Out of Mediocrity: Rise of the Jets

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Jets Lose Ivory; Who is Out There?

With starting halfback Chris Ivory out for the year with a torn hamstring, New York's backfield is in even more turmoil. Through four games, the Jet's have only rushed for a total of 434 yards, which is 10th in the league. However, Ivory and backup Chris Johnson have fumbled a total of five times. Not good when you are going to need to rush the ball when it hits December. The Jets can just name Johnson the starter and sign someone to fill a spot. To make things interesting, we will name some possibilities for the Jets to be the new starter.

Ray Rice

The former Raven's halfback was suspended indefinitely at the start of the regular season for assaulting his then-fiance in a casino elevator. His suspension is now over after Rice appealed the decision last week and is currently sitting in free agency. The Jets could bring him in and put him in the starting role almost immediately. Though there might be some public backlash if the Jets decide to sign him, owner Woody Johnson has had no problems bringing players in with off the field issues in the past (see Plaxico Burress). At 27 years of age, he still has a couple of good years left in the tank although his numbers did declined last year.

Benjarvus Green-Ellis

The former Patriots and Bengals halfback is also in free agency after he was unseated by Giovanni Bernard in the preseason. He is older than Ray Rice and doesn't put up as good of numbers, but he doesn't bring any baggage with him. Don't expect him to have monster games, but he can keep the chains moving if used in rotation.

Trade Possibilities

If the Jets do not want to kick the tires on Rice and Green-Ellis, there are teams out there that would look at a trade. Among the front runners are the Buffalo Bills with C.J. Spiller and the Pittsburgh Steelers with Legarrette Blount. Spiller currently is the backup to Fred Jackson but with the Bills trading for Bryce Brown in the off-season, Spiller could be expendable for the right price. Spiller currently has 147 yards on 25 carries which is a 5.8 average. He also has one touchdown.

Blount signed with the Steelers after leaving New England this past off-season to rotate with Le'Veon Bell. Bell has come on and can pretty much move the ball on his own now. Blount doesn't have the stats that Spiller has (77 yards on 33 carries), but he has shown that he is tough and dependable.

What do you think the Jets should do? Sound off in the comments section below.

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I say go for Green-Ellis. He has proven he can be a starter in the NFL, plus he has no off-field baggage.

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Jets Sign Halfback Green-Ellis; Place Ivory on IR

--Coach Rex Ryan announced today that the Jets have placed halfback Chris Ivory on injured reserve with a torn hamstring. That move will end his season. Ivory was injured last week in a game against the Lions.

With a roster spot freed up, Ryan also announced that the team had come to terms with free agent halfback Benjarvus Green-Ellis. Green-Ellis was the starting back last year for the Cincinnati Bengals. He was released in the preseason after Giovanni Bernard took over the starting spot. Ryan wouldn't talk contract specifics, but sources say that it is a one year deal for $620K.

Don't expect Green-Ellis to make an immediate impact this week against the Chargers. "He will be the third string running back this week as he gets adjusted to the playbook," Ryan said.

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Johnson, Jets Slice Up Chargers

Chris Johnson leaves the Chargers behind.

--The Jets proved today that they can hang with any team as long as their three main pieces on offense do not play. The defense held San Diego to just one touchdown, while now starting halfback Chris Johnson gashed the Chargers for 182 yards and two touchdowns in a 27-19 victory.

Johnson, starting in place for the injured Chris Ivory, had a breakout day that reminded you that he once won the rushing title. Johnson had touchdown runs of 79 and 46 yards and gave the Jets what they had been searching for all season, which was a consistent running game. Quarterback Geno Smith didn't turn the ball over throwing for 171 yards and a touchdown. The touchdown pass came in mass confusion, with receivers T.J. Graham and Greg Salas ending up in the same place in the endzone. Graham didn't look back, which resulted in the ball hitting the back of his helmet and falling into Salas' hands.

The defense completely shut down the San Diego offense allowing just one touchdown pass. Philip Rivers had a nice game throwing for 263 yards and a score, but was constantly shut down in the redzone. Halfback Danny Woodhead rushed for 118 yards on 30 carries. Without Keenan Allen in the lineup, the Jet's decided to double cover tight end Antonio Gates the entire game. Gates was still able to produce catching seven passes for 86 yards. New York's defensive ends Muhammad Wilkerson and Sheldon Richardson continued to rack up, tallying 3.5 sacks together.

