Top 30 Jets of 2011 #s 30-27

by brick wall 60 on Feb 21, 2012 11:29 AM EST

Its going to be a very long off season and I thought it would be interesting to go through the top 30 Jets of the past season. It will overall be a two week segment. The order is strictly based on my opinion and is open for debate.

And so it begins

#30

Eric Smith 115 tackles 2.5 sacks 1 INT 1 Fumble recovery

Now I know he had one of the worst seasons a safety can possibly have, but he was second on the team in tackles, and for that he does get some respect.

#29

Nick Bellore Team high 31 Special teams tackles

Bellore didn't have much impact on defense but he was a great ST contributor. you cant discredit that.

#28

Tanner Purdam

What???? the long snapper? at 28? Yea I know you almost never here Purdam's name called. And that's the best part. If your Long snappers name is being called on a frequent basis then he must not be doing too good of a job. The fact that no one has heard Purdam's name called means hes doing what we need our long snapper to do.

#27

Brodney Pool 37 Tackles .5 sacks 1 int 4 PD 1 Fumble recovery

Pool didn't have a good season. He is considered a guy that goes after the ball, yet didn't have a int until the last game of the season. He did miss 3 games due to injury but its still not acceptable. In order for the Jets to improve in 2012 Pool has to step up or be sent to the bench.

# 26- 23 to come tomorrow

Let the debate begin

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This is a cool post.

Its fun, unlike the constant analysis of the draft.

by JetKing55 on Feb 21, 2012 1:05 PM EST reply actions 2 recs

Either I'm rubbing off on people, or you're all getting cooler

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by Bro Namath on Feb 21, 2012 7:03 PM EST up reply actions

Good point on Tanner Purdum

He’s a solid player that never gets any attention.

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by Jeff W. on Feb 21, 2012 1:24 PM EST reply actions

eric smith

He is terrible in coverage, but your gonna put a guy like nick belore before him? Eric smith also plays special teams well. Also, he had the second most tackles on the team. (and two big missed tackles) all I’m saying is he should be ahead of any strictly special teamer.

by revis24fan on Feb 21, 2012 2:09 PM EST via mobile reply actions

I dont think Smith played too much ST this year bec he had 0 tackles on ST.

Being a Jets fan might actually kill me

by brick wall 60 on Feb 21, 2012 2:22 PM EST up reply actions

Why? Smith was a liability on the field.

Nick Bellore didn’t absolutely suck at his job.

by J-Nasty on Feb 21, 2012 4:22 PM EST via mobile up reply actions

i already alluded to his lack of coverage ability

but eric smith did well stopping the run. of course when i played football in elementary school, stopping the run was the safety’s 4th responsibility. 1. stop the pass, 2. stop the pass, 3. stop the pass, 4. stop the run. I think eric smith is too bad in coverage to be a safety, but too small to be a lb. he plays lb better

by revis24fan on Feb 22, 2012 2:05 PM EST up reply actions

Eric Smith sucks

the end.

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by Bro Namath on Feb 21, 2012 7:04 PM EST up reply actions

Eric Smith LED the team in tackles. Not second. Number 1.

by CervezaVerde on Feb 21, 2012 7:21 PM EST up reply actions

He's a safety, and on this team that's saying next to nothing anyway

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by Bro Namath on Feb 21, 2012 7:44 PM EST up reply actions

I don't know what you mean here but

leading your team in tackles means a few things… 1) You were on the field alot. 2) You can tackle pretty good.

The fact that he is a safety leading the team in tackles, means, either the front seven sucks or he was playing up in the front seven alot.

Eric Smith is not nearly as bad as some to make him out to be. He definitely could have been put in better situations to succeed. Like every other year he played for the Jets where few said he sucked.

by CervezaVerde on Feb 21, 2012 7:51 PM EST up reply actions

Actually as clean up guy, the Safety quite frequently is a leading tackler, sometimes LB

and yes, it means he saw a lot of field time. Which is an indictment on Rex.

What I “meant here” is that this team is horrible at tackling as I said, and leading is no great feat.

I’d have pulled down game film of his blown plays this season but it’s been so prolific and unanimously bad that I never thought I would have to.

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by Bro Namath on Feb 22, 2012 11:29 AM EST up reply actions

well

having a lot of tackles doesn’t mean your a good player. you might have a lot of tackles based on the fact that they throw in your direction a lot. You might tackle him, but you can’t cover him. Smith is a decent tackler, but he can’t cover, and thats why they always throw at him.

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by rexthejet on Feb 22, 2012 4:12 PM EST up reply actions

And how long should it take a coaching staff to realize that a guy can't man cover

Before they attempt another approach? They have had three years with him. They should have known by then that he has limitations. Or he was injured and they had no one else to fill in. Either way, I still think Smith did a pretty good job despite the situation.

by CervezaVerde on Feb 22, 2012 10:33 PM EST up reply actions