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“JerrichoNew York Jets wide receiver Jerricho Cotchery(notes) didn't start in Monday night's loss to the Miami Dolphins due to a hamstring injury that he suffered last Thursday when he stretched out too far to catch a ball.

The plan was apparently to only play him on third downs and on plays in the end zone. He ended up playing a little more than the team had planned for him on Monday after receiver Brad Smith(notes) hurt his foot in the game. As a result, Cotchery appears likely to not play this coming Sunday against the Buffalo Bills, according to the Newark Star-Ledger.

If Cotchery sits next week, he'll likely be replaced by David Clowney(notes). It seems likely that Cotchery will sit , particularly since the shortened week after playing on Monday night leaves him very little time to recover. Plus, the Jets can surely handle the Bills without him.

Source: Newark Star-LedgerNew Window

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  1. dagoldeneagle
    1. Posted by dagoldeneagle Wed Oct 14, 2009 6:52 am EDT

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    who cares? cotchery is so overrated
    braylon edwards jericho cotchery
  2. Judge
    2. Posted by Judge Wed Oct 14, 2009 7:26 am EDT

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    Overrated hardly, I dont see anyone calling him a probowler, Cotchery is a good dependable possesion reciever with very good YAC potentioal, a perfect #2 receiver.
  3. slider313
    3. Posted by slider313 Wed Oct 14, 2009 7:30 am EDT

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    Jets dont need any recievers to beat the Bills.
  4. Enough is too Much
    4. Posted by Enough is too Much Wed Oct 14, 2009 9:10 am EDT

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    The Jets *shouldn't* need him to beat the Bills, then again the Jets *should* have beaten the Dolphins.....
  5. the greatest dolfan
    5. Posted by the greatest dolfan Wed Oct 14, 2009 9:53 am EDT

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    Should have beat the dolphins? let see the jets beat and awful tennessee team that cant win a game a new england team that was rusty with brady just coming back and the texans.,and should have beat the dolphins? you wet fans crack me up. you have bills and oakland coming up so you will be coming down from the bridge and swearing you guys are going to the SB at least for 2 weaks anyway then jet fans will be back on the bridge jumping again wow! If not for the BS flags in the game dolphins would have won by 2 touchdowns. Beat the Dolphns you have to stop the wildcat which the wets had no clue how to stop it. Ted Ginn beat 3 defenders for the long TD pass. please tell me how the wets should have won? The jets like always start the year going to the SB and fall apart have way thru the season well maybe they are going to fall apart earlier.
  6. Patrick
    6. Posted by Patrick Wed Oct 14, 2009 10:41 am EDT

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    Yes the JETS should have beat up a very weak, sad fish team. Their off. has to use gimics to move the ball. they don't have the confid. to let their qb to qb. Dan Marino is long gone and they have had been one of the worst team since. The sun shines on a dogs butt every once in awhile and that's what happened Mon. The Jets have beaten them 12 out of 14 times. Last year was because of Chads( ex. Jet ) leadership but now with him out for the year they won't win more then 5 games, if their lucky.
  7. Michael S
    7. Posted by Michael S Wed Oct 14, 2009 10:42 am EDT

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    #5 Last time I checked you have lost more games than you have won. Enough said.
  8. Artist formerly known as Evil Empire!
    8. Posted by Artist formerly known as Evil Empire! Wed Oct 14, 2009 11:20 am EDT

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    Sorry Dolfan but yes the Jets should have beaten your Dolphins. Looks like the Jets D loafed thinking Henne wasnt going to do anything and got burned in the 4th quarter. Congrats on the win. I wont taking nothing away from them but it was an upset.
  9. Adam
    9. Posted by Adam Wed Oct 14, 2009 11:23 am EDT

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    I think the Jets are great. The Monday night game was wonderful. The Wildcat is obviously more than a gimmick, though. So many teams in both the pros and college are using it because it creates mismatches all over the field. As much as I love the Jets, the Patriots and Bill, my first love is the Dolphins. They have struggled mightily these past few years, but I think they will return to the top of the greatest division in all of football. The Bills, Patriots, and Dolphins have been to the Superbowl so many times in the 80s nineties and 2000 that it is almost not fair to the rest of the AFC. The Jets have had to contend with those teams (and Rich Kotite) and I think they struggled because of it. However, the team they have now is legitimate. With Sanchez (an underrated Erik Ainge as backup) and the weapons at wideout, the sky is literally the limit. All they need is a few more of Cleveland's best players...jk, but seriously!!!
  10. alex
    10. Posted by alex Wed Oct 14, 2009 11:40 am EDT

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    Yeah I guess the Jets didn't have to resort to gimmicks on two 4th down fake punts? Use your own logic on your own team.
  11. joe t
    11. Posted by joe t Wed Oct 14, 2009 11:42 am EDT

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    As to the Monday night game- keep in mind the Fin's ran the wild cat as well as they ever have and ever will. There QB played out of his mind, they had no turnovers, and the Jets D was totally unprepaired and flat. By the way give all that you still needed to score a TD w/ 6 sec left to win. And your home on Monday Night!!! That should have been a 30 pt win for Miami. We play like crap, you play great at home and need a last sec. TD to win.
  12. sabadue23
    12. Posted by sabadue23 Wed Oct 14, 2009 12:14 pm EDT

