The ultimate goal of every NFL defense is to pitch a shutout. Just not the way the Jets have done it through the first two games. The Jets are the only NFL team not to have recorded a sack or a forced turnover through two games. That includes the Jets' 20-13 loss to Baltimore on Sunday in which they failed to get to Ravens quarterback Kyle Boller, despite the fact that Baltimore was without standout left tackle Jonathan Ogden because of a toe injury. But relief might be on the way for the Jets. Miami, their next opponent, had five turnovers in its loss to Dallas on Sunday. "It is frustrating," linebacker Jonathan Vilma said of the lack of turnovers or sacks, "because we work on it a lot and we practice it. Those are things that you have to keep harping on and keep working on and they will come. We have to keep working at it in the games and get the opportunity to make them." Of course, sacks and pressure on the quarterback often lead to turnovers, either fumbles or interceptions. So once the Jets can get their pass rush in gear, they should start getting turnovers. But how do they do that? The Jets should use outside linebacker David Bowens more often in passing situations. Bowens, an unrestricted free agent who was a pass-rushing specialist as a Miami defensive end the past three seasons, had 18 sacks over that span. Bowens had experience in the 3-4 playing with the Dolphins, but hasn't gotten many snaps on defense in the first two games. Another option: Jets' opponents adjusted during the 2006 season to account for the blitzes of strong safety Kerry Rhodes, but maybe it's time to turn him loose again. Especially considering the fact that rookie cornerback Darrelle Revis already is showing signs of being exactly the lockdown corner the Jets expected him to be. With Pro Bowl kickoff returner Justin Miller now sidelined for the rest of the season with a knee injury (Miller was placed on injured reserve Tuesday), the Jets might not be able to get as many momentum-changing plays on special teams. So their defense has to start coming up with them. Now. E-mail: pelzman@northjersey.com http://www.northjersey.com/page.php...lRUV5eTcxOTcwMDgmeXJpcnk3ZjcxN2Y3dnFlZUVFeXk2
The D-line has not lived up to standards, but the D-Backs are also not creating any problems for the other team's WRs. Together, the defense needs to sharpen its skills and become the cohesive unit we saw in the second half of last season
Bob Sutton is to blame. He's making the Defense play like Pussies. Tenacity is the name of the game. The Jets have none on D. We saw a glimpse of balls at the end of the Baltimore game. I hope that continues into sunday. The Defense needs to get balls in order to record a sack.-- No pun intended.
i think thats incorrect. if anything our DB have been doing most of the work. QBs have had so much time because the line cant get to them and during that time they gotta wait for a WR to get open. brady had hours to throw. You give a QB that much time and ANY WR is gonna get open eventually.
We still can't stop the run or run the ball on offence. We'll have to wait until next year (year three of rebuilding) to fill the rest of our holes. I hope Kellen improves/survives this season and we can take a shot at the bowl next year. I'm starting to think we may have to wait until the 2009/10 seaon before we can expect any reality of that fantasy. Hey, I'm a JETS fan ... I'm used to waiting (but getting sick of it)
I was surprised to see this: Panthers' much-hyped defensive line has one sack _ by a reserve http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/wire?section=nfl&id=3028536 Against the Rams and Texans? Anyway, I hope we get this turned around quick. More than anything I hate watching a soft D.
How would you guys rank our three d-linemen so far this year. For me its: 1. Coleman 2. Robertson 3. Ellis
