Comments on: Year Three Improvement Plan: Phase Two http://www.jetsinsider.com/blogs/christopher_nimbley/?p=1112 Writer Blog By Christopher Nimbley Sat, 25 May 2013 20:24:36 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: nick http://www.jetsinsider.com/blogs/christopher_nimbley/?p=1112&cpage=1#comment-6148 nick Wed, 15 Jun 2011 13:44:32 +0000 http://www.jetsinsider.com/blogs/christopher_nimbley/?p=1112#comment-6148 We need to focus on Shonn Greene more partly because LT is old, but also, Shonn Greene is young and will get better as his carrer goes on, but we will need him until Mark Sanchez matures enough to be a throwing QB. We need to focus on Shonn Greene more partly because LT is old, but also, Shonn Greene is young and will get better as his carrer goes on, but we will need him until Mark Sanchez matures enough to be a throwing QB.

]]> By: Bill http://www.jetsinsider.com/blogs/christopher_nimbley/?p=1112&cpage=1#comment-6134 Bill Sat, 11 Jun 2011 15:01:12 +0000 http://www.jetsinsider.com/blogs/christopher_nimbley/?p=1112#comment-6134 Professor Fink, clearly you didn't read Chris's artical OR if you did, you are another "can't argue with the stats" bozo's. Chris has it right...Shonn's opening two games of the season openned the door for a finess running game that has little value in the late season where most playoff team's run defense are filled with sure and physical tacklers (a time where LTs performace has consistently faded over the years). Shonn's consistency has shown best durring the playoffs, already ranking #2 or 3# Jets Alltime Playoff RB production. But I do agree with one thing, the coaches have offered a lot lip service around the Jets being a physical smash mouth Offense while taking huge steps backword on O-Line quality and running largely finess playaction passing team. As LT faded durring the last third of the season, everytime the Jets called on Shonn...he produced. Professor Fink, clearly you didn’t read Chris’s artical OR if you did, you are another “can’t argue with the stats” bozo’s. Chris has it right…Shonn’s opening two games of the season openned the door for a finess running game that has little value in the late season where most playoff team’s run defense are filled with sure and physical tacklers (a time where LTs performace has consistently faded over the years). Shonn’s consistency has shown best durring the playoffs, already ranking #2 or 3# Jets Alltime Playoff RB production. But I do agree with one thing, the coaches have offered a lot lip service around the Jets being a physical smash mouth Offense while taking huge steps backword on O-Line quality and running largely finess playaction passing team. As LT faded durring the last third of the season, everytime the Jets called on Shonn…he produced.

]]> By: doug http://www.jetsinsider.com/blogs/christopher_nimbley/?p=1112&cpage=1#comment-6111 doug Tue, 07 Jun 2011 02:22:43 +0000 http://www.jetsinsider.com/blogs/christopher_nimbley/?p=1112#comment-6111 GET NNADAMI!!! On the other side of revis an we win superbowl hands down. You wouldn't even have to worry about offense GET NNADAMI!!! On the other side of revis an we win superbowl hands down. You wouldn’t even have to worry about offense

]]> By: Professor Frink http://www.jetsinsider.com/blogs/christopher_nimbley/?p=1112&cpage=1#comment-6106 Professor Frink Mon, 06 Jun 2011 20:41:01 +0000 http://www.jetsinsider.com/blogs/christopher_nimbley/?p=1112#comment-6106 No question the running game took a step back last year. But you seem to want to believe it was entirely because the coaches stopped calling running plays. The fact is the offensive line took a step back going from Faneca to Slauson, and it will likely take another step back going from Woody to Ducasse. Further compounding the problem the fact that the overall play at the RB position slipped. Thomas Jones was a good back and a good fit for this offense, and Shonn Greene hasn't shown the ability to be the consistent and reliable runner that Jones was. LT was definitely a good player the first part of the season (first 5 games 76 carries for 435 yards and 3 TDs) but his age really caught up to him after that (143 carries for 479 and 3 TDs). I wouldn't predict he is gonna be a whole lot better now that he is another year older. Shotty's quote about Greene in pass protection sounds like the typical media fluff coaches like to do (Ryan always talked about what a great job Gholston was doing until he cut his worthless ass). Anyone who watched last year knows Greene was basically useless in the passing game. Maybe in year 3 he will improve, or maybe he will continue to be an inconsistent and unreliable player. Considering how important ground and pound is to this team, it's not a good sign they are relying on him as much as they are. Seems likely to me the Jets running game is gonna take another step back this year, putting more pressure on Sanchez. Given that it's likely he is gonna lose one of his starting WRs (probably Holmes, the more productive one) I'd say there is a good chance that this is the year we find out what Sanchez is really made of. For the first time in his career the coaching staff might not be able to minimize his impact on the game. If the offense has another year in the top 10 ppg, that will go a long way to proving he's the real deal. If not (more likely option IMO) you're gonna see a lot of haters coming out of the woodwork. No question the running game took a step back last year. But you seem to want to believe it was entirely because the coaches stopped calling running plays. The fact is the offensive line took a step back going from Faneca to Slauson, and it will likely take another step back going from Woody to Ducasse.

Further compounding the problem the fact that the overall play at the RB position slipped. Thomas Jones was a good back and a good fit for this offense, and Shonn Greene hasn’t shown the ability to be the consistent and reliable runner that Jones was. LT was definitely a good player the first part of the season (first 5 games 76 carries for 435 yards and 3 TDs) but his age really caught up to him after that (143 carries for 479 and 3 TDs). I wouldn’t predict he is gonna be a whole lot better now that he is another year older.

Shotty’s quote about Greene in pass protection sounds like the typical media fluff coaches like to do (Ryan always talked about what a great job Gholston was doing until he cut his worthless ass). Anyone who watched last year knows Greene was basically useless in the passing game. Maybe in year 3 he will improve, or maybe he will continue to be an inconsistent and unreliable player. Considering how important ground and pound is to this team, it’s not a good sign they are relying on him as much as they are.

Seems likely to me the Jets running game is gonna take another step back this year, putting more pressure on Sanchez. Given that it’s likely he is gonna lose one of his starting WRs (probably Holmes, the more productive one) I’d say there is a good chance that this is the year we find out what Sanchez is really made of. For the first time in his career the coaching staff might not be able to minimize his impact on the game. If the offense has another year in the top 10 ppg, that will go a long way to proving he’s the real deal. If not (more likely option IMO) you’re gonna see a lot of haters coming out of the woodwork.

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