The Opposition’s Depth Chart: New York Jets

What a heart-wrenching loss the game against the Denver Broncos was last Sunday. Heading into the 4th quarter, the Dolphins were in the lead by 11 points. Unfortunately, things didn’t quite work out as the Broncos put 22 points on the board to beat the Dolphins at the death.

But this is no time for the team to feel sorry for themselves. The players have to pick themselves up, and go again this Monday. The Dolphins need a big performance to reignite that momentum in the hunt for the playoffs, and what better way to do it against a divisional rival.

Lets check out what Miami will be up against in Monday’s matchup against the New York Jets.

Offense

By the time the Jets face off against the Dolphins, it will be over 3 weeks since the home team last played a game in the NFL following their bye week and then the snowstorm in Buffalo this last Sunday. Will the offense be rusty, or will they come out all cylinders firing having been rested and getting players back to full speed, including wide receivers Eric Decker and Greg Salas, and running back Chris Ivory.

In fact, the arrival of Eric Decker has come at an opportune time for the Jets as Michael Vick will look to spread the ball around and open up plays for Percy Harvin, Jeremy Kerley and Jace Amaro. On their day, this group of receivers can be very dangerous.

As for the offensive line, this is an area that can be really exploited by the Dolphins. Past Eric Mangold, the right side of the offensive line can be shaky, while left guard Oday Aboushi needs to perform better after getting manhandled against the run all season.

Position	First String	Second String	Third String	Other
WR	Percy Harvin	Jeremy Kerley	T.J. Graham	Walter Powell
LT	D'Brickashaw Ferguson	Ben Ijalana
LG	Oday Aboushi	Wesley Johnson
C	Nick Mangold	Dalton Freeman
RG	Willie Colon	Dakota Dozier
RT	Breno Giacomini	Ben Ijalana
TE	Jeff Cumberland	Jace Amaro	Zach Sudfeld
WR	Eric Decker	Greg Salas	Saalim Hakim
QB	Michael Vick	Geno Smith	Matt Simms
FB	John Conner
RB	Chris Ivory	Bilal Powell
	Chris Johnson

Defense

On defense, the Jets have been virtually decimated at cornerback. Dee Milliner played only three games, before being sidelined for the season with an Achilles injury, while third round pick Dexter McDougle tore his ACL in training camp.

In fact, this is no longer a defense that is feared by the opposition. Gone are the days of Darrelle Revis. While they are still competent against the run, this team are poor in the air. Ryan Tannehil has to capitalize on this. Quarterbacks all season have been made to look like MVPs against the Jets.

Position	First String	Second String	Third String
DE	Muhammad Wilkerson	Leger Douzable
NT	Damon Harrison	Kenrick Ellis
DE	Sheldon Richardson	T.J. Barnes
OLB	Quinton Coples	Jason Babin	Ikemefuna Enemkpali
WLB	Demario Davis
MLB	David Harris	Nick Bellore
OLB	Calvin Pace	Antwan Barnes	Trevor Reilly
CB	Marcus Williams	Kyle Wilson	Josh Thomas
CB	Darrin Walls	Phillip Adams
S	Jaiquawn Jarrett	Calvin Pryor
S	Dawan Landry	Antonio Allen

Special Teams

Despite the struggles of the team, kicker Nick Folk is having a strong year. So far this season he’s converted 17 field goals from 19 attempts, with three successful attempts for 50 yards or more. Punter Ryan Quigley is also having a good year, averaging 47.4 yards per punt, and pinning the opposition in their own 20 yard line 12 times in his 50 punts for the season.

Position	First String	Second String	Third String
K	Nick Folk
P	Ryan Quigley
H	Ryan Quigley
PR	Jeremy Kerley	Walter Powell
KR	Percy Harvin	Walter Powell	Saalim Hakim
LS	Tanner Purdum

Alex Parish is an Associate Editor at The Phinsider. Be sure to follow me on Twitter @AlexParish89.