Corner Trouble?

by John B on Sep 24, 2009 10:00 AM EDT

Lito Sheppard (quad) and Donald Strickland, the Jets' second and third corners, didn't practice at all. It's not looking good for this weekend.

"I'm not 100% convinced that both of them will play," Rex Ryan said.

They'd be replaced by Dwight Lowery and Drew Coleman, respectively.

Lowery made a great play at the end of the game against the Pats. I think he could do a good job against the Titans. I remember how well he played at the start of last season when the pass rush was working. He's not that fast. That means he gets into trouble when he has to cover receivers for a long time. Over a short spurt though (the blitz forcing an early throw), he can stick with a guy, and his ball skills make him a good contributor.

Coleman I'm not so crazy about starting. He got burned a few times last week, which has pretty much been the story of his career so far. Nate Washington and Justin Gage are deep threats, and Kenny Britt is a really good route runner for a rookie. I don't like the idea of leaving him on an island, but I don't think Rex is going to give extra safety help because that would limit his blitzes to an extent.

In other words, get well soon, Lito and Donald.

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I like Lowry

I’m fine with him starting if he has to, but Coleman just isn’t that good.

"We must win and we must know how to win rather than win because we have statistical people."

by Evan_S on Sep 24, 2009 10:19 AM EDT reply actions

Agreed

Lowery I’m fine with, He has done a nice job, and starting a 4th rounder as a rookie was always going to lead to questions but I thought he did a decent job in the most part. Coleman however, no thanks. He is liable to give up a deep play every time he is on the field. Lito’s didn’t seem too serious after the game, so I’m still hopeful. He was riding the stationary bikes so it’s not like he was completely unable to do anything. Hopefully we hear some good things from today’s practise.

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by David_Wyatt on Sep 24, 2009 10:30 AM EDT reply actions