After taking a 9-6 lead into halftime, the Chargers couldn't hardly muster anything. After Salas caught his touchdown pass, Rivers responded by hitting receiver Eddie Royal for a 7 yard score to take back the lead. It all ended there when Chris Johnson went off for his two long scoring runs. The Chargers did have a chance to win it at the end after Nick Folk's 54 yard field goal attempt hit the crossbar and bounced out. Rivers guided the offense to the Jet's 40 before fizzling out on fourth down.

The Jets lost two players in the game. Starting linebacker Calvin Pace left the game in the second quarter and didn't return. Wide receiver Jeremy Kerley, playing in his first game in almost a month, left the game after his first catch with an injury and didn't return. Next week, tough competition comes to New York when Peyton Manning and the defending AFC Champion Denver Broncos come to MetLife.

Antonio Gates had an efficient day despite being doubled.


Eddie Royal catches San Diego's lone touchdown.


Wrong route running turns into seven points on the board.

Team Stats Comparison
	NYJ	SDG
Total Offense	366	365
Rushing Yards	195	127
Passing Yards	171	238
First Downs	13	19
Punt Return Yards	13	8
Kick Return Yards	127	29
Total Yards	506	402
Turnovers	0	0
3rd Down Converstion	3-10	5-14
4th Down Conversion	0-0	0-1
2-Point Conversion	0-0	0-0
Red Zone Touchdowns/Field Goals	0/1	1/2
Penalties	0-0	1-5
Posession Time	14:04	33:56

Scoring Summary
FIRST QUARTER SCORING		NYJ	SDG
8:58	(SDG) N. Novak 35 yd FG	0	3
0:14	(SDG) N. Novak 45 yd FG	0	6
SECOND QUARTER SCORING		NYJ	SDG
4:32	(SDG) N. Novak 38 yd FG	0	9
3:13	(NYJ) N. Folk 52 yd FG	3	9
0:25	(NYJ) N. Folk 33 yd FG	6	9
THIRD QUARTER SCORING		NYJ	SDG
9:18	(NYJ) G. Salas 29 yd pass from G. Smith (XP Good)	13	9
3:37	(SDG) E. Royal 7 yd pass from P. Rivers (XP Good)	13	16
3:23	(NYJ) C. Johnson 79 yd run (XP Good)	20	16
FOURTH QUARTER SCORING		NYJ	SDG
11:17	(SDG) N. Novak 41 yd FG	20	19
5:03	(NYJ) C. Johnson 46 yd run (XP Good)	27	19

New York Jets PASSING C/A YDS TD INT QB G. Smith (90.8) 13/24 171 1 0 RUSHING ATT YDS AVG TD HB C. Johnson 22 182 8.2 2 QB G. Smith 2 8 4.0 0 FB J. Connor 1 4 4.0 0 HB B. Powell 1 1 1.0 0 RECEIVING REC YDS AVG TD HB C. Johnson 3 26 8.6 0 TE J. Amaro 3 39 13.0 0 WR E. Decker 3 31 10.3 0 WR G. Salas 2 39 19.5 1 WR T. Graham 1 23 23.0 0 WR J. Kerley 1 13 13.0 0 DEFENSE TACK SACK INT TD MLB K. Minter 14 0.0 0 0 MLB D. Harris 10 0.0 0 0 RE S. Richardson 7 1.0 0 0 SS C. Pryor 6 0.0 0 0 ROLB Q. Coples 6 0.5 0 0 CB K. Wilson 6 0.0 0 0 LE M. Wilkerson 5 2.5 0 0 CB D. Milliner 5 0.0 0 0 CB C. Bailey 5 0.0 0 0 LOLB C. Pace 4 0.0 0 0 NT D. Harrison 3 0.0 0 0 LOLB A. Barnes 3 0.0 0 0 FS D. Landry 2 0.0 0 0 SS J. Jarrett 2 0.0 0 0 NT C. Rayford 1 0.0 0 0 KICKING FG XP PTS LONG K N. Folk 2/3 3/3 9 54 PUNTING NO YDS AVG IN20 P R. Quigley 4 179 44.7 1 KICK RETURN RET YDS AVG TD CB K. Wilson 4 89 22.2 0 WR J. Kerley 2 38 19.0 0 PUNT RETURN RET YDS AVG TD CB K. Wilson 3 11 3.6 0 WR J. Kerley 1 2 2.0 0

