The Jets have Santonio Holmes, Braylon Edwards and Jerricho Cotchery as their three main receivers right now. Holmes, however, is suspended for the first four games of the season and the Jets will be left with Edwards and Cotchery to start the season. Is that why reports are surfacing that the Jets are interested in Terrell Owens?

According to ESPN’s Adam Schefter:

The Jets have contacted Owens’ agent, Drew Rosenhaus, and have debated the idea of bringing the high-profile wide receiver to training camp.

A deal between the Jets and Owens still is considered a long shot; one person estimated the Jets’ chances at signing Owens at “20 percent.”

I don’t foresee the Jets signing Owens. I know, I know, everyone is going to say how he’ll ruin the locker room and mess up chemistry, but this team is already built with many different pieces from all over the place and guys with all sorts of different backgrounds and experience. I wouldn’t mind the Jets signing Owens if he can still contribute, but at this stage of his career, he’ll probably be more of a headache than anything else because he’s not going to put up big numbers which used to makeup for what he said and did.

Jets wide receivers Jerricho Cotchery and Brad Smith will miss their second straight games due to injury. The Jets remain thin at the receiver position. Cotchery is out with a hamstring and Smith is out with a quad. The Jets will rely on Braylon Edwards once again.

The Jets haven’t had luck with injuries and haven’t had Edwards and Cotchery on the field at the same time much since acquiring Edwards from the Browns a few weeks ago. Jets nose tackle Kris Jenkins is out of the year with a torn ACL and the Jets have had injuries to cornerbacks Lito Sheppard and Donald Strickland.

Jets receivers Jerricho Cotchery (hamstring) and Brad Smith (quadriceps) are both doubtful for the Jets week six game against the Bills at the Meadowlands. They have not been ruled out yet but it seems unlikely they will play. David Clowney becomes the number two receiver and the Jets have signed former NCAA rushing record holder Danny Woodhead to the active roster as a receiver. Woodhead has been practicing with the offense all week out of the slot. The Jets are thin at receiver without Cotchery and Smith.

In other news, the FBI is investigating threats made to Braylon Edwards after he allegedly punched a man outside a Cleveland night club.

The Jets started the season 3-0 but have lost two straight since and are tied with New England for first place in the AFC East. Their offense and defense have taken turns having poor games the last two weeks. In their loss to New Orleans two weeks ago, the Jets offense looked horrible while their defense looked like one of the best in the NFL. Last week in the Jets loss to Miami, their defense was pushed around and beat by the wildcat but their offense played well. The Jets look to put it all together against the Bills on Sunday.

Braylon Edwards made an impact during his debut with the Jets in Miami on Monday night football. The Jets are hoping this is just the beginning. Edwards’ first reception as a New York Jet was a 3-yard touchdown from Mark Sanchez. He caught five passes for 64 yards in the game.

Looking at the box score, Edwards’ debut doesn’t seem too impressive. Five catches for 64 yards and one touchdown isn’t a great feat. It’s not an Austin Miles 250+ yard day with the Cowboys. You had to watch the game to know how impressive Edwards was in his Jets debut. The second pass he hauled in was a high throw from Sanchez that Edwards’ went up to get and made a sensational 17-yard grab. His fourth catch was diving grab down the left sideline for 34 yards that was originally called a touchdown but was, in my opinion, wrongly overturned.

With the Jets next best receiver, Jerricho Cotchery, being hampered by a hamstring injury, Braylon Edwards will have an even bigger impact on the Jets in weeks to come. He seems fresh and looks like he is out to prove everyone wrong. He has a big chip on his shoulder. With 11 games remaining in the season, I could see him ending the season with over 1,000 yards.

Braylon told the NJ Star Ledger, “I think we’re (Sanchez and Edwards) already comfortable with each other. Now the thing is moving forward and getting better and getting to where we can do it at a Peyton Manning-Reggie Wayne level. Right now, we’re comfortable with each other. But it’s just a start.”

Braylon has been shaking heads at practice, making great catches play after play. He’ll earn a nice new contract from the Jets if he shakes heads on Sundays. I see a big contract in his future.

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AFC East division rivals clash tonight as the Dolphins (1-3) host the Jets (3-1) in Miami. With a win, the Jets take sole possession of first place in the division after the Patriots lost to the Broncos on Sunday.

After starting 3-0, the Jets hit a bump in the road last week losing 24-10 in New Orleans. Rookie quarterback Mark Sanchez turned the ball over four times including three interceptions and a fumble. Sanchez and the Jets need to put the loss behind them and have a chance to do that in Miami.

Jets coach Rex Ryan doesn’t think the loss to New Orleans will have a lingering effect on Sanchez. “He’s like a tiger,” Ryan said. “He’s going to come roaring back. There’s no doubt. I have 100 percent confidence in him, and I have confidence in our football team.”

Sanchez has a new target to throw to in Braylon Edwards. The Jets acquired Edwards from the Browns on Wednesday and he looked great in practice and will be inserted right into the action when the Jets offense takes the field.

Edwards counterpart, Jerricho Cotchery, said, “I know he’s going to add something great to this offense. We’ve got to smile about that because he’s a great player and he’s going to demand a lot of attention.”

Cotchery has been hampered by a hamstring injury and is listed as questionable for tonight’s game. This puts more of an emphasis on Edwards in the passing game. In his first game with the Jets, he will play a major role in the outcome of the game. Edwards, who has a great combination of size and speed, will need to catch whatever comes his way Monday night.

The Dolphins won their first game of the season last week against the Bills behind backup quarterback Chad Henne. This week, the Bills lost to the Browns 6-3. That win doesn’t look like such a great feat now. Henne will need to be efficient to give the Dolphins a chance to beat the Jets.

