Jets Look To Fill Washington’s Absence

“Maybe three or four guys have to replace him,” Ryan said. “There’s no way one guy can replace him. There’s no way that can happen.”

With Washington out, rookie Shonn Greene stepped in and had a terrific performance in his first extended action.

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“I just look forward to more opportunities,” Greene said. “I’m not going to fill Leon’s shoes, but I’m going to do the best I can.”

Running back-turned-wide receiver Danny Woodhead could also help fill in on kickoffs and in the backfield. The former NCAA career rushing leader who was undrafted out of Chadron State in 2008 because of his size — he’s 5-foot-7 — was converted to wide receiver two weeks ago because Ryan thought that would be his best chance of playing.

“The great thing about Danny is he’s smart, he knows those positions,” Ryan said. “He’s just short, but he’s a talent. You don’t run for the type of yardage he did in college and not have some talent. He’s also got great hands, so we can certainly do some of the things that we did with Leon with Danny.”