Roster Projections....Early Edition

[JStokes]

Originally Posted by Beerfish

All I know is that he also flat out dropped a pass right in his mitts at a key time with one of his opportunities.

That he did.

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[Raider9175]

Originally Posted by JonEJet

OFFENSE

QB (3-3)
Mark Sanchez
Tim Tebow
Greg McElroy

RB/FB (5-8)
Shonn Greene
Joe McKnight
Bilial Powell
Terrance Ganaway
John Conner

WR (6-14)
Santonio Holmes
Stephen Hill
Jeremy Kerley
Chaz Schilens
Jordan White
Patrick Turner

TE (3-17)
Dustin Keller
Jeff Cumberland
Josh Baker

OL (8-25)
LT Brick Ferguson
LG Matt Slauson
C Nick Mangold
RG Brandon Moore
RT Wayne Hunter
OT Austin Howard
OG Vladimir Ducasse
C/G Caleb Schlauderaff

DEFENSE

DE (4-29)
Mo Wilkerson
Quinton Coples
Mike DeVito
Marcus Dixon

NT (2-32)
Sione Pouha
Kenrick Ellis

OLB (5-36)
Calvin Pace
Aaron Maybin
Ricky Sapp
Bryan Thomas
Garrett McIntyre

ILB (4-40)
David Harris
Bart Scott
Demario Davis
Nick Bellore

CB (5-45)
Darrelle Revis
Antonio Cromartie
Kyle Wilson
Ellis Lankster
Donnie Fletcher

S (5-50)
LaRon Landry
Yeremiah Bell
Eric Smith
Josh Bush
Anontio Allen

ST (3-53)
P TJ Conley
PK Nick Folk
LS Tanner Purdum

PRACTICE SQUAD

WR Scotty McKnight
TE Hayden Smith
OG Robert T. Griffin
QB Matt Simms
LB Marcus Dowtin
CB Ryan Steed
S D'Anton Lynn
DT Damon Harrison

Only 8 olineman and only three Ot's on the roster. JMO I think that cutting it pretty close . There is no room for injury of any kind to your oline.
JMO You can't neglect the trenches on both sides of the ball ,as that is where the game is still won and lost.

[Tackleem]

Originally Posted by doggin94it

Yes and no. Remember that when they go 4-3, all of the Jets DEs (Coples, Wilkerson, Devito, Dixon) can play inside and a number of their LBs (Pace, Thomas, Maybin, Sapp) can play DE, particularly on passing downs for the last two.

That means they can get significant rest even with only 6 DL - and they will want to keep 9 or ten LBs (the starters, plus Thomas [yeah, Maybin will start, IMO], Sapp, McIntyre, Davis, Bellore and possibly Mauga), which means they'll need to go light somewhere else.

This is how I build Madden Franchise teams, and I don't necessarily mean that as an insult! But I see zero reason to think Maybin can play 4-3 DE even in obvious passing situations. It's still a different beast than 3-4 OLB, and calls for a dimension Maybin hasn't shown.

[doggin94it]

Originally Posted by patman

but even in a 3-4 i think that is light. I can see 6 being active game day but i would like to see another big. Patriot reference Alert!!! BB normally carried at least 7.

But how many of his LBs could play DE? with those 6, Jets are 2 deep at 3-4 NT, 4 deep at 3-4 DE, 6 deep at 4-3DT, and (counting pace, thomas, Maybin and sapp) 6 deep at 4-3 DE. It's enough. The only real worry would be if Pouha or Ellis goes down, they'd need to bring in a backup NT. But to keep their LB depth (I think they like McIntyre and Bellore a lot; Mauga is on the bubble), that's a risk I bet they take

[doggin94it]

Originally Posted by Tackleem

This is how I build Madden Franchise teams, and I don't necessarily mean that as an insult! But I see zero reason to think Maybin can play 4-3 DE even in obvious passing situations. It's still a different beast than 3-4 OLB, and calls for a dimension Maybin hasn't shown.

On third and long, he can line up in the wide 9 with his hand in the dirt. Not an issue. If you want to consider him a 3-4 OLB in that spot, I won't complain - but I can see the Jets setting up the DL-OL like this in obvious passing situations:

(M= Maybin; W= Wilk; C= Coples; S= Sapp)

----M-------W-C-------S
-------OT-OG-C-OG-OT-TE

Make the OTs engage wide, have Wilk and Coples attack the A gaps (between the Guard and Center, guaranteeing one of them a 1 on 1), and send Demario Davis or David Harris crashing the OG/OT gap between Wilk and Maybin.

You get a 1 on 1 on the outside for Maybin, pressure up the gut from the blitzing LB, and a 1 on 1 matchup inside for 1 of the DTS (or both, if the LG slides to pick up the blitzing LB)

[estang74]

5 safeties???

Other than that, it's a pretty good looking list.