NY Jets

New York Jets

2013 Season: 8-8

Last season was was deemed the Geno project for Rex Ryan and crew.  Rookie Geno Smith won the starting job from Mark Sanchez at the start of the season with a lot of uncertainty.  After waiting until the final week of preseason to name a starter, Rex Ryan put a lot of faith in his young QB and stuck with him throughout the entire season.  Geno ended up being sacked 43 times.  The team finished tied for 2nd in the AFC East and barely missed the playoffs.  When Geno played bad he played terrible, but when he was just ok the team played well. 

With a 25th ranked offense being inconsistent struggling to score points, the defense was the 3rd best against the rush allowing only 88 yards per game.  The biggest problem, Geno had no one to throw to.  Leading receiver Jeremy Kerley ended the season with only 43 receptions.  With 2,158 rushing yards Chris Ivory and Bilal Powell lead the backfield to 6th in the league for total rushing yards.  They made a name for themselves last season.  But the biggest hole to fill on this team was at receiver.  

Key Additions:  Chris Johnson, Eric Decker, Mike Vick

Key Losses:  Santonio Holmes

Fantasy Players to watch for:  Chris Johnson, Eric Decker, Jets Defense

2014 Season Outlook:  Last season was nothing short of a confidence builder for Geno.  He threw 12 td's and 21 interceptions.  Not a good ratio.  With 1,288 yards and 11 touchdowns Eric Decker will need to step his game up to be the number 1 receiver.  Adding Chris Johnson puts a lot of speed on the offensive side of the ball, look for him to have a breakout year in receptions not so much rushing.  Nick Mangold and D'Brickashw Ferguson both entering their 9th season will bring their experience and size to help protect Geno so he can read defenses better.  This season Geno enters with Mike Vick breathing down his neck for the starting job.  With added weapons around him, Geno will be a little bit better and make smarter decisions.  

   Rex Ryan keeps a good strong defense with his teams.  This linebacker combo probably one of the tops in the league this season.  David Harris and Calvin Pace lead the way.  Calvin Pace entering his 12th season had 10 sacks last season, while David Harris lead the team with 124 tackles.  Dee Milliner enters his 2nd season leading the way in the secondary.  He has already claimed to be the best Corner coming into this season, we will see.  If he is I think this team will make a run.  Out of the first 6 weeks of the season, 4 of them are home.  At this point I think they will be a 9-7 team and barely miss the playoffs again.