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.

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.

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.

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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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.

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.