Quote:The one unit that played up to its capabilities throughout the AFC championship loss to the Steelers likely has played its last game together.

The Jets' secondary held Ben Roethlisberger to 133 passing yards on Sunday and limited explosive wideout Mike Wallace to six yards. But with Darrelle Revis the only key contributor still under contract, it's unlikely that the unit will return intact next season.

"This is the most talented secondary I've been around, from top to bottom," nickel corner Drew Coleman said Monday. "But it's hard to say if we'll be back together next year."

The Jets roster is rife with uncertainty, and no position illustrates that more than the secondary, which led the league's sixth-ranked passing defense. Coleman, Antonio Cromartie and safeties Brodney Pool and Eric Smith are all headed for free agency. All expressed a desire to return Monday, especially Pool.

The first-year Jet stressed the importance of communication in a secondary, and said that this current group has learned to play together.

"The secondary has to be the closest group on a defense," he said. "The longer you have a group of guys together, the better chance you stand on the field. And we grew together this year."

The secondary had its moments early in the season, as Revis worked his way back into form after a lengthy holdout and Coleman gradually passed rookie Kyle Wilson on the depth chart. But it was at its best in the last two rounds of the playoffs, first frustrating the Patriots' Tom Brady and then limiting Roethlisberger to a 35.5 quarterback rating.

If it somehow stays together, Coleman said, the secondary could be even better in 2011.

"The sky's the limit for us," he said. "We work well together."

Still, they all recognize that is not likely. The Jets invested a first-round pick in the little-used Wilson. And the uncertainty surrounding the league's collective bargaining agreement also slows things down. Pool said he has not sure what will happen until a new CBA is in place, something that Cromartie seconded.

"That's part of the business," Cromartie said. "You can't keep everybody."

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(01-25-2011 01:50 PM)Swift Is a Die Hard Wrote:  Outside Revis or Holmes there is not one Jet I would want .

Sanchez did show me something in 2nd half but he is no better or worse then our QB

(01-25-2011 01:50 PM)Swift Is a Die Hard Wrote:  Outside Revis or Holmes there is not one Jet I would want .

(01-25-2011 01:50 PM)Swift Is a Die Hard Wrote:  Outside Revis or Holmes there is not one Jet I would want .

Sanchez did show me something in 2nd half but he is no better or worse then our QB

(01-25-2011 10:08 PM)monoxide Wrote:  this post says sooooo much...

Nick Mangold is the best center in the NFL, no contest. D'Brickashaw Ferguson is a top 5-10 offensive tackle, both were drafted within the past 5 years. Dustin Keller's a young tight end who is one of the best receiving TE's in the league, and David Harris is only 27 and one of the most underrated tackling LB's in football. I'm dumbfounded on you saying Revis and Holmes are the only 2 Jets you would take.