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It’s no secret that it’s possible that Josh Myers could challenge Joe Tippmann for the starting center job.
But one thing that could give Tippmann a slight edge in the competition is his ability to pull to the second level.
Myers is not bad at this, but Tippmann is top shelf at pulling. You saw this throughout last season, and today, he did a great job pulling to the second level and taking out linebacker Marcelino McCrary Ball on a run by Jamaal Pritchett.
It seems like Tippmann is a little more athletic than Myers.
But you know what, if Myers happens to win the job, Tippmann would make a terrific guard, especially with his pulling ability . . .
Wide receiver Xavier Gipson flashed today with a couple of nice grabs on crossing routes where he soundly beat the cover guy, pulling away while cutting over the middle, and then amassing some nice RAC after the catch.
He could be poised for a bigger role in the Jets’ passing offense this year after becoming a little bit of an afterthought last year . . .
For the second week in a row, during the OTA practice open to the media, defensive end Michael Clemons wasn’t on the field.
ESPN’s Rich Cimini asked about that, and Aaron Glenn wasn’t thrilled with the question.
“You just haven’t seen him today because he was just not out there today,” Glenn said. So, he’s been here, just like the rest of the guys. And listen, I said it before, it’s not mandatory. But other day I said we had 100% participation. So, I don’t want to paint that narrative that he hasn’t been here, so to me that’s an incorrect question to ask.”
Some would argue that considering how much Clemons struggled last year, he should be at every spring practice, but since we don’t know what the player is attending to instead of being out there, we need to reserve judgment.
But if he was available to be at these practices, sans a personal issue, he certainly needs the work.
But this isn’t another example of Glenn aggressively firing back at a reporter’s question and shutting down a narrative, because there were no more questions about Clemons’ absence.
Glenn, a true alpha dog, is very intimidating on the practice field, which is what the Jets need, and in press conferences.
Many would argue it wasn’t an “incorrect question to ask” but Glenn certainly shut it down quickly.
We would have loved to hear Glenn answer the other part of Cimini’s question about Clemons – “What do you envision for him as a potential role this year?”
This part went unanswered.
Maybe Glenn has a soft spot for him as a fellow Texas A&M Aggie, but the player must improve from what we saw last year, especially setting the edge against the run, considering his wingspan and strength . . .
Every good play in a football practice has a play on the other side of the ball, not as good.
Remember, it’s the same team’s offense against the same team’s defense.
One of the better defensive plays in this practice was by cornerback Brandon Stephens (#21 pictured above), knocking away a deep pass to wide receiver Garrett Wilson.
The play showed you the ability of the 6-1, 215 Stephens to go up the ladder and knock away a contested pass with his size and strength.
Jets fans would probably have preferred for this to be a highlight film deep connection between Justin Fields and Wilson, but from a defensive standpoint, this was a nice play by the player slated to start opposite Sauce Gardner . . .
Glenn said today – “I told Quincy (Williams) when he first came and met with me, there are some things that I want him to work on, and he is doing everything he can to get better at those things.”
Glenn didn’t say what things he was talking about, and he wasn’t asked, but I would say two things might be improving in coverage, and taking on blocks better, instead of running around blocks, on some running plays.
June 3, 2025
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