Week 3 Of NFL Preseason Comes To A Close

David Wyatt of Jets blog Gang Green Nation is taking everything in stride after the team’s 19-12 loss to Carolina.

Wyatt liked what he saw from Sanchez, and although apparently Tebow is the biggest story in the world, he doesn’t find the Jets’ backup to be much more than a backup:

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If you’re still looking for reasons to denigrate his performance thus far then you have an agenda, and a rather poor one at that. Finishing the game with 10 tackles Kuechly found himself consistently in the right place to make a play. This should be nothing surprising for a player who diagnoses plays so well. When I evaluated him in March and April what left off the screen was how high his football IQ is, and it has been showing each week.The Panthers play their final preseason game on Thursday.

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It wasn’t all bad for the Jets though. The defense was stayed solid, with an interception and forcing three fumbles, recoving two of them.

The Jets have now gone 12 quarters, 36 drives and 173 plays without a touchdown so far this preseason.

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Stewart appeared to injure his ankle following a seven-yard run and had to be helped to the bench by trainers. He was later carted off the field. Stewart had eight rushes for 24 yards so far in the game.

The Panthers running back has been looking to regain the magic of his 2009 season when he rushed for 1,133 yards and 10 touchdowns. Last year, Stewart recorded the fewest rushing attempts in his four-year career, but also registered his highest receiving total with 47 receptions for 413 yards and one touchdown.

Remember what happened to Morgan Newton right around this time last year? You know, the quarterback that sacked himself? Must be the last name or something, because Cam Newton pulled a similar stunt on Sunday night.

There is a difference: Cam was kind of moving around in the pocket, not just falling over backwards while attempting to drop back. But oh boy was it bad -- and it included a fumble.

Harris was having a great game up until he left the field, accruing four tackles in the first quarter. He was being checked upon on the sidelines and was later seen heading to the locker room with team doctors. He is back on the sidelines and out of the game with an apparent ankle injury.

Harris is a six-year veteran with the Jets and has only missed substantial time due to injury back in 2008. He hasn’t missed a game in the past three seasons. Last year, Harris had 86 tackles, 5.0 sacks and four interceptions (a career high).

Look, it’s preseason. Let’s not be getting all dirty right now. Putting a forearm on Cam Newton’s helmet -- kind of wrenching his neck -- while presumably giving him a quick talking to isn’t really the route to go. Especially after diving onto the pile late.

It’s not terrible, but ... it’s preseason. And Wilkerson didn’t really do anything on the play anyway, other than fall on top of Cam late.

Keller played in all 16 games for the Jets last season and caught a career-high 65 passes for 815 yards with five touchdowns. He has 213 receptions in his career for 2,559 yards and 15 touchdowns.

Here is a look at the play where Keller was injured.

San Francisco starting QB Alex Smith finished 5-of-7 for 69 yards and a touchdown. Dixon led all rushers in the game, running for 58 yards on 13 carries. The 49ers racked up 139 rushing yards overall.

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It’s got the height; it’s got the distance. Is it good?

Yes, it’s good. Very, very good. If you hit the security guard in the end zone, that counts as what, four points? At least? Way harder than a field goal, dude. Kicker should at least win a stuffed animal or SOMETHING.

There were two things that stood out to me.

Manning struggled at times in his first two preseason games as a Bronco but he looked like the Manning of old with three scoring drives in three opportunities.

A little bit of de-cleating action there. He threw the touchdown pass on the very next play.

Manning was 6-for-6 on the drive that started on their own 12-yard line.

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With both teams expected to play their starters into the third quarter, it could be a nice barometer before the regular season starts in two weeks.

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Even though it’s early, the 49ers are showing that 2011 was not a fluke. San Francisco’s offense has averaged 339.5 yards per game through the first two games of the preseason, ranking eighth in the NFL. On defense, they’ve allowed just 243.5 yards per game, the seventh-best mark in the league.

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