Jets : Team News

The thought of having a talented linebacker like Sam Cowart play outside of a middle linebacker like Marvin Jones made Herman Edwards and then-defensive coordinator Ted Cottrell excited. But Cowart never got comfortable playing on the outside, and the statistics showed. Now that Jones has been released, Cowart is happy to be back in the middle and working with new coordinator Donnie Henderson. "What we're asking him to do fits his personality because he's very good at running inside out making plays," Edwards said. "He has no fear when the hole opens up, and he's hitting the gaps and making some plays in the backfield." Cowart, Henderson and Edwards will get to see the first true glimpses of their overhaul on defense when the Jets play the Saints tonight in New Orleans. Kickoff is set for 8 p.m. ET.