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Maybe it’s time . . .
to give Bryce Hall a chance at some playing time. The cornerback hasn’t been active since Week 1.
Brandin Echols, who has been playing for Hall, gave up a touchdown in Green Bay, and was called for a long pass interference in Denver.
Echols has a lot of talent and potential, but if you are running a meritocracy, perhaps it’s time to give Hall a chance, and see what he can do.
Hall has handled his demotion, if you want to call it that, with class, and has continued to work hard . . .
A little confused by why Jacksonville would trade James Robinson, but hat-tip to Joe Douglas for bringing in the running back for a sixth-round pick after the Breece Hall injury.
The reason I don’t get the Jaguars trading Robinson is because of what we just saw happen to Hall. You need a lot of depth at running back, as the Jaguars found out last year when Travis Ettiene and Robinson got hurt. So even if you want to give the rock mainly to Ettiene this year, why not keep Robinson around for quality depth? I guess they feel running backs aren’t that hard to find if you have injuries and they have a bunch of young guys they like.
He seems like a good get for the Jets, especially for short yardage. After Hall’s injury in Denver, they weren’t able to convert a third-and-one early fourth quarter on the Denver 16 with Michael Carter. The 5-9, 219-pound Robinson can perhaps help in these situations. Carter is a heck of a player, and does a lot of great things for the Jets on outside runs and in the pass game, but sometimes these kinds of plays in between the tackles short-yardage situations a different type of back could help. The 6-0, 217-pound Hall was good in these scenarios . . .
Zach Wilson needs to be careful to protect himself better when scrambling.
An example is that scramble in Pittsburgh where he was lit up by three guys including DE Cam Heyward where he didn’t slide.
And now fast forward to the Jets’ win in Denver, where he took two more major hits scrambling. First, when he was sandwiched by DT Mike Purcell (6-3, 328) and LB Nik Bonitto (6-3, 240), and then when scrambling toward the sideline, he got rocked by safety Justin Simmons trying to get extra yards instead of going out of bounds.
This isn’t an ideal recipe for long-term durability
Yes, he’s a gifted runner, with nifty feet, but quarterbacks that get hit like this too often, are asking for trouble . . .
Has anything really changed with Elijah Moore’s feelings?
“We’ve had talks,” coach Robert Saleh said Wednesday. “He’s good. We’re all good. He just needs to go out and do what he does and see if we can get him the ball and make a few plays.”
Not sure if he’s “good,” but what choice does he gave? The Jets have him under contract for this season, and the two that follow.
Maybe he can get out with a continued scorched earth campaign, and with his agent leaking stuff to surrogates in the medai, like the trade request last week? Joe Douglas generally doesn’t cave to that stuff, but if the situation becomes too much of a distraction, sometimes you have no choice.
The bottom line is unless they get better work with progressions and anticipation throwing, not much is going to change for this passing offense and Moore’s involvement.
And as far as him being “good,” remember a week ago, after Moore’s tweet complaining about not getting the ball in response to getting triggered by a beat writer tweet, Saleh was asked about that tweet on Wednesday. and said about Moore, “We’ve had conversations. He’s fine.”
And then the next day, he exploded on offensive coordinator Mike LaFleur and was sent home.
Look, I don’t blame Saleh one iota for this situation. He can’t see the field for the QB and he’s saying what is politically expedient to the press. I’m just saying, I don’t think Moore is “good” or “fine” right now.
He’s just stuck . . .
October 26, 2022
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