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Jets Eyeing Grady Jackson
Topic Started: Aug 16 2006, 10:45 AM (104 Views)
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Jets eye Grady Jackson at nose tackle
Wednesday, August 16, 2006
BY DAVE HUTCHINSON
Star-Ledger Staff

HEMPSTEAD, N.Y. -- As expected, the Jets have started to audition nose tackles and will bring in veteran Grady Jackson for a visit today, his agent told The Star-Ledger yesterday.

Jackson, listed at 6-2, 345 pounds, is the best free-agent nose tackle/defensive tackle on the market and would fill a huge hole in the middle of the Jets' new 3-4 defense. The unit yielded 167 yards rushing against Tampa Bay in their preseason opener last week.

Last season, Jackson had 55 tackles, 39 solo, and a sack with the Green Bay Packers in 16 starts. From 2003 to 2005, he has been one of the most productive interior lineman in the league, recording 120 tackles (12 for losses) and eight sacks in 41 games despite facing constant double teams. He is entering his 10th NFL season.

"Grady is coming off a pretty good season a year ago and he's the last quality defensive tackle available who can also play the nose," said his agent, Angelo Wright.

"He has been working out. People always criticize his weight and age (33) but his production has been consistent. Everywhere he has been he's been a key clog in the middle of the defensive line. He has done it time and time again in the trenches."

Wright, who indicated that several teams are interested in Jackson, said his client weighs roughly 355 pounds and is ready to get into a camp and go to work. Currently, the Jets have Dewayne Robertson starting at the nose tackle but he's better suited to playing defense tackle or defensive end in a 3-4 alignment.

This week, perhaps realizing that, the club is rotating veteran Kimo von Oelhoffen, who had been playing right defensive end, at nose tackle with Robertson.

http://www.nj.com/jets/ledger/index.ssf?/b...6390.xml&coll=1
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Go for it. I don't know why he and Buckner haven't signed, but Grady's a big sumbitch. And he, at some point in the season, could challenge that nigga (f*ck his name right now) for the NT.
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He would have been a great signing.


If it were the 2002 season.
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Aug 16 2006, 11:39 AM
Go for it. I don't know why he and Buckner haven't signed, but Grady's a big sumbitch. And he, at some point in the season, could challenge that nigga (f*ck his name right now) for the NT.

Just for one year...

Because D-Bust is not a NT...He looked like sh*t in the 1st pre-season game and he is just not that guy to plug the middle, im sorry.

Grady is old and MAYBE has 2 more season left in him, but he has never played in a 3-4, although with 345 pounds, just stick him in there...

DT and RB MUST be adressed next draft.
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We'll have some wiggle room in free agency too. I love building up through the draft but even the Pats would dip into free agency to fill a need. RB, NT and depending on how Thomas does OLB will presumably be the biggest holes.
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