Starters to Get One Series Against Philly

by John B on Sep 1, 2009 10:15 AM EDT Comment 3 comments

Rob Carr - AP

The starters should not expect much work against the Eagles.

Calling Thursday's preseason finale against the Eagles "vanilla football," coach Rex Ryan said the Jets starters will play "maybe just one series" in the final tune-up before the regular season opener.

"Don't expect a whole lot of blitzing," Ryan said. "It's just going to be line up and let's see who can play."

It's pretty standard for starters to spend most of the time on the bench. It's the last chance for them to rest before the physical demands of a 16 game in 17 week season.

The last preseason game is one of my favorites. It's a real chance to see no name players who might make have to step in because of injury at some point this season and see what they can do. We also get to see young developmental players who might be contributors in a few years but aren't quite ready to do anything right now.

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I totally agree with your feelings regarding game 4. Not the most exciting from a “pro bowl play” standpoint. Hell, we arent even going to see any real creative offense or defense calls – but its great to see what the 2nd and 3rd strings can do and for most of these guys, this is their last game in the NFL.

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by NC_Scott on Sep 1, 2009 11:00 AM EDT reply actions 0 recs

I hate the last game of preseason

Just makes me restless and excited for the start of the regular season, y’know?

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by Grady90 on Sep 1, 2009 5:48 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs

The last preseason game definitely makes me want the regular season more

but I don’t hate it because of that, I love it! It’s like the school bell has finally rung and you can go home. That last game means real football is finally here and that is exciting!

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by Xander Diaz on Sep 2, 2009 3:22 PM EDT reply actions 0 recs