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Ten Brief Jet Musings

1. The offensive line gave far superior pass protection today than it gave to Chad Pennington or Brooks Bollinger.

2. With Cadillac Williams injured, the Jets stopped Tampa Bay's running game, but I don't know that they will be able to stop Buffalo's Willis McGahee next week.

3. After carrying the ball just ten times in the Jets first five games, Derrick Blaylock broke his foot today and is out for the season. For the 2005 season, Blaylock earned a cool $250,000 per carry, or around $135,000 for each of his 19 yards rushing.

Hopefully the Jets will sign Little John Flowers, who consistently played great in the last few training camps but never made the final cut, presumably because players who aren't drafted by Terry Bradway don't make the team.

4. After the game, Herm Edwards was asked which foot Blaylock broke. He didn't know.

5. Willie Randolph got a very nice ovation at the game today. I guess there were a lot of Yankees and Braves fans there.

6. Santana Moss had another big game for the Redskins. The Jets really miss Moss' punt returning; with two more fumbles today, their own situation is going from abysmal to horrific.

7. Mike Nugent has not looked impressive. We were told that he has a very strong leg and a very calm demeanor. Well, many of his kickoffs are going short, as did his second field goal attempt today. His two misses almost cost the Jets the game today.

8. Why did Herm Edwards call timeout late in the 2nd quarter after a first down run by the Bucs? Stopping the clock allowed Tampa to slowly drive for a field goal just before halftime.

9. Edwards made the right decision going for it on 4th and goal from the 1. But why did the Jets run the ball up the middle four straight times in their goal to go situation?

10. Did the television coverage of the game show little Luke Chrebet - who will be 4 in December - acting as a ballboy retrieving the tee early in the game? The fans gave him (and by extension, his dad) a standing ovation.
posted on 10/09/2005