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    alex m fake punt runs aren't gimmick they are meant to catch teams off guard, the wild cat "formation" was created because the dolphins lack of talent on there offense at the time so by putting the ball in there only good players hands they were able to gain yards, and have stuck with it since therefore gimmick.
  13. alex
    13. Posted by alex Wed Oct 14, 2009 12:57 pm EDT

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    So the wildcat didn't catch the Jets off-guard when they scored the game-winning touchdown? What is it with you people, I don't know what's more gimmicky than a fake punt. And the dolphins definitely do not lack talent at the RB position, so maybe it was created to show talent.
  14. alex
    14. Posted by alex Wed Oct 14, 2009 12:59 pm EDT

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    Oh wait sorry, yes, they did know it was coming. They just couldn't stop it.
  15. Matt
    15. Posted by Matt Wed Oct 14, 2009 3:05 pm EDT

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    ha, yeah I think it's smart of the Jets to rest Cotchery this week against the Bills.
    I mean c'mon, the BROWNS just beat the Bills 6-3. They completed TWO passes (only 1 to a WR) and still won the game.
    I think the Jets will be ok, lol
  16. Bones
    16. Posted by Bones Wed Oct 14, 2009 4:52 pm EDT

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    Go bills!!!!!!
  17. chris
    17. Posted by chris Wed Oct 14, 2009 8:27 pm EDT

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    bills suck.... like really bad, the team has no heart. i categorize them with st louis and cleveland
  18. Anthony
    18. Posted by Anthony Wed Oct 14, 2009 8:44 pm EDT

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    The Jets don't need him to beat the Bills? What kind of professional wrote this article? Anybody ever heard of the saying "Any Given Sunday". That rings true in the NFL. Any team can win on any given Sunday. Just because of that the Jets will lose. lmao
  19. Anthony
    19. Posted by Anthony Wed Oct 14, 2009 8:53 pm EDT

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    I still see the Jets fans are saying they should have beaten the Dolphins. You got owned just admit it. If it wasn't for a couple of long throws the Fish would've won by a couple of TDs. And to comment number 6, sure we use "gimmick" plays to win, but what about the Jets two fake punts? Those are "gimmick" plays. You can call the Wildcat a "gimmick" all you want, but if it continues to be effective, then we'll continue to use it. And I do recall the Dolphins QB outperformed the Jets QB, hmmm.... weird. And you can say what you want about your defense playing like crap but the bottom line is, they Dolphins beat them up with the run. Just like the Dolphins have been doing every week this season. Go ahead, check the stats, Dolphins are tops in the league for rushing yards per game. The Jets haven't beaten anybody worth noting. The Titans? (the has-beens), The Patriots? (no more dynasty), the Texans? (still haven't made it to the postseason). The Dolphins lost to Atlanta (playoff team), the Colts (playoff team), and the Chargers (playoff team). The biggest loss the Dolphins have suffered so far was by 12 points. And I don't care if we won by a TD or a FG. A win is a win. Jets fans are too stupid to admit that. You have a rookie QB and an aging running back. Its downhill from here. Especially since the rest of the league learned on Monday how to beat the Jets defense. RUN IT DOWN THERE THROATS!!!! Eat it Jets fans and like it.
  20. Anthony
    20. Posted by Anthony Wed Oct 14, 2009 8:58 pm EDT

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    And if I do recall the Jets have their own "Wildcat" package. Just like every other team in the league. Why wouldn't you want Ricky Williams and Ronnie Brown on the field at the same time? Its a formation, not a gimmick. But like I said, call it a gimmick all you want. If its effective than how can you call it a gimmick? I know the rest of the league is mad because they can't stop it. And they don't have the personnel to run it. So just enjoy the show.
  21. the greatest dolfan
    21. Posted by the greatest dolfan Wed Oct 14, 2009 10:21 pm EDT

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    #7 last time i check we beat the wets and are the defending AFC east champs remember we are the team that starts slow and finish strong . your jest team wins a couple of game early and cant win a games when it counts. great post Anthonny! GO DOLPHINS!
  22. STRANGLE HOLD
    22. Posted by STRANGLE HOLD Thu Oct 15, 2009 8:27 am EDT

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    Jet fans didnt you learn your lesson about talking trash on the Dolphins now your talking trash on the Bills ! I guess you dumbasses like eating crow! If I were you I would keep my mouth shut cause you just might drop 3 in row loud mouths! GO DOLPHINS!!!!
  23. old man
    23. Posted by old man Fri Oct 16, 2009 6:24 pm EDT

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    I love football it is the only REAL sport. I do not have a favorite team but I do root for whoever is playing NEW ENGLAND them I can not stand. I really hope Detroit does better but we have so many 0-5 teams now it is hard to root for the underdog. I think you are going to see a Colts-Giants SB that will be a good one as we all know big brother won the only meeting.

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