The New York Jets head into their pre-season finale tonight against the Philadelphia Eagles with plenty of questions surrounding their roster. On the field tonight will be a minimal amount of impact players for the 2012 team, however there are a handful who still have an opportunity to lock down prominent roles. After the game Mike Tannenbaum needs to get to work in adding depth to a few spots by scanning the league for other team’s end of August cuts.
At right tackle Austin Howard needs another strong showing to truly lock down the starting right tackle job. If he struggles tonight he could be on a quick hook for the recently acquired Jason Smith, who should also see some action tonight. At wide receiver, another good game from Patrick Turner and Jordan White should keep Chaz Schilens off the roster, if the Jets are going by merit. Schilens has hardly played at all this August and simply can’t stay healthy. There is no logical reason to keep him on at the expense of White or Turne...
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PLAYERS:
Mike Tannenbaum,
Austin Howard,
Jason Smith,
Patrick Turner,
Jordan White,
Chaz Schilens,
Shonn Greene,
Bilal Powell,
Joe McKnight,
John Conner,
Jabar Gaffney,
Donte` Stallworth,
Calvin Pace,
David Harris,
Bart Scott,
Aaron Maybin,
Demario Davis,
Nick Bellore,
Josh Mauga,
Ricky Sapp,
Antonio Allen,
Ellis Lankster,
Julian Posey,
Rex Ryan
TEAMS: Philadelphia Eagles, New York Jets
TEAMS: Philadelphia Eagles, New York Jets
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