San Diego Chargers PASSING C/A YDS TD INT QB P. Rivers (110.0) 26/33 263 1 0 RUSHING ATT YDS AVG TD HB D. Woodhead 30 118 3.9 0 FB D. Johnson 1 3 3.0 0 HB D. Brown 1 6 6.0 0 RECEIVING REC YDS AVG TD WR E. Royal 7 65 9.2 1 TE A. Gates 7 86 12.2 0 WR S. Ajirotutu 5 49 9.8 0 WR M. Floyd 3 22 7.3 0 TE L. Green 2 13 6.5 0 HB D. Woodhead 1 29 29.0 0 HB D. Brown 1 -1 -1.0 0 DEFENSE TACK SACK INT TD LOLB J. Johnson 9 0.0 0 0 SS M. Gilchrist 8 0.0 0 0 LE K. Reyes 6 0.0 0 0 CB B. Flowers 6 0.0 0 0 MLB D. Butler 6 0.0 0 0 NT S. Lissemore 5 0.0 0 0 FS E. Weddle 5 0.0 0 0 ROLB D. Freeney 4 0.0 0 0 CB S. Williams 4 0.0 0 0 MLB M. Te'o 3 0.0 0 0 RE T. Palepoi 2 0.0 0 0 SS J. Addae 2 0.0 0 0 RE C. Liuget 2 0.0 0 0 R. Marshall 2 0.0 0 0 J. Attaochu 1 0.0 0 0 KICKING FG XP PTS LONG K N. Novak 4/4 1/1 13 46 PUNTING NO YDS AVG IN20 P M. Scifres 4 169 42.2 1 KICK RETURN RET YDS AVG TD HB D. Woodhead 1 29 29.0 0 PUNT RETURN RET YDS AVG TD WR E. Royal 1 8 8.0 0

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AROUND THE NFL
Week Five

Current Standings
NFC EAST	W	L	T	PF	PA
Dallas Cowboys	3	2	0	98	95
Washington Redskins	2	3	0	111	112
New York Giants	2	3	0	89	91
Philadelphia Eagles	1	4	0	71	114
NFC NORTH	W	L	T	PF	PA
Detroit Lions	5	0	0	119	64
Chicago Bears	4	1	0	147	97
Minnesota Vikings	2	3	0	110	115
Green Bay Packers	1	4	0	81	122
NFC SOUTH	W	L	T	PF	PA
New Orleans Saints	3	2	0	145	130
Atlanta Falcons	2	3	0	106	114
Tampa Bay Buccaneers	2	3	0	82	101
Carolina Panthers	1	4	0	76	99
NFC WEST	W	L	T	PF	PA
Arizona Cardinals	3	1	0	79	76
Seattle Seahawks	3	1	0	113	112
St. Louis Rams	2	2	0	71	73
San Francisco 49ers	2	3	0	80	82
AFC EAST	W	L	T	PF	PA
Miami Dolphins	4	0	0	102	90
New England Patriots	4	1	0	154	76
New York Jets	3	2	0	109	127
Buffalo Bills	2	3	0	128	126
AFC NORTH	W	L	T	PF	PA
Pittsburgh Steelers	4	1	0	115	86
Cleveland Browns	2	2	0	93	105
Baltimore Ravens	2	3	0	99	98
Cincinnati Bengals	0	4	0	62	107
AFC SOUTH	W	L	T	PF	PA
Jacksonville Jaguars	3	2	0	90	108
Indianapolis Colts	3	2	0	107	86
Tennessee Titans	2	3	0	90	93
Houston Texans	1	4	0	76	98
AFC WEST	W	L	T	PF	PA
Denver Broncos	3	1	0	127	81
San Diego Chargers	2	3	0	121	105
Kansas City Chiefs	2	3	0	79	99
Oakland Raiders	1	3	0	82	120

