Tonight,
look for Bryce Petty to get a fair amount of reps against the Redskins. If the
Jets don't carry four quarterbacks, he is likely to be the casualty. I’m hoping
the Jets give him enough time and support to get into some kind of rhythm.
Playing with some of the back-ups, Petty was under fierce pressure especially
toward the end of the game. He showed us he has talent. He has got to put
together a couple of good showings in a row.
I'm not a Geno Smith fan but he should be given (and deserves it) the
opportunity to have a few reps wtih the first team. The games he has started,
the receivers have not been as talented as the ones on the Jets roster right
now. Geno’s numbers lifetime are 27 TDs with 35 INT’s and a QB rating of 72.3. Real pedestrian numbers but I’d
still give him reps with the first team. Again, I’ve been one of Geno’s biggest
critics but let’s be fair. Some of the wide receivers he was throwing to in his
2+ years at quarterback were Stephen Hill, Clyde Gates, T.J. Graham and Greg
Salas. Who knows, maybe the Jets
are able to eek out a 6th or 7th round pick for him. Make no mistake,
bench quarterbacks who have starting experience have value in this league. When
Dallas Cowboys back-up Kellen Moore went down with a broken leg, I figured they
would have given the Jets a call. But the excellent play of draft pick Dak
Prescott changed all that. Tonight I’d like to see Fitz in for only one series
then have Petty and Geno split the rest of the time up to the 4th
quarter then we get to see Hackenberg.
On the injury
front, it seems like every summer there is one position that gets the injury
bug. This year it looks like if things continue it can be the wide receiver
position. One team, the Buffalo Bills are already somewhat depleted at the
position. This bolds well for the Jets because of their surprising depth at
that position. In the value game of the NFL, positions can go up and down like
the stock market. I love these young receivers, J. Marshall and Peake. Let's hope their good play continues
and the Jets have a problem they don't mind having. Too many good players at
one position.
What the Jet scribes are saying:
Rich Cimin, ESPN
"Leo was manhandling people up front the whole
practice," said Buster Skrine, who wasn't the only person in the meeting
room who noticed. Leo is Leonard Williams, who might be the most impressive
player so far in the New York Jets' training camp. After a solid rookie season,
he's ready to graduate to a new level. In the preseason opener, he wrecked a potential
touchdown drive with a third-down sack deep in Jets territory, welcoming
Jacksonville Jaguars quarterback Blake Bortles to New Jersey. The Jets should have one of the best defensive lines in the
NFL. It might take some time, with Muhammad Wilkerson coming off a broken leg
and Sheldon Richardson bracing for a one-game suspension to start the season,
but this line will be scary good. The 6-foot-5, 302-pound Williams is growing
up before their eyes, becoming more assertive and showing more vocal leadership
on the field than his rookie year. He's still learning how to read blocking
schemes and use his hands to defeat blockers, but he has improved in those
areas.
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Brian,Costello, NY Post
One of the best parts of training camp is watching the guys
who are under the radar find their way into the spotlight and make a push to be
on the 53-man roster. Here is a look at five Jets who you may not know much
about, but are making their case.
Jalin Marshall, WR
Marshall barely fits into this category anymore. An
undrafted free agent out of Ohio State, Marshall has been the breakout star of
camp. Coach Todd Bowles has done everything he can to avoid talking up the
rookie, but his actions are telling. Marshall has gotten a decent amount of
time with the starting offense and his teammates are raving about him. On
Thursday night against the Jaguars, Marshall showed what he could do as a
returner, going 84 yards just before halftime to set up a Geno Smith touchdown
pass. It feels like Marshall already has made the team, but he needs to keep
impressing to make that a certainty.
Charone Peake, WR
The seventh-round pick out of Clemson has emerged over the
past 10 days in camp. He consistently is putting together strong practices and
performed well against the Jaguars in the preseason opener. Peake caught four
passes for 45 yards and made a nice touchdown catch in the front corner of the
end zone. Peake was projected as a third- or fourth-round pick in the
draft, but fell to the seventh round because of two knee surgeries and small
hands. The Jets may have gotten a steal. How many receivers to carry on the
53-man roster will be a tough decision for the Jets, but Peake is going to be
hard to cut.
Doug Middleton, S
Middleton sealed the win over the Jaguars with an interception,
but it was his tackling that really caught attention. He made some big tackles
to prevent large gains by Jacksonville. One of the knocks on him coming out of
Appalachian State was he was not a sure tackler. In training camp, Middleton is
one of those guys who keeps making plays to get your attention. He is a big
hitter whose best chance to make the team is if he can win over special teams
coach Brant Boyer.
Shelby Harris, DL
A seventh-round pick in 2014, Harris spent the past two
seasons with the Raiders. It is hard for linemen to really show up much in
practice because of the limited contact rules, but Harris had a strong game
against the Jaguars. He was in the backfield a bunch and should have been
credited for a sack of Chad Henne. Instead, the credit went to Darron Lee, who
fell on Henne after Harris tripped him up. It will be difficult for Harris to
make the team because of the depth on the defensive line, but he might be doing
enough to catch on with another team.
Julian Stanford, ILB
This is Stanford’s fifth year in the NFL, so he is not a
youngster just trying to make the team. He has been with the Jaguars, Lions,
Buccaneers and spent the end of last season on the Jets’ practice squad. The
25-year-old from Wagner has been having a nice camp. He is all over the field
making plays and could find himself a special teams/backup linebacker role.
Stanford was on both the starting kickoff and kickoff return teams on Thursday,
a good sign for him. He also made a sack and two tackles at linebacker.
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Kieran Darcy, ESPN Staff Writer
A year after the Jets drafted Petty in the fourth round out
of Baylor, the team invested a second-round pick on Hackenberg, meaning Petty
is in the most precarious position as the Jets prepare to face the Washington
Redskins on Friday night. Speaking after practice Wednesday, Petty admitted
being a little taken aback when the Jets selected Hackenberg this spring.
"It was tough," Petty said. "But at the same time, if anything
it's motivation for me. And that goes for anybody. There's a new crop every
year to take your spot, that's just how it is. You can't be sensitive about it.
It was one of those deals where you're like, alright, here we go, it happened
sooner than I thought but here we go………………
…………..Petty is trying to make the most of his opportunities
in training camp, but they have been limited. For instance, in Wednesday's
practice he only got to throw seven passes during team drills. The first was a
beautiful long completion to rookie wide receiver Jalin Marshall. But the rest
were mostly short passes that didn't stand out.
Carrying four quarterbacks on a roster is certainly not
common in the NFL these days. Petty remains hopeful, but also sounds well aware
that his future could lie elsewhere.
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