This is the latest in a series of nine Radar entries over the past five weeks detailing trends in the AFC East, downward tendencies each division team wants to correct for the coming season and upward strides that each team wants to continue into 2009:    

Here’s a shoutout to the Jets’ starting offensive linemen, who had one of the best OL campaigns in franchise history last season and are b… More

Logic dictated that after fortifying his defense in free agency, Jets head coach Rex Ryan would turn to offense in the draft.

Ryan said hey, not so fast, I just might want to go defense with our first pick.

But no, the Jets finished up the smallest draft class in team history — three selections (four if you count the trade for Lito Sheppard) — and all three were spent on offensive players.

The Jets' offensive line received major props this week for its strong game at Tennessee. If you haven't rewatched the video yet, take some time to appreciate:

■ The left-side blocking, especially by D'Brickashaw Ferguson but also by Alan Faneca, on Thomas Jones' 10-yard screen-pass TD in the first quarter.

■ The sealing blocks just as they were drawn up by Damien Woody and Brandon Moore on Le… More

The LP Field visitors' locker room is laid such that there are six lockers alongside each other on one wall. The Jets' equipment people assigned those six lockers to offensive linemen, and five of them to the five OL starters, in order from left to right: D'Brickashaw Ferguson, Alan Faneca, Nick Mangold, Brandon Moore, Damien Woody.

And those five stood in front of those lockers after the Jets' m… More