Bears LG Matt Slauson- 2 Weeks (Dislocated Ankle)
Bears C Brian De La Puente- 4 Weeks (Partial ACL Tear)
Bears LT Jermon Bushrod- 6 Weeks (Broken Collarbone)
Bears LOLB Khaseem Greene- 8 Weeks (Herniated Disk)

Bengals WR A.J. Green- 6 Weeks (Broken Collarbone)
Bengals WR Brandon Tate- 9 Weeks (Broken Collarbone)

Bills TE Scott Chandler- 4 Weeks (Partial ACL Tear)
Bills C Eric Wood- 7 Weeks (Broken Hand)
Bills ROLB Kiko Alonso- Season (Fractured Shoulder Blade)

Broncos LG Orlando Franklin- 7 Weeks (Torn Bicep)

Browns NT Ahtyba Rubin- 1 Week (Broken Jaw)

Buccaneers DT Gerald McCoy- 2 Weeks (Torn Shoulder Labrum)
Buccaneers MLB Mason Foster- 2 Weeks (Dislocated Ankle)
Buccaneers RG Tyronne Green- 6 Weeks (Partial ACL Tear)

Chargers WR Keenan Allen- 3 Weeks (Broken Wrist)

Chiefs LE Allen Bailey- Season (Torn Tricep)

Colts LT Anthony Castonzo- 3 Weeks (Partial Groin Tear)
Colts WR T.Y. Hilton- 4 Weeks (Broken Collarbone)
Colts MLB Jerrell Freeman- 4 Weeks (Broken Hand)

Cowboys WR Dwayne Harris- 1 Week (Dislocated Kneecap)
Cowboys DT Henry Melton- 7 Weeks (Dislocated Hip)
Cowboys LE Anthony Spencer- Season (Broken Ankle)

Dolphins QB Ryan Tannehill- 3 Weeks (Broken Wrist)

Eagles LOLB Marcus Smith II- 1 Week (Dislocated Ankle)
Eagles ROLB Brandon Graham- 1 Week (Dislocated Ankle)
Eagles LT Jason Peters- Season (Fractured Elbow)
Eagles RG Todd Herremans- Season (Fractured Kneecap)

Falcons QB Matt Ryan- 3 Weeks (Partial MCL Tear)
Falcons C Peter Konz- 7 Weeks (Broken Hand)
Falcons HB Steven Jackson- 8 Weeks (Torn Hamstring)
Falcons ROLB Osi Umenyiora- Season (Torn Pectoral Muscle)

49ers LE Ray McDonald- 1 Week (Torn Shoulder Labrum)
49ers QB Colin Kaepernick- 8 Weeks (Torn Bicep)
49ers HB Marcus Lattimore- 8 Weeks (Broken Forearm)

Giants WR Odell Beckham Jr.- 6 Weeks (Torn Quadricep)
Giants FS Stevie Brown- 7 Weeks (Dislocated Hip)
Giants RE Damontre Moore- 8 Weeks (Herniated Disk)
Giants DT Mike Patterson- Season (Torn Tricep)

Jaguars LG Zane Beadles- 2 Weeks (Broken Collarbone)
Jaguars RT Cody Booth- 6 Weeks (Partial MCL Tear)
Jaguars WR Cecil Shorts III- 6 Weeks (Broken Forearm)
Jaguars LG Richie Incognito- 6 Weeks (Partial MCL Tear)

Jets WR Percy Harvin- 1 Week (Dislocated Ankle)
Jets WR Jeremy Kerley- 4 Weeks (Herniated Disk)
Jets MLB Demario Davis- 5 Weeks (Broken Collarbone)
Jets LOLB Calvin Pace- 7 Weeks (Broken Collarbone)
Jets HB Chris Ivory- Season (Torn Hamstring)

Lions LOLB Ashlee Palmer- 1 Week (Torn Shoulder Labrum)
Lions RT Corey Hilliard- 2 Weeks (Meniscus Tear)

Packers NT B.J. Raji- 2 Weeks (Torn Shoulder Labrum)
Packers RT Bryan Bulaga- 4 Weeks (Broken Wrist)
Packers HB James Starks- Season (Compound Fracture)
Packers RE Mike Daniels- Season (Torn Pectoral Muscle)
Packers RE Josh Boyd- Season (Compound Fracture)

