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Aaron Glenn was not asked any questions about Aaron Rodgers signing with Pittsburgh. Today was the first time Glenn was available to the media since the signing happened. Glenn cut Rodgers this off-season, the first time the four-time league MVP was ever cut in the NFL, so this creates quite an intriguing Week 1 matchup.
But no questions to Glenn about Rodgers today.
The intimidation from the podium is palpable.
Good for Glenn. If you can scare the media into avoiding topics you don’t want to talk about, all the power to you . . .
One concern with Justin Fields has to be his proclivity to sometimes deliver the ball late to targets, which at times can put them in harm’s way.
There was a throw on an out-route to Garrett Wilson that seemed a little late, and the receiver collided with Sauce Gardner, but to his credit, Wilson held on.
Throwing with anticipation is important on the NFL level and Fields must improve to a degree in this area . . .
Fields connected with Wilson on two nice chunk throws, one on left side, one on the right side.
While Fields and Wilson deserve credit for these completions, this begs the question: Why was Wilson so wide open on each of these plays? What was up with the defense on these plays? Glenn talked today after practice about the importance of “communication” on defense, not about these plays, but in general.
These were two plays where there were clearly some communication issues.
On the pass down the deep right side, the pass was in back of Quincy Williams, but I have no idea if it was his fault. It’s hard to believe that Williams would ever be charged with covering a #1 WR like Wilson.
However, while I refuse to blame Williams for this completion without knowing the assignments, it’s not unfair to say that Williams must improve in coverage this year -considering how fast he is, he needs to get his hands on more passes . . .
Last season was a nightmare for the Jets’ talented nickel back Michael Carter, who suffered a high ankle sprain in training camp, and it lingered the entire season.
He is back to 100 percent now, and had a terrific play in coverage today, shadowing running back Breece Hall on a route down the right sideline that fell incomplete . . .
While there has not been a ton of talk about this player, Tyler Johnson could be in the mix for playing time at receiver for the Jets. The former Minnesota Golden Gopher has bounced around the league since 2020, and the Jets are his fourth team . . .
Jets rookie UDFA nose tackle Fatorma Mulbah had a QB pressure – bursting up the middle.
Keep an eye on this impressive kid out of West Virginia via Penn State, who already has two degrees. He seems to have some ability, and while I’ve never seen a measurement, the 6-4, 300-pounder seems to have long arms, which helps on the D-Line . . .
Saw WR Irv Charles is on the practice field. While he wasn’t practicing as he recovers from a knee injury suffered last year, I noticed he was walking fine and was not wearing a knee brace. While the special team’s phenom will likely start the season on PUP, he probably will be ready to go at some point early in the season . . .
Jets rookie safety Malachi Moore had a nice QB pressure on a blitz. The cerebral fourth-round pick out of Alabama is extremely versatile and can be used in many different ways – safety, nickel, blitzing. Remember, he played his first three years at Alabama under Nick Saban, who is not only an all-time great coach, but considered a secondary guru, and Moore learned a ton from him . . .
Saw a player on the field who was not on the roster given to the press, but was practicing, with the last name Cupp. I think it was Baylor Cupp, a former Texas A&M and Texas Tech tight end, who was with the Kansas City Chiefs last year. If that player was indeed Baylor Cupp, he’s a 6-6, 250-pounder who was a five-star recruit out of high school in Texas that all the big programs wanted.
June 10, 2025
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