nyhetsknicks247 is a softheaded goober that wouldn't know a football play if you gave him the football and asked him to hike.
Slot receiver and H-back generally don't hit the field at the same time. If Amaro was really going to be a full-time H-back the odds are pretty good the Jets were going to have him in the slot on a lot of those snaps and that would have cut into Kerley's snaps a fair amount. The odds are pretty good that the Jet's spread right now is going to have Marshall, Decker, a single back - either Powell or Bohanon, and two other receiving options. When Devin Smith is healthy he'll probably be lined up outside. Amaro and Kerley were in direct competition for snaps once the Jets decided not to use Amaro lined up tight.
Let's see he can't block, doesn't have great hands, isn't all that fast ya we are really going to miss him o ya and he stays hurt
Pryor's tackling has been horrid. He pretty much just dives at shoe laces. It's quite pathetic. Where's the "Louisville slugger" we saw in college & last preseason?? I will say this for him: His coverage/movement has gotten a lot better. On the plays they showed overhead against the Giants I thought he looked very good in coverage.Same w/ Gilchrist. They were pretty tight on the back end.
The ankle biting is a big concern, not only for the fact that it ends up in a lot of big plays, but it's also a concussion concern in terms of getting a knee to the head. A lot of players do it without ever having that problem. Troy Polamalu was an ace at it, and it often resulted in stopping big plays in the backfield. It's a huge risk/reward though. We had to hope that his coverage would improve under Bowles. He's known as a secondary ace.
Gallows humor. I was laughing at Cimini's slamming all the Jets' TEs, particularly Cumby. He's been spoken of as a receiving TE but not a good blocker by fans and other reporters, but now he's getting slammed as not even being a good receiver.
He's always going for the big hit.. if you noticed in his highlight tapes he loves to take players off their feet..especially the bigger players like some RB's he goes straight for the legs but doesn't use his hands when tackling..i guess that's his technique. he's like a bullet .. and like a bullet.. you can miss probably easier than you can hit your target.. he's gotta learn to wrap up sometimes.. but the kid can really take heads off when he does connect his hits.. he missed some ugly ones though.
Thanks for that explanation for the tackling technique.If that's the case he needs to learn to choose his spots. 4 yards behind the LOS w/ 3 others in green around him,sure go for the bullet.But this isolated open field stuff is damaging. I hope I didn't understate in my prior post how good I thought he looked in coverage against the giants.He wasn't just improved.he was awfully impressive. Earl Thomas no.But there's only 1 of them. If he can improve the tackling by wrapping up in open field & refining this "bullet" technique..I think we could have a very good safety on our hands. He needs to show it first.
Holy shit, did someone really need Pryor's "tackling technique" explained to them?? He's a typical head hunter, what the fuck else do you really need to know?
i think he will be as well.. he has a high motor and a seems like he tracks the ball carrier down without hesitation.. Yeah i figured out his hitting techniques last year.. Small or/ and defenseless guys get the shoulder from hell... big guys get their feet taken out at full speed. lol Here's that "bullet" hit.. you'll usualy see this same exact hit whenever when he sniffs the rb out in the backfield.. Some guys can leap over it...or dodge it (see jordy nelson)... others get punished lol
Lousy news. Probably not too early to call him a bust... anything we ever get from him in the future would just be gravy at this point.
I don't think he'll ever become Dawan Landry, thank God. Dawan was garbage, the exact opposite, but what he did well was wrap up, he didn't miss tackles. God knows how many yards RB's dragged him around like a purse until they finally went down, but he at least wrapped up. Pryor needs to understand that at times you have to make sure you make the tackle, you can't allow to let the receiver or RB pass you by. Bring him down, don't go for the kill all the time. Keep your emotions in check, stay relaxed, make the safe play. I rather give up an extra 1-2 yards in the open field instead of risking making the play a little earlier by not wrapping up OR giving up an 80 yard touchdown run. This is a good example. Nice pop by Pryor, this is where he can pull it off when he's got guys backing him up, in run support. But in the open field: WRAP. UP. Also, his coverage has improved a lot. Nice man coverage (!) right here for a safety, a box safety at that. He's gonna get better.
Nice post. I think Pryor will get the hang of thing with Bowles and him just being back at his natural position. Think I seen one of those whiffed arm-less tackles on Saturday too in the backfield.. But he had help 2 yards later
I honestly wonder if someone saw Cumberland play how they can think he's a "good" receiver........ Stiff, no moves, and alligator arms. He runs pretty fast in a straight line for a big guy, but I don't see much beyond that. he has been the most overated player on this team for the past few years, maybe because he fits the physical "measurables" Personally I was looking for Amaro to take the next step, whether or not he's softer than Mike Ditka's underwear. It is quite a loss considering their "depth" at the position
True about Cumby. I guess it was just because everyone had high hopes for him and he definitely couldn't block. He had been a WR in college so that's where most of us probably pinned our hopes with him. I know I did initially, but I've been over that. They probably won't be able to replace him this year, but next year, would love to see him gone.
Like 101 and some others, my top candidate for TE would be Fauria. He certainly wouldn't be 4th string on the Jets TE depth chart, as he apparently is in Detroit. Also like others and I agree with Cimini, TE is not a critical position in Gailey's offense. But having said that, the Jets need more than two TE's on the roster. I remember how when Sudfeld went down. If he was healthy he'd be getting playing time for sure. Oh well... says here the Jets get Fauria as the best bet.
