If Amaro lines up 50 times, he may be the primary receiver 20 times. What's he supposed to do the other 30 snaps? Polish his nails? Learn a foreign language?
I know it's to early to go crazy but I'm pumped up about what I hear from training camp. Thank you all for all the great feedback. This year more than ever I'm getting really exited at the positive feedback of all our new players and returning nucleous. In particular it's refreshing to hear from the rookies from Amaro to Reilly, Saunders to Pryor, Dozier to Boyd and every one in between. Great draft, great depth, tough choices to be made. This year we will have to make some really heart braking calls as we approach the final two cuts. May all stay healthy through training camp and pre season. This season will be a thrill to watch.
lol ... for some reason it was doing that when I tried to copy more than one twat at a time. I'll try much harder next time sir.
I don't know if anyone posted this but: Calvin PryorVerified account@CP3_850 I'm fine everyone...no worries
Also not Jets news but a little look at how EJ Manuel has been doing I wonder what the story is behind those sacks, bad o-lineplay, bad qb play or good d-lineplay. Probably a combination.
Calvin PryorVerified account@CP3_850 I'm fine everyone...no worries[/quote] Good to see. Taking head injuries seriously took a long time but I has become the norm in the NFL these days.
7 sacks on 20 plays tells me that Manuel right now is a disaster. Even if the O-line is struggling, that many sacks on such a small sample size means that he is being indecisive with the football and most likely isn't seeing the plays in his mind. The rule of thumb when it comes to playing QB in the NFL is that if you see a guy open, then he's not open anymore. Corners and Safeties close down so fast that by the time the ball gets there, it's most likely an interception or incomplete. All I will say is I am glad that Buffalo decided that Geno wasn't good enough for them, because it's becoming more and more obvious who the better QB will be.
The one thing that did concern me was that he was picked off by a lb who is not known for his pass coverage. So far I still think he's going to throw a lot of ints this season. But it's very early in camp.
I agree although with the new league rules being as strict as they are, he could've been carted off with a broken fingernail.
Well as you probably know, qb sacks are basically two-hand touch in pre-season. If he were throwing Ints then the news would be really bad. But I digress. Who cares, it's Buffalo.
I can totally see the team trying to balance him off. He has the frame to develop into a good blocker.
Three days are in the books and here is a nice writeup of the most highlighted parts of camp so far: " • Ladies and germs, introducing Dakota Dozier: Dozier, a fourth-round pick out of Furman, isn't going to start along the offensive line. But he began making a case for a roster spot during pass-rush drills, when he showed some fight by holding off T.J. Barnes and Anthony Grady on back-to-back plays, much to the delight of injured guard Willie Colon, who shouted some loud encouragement in the direction of the D-linemen after both. Head coach Rex Ryan also had high praise for Dozier for bouncing back after letting his man beat him on one play: "The good ones that play in this league come back and are like, 'No, that's not happening again,'" Ryan said. "That's how Dozier came back today." • Fewer drops from the receivers. After two days of receivers dropping the ball quite a bit, Jets pass-catchers were a little more sure-handed on Saturday. Rookie Shaquelle Evans, who had a rough first day, bounced back and even made a nice catch on a deep ball from fellow rookie Tajh Boyd. • Bilal Powell showed some burst. With Chris Johnson taking part of the day off for routine maintenance, Powell got plenty of reps with the first team in team drills. He did a little bit of everything: Running the ball, catching passes, lowering his shoulder—all of the versatile stuff that makes him a solid 'tweener between Johnson and Chris Ivory. Johnson's a terrific new asset, but Powell—like Ivory—will again be a pretty nice piece for offensive coordinator Marty Mornhinweg to utilize. • Oday Aboushi and Brian Winters kept rotating at guard. It was back to Aboushi on the right side, Winters on the left side Saturday. The pattern has them switching each day. And there's a reason for that: "It's good to be versatile; it's good to know both sides of the ball and know the big picture on both sides," Winters said. Yes, the line would ultimately like to develop continuity, but as Ryan explained ... • Willie Colon is due back "fairly soon." Those were Ryan's words. He also said Colon was "real close" to coming off the active/PUP, where he's been to rehab his left knee since camp started. The Jets still have every expectation that Colon will be the starter on the right side, so rotating Aboushi and Winters is indeed about getting both of them as many reps as possible at both guard spots. • Rontez Miles and Troy Davis making their marks. Ryan singled (doubled?) out Miles, a safety on last year's practice squad, and Davis, a linebacker who played four games in 2013, for their physicality. "[Davis] and Rontez will both be on all of the special teams running with the [first-team units]," Ryan said. "They're going to prove to me—I have a tough time believing that these two young men can't contribute, maybe not as starters, but on this football team, just because of that makeup, that mindset." • Punter controversy! It's a competition, and it may even be an open competition, but Jacob Schum, signed last month, got some decent height and distance on his punts—more so than Ryan Quigley, the dude who had the gig last year. Quigley's last punt, in fact, was flubbed short and low. But it was just one day, people. • Fullbacks. Even with the addition of so many skill guys this offseason, the Jets still run a bunch of sets that include a fullback. Tommy Bohanon, who manned the position last season, got pretty much all of the first-team reps that included a fullback on Saturday. Chad Young, an undrafted free agent fighting for a roster spot, ran with the backups. • Injury rundown. In addition to Colon, receiver Quincy Enunwa (hip), defensive end Tim Fugger (ankle), defensive end Zach Thompson (shoulder), and outside linebacker Antwan Barnes (knee) spent Saturday's practice in the rehab area. Safety Calvin Pryor was Chris Johnson (knee) and inside linebacker Garrett McIntyre (knee) were limited."
