55 Gardner 2 0 0 15
44 Pool 1 0 0 31
56 Blackstock 1 0 0 16
39 Walker 1 0 0 3
92 Ellis 0 0 0 34
63 Robertson 0 0 0 34
91 Spears 0 0 0 34
41 Hope 0 0 0 31
54 Hobson 0 0 0 30
29 Townsend 0 0 0 9
57 McClover 0 0 0 6
31 Nicholson 0 0 0 4

Defense Tackles Assists RunPlay PassPlay
51 Vilma 14 2 32 34
54 Hobson 6 3 30 30
22 Miller 6 2 24 27
99 Thomas 6 0 27 19
41 Hope 3 0 29 31
42 Henry 3 0 29 29
91 Spears 2 2 32 34
56 Blackstock 2 2 17 16
63 Robertson 2 1 32 34
44 Pool 2 1 31 31
21 Strait 2 0 13 18
55 Gardner 1 2 15 15
92 Ellis 1 1 32 34
29 Townsend 1 0 3 9
39 Walker 1 0 3 3
31 Nicholson 1 0 1 4
57 McClover 0 0 2 6

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Arizona - 16
St. Louis - 27
The Rams begin the season without their starting running back, Steven Jackson (knee injury, out 46 weeks), and the old Marshall Faulk back in the starting line up. Issac Bruce caught 9 balls for 146 yards, and Bulger completes 17 of 25 for 212 yards.

Atlanta - 13
San Francisco - 30
The story here was not 1st overall pick, Alex Smith's first start, but the San Francisco defense. They held Atlanta to 120 yards in total offense. Vick completed just 6 of 16 passes for 62 yards and an interception, and was held to just 9 yards rushing.

Baltimore - 24
Cleveland - 27
The new look Browns got a 34 yard field goal from Phil Dawson with :41 left to win it for Cleveland. Dennis Northcutt had 9 receptions for 100 yards.

Dallas - 24
Minnesota - 22
Dallas' defense stopped Minnesota's attempt at a two point conversion, and the tie, with :21 left. Minnesota had 414 yards in total offense, but 3 turnovers compared to Dallas' one. Middle Linebacker, Bradie James had 11 tackles and one interception, including the tackle on the two point conversion play.

Detroit - 42
Chicago - 7
Detroit backs combined for 211 yards in rushing, and Joey Harrington completed 14 of 24 passes for 130 yards and 3 touchdowns. Detroit forced 3 Bears' turnovers that were converted for 21 points.

Green Bay - 24
Carolina - 35
Carolina overcame a 24-21 fourth quarter defecit to defeat the Pack. Favre led the Pack's offense to 490 yards in total offense, however, two costly turnovers would doom the Packers.

Indianapolis - 21
New England - 22
New England erased a 21-3 halftime defecit, and scored 19 unanswered points to defeat the Colts. Brady completed 25 of 35 passes for 323 yards, one touchdown and one interception. Peyton Manning was sharp completing 26 of 34 passes for 274 yards and two touchdowns in the losing cause.

Jacksonivlle - 20
Buffalo - 16
Jags score the final 10, as Leftwich completes 18 of 29 passes for 174 yards. The Jaguars' defense held McGahee to just 38 yards rushing.


Kansas City - 17
Denver - 26
Trevor Pryce was in Trent Green's face all afternoon, with 2 sacks, 1 pass block and 1 hurry. The Broncos held the Chiefs running backs of Holmes and Johnson to just 58 yards on 23 carries. Ashlie Lelie caught a 64 yards touchdown pass from Jake Plummer.

New York Giants - 10
Philadelphia - 17
The Giants were held to just 192 yards in total offense, and Donovan McNabb completed 26 of 33 passes for 236 yards and two touchdowns. Terrell Owens caught 10 passes for 109 yards and a touchdown.

Oakland - 38
Pittsburgh - 20
Oakland rolled up nearly 500 yards in total offense against the "Blitzburgh" defense. Randy Moss had 122 yards receiving and Lamont Jordan rushed for 95 yards for their new team.

San Diego - 29
Houston - 38
David Carr had his best passing day as a pro, completing 25 of 35 passes for 357 yards and 3 touchdowns. Corey Bradford was on the receiving end for 10 passes and 114 yards and one touchdown.

Seattle - 23
New Orleans - 26
The Saints' John Carney kicked the game winner in overtime to give the Saints the victory to open the season. Aaron Brooks threw the ball well, completing 22 of 35 for 337 yards and one touchdown.

Tampa Bay - 7
Washington - 22
The Redskins defense man handled the Buccannears offense, holding them to just 182 yards in offense and picking off Brian Griese 5 times. Griese was also sacked 4 times. Clinton Portis rushed for 131 yards on 28 carries.

Tennessee - 27
Miami - 16
Travis Henry rushed for 105 yards on 24 carries in the Titans victory. McNair completed just 50% of his passes, but it was enough, as the Titans defense played tough inside their red zone.

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Jets Jolt the Bolts

San Diego, CA - The Jets dominated the favorite Chargers today, 27-14. The victory for the Jets was one of surprise to many who witnessed it. The Jets got an outstanding performance from running back, Curtis Martin. Martin carried the ball 23 times for 181 yards and two touchdowns. Reserve back, Derrick Blaylock contributed with 70 yards on 12 carries as the Jets running game ran up 264 yards against the Chargers' defense.

Offensive line was the question entering the regular season for the Jets, however, after two games the team has allowed just two sacks, and are averaging 186.5 yards rushing. A far cry from what was expected.

Defensively the Jets got after Drew Brees, sacking him 5 times, 5 hurries and 3 blocked passes. They also forced two interceptions, one by Henry and one by Blackstock. The Chargers finished with 268 yards in total offense.

On special teams Joe Nedney connected on his only two field goal attemts, one from 25 and one from 55. The return game did a solid job on kick and punt returns as well.

The Jets have a bye next as they prepare for Miami.


Box Score: New York at San Diego
San Diego, CA.

Week 2, 2005

Attendance: 56,300 (71,600).


Weather: 80 degrees, fair.

1Q: 04:22 NYK - Justin McCareins 4 pass from Chad Pennington.
1Q: 04:22 NYK - Joe Nedney extra point.
2Q: 11:17 NYK - Curtis Martin 3 run.
2Q: 11:17 NYK - Joe Nedney extra point.
2Q: 00:16 NYK - Joe Nedney 55 field goal.
3Q: 07:33 NYK - Joe Nedney 25 field goal.
3Q: 01:42 SDO - Lorenzo Neal 5 pass from Drew Brees.
3Q: 01:42 SDO - Nate Kaeding extra point.
4Q: 07:37 NYK - Curtis Martin 9 run.
4Q: 07:37 NYK - Joe Nedney extra point.
4Q: 01:41 SDO - Reche Caldwell 48 pass from Drew Brees.
4Q: 01:41 SDO - Nate Kaeding extra point.

Game MVP: NYK 28 Curtis Martin

New York 7 10 3 7 - 27
San Diego 0 0 7 7 - 14

Team Statistics NYK SDO

First Downs 21 16

Total Rushes 40 28
Rushing Yards 264 106
Yards Per Carry 6.6 3.7
Pass Attempts 24 30
Completions 17 13
Passing Yards 160 191
Yards Per Attempt 6.6 6.3
Sacked 0 5
Yards Lost 0 29
Interceptions 0 2
Fumbles/Lost 1/0 2/1

Total Plays 64 63
Total Yards 424 268
Yards Per Play 6.6 4.2

3rd Down Plays 7/14 9/16
Avg. YTG on 3rd 5.6 8.1
4th Down Plays 0/0 0/0

Penalties 3 3
Penalty Yards 30 12

Avg. Drive Start OWN 30 OWN 33
Time Of Possession 33:44 26:16

New York Individual Statistics

Rushing Att Yards Avg Long TD
28 Martin 23 181 7.8 74 2
23 Blaylock 12 70 5.8 18 0
10 Pennington 3 2 0.6 4 0
81 McCareins 1 3 3.0 3 0
34 Houston 1 8 8.0 8 0

Passing Att Comp Yards Yd/Att Long TD Int Sckd
10 Pennington 24 17 160 6.6 19 1 0 0

Receiving Catch Yards Avg YAC Long TD
81 McCareins 6 51 8.5 23 18 1
80 Chrebet 3 37 12.3 15 19 0
28 Martin 2 7 3.5 3 4 0
88 Putzier 2 20 10.0 6 10 0
33 Sowell 1 2 2.0 1 2 0
84 Carter 1 15 15.0 0 15 0
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86 Baker 1 11 11.0 9 11 0
89 Cotchery 1 17 17.0 0 17 0

Punt Returns Att Yards Avg TD
81 McCareins 2 5 2.5 0

Kick Returns Att Yards Avg TD
84 Carter 2 55 27.5 0
81 McCareins 1 10 10.0 0

Punting Punts Yards Avg Long In20
7 Graham 5 180 36.0 46 1

Kicking FG FGA Long PAT Att
6 Nedney 2 2 55 3 3

Defense Tackle Assist Sack Int IntYds IntTD
54 Hobson 6 3 1.0 0 0 0
44 Pool 5 1 0.0 0 0 0
56 Blackstock 4 2 1.0 1 8 0
91 Spears 4 2 0.5 0 0 0
42 Henry 4 1 0.0 1 9 0
99 Thomas 4 0 0.0 0 0 0
51 Vilma 3 5 1.0 0 0 0
41 Hope 3 3 0.0 0 0 0
21 Strait 3 1 0.0 0 0 0
92 Ellis 2 0 1.0 0 0 0
63 Robertson 2 0 0.5 0 0 0
22 Miller 2 1 0.0 0 0 0
29 Townsend 2 0 0.0 0 0 0
52 Wright 2 0 0.0 0 0 0
85 Dearth 2 0 0.0 0 0 0
55 Gardner 1 1 0.0 0 0 0
39 Walker 1 0 0.0 0 0 0
84 Carter 1 0 0.0 0 0 0

Miscellaneous Fumb FForc Recov MiscTD KeyRBlk SckAlwd
68 Mawae 0 0 0 0 5 0
66 Kendall 0 0 0 0 2 0
77 Brooks 0 0 0 0 2 0
33 Sowell 0 0 0 0 2 0
73 Cavka 0 0 0 0 2 0
92 Ellis 0 1 0 0 0 0
42 Henry 0 1 0 0 0 0
81 McCareins 1 0 0 0 0 0
88 Putzier 0 0 0 0 1 0
99 Thomas 0 0 1 0 0 0
65 Moore 0 0 0 0 1 0
79 Jones 0 0 0 0 1 0
44 Pool 0 0 1 0 0 0

San Diego Individual Statistics

Rushing Att Yards Avg Long TD
21 Tomlinson 17 67 3.9 8 0
33 Turner 10 36 3.6 8 0
9 Brees 1 3 3.0 3 0

Passing Att Comp Yards Yd/Att Long TD Int Sckd
9 Brees 30 13 191 6.3 48 2 2 5

Receiving Catch Yards Avg YAC Long TD
86 McCardell 3 42 14.0 9 22 0
88 Parker 3 36 12.0 8 17 0
41 Neal 2 22 11.0 4 17 1
82 Caldwell 2 58 29.0 6 48 1
85 Gates 2 28 14.0 1 14 0
21 Tomlinson 1 5 5.0 5 5 0

Punt Returns Att Yards Avg TD
88 Parker 1 9 9.0 0

Kick Returns Att Yards Avg TD
43 Sproles 6 160 26.6 0

Punting Punts Yards Avg Long In20
5 Scifres 5 211 42.2 48 2
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Kicking FG FGA Long PAT Att
10 Kaeding 0 0 0 2 2

Defense Tackle Assist Sack Int IntYds IntTD
56 Abraham 8 1 0.0 0 0 0
59 Edwards 7 3 0.0 0 0 0
58 Godfrey 7 3 0.0 0 0 0
20 Wilson 7 3 0.0 0 0 0
48 Kiel 5 3 0.0 0 0 0
25 Fletcher 4 2 0.0 0 0 0
76 Williams 3 3 0.0 0 0 0
23 Jammer 3 2 0.0 0 0 0
99 Olshansky 3 1 0.0 0 0 0
95 Phillips 2 0 0.0 0 0 0
51 Leber 1 1 0.0 0 0 0
53 Foley 1 0 0.0 0 0 0
27 Jue 1 0 0.0 0 0 0
21 Tomlinson 1 0 0.0 0 0 0
77 Fonoti 1 0 0.0 0 0 0
85 Gates 1 0 0.0 0 0 0
88 Parker 1 0 0.0 0 0 0
84 Peelle 1 0 0.0 0 0 0
22 Davis 1 0 0.0 0 0 0
34 Pinnock 1 0 0.0 0 0 0
83 Jackson 1 0 0.0 0 0 0
36 Curry 1 0 0.0 0 0 0

Miscellaneous Fumb FForc Recov MiscTD KeyRBlk SckAlwd
61 Hardwick 0 0 0 0 2 1
72 Oben 0 0 0 0 2 2
70 Olivea 0 0 0 0 3 0
41 Neal 0 0 0 0 0 2
79 Goff 0 0 1 0 1 0
85 Gates 0 0 0 0 2 0
62 Hallen 0 0 0 0 1 0
9 Brees 1 0 0 0 0 0
27 Jue 0 1 0 0 0 0
77 Fonoti 0 0 0 0 1 0
33 Turner 1 0 0 0 0 0

New York Drive Chart
Quar Began Poss From Plays Yards Result
1 11:32 7:10 OWN 10 12 90 Touchdown
1 1:40 0:45 OWN 13 3 6 Punt
2 14:49 3:32 OPP 49 7 49 Touchdown
2 9:16 1:52 OWN 36 3 0 Punt
2 1:52 1:36 OWN 17 6 45 Field Goal
3 15:00 2:32 OWN 41 3 6 Punt
3 10:06 2:33 OWN 14 4 78 Field Goal
3 1:42 3:22 OWN 42 7 26 Punt
4 12:04 4:27 OPP 49 9 49 Touchdown
4 5:42 2:34 OWN 33 3 4 Punt
4 1:41 1:41 OWN 23 7 48 Game

