Thursday, August 26, 2010

Jets Secondary Short on Real Tests After Donovan McNabb's Decision to Sit

Filed under: Jets, AFC EastThere is a spotlight and a microscope fixed on the New York Jets secondary like never before as everyone wants to know how they would perform without Pro Bowl cornerback Darrelle Revis in uniform.

The answer wasn't very appealing in the first preseason game at the New Meadowlands against the New York Giants as unheralded rookie wide receiver Victor Cruz caught three touchdown passes -- all of them after Giants starting quarterback Eli Manning was out of the game.

Dwight Lowery has been lining up where Revis normally is and was hoping to be able to test himself more against starting caliber quarterbacks, but as Kevin Armstrong of the Daily News wrote in today's edition, circumstances have not allowed that to happen.

Of course, Lowery did not want to slight any of the other quarterbacks around the league.

"If the QB has an NFL uniform, he can play," Lowery said.

Against the Carolina Panthers last week, the Jets only saw starter Matt Moore for three series, and now tonight they will not see Donovan McNabb at all when they play the Washington Redskins because he has a sprained ankle.

Rookie cornerback Kyle Wilson has impressed the veterans in Revis' absence and is taking a glass-half-full approach rather than worrying about not facing the first-team quarterbacks and receivers.

"We're going against accurate passers in practice and seeing different looks all the while," Wilson said. "I can't get caught up in looking past Washington, though." Permalink | Email this | Linking Blogs | Comments

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