John Idzik to Blame for State of New York Jets Cornerbacks

August 13, 2014   ·   Ryan Alfieri   ·   Jump to comments


Injuries are the bane of a general manager's existence. Like weather near the Jersey Shore, they are difficult to predict and capable of destroying the most ambitious of plans. 
John Idzik, however, has much more at stake than a beach weekend. A full calendar year of careful, responsible roster construction is now at risk because of an array of injuries at or near the top of the Jets' cornerback depth chart. 
Within a matter of hours, the Jets lost rookie third-round pick Dexter McDougle for the season to an ACL tear and former first-round prospect (and anticipated starter) Dee Milliner to an ankle injury, according to the New York Daily News' Manish Mehta. The Jets were already shorthanded coming into this practice with starter Dimitri Patterson and Jeremy Reeves nursing injuries of their own, Kimberly Martin of Newsday reports.
Successive injuries to the top three players at a position is hardly a stroke of luck, but the Jets now find the...

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