San Diego Drive Chart
Quar Began Poss From Plays Yards Result
1 15:00 3:28 50 8 32 Interception
1 4:22 2:42 OWN 23 4 26 Punt
1 0:55 1:06 OWN 41 3 7 Interception
2 11:17 2:01 OWN 28 3 -3 Punt
2 7:24 5:32 OWN 29 13 64 Fumble
2 0:16 0:16 OWN 48 2 -2 Half
3 12:28 2:22 OWN 26 6 12 Punt
3 7:33 5:51 OWN 47 12 53 Touchdown
4 13:20 1:16 OWN 20 3 -3 Punt
4 7:37 1:55 OWN 26 3 3 Punt
4 3:08 1:27 OWN 26 6 74 Touchdown

New York Red Zone Profile
Visits TDs FGs
4 3 1

San Diego Red Zone Profile
Visits TDs FGs
3 1 0

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New York Rushing Breakdown

Direction Rush Yards Ave
Left 1 4 4.0
Middle 27 209 7.7
Right 10 53 5.3
None 2 -2 -1.0

Run Blocking KeyBlks BlkOpps RunPlays
68 Mawae 5 12 40
33 Sowell 2 7 33
66 Kendall 2 5 40
73 Cavka 2 5 36
77 Brooks 2 3 40
65 Moore 1 2 31
88 Putzier 1 1 36
79 Jones 1 1 4
76 Norton 0 1 9
85 Dearth 0 0 15
86 Baker 0 0 4
35 Askew 0 0 1

New York Passing Breakdown

Distance Pass Comp Yards Ave
Screen 4 4 17 4.2
Short (0-8 Yds) 12 9 85 7.0
Medium (9-18 Yds) 7 3 41 5.8
Long (19+ Yds) 1 1 17 17.0

Passing Attempt Comp BdThrw Dropd Defnsd Blockd Hurried Intrcpt
10 Pennington 24 17 1 3 0 0 3 0

Receiving Target Caught Dropd Yards PassPlay
81 McCareins 8 6 1 51 19
80 Chrebet 3 3 0 37 18
84 Carter 3 1 0 15 15
88 Putzier 3 2 1 20 15
89 Cotchery 3 1 1 17 9
28 Martin 2 2 0 7 14
33 Sowell 1 1 0 2 14
86 Baker 1 1 0 11 1

Pass Block SckAlwd PassPlay
68 Mawae 0 24
66 Kendall 0 24
77 Brooks 0 24
73 Cavka 0 22
65 Moore 0 20
33 Sowell 0 14
76 Norton 0 4
79 Jones 0 2
35 Askew 0 1

Pass Rush Sacks PsBlks Hurries PassPlay
92 Ellis 1.0 1 5 35
51 Vilma 1.0 0 0 32
54 Hobson 1.0 0 0 24
56 Blackstock 1.0 0 0 22
63 Robertson 0.5 2 0 35
91 Spears 0.5 0 0 32
42 Henry 0.0 0 0 31
41 Hope 0.0 0 0 31
44 Pool 0.0 0 0 31
22 Miller 0.0 0 0 26
21 Strait 0.0 0 0 24
99 Thomas 0.0 0 0 15
29 Townsend 0.0 0 0 13
55 Gardner 0.0 0 0 10
31 Nicholson 0.0 0 0 9
39 Walker 0.0 0 0 6
57 McClover 0.0 0 0 4
70 Legree 0.0 0 0 3
52 Wright 0.0 0 0 2

Pass Defense Caught Defnsd Intrcpt PassPlay
44 Pool 3 0 0 31
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42 Henry 2 1 1 31
22 Miller 2 0 0 26
21 Strait 2 0 0 24
41 Hope 1 2 0 31
56 Blackstock 1 0 1 22
99 Thomas 1 0 0 15
31 Nicholson 1 0 0 9
92 Ellis 0 0 0 35
63 Robertson 0 0 0 35
51 Vilma 0 0 0 32
91 Spears 0 0 0 32
54 Hobson 0 0 0 24
29 Townsend 0 0 0 13
55 Gardner 0 0 0 10
39 Walker 0 0 0 6
57 McClover 0 0 0 4
70 Legree 0 0 0 3
52 Wright 0 0 0 2

Defense Tackles Assists RunPlay PassPlay
54 Hobson 6 3 26 24
44 Pool 5 1 23 31
91 Spears 4 2 26 32
56 Blackstock 4 2 18 22
42 Henry 4 1 21 31
99 Thomas 4 0 20 15
51 Vilma 3 5 27 32
41 Hope 3 3 27 31
21 Strait 3 1 17 24
22 Miller 2 1 19 26
92 Ellis 2 0 28 35
63 Robertson 2 0 27 35
29 Townsend 2 0 6 13
52 Wright 2 0 1 2
55 Gardner 1 1 8 10
39 Walker 1 0 3 6
31 Nicholson 0 0 5 9
57 McClover 0 0 3 4
70 Legree 0 0 2 3
94 Shade 0 0 1 0

San Diego Rushing Breakdown

Direction Rush Yards Ave
Left 7 31 4.4
Middle 10 39 3.9
Right 11 36 3.2
None 0 0 0.0

Run Blocking KeyBlks BlkOpps RunPlays
70 Olivea 3 6 25
72 Oben 2 5 28
61 Hardwick 2 4 27
85 Gates 2 3 23
77 Fonoti 1 2 19
62 Hallen 1 2 4
79 Goff 1 1 12
69 Terrell 0 3 21
41 Neal 0 0 16
71 VanBuren 0 1 4
84 Peelle 0 0 3
34 Pinnock 0 0 2

San Diego Passing Breakdown

Distance Pass Comp Yards Ave
Screen 0 0 0 0.0
Short (0-8 Yds) 7 5 33 4.7
Medium (9-18 Yds) 14 6 88 6.2
Long (19+ Yds) 9 2 70 7.7

Passing Attempt Comp BdThrw Dropd Defnsd Blockd Hurried Intrcpt
9 Brees 30 13 2 2 3 3 5 2

Receiving Target Caught Dropd Yards PassPlay
86 McCardell 12 3 1 42 31
88 Parker 5 3 0 36 20
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85 Gates 4 2 1 28 26
83 Jackson 3 0 0 0 15
41 Neal 2 2 0 22 15
21 Tomlinson 2 1 0 5 25
82 Caldwell 2 2 0 58 26

Pass Block SckAlwd PassPlay
72 Oben 2 35
61 Hardwick 1 34
70 Olivea 0 30
77 Fonoti 0 26
69 Terrell 0 23
79 Goff 0 16
41 Neal 2 15
71 VanBuren 0 6
62 Hallen 0 5
34 Pinnock 0 3

Pass Rush Sacks PsBlks Hurries PassPlay
76 Williams 0.0 0 1 24
48 Kiel 0.0 0 1 24
99 Olshansky 0.0 0 1 18
58 Godfrey 0.0 0 0 24
20 Wilson 0.0 0 0 24
56 Abraham 0.0 0 0 24
23 Jammer 0.0 0 0 23
25 Fletcher 0.0 0 0 22
95 Phillips 0.0 0 0 22
59 Edwards 0.0 0 0 19
36 Curry 0.0 0 0 15
51 Leber 0.0 0 0 11
22 Davis 0.0 0 0 6
97 Harris 0.0 0 0 6
53 Foley 0.0 0 0 2

Pass Defense Caught Defnsd Intrcpt PassPlay
20 Wilson 3 0 0 24
48 Kiel 3 0 0 24
23 Jammer 3 0 0 23
25 Fletcher 3 0 0 22
59 Edwards 2 0 0 19
58 Godfrey 1 0 0 24
95 Phillips 1 0 0 22
53 Foley 1 0 0 2
76 Williams 0 0 0 24
56 Abraham 0 0 0 24
99 Olshansky 0 0 0 18
36 Curry 0 0 0 15
51 Leber 0 0 0 11
22 Davis 0 0 0 6
97 Harris 0 0 0 6

Defense Tackles Assists RunPlay PassPlay
56 Abraham 8 1 40 24
58 Godfrey 7 3 40 24
20 Wilson 7 3 40 24
59 Edwards 7 3 36 19
48 Kiel 5 3 39 24
25 Fletcher 4 2 34 22
76 Williams 3 3 40 24
23 Jammer 3 2 36 23
99 Olshansky 3 1 37 18
95 Phillips 2 0 36 22
51 Leber 1 1 27 11
36 Curry 1 0 18 15
22 Davis 1 0 6 6
53 Foley 1 0 4 2
27 Jue 1 0 1 0
97 Harris 0 0 3 6
49 Wilkins 0 0 2 0
94 Merriman 0 0 1 0

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Week 2

Buffalo (0-2) – 17
Oakland (2-0) – 20
Buffalo had a halftime lead of 17-0, but was outscored 20-0 in the second half. Lamont Jordan rushed for 144 yards in the winning cause. JP Losman of Buffalo threw three second half interceptions, and rookie kicker, Mike Nuggent missed two second half field goals to seal the Bills fate.

Carolina (2-0) – 16
Kansas City (0-2) – 13
On a stormy day in Kansas City, Carolina got a John Kasay 47-yard field goal in overtime to claim victory. Carolina used a ball control offense, led by Deshaun Foster’s 30 carries for 134 yards.

Chicago (0-2) – 14
Green Bay (1-1) – 17
Chicago’s second half rally came up short, as Favre and the Pack defeat the Bears. Favre threw for just 142 yards in the Packers victory.

Cleveland (1-1) – 12
Dallas (2-0) – 24
Dallas converted 2 of 4 Trent Dilfer interceptions into points in a defensive struggle in Dalls. Keyshawn Johnson had a terrific game, catching 9 passes for 114 yards and a touchdown. Jason Ferguson had 5 tackles and 2 of the Cowboys’ 5 sacks on the afternoon.

Denver (1-1) – 17
Jacksonville (2-0) – 23
Jacksonville got 10 fourth quarter points as they won this hard fought football game. Both teams played well, but Jacksonville came out on top. The Jaguars rushed for 160 yards, led by Fred Taylor’s 70.

Houston (1-1) – 16
Detroit (2-0) – 24
Joey Harrington continued his fast start to the 2005 season, this week completing 23 of 31 passes for 251 yards and 3 touchdowns. Harrington has throw 6 touchdown passes in just two games this year. Running back, Kevin Jones helped out the Lions offense by rushing for 70 yards on 19 carries and a touchdown.

Indianapolis (1-1) – 31
Tennessee (1-1) – 28
The Colts always seem to win, when they do not play the Patriots. The Colts squeaked a tight one out in Tennessee, as Edgerin James rushes for 115 yards on 28 carries, and two touchdowns. Peyton Manning completed 22 of 28 passes for 254 yards and two touchdowns.

Miami (1-1) – 21
Cincinnati (1-1) – 19
Miami’s top rookie, Ronnie Brown got some touches this week, carrying for 59 yards on 15 carries. Dolphins cornerback, Sam Madison made the big play in this one, intercepting Carson Palmer and returning it 31 yards for a touchdown early in the fourth quarter.

Minnesota (0-2) – 24
Philadelphia (2-0) – 31
McNabb outmuscled Culpepper in this one, McNabb completed 20 of 28 passes for 260 yards and a touchdown as the Eagles advance to 2-0. Owens had another big game catching 8 passes for 129 yards.


New England (2-0) – 19
Arizona (0-2) – 13
On a hot day in Arizona, the Patriots did enough to win a tough game. The Cards held Corey Dillon in check, however, Kevin Faulk had a nice game, carrying 12 times for 66 yards. Brady completed 16 of 32 for 181 yards, but the Pats did protect the football. Bad news for the Cardinals, Josh McNown will be out the next 4 weeks or so with a knee injury. Kurt Warner will have the opportunity to start once again.


Pittsburgh (1-1) – 37
Baltimore (0-2) – 12
The Baltimore defense was shredded by the Steelers, giving up 37 points and 377 yards. Staley and Bettis combined for 154 yards on 22 carries. Roethlisberger threw for 233 yards, 2 touchdowns and 2 interceptions.

San Francisco (1-1) – 17
New Orleans (2-0) – 23
New Orleans has becomes this year’s cardiac kids thus far, winning both games in overtime, last week John Carney kicked the game winning field goal, this week it was Antowain Smith blasting in from 1 yard out, and the win. Deuce McAllister rushed for 130 yards on 24 carries.

Seattle (0-2) – 13
Tampa Bay (1-1) – 27
The Tampa Bay offense could only muster 224 yards, however, the defense forced 6 tunovers in the win. Seahawks running back, Shaun Alexander fumbled the ball 3 times on the afternoon. Rookie Cadillac Williams rushed for 75 yards on 21 carries.

St. Louis (2-0) – 24
Atlanta (0-2) – 12
Atlanta’s offensive woes continue, despite 345 yards in total offense, the result was just 12 points. The Rams’ Marc Bulger spread the ball to 9 different receivers, as the Rams showed a rare style of ball control, as opposed to the wide open offense we are use to seeing. Michael Vick threw for 225 yards, and rushed for 56 on the day. The Falcons drop to 0-2, while the Rams improve to 2-0.

Washington (1-1) – 17
New York Giants (1-1) – 27
The Giants got a huge game from Tiki Barber, finishing with 194 yards on 34 carries. The Giants will need some more days like these from Tiki to take the pressure off their young quarterback, Eli Manning. Michael Strahan had two sacks on the day.

