Rebuilding the Jets - Milkman41's Jets dynasty, starting in 2012

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Jets announced 3 more extensions
Next year's roster has begun to shape up, as the Jets announced three more extensions today. Up first was rookie FB Gabe Wilkins, who has primarily backed up FB Carl Stewart (who himself was recently re-signed) this season. Wilkins, who scored his first NFL touchdown against the Bills, has the potential to be a devastating blocker, and will learn behind/team up with Carl Stewart for the foreseeable future. According to sources, Wilkins will earn $480k over the next 2 season, a definite steal.

Up next was DT LeTroy Guion, who is now the only DT signed through next season. Guion is a 4-year veteran, and has played in Philadelphia (2008 - 2010) and Chicago (2011) as well as New York. For his career, he has 67 tackles, 25 for a loss, and 8 sacks. On the season, he has 9 tackles, 4 for a loss, and 1 sack while starting at 4 - 3 DT.

Finally, Trumaine Dutch, who has effectively replaced Vernon Gholston as the 4 - 3 RE/3 - 4 ROLB, was re-signed for a 3 year deal worth $2.4M. Dutch is not a technician, but possesses fantastic speed for a man his size (6'4", 265, 90 speed), and is a good backup player. For the season, he has 4 tackles, a for a loss, and 1 sack, and his career numbers are 15 tackles, 3 for a loss, and 3 sacks.

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Injury Report: Week 8
The Jets return starters WR Early Doucet and RG Tony Kabongo, but lost CB Tyson Felton for the season.

The following players will not play versus the Dolphins this week:
DT Jarvis Driver, 1 - 2 weeks, broken hand

The following players are on Injured Reserve:
CB Tyson Felton, 7 - 12 months, torn MCL

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Jets continue to roll, crush Dolphins 35 - 14
The Jets' defense was ferocious today, racking up 4 sacks and 4 interceptions en route to a 35 - 14 rout of their division rivals. QB Anquan Taylor set a career-high with 328 passing yards and 39 attempts, and HB Marquis Shakur had another fine game leading the way on the ground. HB Antonio Usher sat the game out to rest his legs, but he will be back soon to regain his position in the Jets' fearsome running back duo.

