Have the New York Jets Found Their Pass Rusher in Jamaal Westerman?

Lets not miss the chance to praise the team in this instance.
The longest tenured Jet goes down and there seems to be a very able back-up that was ready to take the reigns. Thats great depth in this case. (Not every case, mind you) But in this instance the team was prepared to weather a big injury.
This was a good job all around.

Didn’t see maybin much, but he did draw pressure on one play. Pass rush doesn’t look as lost as last year.

For now, I’ll take it.

Consistancy and scheme usage are big. He proved he can get to the QB multiple times in a game, which is more then Gholston or Maybin can say. Lets see if he can do it in multiple games, then he’ll start turning a few more heads. I love the ability though.

He did look very nice against the best o-line in the league yesterday, but he is a one year starter at defensive end for Rutgers. Not the best resume. He needs at least another 7 or 8 games before we can truly declare him a starter.

 im glad peeps here are not overly excited about Westerman’s success yesterday.

we need to see more of him . but he did have a great game yesterday. if he keeps playing like that i can see him getting double figures in sacks.

i’d like to see rex designing some plays for both westerman and maybin to rush the passer together and see what they both could do . i think both could have great sucess if we could get them on the field together more.

After all, its just one game. Recall S. Ellis had one good game too and the Jets decided he was not coming back.

whether he’s up to the task or not he’s our pass rusher. There’s certainly reason to be optimistic with him.

to think now that the OLB/pass rush problem is resolved. It isn’t, unless Westerman wracks up 10+ sacks during this season and gets consistent pressure week in and week out.

For now, it’s encouraging and a start. With Pace still woefully underachieving and next year probably being his last, the Jets need to draft another OLB even if Westerman does prove to be a revelation. If nothing else, they will need a backup for him last season.

…..I think thats what all of us here are in agreement on. If Westerman can continue to deliver that type of effort or more next Monday night and each Sunday thereafter we’ll all be happy Jet fans. The other thing that would be great is if the other 10 guys…I mean 9 guys as Revis is still giving it his all….so the 9 guys gotta start bringing it every down. We’re missing too many tackles, too many key stops and so on. We won’t turn this season around until everyone elevates their level of play. Now the offense is a different story and different thread.