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Week 3 Results

Arizona (1-2) - 21
Atlanta (0-3) – 13
Atlanta led 13-0 mid way through the 3rd quarter before the wheels fell off. The Falcons have been one of the surprises this season, starting 0-3. Michael Vick was held to just 123 yards passing. The big play in the game came mid-way through the 4th quarter when Robert Tate returned a blocked punt 24 yards for a touchdown to take the lead. Kurt Warner, filling in for an injured Josh McNown threw for 152 yards on 18 of 32 passing.

Baltimore (0-3) – 21
Cincinnati (2-1) – 31
The Bengals defense forced three Kyle Boller interceptions, one returned for a touchdown by linebacker, Brian Simmons in the Bengals 31-21 win. The Bengals scored the game’s first 24 points putting the Ravens out of it early. Rudi Johnson carried the ball 31 times for 172 yards on the day.

Chicago (0-3) – 28
Minnesota (1-2) – 34
Minnesota captured its first victory of the season in a shoot out at the Dome. Duante Culpepper completed 22 of 32 passes for 315 yards and 4 touchdowns. Nate Burleson caught 2 of those touchdown passes as he finished with 130 yards receiving.

Cleveland (2-1) 23
New York Giants (1-2) – 6
The Browns played power football against the Giants as Reuben Droughns finished with 114 yards rushing on 24 carries. The Browns finished with 173 yards rushing on offense, and held the Giants to just 75 yards rushing and forced Eli Manning into two interceptions.

Dallas (3-0) – 10
Washington (1-2) – 6
Washington officially kicked off the Jason Campbell era in Washington, however, Campbell did little to help the Redskins offense, as they scored just 6 points. The rookie quarterback completed 24 of 49 passes for 253 yards, and no interceptions. Dallas used a ball control offense to control the game and escape with a crucial division win.

Green Bay (1-2) – 16
Indianapolis (2-1) – 30
This game was as expected, a passing display. Favre and Manning combined for 637 yards passing, but Manning got support on the ground, something Favre did not. Edgerrin James kicked in with 90 yards on 25 carries as the Colts win 30-16. The bad news for the Colts is they lose their best defensive player, Dwight Freeney for the next 4 weeks with a knee injury.


Houston (1-2) – 31
Kansas City (1-2) – 34
Houston took the early lead 7-0, but would never get closer to that, as Kansas City scored the next 17 points and fought off any rallies by the Texans. Trent Green threw for 340 yards on 20 of 32 passing, including Dante Hall’s 78 yard catch and run touchdown. David Carr threw for 313 yards and 4 touchdowns in the defeat.

New Orleans (3-0) – 16
St. Louis (2-1) – 10
New Orleans continues to be the pleasant surprise this season, as they defeated a good Rams team, 16-10. For the Saints it was their third overtime game of the season. Thus far this season, they have won in overtime on a John Carnery field goal a touchdown run by Antwoine Smith and now an interception return of 60 yards by Jason Craft. Despite being under pressure all day, sacked 5 times, Aaron Brooks had enough left to drive the Saints 70 yards, to set up a John Carney field goal with :10 left in regulation.

Philadelphia (3-0) – 31
Detroit (2-1) – 12
The Eagles look to be the team to beat in the NFC once again. The Eagles beat the Lions 31-12. The difference for the Eagles this season could be the emergence of running back Brian Westbook. Westbrook has been carrying the load for the Eagles averaging 25 carries and 90 yards a game. McNabb was once again efficient, completing 17 of 28 passes for 151 yards and three touchdowns. McNabb has 6 touchdowns against no interceptions this season.

Pittsburgh (2-1) – 24
Miami (1-2) – 21
Pittsburgh rebounded quickly after Miami scored on two big play in the first quarter, a 49 yard pass to Marty Booker from Gus Frerotte and a 75 yard run by Ricky Williams. Pittsburgh got a strong game from Roethlisberger, who completed 18 of 29 passes for 233 yards and a touchdown. Safety Tyrone Carter had 9 tackles and an interception for the Steelers.

San Diego (0-3) – 11
Denver (2-1) – 31
San Diego has been the early disappointment in the AFC thus far. The Broncos defeated the Chargers, 31-11 and improved to 2-1 while the Chargers fell to 0-3. Plummer completed 23 of 27 passes for 185 yards and two touchdowns. Tatum Bell and Mike Anderson combined for 29 carries for 116 yards for the Broncos. Trevor Pryce had 7 tackles and 2 sacks for the Broncos’ defense.

San Francisco (1-2) – 6
Seattle (1-2) – 35
Seattle got back on their feet and beat up on the 49ers, 35-6. The Seahawks compiled 464 yards in total offense as Matt Hasselbeck completed 23 of 32 passes for 288 yards and 2 touchdowns. Grant Wistrom had 8 tackles and 2 sacks for the ‘Hawks defense, which held rookie quarterback, Alex Smith to 116 yards passing and two interceptions.

Tampa Bay (1-2) – 27
Oakland (3-0) - 30
A rematch of the Super Bowl from a few years ago proved to be a more entertaining game as the Raiders defeated the Bucs 30-27 on a Sebastian Janikowski field goal with no time left. Randy Moss continues to show he was worth the trade to the Raiders as he finished with 187 yards on 9 catches and a touchdown. Bucs defensive tackle, Anthony McFarland finished with 15 tackles in the losing cause.

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Hempstead, NY - Corey Strauss had his weekly press conference to talk about the up and coming game with the Jets' division rivals, the Miami Dolphins. Strauss fresh off his first NFL victory as a head coach looked more relaxed than in the past. It appears that Strauss' Jets are ready to play.

Strauss discussed some of his team's strengths through two regular season games. I have been happy with our offensive line play. This is a group who has not been together long, but have generated good communication skills between themselves and are performing at a level higher than expected. One of those surprises has been the play of left tackle, Ethan Brooks. Brooks went unsigned during the initial free agency period, however, when it became clearer to the Jets that Jason Fabini was not going to be ready to play the Jets needed to find a tackle. Brooks has stepped in and played flawlessly thus far, not allowing a sack and blocking strong for the NFL's leading rushing team.

When Strauss was asked as to why the Jets did not sign Alex Barron, his reply was, "We have a good mix right now, and yes more talent is a good thing, however, we are trying to build things the right way, and we did not feel this was right at this time." Funny how things work out, Barron must have felt that the interest was not as high on him as expected, and he resigned with the Rams for the league minimum.

Strauss discussed the overall play of the offense and contributed a lot to the play calling and game management of quarterback, Chad Pennington. Pennington has not been put in a position to have to carry the team in the first two games, and the numbers indicate that. Pennington has a rating of 103.5, throwing 3 touchdowns against no interceptions. Curtis Martin and Derrick Blaylock appear to be able to give the Jets the 1-2 punch at running back Strauss asked General Manager, Michael Marra to find.

Defensively the team is not going to hold opponents to little offensive yardage, however, they are making the big plays that defensive coordinator Grady Coppa envisioned when he was first hired. Coppa has been given the green light to be aggressive, and the Jets have done just that. They are blitzing from all over and mixing up their coverages. Now Strauss feels that the team needs the time to "gel." Afterall, the team's secondary is made up of four new players, until cornerback, David Barrett returns.

Some of Strauss' concerns has been opponents racking up yards in bulk. It appears that in both games the Jets looked to be in control, only to give up a few big plays in a row, leading to points. Strauss feels this will be corrected in time. An example he made to this was the Chargers game last week, the Jets held San Diego to 180 yards in offense through three quarters, however, the Chargers made a few big plays in the fourth quarter to make the statistics look unfavorable towards the Jets.

This week against the Dolphins Strauss said you will see a few new wrinkles, however, expect a similar style of the past two weeks, a ball control offense with an aggressive defense. The Jets feel the good about attacking Gus Frerotte who has been know to hang on to the ball when the pocket begins to collapse. Offensively the Jets will face their toughest challenge thus far. Strauss feels this will be a true measuring stick for the offensive line, going against the likes of Jason Taylor.

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Miami, FL - The Jets dropped a tough one to the Dolphins, 20-17, as Miami raised its record to 2-2, and the Jets dropped to 1-2 on a hot, rainy day in Miami.

The Dolphins took the early lead, 7-0 when Ricky Williams scored from 3 yards out. The Jets answered back with a Joe Nedney 41 yard field goal, making the score 7-3. The Jets would recover a Miami fumble on the ensuing drive, and two plays later the Jets had a 10-7 lead when Chad Pennington found Justin McCareins from 9 yards out. Miami would add an Olindo Mare, 44 yard field goal to tie the game at the half.

The second half saw the Jets put together a nice 80 yard drive, topped off by Chad Pennington's 5 yard touchdown strike to Justin McCareins. The Pennington to McCareins touchdown pass marked the 4th one this season between the duo. For the Jets however, this would mark the end of their scoring. Miami would get an early fourth quarter field goal from Olindo Mare to pull within 17-13. After exchanging punts, the Jets would put together a drive that would stall at Miami's 15 yard line, where Joe Nedney would miss what turned out to be a crucial 32 yard field goal. Miami would make the Jets pay quickly, as Gus Frerotte would strike Randy McMichael with a quick pass, McMichael would break a tackle and run through the secondary on his way to a 74 yard touchdown and a 20-17 lead. Later in the fourth quarter the Jets gained possession with 2:16 left at their own 8 yard line, the team would drive into Miami's territory before a Curtis Martin fumble ended the game. For the Jets a valent effort, but none the less, a lost.

The Jets gained 352 yards in total offense to the Dolphins 360. The Jets defense did a nice job against the Dolphins running game, however, they struggled against the pass. The Jets look forward to the return of cornerback, David Barrett against the Bills next week. The linebacking corp took a shot, as Eric Barton was lost once again, this time to a broken clavicle. He will be out for 6 weeks, the Jets will thrust rookie linebacker, Darryl Blackstock back into the starting lineup.


Box Score: New York at Miami
Miami, FL.

Week 4, 2005

Attendance: 73,900 (74,900).


Weather: 99 degrees, rain.

1Q: 08:19 MIA - Ricky Williams 3 run.
1Q: 08:19 MIA - Olindo Mare extra point.
1Q: 03:12 NYK - Joe Nedney 41 field goal.
1Q: 02:06 NYK - Justin McCareins 9 pass from Chad Pennington.
1Q: 02:06 NYK - Joe Nedney extra point.
2Q: 06:49 MIA - Olindo Mare 44 field goal.
3Q: 12:58 NYK - Justin McCareins 5 pass from Chad Pennington.
3Q: 12:58 NYK - Joe Nedney extra point.
4Q: 10:42 MIA - Olindo Mare 20 field goal.
4Q: 04:32 MIA - Randy McMichael 74 pass from Gus Frerotte.
4Q: 04:32 MIA - Olindo Mare extra point.

Game MVP: MIA 11 Gus Frerotte

New York 10 0 7 0 - 17
Miami 7 3 0 10 - 20

Team Statistics NYK MIA

First Downs 20 20

Total Rushes 30 25
Rushing Yards 138 63
Yards Per Carry 4.6 2.5
Pass Attempts 29 36
Completions 21 25
Passing Yards 216 316
Yards Per Attempt 7.4 8.7
Sacked 1 3
Yards Lost 2 19
Interceptions 2 2
Fumbles/Lost 2/1 1/1

Total Plays 60 64
Total Yards 352 360
Yards Per Play 5.8 5.6

3rd Down Plays 7/13 5/12
Avg. YTG on 3rd 7.4 5.6
4th Down Plays 0/0 0/0

Penalties 7 4
Penalty Yards 48 25

Avg. Drive Start OWN 20 OWN 35
Time Of Possession 29:30 30:30

New York Individual Statistics

Rushing Att Yards Avg Long TD
28 Martin 14 64 4.5 42 0
23 Blaylock 13 55 4.2 13 0
34 Houston 2 16 8.0 15 0
10 Pennington 1 3 3.0 3 0

Passing Att Comp Yards Yd/Att Long TD Int Sckd
10 Pennington 29 21 216 7.4 32 2 2 1

Receiving Catch Yards Avg YAC Long TD
81 McCareins 5 34 6.8 0 12 2
83 Moss 4 49 12.2 6 18 0
80 Chrebet 3 16 5.3 1 9 0
88 Putzier 3 24 8.0 9 20 0
28 Martin 2 23 11.5 14 13 0
84 Carter 2 37 18.5 0 32 0
85 Dearth 2 33 16.5 11 22 0

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Punt Returns Att Yards Avg TD

Kick Returns Att Yards Avg TD
81 McCareins 2 31 15.5 0
84 Carter 1 21 21.0 0

Punting Punts Yards Avg Long In20
7 Graham 4 172 43.0 56 1

Kicking FG FGA Long PAT Att
6 Nedney 1 2 41 2 2

Defense Tackle Assist Sack Int IntYds IntTD
51 Vilma 6 1 0.0 0 0 0
22 Miller 6 1 0.0 0 0 0
63 Robertson 4 1 0.0 0 0 0
44 Pool 4 1 0.0 0 0 0
55 Gardner 4 0 0.0 0 0 0
99 Thomas 4 0 0.0 0 0 0
54 Hobson 4 0 0.0 0 0 0
42 Henry 3 2 0.0 1 7 0
56 Blackstock 2 1 2.0 0 0 0
92 Ellis 2 3 1.0 0 0 0
70 Legree 2 2 0.0 0 0 0
41 Hope 2 1 0.0 0 0 0
29 Townsend 2 0 0.0 0 0 0
50 Barton 1 1 0.0 0 0 0
21 Strait 1 1 0.0 0 0 0
31 Nicholson 1 0 0.0 1 2 0
96 Bailey 1 1 0.0 0 0 0
52 Wright 1 0 0.0 0 0 0
85 Dearth 1 0 0.0 0 0 0
81 McCareins 1 0 0.0 0 0 0
73 Cavka 1 0 0.0 0 0 0
94 Shade 1 0 0.0 0 0 0

