Defensive Line Depth Returns

by John B on Sep 30, 2010 7:52 PM EDT

When the Jets lost Kris Jenkins, it hurt in two areas. The first blow was losing a playmaker the team could not replace. The second blow was losing depth. With Mike Devito forced into the starting lineup, the Jets lost a guy they could sub in a rotation to keep the other guys fresh. While this team will not be able to find a guy like Jenkins, today's signing of Trevor Pryce helps to elminate the second concern.

As GGN memberBIG OH!!!!! wrote today, Vernon Gholston's big camp and preseason feel like a long time ago. He has been every bit as unremarkable in the first three games of this season as he was in his first two years in the league.

Last year's Ravens refugee on the defensive line, Marques Douglas, was a specialist against the run. Price is at his best as a pass rusher. He posted a 13 sack season in 2006 and had 6.5 last year.

The Jets will use him to spell Devito and Ellis to keep them fresh and stick Price on the field on obvious passing downs to try and add to the pass rush.

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Great picture.

by Gideon Jay on Sep 30, 2010 8:10 PM EDT reply actions

I would rather see.....

Any photo where Tom Brady’s face was being driven into the turf.

by DougGreen on Sep 30, 2010 8:48 PM EDT up reply actions

Price is at his best as a pass rusher. He posted a 13 sack season in 2006 and had 6.5 last year.

In the press conference (I believe) Rex said with some admiration that with him in the last year Pryce hit the QB on 1 out of 10 snaps. Not 1 out of 10 drop backs, 1 out of 10 snaps. Ryan must have fell out of his chair when he saw that Pryce was available.

"Sometimes it's the people. Any player can play defense, but not every player will play defense. Sometimes it's a lack of perseverance." - A. Johnson

by kv on Sep 30, 2010 8:19 PM EDT reply actions

There is a great story hear.

This is yet another player with Rex connections that has made it know to the media that he wanted to play for this coach. Price reportedly told his agent that if the Jets showed the slightest bit of interest he would pack his bags and take the 2 mill the Ravens had comitted with him. I don’t know about you but I cant remember any veterans beating down Bill B’s door in NE in recent memory. We have a players Coach here in NY. And players will continue to be attracted to the atmosphere this coach has brought with him. I will say it again, Rex for Coach of the Year!!!

by colinyoung on Sep 30, 2010 8:42 PM EDT reply actions

I don’t know about you but I cant remember any veterans beating down Bill B’s door in NE in recent memory.

I don’t know if you heard the Jason Taylor Michael Kay interview this last week, but Taylor basically compared Rex’s specialness as a person to his wife’s. He said that there are only a few very special people in this world, top to bottom, and Rex and his wife are one of them. Michael Kay was shocked to hear a grizzled vet who has been around the block talk about an NFL coach that way. It seems that more than anything Rex speaks to vets who have sacrificed in the trenches.

"Sometimes it's the people. Any player can play defense, but not every player will play defense. Sometimes it's a lack of perseverance." - A. Johnson

by kv on Sep 30, 2010 9:14 PM EDT up reply actions

That sounds familiar.

You can really see how his way of doing things causes negative opinions outside NY. From the outside looking in, fans of other teams trash on Rex for being a loud mouth fat ass. Little do they know that half the players on the team they root for would probably rather play for a coach like Rex then the tight ass they work for now. I can’t really remember any recent head coaches who have evoked such polarizing opinions like Rex has. Veterans are drawn to him. They clearly want to play for him and will uproot to do so. I wonder If the Jets knew this before they hired him. If they knew they were hiring a “players coach” of this magnitude.

by colinyoung on Sep 30, 2010 9:34 PM EDT up reply actions

I wonder If the Jets knew this before they hired him. If they knew they were hiring a "players coach" of this magnitude.

I don’t know about this magnitude, but I’d wager they knew they weren’t hiring a mangenius. If you look at the Pryce interview last January I posted elsewhere, Pryce wasn’t surprised in the least at the size of Ryan’s image in the largest media market in the country.

"Sometimes it's the people. Any player can play defense, but not every player will play defense. Sometimes it's a lack of perseverance." - A. Johnson

by kv on Sep 30, 2010 9:43 PM EDT up reply actions

the key is pressure, sacks are a bonus

If he can provide pressure on the QB, especially on third and long, then those long passes on third down the Jets been giving up will not only stop happen, the secondary will also generate turnovers.

by BIG OH!!!!! on Sep 30, 2010 8:43 PM EDT reply actions

Completely. 100%

That is the design of the entire defense, to produce instability and error and to swing the game through turnovers. It is exactly for that reason that when the whole thing breaks down, and pressure isn’t had, the defense can get gashed, and can get tired.

"Sometimes it's the people. Any player can play defense, but not every player will play defense. Sometimes it's a lack of perseverance." - A. Johnson

by kv on Sep 30, 2010 9:16 PM EDT up reply actions

People who read this defense as “gimmicky” don’t understand how it is designed. It isn’t gimmicky, its “complex”, and many parts have to be working for the whole thing to have its desired effect.

"Sometimes it's the people. Any player can play defense, but not every player will play defense. Sometimes it's a lack of perseverance." - A. Johnson

by kv on Sep 30, 2010 9:17 PM EDT up reply actions

nyjets

Just checked out nyjets.com and watched the press conference of pryce, it was awesome. Also watched the pettine conference and he said they looked at the tapes of the ravens games and even though pryce had no production he cause production around him. I take it as other teams had to account for him and he made everyone around him better. On passing downs we have pryce and ellis at the ends. They have to be accounted for, along with pohua and hopefully the LB’s can bring the PRESSURE!
You can feel his love for rex and said others on the ravens are jealous that he’s coming over to the jets. I think we have a winner, can’t wait to see him play.

by ocjet on Sep 30, 2010 11:30 PM EDT reply actions

The dude is coming to paly…you could see it in the conderence…best line was when he mentioned going out for a beer and instantly back-pedaled and change it to kool-aid because beer is a “sensitive subject around here right now”…hilarious…

And nice to see that he acknowledged that the Jets would have beaten the Ravens if not for the Edwards penalty (assuming the failed block of the kick)…

by Down Since '86 on Oct 1, 2010 1:40 AM EDT up reply actions

conference

by Down Since '86 on Oct 1, 2010 1:41 AM EDT up reply actions

Just posted at a Miami Newspaper Site

Miami can forget this year, when Dolphins lost to the Jets the season may have ended. If the Jets beat Bills the season will end no matter what happens with the Pats. The Jets will lead the division. All the eastern division teams have the same schedule, but in one week the Jets will be stronger then the team Miami faced. The Jets will be getting back their their two best defensive players in addition to a new offensive Wide Receiver weapon. They have added a former Pro-bowl pass rusher yesterday to strengthen their weakest link. By Sunday afternoon Miami will know if the season is lost.

by viguy007 on Oct 1, 2010 5:11 AM EDT reply actions