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Florham Park – It’s time for a heaping helping of Jets mini-camp Whispers from One Jets Drive in Florham Park.
Hackenberg had a pretty good practice today, and he did hit a reporter with a pass – me.
It was a pass that went out of bounds. It was over the head of a tryout wide receiver, and I lifted my foot up to stop the pass from going to the road.
So I wasn’t theoretically hit by it because if I didn’t lift my foot up, it would have skipped by me.
I didn’t buy into that huge story from the other day that Hackenberg hit two reporters with passes. That didn’t mean anything.
The reason I bring this up, aside from trying to be funny, is that after I put my foot up to stop the pass, my foot was throbbing for about a half-hour.
While he needs some work on accuracy, he has a rocket arm, and can make all the throws.
And honestly, in terms of his accuracy, there are plenty of good throws mixed in with a few inaccurate passes.
It’s unfair to paint this picture that he’s spraying inaccurate throws all over the field.
That isn’t what is going on. It’s a bad throw here and there.
What needs to be fixed is missing easy throws. You can’t miss easy throws in the NFL. That is what he has to stop doing. All quarterbacks are going to have incompletions, but you can’t miss gimme throws. That is what needs to be worked out . . .
Outside linebacker Dylan Donahue got a ton of prime-time reps with the starters and second team. He seems to have become Jets outside linebacker coach Kevin Greene’s special project.
He gave up a long pass down the seam to a tight end. Pass coverage is something totally new to him. He was a defensive end in college, not an outside linebacker, so this could take some time.
And while he does have a great motor, and a nice get-off, his short arms create a big challenge. He was going against massive Jets right tackle Brandon Shell a lot today, and Shell has arms like vines, and once the OT got his hands on him, it was hard for Donahue to disengage due to his short arms.
I’m not saying he can’t become a good player, but this short arm issues is going to create a big challenge . . .
With the release of Eric Decker, the Jets are certainly counting on their two draft pick receivers, ArDarius Stewart and Chad Hansen, to be big contributors this year. However, both of them are hurt now.
Stewart has a groin injury, and as first reported by Jets Confidential today on Twitter, Chad Hansen suffered some kind of leg injury. It was a running play to the right side, and Hansen was blocking down field and somebody fell on his leg at the end of the play.
He limped off the field and never returned. Not sure how severe this is.
The Jets have Kenbrell Thompkins at minicamp on a tryout basis. The should sign him. He was typical Kenbrell Thompkins today, running good routes, and catching everything . . .
Jamal Adams is definitely going to start from the get-go, and rightfully so. Aside from being the sixth pick in the draft which is a one reason he will likely start, his instincts are off-the-charts. We know all the scouts raved about his instincts in the draft process, but who thought he’s come right into spring camps, with so much to learn, and display such great instincts from the get-go? This is a new level of competition for him, but it doesn’t seem to matter. He is constantly in the right place at the right time, and seeing things before they happen.
Second-round pick Marcus Maye needs a lot more work. The Jets’ secondary coach is spending a lot more time instructing Maye on the field than Adams. I think Maye is going to be very good, but he’s not as turn-key as Adams . . .
The Jets edge rush is still underwhelming . . .
June 13, 2017
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