I'm trying to remember but I can't remember a Jets camp with so much positivity coming out on a daily basis. This might be a first.
Everything seems even more positive when you remove such a negative cancer like Jamal Adams. His daily routine of putting down the team you love got exhausting. But yeah, it feels more positive because it is more positive! Joe Douglas is putting together a nice team with a lot of young talent. A plan seems to be in place for the future, so it is definitely refreshing and nice to see. Now it just needs to translate to wins on the football field!
https://www.nj.com/jets/2020/08/ran...ormance-tight-ends-safeties-standing-out.html Ranking Jets’ position groups based on training camp performance: Tight ends, safeties standing out Today 7:30 AM By Chris Ryan | NJ Advance Media for NJ.com More than one week into Jets training camp, we’ve gotten a good look at how each position group stacks up heading into the 2020 NFL season. Injuries have had a major impact on a few of them already, but others have stepped up. Based on what we’ve seen so far, here’s where each group ranks in camp. 1) Tight ends Chris Herndon and Trevon Wesco both had strong starts to camp working with the first-team offense. Both have been frequently involved in the passing game with the rash of injuries to wide receivers, and Herndon in particular has shown the playmaking ability the Jets sorely missed when he was suspended and injured in 2019. The group also got Ryan Griffin and Daniel Brown back over the weekend after both were activated from injured lists. Considering Griffin started most of 2019 with Herndon out, tight end might be the Jets’ deepest position right now. 2) Safeties After trading Jamal Adams in July, it’s a little strange to think about safety still being ranked this high, but Adams’ replacements have earned it. Marcus Maye has been one of the team’s top performers thus far, and Bradley McDougald has had a good camp, highlighted by an interception on quarterback Sam Darnold on Sunday. Rookie Ashtyn Davis has also gotten some looks with the first-team defense, and coaches have raved about his work ethic and athleticism. 3) Defensive line As practices have progressed, the defensive line has gotten steadily more disruptive against the Jets’ offense. Second-year tackle Quinnen Williams looks more like a player capable of making an impact up front, while Steve McLendon and Henry Anderson have both been good on the edges. Jabari Zuniga has been sidelined with a quad injury, so the Jets are still waiting to get him in the mix. 4) Linebackers Even without C.J. Mosley, linebacker is still one of the Jets’ deepest positions. Jordan Jenkins has looked fast and physical off the edge, while Blake Cashman and Neville Hewitt have also been noticeable up front. With Avery Williamson now activated off the PUP list after missing 2019 with a torn ACL, the Jets will steadily work him into team drills. Patrick Onwuasor went down with a knee injury on Saturday, and while an MRI showed no ligament damage, the Jets are still evaluating to see how long he’ll be out. 5) Quarterbacks Darnold threw his first two interceptions of training camp on Saturday and Sunday, but the third-year signal caller has looked solid so far. He’s making reads quickly and looks confident in the pocket. With Joe Flacco still rehabbing from offseason neck surgery, David Fales, Mike White and James Morgan have split reps with the second team. 6) Running backs Le’Veon Bell has shown some burst in camp so far, and he’s been involved in the passing game, with Darnold finding him consistently in the flat. And despite being 37 years old, Frank Gore still looks like a player capable of finding holes and racking up yardage on the ground. Rookie La’Mical Perine has run primarily with the second-team offense, but he’s shown the ability to be a pass catcher out of the backfield. 7) Offensive line It’s still early in camp, so a line featuring four new starters is still building its chemistry. It’s hard to miss rookie Mekhi Becton’s size at left tackle, and he hasn’t looked outmatched at any point so far. The group still has some room for improvement, but the offensive line appears to be in far better shape than last season. 8) Cornerbacks Cornerback was probably the Jets’ biggest area of weakness on defense entering training camp, and injuries haven’t helped the team’s efforts to sort out the position. Brian Poole hasn’t practiced in more than a week since suffering an extreme reaction to dehydration, while newly-signed Pierre Desir hasn’t practiced due to a hamstring injury. Bless Austin and Arthur Maulet have gotten significant reps with the first-team defense, though it’s hard to gauge exactly where they’re at, mainly because the competition has been a mess with injuries. 9) Wide receivers Speaking of those injuries, the only group hit harder than the cornerbacks have been the wide receivers. Denzel Mims has been out with a hamstring injury since the start of training camp, and Vyncint Smith will be out at least another month following surgery for a core muscle injury. Breshad Perriman also sat out of Sunday’s practice with a sore knee, though he’s expected to participate in Monday’s walk-through. Unfortunately for the Jets, the wide receiver corps aren’t built to withstand these types of absences. The Jets lined up Jamison Crowder, Jeff Smith and Josh Malone as the starters with the first-team offense on Monday. Newly signed wideout Chris Hogan has made some nice catches since joining the team, but the depth at the position still remains a serious concern. ***** See? We don't need stinking Jamal Adams and his diva attitude! Our safeties will be fine. We knew the OL and CB groups would be a work in progress. WR is definitely a concern. I'm glad that Jenkins is having a very good camp, and Basham is looking pretty good since Zuniga has yet to practice, and I've heard no mention of Huff.
Big 3 day stretch of practice starts tomorrow. Would be nice to see mims get out there by the end of it.
Reading a lot of reports of people praising Chris Hogan. Could be a welcome addition to a lacking receiving corps. Just need Mims to get healthy
He will be. Unfortunately it just kind of brings us back to the days of when we were all really pumped to be getting another weapon in David Nelson.
I don't want them, but at this point we should be bringing in another veteran camp body (Demaryus Thomas, Dez for a workout, etc.). Any receivers that Sam worked with in college? Deontay Burnett still around? Last I saw he was on a roster already.
At this point we are doing Sam an extreme disservice by having him go through an already abbreviated camp with no preseason throwing to undrafted rookie free agents and journeymen. DT is the most obvious choice but he's a band aid at best. A band aid is better than what we have now though, which is a gaping wound.
Yes and to go from not even practicing to taking team reps, it takes almost two weeks. Now count backwards from opening day. No matter how you try to slice the pie it tastes awful.
