What are you looking for?
Latest NFL News and Rumors...

Needing to fortify their pass rush following OLB Melvin Ingram's knee injury, the Chargers and free agent Dwight Freeney h... [read more] [All News & Rumors]
The ongoing buzz regarding Patriots tight end Rob Gronkowski was that a fourth surgery on his forearm would be required. A... [read more] [All News & Rumors]
Jets running back Mike Goodson was taken into custody early Friday morning, charged with drug and weapons possession, acco... [read more] [All News & Rumors]
Josh Freeman's disappointing 2012 season led to pre-draft speculation about the Bucs possibly selecting a QB in the early ... [read more] [All News & Rumors]
Many expected the Browns would add another quarterback to join Brandon Weeden and Jason Campbell. That addition came on Th... [read more] [All News & Rumors]

Jets fire offensive coordinator, move away from 'ground and pound'

Head coach Rex Ryan is sticking with the Jets, but the team did fire first-year offensive coordinator Tony Sparano on Tuesday. Quarterbacks coach Matt Cavanaugh is also out. When the Jets look for a new OC, Ryan said that he wants someone who will bring an attacking, creative style and basically said that the "ground and pound" offense is gone. Ryan said he wants his offense to be more unpredictable.

Fantasy Analysis:

That's proper, because even Ryan wouldn't predict whom his starting QB will be next season. Ryan may want certain things, but the Jets don't currently have the personnel to deploy an attacking, explosive offense. Their running game, led by free agent Shonn Greene, is up in the air. Wide receiver Santonio Holmes @santonio10 is the team's best offensive weapon, but he needs a quarterback to deliver the ball to do anything of note, and the Jets don't have a competent quarterback on their roster. Plus, Holmes is coming back from foot surgery. Ryan said during Tuesday's press conference that the Jets are "going to be the team you don't want to play." There are too many things to count that need to happen to make that possible.

Source:
New York Daily News

0 Comments | Add Yours

There are no comments on this article yet.

You must login in order to comment:

If you do not have an account yet, register here -- it's free

Warning: You don't have cookies enabled in your internet broswer. Without cookies, you will not be able to login. Some web browsers allow cookies to be managed on a per-site basis.



News Archive
NFL News Feed: XML Feed
Subscribe to FFToolbox NFL News and Rumors by Email
Brian Murphy -
Follow on Twitter
Los Angeles, CA
FFToolbox Fantasy Football Writer since 2002
I have played fantasy sports since 2001, specializing in fantasy football and baseball.

I wrote for FFToolbox from 2002-2005 and re-joined in 2009.

I am a journalism/mass communication grad student at Cal State University, Northridge. I am aiming to be a sports reporter for a website, newspaper, magazine, anything. I received my undergrad diploma from the University of Central Florida. I make my home in Long Beach, Calif.

While I grew up in California, my favorite football team has always been the New York Giants.
AFC Team Pages
East North South West
NFC Team Pages
East North South West
Partner of USA TODAY Sports Digital Properties