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Sports Edge's profile of all 32 NFL teams continues today with the AFC East's New York Jets.

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The Jets are 75:1 to win the Super Bowl, 50:1 to win the AFC Championship, and 15:1 to win the AFC East. Their Over / Under win total is 6.5.

Schedule

New York’s 2006 opponents had a record of 119-137 in 2005. That is the easiest in the AFC. They also get their bye-week after Week 8, which is perfect to break up the season.

In the first half of the year, The Jets get New England, Indianapolis and Miami all at home. However, if they lose all three of those games as expected, then they will be lucky to be 2-6 at the midway point. The second half has the tougher road games, but some winnable home games like Houston, Buffalo and Oakland.

Sports Edge Analysis

The Jets have relied on quarterback Chad Pennington’s balky shoulder for much of their success. The problem is that he hasn’t been healthy for the last three years and he is still not 100% now.

Unfortunately, the other quarterback options of Patrick Ramsey and rookie Kellen Clemens do not inspire much confidence for 2006.

The wide receiver tandem of Laveranues Coles and Justin McCareins are good but not great, and they need a quarterback with a strong arm to maximize their abilities. Even when Pennington is healthy, his arm is below average.

The running game is looking at a declining Curtis Martin and an offensive line that will start two rookies in tackle D’Brickashaw Ferguson and center Nick Mangold. That will put even more pressure on whoever is playing quarterback.

The Jets’ defense was 5th in the AFC in yards allowed last year, but 12th in points allowed. The team traded defensive end, John Abraham to Atlanta for a first round pick, and now New York will switch over to the 3-4 defense without their premier pass rusher.

One player who should do well in the new system is Dewayne Robertson as he is a good fit at the nose tackle position. Middle linebacker, Jonathan Vilma may struggle however, as he will be forced to take on more blockers and have less room to run fee.

The secondary lost cornerback Ty Law who had a bunch of interceptions, but also a lot of penalties. Andre Dyson and Ray Mickens are two candidates to fill his job as well as last year’s second round pick, Justin Miller.

Prediction

The Jets felt that Coach Eric Mangini was the best candidate to replace Herm Edwards for two reasons. One is that he is a young, bright defensive mind. Two, he knows the ins and outs of Bill Belichick and the New England Patriots juggernaut.

Mangini will install the same base 3-4 defense that the Patriots employ. That will take time to adjust to as well as find the right players to fit into the system. The 35 year-old Mangini also has to prove that he has the personality to be a successful head coach in the NFL.

This is going to be a tough year overall for New York, as both the offense and defense are below average units. A 5-11 record is the most likely scenario.

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Posted by miker at July 24, 2006 07:59 AM

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