Miscellaneous Fumb FForc Recov MiscTD KeyRBlk SckAlwd
73 Cavka 0 0 0 0 1 1
65 Moore 0 0 0 0 3 0
68 Mawae 0 0 0 0 2 0
77 Brooks 0 0 0 0 2 0
84 Carter 1 0 1 0 0 0
28 Martin 1 0 0 0 0 0
33 Sowell 0 0 0 0 1 0
41 Hope 0 0 1 0 0 0
54 Hobson 0 1 0 0 0 0
76 Norton 0 0 0 0 1 0

Miami Individual Statistics

Rushing Att Yards Avg Long TD
34 Williams 12 23 1.9 12 1
23 Brown 5 7 1.4 4 0
11 Frerotte 3 6 2.0 4 0
28 Minor 3 22 7.3 9 0
86 Booker 1 4 4.0 4 0
84 Chambers 1 1 1.0 1 0

Passing Att Comp Yards Yd/Att Long TD Int Sckd
11 Frerotte 36 25 316 8.7 74 1 2 3

Receiving Catch Yards Avg YAC Long TD
34 Williams 6 45 7.5 22 20 0
86 Booker 5 69 13.8 14 26 0
44 Evans 5 35 7.0 16 10 0
84 Chambers 4 46 11.5 7 22 0
81 McMichael 2 76 38.0 52 74 1
83 Welker 2 23 11.5 3 13 0
87 St. Louis 1 22 22.0 5 22 0

Punt Returns Att Yards Avg TD
47 Schulters 1 6 6.0 0

Kick Returns Att Yards Avg TD
29 Madison 1 23 23.0 0
37 Bell 1 16 16.0 0

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Punting Punts Yards Avg Long In20
9 Jones 3 107 35.6 42 3

Kicking FG FGA Long PAT Att
10 Mare 2 2 44 2 2

Defense Tackle Assist Sack Int IntYds IntTD
54 Thomas 9 1 0.0 0 0 0
37 Bell 8 1 0.0 0 0 0
55 Seau 6 1 0.0 1 0 0
99 Taylor 3 2 1.0 0 0 0
29 Madison 3 4 0.0 0 0 0
56 Pope 3 1 0.0 1 11 0
25 Howard 3 1 0.0 0 0 0
93 Carter 3 0 0.0 0 0 0
41 Jones 3 0 0.0 0 0 0
47 Schulters 3 0 0.0 0 0 0
28 Minor 2 0 0.0 0 0 0
94 Traylor 1 2 0.0 0 0 0
91 Holliday 1 1 0.0 0 0 0
80 Boston 1 0 0.0 0 0 0
27 Edwards 1 0 0.0 0 0 0
87 St. Louis 1 0 0.0 0 0 0
53 Stills 1 0 0.0 0 0 0
97 Romero 1 0 0.0 0 0 0
81 McMichael 1 0 0.0 0 0 0
51 Moore 1 0 0.0 0 0 0

Miscellaneous Fumb FForc Recov MiscTD KeyRBlk SckAlwd
72 Carey 0 0 0 0 0 2
68 McKinney 0 0 0 0 2 0
78 James 0 0 0 0 0 1
29 Madison 0 1 0 0 0 0
73 Middleton 0 0 0 0 1 0
47 Schulters 0 0 1 0 0 0
44 Evans 1 0 0 0 0 0
25 Howard 0 1 0 0 0 0
60 Jerman 0 0 0 0 1 0
69 Whitley 0 0 0 0 1 0

New York Drive Chart
Quar Began Poss From Plays Yards Result
1 8:19 5:07 OWN 21 10 55 Field Goal
1 2:39 0:33 OPP 27 2 27 Touchdown
2 15:00 4:49 OWN 1 9 31 Interception
2 6:49 4:45 OWN 15 9 27 Punt
3 15:00 2:02 OWN 20 6 80 Touchdown
3 9:14 1:47 OWN 5 3 -4 Punt
3 7:01 1:52 OWN 24 3 2 Punt
3 3:15 1:01 OWN 18 3 6 Punt
4 10:42 5:25 OWN 16 7 65 Missed FG
4 4:32 1:01 OWN 28 3 3 Interception
4 2:16 1:48 OWN 8 6 49 Fumble

Miami Drive Chart
Quar Began Poss From Plays Yards Result
1 15:00 6:41 OWN 31 10 69 Touchdown
1 3:12 0:33 OWN 20 2 12 Fumble
1 2:06 2:06 OWN 29 4 28 Punt
2 10:11 3:22 OPP 44 6 17 Field Goal
2 2:04 2:04 OWN 2 7 38 Half
3 12:58 3:44 OWN 20 6 40 Punt
3 7:27 0:26 OPP 36 3 0 Interception
3 5:09 1:54 OWN 45 4 13 Interception
3 2:14 6:32 OWN 30 16 67 Field Goal
4 5:17 0:45 OWN 26 2 74 Touchdown
4 3:31 1:15 OPP 41 3 3 Punt
4 0:28 0:28 OWN 43 2 6 Game

New York Red Zone Profile
Visits TDs FGs
4 2 1

Miami Red Zone Profile
Visits TDs FGs
2 1 1

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New York Rushing Breakdown

Direction Rush Yards Ave
Left 9 25 2.7
Middle 14 84 6.0
Right 7 29 4.1
None 0 0 0.0

Run Blocking KeyBlks BlkOpps RunPlays
65 Moore 3 4 25
77 Brooks 2 6 30
68 Mawae 2 5 30
33 Sowell 1 4 25
73 Cavka 1 2 28
76 Norton 1 2 5
66 Kendall 0 2 30
88 Putzier 0 2 24
85 Dearth 0 2 11
86 Baker 0 0 4
79 Jones 0 0 2

New York Passing Breakdown

Distance Pass Comp Yards Ave
Screen 4 3 12 3.0
Short (0-8 Yds) 12 9 55 4.5
Medium (9-18 Yds) 9 7 95 10.5
Long (19+ Yds) 4 2 54 13.5

Passing Attempt Comp BdThrw Dropd Defnsd Blockd Hurried Intrcpt
10 Pennington 29 21 0 0 2 2 2 2

Receiving Target Caught Dropd Yards PassPlay
81 McCareins 7 5 0 34 24
83 Moss 6 4 0 49 23
80 Chrebet 4 3 0 16 19
85 Dearth 3 2 0 33 8
88 Putzier 3 3 0 24 20
28 Martin 2 2 0 23 18
84 Carter 2 2 0 37 7
33 Sowell 1 0 0 0 18
23 Blaylock 1 0 0 0 11

Pass Block SckAlwd PassPlay
68 Mawae 0 30
66 Kendall 0 30
77 Brooks 0 30
73 Cavka 1 29
65 Moore 0 23
33 Sowell 0 18
76 Norton 0 7
79 Jones 0 1

Pass Rush Sacks PsBlks Hurries PassPlay
56 Blackstock 2.0 0 0 14
92 Ellis 1.0 0 1 39
63 Robertson 0.0 0 3 39
51 Vilma 0.0 0 0 39
55 Gardner 0.0 0 1 28
41 Hope 0.0 0 0 37
54 Hobson 0.0 0 0 35
22 Miller 0.0 0 0 35
42 Henry 0.0 0 0 32
44 Pool 0.0 0 0 31
21 Strait 0.0 0 0 22
99 Thomas 0.0 0 0 21
70 Legree 0.0 0 0 20
50 Barton 0.0 0 0 12
31 Nicholson 0.0 0 0 10
29 Townsend 0.0 0 0 6
96 Bailey 0.0 0 0 5
39 Walker 0.0 0 0 2
52 Wright 0.0 0 0 2

Pass Defense Caught Defnsd Intrcpt PassPlay
22 Miller 5 0 0 35
42 Henry 3 0 1 32
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44 Pool 3 0 0 31
55 Gardner 3 0 0 28
99 Thomas 3 0 0 21
51 Vilma 2 0 0 39
54 Hobson 2 0 0 35
29 Townsend 2 0 0 6
41 Hope 1 1 0 37
21 Strait 1 0 0 22
92 Ellis 0 0 0 39
63 Robertson 0 0 0 39
70 Legree 0 0 0 20
31 Nicholson 0 0 1 10
56 Blackstock 0 0 0 14
50 Barton 0 0 0 12
96 Bailey 0 0 0 5
39 Walker 0 0 0 2
52 Wright 0 0 0 2

Defense Tackles Assists RunPlay PassPlay
51 Vilma 6 1 25 39
22 Miller 6 1 21 35
63 Robertson 4 1 24 39
44 Pool 4 1 24 31
54 Hobson 4 0 21 35
55 Gardner 4 0 19 28
99 Thomas 4 0 18 21
42 Henry 3 2 22 32
92 Ellis 2 3 25 39
70 Legree 2 2 20 20
41 Hope 2 1 25 37
56 Blackstock 2 1 2 14
29 Townsend 2 0 6 6
21 Strait 1 1 9 22
50 Barton 1 1 6 12
96 Bailey 1 1 3 5
31 Nicholson 1 0 2 10
52 Wright 1 0 2 2
94 Shade 1 0 1 0
39 Walker 0 0 0 2

Miami Rushing Breakdown

Direction Rush Yards Ave
Left 8 17 2.1
Middle 14 40 2.8
Right 2 7 3.5
None 1 -1 -1.0

Run Blocking KeyBlks BlkOpps RunPlays
68 McKinney 2 7 25
69 Whitley 1 5 25
60 Jerman 1 2 20
73 Middleton 1 2 6
78 James 0 5 25
81 McMichael 0 1 24
70 St. Clair 0 0 19
44 Evans 0 0 13
87 St. Louis 0 0 5
72 Carey 0 0 5
39 Eckel 0 0 4

Miami Passing Breakdown

Distance Pass Comp Yards Ave
Screen 6 3 14 2.3
Short (0-8 Yds) 12 11 72 6.0
Medium (9-18 Yds) 10 7 86 8.6
Long (19+ Yds) 8 4 144 18.0

Passing Attempt Comp BdThrw Dropd Defnsd Blockd Hurried Intrcpt
11 Frerotte 36 25 3 0 1 0 5 2

Receiving Target Caught Dropd Yards PassPlay
86 Booker 9 5 0 69 29
34 Williams 7 6 0 45 26
84 Chambers 6 4 0 46 32
44 Evans 5 5 0 35 19
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81 McMichael 4 2 0 76 31
83 Welker 2 2 0 23 10
80 Boston 1 0 0 0 23
87 St. Louis 1 1 0 22 7
23 Brown 1 0 0 0 11

Pass Block SckAlwd PassPlay
78 James 1 39
68 McKinney 0 39
69 Whitley 0 39
70 St. Clair 0 35
60 Jerman 0 31
44 Evans 0 19
72 Carey 2 8
39 Eckel 0 5
73 Middleton 0 4

Pass Rush Sacks PsBlks Hurries PassPlay
99 Taylor 1.0 2 2 30
94 Traylor 0.0 0 0 30
93 Carter 0.0 0 0 30
29 Madison 0.0 0 0 30
91 Holliday 0.0 0 0 30
47 Schulters 0.0 0 0 29
55 Seau 0.0 0 0 27
54 Thomas 0.0 0 0 27
37 Bell 0.0 0 0 27
25 Howard 0.0 0 0 26
56 Pope 0.0 0 0 17
42 Cochrane 0.0 0 0 13
41 Jones 0.0 0 0 5
27 Edwards 0.0 0 0 3
51 Moore 0.0 0 0 3
33 Thomas 0.0 0 0 2
53 Stills 0.0 0 0 1

Pass Defense Caught Defnsd Intrcpt PassPlay
37 Bell 7 0 0 27
47 Schulters 2 0 0 29
56 Pope 2 0 1 17
25 Howard 2 0 0 26
41 Jones 2 0 0 5
29 Madison 1 1 0 30
54 Thomas 1 1 0 27
55 Seau 1 0 1 27
27 Edwards 1 0 0 3
51 Moore 1 0 0 3
53 Stills 1 0 0 1
94 Traylor 0 0 0 30
93 Carter 0 0 0 30
99 Taylor 0 0 0 30
91 Holliday 0 0 0 30
42 Cochrane 0 0 0 13
33 Thomas 0 0 0 2

Defense Tackles Assists RunPlay PassPlay
54 Thomas 9 1 28 27
37 Bell 8 1 28 27
55 Seau 6 1 27 27
29 Madison 3 4 30 30
99 Taylor 3 2 30 30
25 Howard 3 1 23 26
56 Pope 3 1 15 17
93 Carter 3 0 30 30
47 Schulters 3 0 29 29
41 Jones 3 0 3 5
94 Traylor 1 2 30 30
91 Holliday 1 1 28 30
27 Edwards 1 0 4 3
51 Moore 1 0 3 3
53 Stills 1 0 4 1
97 Romero 1 0 2 0
42 Cochrane 0 0 15 13
33 Thomas 0 0 1 2

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Week 4 Results

Atlanta (1-3) – 24
Carolina (2-1) – 12
Atlanta and Michael Vick had a game they desperately needed in this young season. Vick completed 22 of 31 passes for 213 yards and one touchdown. Warrick Dunn rushed for 122 yards on 31 carries. The Falcons controlled the game from start to finish. Cornerback Kevin Mathis had three pics for the Falcons.

Cincinnati (2-2) – 7
Pittsburgh (3-1) – 34
The battle for first place in the AFC North turned out to be one sided, as the hometown Steelers compiled 477 yards in total offense, en route to a 34 to 7 victory. Ben Roethlisberger threw for 308 yards, 133 of them to Hines Ward. Duce Staley rushed for 129 yards on 24 carries. The Steelers defense held the NFL’s leading rusher, coming into week 4, Rudi Johnson, to just 58 yards.