This will also be a matchup of the wildcat offense against the aggressive defense. The Jets will win if they shutdown Miami’s ground game.

Mark Sanchez will rebound nicely and Braylon Edwards will give him a nice big target to throw to. The Jets need to get their running game going early and can win this game if they don’t turn the ball over.

Braylon Edwards, who was at odds with the Browns organization and fans, will get a new start as a New York Jet. The Jets have desired a number one receiver for some time now and finally get a guy that has the potential to be a top receiver in the NFL. The Jets have flirted with several receivers in the last year including Plaxico Burress and Brandon Marshall among others.

The acquisition of Edwards does a lot for the Jets. He will open up the run game now that opposing defenses need to key on him and Jerricho Cotchery. This will give Thomas Jones and Leon Washington more running room. Edwards also gives the Jets a deep threat. He has great size and speed that’s not seen too often. The Jets have a lot of guys that catch the ball in between the hashes. Now, as Herman Edwards said on ESPN, Braylon gives the Jets a legitimate threat outside the numbers. 

Edwards hasn’t lived up to the hype of a third overall draft pick but has the chance to start all over in New York. He drops a lot of passes though and if that continues he may be on the bad side of Jet fans. The Jets are hoping they are getting the Braylon Edwards that had 1289 yards and 16 touchdowns in 2007.

The Jets have a downfield threat at wide receiver now that they have acquired Braylon Edwards from the Browns. The Browns, who made a draft day trade with the Jets that allowed the Jets to draft quarterback Mark Sanchez out of USC, will receive special teams player Jason Trusnik, receiver Chansi Stuckey, and two draft picks which look like a third and fifth rounder.

Former Jets coach Eric Mangini isn’t shy about trading with his former team. The Jets now have Mark Sanchez and Braylon Edwards thanks to Mangini and the price to acquire them was not steep.

Braylon Edwards and Jerricho Cotchery will be a nice one-two punch as Jets receivers. Edwards hasn’t panned out with Cleveland since being selected third overall in the 2004 NFL draft. He has great size and speed but hasn’t put it all together yet. He has had some rifts with coaches and fans in Cleveland.

Lebron James just recently called out Edwards for reportedly punching his friend in Cleveland. The NFL is investigating the matter. Does this mean LeBron won’t be coming to the Knicks?

Braylon gets a fresh start with the Jets and if he can put it all together he can be a top receiver in this league. Mark Sanchez gets a strong receiver to throw on the opposite side of the field from Cotchery.

Edwards has 10 receptions for 139 yards in four games with the Browns this season. His best season was 2007 when he caught 80 balls for 1289 yards with 16 touchdowns and made the Pro Bowl.

Broncos receiver Brandon Marshall is still not happy with his contract and according to ESPN’s Adam Schefter, has told head coach Josh McDaniels that he still wants to be traded.  Marshall wants to get paid like all productive receivers do.  He is due to make around $450,000 this season.  

Marshall would be an outstanding fit with the Jets.  He would instantly become their number one receiver and would create a dominant duo with Jerricho Cotchery.  

The ball is in the inquirer’s court.  Josh McDaniels already looks bad with the whole Jay Cutler situation (which was handled poorly by all sides).  If the Broncos don’t want another headache then maybe they trade Marshall for whatever they can get.  Nothing crazy.  The Jets should inquire about Marshall and see if a second or third round pick can get Marshall to New York.  I’d even give up a first round pick hoping that the addition of Marshall to the Jets will make that first round pick a very late pick.

The New York Jets were 8-3 coming off a huge win against the undefeated Tennessee Titans and were looking like one of the best teams in the NFL.  Then it all fell apart.  The Jets had one win in their next five games and ended the 2008 season with a 9-7 record, good for 3rd place in the AFC East.  The Jets fired head coach Eric Mangini after the season and hired Baltimore’s defensive coordinator, Rex Ryan.

Offense:  The Jets drafted USC quarterback, Mark Sanchez, with the fifth overall pick and he will compete with Kellen Clemens for the starting quarterback job.  If Sanchez doesn’t begin the season as the starter, I think he’ll take over by week four.  The Jets also have questions at the running back position.  Their top two backs, Thomas Jones and Leon Washington, are unhappy with their current contracts and have missed some offseason workouts.  The Jets need to take care of business and either pay the men, or take a different action.  The offensive line remains the same and is poised for a solid season.  Laveranues Coles signed with the Bengals, leaving the Jets with a subpar receiving corps.  Jerricho Cotchery will be the top receiver and Chansi Stuckey, David Clowney, and Brad Smith will be behind him.

Defense:  Rex Ryan, one of the greatest defensive minds in the NFL today, was able to persuade linebacker Bart Scott and safety Jim Leonard to follow him to the Jets and they come with great experience with Ryan’s defensive scheme.  The defense should be much better than last year.  As Bart Scott has said, the defense will be very ‘violent’.  The Jets also acquired cornerback Lito Sheppard from the Eagles.

Overall:  The Jets will be better on defense and will rely on the defense to win some games  Offensively. they will have to run the ball often.  With young quarterbacks and receivers, the Jets will need to figure out what to do with their running backs before they cause a ruckus in the locker room.  They need Jones, Washington and third round pick, Shonn Greene, to be very productive and to keep drives going.  The Jets are going to play a lot of low scoring games in 2009.

Prediction:  The Jets have a very tough schedule and I think it’s going to be very hard for them to get into the playoffs.  I think they win eight or nine games.  From top to bottom, there are no breaks in their schedule and every week will be a battle.