Continuing our look at some of the players that the Jets may want to consider in the 2012 draft, next up is Whitney Mercilus. There is absolutely no doubt that Whitney had a beast of a 2011 season, leading the nation in sacks with 16. He forced 9 fumbles on the season which is a [...]
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Scouting The Draft: Whitney Mercilus, DE, Illinois
February 5th, 2012 
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February 5th, 2012 afcbeast Continuing our look at some of the players that the Jets may want to consider in the 2012 draft, next up is Whitney Mercilus. There is absolutely no doubt that Whitney had a beast of a 2011 season, leading the nation in sacks with 16. He forced 9 fumbles on the season which is a [...]
Posted in Gang Green Nation Tags: Backfield, College Football, Defensive Player, Draft, Flash In The Pan, Fumbles, Game Time, Gaps, Good Hands, Honours, Illinois, Mercilus, Ncaa History, No Doubt, Offensive Lineman, Pass Rusher, Performance Awards, Sacks, Scouting, Single Player, Smart Player, Tackles, Team Captain, Whistle, Whitney No Comments »Roster Rundown: #79 Ropati Pitoitua
January 31st, 2012 afcbeast Position: Defensive Line Height / Weight: 6’8″ 315 lbs. Age: 27 / Experience: 3 College: Washington State 2012 Contract Status: Under Contract through 2012 2011 Analysis: With injuries to his Mike DeVito, Ropati saw more time than maybe was anticipated. On the whole, Ropati was neutral, totalling 22 tackles with one sack and two stuffs. Most of the season he either played on the [...]
Posted in The Jets Blog Tags: Backfield, Contract Status, Defensive Line, Defensive Linemen, Dixon, Fiend, Height Weight, Jets, Lbs Age, Leverage, Mtv, Next Five Years, Outlook, Penetration, Penetrations, Pitoitua, Reclamation Projects, Rex, Ropati, Roster, Rundown, Tackles, Washington State 10 Comments »Prospect Watch: DE/OLB Bruce Irvin
January 24th, 2012 afcbeast As the Jets journey towards the draft in April, I will examine prospects that could potentially be on the Jets’ draft board. Please feel free to leave your thoughts or suggest a prospect in the comments. College: West Virginia Measurables: 6’2″ 245 lbs Projected Round: 2nd or 3rd Positives Irvin has excellent instincts and is regularly around [...]
Posted in The Jets Blog Tags: Backfield, Bruce, Bruce Irvin, Dangerous Threat, DE/OLB, Draft Board, Dreams, Flexibility, Ged, High School Football, Instincts, Irvin, Jets, Journey, Juvenile Detention, Olb, Prospect, Prospects, Red Flag, Running Backs, Rush, Strides, Watch, West Virginia 10 Comments »Prospect Watch: DE/OLB Nick Perry
January 21st, 2012 afcbeast As the Jets journey towards the draft in April, I will examine prospects that could potentially be on the Jets’ draft board. Please feel free to leave your thoughts or suggest a prospect in the comments. College: Southern California Measurables: 6’3″ 250 lbs Projected Round: 1st Positives Perry has an athletic frame and can play defensive end [...]
Posted in The Jets Blog Tags: Agility, Backfield, Bull Rush, Burst, Change Of Direction, DE/OLB, Disruption, Draft Board, Durability, game, Good Combination, Good Lateral, Jets, Journey, Nick, Nick Perry, Olb, Perry, Prospect, Prospects, Solid 3, Southern California, Time Analysis, Upper Body Strength, Watch 9 Comments »Prospect Watch: ILB Dont’a Hightower
January 18th, 2012 afcbeast As the Jets journey towards the draft in April, I will examine prospects that could potentially be on the Jets’ draft board. Please feel free to leave your thoughts or suggest a prospect in the comments. College: Alabama Measurables: 6’4″ 260 lbs Projected Round: 1st or 2nd Positives Hightower has a large body and strong build [...]
Posted in The Jets Blog Tags: Acl, Added Bonus, Angles, Backfield, Dont’a, Draft Board, Durability, Elite, Film Room, Hightower, Hips, Ilb, Jets, Leonhard, Line Of Scrimmage, Prospect, Prospects, Rex Ryan, Sideline, Teammates, Tide, Watch, Zone Defense 10 Comments »Prospect Watch: ILB Dont’a Hightower
January 18th, 2012 afcbeast As the Jets journey towards the draft in April, I will examine prospects that could potentially be on the Jets’ draft board. Please feel free to leave your thoughts or suggest a prospect in the comments. College: Alabama Measurables: 6’4″ 260 lbs Projected Round: 1st or 2nd Positives Hightower has a large body and strong build [...]
Posted in The Jets Blog Tags: Acl, Added Bonus, Angles, Backfield, Dont’a, Draft Board, Durability, Elite, Film Room, Hightower, Hips, Ilb, Jets, Leonhard, Line Of Scrimmage, Prospect, Prospects, Rex Ryan, Sideline, Teammates, Tide, Watch, Zone Defense 10 Comments »Prospect Watch: DE Whitney Mercilus
January 15th, 2012 afcbeast As the Jets journey towards the draft in April, I will examine prospects that could potentially be on the Jets’ draft board. Please feel free to leave your thoughts or suggest a prospect in the comments. College: Illinois Measurables: 6’4″ 265 lbs Projected Round: 1st or 2nd Positives Mercilus is very active and versatile, lining up all [...]
Posted in The Jets Blog Tags: Ability Analysis, anticipation, Athlete, Backfield, Change Of Direction, College Illinois, Draft Board, Fumbles, Hips, Instincts, Jets, Journey, Mentality, Mercilus, Offensive Lineman, Prospect, Prospects, Rex Ryan, Runners, Straight Line, Tackles, Watch, Whistle, Whitney 10 Comments »Wild-card weekend’s five least valuable players
January 9th, 2012 afcbeast Ndamukong Suh, Defensive Tackle, Detroit Lions. Suh spent his Saturday doing three things: 1) being run right past as he bulled his way into the backfield, 2) being unable to beat the double-teams the Saints threw at him, and 3) not being so great against the single-teams, either. He and Nick Fairley were non-factors. And [...]
Posted in Around The League Tags: Arian Foster, Backfield, Chris Crocker, Cincinnati Bengals, Cornerback, Delicious Pie, Detroit Lions, Fairley, Five, least, Line Of Scrimmage, Nfl Network, Offensive Line, Passer Rating, Pittsburgh Steelers, Players., Playoff Games, Safeties, Steelers Defense, Suh, Three Games, Tim Tebow, valuable, weekend’s, Wildcard, Wonderful Day No Comments »2012 NFL Playoffs: Quick-Hit Reactions from Lions vs. Saints
January 8th, 2012 afcbeast Despite trailing at halftime, the Saints rolled to a 45-28 victory over the Lions on Saturday night to advance to the Divisional round of the 2012 NFL Playoffs. Here are quick-hit reactions from this Wildcard shootout. New Orleans Saints quarterback Drew Brees (C) dives for a first down against the Detroit Lions during the third [...]
Posted in Around The League Tags: 2012, Backfield, Colston, Detroit Lions, Devery Henderson, Drew Brees, Freak Of Nature, from, Goal Line, J Smith, Lance Moore, Lions, New Orleans Louisiana, New Orleans Saints, Nfc Wildcard, Nfl Nfc, Nfl Playoffs, Oiled Machine, Pierre Thomas, Playoff Football, playoffs, QuickHit, Reactions, Reuters, Robert Meachem, Saints, Tight End No Comments »