New York Jets (5-1) at Miami Dolphins (2-4)
October 21, 2012 1 2 3 4 F New York Jets 7 14 7 7 35 Miami Dolphins 0 0 14 0 14 TOP PERFORMERS New York Jets Anquan Taylor - 23/39, 328 yards (career-high), 3 TD, 2 INT Warrick Hugo - 1 catch, 28 yards, TD, 3 KR, 127 yards, 1 TD Andre Dalembert - 5 TCK, 3 TFL, 2 sacks, 7 hurries Miami Dolphins Edell Edwards - 8 TCK, 4 TFL, 2 sacks Clyde Peterson - 7 TCK, 1 TFL, 1 INT, 1 TD Boomer Birdsong - 3 catches, 53 yards (team-high), 84 return yards	TEAM STAT COMPARISON NYJ MIA First Downs 20 12 3rd Down Efficiency 7-15 3-11 4th Down Efficiency 4-4 2-3 Total Yards 581 302 Passing Yards 318 172 Rushing Yards 123 9 Penalties-Penalty Yards 4-22 0-0 Turnovers 3 4 Possession Time 35:08 24:48
SCORING SUMMARY FIRST QUARTER NYJ MIA NYJ Tony Scheffler 3-yard receiving TD 7 0 SECOND QUARTER NYJ MIA NYJ Mike Fitzgerald 7-yard receiving TD 14 0 NYJ Warrick Hugo 28-yard receiving TD 21 0 THIRD QUARTER NYJ MIA MIA Clyde Peterson INT return for 67-yard TD 21 7 NYJ Warrick Hugo 88-yard kickoff return for TD 28 7 MIA Ronnie Brown 3-yard TD run 28 14 FOURTH QUARTER NYJ MIA NYJ Marquis Shakur 30-yard TD rumble 35 14
New York Jets Boxscore PASSING C/ATT YDS TD INT Anquan Taylor 23/39 328 3 2 RUSHING CAR YDS AVG TD Marquis Shakur 18 90 5.0 1 Bryan Peterson 6 23 3.8 0 Beau Wilder 2 3 1.5 0 RECEIVING REC YDS AVG TD Lavernues Coles 4 60 15.0 0 Mike Fitzgerald 4 63 15.7 1 Jehuu Bacon 3 41 13.6 0 Early Doucet 3 38 12.6 0 Tony Scheffler 3 35 11.6 1 DEFENSE TKL SCK INT TD Keith Ellison 6 0 1 0 Andre Dalembert 4 2 0 0 Trumaine Dutch 4 0 0 0 Keith Rivers 4 1 0 0 Darrelle Revis 4 0 0 0 David Harris 4 0 0 0 Brandon Bellamy 4 0 1 0 Natrone Heyward 3 0 0 0 Dan Connor 2 1 0 0 Tyrod Darlin 2 0 1 0 Kerry Rhodes 1 0 1 0 KICK RETURNING NO. YDS TD LG Warrick Hugo 3 127 1 88 PUNT RETURNING NO. YDS TD LG Warrick Hugo 2 13 0 7 KICKING FGM/A XPM/A PTS LG Tarik Millard 0/1 5/5 5 0 PUNTING TOT YDS AVG IN20 Mark Simpkins 1 35 35.0 0	Miami Dolphins Boxscore PASSING C/ATT YDS TD INT Luke Rambis 18/39 196 0 4 RUSHING CAR YDS AVG TD Ronnie Brown 8 10 1.2 1 Luke McLaughlin 1 3 3.0 0 Luke Rambis 1 -4 -4.0 0 RECEIVING REC YDS AVG TD Ronnie Brown 4 35 8.7 0 Mario Manningham 4 31 7.7 0 Craig Eastwood 3 33 11.0 0 Byron Connell 3 36 12.0 0 Boomer Birdsong 3 53 17.6 0 DEFENSE TKL SCK INT TD Raymond Neighbors 10 0 0 0 Sam Savage 9 0 0 0 Edell Edwads 8 2 0 0 Clyde Peterson 7 0 0 0 Michael Johnson 5 0 1 0 Drayton Florence 3 0 0 0 Erick Crosby 3 0 1 0 John Abraham 2 0 0 0 KICK RETURNING NO. YDS TD LG Boomer Birdsong 4 79 0 23 Donovan McMillan 2 37 0 24 PUNT RETURNING NO. YDS TD LG Boomer Birdsong 1 5 0 5 KICKING FGM/A XPM/A PTS LG J.R. Bishop 0/0 2/2 2 0 PUNTING TOT YDS AVG IN20 Chris Kluwe 4 121 30.2 1

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Injury Report: Week 8
Only one player, DT Jarvis Driver, is out this week (except of course for rookie CB Tyson Felton, on IR).

The following players will not play versus the Patriots this week:
DT Jarvis Driver, 3 - 5 days, broken hand

The following players are on Injured Reserve:
CB Tyson Felton, 5 - 8 months, torn MCL

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Jets announce minor roster move
The Jets have announced the release of LOLB Tyler Miles, a 6th round pick in 2012, who had been inactive every game but one this season. In his place, the Jets signed MLB Boof Spurlock, who was subsequently moved to ROLB. Head Coach Steve Caruzzo says Spurlock has solid potential, as he an cover decently well and is a good blitzer. If he can be re-signed for cheap, he may become the Jets' ROLB of the future, as they have no ROLB signed past this season.

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Jets continue to roll, win shootout 37 - 32 over Patriots
The Jets continue to be the cinderella story of this season, coming out on top in a shootout 37 - 32. They rode rookie WR Jehuu Bacon's first career 100-yard day, and managed to get a running game going late after starting slow. The defense did its best against the Patriots' high-flying attack, and di okay despite registering only 1 sack (and no interceptions).