Geno vs Vick update as well: " The Jets' quarterback competition is neither an open competition nor a controversy, no matter what Jets brass might still be might saying publicly. Head coach Rex Ryan can keep calling it a competition, and general manager John Idzik can say all he wants that the situation isn't "tilted" toward Geno Smith, but the reality is obvious: Smith has the advantage over Michael Vick. It's Smith's job to lose, and it's been that way since organized team activities and minicamp. Vick, of all people, has had no problem making that clear. But since neither quarterback has officially been named a starter, we're going to chart their progress from up here until that happens. Here's how things looked on Day 4 of training camp on Saturday, the third day of practice, when the Jets put on full pads for the first time since the end of last season. Geno Smith Analysis: The Jets gave their running backs a bunch of action during team periods Saturday, so it was not a showcase day for either quarterback. But Smith almost threw his second interception of camp. On his second pass of the day, he stared down Eric Decker, and Dimitri Patterson jumped the route and almost picked off the ball, on Smith’s throw to the sideline. It went off Patterson’s hands. On Smith’s other incomplete pass, he missed Decker on a deep play-action ball, with Dexter McDougle in coverage. Smith closed the day strong, with a nice-looking read option on his final series of team drills. Two plays later, he was under pressure, the pocket closing on him, and he stepped up and flicked a 10-yard pass to Decker on the sideline, with Dee Milliner covering. Stats (team drills): 3-for-5, sack on Saturday. Overall, Smith is 18-for-25, three sacks, one interception. Number of first-team reps: 16 on Saturday (84.2 percent), 42 to date (77.8 percent) Quote from Smith: “You start fresh. Every single day is different. You have to have a short memory at quarterback. Everybody knows that. You don’t carry momentum over, as far as the way that you practice.” Quote from Ryan: “I’m not going to say he is going to start the first preseason game or Mo Wilkerson is going to start the first preseason game. I just say be patient, let it play out. Just let it play out. Let’s just get through the training camp and see where we’re at.” Michael Vick Analysis: Vick looked very good, though he worked almost entirely with the backups. He just missed having a perfect passing day. His only incomplete pass was just a bit high for Clyde Gates along the sideline. Gates had to jump for it, and while it glanced off his hand, it was clearly an errant throw by Vick – though his only one of the day. Even Smith liked what he saw from Vick on Saturday. After Vick hit Jacoby Ford on a deep route, Smith high-fived Vick. Vick also threw a pretty ball – zipping it right in – to Greg Salas on an intermediate route, with Salas double covered. On his final series of the day, with the second-team offensive line, Vick rolled left, getting out of the pocket quickly. On the run, Vick hit Jace Amaro for a short completion that turned into a long gain when Amaro took advantage of the open field in front of him and scampered down the sideline. Stats (team drills): 6-for-7 on Saturday. Overall, Vick is 16-for-22, two sacks, one interception. Number of first-team reps: 3 on Saturday (15.8 percent), 12 to date (22.2 percent) Quote from Vick: “I think I’m throwing the ball well. That’s why I practice hard all summer, to make sure when I came in I was accurate.” Quote from Ryan: “Very upbeat person. When you look at him, that’s what jumps out at me. Real positive guy, positive with his teammates, and encourages his teammates and things like that, so he’s everything you want out of him.” If the season started today ... No change from the first two days of training camp: Smith would be the starter."
As much as I wanted a more true QB competition I think the Jets are handling this right. The obvious best result is for Geno to be a much better QB than last year and show that he's the future. So it makes sense they give him as much of a chance to prove that as possible, especially when Vick can step in without a lot of snaps and know the offense.
