[Miamipuck]

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Pennington is good, I'm not arguing against that. My argument is that he isn't our long term answer. Clemens isn't ready yet so Penny will probably stick around for a few more years.

I actually think there is a chance that the Jets surpass the Pats in a few years when Rhodes, Vilma, Harris and Revis all hit their primes.

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You have to put this is context too. The front 3 of the Pats which is the heart and soul of that defense are all young and going to still be in their primes as well. With the possible exception of Seymour.

The Jets need to get better along both lines to compete with the Pats.

The one thing this FO has done so far is draft well. Only 2 players from the past 2 drafts are not on the team. Most if not all are expected to make contributions if they have not already done so. So Shlegel(sp) was a bad pick. I can guarantee this staff looked at how they made the mistake, analyzed it to death and will not reach like that again.

In two short years they are starting to get quality depth at some key positions. They include QB,RB,LB,DB's,WR. Geez just last year most of those positions were paper thin. Unfortunately, that does not include the O and D lines.

I think the jets can vastly improve upon last year and still be only 9-7. What I am hoping for is that like last year this team improves like it did last year as the season progressed. The most fun about last year was how with few exceptions the team improved almost every game. It has been awhile since the Jets had a coaching staff that can coach up the players and make them improve. I think that is what makes me the most optimistic about this regime.