Harrison Glaser @NYJetsTFMedia · Follow Nice sliding sideline catch by Garrett Wilson He was incredible today. Couldn't be covered, & had his way Top 5 WR season loading Video of catch: https://x.com/NYJetsTFMedia/status/1821581638880641206
Harrison Glaser @NYJetsTFMedia · Follow Garrett Wilson making the catch then proceeding to juke out the entire Commanders team Video: https://x.com/NYJetsTFMedia/status/1821580675012829558
Nick Faria @Nick_Faria1720 · Follow “I thought it was good and very productive. Really like what I saw out of the run game.” Robert Saleh on today’s #Jets practice thoughts. 12:19 PM · Aug 8, 2024
Zack Rosenblatt @ZackBlatt · Follow Robert Saleh on sitting out Aaron Rodgers today: “I just felt like it was unnecessary … i just didn’t want to expose him to it.” Saleh said Rodgers “really wanted to” practice. He pushed back. #Jets 12:19 PM · Aug 8, 2024
Nick Faria @Nick_Faria1720 · Follow Robert Saleh says the #Jets have still not decided if Aaron Rodgers will play in the final preseason game. Says it will be a “collaborative” decision. 12:22 PM · Aug 8, 2024
Zack Rosenblatt @ZackBlatt · Follow Robert Saleh said Mike Williams is further ahead than anticipated in his rehab. He’ll just be doing individuals and work off to the side for a little while. Won’t be in team drills for a couple weeks. #Jets 12:22 PM · Aug 8, 2024
Nick Faria @Nick_Faria1720 · Follow Robert Saleh won’t disclose whether or not some of the starters will play on Saturday. #Jets 12:26 PM · Aug 8, 2024
Good move by Saleh: Zack Rosenblatt @ZackBlatt · Follow Sauce Gardner said there was “consequences nobody wanted” if a #Jets player threw a punch, as told to the team by Robert Saleh. Sauce wouldn’t reveal the punishment but said that clearly it worked since there were no fights. 12:57 PM · Aug 8, 2024
Brandyn Pokrass @BPok24 Post-practice thoughts: -Garrett. Wilson. The star wideout was borderline unstoppable today. Forbes, or any other cornerback, simply couldn’t cover him. Whether with Tyrod or Rodgers, G5 is store for a big year -Tyrod is more than capable of winning games for the Jets if necessary. A huge deal that New York has a reliable backup. -Defensively, Jermaine Johnson looked very powerful as a pass rusher. McDonald, by all accounts, dominated as a rusher today. He also got some more work with the 1st unit. Sauce had a great PBU. Sherwood looked like the best LB in practice again. -The RB room is deep. Breece is a star, having one of the best runs of the day. Allen is consistently churning out yards. Davis can’t stop ripping off chunk gains. Even Izzy looked good as a receiver today on a few reps. -Corley and Lazard continue to impress outside of Wilson at WR. Really like how the rookie is specifically coming along. -Conklin is going to be very reliable this year. Great safety valve in the middle of the field. -Staring OL is very fun. Opened up big gains in running game and held up nice in pass pro. Great to see them meshing together this early in camp. -Olu faced some adversity today, but I really enjoyed what I saw as a pass blocker. Warren has some great reps in pass pro too. -Really like the aggressiveness Barnes is playing with in all phases. @jetsxfactor #Jets #NFL 12:58 PM · Aug 8, 2024
Harrison Glaser @NYJetsTFMedia · Follow 4th down- final period of team drills at joint practice Sauce Gardner knocks down a pass from Jayden Daniels Video: https://x.com/NYJetsTFMedia/status/1821639121879622137
https://jetsxfactor.com/2024/08/07/ny-jets-commanders-joint-practice-matchups/ Top matchups to watch in Jets-Commanders joint practice By Michael Nania In many ways, joint practices are more valuable than preseason games. Washington Commanders head coach Dan Quinn had an interesting perspective about this topic while speaking ahead of his team’s upcoming joint practice with the New York Jets. Contrary to preseason games, which play out in an unpredictable fashion, opposing coaching staffs work together on orchestrating joint practices to play out however they’d like. These joint practices are not merely scrimmages; rather, they are largely built around choreographed events designed to evaluate specific players and scenarios. Another benefit is having the entire roster included in the action. Most teams will only use their first-team units for no more than a couple of drives in the third preseason game. In joint practices, though, everyone participates. It’s in these practices where veterans like Aaron Rodgers and stars like Sauce Gardner will get the majority of their “game-like” preparation ahead of the season opener. The Commanders are a team in transition, but Washington’s roster does have a good deal of high-end talent at certain spots. Here are a few of the most interesting head-to-head matchups we will see during Thursday’s joint practice in Florham Park. Sauce Gardner vs. Terry McLaurin The beauty of the Jets’ talent-stocked roster is that just about everybody enjoys the luxury of facing a star-caliber player in practice on a daily basis. For Sauce Gardner, there aren’t many players who would provide a tougher daily challenge than Garrett Wilson. Still, it’s great to shake things up and see a different face across the line of scrimmage. Gardner will get to pivot from Wilson to another