Wayne....

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[rickyt31]

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[marshawn lynch]

Mario will have a great first game for us.
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[RDawg10]

First off everyone needs to calm down. The front office realizes we have a glaring hole. But in order to fill that hole they need to wait till next friday when the rosters get cut down to 53. At that point we can start bringing in tackles. I fully guarantee that we bring in as many tackles until we find someone with experience and a hard work ethic. Trust me also, they can be found. There is practically 90 players on every nfl roster right now.

Anyways people need to realize that new offenses take time. Especially when you have a tremendous amount of young and new guys on the team. Everyones obviously learning at this point. Everyone needs to stop buying into the "media" and realize that. The media is just nitpicking as much as they can to make this seem to be a disaster. Well guess what, it isnt a disaster. As much as everyone wants to take a peak at 3 quarters of play, with a new offense, an injured holmes, and a terrible RT (the worst starting tackle in football) go ahead and start making assumptions. Start hitting the panic button guys, because thats exactly what the media wants. The media wants us chanting tebow when Mark cant get in a rhythm. They want this team to be an utter disaster and the laughing stock of the nfl.

So just relax everyone give it some time. We have been to two AFC championships in the past 3 years. We still have a top 5 defense that i think is supremely improved since last year. Give Howard a chance and trust me if it doesnt work out, then we will keep trying to find someone until it does. It doesnt need to be a pro bowl tackle, it just has to be someone that can play consistent and smart. You dont have to overpower guys, you just have to play "The Scheme". Sparano is a very smart guy went it comes to the offensive line. He will succeed.

Anyways last thought, i see us opening the year relying on our defense the first few games. Thats expected. As this offense will need experience to get better. The problem is, us as fans cannot get jumpy and fidgetty when the offense looks poor. Give Mark some time and by the end of the year everyone will know this offense to a T. I expect us to be playing very good football as the year goes on as long as the media and fans don't blow it.

my motto "Relax and allow time to do its job"
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[jetskid007]

It really just bothers me how we let it get this far. I understand that there weren't enough options out there, but really? I think this is the first time where the fans & media were unanimously right and the organization was wrong.

It's easy to say the Jets should've cut Hunter, but in all honesty Wayne was good as our "6th" lineman and I think he's a much better fit as a G/swing tackle then a starting OT. $2.45 million is a little steep, but whether it was Austin or a rookie draft pick we needed some veteran insurance and we weren't going to find great value on the open market.

Here's what bothers me: the Jets priority move on offense was adding Tebow. Not an OL, not a RB, but Tebow. Despite all the struggles we witnessed last year, the Jets didn't consider ONE guy outside the organization to at least come in and compete.





Moving away from that, I can't pretend like Austin will come in and be an elite tackle, but I definitely think he'll be a better fit as a pass blocker and has a chance to be average. He's got long arms, has good lateral movement, and is athletic for his size. I definitely can see some growing pains, but I think he'll be able to match up against the NFL movement of speed rushers. He's going to have to lean heavily on Moore and (hopefully) a blocking TE, but I think he can be enough to help this line improve to mediocre-solid for the time being.
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[Harris Smith]

Unfortunately for Hunter, this media frenzy has cost him his job (at least for now). Not that I'm not happy the Jets will be bringing another OL into the mix, because besides Hunter being a question mark heading into the year, I've always been concerned about what would happen if Brick were ever injured. However, this was some outcry, considering the circumstances.

I think the example fans should keep in mind who are ready to fire everybody in the FO after two preseason games is the Giants of last year. Even the people who today shower them with praise were extremely critical of Jerry Reese when he lost Boss and Smith, and "sat on his hands" during FA last year, meanwhile the Eagles were buying guys at just about every position. It's possible that a little patience will might pay off for the Jets this season, too.
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If Howard can keep the starting job, I think Wayne is going to be used as a Blocking TE in some formations. I doubt Rex has the guts to keep Wayne on the bench 100%. Could be a good thing for the running game and trick plays that he would only be there to help the tackles instead of being the tackle.
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