Rebuilding years

by Clarke W. Griswald on Oct 25, 2011 10:39 PM EDT

It's funny that, it was just 2009 when the Jets entered they're first year of "rebuilding".

I'm not sure what else you would call, entering the season with a first year head coach and a quarterback who was still, kind of, sort of, unproven in the college game. In 2009 the Jets came out run heavy, with heavy doses of Thomas Jones, to my remembrance. Until he wore down toward the end of the season and Shonn Greene "picked up what he was puttin' down", so to speak. Fast forward to 2011 and many Jet fans are having serious doubts whether Shonn Greene is a true "every down back", for lack of a better word. I'm not a stats guy and i'm not gonna bother google-ing stuff, because i'm lazy, but in 2009, Thomas Jones got handed the ball... A LOT. He wasn't gonna rack up 120 yds. on 10 carries, he wasn't Adrian Peterson. He, like Greene, required 20-25 snaps a game to wear defenses down. Anyway I'm getting way off topic. My point is, I guess, that we are, still, re-building. Sanchez and Greene are still young and improving and deflecting a lot of criticism, with class. Look at the Ravens, Bucs, Browns, Vikings, Seahawks, Raiders Bengals, you can't tell me they're more confident with there QB situations, then we are with Sanchez. Let the teams "nuts drop", let the draft picks come into there own gentlemen, patience is a virtue.

This is my first time ever posting here, feel free to critique, I have thick skin.

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Nuts have dropped

Sparky, we expect more because our coach has set very high standards. Year 3 is when you expect your qb to make a significant jump in his game. We haven’t seen that yet although I do believe part of Sanchez problems are due to our OC.

by Crawdady on Oct 26, 2011 8:56 AM EDT reply actions

Yeah, my first post, so I definitely used too many words and din't hit all my points.

One of which is that due to Rex’s bravado and bluster, the fact that these are rebuilding years, gets swept under the rug.

by Clarke W. Griswald on Oct 26, 2011 11:34 AM EDT reply actions

Agreed on Sanchez, except a lot of teams are having similar problems.

The Bucs with Freeman and the Ravens with Flacco. Flacco in particular looks pretty dreadful this season and he’s in year 4.

by Clarke W. Griswald on Oct 26, 2011 11:36 AM EDT reply actions

Clarke W. Griswald- Nice screen name

"Burress telling Cason to hold his dick 3 times was awesome" -J-Nasty

by MDGeekyGrl on Oct 26, 2011 1:17 PM EDT reply actions

Patience is not easy after following this team and their many rebuilding phases over the last 6 decades.

At this point I would ask Michelangelo what the fluck was taking him so long to paint the damn ceiling.

by Putnan Prince on Oct 26, 2011 7:03 PM EDT reply actions

Hah! That's alright, this year we're gonna run a number six on em'.

by Clarke W. Griswald on Oct 26, 2011 8:12 PM EDT up reply actions

I don't see any rebuilding

I see tweaking, but certainly not rebuilding.

by CervezaVerde on Oct 27, 2011 1:50 AM EDT reply actions

agreed

rebuilding is something losing teams do.

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by Bro Namath on Oct 27, 2011 6:27 PM EDT up reply actions

Yeah, new coach, defensive coordinator, quarterback, running back,

just a few minor tweaks

by Clarke W. Griswald on Oct 28, 2011 2:47 PM EDT reply actions

That was going on three years ago

I believe your assertion was that we are still rebuilding after two back to back AFC championship appearances. Now you could call casting off all the vets and players with contracts due rebuilding, but to me it was just shaving down the roster and being cheap.

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by Bro Namath on Oct 29, 2011 11:01 AM EDT up reply actions

True, but who steps in there first year and wins a Super Bowl?

You still have to develop those young talents, to pass a fair judgment. Do you really think any of these young guys have reached there ceiling? I guess I just feel like, if you’re still in the process of grooming your young core of players, you’re still re-building. Would you say this offense has an identity? Or are we still trying to “build” one? I see your points, bro namath, just trying to offer some friendly banter.

by Clarke W. Griswald on Oct 29, 2011 2:01 PM EDT reply actions

I hope not

let’s hope their ceiling is somewhere in the stratosphere.

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by Bro Namath on Oct 29, 2011 2:56 PM EDT up reply actions

Not to mention on defense,

Do you think Rex was completely satisfied, with every single player he had on defense? He didn’t change much his first year, or draft anyone on defense. We are only now starting to see some re-building on the defensive side of the ball (Mo Wilkerson, K.Wilson, K. Ellis). The nice thing about it is we’re winning along the way which is something i’m sure a lot of teams would sign up for.

by Clarke W. Griswald on Oct 29, 2011 2:06 PM EDT reply actions