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Cortland – It’s time for a dose of Whispers and notes from the Jets camp in Central New York. Let’s get into it . . .
There was a deep pass to WR Eron Riley (who continues to look good) down the right sideline early in practice. I don’t recall who threw the pass.
A cornerback, who was in Riley’s hip pocket all the way down field made a superb play on the ball.
I asked somebody next to me, “Was that Revis?”
No, it was Ellis Lankster. This guy is a zone right now . . .
Jordan White continues to shine with a few more impressive grabs.
Aside from his great hands, one thing that has caught my eye is that he seems faster than advertised.
Remember, after hauling in 140 catches as a senior at Western Michigan, he slipped to the seventh round, in part due to his pedestrian 40 times, around 4.6.
But he plays faster than his time . . .
Donnie Fletcher is taking nicely to the safety position.
He had a pick on a tipped pass in today’s practice . . .
Shonn Greene had a couple of drops on short passes from Mark Sanchez, but neither catch was easy.
On the first one, David Harris had good coverage, and kind of blocked Greene’s sightline. On the second one, it was a poor throw by Sanchez in the left flat.
Too many short passes from Sanchez hit the ground. These should be gimmes. He needs to make it easier on his targets.
Too often these short passes are thrown too hard, or not on target . . .
I’m usually pretty quiet when I watch practice, but I did blurt out “wow” on one play this morning.
Tim Tebow threw a deep out (one of the toughest throws for any quarterback) to Josh Baker that was an amazing toss.
The defensive back, I believe it was Antonio Allen, had very good position, but the pass was so perfect, it was one of those plays, the defensive back had no shot.
After watching Tebow for the last couple of weeks, I can personally attest to the fact that he has improved as a passer.
All the hard work he put in this off-season, training at D-1 in Nashville, and with Noel Mazzone, Tom House and Matt Cavanaugh has helped him. There is no doubt.
If Boomer saw some of the passes he has been throwing this summer, he would not have called for the Jets to cut him . . .
There was a play by Greg McElroy, late in practice, that illustrates his terrific pocket presence.
McElroy’s pocket collapsed, he was surrounded by defenders, and instead of calling it a play, he stepped up, and somehow hit Joe McKnight over the short middle.
This guy has starting potential down the road. If Sanchez settles into the starting job for years to come, McElroy is the kind of player who could get the Jets value in a trade down the road.
Remember, as reported first by Jetsconfidential.com, Denver asked for McElroy in the Tebow trade, and the Jets refused to include him in the deal.
August 8, 2012
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