Denver (3-1) – 21
Tampa Bay (1-3) – 10
Denver went into Tampa Bay, and handled the struggling Bucs, 21-10. Tatum Bell rushed for 110 yards on the afternoon. In the Bucs first game, since the release of Brian Griese, Chris Simms completed 13 of 24 passes for 219 yards, one touchdown and one interception. The Bucs released Brian Griese earlier in the week after another poor performance. Griese had thrown 8 interceptions in the first three games of the season, and let his frustration get the best of him, in last week’s lost to Oakland. Apparently the Bucs are not going to tolerate players questioning coaches decisions to the media, the result is a pink slip.

Indianapolis (2-2) – 17
Jacksonville (4-0) – 31
This game was met with much anticipation, could the Jaguars be that good? Well they answered in sound fashion, defeating the Colts 31-17. The Jags compiled nearly 500 yards in total offense, and held the high powered Colts to just 200 yards. Leftwich was sensational, completing 23 of 31 passes for 362 yards and four touchdowns. The Jags D sacked Peyton Manning four times. Jacksonville travels to the defeated Chargers next week, while the Colts get the undefeated Raiders.

Kansas City (1-3) – 35
Baltimore (1-3) – 43
The Ravens and their anemic offense hosted the Kansas City Chiefs, both of these teams are trying to get their season on track before it is too late. In a shootout the Ravens defeated the Chiefs 43-35. The two teams compiled for 879 yards in offense. Green threw for 375 yards, 5 touchdowns but 3 interceptions. Kyle Boller was solid for the Ravens, completing 18 of 26, 281 yards and two touchdowns.

New England (3-0) – 34
Buffalo (0-3) – 7
The season for the Bills was met with anticipation, however, the Bills suffered a lopsided defeat to the defending Champs, 34-7. The combined record of the Bills opponents this season is a staggering 11-0. The Patriots controlled the ball, compiling 398 yards in offense, and holding on to the ball for nearly thirty-six minutes. JP Losman threw three interceptions, and Willis McGahee rushed for just 17 yards on 13 carries.

New Orleans (3-1) – 10
Arizona (2-2) – 19
The Saints came into Arizona after three overtime victories to face the Cardinals with Kurt Warner getting his second start. The story of the game would be the running of rookie, JJ Arrington. Arrington would rush for 128 yards on 25 carries, to help the Cardinals control the game clock. Kicker, Neil Rackers connected on 4 of 5 field goals as the Cards moved to 2-2 and the Saints dropped their first.

New York Giants (1-3) – 24
Green Bay (2-2) – 34
Green Bay returned a Giants’ fumble 65 yards for a touchdown, and Terrence Murphy returned a kickoff 91 yards as the Packers defeated the Giants 34-24. The Giants offense moved the ball well, however, Eli Manning was intercepted twice, as the Giants made a plentiful of mistakes. Aaron Kampman had 6 tackles and 2.5 sacks for the Packers in their win.

Oakland (4-0) – 33
Houston (1-3) – 20
The Raiders continue to win, as they needed 20 fourth quarter points to defeat the Texans 33-20. The Raiders used a balance of Lamont Jordan (25-92) and Kerry Collins (21-35-200-3TD’s) to win their fourth straight. The highlight for the Texans was a 92 yard pass and catch of David Carr to Andre Johnson.

Philadelphia (4-0) – 17
Chicago (0-4) – 13
Philadelphia escaped Chicago with a 17-13 victory. The Bears played tough, but just did not have enough in their fourth defeat of the season. McNabb was limited in the rain, completing 19 of 28 passes for 188 yards and a touchdown, against two interceptions. Terrell Owens had 97 yards on 8 catches.

St. Louis (3-1) – 28
San Francisco (1-3) – 9
The Forty-Niners and Alex Smith continue to struggle offensively, this week managing just 141 yards in total offense. Smith is averaging under 5 y ards per attempt this season. Bulger completed 23 of 40 passes for 239 yards and 3 touchdowns, however, he was intercepted 3 times, all by safety Toney Parrish. Leonard Little of the Rams had 5.5 sacks for the game, raising his season total to 10.5 sacks in just 4 games, he is on pace for 42 sacks this season. Can you imagine?

Tennessee (2-2) – 27
San Diego (0-4) – 20
San Diego’s woes continues as they drop their fourth straight, 27-20 to the Tennessee Titans. Travis Henry of the Titans rushed for 146 yards on 30 carries and two touchdowns. For Henry, it was his third game of 100+ yards this season. Henry leads the NFL in rushing with 475 yards through 4 games. Drew Brees threw 4 interceptions in the defeat and Tomlinson was held to just 30 yards on 9 carries. Tomlinson has just 208 yards in 4 games, he is on pace for 832 yards, which would be a career low.

Washington (1-3) – 13
Cleveland (3-1) – 16
Cleveland continues to play solid football, as new coach, Mickey Archibald presses the his philosophy upon the Browns. Cleveland’s defense is among the league leaders in passing, and rush defense. Cleveland led the ball game, 10-6 with 2:02 to play when Washington got the ball, and rookie quarterback, Jason Campbell drove them down the field, and scored from 3 yards out on a pass to Chris Cooley, and tieing the game. The Browns would not be denied their third victory of the season, as Dilfer drove the team 38 yards in the final 1:00 to set up a 39 yard field goal by Phil Dawson for the win. Dilfer threw for 287 yards in the victory.

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Hempstead, NY- The Jets got a much needed win yesterday, at home, to improve their record to 2-2. They defeated the Buffalo Bills, 23-17. The story for the Jets continues to be their running game. Yesterday the Jets rushed for 202 yards, led by the ageless, Curtis Martin. Martin carried the ball 22 times, for 134 yards. Chad Pennington continues to be effective, completing 17 of 31 passes for 159 yards and a touchdown.

Early on the Jets have shown that they will stick to their approach of running the ball mixed in with short passes. The combination of Martin and Blaylock has been effective as well. Head Coach Corey Struass stressed early on in the preseason that his formula to success was to control the clock and field position, to help set up the easy points. Knowing that this team lacks the pure firepower, Strauss has employed the timely approach. Pennington stated, "Whatever it takes to win, is fine by me. I am not concerned with my numbers, only the W's."

The Jets get what should be another easy game next week at home, when the 49ers come into town, with rookie quarterback, Alex Smith.


Box Score: Buffalo at New York
New York, NY.

Week 5, 2005

Attendance: 74,900 (79,700).


Weather: 79 degrees, fair.

1Q: 10:56 NYK - Joe Nedney 34 field goal.
1Q: 05:56 BUF - Mike Nugent 35 field goal.
1Q: 01:44 NYK - Joe Nedney 44 field goal.
2Q: 08:22 NYK - Santana Moss 9 pass from Chad Pennington.
2Q: 08:22 NYK - Joe Nedney extra point.
2Q: 03:25 BUF - Willis McGahee 4 run.
2Q: 03:25 BUF - Mike Nugent extra point.
3Q: 05:15 NYK - Curtis Martin 1 run.
3Q: 05:15 NYK - Joe Nedney extra point.
4Q: 14:23 NYK - Joe Nedney 42 field goal.
4Q: 10:06 BUF - Lee Evans 4 pass from J.P. Losman.
4Q: 10:06 BUF - Mike Nugent extra point.

Game MVP: NYK 10 Chad Pennington

Buffalo 3 7 0 7 - 17
New York 6 7 7 3 - 23

Team Statistics BUF NYK

First Downs 17 25

Total Rushes 23 37
Rushing Yards 91 202
Yards Per Carry 3.9 5.4
Pass Attempts 27 31
Completions 17 17
Passing Yards 187 159
Yards Per Attempt 6.9 5.1
Sacked 2 3
Yards Lost 14 13
Interceptions 1 0
Fumbles/Lost 2/0 1/0

Total Plays 52 71
Total Yards 264 348
Yards Per Play 5.0 4.9

3rd Down Plays 6/12 6/14
Avg. YTG on 3rd 7.3 7.4
4th Down Plays 0/0 0/0

Penalties 3 4
Penalty Yards 20 30

Avg. Drive Start OWN 28 OWN 28
Time Of Possession 26:32 33:28

Buffalo Individual Statistics

Rushing Att Yards Avg Long TD
21 McGahee 12 56 4.6 18 1
40 Williams 7 22 3.1 7 0
31 Shelton 3 14 4.6 7 0
7 Losman 1 -1 -1.0 -1 0

Passing Att Comp Yards Yd/Att Long TD Int Sckd
7 Losman 27 17 187 6.9 50 1 1 2

Receiving Catch Yards Avg YAC Long TD
80 Moulds 5 105 21.0 18 50 0
87 Euhus 4 30 7.5 7 13 0
31 Shelton 2 14 7.0 1 8 0
83 Evans 2 5 2.5 1 4 1
82 Reed 1 10 10.0 0 10 0
21 McGahee 1 10 10.0 1 10 0
40 Williams 1 6 6.0 6 6 0
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49 Farmer 1 7 7.0 0 7 0

Punt Returns Att Yards Avg TD
22 Clements 2 9 4.5 0

Kick Returns Att Yards Avg TD
82 Reed 2 27 13.5 0
80 Moulds 1 23 23.0 0
24 McGee 1 15 15.0 0

Punting Punts Yards Avg Long In20
8 Moorman 5 233 46.6 53 2

Kicking FG FGA Long PAT Att
1 Nugent 1 1 35 2 2

Defense Tackle Assist Sack Int IntYds IntTD
59 Fletcher 12 3 0.0 0 0 0
95 Adams 10 1 0.5 0 0 0
23 Vincent 8 2 0.0 0 0 0
22 Clements 8 1 0.0 0 0 0
51 Spikes 3 1 1.0 0 0 0
90 Kelsay 3 1 0.5 0 0 0
96 Posey 3 2 0.0 0 0 0
84 Campbell 3 0 0.0 0 0 0
94 Schobel 2 0 1.0 0 0 0
36 Milloy 2 3 0.0 0 0 0
98 Edwards 2 3 0.0 0 0 0
77 Stephens 1 2 0.0 0 0 0
58 Villarrial 1 0 0.0 0 0 0
82 Reed 1 0 0.0 0 0 0
87 Euhus 1 0 0.0 0 0 0
30 Gates 1 0 0.0 0 0 0
39 Bendzick 1 0 0.0 0 0 0
93 Smith 0 3 0.0 0 0 0
27 Wire 0 1 0.0 0 0 0
24 McGee 0 1 0.0 0 0 0

Miscellaneous Fumb FForc Recov MiscTD KeyRBlk SckAlwd
66 Anderson 0 0 0 0 2 0
69 Gandy 0 0 0 0 0 1
70 Teague 0 0 0 0 2 1
80 Moulds 2 0 1 0 0 0
58 Villarrial 0 0 0 0 3 0
95 Adams 0 1 0 0 0 0
84 Campbell 0 0 1 0 0 0

New York Individual Statistics

Rushing Att Yards Avg Long TD
28 Martin 22 134 6.0 23 1
23 Blaylock 10 41 4.1 10 0
10 Pennington 4 22 5.5 9 0
80 Chrebet 1 5 5.0 5 0

Passing Att Comp Yards Yd/Att Long TD Int Sckd
10 Pennington 31 17 159 5.1 18 1 0 3

Receiving Catch Yards Avg YAC Long TD
80 Chrebet 5 59 11.8 2 18 0
84 Carter 3 23 7.6 3 14 0
88 Putzier 3 28 9.3 14 15 0
28 Martin 2 8 4.0 1 5 0
83 Moss 2 23 11.5 0 14 1
23 Blaylock 1 7 7.0 5 7 0
85 Dearth 1 11 11.0 1 11 0

Punt Returns Att Yards Avg TD
81 McCareins 2 21 10.5 0
84 Carter 1 9 9.0 0

Kick Returns Att Yards Avg TD
80 Chrebet 1 21 21.0 0
36 Barrett 1 43 43.0 0
84 Carter 1 26 26.0 0
81 McCareins 1 24 24.0 0

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Punting Punts Yards Avg Long In20
7 Graham 3 132 44.0 55 1

Kicking FG FGA Long PAT Att
6 Nedney 3 4 44 2 2

Defense Tackle Assist Sack Int IntYds IntTD
54 Hobson 6 4 0.0 0 0 0
99 Thomas 5 1 0.0 0 0 0
63 Robertson 5 0 0.0 0 0 0
91 Spears 4 0 1.0 0 0 0
36 Barrett 4 0 0.0 0 0 0
51 Vilma 3 1 1.0 0 0 0
44 Pool 3 2 0.0 0 0 0
55 Gardner 2 2 0.0 0 0 0
42 Henry 2 2 0.0 0 0 0
92 Ellis 2 0 0.0 0 0 0
35 Askew 2 0 0.0 0 0 0
31 Nicholson 2 0 0.0 0 0 0
41 Hope 1 2 0.0 0 0 0
21 Strait 1 2 0.0 0 0 0
56 Blackstock 1 1 0.0 1 0 0
23 Blaylock 1 0 0.0 0 0 0
52 Wright 1 0 0.0 0 0 0
22 Miller 0 1 0.0 0 0 0

Miscellaneous Fumb FForc Recov MiscTD KeyRBlk SckAlwd
73 Cavka 0 0 1 0 2 1
65 Moore 0 0 0 0 3 1
77 Brooks 0 0 0 0 4 0
66 Kendall 0 0 0 0 2 1
68 Mawae 0 0 0 0 6 0
28 Martin 1 0 0 0 0 0
33 Sowell 0 0 0 0 1 0
85 Dearth 0 0 0 0 1 0
99 Thomas 0 1 0 0 0 0
35 Askew 0 1 0 0 0 0