upper-echelon receiver in Terry McLaurin. These reps will be valuable for Gardner, as he will likely play no more than a couple of drives in this year’s preseason. With the Panthers and Giants up next, McLaurin is likely the best wide receiver Gardner will see before the regular season (perhaps Malik Nabers will have something to say about that, but the rookie needs to prove it first). Whereas Wilson primarily challenges Gardner using quickness and route-running finesse, McLaurin will provide a tougher challenge in the physicality and contested catching departments. McLaurin is listed as 18 pounds heavier than Wilson (210 vs. 192) and is much more proven at securing 50-50 balls, boasting a career contested catch rate of 54.5% versus Wilson’s 32.9%. Jets interior offensive line vs. Daron Payne and Jonathan Allen The Commanders’ interior defensive line has been one of their few beacons of consistency over the past few seasons. Daron Payne and Jonathan Allen anchor the unit. This matchup would be interesting enough if we were solely talking about the blocking aspect of it, but all eyes will be on Joe Tippmann’s snapping as he faces a different opponent for the first time. After Tippmann launched a killer snap in the red zone during the Jets’ recent Green and White Scrimmage, it will be interesting to see how he responds to another high-pressure situation. With two talented defensive tackles in front of him, Tippmann will have enough to worry about after the ball is snapped. Hopefully, he does not let it affect the snap itself. The snap debacle should not distract us from Tippmann’s actual post-snap performance. Tippmann has the potential to become one of the league’s best centers. While he needs to nail down the snapping first and foremost, we should give him credit where it’s due if he can win his matchups with Payne and Allen. In addition to Tippmann, I am fascinated to see how Alijah Vera-Tucker performs. Vera-Tucker’s presence has been transformative for the Jets’ offense over the past two years. We know he has the ability to be one of the best guards in football, but will he be the same player after an Achilles tear? Jets edge rushers vs. Commanders tackles Washington’s starting tackle duo should be viewed as a delicious meal for a defensive front that holds itself to as high of a standard as the Jets do. At right tackle is Andrew Wylie. In 2023, he allowed the 13th-most pressures (42) and fourth-most sacks (9) among tackles. At left tackle is a competition between rookie third-round pick Brandon Coleman and long-time journeyman backup Cornelius Lucas. We don’t have to dive too deep into this one. The entire Jets’ edge-rusher unit has a chance to feast. It’s a perfect time for players like Will McDonald, Takk McKinley, and Eric Watts to make statements. Jermaine Johnson also has a chance to assert his dominance and prove he’s capable of another leap in Year 3. Aaron Rodgers vs. Bobby Wagner We’ve heard a lot about Rodgers’ pre-snap duels with C.J. Mosley during Jets practices. By now, these guys probably know each others’ cadences and tendencies inside-and-out, so they’re certainly ready to hear a different voice across the field. In his first action against a different team since he tore his Achilles last September, Rodgers will enjoy the challenge of going up against nine-time Pro Bowl linebacker Bobby Wagner. A second-team All-Pro in 2023, Wagner still has plenty left in the tank at 34 years old. Regardless of his physical ability, it’s Wagner’s experience that makes him a perfect opponent for Rodgers in this situation. Rodgers holds himself and his teammates to an extremely high standard. On the quest to achieve that standard, he seeks the toughest of challenges. Toying with a young or shoddy linebacker wouldn’t do the four-time MVP much good. But he should take a lot from a full practice of mental chess battles with one of the best linebackers in NFL history.
Finally, something Rodgers and I completely agree on. Also makes one wonder why we had to hang onto him after last year's debacle of a season, since it seemed pretty evident that Rodgers was the only reason that Saleh, and Douglas, were hanging onto their jobs. Sadly, I'm sure that this is another thing that we'll have to watch for over the course of the year that has a chance to derail the upcoming season.
seems like every time Saleh makes a decision in regards to Rodgers he has to give a whole couple minutes of saying how good Rodgers is or how good their relationship is before breaking the news... then when Rodgers gets asked, he acts like he never heard of such a decision. this is not a good working relationship. Shoulda just sent him out in the rain....
have been away from the Jets past few days. What's the story here BN. Can you brief me on what happened?
I have to say that when people not involved with the Jets talk about Saleh, it is always glowing. That doesn't really match what I'm seeing with Saleh and the Jets. If I were a guessing man, and I am, I'd guess that the mandate for practice was handed down from Woody via Hymie Elhai and Saleh does not possess any tactful way to communicate that to Rodgers, because he is intimidated by him. I think all 3 of the main Jets shot callers are intimidated by Rodgers.
