You use players in ways that give them the chance to be most successful. If the Jets try to turn Jace Amaro into an inline TE we (and they) have no idea if it's going to work or not. I just have a hard time believing the Jets are going to expose their #2 draft pick by asking him to do something he hasn't been successful at in college. He was a great pick up at 49 primarily because he had demonstrated the ability to create mismatches in the slot and exploit defenses in the process. Odds are good he will be a mediocre inline TE. Edit: and of course it is ironic that the topic of using Amaro as an inline TE is raised in a thread about Stephen Hill's chances of surviving another Jets training camp. Just because somebody thinks Amaro will be successful as an inline TE doesn't make it so. In fact, given the somebody the odds are pretty low.
I'm sure they will put him in the slot a fair amount as well, but I think he will be good in line as well. He'll be a great blocker on bubble screens for CJ, he has the speed to get good position outside and the strength and will to block DB's.
What makes you think he's going to ever get a chance to block DB's if he lines up inline? The guy outside in the defensive front is going to be chucking him a fair amount, which is par for the course for an inline TE. You want him to block DB's for CJ? Put him in the slot.
They were unrelated points but in fact linemen and inline TE's are often the blockers on bubble screens.
This is hilarious because he cant play physical football. One pop and he's on the bench. And when he's on the field, he cant run routes. Oh and he cant catch the ball. Why are Jet fans so delusional.
The opinion of Hill on this board is almost laughable. Not a single one of the WR's we have picked up has even close to the combination of size/speed as Stephen Hill. They will wait out his contract and let him develop. It would be crazy not to. I've said it before the only way Hill is not on the roster for 16 games is if he hurts himself again. He will be gone if he goes IR 3 seasons in a row... <knock on wood> But beyond any of that, I think a lot of people need a little bit better insight into the WR position. ( I posted this here, but got so far into it I decided to move to it's own thread ) http://forums.theganggreen.com/threads/state-of-the-receivers.80946/
How many Idzik picks/signings do you think will get cut so that Hill can ferment on the roster? Who is Stephen Hill's stakeholder in the organization? He's going to have to fully earn his slot at this point. Nobody is standing behind him any more.
If he shows up looking like a #2 WR this year he's going to hold onto his job. If he's below that but serviceable the Jets may choose to take another flyer on him. If he's not serviceable he's a cut because he doesn't play special teams. That's just what it is.
Fantastic post, I'd like it 5 time if I could. I think there's an ok shot that Evans is the backup to Hill in the burner role, although he isn't clocked quite as fast as Ford.
No shot. After the Jets drafting those 2 WR's today, they pretty ruled Hill out. Jacoby Ford will beat him out by week 3 of training camp
Hill will take the 1st team reps in a couple weeks at mini camp and the know nothings on here will quiet down with the laughable Hill will be cut talk. I've defended Hill with logic enough on this board ... All I'll say now I'd that Hill is a strong favorite to be starting on opening day period. There will be competition but I don't see 4th rounders beating him out early and they like Kerley as a slot receiver Sent from my HTC One using Tapatalk
But he's fast dude ... or at least he was. Maybe he still is. He's like a combination of Megatron and Usain Bolt with the heart of Wayne Chrebet. He just needs to learn a few things before his true colors show.
One particular play sticks out at the end of the Miami game we were down big and he dragged 3 defenders to the first down line after snagging a terrible pass out of the air.. It's in there, We just gotta get him to flip the switch on game days and leave it on for 60 mins.
