No surprise but when you see it in the headlines it sorta makes you cringe. "While Kyle Wilson has received most of the attention as the cornerback stepping up in the absence of Darrelle Revis, Isaiah Trufant and Ellis Lankster will also also see more snaps – Lankster as the nickel corner and Trufant as the fourth cornerback. Lankster has received 47 snaps so far this season, while Trufant has just nine on defense. “It’s time to take the pacifier out of their mouth,” defensive backs coach Dennis Thurman said yesterday. “They’ve got to go out and it’s time for them to eat meat. We’ll find out how they digest it.” He said today the Jets will lean on their safeties, Yeremiah Bell and LaRon Landry and Eric Smith, more so with the loss of Revis. Though he said the Jets can't compensate for the loss of Revis, the Jets will not make major schematic changes but that they "tweaked some things because we have to." "(Antonio Cromartie) is now our lead corner," Thurman said. "We feel like he's an excellent corner stepping into that role. He has to play better. Kyle has to play better. The safeties have to play better. I have to coach better. It's a team effort and if we all do our jobs collectively, I think we'll be fine. We have a talented group and a lot of times when you don't get the opportunity to see those guys play, you don't know how talented they are. We have a talented group back there so I'm content. It's not like I'm going to lose sleep. Trust me, I'm not going to lose any sleep." Thurman also said he told Wilson before the season began to see himself as a No. 1 cornerback and a starter so that if the time came it wouldn't be a shock. Now the time has come for Wilson. Thurman did not rule out placing Wilson alone on one side of the field, nor was he forthcoming about saying whether Lankster would play outside Sunday. However, he did say that Wilson has grown from his rookie year -- which Thurman defended as saying not a bad year. "Obviously, maturity," Thurman said. "He knows the system better. (His) confidence, because he knows the system better. He goes out he can execute, (he knows) the terminology, all of it. We didn't draft the kid in the first round for no reason. He has physical talent but now (with) his maturity and his gaining experience, I think Kyle is only going to continue to get better." * * * Just a small fun wrinkle but over at Louisiana-Monroe, the Warhawks are running what is essentially a two QB zone-read offense. It's inventive and schematically troublesome with both players in the backfield capable of running and throwing. For UL-Monroe, they had a right-handed QB take the snap and a left-handed thrower line up alongside him. Offensive coordinator Tony Sparano said last week that he is continuously researching on how to use Tim Tebow and the Wildcat package. Today, Tebow was asked about the formation. "There were a few times, I guess, that me and Mark (Sanchez) were in the backfield with each other last week," Tebow said. "I don't know, I guess, especially in college, there are a lot of innovative coaches that are coming up with a lot of new things. Not long ago people thought that the spread-read option was so crazy and you just see how football is constantly evolving. You never know what the next big thing is, but it'd be interesting to see." As for whether it would be fun to play in such a style, Tebow could not say. "I don't know, it'd be interesting," he said. "I haven't seen it, so it's hard for me to honestly give an educated opinion. But if it's working, good for them." http://www.nj.com/jets/index.ssf/2012/09/jets_ready_to_let_inexperience.html#incart_river
