On his touchdown drive, Christian Hackenberg actually made
it look easy. His completions were with pinpoint accuracy and were placed in
spots the cover man could not tip or intercept. This is a great sign for a
young quarterback. Despite his horrid interception, Hackenberg looked better
against the Giants than he has in any Jet practice to date. Stay tuned on his
progress and let’s hope we have something here.
Dallas Cowboy
quarterback Tony Romo went down and the Cowboys announced Saturday that an MRI
revealed a broken bone in his back. The word is he won’t be back till mid
season. Right now their starting QB is rookie Dak Prescott who has looked
excellent so far in the pre-season. Back-up quarterbacks that have starting
experience are a premium in the NFL. This is good for Geno Smith and the Jets.
Let’s keep a close eye on Dallas.
Saturday’s
game against the Giants revealed a lot about the upcoming season. The Jets
offense did not have much rhythm for most of the game. Ryan Fitzpatrick had a
beauty of a throw to Eric Decker’s back shoulder for a touchdown. Hackenberg
had some nice throws and Petty looked just okay. I thought the team lacked
consistency and besides his TD pass, Fitz looked way off to me missing receivers or throwing behind
them. His fumble was awful and he has got to protect the ball better. Wide
Receiver Jalen Marshall looked good on a few plays. Even on his fumble he was
trying to put the ball on his other side which is fundamentally the right move.
Robby Anderson is a lock to make the team. At times he looks like a veteran
receiver. The knock in College (Temple) was he would drop the easy throws. So
far he has shown only positives. Zach Sudfeld had a couple of good receptions.
After last week’s fumble he was holding the football like it was a life saver
on the Titanic. I thought he was going to squeeze the air out of it. I liked
what I saw of Matt Forté. He didn’t do anything spectacular but did okay
running and receiving. He will be fine once the season starts. Bilal Powell has all
of a sudden developed a burst of speed we never saw in his first couple of
years. He looked good also. Todd Bowles should consider throwing the ball more to
tight end
Brandon Bostick (#82). This guy has a huge frame and though he only
has 12 life-time receptions in three years, I have a good feeling about him.
I’m still concerned about our offensive line. I thought we lost the point of
attack too often during the game. I don’t want to jinx him but I’d be surprised
if Fitzpatrick doesn’t miss 2 or 3 games this year. He is going to banged
around a lot.
What can you
say about our defense? Mo Wilkerson was throwing the opposition around like
they were mannequins. Leonard Williams and Calvin Pryor were all over the
field. The interception by Revis was nice. Our linebackers plugged the holes
well. Of course Dee Milliner got burnt for a TD and Marcus
Williams got turned around at least once. All in all the Jets have the kind of
defense that will keep opposing offensive coordinators up at night. It should
be a fun season on the defensive side of the ball. Look for a big number of
interceptions this year (thanks to the line).
Green Tidbits:
….I
don’t think there a receiver in the NFL who runs better routes than Eric
Decker....Free Safety Marcus Gilchrist is one of those players we don’t hear
much about. He just continues to do a fine job very quietly….Jet coaches are
crazy about draft pick CB Juston Burris. I just don’t see it yet….If I was Eli
I would up my disability insurance. The Giant OL looks in pretty bad
shape….Stephen Hill cut by the Panthers....If there is room, let's give Jeremy Ross a shot.
What the Jet Scribes are saying:
Rich Cimini, ESPN
In training camp, Hackenberg was erratic, to put it kindly. He
didn't get many practice reps, and most of the ones he received didn't go well.
You know he has a strong arm, but he forgot to pack it to camp. It was his own
version of "Duck Dynasty." But Saturday night, after starting with two incomplete
passes and a delay-of-game penalty, Hackenberg completed four in a row, each
one a different type of throw. There was a small-window throw to Zach Sudfeld
for 16 yards, a 26-yard fastball to Charone Peake over the middle, a well-timed
out route to Robby Anderson for 27 yards and a touch throw to Anderson for a
10-yard touchdown on a corner fade.
"It was sweet," Hackenberg said of the touchdown.
That stretch lasted only three minutes, but it was a
long-awaited glimpse of Hackenberg's potential. You can downplay it if you
want, saying it happened against the Giants' third-stringers, but it was
something. When a quarterback is drafted in the second round, he needs to give
the organization a feel-good moment or two. Hackenberg did that.
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Brian Costello, NY Post
The Jets defense looks ready for the Bengals. While Gang
Green’s offense had some hiccups Saturday night against the Giants in its third
preseason game, the starting defense played about as well as Todd Bowles could
have hoped. The Giants managed just 47 yards against the Jets’ starting defense
in the first half. Giants quarterback Eli Manning was intercepted by Darrelle
Revis, the Giants had three three-and-outs and their longest drive was six
plays. Happy with what he saw, Bowles removed the starters at halftime.
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Randy Lange
Todd Bowles had 1 successful replay challenge all last year.
Tonight he's had 2 successful challenges in span of 5 plays.
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Jets News Flash:
The Jets released 11 players and placed WR Devin Smith
(knee) on reserve/PUP list. It means he's shelved for at least six games. K
Ross Martin, G Jarvis Harrison (5th round pick, 2015), WR Kyle Williams, G
Jesse Davis, C Kyle Friend, LB Deion Barnes, DT Shelby Harris, DE Helve
Matungulu, RB Lache Seastrunk, RB Terry Williams, TE Jason Vander Laan. The roster
stands at 78. They have to make three moves by Tuesday.
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