Buffalo Drive Chart
Quar Began Poss From Plays Yards Result
1 10:56 5:00 OWN 32 8 50 Field Goal
1 1:44 3:29 OWN 20 7 23 Punt
2 8:22 4:57 OWN 24 11 76 Touchdown
2 0:13 0:13 OWN 32 1 -1 Half
3 15:00 1:08 OWN 20 3 6 Punt
3 12:11 1:38 OWN 34 3 -1 Punt
3 5:15 1:56 OWN 29 3 -2 Punt
4 14:23 4:17 OWN 20 9 80 Touchdown
4 7:27 2:35 OWN 12 5 32 Punt
4 3:48 1:41 OPP 42 3 11 Interception

New York Drive Chart
Quar Began Poss From Plays Yards Result
1 15:00 4:04 OWN 49 8 34 Field Goal
1 5:56 4:12 OWN 36 6 37 Field Goal
2 13:15 4:53 OWN 22 10 78 Touchdown
2 3:25 3:12 OWN 32 9 43 Missed FG
3 13:52 1:41 OWN 29 3 -7 Punt
3 10:33 5:18 OWN 33 12 67 Touchdown
3 3:19 3:56 OWN 37 9 38 Field Goal
4 10:06 2:39 OWN 23 5 20 Punt
4 4:52 1:04 OWN 3 3 5 Punt
4 2:07 2:07 OWN 24 6 23 Game

Buffalo Red Zone Profile
Visits TDs FGs
3 2 1

New York Red Zone Profile
Visits TDs FGs
3 2 1

Buffalo Rushing Breakdown

Direction Rush Yards Ave
Left 9 43 4.7
Middle 9 42 4.6
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Right 4 7 1.7
None 1 -1 -1.0

Run Blocking KeyBlks BlkOpps RunPlays
58 Villarrial 3 12 23
70 Teague 2 3 23
66 Anderson 2 2 18
68 Williams 0 2 14
69 Gandy 0 1 23
31 Shelton 0 1 18
87 Euhus 0 0 21
71 Young 0 1 5
76 Peters 0 0 9
84 Campbell 0 0 3
49 Farmer 0 0 2

Buffalo Passing Breakdown

Distance Pass Comp Yards Ave
Screen 2 1 1 0.5
Short (0-8 Yds) 11 8 46 4.1
Medium (9-18 Yds) 10 6 62 6.2
Long (19+ Yds) 4 2 78 19.5

Passing Attempt Comp BdThrw Dropd Defnsd Blockd Hurried Intrcpt
7 Losman 27 17 0 0 4 1 4 1

Receiving Target Caught Dropd Yards PassPlay
87 Euhus 8 4 0 30 26
80 Moulds 6 5 0 105 29
82 Reed 4 1 0 10 11
31 Shelton 4 2 0 14 22
83 Evans 2 2 0 5 28
21 McGahee 1 1 0 10 17
40 Williams 1 1 0 6 5
49 Farmer 1 1 0 7 4

Pass Block SckAlwd PassPlay
58 Villarrial 0 29
70 Teague 1 29
69 Gandy 1 27
66 Anderson 0 27
31 Shelton 0 22
76 Peters 0 16
68 Williams 0 15
49 Farmer 0 4
71 Young 0 2

Pass Rush Sacks PsBlks Hurries PassPlay
94 Schobel 1.0 0 1 31
51 Spikes 1.0 0 0 34
95 Adams 0.5 0 2 34
90 Kelsay 0.5 0 2 27
23 Vincent 0.0 0 0 34
22 Clements 0.0 0 0 34
36 Milloy 0.0 0 0 33
59 Fletcher 0.0 0 0 32
98 Edwards 0.0 0 0 31
24 McGee 0.0 0 0 25
39 Bendzick 0.0 0 0 20
96 Posey 0.0 0 0 15
73 Albee 0.0 0 0 7
93 Smith 0.0 0 0 6
37 Greer 0.0 0 0 4
99 Anderson 0.0 0 0 3
77 Stephens 0.0 0 0 3
27 Wire 0.0 0 0 1

Pass Defense Caught Defnsd Intrcpt PassPlay
22 Clements 5 1 0 34
59 Fletcher 4 1 0 32
23 Vincent 4 0 0 34
95 Adams 1 0 0 34
51 Spikes 1 0 0 34
36 Milloy 1 0 0 33
39 Bendzick 1 0 0 20
96 Posey 0 2 0 15
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24 McGee 0 1 0 25
98 Edwards 0 0 0 31
94 Schobel 0 0 0 31
90 Kelsay 0 0 0 27
73 Albee 0 0 0 7
93 Smith 0 0 0 6
37 Greer 0 0 0 4
99 Anderson 0 0 0 3
77 Stephens 0 0 0 3
27 Wire 0 0 0 1

Defense Tackles Assists RunPlay PassPlay
59 Fletcher 12 3 35 32
95 Adams 10 1 37 34
23 Vincent 8 2 37 34
22 Clements 8 1 37 34
96 Posey 3 2 21 15
51 Spikes 3 1 37 34
90 Kelsay 3 1 33 27
98 Edwards 2 3 37 31
36 Milloy 2 3 33 33
94 Schobel 2 0 29 31
77 Stephens 1 2 8 3
39 Bendzick 1 0 17 20
93 Smith 0 3 9 6
24 McGee 0 1 26 25
27 Wire 0 1 5 1
73 Albee 0 0 4 7
37 Greer 0 0 1 4
99 Anderson 0 0 0 3
50 Mahoney 0 0 1 0

New York Rushing Breakdown

Direction Rush Yards Ave
Left 10 77 7.7
Middle 16 82 5.1
Right 10 45 4.5
None 1 -2 -2.0

Run Blocking KeyBlks BlkOpps RunPlays
68 Mawae 6 11 37
77 Brooks 4 7 37
65 Moore 3 4 30
73 Cavka 2 4 32
66 Kendall 2 3 37
33 Sowell 1 2 25
85 Dearth 1 2 17
88 Putzier 0 0 26
76 Norton 0 0 7
79 Jones 0 0 5
86 Baker 0 0 2
35 Askew 0 0 1

New York Passing Breakdown

Distance Pass Comp Yards Ave
Screen 2 2 14 7.0
Short (0-8 Yds) 10 6 29 2.9
Medium (9-18 Yds) 15 9 116 7.7
Long (19+ Yds) 4 0 0 0.0

Passing Attempt Comp BdThrw Dropd Defnsd Blockd Hurried Intrcpt
10 Pennington 31 17 3 1 5 0 5 0

Receiving Target Caught Dropd Yards PassPlay
80 Chrebet 8 5 0 59 23
83 Moss 8 2 0 23 21
84 Carter 4 3 0 23 14
88 Putzier 4 3 0 28 27
81 McCareins 3 0 1 0 23
28 Martin 2 2 0 8 21
23 Blaylock 1 1 0 7 11
85 Dearth 1 1 0 11 8

Pass Block SckAlwd PassPlay
68 Mawae 0 34
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66 Kendall 1 34
77 Brooks 0 34
73 Cavka 1 30
65 Moore 1 28
33 Sowell 0 19
76 Norton 0 6
79 Jones 0 4

Pass Rush Sacks PsBlks Hurries PassPlay
91 Spears 1.0 1 1 29
51 Vilma 1.0 0 0 29
92 Ellis 0.0 0 2 29
63 Robertson 0.0 0 0 29
54 Hobson 0.0 0 0 28
36 Barrett 0.0 0 0 27
41 Hope 0.0 0 0 26
21 Strait 0.0 0 1 16
42 Henry 0.0 0 0 25
44 Pool 0.0 0 0 25
56 Blackstock 0.0 0 0 24
99 Thomas 0.0 0 0 14
55 Gardner 0.0 0 0 5
22 Miller 0.0 0 0 5
31 Nicholson 0.0 0 0 4
39 Walker 0.0 0 0 3
52 Wright 0.0 0 0 1

Pass Defense Caught Defnsd Intrcpt PassPlay
36 Barrett 3 1 0 27
54 Hobson 3 0 0 28
99 Thomas 3 0 0 14
42 Henry 2 1 0 25
91 Spears 2 0 0 29
51 Vilma 1 1 0 29
41 Hope 1 1 0 26
63 Robertson 1 0 0 29
44 Pool 1 0 0 25
56 Blackstock 0 0 1 24
92 Ellis 0 0 0 29
21 Strait 0 0 0 16
55 Gardner 0 0 0 5
22 Miller 0 0 0 5
31 Nicholson 0 0 0 4
39 Walker 0 0 0 3
52 Wright 0 0 0 1

Defense Tackles Assists RunPlay PassPlay
54 Hobson 6 4 22 28
99 Thomas 5 1 14 14
63 Robertson 5 0 23 29
91 Spears 4 0 23 29
36 Barrett 4 0 20 27
44 Pool 3 2 18 25
51 Vilma 3 1 23 29
42 Henry 2 2 19 25
55 Gardner 2 2 10 5
92 Ellis 2 0 23 29
31 Nicholson 2 0 6 4
41 Hope 1 2 21 26
21 Strait 1 2 9 16
56 Blackstock 1 1 15 24
52 Wright 1 0 3 1
22 Miller 0 1 2 5
39 Walker 0 0 2 3

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Week 5

Arizona (3-2) 13
San Francisco (1-4) 10
Arizona gets the win in San Francisco , as the 49ers continue to struggle offensively. Josh McCown made his return and completed 18 of 27 passes for 151 yards, one touchdown and one interception.

Baltimore (1-4) 17
Washington (2-3) 23
Washington got a late third quarter touchdown and held on for a victory in this interstate showdown. Clinton Portis ran for 110 yards on 18 carries.

Carolina (3-1) 22
Denver (3-2) 16
Carolina got a defensive output from their defense that held Denver to just 16 points and 245 yards in total offense. Delhomme completed 16 of 28 passes for 170 yards and one touchdown. Dan Morgan had 9 tackles and one interception for the Panthers’ defense.

Cleveland (3-2) 21
Pittsburgh (4-1) 23
On a cold rainy day in Pittsburgh the Steelers needed 59:59 to defeat the Browns on Jeff Reed’s 39 yard field goal. The Steelers defense survived three Trent Dilfer touchdowns to hold onto a 23-21 victory.

Detroit (3-1) 17
Atlanta (1-4) 12
Atlanta’s disappointing season continued with a 17-12 defeat to the Lions. Lions’ linebacker, Holmes had 9 tackles and intercepted Michael Vick two times as the Lions improve to 3-1.

Jacksonville (5-0) 24
San Diego (0-5) 21
In the preseason this matchup looked to be an intriguing one, however, The Jaguars have been perfect while the Chargers have struggled tremendously. The Jaguars roll continued to hold onto a 24-21 victory. Jags kicker, Seth Marler hit a 47 yard field goal with 3:11 left to seal the victory. Fred Taylor rushed for 111 yards on 19 carries and two touchdowns in the victory.

Miami (2-3) 21
New England (4-0) 24
The Patriots held onto a tight one against their interdivision rival the Dolphins 24-21. Tom Brady threw for 226 yards in the victory, as the Patriots improved to 4-0.

Minnesota (1-3) 22
Houston (2-3) 34
Duante Culpepper threw two second half interceptions, both to Dunta Robinson, that were returned back for touchdowns as the Texans defeated the Vikings 34-22. The Vikings had 370 yards in total offense, but turned the ball over three times. Jonathan Wells rushed for 87 yards on 21 carries to help out in the Texans victory.

New York Giants (1-4) 3
Dallas (4-0) 38
The Cowboys continue to roll early, this time defeating the Giants 38-3. The Cowboys outgained the Giants 421 to 218. Running back, Julius Jones rushed for 156 yards on 25 carries and three touchdowns. Peerless Price caught 7 passes for 105 yards and a touchdown.

Oakland (4-1) 13
Indianapolis (3-2) 17
The Raiders suffered their first defeat of the season, as the Colts won a big game at home. Peyton Manning was efficient, completing 20 of 32 passes for 176 yards and two touchdowns. Edgerin James rushed for 85 yards on 24 carries.

St. Louis (4-1) 28
Seattle (1-3) 14
Marshall Faulk continues to be the comeback story of the year, as he rushed for 87 yards on 21 carries, and Marc Bulger threw for 350 yards on 26 of 41 passing. Leonard Little continues his torrid pace of sacks, dominating the line of scrimmage. Little had two sacks to raise his total to 12.5 in five games.

Tampa Bay (2-3) 30
New Orleans (3-2) 21
The Saints dropped their second straight in their inter divisional matchup with Tampa Bay. Rookie Cadillac Williams rushed for 99 yards on 26 carries, and Chris Simms threw for 174 yards on 18 of 27 passing.

Tennessee (2-3) 17
Green Bay (3-2) 20
The Packers got a 43 yards field goal from Ryan Longwell to secure the Packers second straight win, 20-17. Favre threw for 161 yards and Ahman Green and Najeh Davenport combined for 157 yards rushing.

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Hempstead, NY - Two days after the Jets evened their record up to 2-2 with a win over the Bills, the team was back to work preparing for the 1-4 Forty-Niners, who won their opener, but have struggled since, dropping their last four. The Niners have relied upon their defense to carry them, however, a defense can only do so much when the offense does so little. Rookie quarterback, Alex Smith is playing just like that, a rookie. The team is trying to be patient with the young quarterback, however, at this time the team had hoped he had shown some promise. Thus far Smith appears to be overwhelmed out there, throwing six interceptions against no touchdowns in give games. The Jets defense, which will have all its planned starters together for the first time this season are licking their chops. Strauss stressed to the the team to stay focused during the week, and emphasized to his players that they have not done enough to intimidate this team.