New England Patriots (5-2) at New York Jets (6-1)
October 28, 2012 1 2 3 4 F New England Patriots 3 6 17 6 32 New York Jets 14 2 7 14 37 TOP PERFORMERS New England Patriots WR Jehuu Bacon - 5 catches, 114 yards, 1 TD WR Warrick Hugo - 5 KR, 177 yards, 1 TD (93 yards) SS Kerry Rhodes - 6 TCK, 2 TFL, 1 sack New York Jets QB Tom Brady - 23/34, 308 yards, 2 TD WR Randy Moss - 7 catches, 83 yards CB Antoine Cason - 6 TCK, 1 INT, 1 TD, 47 return yards	TEAM STAT COMPARISON NE NYJ First Downs 15 18 3rd Down Efficiency 2-9 7-13 4th Down Efficiency 0-0 1-3 Total Yards 416 693 Passing Yards 303 305 Rushing Yards 13 107 Penalties-Penalty Yards 1-10 1-10 Turnovers 1 3 Possession Time 22:31 37:28
SCORING SUMMARY FIRST QUARTER NE NYJ NE Stephen Gostkowski 36-yard field goal 3 0 NYJ Jehuu Bacon 64-yard catch-and-run 3 7 NYJ Tony Scheffler 6-yard receiving TD 3 14 SECOND QUARTER NE NYJ NE Stephen Gostkowski 48-yard field goal 6 14 NYJ David Harris tackles the ball carrier in the end zone for a safety 6 16 THIRD QUARTER NE NYJ NE Stephen Gostkowski 30-yard field goal 9 16 NE Stephen Gostkowski 30-yard field goal 12 16 NYJ Warrick Hugo 93-yard kickoff return 12 23 NE Ivan Hendricks 39-yard receiving TD 19 23 FOURTH QUARTER NE NYJ NE Antoine Cason 59-yard INT return 26 23 NYJ Antonio Usher 10-yard rushing TD 26 30 NYJ Marquis Shakur 2-yard rushing TD 26 37 NE Javon Walker 36-yard receiving TD (2-pt failed) 32 37
New England Patriots Boxscore PASSING C/ATT YDS TD INT Tom Brady 23/34 308 2 0 RUSHING CAR YDS AVG TD Kelvin McKinnie 9 10 1.1 0 Lawrence Maroney 3 3 1.0 0 RECEIVING REC YDS AVG TD Randy Moss 7 83 11.8 0 Javon Walker 4 69 17.2 1 Horace Tucker 4 66 16.5 0 Lawrence Maroney 3 20 6.6 0 Ivan Hendricks 2 52 26.0 1 DEFENSE TKL SCK INT TD Darryl Branch 10 0 0 0 Jeremiah Trotter 9 0 0 0 Richard Seymour 7 0 0 0 Kevin Taylor 7 0 0 0 Cody Rawlinson 6 0 0 0 Antoine Cason 6 0 1 1 James Harrison 5 0 0 0 Vince Wilfork 4 0 0 0 Ty Warren 3 0 0 0 LaTroy Jackson 2 0 1 0 Rodney Hoover 1 1 0 0 KICK RETURNING NO. YDS TD LG Mark Bradley 2 44 0 24 Antoine Cason 2 53 0 28 PUNT RETURNING NO. YDS TD LG Antoine Cason 1 3 0 3 KICKING FGM/A XPM/A PTS LG Stephen Gostkowski 4/4 2/2 14 48 PUNTING TOT YDS AVG IN20 Josh Bidwell 4 132 33.0 0	New York Jets Boxscore PASSING C/ATT YDS TD INT Anquan Taylor 18/30 312 2 2 RUSHING CAR YDS AVG TD Antonio Usher 17 58 3.4 1 Marquis Shakur 10 41 4.1 1 Carl Stewart 4 20 5.0 0 RECEIVING REC YDS AVG TD Jehuu Bacon 5 114 22.8 1 Tony Scheffler 3 36 12.0 1 Early Doucet 3 52 17.3 0 Lavernues Coles 2 34 17.0 0 Mike Fitzgerald 1 37 37.0 0 DEFENSE TKL SCK INT TD Kerry Rhodes 6 1 0 0 Keith Rivers 6 0 0 0 Darrelle Revis 4 0 0 0 Adam Carriker 4 0 0 0 Patrick McDonald 3 0 0 0 Dan Connor 3 0 0 0 Tyrod Darlin 3 0 0 0 Brandon Bellamy 3 0 0 0 KICK RETURNING NO. YDS TD LG Warrick Hugo 5 177 1 93 Pat Adkins 4 104 0 34 PUNT RETURNING NO. YDS TD LG Warrick Hugo 0 0 0 0 KICKING FGM/A XPM/A PTS LG Tarik Millard 0/0 5/5 5 0 PUNTING TOT YDS AVG IN20 Mark Simpkins 3 98 32.6 1

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Season Recap: Halfway Through

Season Recap
It certainly has been a strange and marvelous ride, as the Jets have risen from the cellar to a position it hasn't occupied in a long, long time - first place in the AFC East (and the AFC as a whole)! With a 7 - 1 record, the Jets are riding high, as Coach Caruzzo has coaxed production out of an inexperienced offense and slightly pieced-together defense, and then don't look like they'll stop anytime soon.

