What? Other than Revis? http://espn.go.com/blog/afceast/post/_/id/8882/jets-cbs-dont-feel-the-burn Darrelle Revis isn't the only reason the New York Jets finished the regular season with the NFL's top-rated pass defense. Revis, the lockdown left cornerback, gets most of the attention because he's one of the league's elite defenders, regardless of position. But statistical analysis shows Revis isn't the only Jet giving receivers fits. Lowest Burn Percentage Cornerbacks this season, Min. 50 targets Player/Team Percentage Darrelle Revis, Jets 37.0 (Darrelleujah) Jabari Greer, Saints 37.9 Dwight Lowery, Jets 40.7 Drayton Florence, Bills 45.3 Leon Hall, Bengals 45.3 Lito Sheppard, Jets 45.6 Stats Inc. records what it calls "burns," the number of times a defender allows a reception to the man he's covering. Stats Inc. then divides that by the number of times the defender is targeted to compute a "burn percentage." Of cornerbacks who were targeted at least 50 times, three Jets cornerbacks ranked among the top six. Revis was best with 40 receptions allowed on 108 targets for a 37.0 burn percentage. Part-time starter Dwight Lowery, third on the list, allowed 22 catches on 54 targets for a 40.7 percentage. Usual right cornerback Lito Sheppard was sixth. Sheppard surrendered 26 catches on 57 targets for a 45.6 percentage. The Buffalo Bills had two among the top 11, another reason why they finished second in pass defense. Drayton Florence was fourth at 43.2 percent, and Reggie Corner was 11th at 47.3 percent. Former Bills cornerback Jabari Greer ranked second at 37.9 percent. Sean Smith was the Miami Dolphins' best in terms of burn percentage. He ranked 16th, allowing 35 receptions on 73 targets for a 47.9 percentage. His rookie partner, Vontae Davis, was 61st -- worst among all AFC East cornerbacks who faced at least 50 passes. He gave up 46 catches on 76 tries. That's a 60.5 percent success rate for the offense. The New England Patriots top cornerback was Leigh Bodden at 19th. He yielded 43 catches on 87 attempts, or 49.4 percent. Darius Burler was 43rd, with 37 receptions on 65 attempts for 56.9 percent. Jonathan Wilhite was 49th with 42 receptions on 72 attempts for 58.3 percent. I have never heard of a "burn rating" before, but it seems like a pretty straightforward and legit stat. I am sure the jets blitz forces a lot of incomplete passes, but this shows us we have two other CBs that can do a decent job in coverage. plus vontae davis was last among all afce cornerbacks? you know this has some crediblity.
Lowery has been a stud this year, so this is no surprise to me. Lito being on that list, however, does make me scratch my head...
Lito was rally good early in the year, he struggled some late when he was banged up but healthy he's been good for us.
Lowery is a ball hawk. Exactly the reason they drafted him. This kids got a lot of good years ahead of him.
There's a reason we own the NFL in passing yards allowed per game, and that's not all thanks to Revis.
I think this stat is eh. It doesn't account for all the times a quarterback doesn't even look in Revis's direction on the field. Only when thrown to.
We kept wondering why Rex was raving about the secondary depth all preseason and through TC. Looks like he knew what he was talking about.
Lowrey made huge strides this year simply because he uses good body positioning and although he lacks straightline speed he does have a good break on the ball once its thrown. that being said I think Lowrey will be at a pretty big disadvantage this week. hes not nearly as big or physical as revis. hes not gonna get abused but I think hes liable to get beat for a jump ball or two. That being said Rivers is a damn good QB, thing is, he knows it and he will be cocky enough to launch a few into tight spots, hes always lived or died by this. I think Rivers does good but also is good for at least 1 INT hopefully when it matters most.
Pretty much everything Rex was running his mouth about from the get go has come to fruition. I guess he wasn't as crazy as people made him out to be. Now, we just need to get to the White House.
The secondary doesnt get much attention because announcers are always talking about Revis. Revis shuts the best widout down so naturally the other guys must step it up. The nation will see the entire Jets defense this weekend. It's showtime fellas.
Yeah true football experts all agree that pressure and knockdowns are far more important than sacks. Too bad Francessa and co will never acknowledge this notion.
Been saying it all year long. In Ryan's system, it's not about sacks, it's all about pressures. People were going ape-poopy over how much our sacks would improve with Rex Ryan here in NY over Mangini's old system and I said don't be surprised if we don't. That's not what Ryan's system is all about. They were also assuming we were shit-out-of-luck without Pace and Ellis in the lineup early in the season, but his system overloads on QBs and confuses the shit out of them forcing them to rush their passes. That's why we're getting so many 3 and outs, and opposing QB's have a lower than usual QB-ratings and completion %'s. I am surprised we haven't gotten that many picks, but I guess I shouldn't complain. I mean, we only the the #1 D in the league.
And he is a genius at sending his DBs to be the extra blitzer. They get the to the QB faster than a LB or DE can, and give the QB less time to throw. And you don't know which one is coming. It also helps to have a DB who makes it a 10 on 10 game.
I'm so glad we got Lowery. It strikes me that Lowery has the same work ethic as Darrelle Revis. While he doesn't possess Revis' skillset, all he needs is experience and confidence to develop into a very reliable cornerback. He's gained quite a bit of both this season.