Offensively the Jets have run the ball extremely well, which is surprising considering the makeup of the offensive line, and the lack of a downfield passing game. The offense has taken very few chances down the field, and therefore has allowed their opponents to cheat up to play the run. The Jets have done enough of the quick passes to open the middle up, for Martin and Blaylock to run through. Curtis Martin has show a lot of quickness early on, something that has come as a bit of a surprise to Head Coach, Corey Strauss. "Watching film of Curis last season, I saw a smart football player who go into the hole and went forward. This season, I see a player who is doing the same, however, he is making a move or two to get himself sprung into the open. The reason Blaylock was brought in here, was to give the offense that type of runner. Right now, Curtis is giving us that as well. So, instead of pounding Curtis, and wearing him out. Blaylock spells relief and allows the offense to run the same offense with him in there. Thus far, it has worked out great for us."

The Jets need this game this week against the Forty-Niners, because next week they face the defending Super Bowl Champion Patriots.

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Jets Report – Week 6
Hempstead, NY – The Jets started out slow, however, they got going later and rolled to a 27-10 victory over the San Francisco 49ers.

San Francisco scored the first 10 points of the game on a Rian Lindell 24 yard field goal, and rookie quarterback, Alex Smith’s 4 yard scramble. It looked as though the 49ers would take a 10-0 lead into the locker room at the half, however, The Jets got good field position with under a minute left and took advantage of it, the big play a 33 yard pass from Pennington to McCareins to set up the Joe Nedney field goal.

The second half would belong to the Jets running game and defensive end Shaun Ellis. Ellis beat up on rookie guard, David Bass and offensive tackle Jonas Jennings, getting 3 sacks, 5 hurries, 2 blocked passes and returned a fumble 26 yards for a touchdown to seal the game. The defensive unit appeared to be in full sync, stopping the run and forcing key turnover throughout the half. Unfortunately it came at a cost. The Jets suffered injuries to cornerback David Barrett, linebacker Victor Hobson and defensive end Marcus Spears. Barrett and Hobson are expected to be out for the next few weeks including this weeks game against the first place Patriots.

Offensively the Jets offense took care of business, when the defense recovered one of some of the six fumbles they caused, Pennington and company marched it down for points. Curtis Martin scored two touchdowns on the day, one rushing and one receiving. Martin finished with 87 yards rushing on 19 carries, and caught two more for 41 yards. Pennington was efficient once again, completing 16 of 26 for 184 yards and a touchdown. On the negative side the Jets have lost starting left guard, Pete Kendall for the season with a torn tricep muscle, the Jets are unsure who will get the start next week against New England.

Said Corey Strauss at his Monday afternoon press conference, “The defense made some big plays out there today, I thought offensively we were flat in the first half, but came on strong later in the game. Shaun Ellis was a one man show out there, the amount of big plays he made yesterday could be looked at as a season for some. The line did an OK job offensively, however, the injury to Pete Kendall is more serious than expected. At this time we are exploring options to help out our offensive line, we have contacted representatives of offensive linemen, Marcus Spears and Todd Steussie. We hope to have someone in there by Wednesday’s practice. We did also get knicked up a little on defense, we are going to be with out Eric Barton and David Barrett. Marcus Spears is banged up a little but I am told he will be able to go. Looking forward to this week we have our biggest challenge, we are playing a team that has won the last two Super Bowls and are off to a strong start once again. Going to New England will not be the be all for the season. Win or lose, there is a lot of football, so I am not interested in getting into what does this game mean? If there are no questions, I thank you.”


Box Score: San Francisco at New York
New York, NY.

Week 6, 2005

Attendance: 74,900 (79,700).


Weather: 70 degrees, fair.

1Q: 00:03 SFO - Rian Lindell 24 field goal.
2Q: 05:59 SFO - Alex Smith 4 run.
2Q: 05:59 SFO - Rian Lindell extra point.
2Q: 00:08 NYK - Joe Nedney 35 field goal.
3Q: 09:27 NYK - Curtis Martin 28 pass from Chad Pennington.
3Q: 09:27 NYK - Joe Nedney extra point.
3Q: 00:00 NYK - Curtis Martin 1 run.
3Q: 00:00 NYK - Joe Nedney extra point.
4Q: 08:24 NYK - Joe Nedney 43 field goal.
4Q: 04:26 NYK - Shaun Ellis 26 fumble return.
4Q: 04:26 NYK - Joe Nedney extra point.

Game MVP: NYK 92 Shaun Ellis

San Francisco 3 7 0 0 - 10
New York 0 3 14 10 - 27

Team Statistics SFO NYK

First Downs 17 19

Total Rushes 20 37
Rushing Yards 63 134
Yards Per Carry 3.1 3.6
Pass Attempts 44 26
Completions 23 16
Passing Yards 237 184
Yards Per Attempt 5.3 7.0
Sacked 4 4
Yards Lost 26 25
Interceptions 0 0
Fumbles/Lost 6/3 1/0

Total Plays 68 67
Total Yards 274 293
Yards Per Play 4.0 4.3

3rd Down Plays 7/16 3/12
Avg. YTG on 3rd 7.2 7.8
4th Down Plays 0/1 0/0

Penalties 8 4
Penalty Yards 53 25

Avg. Drive Start OWN 23 OWN 35
Time Of Possession 28:15 31:45

San Francisco Individual Statistics

Rushing Att Yards Avg Long TD
32 Barlow 13 44 3.3 11 0
21 Gore 4 15 3.7 9 0
11 Smith 2 3 1.5 4 1
44 Hetherington 1 1 1.0 1 0

Passing Att Comp Yards Yd/Att Long TD Int Sckd
11 Smith 44 23 237 5.3 24 0 0 4

Receiving Catch Yards Avg YAC Long TD
17 Morton 5 61 12.2 0 24 0
82 Johnson 5 55 11.0 9 19 0
80 Woods 5 43 8.6 7 23 0
85 Lloyd 4 44 11.0 2 17 0
83 Battle 2 30 15.0 3 15 0
22 Jackson 1 0 0.0 0 0 0
86 Jennings 1 4 4.0 4 4 0

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Punt Returns Att Yards Avg TD
83 Battle 3 6 2.0 0
17 Morton 1 2 2.0 0

Kick Returns Att Yards Avg TD
33 Parrish 2 28 14.0 0

Punting Punts Yards Avg Long In20
4 Lee 7 332 47.4 60 4

Kicking FG FGA Long PAT Att
9 Lindell 1 1 24 1 1

Defense Tackle Assist Sack Int IntYds IntTD
55 Winborn 11 1 1.5 0 0 0
50 Smith 7 4 0.0 0 0 0
53 Ulbrich 6 2 0.0 0 0 0
33 Parrish 5 1 0.0 0 0 0
95 Fields 5 0 0.0 0 0 0
35 Carpenter 4 1 0.0 0 0 0
96 Carter 3 1 2.5 0 0 0
97 Young 3 2 0.0 0 0 0
25 Middlebrooks 3 1 0.0 0 0 0
24 Rumph 3 0 0.0 0 0 0
93 Nelson 2 0 0.0 0 0 0
23 Johnson 1 2 0.0 0 0 0
92 Hall 1 0 0.0 0 0 0
62 Newberry 1 0 0.0 0 0 0
22 Jackson 1 0 0.0 0 0 0
51 Rasheed 1 0 0.0 0 0 0
59 Wells 1 0 0.0 0 0 0
58 Smith 1 0 0.0 0 0 0
57 Emerson 1 0 0.0 0 0 0
91 Adams 0 1 0.0 0 0 0

Miscellaneous Fumb FForc Recov MiscTD KeyRBlk SckAlwd
64 Baas 0 0 0 0 0 2
77 Harris 0 0 0 0 0 1
83 Battle 2 0 1 0 0 0
75 Jennings 0 0 0 0 0 1
62 Newberry 0 0 0 0 2 0
33 Parrish 1 0 1 0 0 0
17 Morton 1 0 0 0 0 0
22 Jackson 0 0 1 0 0 0
32 Barlow 1 0 0 0 0 0
82 Johnson 0 0 0 0 1 0
25 Middlebrooks 0 1 0 0 0 0
65 Smiley 0 0 0 0 1 0
11 Smith 1 0 0 0 0 0

New York Individual Statistics

Rushing Att Yards Avg Long TD
28 Martin 19 87 4.5 17 1
23 Blaylock 12 35 2.9 9 0
10 Pennington 3 10 3.3 7 0
34 Houston 3 2 0.6 3 0

Passing Att Comp Yards Yd/Att Long TD Int Sckd
10 Pennington 26 16 184 7.0 33 1 0 4

Receiving Catch Yards Avg YAC Long TD
81 McCareins 4 65 16.2 4 33 0
33 Sowell 3 14 4.6 3 9 0
83 Moss 3 29 9.6 2 16 0
28 Martin 2 41 20.5 46 28 1
84 Carter 2 19 9.5 0 10 0
23 Blaylock 1 8 8.0 1 8 0
88 Putzier 1 8 8.0 2 8 0

Punt Returns Att Yards Avg TD
81 McCareins 2 61 30.5 0
84 Carter 1 12 12.0 0

Kick Returns Att Yards Avg TD
84 Carter 2 48 24.0 0
81 McCareins 1 30 30.0 0
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Punting Punts Yards Avg Long In20
7 Graham 7 267 38.1 48 2

Kicking FG FGA Long PAT Att
6 Nedney 2 3 43 3 3

Defense Tackle Assist Sack Int IntYds IntTD
21 Strait 6 0 1.0 0 0 0
63 Robertson 6 2 0.0 0 0 0
44 Pool 6 0 0.0 0 0 0
54 Hobson 5 1 0.0 0 0 0
92 Ellis 4 0 3.0 0 0 0
41 Hope 4 3 0.0 0 0 0
51 Vilma 3 4 0.0 0 0 0
56 Blackstock 3 1 0.0 0 0 0
99 Thomas 2 1 0.0 0 0 0
57 McClover 2 0 0.0 0 0 0
31 Nicholson 2 0 0.0 0 0 0
42 Henry 1 1 0.0 0 0 0
68 Mawae 1 0 0.0 0 0 0
39 Walker 1 0 0.0 0 0 0
52 Wright 1 0 0.0 0 0 0
85 Dearth 1 0 0.0 0 0 0
65 Moore 1 0 0.0 0 0 0
91 Spears 1 0 0.0 0 0 0
55 Gardner 0 1 0.0 0 0 0
22 Miller 0 1 0.0 0 0 0

Miscellaneous Fumb FForc Recov MiscTD KeyRBlk SckAlwd
33 Sowell 1 0 1 0 3 1
77 Brooks 0 0 0 0 2 2
65 Moore 0 1 0 0 2 0
92 Ellis 0 0 1 1 0 0
73 Cavka 0 0 0 0 2 0
66 Kendall 0 0 0 0 0 1
68 Mawae 0 1 0 0 2 0
42 Henry 0 0 1 0 0 0
83 Moss 0 0 1 0 0 0
41 Hope 0 1 0 0 0 0
21 Strait 0 1 0 0 0 0
44 Pool 0 1 0 0 0 0
31 Nicholson 0 1 0 0 0 0
76 Norton 0 0 0 0 1 0

San Francisco Drive Chart
Quar Began Poss From Plays Yards Result
1 11:05 0:58 OWN 33 3 5 Punt
1 6:42 6:39 OWN 19 14 74 Field Goal
2 13:56 7:57 OWN 34 16 66 Touchdown
2 2:07 1:08 OWN 14 3 3 Punt
2 0:08 0:08 OWN 23 1 -1 Half
3 15:00 2:14 OWN 20 4 16 Punt
3 9:27 1:33 OWN 20 3 9 Punt
3 6:29 1:18 OWN 23 5 39 Fumble
4 15:00 1:56 OWN 20 6 25 Punt
4 8:24 1:19 OWN 20 3 4 Punt
4 4:34 0:08 OWN 35 1 -9 Fumble
4 4:26 0:54 OWN 28 3 9 Punt
4 2:23 1:24 OWN 20 6 9 Downs

New York Drive Chart
Quar Began Poss From Plays Yards Result
1 15:00 3:55 OWN 37 9 37 Missed FG
1 10:07 3:25 OWN 15 7 27 Punt
1 0:03 1:07 OWN 25 3 -6 Punt
2 5:59 3:52 OWN 27 6 22 Punt
2 0:59 0:51 OWN 40 4 42 Field Goal
3 12:46 1:07 OWN 23 3 0 Punt
3 11:39 2:12 OWN 45 5 55 Touchdown
3 7:54 1:25 OWN 27 3 8 Punt
3 5:11 5:11 OWN 38 11 62 Touchdown
4 13:04 4:40 OWN 22 9 52 Field Goal
4 7:05 2:31 OWN 28 3 4 Punt
4 3:32 1:09 OPP 40 3 1 Punt
4 0:59 0:59 OPP 29 2 -1 Game

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San Francisco Red Zone Profile
Visits TDs FGs
2 1 1

New York Red Zone Profile
Visits TDs FGs
2 1 1

San Francisco Rushing Breakdown

Direction Rush Yards Ave
Left 2 20 10.0
Middle 15 38 2.5
Right 2 6 3.0
None 1 -1 -1.0

Run Blocking KeyBlks BlkOpps RunPlays
62 Newberry 2 4 20
82 Johnson 1 2 20
65 Smiley 1 2 16
75 Jennings 0 3 20
77 Harris 0 3 20
66 Heitmann 0 2 14
64 Baas 0 2 9
44 Hetherington 0 0 11
43 Travers 0 0 6
86 Jennings 0 0 1
76 Dahl 0 0 1

San Francisco Passing Breakdown

Distance Pass Comp Yards Ave
Screen 4 3 8 2.0
Short (0-8 Yds) 12 8 39 3.2
Medium (9-18 Yds) 21 10 143 6.8
Long (19+ Yds) 7 2 47 6.7

Passing Attempt Comp BdThrw Dropd Defnsd Blockd Hurried Intrcpt
11 Smith 44 23 2 1 7 4 7 0

