JDSal45

I loved reading the Jets board prior to the Pats mauling them. They were all delusional about "the aging Pats defense." Lets compare ages of the starters on defense this season:



Jets: Shaun Ellis (31); Kris Jenkins (29); Kenyon Coleman (29); Bryan Thomas (29); Eric Barton (31); Calvin Pace (27); David Harris (24); Darrell Revis (23); Dwight Lowery (22); Eric Smith (25); Kerry Rhodes (26) AVERAGE AGE: 27

Patriots: Ty Warren (27); Vince Wilfork (26); Richard Seymour (28); Mike Vrabel (33); Jerod Mayo (22); Tedy Bruschi (35); Adalius Thomas (31); Deltha O'Neal (31); Ellis Hobbs (25); Rodney Harrison (35); James Sanders (24) AVERAGE AGE: 28

WOW, a difference of one year. Does that means the Jets fans acknowledge their defense will be old next season?

Just silliness. Its about performance and the Pats defense has always been better than the Jets in the Belichick era. That won't end, even if the Pats have one whole extra year in average age.

J D Sal

DisgruntledTunaFan

Didn't they have to give up a couple of draft picks for Kris Jenkins?

Word out of Carolina was that he ended up quiting on them in his last year there. I remember reading on the Panthers MB last year how he "sent in his 2 weeks pink slip" at the end.

jmt57

It's one of those things (old defense) that has been repeated so often that everybody (outside of New England) assumes it is true. You wouldn't have to look far to find another team's fan that will repeat that same line that also thinks Seau is still starting and has no idea that Mayo is on the team and playing now.

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Wildo7

I just hope this is a mantra that keeps getting repeated throughout the season. I've already said that I think this defense can be special, and if you add in the fact that for each of the older guys (Rodney, Bruschi, Sanders, Vrabel etc.) there are young guys like Woods, Crabel and Meriweather that can get rotated in for them and may even end up starting at some point. It's hilarious to think that all of these idiots will have such high expectations for their offenses playing the Pats defense only to turn on the t.v. Sunday and see a bunch of quick, young Pats defenders schooling them. The average IQ of he NFL fan never ceases to amaze me.

Gunnails

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Jenkins, Faneca, Woody, Pace, Richardson Were all sighned as FAs for truckloads of money.

Favre will cost the Jets a pick, probably a 2nd, maybe a first if the Jets go to the SB.

LoganMankinsPancakeBlocks

The Jets traded for Jenkins. Forget what they gave up, something like a 3rd rounder, but they definitely traded for him and he wasn't a FA. Then after trading for him, they ripped up his deal and signed him to a new big deal.

Deus Irae

Jenkins cost the R-A-T-S a 3rd and a 5th

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Wildo7

didn't they give up a 3rd and a 5th for him? add on the 2nd for Lord Favre and the Jets have almost no draft picks left

BelizePats

With the R-A-T-S giving up all these picks in next years draft for instant average status this year, its nice to see them beginning to mortage their future.
Their idiotic management is desperate and when the new regime that comes in after their GM and coach are fired this year, all we'll be hearing about is how the old regime left the draft table bare with so few picks.
Excellent!

NYCPatsFan

I wish Vrabel and Harrison get a constant feed of all this 'old' defense.