2000 New York Jets season

2000 New York Jets season
2000 New York Jets season
Owner	Woody & Christopher Johnson
General manager	Bill Parcells
Head coach	Al Groh
Home field	Giants Stadium
Results
Record	9–7
Division place	3rd AFC East
Playoff finish	Did not qualify
Pro Bowlers	C Kevin Mawae; FB Richie Anderson; LB Mo Lewis
Uniform
	← 1999; Jets seasons; 2001 →;

The 2000 New York Jets season was the 41st season for the team, and the 31st in the National Football League. It was also their first under the ownership of Woody and Christopher Johnson, who purchased the team in January 2000 from the estate of former owner Leon Hess.

The team tried to improve upon its 8–8 record from 1999 under new head coach Al Groh, who became the successor for Bill Parcells after Bill Belichick abruptly resigned to take the same position with the New England Patriots. Although they managed to finish one game better than they had in 1999, their 9–7 record (including three losses to close the year) was not enough to make the playoffs.

Shortly after the season ended, Groh resigned as coach to take the head coaching position at the University of Virginia, his alma mater.

Shortly after that, Parcells stepped down as Director of Football Operations and retired from football. Like his previous retirement, it proved to be temporary: Parcells was back in the NFL in 2003 as the head coach of the Dallas Cowboys, where he’d remain until 2006.

Offseason

Additions	Subtractions
DT Shane Burton (Bears)	FS Steve Atwater (retirement)
LS Bradford Banta (Colts)	WR Keyshawn Johnson (Buccaneers)
	LB Chad Cascadden (Patriots)
	DE Anthony Pleasant (49ers)
	LS John Hudson (Ravens)
	S Omar Stoutmire (Giants)
	QB Rick Mirer (49ers)
	CB Otis Smith (Patriots)
	DE Bobby Hamilton (Patriots)

NFL draft

Round	Pick	Player	Position	College	Notes
2000 New York Jets draft
1	12	Shaun Ellis *	DE	Tennessee	from Carolina via Washington and San Francisco
1	13	John Abraham *	LB	South Carolina	from San Diego via Tampa Bay
1	18	Chad Pennington	QB	Marshall
1	27	Anthony Becht	TE	West Virginia	from Tampa Bay
3	78	Laveranues Coles *	WR	Florida State
5	143	Windrell Hayes	WR	USC
6	179	Tony Scott	CB	NC State
7	218	Richard Seals	G	Utah
Made roster * Made at least one Pro Bowl during career

Undrafted free agents

2000 Undrafted Free Agents of note
Player	Position	College
Matt Farmer	Wide receiver	Air Force
Brian Gill	Defensive end	McNeese State
Jon Michals	Defensive end	Minnesota
Jake Moreland	Tight end	Western Michigan
Keith Short	Center	Virginia Tech

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Personnel

Staff/coaches

**2000 New York Jets staff**
	Front office Owner – Woody Johnson Director of football operations – Bill Parcells Director of pro player development/contract negotiations – Mike Tannenbaum Head coaches Head coach – Al Groh Offensive coaches Offensive coordinator – Dan Henning Running backs – Maurice Carthon Wide receivers – Todd Haley Tight ends – Ken Whisenhunt Offensive line – Bill Muir & Ray Lavigne (Lavigne took over in Week 11) Assistant offensive line – William Roberts			Defensive coaches Defensive coordinator – Mike Nolan Defensive line – Ray Hamilton Linebackers – Bob Sutton Secondary – Todd Bowles Quality control – Peter Redebaugh Special teams coaches Special teams – Mike Sweatman Strength and conditioning Strength and conditioning – John Lott

Roster

New York Jets 2000 final roster

Quarterbacks

Running backs

Wide receivers

Tight ends

88 Anthony Becht
37 Jake Moreland

Offensive linemen

Defensive linemen

73 Maurice Anderson DE
97 Dorian Boose DE
98 Shane Burton DE
92 Shaun Ellis DE
72 Jason Ferguson NT
93 Ernie Logan NT
91 Jason Wiltz DE

Linebackers

58 James Farrior OLB
54 Dwayne Gordon ILB
55 Marvin Jones ILB
53 Courtney Ledyard OLB
57 Mo Lewis OLB
56 Roman Phifer OLB

Defensive backs

42 Marcus Coleman CB
25 Nick Ferguson SS
47 Scott Frost FS
31 Aaron Glenn CB
21 Victor Green SS
40 Chris Hayes FS
24 Ray Mickens CB
38 Earthwind Moreland CB
27 Tony Scott CB

Special teams

Reserve lists

94 John Abraham LB (IR)
51 Bryan Cox LB (IR)
15 Matt Farmer WR (Miltitary Reserve)
62 Greg Lotysz T (IR)
95 Rick Lyle DE (IR)
99 Eric Ogbogu DE (IR)
66 David Viger G (Military Reserve)

Practice squad

-- Steve Brominski TE
-- Jon Michals DE
-- Shannon Myers WR
50 J. J. Syvrud LB

rookies in italics

53 active, 7 inactive, 4 practice squad

Preseason

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Record	Venue
1	July 29	New Orleans Saints	W 24–20	1–0	Giants Stadium
2	August 4	at Green Bay Packers	L 24–37	1–1	Lambeau Field
3	August 12	at Baltimore Ravens	L 0–10	1–2	PSINet Stadium
4	August 18	New York Giants	W 27–24	2–2	Giants Stadium

Regular season

Schedule

The Jets were ranked 12th in the NFL in total offense and finished tied with Philadelphia for 10th in total defense.

Week	Date	Opponent	Result	Record	Venue	Recap
1	September 3	at Green Bay Packers	W 20–16	1–0	Lambeau Field	Recap
2	September 11	New England Patriots	W 20–19	2–0	Giants Stadium	Recap
3	September 17	Buffalo Bills	W 27–14	3–0	Giants Stadium	Recap
4	September 24	at Tampa Bay Buccaneers	W 21–17	4–0	Raymond James Stadium	Recap
5	Bye
6	October 8	Pittsburgh Steelers	L 3–20	4–1	Giants Stadium	Recap
7	October 15	at New England Patriots	W 34–17	5–1	Foxboro Stadium	Recap
8	October 23	Miami Dolphins	W 40–37 (OT)	6–1	Giants Stadium	Recap
9	October 29	at Buffalo Bills	L 20–23	6–2	Ralph Wilson Stadium	Recap
10	November 5	Denver Broncos	L 23–30	6–3	Giants Stadium	Recap
11	November 12	at Indianapolis Colts	L 15–23	6–4	RCA Dome	Recap
12	November 19	at Miami Dolphins	W 20–3	7–4	Pro Player Stadium	Recap
13	November 26	Chicago Bears	W 17–10	8–4	Giants Stadium	Recap
14	December 3	Indianapolis Colts	W 27–17	9–4	Giants Stadium	Recap
15	December 10	at Oakland Raiders	L 7–31	9–5	Network Associates Coliseum	Recap
16	December 17	Detroit Lions	L 7–10	9–6	Giants Stadium	Recap
17	December 24	at Baltimore Ravens	L 20–34	9–7	PSINet Stadium	Recap
Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.

Standings

AFC East
view talk edit	W	L	T	PCT	PF	PA	STK
⁽³⁾ Miami Dolphins	11	5	0	.688	323	226	W1
⁽⁶⁾ Indianapolis Colts	10	6	0	.625	429	326	W3
New York Jets	9	7	0	.563	321	321	L3
Buffalo Bills	8	8	0	.500	315	350	W1
New England Patriots	5	11	0	.313	276	338	L1