Panthers LOLB Thomas Davis- 1 Week (Dislocated Kneecap)
Panthers SS Roman Harper- 8 Weeks (Broken Hand)
Panthers LE Charles Johnson- Season (Broken Tibia [Leg])

Patriots RG Dan Connolly- 1 Week (Dislocated Elbow)
Patriots LG Marcus Cannon- 7 Weeks (Broken Hand)

Raiders SS Tyvon Branch- 7 Weeks (Fractured Toe)

Rams RE Chris Long- 8 Weeks (Torn Bicep)
Rams LE William Hayes- 8 Weeks (Fractured Toe)
Rams LT Jake Long- Season (Fractured Vertebrae)

Ravens TE Dennis Pitta- Dislocated Ankle (1 Week)
Ravens SS Matt Elam- Torn Hamstring (6 Weeks)
Ravens MLB C.J. Mosley- Torn Quadricep (8 Weeks)

Redskins ROLB Brian Orakpo- 1 Weeks (Torn Hamstring)
Redskins MLB Akeem Jordan- 2 Weeks (Broken Ribs)
Redskins LE Kedric Golston- 4 Weeks (Broken Wrist)

Saints QB Drew Brees- 1 Week (Herniated Disk)
Saints NT John Jenkins- 1 Week (Dislocated Kneecap)
Saints WR Marcus Colston- 3 Weeks (Dislocated Kneecap)
Saints CB Patrick Robinson- 8 Weeks (Fractured Toe)
Saints LOLB Kasim Edebali- Season (Torn Tricep)

Seahawks WR Paul Richardson- 1 Week (Dislocated Ankle)
Seahawks RG J.R. Sweezy- 1 Week (Abdominal Tear)

Steelers NT Steve McClendon- 4 Weeks (Dislocated Hip)
Steelers LOLB Jason Worilds- 6 Weeks (Broken Collarbone)

Texans RT Derek Newton- 2 Weeks (Herniated Disk)
Texans RG Brandon Brooks- 3 Weeks (Torn Hamstring)
Texans ROLB Whitney Mercilus- 3 Weeks (Broken Forearm)
Texans SS D.J. Swearinger- 4 Weeks (Broken Collarbone)
Texans FS Danieal Manning- 5 Weeks (Fractured Toe)
Texans LE Jared Crick- 7 Weeks (Torn Hamstring)
Texans MLB Akeem Dent- 7 Weeks (Partial MCL Tear)

Titans ROLB Akeem Ayers- 1 Week (Broken Hand)
Titans QB Charlie Whitehurst- 1 Week (Factured Toe)
Titans MLB Colin McCarthy- 1 Week (Broken Collarbone)
Titans FB Jackie Battle- Season (Torn Groin Muscle)
Titans RG Mike Brisiel- Season (Torn Tricep)

Vikings TE Kyle Rudolph- 1 Week (Broken Hand)
Vikings LT Matt Kalil- 4 Weeks (Torn Quadricep)


NO HB Pierre Thomas- 17 att, 220 yards, 2 TD (3 rec, 35 yards, TD)
JAX LE Red Bryant- 7 tack, 2.0 sack, 2 FF



Eagles have placed T. Herremans (RG) on injured reserve.
Eagles have signed A. Wilson (SS) to a 1 year deal worth $5.79M.
Giants have placed M. Patterson (DT) on injured reserve.
Jaguars have released N. Jacobs (TE).
Jaguars have signed J. Baca (RG) to a 1 year deal worth $390K.
Jaguars have released S. Morris (QB).
Jaguars have signed A. Netter (LG) to a 1 year deal worth $460K.
Jaguars have released A. Jones (DT).
Jaguars have signed P. Blake (RG) to a 1 year deal worth $460K.
Packers have placed J. Boyd (RE) on injured reserve.
Panthers have signed C. Houston (CB) to a 1 year deal worth $7.36M.
Saints have signed A. Samuel (CB) to a 1 year deal worth $7.59M.

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We signed Asante Samuel for how much?!!


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Quote: Originally Posted by JG80

We signed Asante Samuel for how much?!! Sent from Nawlins.

Lol. You are leading the South. Payton knows what he's doing.