The Jets have lost starting OLB Calvin Pace for at least the next 6 weeks due to a broken right foot.  Pace played in 12 games for the Jets last year and he had 55 tackles, 1 pass defensed, 8 sacks and 3 forced fumbles.  The Jets might not miss him a whole lot is 35-year old Jason Taylor still has something left in the gas tank.  Taylor played in 16 games for the enemy Miami Dolphins last season and he had 42 tackles, 5 passes defensed, 7 sacks, 3 forced fumbles and 1 INT.

The Jets have placed 25-year old DT Ropati Pitoitua on the Injured Reserve List due to a Achilles Tendon Injury.  Pitoitua played in the first two pre-season games for the Jets making 4 tackles.  He played in 8 games as a rookie for the Jets last season and he made 3 tackles.  This injury will hurt the depth of the Jets’ front line as they were going to play Pitoitua a little more in 2010.

The Jets are confident that Leon Washington will be able to give them a lot of production in 2010 as long as he can stay healthy.  Washington played in 7 games for the Jets last season and he carried the ball 72 times for 331 yards (4.6 ypc).  He also caught 15 passes for 131 yards (8.7 avg) last season for the Jets.  Washington’s season ended with a broken leg in 2009 but reports are that his recovery is coming along quite well.  Washington has now played in 55 games in his four years with the Jets and he has carried the ball 370 times for 1,782 yards (4.8 ypc) with 13 TD runs.  Washington also has caught 123 passes for 969 yards (7.9 avg) with 2 TD grabs in his time with the Jets.  Washington has a perfect skill set to combine with Shonn Greene’s to give the Jets dynamic play again in 2010 out of the running back position.

The Jets have lost 35-year old linebacker Larry Izzo for the year due to a neck injury.  Izzo played in 12 games for the Jets this year and he made 7 tackles and he forced 2 fumbles.  Izzo has now played in 200 games in his NFL career and he has 179 tackles, 3 passes defensed, 3 forced fumbles and 1 interception.  The Jets will miss Izzo who has been a special teams ace for them for a long, long time.  Hopefully this injury won’t end his career.

The Jets could be without starting strong safety Jim Leonhard for a while due to surgery he has had to repair a thumb that he fractured against the Jags last Sunday.  Leonhard has played in 9 games this season for the Jets and he has 43 tackles, 4 tackles for a loss, 1.5 sacks, 4 passes defensed and he has 1 interception.  The Jets will also miss Leonhard on special teams as he has been the punt returner.  Leonhard has returned 21 punts for 173 yards (8.2 avg) this year for the Jets.  Eric Smith will replace Leonhard on defense.  He has played in 9 games for the Jets this season and he has 27 tackles, 1 tackle for a loss, 4 passes defensed and 1 interception.  Smith should be able to do a decent job at safety while Leonhard is healing.