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FLORHAM PARK, N.J. -- Bryce Pettys bruised chest is feeling better, and the chocolate chip cookies he received from an apologetic teammate should help with the healing process.The New York Jets quarterback was injured last Saturday night when he was sandwiched by Miamis Cameron Wake and Ndamukong Suh while completing a 28-yard pass to Robby Anderson on the first play of the fourth quarter in New Yorks 34-13 loss.X-rays at the stadium were negative, as was a CT scan Monday.Shoot, I thought something was messed up in there, Petty said Tuesday. Luckily, everything was good.Petty and coach Todd Bowles called it a miscommunication, and it appeared center Wesley Johnson might have made a mistake with the snap count -- since he was the only one on the Jets offensive line who moved. That created clear lanes for both Wake and Suh to crunch the quarterback .It wont happen again, a smiling Petty said. I had a batch of cookies on my hood from Wes, so that was a really nice gesture. He still owes me dinner, though.When asked if the cookies were homemade, Petty said he believed they were.So, it was a real apology, yeah, he said, smiling. It was nice.Petty said he practiced fully Tuesday and couldnt foresee anything keeping him from playing Saturday at New England.Bowles said the team will monitor him throughout the week, and Petty will start if he continues to show improvement.I just couldnt imagine this season ending that way, Petty said. So, I was really happy to see that everything was negative, everything was good. It was a good hit -- hits, plural. Ill probably put that up in my man cave at some point. So, if I can take shots from those two dudes right there, I think Ill be all right.After watching film of the play, though, Petty was surprised he wasnt injured worse.I mean, shoot, I had two of probably the strongest dudes Ive ever been around hit me at the same time, Petty said. But thats football. I try not to watch it too much.Bowles was also initially concerned that the injury was worse.Any time you dont go back in the game, you have a serious injury, he said. But not to have any positive damage done, thats a good thing. This is a matter of soreness and how much your pain tolerance is and how much you can or cant do.Petty said he feels a lot better after the hit kind of knocked the breath out of me. He has thrown deep passes in the past few days and been able to do so without any pain. Petty added that his chest doesnt hurt at all when he touches it.So, a lot of progress, he said.Petty said Jets head athletic trainer John Mellody is working on some protective padding for him to wear in the game.I was watching `A Knights Tale the other night and they have, I dont know what the knights wore when they were jousting, but I think I might do that, Petty said, trying to keep a straight face. Nah, I think we have some Kevlar or something.Petty is 75 of 130 for 809 yards with three touchdowns and six interceptions this season, which includes his first three NFL starts.He has already been sacked 11 times and is going through the growing pains -- literally -- of a young quarterback trying to learn in the NFL. Reading defenses, better ball security and thinking faster on his feet are all on the docket, as is trying to avoid taking hard hits.If anything, it gives me more of an appreciation to get the ball out fast, Petty said, and thats something Ive got to do.---For more NFL coverage: http://www.pro32.ap.org and http://www.twitter.com/AP-NFL Nike Air Max 97 On Sale .Y. -- Canadas Kaillie Humphries and Heather Moyse have another World Cup gold medal after winning the two-women bobsled race on Saturday in Lake Placid, N. Cheap Air Max 97 All Gold China . 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Todays contributors are ESPN Fantasys Kyle Soppe, Joe Kaiser and Jim McCormick.Julius Randle messed around and got a triple-double Tuesday night against the Brooklyn Nets (17 points, 10 assists, 14 rebounds). Coming into the season, we knew that he could hit the glass and score to some extent, but weve seen his field goal percentage increase from 42.9 percent last season to 55.1 percent, and he is averaging an impressive 3.8 assists per game. Should we expect him to maintain those numbers, and what do you think of his overall fantasy value?Kyle Soppe: There are a lot of pieces to this question, but lets start with something that we know: This kid can play and is going to be a force. The question is, to what capacity? Randle possesses the skill set to be a fantasy star, but I think he is a much better roto play this season than head-to-head. Look at his game log. The assists and free throw totals stick out to me as areas in which Randle needs to gain consistency before I push all my chips to the middle of the table on him. He has failed to make a free throw in four games this year and has five games with fewer than three assists.That said, his fluidity for a 6-foot-9, soon-to-be 22-year-old is rare, and his upside is essentially what we saw Tuesday night. The scoring bump is here to stay, given that the Lakers operate at a top-five pace and Randle has been far more effective at the rim this season than last, shooting 67.1 percent from inside 8 feet compared with 50.5 percent a year ago. It will be an up-and-down ride, but Randle could make a run at averaging a double-double while averaging three assists per game, something only Pau Gasol and DeMarcus Cousins accomplished last season.Joe Kaiser: Randle has always been known as a scorer and rebounder, fitting the mold of a Kenneth Faried-type as far as his fantasy numbers go, but his passing has always gone overlooked ... until now. This is the most underrated part of his game, and it took a triple-double Tuesday night for everyone to collectively start paying attention. Listed at 6-foot-9, 250 pounds, Randle often seems undersized when matched up against taller players at the power forward position, but he presents a mismatch as a big man who can handle the ball and create opportunities for teammates. When matched up against a power forward his size, hes often able to put up big numbers on the glass.Seeing that the Lakers already have seven wins, which they didnt reach until Jan. 1 last season, Im more and more convinced that coach Luke Walton is really good at this coaching thing. Hes aa relationship guy, and he uses that to his fullest advantage as a coach.dddddddddddd It worked last season in Golden State, and clearly, its working with the Lakers. As you can see, not just with Randle but also Nick Young, Waltons style is allowing the young Lakers to play with confidence and reach their ceiling. I expect Randle to finish the season averaging right around 14 points, 10 rebounds and 4 assists per game, and for that shooting percentage to end up closer to 50 percent. One thing working in his favor as far as shooting percentage is concerned is his lack of 3-point attempts (0.8 per game).Jim McCormick: I think the shooting percentage will drop a bit, because Randles elite efficiency so far has been buoyed by shooting 81.4 percent from within 3 feet of the basket, up 24.6 percent from last season. When we look into his opportunity metrics, Randles usage percentage and minutes are nearly identical to last season, and his assist percentage has leaped from 11 percent to 20.3 percent, another sizable positive margin. Its safe to say former Lakers coach Byron Scott was less than ideal for grooming the Lakers young roster last season, especially in the context of this space-and-pace driven modern NBA. Now that the Lakers have Walton, a coach on the forefront of this schematic shift, were seeing some of the rewards of this transition in Randles production.For example, the Lakers are now fourth in pace (102.82 possessions per 48 minutes) and ninth in offensive rating (107.1 points per 100 possessions), after ranking 16th in pace last season (97.9) and 29th in offensive rating (98.6). Such inflations in opportunity and efficiency have helped Randles rates. He has leaped from 29.7 frontcourt touches per game last season to 37.3 this year, a 25.5 percent leap. Randles assist-to-pass ratio has jumped from 4.2 percent last season to 8.7 percent this season, so there has been a clear improvement in not just his possession rate, but also the quality of his passing and the teams improved scoring efficiency.Its worth noting Randle averaged 2.9 assists per game over the final 15 games last season. Its also worth noting ESPNs Jovan Buha wrote up a piece this past offseason about Randle seeking to emulate Draymond Greens ascension as a playmaker under Waltons watch.Obviously, there are a lot of similarities between Draymond and myself, Randle said. There will be a lot to learn, but especially with the style of play, itll be fun for us to get up and down. Sharing the ball is going to be big for us this year. Just building that chemistry on both sides of the floor. ' ' '