Season Stats
Passing:
QB Anquan Taylor - 147/229 (64%), 2015 yards, 17 TD, 14 INT, 91.5 rating

Rushing:
HB Antonio Usher - 98 attempts, 468 yards (4.7 YPC), 5 TD, 2 fumbles, 28 broken tackle, 5 rushes of 20+ yards (long of 30)
HB Marquis Shakur - 87 attempts, 399 yards (4.5 YPC), 5 TD, 2 fumbles, 32 broken tackles, 3 rushes of 20+ yards (long of 54)
HB Bryan Peterson - 50 attempts, 228 yards (4.5 YPC), 0 TD, 2 fumbles, 25 broken tackles, 3 rushes of 20+ yards (long of 35)
FB Carl Stewart - 13 attempts, 63 yards (4.8 YPC), 1 fumble
HB Beau Wilder - 5 attempts, 6 yards (1.2 YPC), 1 fumble

Receiving:
WR Lavernues Coles: 28 receptions, 336 yards, 2 TD, 5 drops
WR Jehuu Bacon: 23 receptions, 372 yards, 2 TDs, 4 drops
TE Tony Scheffler: 20 receptions, 255 yards, 4 TDs, 0 drops
WR Mike Fitzgerald: 16 receptions, 271 yards, 2 TDs, 2 drops
WR Devin Thomas: 16 receptions, 239 yards, 1 TD, 1 drop
TE Marcedes Lewis: 16 receptions, 209 yards, 3 TDs, 1 drop
HB Antonio Usher: 8 receptions, 92 yards, 1 TD, 0 drops
WR Early Doucet: 6 receptions, 90 yards, 0 TDs, 2 drops
WR Warrick Hugo: 5 receptions, 80 yards, 1 TD, 1 drop
HB Marquis Shakur: 4 receptions, 17 yards, 0 TDs, 2 drops
FB Carl Stewart: 3 receptions, 16 yards, 1 TD, 0 drops
WR Vincent Jackson (no longer on team): 1 reception, 11 yards, 0 TDs, 0 drops
HB Beau Wilder: 1 reception, 27 yards, 0 TDs, 0 drops

Total from WR: 95 receptions (64.6% of total), 1399 yards (69.8%), 8 TDs (47.1%)
Total from TE: 36 receptions (24.5%), 464 yards (23%), 7 TDs (41.2%)
Total from HB/FB: 16 receptions (10.9%), 152 yards (7.6%), 2 TDs (11.8%)

Defensive Highlights:
SS Kerry Rhodes: 36 TCK, 5 TFL, 1 sack, 3 INTs, 4 DEFL
LE Andre Dalembert: 34 TCK, 17 TFL, 12 sacks, 30 hurries
LOLB Keith Rivers: 33 TCK, 17 TFL, 4 sacks, 1 DEFL, 19 hurries
FS Brandon Bellamy: 32 TCK, 1 TFL, 4 INT, 5 DEFL, 1 TD
CB Tyrod Darlin: 28 TCK, 5 TFL, 3 INT, 4 DEFL, 2 TD
MLB David Harris: 26 TCK, 6 TFL, 1 sack, 1 INT, 5 DEFL
CB Darrelle Revis: 24 TCK, 2 TFL, 0 INT, 7 DEFL
DT Adam Carriker: 17 TCK, 2 TFL
ROLB Keith Ellison: 17 TCK, 2 TFL, 1 INT, 1 DEFL
MLB Dan Connor: 16 TCK, 6 TFL, 2 sacks, 1 DEFL
CB Tyson Felton: 14 TCK, 1 TFL, 1 sack
RE Eric Baker: 12 TCK, 4 TFL, 2 sacks
DT LeTroy Guion: 11 TCK, 4 TFL, 1 sack, 1 DEFL
CB Allen Saine: 9 TCK, 3 DEFL
RE/ROLB Trumaine Dutch: 8 TCK, 1 TFL, 1 sack

