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Who is the most improved/ biggest surprise player this year? You decide



Seven games are in the book and we stand with a record of 4-3 . Not bad after 3 rough weeks .

But even tho we have had plenty of downs in those 3 weeks we have seem some players play better than we could have expected .Some young guys are starting to learn what it is to play in the nfl and even some older guys are finding their way back to some of their old form that earned them massive contracts with this team . I have come up with a list of six guys who i think deserve honourable mention so far this year .

1) JOE MC KNIGHT : Has shown some wonderful flashes returning kicks this year . Has got me on the edge of my seat every time he starts running out of the endzone . He has come a long long way from the guy who turner up at training camp out of shape and blowing chunks all over the place . Has had little playing time on offence but given more of a chance i see great things ahead for this all round guy .

2) KYLE WILSON :  Starting to look like a 1st round pick at last . Got his first int last weekend but his overall play has improved leaps and bounds from last season . solid in the tackle and hasn't given up any big plays . never lets guys out of his sight and even when they make a catch he is right there to bring them down . a very good start to his 2nd season as a jet helped by having revis as his mentor.

3) AARON MABIN : The bust tag has quickly disappered from him since his move from the bills. 3 sacks 3 FF so far with very little snaps have shown us what he can do playing with the right coaching . He goes after the QB like a wasp after a lollipop and never gives up on the play . Really outstanding job so far this year and i think if he get 3-5 more sacks by the end of the year we might not need a pass rusher in the 2012 draft after all .

4) MARK SANCHEZ :  This year has been the hardest season for sanchez to suceed since joining this team . Has had no run game to rely on , poor protection from his O-Line and has to get used to 3 new WR's but has still got good numbers so far . I think he has improved from the player he was last year .

5) NICK FOLK : 100% sucess rate so far this year . His kick-offs with the exception of 1 that went out of bounds has also been perfect . Its a big change from last year when almost everyone on GGN wanted to string the guy up at some stage of the season . Probable our most consistant player this year.

6) CALVIN PACE : He has started off this season injury free and it has shown in his play so far this year. Looks very solid against the run and seems to be quicker off the snap when rushing the QB . Could potentially reach double figures in sacks this year . Easily the best player in our front 7 this year .

There you have it guys. Feel free to vote for you choice below and comment on any players who you think should be on the list .

Poll
who is your most improved / biggest suprise player this year ?
1 Joe mc Knight
54 votes
2 Kyle Wilson
57 votes
3 Arron Mabin
56 votes
4 Mark Sanchez
6 votes
5 Nick Folk
8 votes
6 Calvin Pace
5 votes
7 Others ( comment below )
2 votes

188 votes | Poll has closed

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Most improved is Kyle Wilson
Biggest surprise is Aaron Maybin, with Nick Folk a close second.

McKnight was good last year in the Bills game so I can’t give him either.

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by bobdolethesnapplelady on Oct 25, 2011 2:51 PM EDT reply actions   1 recs

I agree

Wilson has stepped up his game a lot this season and has been great in coverage. Mayhem has been the most pleasant surprise this season. I love his motor and enthusiasm. I’m sure he is going to want to kick some butt up in Buffalo after the bye. McKnight definitely deserves some props though for special teams and even blitzing on defense.

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by OldJetsFanatic on Oct 27, 2011 11:30 PM EDT up reply actions  

Should be Wilson hands down as most improved

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by Judgegavel on Oct 29, 2011 2:03 PM EDT up reply actions  

Folk didn't have any problems till ate in the season last year...

so I would bite my tongue on that one.

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by Judgegavel on Oct 29, 2011 2:04 PM EDT up reply actions  

*late

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by Judgegavel on Oct 29, 2011 2:04 PM EDT up reply actions  

good post

good to see the pessimism is slowly wearing off :). although all these guys improved (i’m not sure about pace though) to me maybin improved the most. we knew most of these guys had talent, they just didn’t show all of it yet. maybin was already branded a bust. 2 years, no sacks and got cut. his performace is pretty shocking. mcknight would be 2nd, but as far as i know, he could have returned kicks last year. kyle has improved, but i’m still not sure how much.

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by rexthejet on Oct 25, 2011 2:53 PM EDT reply actions  

agreed excellent post

but sheesh rex, both you and tinley gotta really come over for my spelling tutoring ;)

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by dabu7 on Oct 25, 2011 6:09 PM EDT up reply actions  

didn't recognize you without the ike david pic

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by rexthejet on Oct 25, 2011 7:15 PM EDT up reply actions  

davis

ike davis

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

by dabu7 on Oct 25, 2011 8:06 PM EDT up reply actions  

no ike david

you haven’t been to amazin avenue in a while, i see

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by rexthejet on Oct 25, 2011 10:41 PM EDT up reply actions  

oh enlighten me

dear sage of AA

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

by dabu7 on Oct 26, 2011 12:41 AM EDT up reply actions  

its more my lack of typing skills than spelling

but having said that , english was never my subject in school . learning the irish language and french together with english can be very confusing for teenager especially when your teacher always wore low cut tops and had a huge rack .

