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The New York Jets need to do better next April

Blogged under Bloglockers,Front Page,General,The Draft Report by admin on Saturday 12 February 2011 at 2:50 am

The Jets didn’t get a lot of immediate help in last April’s Draft but they got players who can help them down the road.  Here is a quick look at how the guys they drafted did as rookies in the NFL:

Kyle Wilson:  The Jets used the 29th pick of the first round on 23-year old corner Kyle Wilson out of Boise State.  Wilson played in all 16 games for the Jets last season and he had 21 tackles and 5 passes defensed.  Wilson also returned 15 punts for 111 yards (7.4 avg) and 2 kickoffs for 22 yards (11.0 avg) last year.  Wilson could develop into a starter down the road for the Jets but only if he improves in coverage.

Vladimir Ducasse:  In the 2nd round the Jets used the 61st overall pick on OG/OT Vladimir Ducasse out of Massachusetts.  The 23-year old Ducasse is strong as an ox at 6’5″, 325 pounds but he’s very raw.  He played in 2 games for the Jets last season but he didn’t start any of them.  The Jets hope they can develop him into a starter down the road, but it’s going to take some time with him.

Joe McKnight:  In the 4th round, the Jets used the 112th overall pick on 22-year old RB Joe McKnight out of USC.  McKnight was buried behind L.T., Shonn Greene and Brad Smith at RB last season for the Jets.  He played in 9 games for the Jets last season in which he carried the ball 39 times for 184 yards (4.8 ypc) and he caught 3 passes for 20 yards (6.7 avg).  McKnight also helped out a tad on special teams with 2 punt returns for 43 yards (21.5 avg) and 3 kickoff returns for 60 yards (20.0 avg) last year.  He also had 4 tackles last year.  McKnight has the look of a third down back right now but he might develop into more down the road for the Jets.

John Conner:  23-year old fullback John Conner was drafted in the 5th round (#139 pick overall) out of Kentucky last April.  Conner played in all 16 games for the Jets last season and he had 8 carries for 44 yards (5.5 ypc) with 1 TD run and he also caught 2 passes for 9 yards (4.5 avg).  Conner also returned 3 kickoffs for 35 yards (11.7 avg) and he had 5 tackles last year.  He could push Tony Richardson out of the NFL soon.

GRADE FOR 2010:  C-

GRADE FOR THE FUTURE:  C+

The New York Jets sign Nick Novak

Blogged under Attention Jets Fans,Bloglockers,Free Agent Additions,Front Page,General by admin on Friday 11 February 2011 at 3:23 pm

The New York Jets have signed 29-year old kicker Nick Novak.  Novak last played in 2008 with the Kansas City Chiefs.  He has played in 22 games in his NFL career and he has connected on 19 of 30 field goals (63.3%) and all 32 of his extra points, good for 89 points.  Novak was signed to give Nick Folk some competition for the kicker job in 2011.