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After NFL Insider Jordan Schultz announced on Monday that Haason Reddick had requested a trade, Joe Douglas issued a statement:
“We have informed Haason that we will not trade him, that he is expected to be here with his teammates, and that he will continue to be fined per the CBA if he does not report Since the trade discussions back in March, we have been clear, direct, and consistent with our position.”
What is the position?
I am not being a flippant or wise guy. I truly don’t know what the position is.
So today I asked Jets coach Robert Saleh what the position is, and he didn’t answer, and I get it.
This is stuff we need to ask Joe, Woody or Ira. This isn’t in Robert’s wheelhouse.
But I had to ask Robert because he’s the one made available.
A former NFL scout, John Middlekauff, does a podcast about the NFL, and said the following:
“I do not understand trading for a player who wants more money and then assume everything will just be worked out without being willing to give him more money. I just don’t understand how they didn’t see this coming.”
Considering Joe Douglas worked for 15 years with one of the best GMs in NFL history, Ozzie Newsome, I have a hard time believing there isn’t more to this story than meets the eye.
I just can’t believe Douglas would trade for a contract dispute. He’s way too good a football man to do that. There has to be more to this story. There’s got to be.
Maybe eventually more will come out, but I can’t comment on the “position” that was referenced in the statement, because I don’t know what that position is. I truly don’t and I’m not being sarcastic . . .
Allen Lazard not only made a great catch down the sideline on a deep pass from Aaron Rodgers, but he was like a player-coach out there today, consistently talking to younger receivers and giving them tips. He does this all the time.
He’s not only a good player, but a great teammate, and his problem last year was related to the QB position, not him.
I’m not a special pleader for Lazard. I have never met the man (I have been in press conferences with him, but that doesn’t mean you know the person), but when you are not the first read with a one-read passer, it’s hard to get into any kind of rhythm.
The echo chamber was somewhat unfair to Lazard last year.
Did he have a few drops? Perhaps, but what receiver in the history of football doesn’t . . .
One reason the NFL is trying this funky new kickoff rule is to cut down on injuries. They feel with cover guys running a short distance, there will be fewer high-speed collisions.
Well today, on a Xavier Gipson return, Jets cornerback Jarrick Bernard-Converse was involved in a collision and was slow to get up.
He seems fine, but it makes you wonder how much safer the new kickoff scenario truly is. We are still talking about a tackle football play . . .
Undrafted rookie defensive end Eric Watts beat 2024 first-round pick Olu Fashanu for a QB pressure.
Nothing against Watts, but Fashanu should be able to handle him better than what we saw on this play.
Then later, thinking back to the play, I realized, Fashanu was playing right tackle on this play.
Just a left tackle at Penn State, this week the Jets started to give Fashanu some reps at right tackle, in case they need him to be their backup swing tackle entering the season.
So that kind of explains what happened here.
With all due respect to Watts who has a lot of potential, how soundly he beat Fashanu on this play didn’t make sense.
Fashanu is a heck of prospect, but if you ask a tackle, used to just one side, to flip like sides, it could look ugly early on . . .
Malachi Corley caught a wide-open TD on the left side of the end zone.
There was some confusion between a starting CB and the nickel filling in for Michael Carter.
The Jets miss Carter, who is out with an ankle injury . . .
August 13, 2024
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