I know he was a decent wrestler as well ,cant remember if it was WWF or WCW ,saw him years ago but I stray .
Jenkins Finished Rookie Campaign Strong Jordan Jenkins characterized his first professional season as a "big learning experience." While he endured his share of bumps and bruises as any rookie would, he took his game to another level in the final quarter of 2016. "As I was looking back at some of the earlier games compared to when I played in the later ones, I feel like I'm a totally different player," he said. "I'm starting to feel more comfortable out there. I'm having a little bit of the swagger back as the tough guy talking trash type of attitude that I had in college. It's something that I'm going to have to get back into feeling and getting more comfortable." Jenkins' exclamation point came against Bills in Week 17 when he strip-sacked QB EJ Manuel and recovered the ball. In the Jets' last four games, the Georgia product registered 17 tackles, four tackles for loss/no gain, 2.5 sacks, and seven QB hits. The 2016 third-round pick credited his homework for his improved play. Jenkins said he amped up his film study and preparation after a "bad experience" in Week 9 against the Dolphins where he felt responsible for a blown coverage that resulted in a touchdown. "I learned in the Miami game and a couple of the other games that you really have to be dialed in 100% of the time. You can't afford not to study film during the week so you can be prepared for all the adverse situations that you might not usually see during practice. If you would've spent time during the week, you might've seen it already. "I just really learned how to be an effective player, what it looks like and how to be a pro. I wouldn't trade anything else that happened this year for anything in the world. The season didn't go the way we wanted it to, but I learned a lot of things, played with a lot of great players and I'm excited for the future." Jenkins is a part of a rookie class that is close-knit and has laid the groundwork for the future on both sides of the ball. Six of the seven 2016 draft selections all started at least one game this season (only Christian Hackenberg didn't play) and three other rookies received the nod as well - WR Robby Anderson, WR Jalin Marshall and DL Lawrence Thomas. "That's most definitely something we want to try and do because our rookie class has contributed all across the board and that's something we really like about each other," said Jenkins. "We got together and really wanted to make sure that we step up next year and expand our roles. Just to try and suck up more information and get on the field more. Be better teammates and leaders next year." The next step for Jenkins involves two things -his pass rushing skills and completing his education. An insurance risk management major, the Hamilton, GA native will take two of his final five classes at his alma mater. "Most definitely in the offseason I need to work on my lateral quickness because there's times I'm over striding or I could be a lot quicker," Jenkins said when he and his teammates cleared out their lockers in early January. "I'm not getting my feet down. I also need to work on my upper body strength so I can press off of blockers and be more effective. I can get guys off me, but there are times where I might be struggling with a block and if I had the upper body strength needed, I could just tear off and make a play a lot quicker. That's one of the things I'll be focusing on this offseason." I believe the 3 young LB we have need someone like Green to mentor them. He had a great career and carried himself as a professional off the field as well. Mauldin's health scares me a bit as he had concussion issues and a severe ankle sprain that kept him out of the final 5 games of the season. Darron Lee needs to stop Tweeting, as he is already coming across like Sheldon Richardson. Hopefully Green can help keep these guys focused on learning and growing as football players and to carry themselves like professionals off the field as well.
Hard to get excited over a coaching hire. Between better coaches and better players, give me better players any time.
Is it too much to ask to have both? Can't hurt to have a guy who's done it before to teach these guys the tricks of the trade. And as a former hall of fame player, I assume he'll command respect from the players. Seems like a great hire to me.
Red, Thanks for sharing this article. Lots of good stuff in it. I really liked seeing Jenkins' comments about what he learned, what he's working on during the offseason, and learning more about his attitude. It hurt not having a good veteran OLB to mentor Jenkins and Mauldin. I'm thankful that Jenkins either learned on his own or finally listened to his position coach regarding film study. That's so critical in the NFL, and I would think it's getting that way in college as well. It was also great reading how close all the Jets rookies are. That's laying the foundation for great chemistry on the team and should help the team overcome adversity. I just hope it's not overblown, and they really are that close. We have an exciting young core of players that are spread between offense and defense. How long has it been since we could say that? Those posters who have been knocking Mac so hard, should step back and take that into consideration, and also the fact that 6 out of our 7 draft picks started games for the team this season as well as 3 UDFAs. Red, I didn't know that Lee was on twitter a lot. What kind of stuff does he tweet? If you're on Twitter, how about tweeting him and suggesting he spend more time in the weight room and in film study and a lot less time on Twitter?
LOL! We can ask for it all we want, can't we Westie? It's just that know that we aren't gonna get it. Still, I really like the Greene hire. He was a great player, is fiery, and has been there, done that. I think if anyone can light a fire under our young OLBs, it's him. If they start playing with passion and like their hair is on fire, then the whole D could. It can be contagious. Unless Greene has changed a lot, he won't stand impassively on the sidelines when they aren't playing well or doing stupid crap. He'll be in their faces and putting his foot up their ass.
NC, the reason I posted the article was specifically for the reasons you stated above. Mac has done a good job, every GM has flaws and he won't get everything right. The foundation they are trying to build is also something I took away from this article. Development of young players is also important, the jets are trying to go through the process of developing their players and we as fans, myself included are not patient enough. In regards to Tweeting, I don't have an account, I don't have Facebook, snapchat, or whatever else is out there. I saw and read an article about Lee's tweeting feud with people in general, most of it was deleted already, I just wish some of these professionals understood that they will be seen in a different light with regards to their comments and public actions in general.
He said he 'didn't know shit' with the first sentence. Then he proved it with his main point in the last sentence. He left no doubt
Thanks. Sad that he is as immature, petty and impotent as Trump, feuding with people on Twitter. Pathetic!
I'm not biting NC, I stay away from political and religious discussions. It's like Joshua playing tic tac toe in War Games
I wasn't trying to turn it into a political discussion. I was just pointing out that age doesn't have all that much to do with "immaturity" or whatever you want to call it. Trump was just an easy example. There are others who have similar issues that are older. I'm disappointed in Lee, but as long as he keeps progressing and produces on the field, if that's his worst character flaw, I can live with it.
I like this hire. Greene was a phenomenal player with great character. He's taken the last few years off from coaching to spend time with his family. Hopefully he's fully charged up and ready to tackle the tough job of solidifying our linebacker squad.
Hopefully Greene works out, then when Bowles gets fired, Greene can be our next HC, he's already got the last name for the job.
