Thursday's Notes From Florham Park: Practice and Pressers

by Matt Birch on Dec 16, 2010 4:48 PM EST

A lot of random tidbits coming out of Florham Park today as the Jets try to get in as much last-minute preparation as possible before they travel to Pittsburgh.

Unfortunately, I wasn't present at the facility. Lucky for us, NYDN's Manish Mehta was, and he provided some news bits via Twitter I wanted to pass on to you all.

My Take:

Miscommunication in the secondary will continue to be a big issue. I have a problem with Brodney Pool calling the plays in the secondary. He may be a veteran, but he has less than one year in DC Mike Pettine's system. At the same time, there are no better candidates with Eric Smith ailing, as the young Dwight Lowery has not shown the ability to make good reads, and he's also making the switch from CB. Let's not pile everything on his plate.
We miss Jim Leonhard. A lot.

TheJetsStream Manish Mehta

#Jets have signed DT Jarron Gilbert off the practice squad to the active roster. #nfl #nyj

TheJetsStream Manish Mehta

#Jets Eric Smith is officially out for Sunday. -hedigbo and Pryce didn't practice. Revis was limited with hammy. #nfl

TheJetsStream Manish Mehta

#Jets Dwight Lowery will start at safety in place of Smith. Pool or him will make calls in secondary. #nfl #nyj

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Rex Ryan believes Ihedigbo will play vs. Steelers. And Revis too. He;s uncertain about Pryce. #jets

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Revis was limited with hammy.

by ________key on Dec 16, 2010 4:55 PM EST reply actions

Just rest, he'll play, and be covering Mike Wallace

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by Matt Birch on Dec 16, 2010 5:00 PM EST up reply actions

Doesn’t matter. Clearly his hamstring is still tight, which means it can still go anytime with the wrong kind of burst on a cold day. Not a positive.

by ________key on Dec 16, 2010 5:38 PM EST up reply actions

Hope its just rest

by Atronic on Dec 16, 2010 5:56 PM EST up reply actions

Definitely agree here

Look what happened against Randy Moss. Anything like that can tweak it, esp in cold weather when muscles are tight as you mentioned

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by Matt Birch on Dec 16, 2010 6:08 PM EST up reply actions

apparently it’s his right hammy this time as opposed to the left hammy earlier in the yr. revis apparently also refused to say when exactly he hurt it

metsjetsknicksrangers.............can it get any worse?

by dabu7 on Dec 16, 2010 6:58 PM EST up reply actions

WOW, they really swept this under the rug

Thanks for that tidbit, gonna look out for some news on this tomorrow.

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by Matt Birch on Dec 16, 2010 7:21 PM EST up reply actions

very often the opposite leg is injured in compensation. Still a problem, of course. Now he actually has two hamstring muscles that have been taxed and may be prone to injury.

by ________key on Dec 16, 2010 7:37 PM EST up reply actions

i think it was from an interview w/ larry hardesty (jets beat reporter for 1050) w/ michael kay on thurs afternoon

metsjetsknicksrangers.............can it get any worse?

by dabu7 on Dec 17, 2010 11:47 AM EST up reply actions

yay the closer will start :)

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fire schotty and lets go get a goddamn snack!

by JETSFANF0RLYF3 on Dec 16, 2010 5:02 PM EST reply actions

is the revis hammy the same issue?

Or is it a new injury?

by Crackback on Dec 16, 2010 5:58 PM EST via mobile reply actions

I would assume it's the same one. Hamstring injuries are usually nagging and linger

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by Matt Birch on Dec 16, 2010 6:07 PM EST up reply actions

Haven't heard anything to the contrary, so I believe it's safe to say it's the same one.

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by Matt Birch on Dec 16, 2010 6:07 PM EST up reply actions

on 1050 they were saying it was the other hammy

metsjetsknicksrangers.............can it get any worse?

by dabu7 on Dec 16, 2010 6:59 PM EST up reply actions

thanks for the tip, did not know this

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by Matt Birch on Dec 16, 2010 7:21 PM EST up reply actions

Big problems with slow below average safeties along with slow linebackers

in pass coverage.Even Rex must be getting a bad feeling concerning controlling the
middle of the field on defense and the inability of the offense to score points.

by Putnan Prince on Dec 16, 2010 6:48 PM EST reply actions

Right now the Jets secondary is struggling. Poole has been a disappointment, which is more apparent with the injury to Leonhard. And at this stage, our alternatives are pretty anemic. In the Rex system, the corners are leaned on, and we are fortunate to have some of the best. But if Revis tweeks his hamstring again and has to sti out, it can go from bad to worse.

by oldskooljet on Dec 16, 2010 7:27 PM EST reply actions