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by tinley24 on Oct 25, 2011 8:13 PM EDT up reply actions  

dont worry

it was meant more as a rip on rex (we’re friends away from ggn and i continuously nag on him about his spelling skills or complete lack thereof).
although 2 bits of (i’m hoping constructive) advice tinley
1) spellcheck is your friend
2) at least get jets players names spelled correctly. who the heck is “arron mabin”?

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

by dabu7 on Oct 25, 2011 8:43 PM EDT up reply actions  

although dang i wish i knew 3 languages

although i gotta say, i never really needed much of an excuse to space out in class. comes pretty naturally to me (such as watching the glorious ravens first half during class last night)

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

by dabu7 on Oct 25, 2011 8:46 PM EDT up reply actions  

funny

everyone has got a vote besides sanchez

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by rexthejet on Oct 25, 2011 2:59 PM EDT reply actions  

Sanchez is improved, just not as big as the others.

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by Judgegavel on Oct 29, 2011 2:05 PM EDT up reply actions  

Maybin has been great,

But Mcknight has been huge. Any guy who can score points for you himself has to be at the top of this list.

by JetKing55 on Oct 25, 2011 3:10 PM EDT reply actions  

right

but would you say improved? for all you know, he could have done this last year.

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by rexthejet on Oct 25, 2011 3:30 PM EDT up reply actions  

yah but he didnt so it has to be mcknight. he has impressed on all sides of the ball

by rangers4life on Oct 25, 2011 6:04 PM EDT up reply actions  

ST doesn't impress me so much, anyone Westy puts in there excels if they don't make mistakes...

the D plays are a little overblown as well.

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by Judgegavel on Oct 29, 2011 2:10 PM EDT up reply actions  

I agree and I think he did when he got the chance even though it was garbage time.

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by Judgegavel on Oct 29, 2011 2:09 PM EDT up reply actions  

most improved wilson – true mcknight has been great, but lets face it, he’s pretty much only done special teams (and as much as i wanna give mcknight props, we ALWAYS have good return guys). meanwhile, wilson has turned into a bona fide awesome cornerback. if it wasnt for the fact that it wouldnt work out salary cap-wise, i’d say that after the season we should cut cro and play wilson as the #2 but alas it doesnt make sense from the financial side of things
biggest surprise maybin in a big way. the dude couldnt even make the team out of training camp
i think however that slauson should be added to the list. he’s quietly maybe been the jets most consistent OL this yr. not bad for what we thought he was going into last yr

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by dabu7 on Oct 25, 2011 6:14 PM EDT reply actions  

Maybin

Dude got cut from the team. Now he’s a beast. Nobody saw this coming. everybody else is more or less living up to expectations.

by Crackback on Oct 25, 2011 6:36 PM EDT reply actions  

MAYHEM!!!!!!!!!!!!

Bust. Cut from the Bills!! LAST YEAR’S BILL’S DEFENSE!! Then gets cut at the end of preseason! misses 3 games! Plays 40 snaps in the next 4 and still leads the team in sacks! AND LEADS THE NFL in forced fumbles!!!. COME ON ITS GOTTA BE MAYHEM!!!!!

by george JETson on Oct 25, 2011 11:14 PM EDT reply actions  

Most improved...

has to be Sanchez or Wilson. Like you said, for the past two seasons Sanchez has relied heavily on the run game and the offensive line. Without either for the first 4-5 games of this season Sanchez is still setting career high numbers/ratios (TD-INT).

On the other hand Wilson had an awful FIRST year last year and this year has done very well, a lot better then people are giving him credit for IMO.

I did vote for Sanchez above but now thinking about it further Wilson is my real choice.

by Shane H on Oct 26, 2011 4:01 AM EDT reply actions  

Doesn't the term "improved" imply they played for the Jets last season?

I just don’t think we can crop Maybin into the improved category since he never played for Rex till this year. Kyle Wilson has my vote, then Nick “what the” Folk.

by Clarke W. Griswald on Oct 26, 2011 1:19 PM EDT reply actions  

Mabin or McKnight

Maybin is an animal, but he’s only living up to his first round draft status. McKnight on the otherhand went from almost dying from weights falling on his throat to playing offense, defense and special teams for the New York Jets. I gotta go with McKnight

by GroundNPound on Oct 26, 2011 2:20 PM EDT reply actions  

The guy who had the weight room accident was Stafon Johnson, not McKnight.

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