Receiving Target Caught Dropd Yards PassPlay
83 Battle 10 2 1 30 32
80 Woods 9 5 0 43 21
17 Morton 8 5 0 61 30
82 Johnson 8 5 0 55 42
85 Lloyd 5 4 0 44 27
86 Jennings 2 1 0 4 11
22 Jackson 1 1 0 0 10
32 Barlow 1 0 0 0 27

Pass Block SckAlwd PassPlay
62 Newberry 0 48
77 Harris 1 48
75 Jennings 1 42
66 Heitmann 0 36
65 Smiley 0 31
44 Hetherington 0 23
64 Baas 2 21
43 Travers 0 9
76 Dahl 0 8
57 Emerson 0 6

Pass Rush Sacks PsBlks Hurries PassPlay
96 Carter 2.5 0 3 30
55 Winborn 1.5 0 0 29
33 Parrish 0.0 0 1 29
58 Smith 0.0 0 2 14
97 Young 0.0 0 0 30
95 Fields 0.0 0 0 27
50 Smith 0.0 0 0 25
35 Carpenter 0.0 0 0 25
36 Spencer 0.0 0 0 25
25 Middlebrooks 0.0 0 0 24
53 Ulbrich 0.0 0 0 20
92 Hall 0.0 0 1 9
23 Johnson 0.0 0 0 18
31 Reed 0.0 0 0 7
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93 Nelson 0.0 0 0 7
24 Rumph 0.0 0 0 5
91 Adams 0.0 0 0 3
51 Rasheed 0.0 0 0 1
59 Wells 0.0 0 0 1
39 Beyer 0.0 0 0 1

Pass Defense Caught Defnsd Intrcpt PassPlay
55 Winborn 4 1 0 29
25 Middlebrooks 3 0 0 24
53 Ulbrich 2 0 0 20
33 Parrish 1 1 0 29
95 Fields 1 0 0 27
50 Smith 1 0 0 25
35 Carpenter 1 0 0 25
23 Johnson 1 0 0 18
93 Nelson 1 0 0 7
24 Rumph 1 0 0 5
97 Young 0 0 0 30
96 Carter 0 0 0 30
36 Spencer 0 0 0 25
58 Smith 0 0 0 14
92 Hall 0 0 0 9
31 Reed 0 0 0 7
91 Adams 0 0 0 3
51 Rasheed 0 0 0 1
59 Wells 0 0 0 1
39 Beyer 0 0 0 1

Defense Tackles Assists RunPlay PassPlay
55 Winborn 11 1 34 29
50 Smith 7 4 29 25
53 Ulbrich 6 2 28 20
33 Parrish 5 1 35 29
95 Fields 5 0 28 27
35 Carpenter 4 1 29 25
97 Young 3 2 36 30
96 Carter 3 1 37 30
25 Middlebrooks 3 1 29 24
24 Rumph 3 0 8 5
93 Nelson 2 0 12 7
23 Johnson 1 2 13 18
92 Hall 1 0 18 9
58 Smith 1 0 8 14
51 Rasheed 1 0 3 1
59 Wells 1 0 2 1
91 Adams 0 1 9 3
36 Spencer 0 0 32 25
31 Reed 0 0 9 7
39 Beyer 0 0 4 1
54 Seigler 0 0 4 0

New York Rushing Breakdown

Direction Rush Yards Ave
Left 6 10 1.6
Middle 26 100 3.8
Right 4 26 6.5
None 1 -2 -2.0

Run Blocking KeyBlks BlkOpps RunPlays
33 Sowell 3 5 29
68 Mawae 2 10 37
77 Brooks 2 4 35
73 Cavka 2 4 34
65 Moore 2 3 25
76 Norton 1 2 19
66 Kendall 0 5 25
88 Putzier 0 0 27
85 Dearth 0 0 14
58 Hangartner 0 1 4
79 Jones 0 0 6
35 Askew 0 0 4
86 Baker 0 0 3

New York Passing Breakdown

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Distance Pass Comp Yards Ave
Screen 3 2 41 13.6
Short (0-8 Yds) 9 7 41 4.5
Medium (9-18 Yds) 10 6 69 6.9
Long (19+ Yds) 4 1 33 8.2

Passing Attempt Comp BdThrw Dropd Defnsd Blockd Hurried Intrcpt
10 Pennington 26 16 1 0 2 0 7 0

Receiving Target Caught Dropd Yards PassPlay
81 McCareins 7 4 0 65 28
33 Sowell 4 3 0 14 21
83 Moss 4 3 0 29 18
80 Chrebet 3 0 0 0 19
28 Martin 3 2 0 41 14
84 Carter 2 2 0 19 7
88 Putzier 2 1 0 8 23
23 Blaylock 1 1 0 8 15

Pass Block SckAlwd PassPlay
68 Mawae 0 30
77 Brooks 2 30
73 Cavka 0 28
66 Kendall 1 27
65 Moore 0 27
33 Sowell 1 21
76 Norton 0 5
79 Jones 0 3
35 Askew 0 1

Pass Rush Sacks PsBlks Hurries PassPlay
92 Ellis 3.0 2 5 48
21 Strait 1.0 0 0 40
91 Spears 0.0 2 1 42
42 Henry 0.0 0 0 44
41 Hope 0.0 0 0 44
63 Robertson 0.0 0 0 44
51 Vilma 0.0 0 0 44
44 Pool 0.0 0 0 38
56 Blackstock 0.0 0 0 28
54 Hobson 0.0 0 0 26
55 Gardner 0.0 0 0 24
22 Miller 0.0 0 0 21
99 Thomas 0.0 0 0 18
36 Barrett 0.0 0 0 16
31 Nicholson 0.0 0 0 16
94 Shade 0.0 0 1 4
57 McClover 0.0 0 0 12
39 Walker 0.0 0 0 10
70 Legree 0.0 0 0 6
52 Wright 0.0 0 0 3

Pass Defense Caught Defnsd Intrcpt PassPlay
41 Hope 5 1 0 44
63 Robertson 5 0 0 44
21 Strait 5 0 0 40
54 Hobson 2 0 0 26
99 Thomas 2 0 0 18
44 Pool 1 2 0 38
51 Vilma 1 1 0 44
56 Blackstock 1 0 0 28
31 Nicholson 1 0 0 16
42 Henry 0 1 0 44
57 McClover 0 1 0 12
52 Wright 0 1 0 3
92 Ellis 0 0 0 48
91 Spears 0 0 0 42
55 Gardner 0 0 0 24
22 Miller 0 0 0 21
36 Barrett 0 0 0 16
39 Walker 0 0 0 10
70 Legree 0 0 0 6
94 Shade 0 0 0 4

Defense Tackles Assists RunPlay PassPlay
63 Robertson 6 2 20 44
21 Strait 6 0 17 40
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44 Pool 6 0 19 38
54 Hobson 5 1 13 26
41 Hope 4 3 19 44
92 Ellis 4 0 20 48
51 Vilma 3 4 20 44
56 Blackstock 3 1 15 28
99 Thomas 2 1 12 18
57 McClover 2 0 6 12
31 Nicholson 2 0 2 16
42 Henry 1 1 17 44
91 Spears 1 0 20 42
39 Walker 1 0 1 10
52 Wright 1 0 1 3
55 Gardner 0 1 6 24
22 Miller 0 1 7 21
36 Barrett 0 0 5 16
70 Legree 0 0 0 6
94 Shade 0 0 0 4

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Week 6

Carolina (4-1) 17
Philadelphia (4-1) 16
In a battle of two strong NFC teams, the Panthers got the win in Philadelphia, with a John Kasay field goal with under two minutes left from 28 yards out. Delhomme completed 17 of 24 passes for 213 yards, and two touchdowns. Dan Morgan had 15 tackles for the Panthers.

Cincinnati (2-3) 7
Cleveland (4-2) 13
The Browns continue to be a pleasant surprise, upping their record to 4-2 with a victory over the Bengals, 13-7. Trent Dilfer continues to play consistent football for the Browns, hitting 19 of 34 passes and a touchdown. Rudi Johnson rushed for 89 yards in the defeat.

Denver (4-2) 38
Oakland (4-2) 31
Denver outscored the Raiders 24 to 7 in the fourth quarter to earn a big AFC West victory to move into a tie with the Raiders at 4-2. Plummer continues to be accurate, completing 16 of 23 passes for 161 yards and two touchdowns. Kerry Collins threw for 282 yards, four touchdowns, but three interceptions. Middle linebacker, Al Wilson picked off Collins twice to help the Broncos defeat the rival Raiduhs.

Green Bay (3-3) 9
Detroit (4-1) 27
Detroit rolled at home over the Pack, 27-9, as the Lions rolled up 443 yards in total offense. Joey Harrington completed 19 of 24 passes for 280 yards and running back, Kevin Jones rushed for 87 yards and a touchdown.

Houston (3-3) 20
Tennessee (2-4) 10
Houston gets a big win on the road to even their record to three up and three down. Defensive lineman, Gary Walker was a menace all day for the Texans, as he compiled 3 tackles, 2.5 sacks, 2 hurries and forced a fumble. Travis Henry had 87 yards rushing in the defeat for the Titans. After 6 weeks Henry has rushed for over 600 yards, leading the NFL.

Kansas City (1-4) 17
Jacksonville (6-0) 20
The Jaguars squeaked on out pass the Chiefs, 20-17 in overtime. They needed a 32 yard field goal from Seth Marler as time and expired and then a 45 yarder with 23 seconds left to keep the Jags perfect this season. Byron Leftwich threw for 306 yards on 23 of 36 passing.

Miami (2-4) 22
Buffalo (1-4) 30
The Bills surpirised the Dolphins as the Bills offense compiled 448 yards in total offense. Willis McGahee rushed for 100 yards on 19 carries, and JP Losman enjoyed his finest game as a pro, throwing for 267 yards on 21 of 31 passing and three touchdowns. Two of Losman’s touchdown tosses went to Lee Evans who finished with 107 yards receiving for the Bills. Frerotte threw for 189 yards, but two interceptions before injuring his knee and being replaced by AJ Feeley.

Minnesota (1-4) 24
New Orleans (4-2) 27
New Orleans came from behind to score the final 14 points, including a touchdown with under four minutes to play from Aaron Brooks to Ernie Conwell. Aaron Brooks was sensational, completing 27 of 40 for 33 yards and 3 touchdowns. Tight end, Ernie Conwell finished with 10 catches for 100 yards and two touchdowns. Deuce McAllister chipped in with 103 yards on 15 carries.

Pittsburgh (5-1) 22
Dallas (4-1) 13
The Steelers gave the Cowboys their first defeat of the season, 22-13. The Steelers controlled the clock, as Duce Staley rushed for 121 yards on 22 carries. Big Ben, was efficient throwing for two touchdowns. These two teams appear to be strong in all aspects of the game, and perhaps we can see them meet up for the fourth time in January.

San Diego (1-5) 19
Atlanta (1-5) 17
From the battle of the Titans to battle of perhaps the most disappointing franchises of this season. The Chargers came in looking for their first victory of the season, and would do so at the expense of the one win, Falcons. The Chargers got a 51-field goal from Nate Kaeding with 52 seconds left. Drew Brees had his first solid game of the season, completing 20 of 34 passes for 262 yards and a touchdown. Keenan McCardell was on the receiving end for 6 of those passes for 105 yards.

Seattle (1-4) 28
New England (5-0) 30
Seattle has struggled this season, however, they took the undefeated Patriots to the wire. After the Seahawks went up 28-24 with 2:36 left, Brady took the team 80 yards in two minutes, capped off by a 9 yard touchdown pass to David Givens. Brady completed 25 of 42 passes for 277 yards. He completed passes to eight different receivers, and they got balance from Corey Dillon who rushed for 105 yards on 20 carries and two touchdowns. Matt Hasselbeck had to leave the game with an injured throwing shoulder and was replaced by rookie David Greene, who completed 15 of 21 for 169, one touchdown and one interception. Seattle has not announced the seriousness of Hasselbeck’s injury.

Tampa Bay (3-3) 23
St. Louis (4-2) 17
Tampa Bay dominated the game statistically, however, it took overtime to defeat the Rams, 23-17. The Bucs had 31 first downs to the Rams 14. Rookie Cadillac Williams rushed for 74 yards on 19 carries and two touchdowns including the game winner. Chris Simms completed 25 of 41 passes for 239 yards, one touchdown and one interception. The Bucs have seen some bright spots lately, winning two straight with their young quarterback and rookie running back, however, they lost their defensive linemen, Simeon Rice for the season.

Washington (3-3) 17
Chicago (0-5) 15
Rookie quarterback, Jason Campbell got his third start in four games, and his first win. Campbell completed 23 of 32 passes for 194 yards, two touchdowns and one interception. Clinton Portis rushed for 93 yards on 19 carries. The Bears are the only winless team in the league.

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Jets Prepared for the Challenge

Hempstead, NY - The Jets are preparing for their biggest challenge of the season this week, the undefeated New England Patriots. The Jets travel to New England, fresh off their second straight victory of the season. However, to add to the team's challenge they face the Pats without two of their starting linebackers, Victor Hobson and Eric Barton, a starting cornerback, David Barrett and their starting left guard, Pete Kendall.

The loss of Kendall is a tough one for the Jets, Kendall was having a fine season, and with the lack of veterans and depth along the offensive line, the Jets are expected to go out and fine a veteran by the end of today. The Jets are going to need a solid effort by the offensive line to hold back New England's front seven that has played the run extremely well.

Although New England is 5-0 this season, four of the five games have been close ones, decided by a touchdown or less. Expect the Jets to play the Patriots tight, and if a play or two goes the Jets way, they may pull off the upset.

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Hempstead, NY - The Jets signed Kendall's replacement for the 2006 season. The Jets signed 35 year old guard, Mike Compton, an unrestricted free agent. Compton spent the 2004 season with Jacksonville, appearing in 13 games. Compton has not started a game in the NFL since 2003, ironically with the Patriots.