Special Teams:
K Tarik Millard: 5/9 (55%), 45 FG long, 34/34 XP
P Mark Simpkins: 13 punts, 439 yards (33.7 avg), 3 In 20, 2 Touchbacks
WR Warrick Hugo: 17 KR, 538 yards (31.6 avg), 2 TD, 93 long, 19 PR, 197 yards (10.3 avg), 18 long
HB Beau Wilder: 5 KR, 134 yards (26.8)
FS Pat Adkins: 4 KR, 104 yards (26.0)
CB Tyson Felton: 2 KR, 49 yards (24.5)
WR Devin Thomas: 1 KR, 27 yards (27.0)
C Joel Switzer: 1 KR, 0 yards (0.0)

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Season Recap: Halfway Through

An Early Look at the 2013 Season
Though the 2012 season is far from over, it is interesting to look at how the team projects for 2013 and beyond, especially considering the number of players on 1-year deals on the team. The following players are signed through at least next season:

QB Anquan Taylor
HB Marquis Shakur
HB Antonio Usher (will be an RFA this offseason, virtual lock to return)
FB Carl Stewart
FB Gabe Wilkins
WR Jehuu Bacon
WR Early Doucet
WR Lavernues Coles (will most likely be cut or traded after this season)
WR Warrick Hugo
LT Matt Beckum
LT Sam Baker
LG Sugar Randolph
LG Shane Rosenthal
LG Armond Burt (likely cut after the season)
C Nick Mangold
C Joel Switzer
RG Tony Kabongo
LE Andre Dalembert
RE Trumaine Dutch
RE Eric Baker (not yet signed, but rumored to be very, very, very close to signing a 2-year extension)
DT LeTroy Guion
LOLB Keith Rivers
MLB David Harris
MLB Dan Connor
MLB Renardo Wiley (could be cut)
CB Darrelle Revis
CB Tyrod Darlin
CB Tyson Felton
FS Brandon Bellamy
FS Abram Elam (likely cut)
SS Kerry Rhodes (slight chance that he is cut or traded after the season)
K Tarik Millard

From the list above, the Jets main needs are DT, ROLB, TE, RE, and then depth at WR, CB, S, and maybe HB. At TE, the Jets are looking to re-sign Jerome Pittman, and the Jets are also working hard to sign HB Bryan Peterson, a UDFA sensation as a rookie.

Draft Preview
Despite a strong 2012 draft and a good start to the season, the Jets still have some needs to be filled. These needs are, as mentioned above, DT, ROLB, TE, RE, WR, CB, and S (and depth across the board, as well). The Jets own the following draft picks in the 2013 draft:

1st round (from Bears)
2nd round
3rd round (from Bears)
3rd round
4th round (from Giants)
4th round (from Seahawks)
4th round
5th round
6th round
7th round (from Falcons)
7th round

Total: 11 picks

The Jets have begun scouting, and have determined the strengths and weaknesses of the draft. The draft is seen by many as being strong at WR (*****), S (*****), and CB (****), with good talent at LB (***), DT (***), OL (***), and TE (***). However, it is lacking in good talent at RB (**) and DE (**), and is especially poor at QB (*). Luckily, this matches up nicely with the Jets' needs on the defensive side of the ball.

Some players of interest are:
RE Thaddeus Brunson (Texas Southern): A beast compared to Julius Peppers
DT Lavelle Thomas (USC): A pass-rushing maverick inside
WR Jervonte Johnson (San Diego State): A big, strong WR in the mold of Plaxico Burress
SS Jarvis Mickens (Georgia): A speedy headhunter in the secondary
RE Devery Nesbit (Vanderbilt): An explosive edge rusher
DT Marcus Tapp (Miami): An underrated but explosive pass rusher inside
WR Jerious Lockwood (Nevada): An elusive WR compared to Santonio Holmes
TE Jason Conroy (Idaho): Quite possible the next Antonio Gates
TE Mike Hoover (Navy): A big, fearsome blocker who could help out in the ground game, even if he's not much of a pass-catcher. Head Coach Steve Caruzzo would love to pair him with the explosive TE Jerome Pittman.