JetNation Posted November 6, 2016 Share Posted November 6, 2016 By Glenn Naughton In need of a blocking tight end with Kellen Davis nursing a hyper-extended elbow, the New York Jets have waived outside linebacker Victor Ochi and added former Texans tight end Eric Tomlinson from Houston’s practice squad. We have signed TE Eric Tomlinson off Houston’s practice squad and waived OLB Victor Ochi. pic.twitter.com/52LLnTESfk — New York Jets (@nyjets) November 5, 2016 NFL.com had this to say about Tomlinson, a 6′ 6”, 263 lb Texas-El Paso product. ANALYSIS STRENGTHS Big-bodied blocker. Has room for more weight on his frame. Takes good initial step to secure leverage as a run blocker. Shows ability to recover and wash defender down and out of play. Has functional upper-body power and can sustain his in-line blocks.WEAKNESSES Slow, plodding release off the line of scrimmage and into his routes. Doesn’t have athleticism to shake defender in man coverage. Needs to keep running feet through contact as drive blocker. Improvement needed with his angles and accuracy on second-level blocks.BOTTOM LINE Limited tight end who was primarily used as a blocker in college. Tomlinson will have to prove to teams that he has premium ability to develop as an in-line blocker because it is unlikely that most teams will view him as a combo tight end once they study the tape. With Davis out and Austin Seferian-Jenkins recently missing time with a balky ankle, the Jets were even thinner than usual at the tight end position. Click here to read the full story... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
STRENGTHS Big-bodied blocker. Has room for more weight on his frame. Takes good initial step to secure leverage as a run blocker. Shows ability to recover and wash defender down and out of play. Has functional upper-body power and can sustain his in-line blocks.
WEAKNESSES Slow, plodding release off the line of scrimmage and into his routes. Doesn’t have athleticism to shake defender in man coverage. Needs to keep running feet through contact as drive blocker. Improvement needed with his angles and accuracy on second-level blocks.
BOTTOM LINE Limited tight end who was primarily used as a blocker in college. Tomlinson will have to prove to teams that he has premium ability to develop as an in-line blocker because it is unlikely that most teams will view him as a combo tight end once they study the tape.
With Davis out and Austin Seferian-Jenkins recently missing time with a balky ankle, the Jets were even thinner than usual at the tight end position.
LIJetsFan Posted November 6, 2016 Share Posted November 6, 2016 interesting pick up. can he really be worse than davis? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joewilly12 Posted November 6, 2016 Share Posted November 6, 2016 The TE position on this team has been a mess for 2 seasons thanks Macc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
New York Mick Posted November 6, 2016 Share Posted November 6, 2016 ****sake we've gotten desperate at TE. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dbatesman Posted November 6, 2016 Share Posted November 6, 2016 40 minutes ago, LIJetsFan said: interesting pick up. can he really be worse than davis? No one could be worse than Davis. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ID. Posted November 6, 2016 Share Posted November 6, 2016 I thought we had four of these guys around, we really needed another one? Can't you find one guy to be able to run a decent route, catch a ball and block occasionally? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Larz Posted November 6, 2016 Share Posted November 6, 2016 I'm just so praying we get Butt from Michigan think about it a tight end named Butt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jet9 Posted November 6, 2016 Share Posted November 6, 2016 Why can't Macc just offer a 7th to Seattle and get Jimmy Graham? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sarge4Tide Posted November 6, 2016 Share Posted November 6, 2016 Hope we can get OchI back on the Practice Squad Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CrazyCarl40 Posted November 6, 2016 Share Posted November 6, 2016 1 hour ago, ID. said: I thought we had four of these guys around, we really needed another one? Can't you find one guy to be able to run a decent route, catch a ball and block occasionally? One is done for the year, Davis is now injured and sucks, ASJ is injured and drunk. That leaves only Bostick. Only the Jets could have 4 TEs and 4 QBs and still have zero of both. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AFJF Posted November 6, 2016 Share Posted November 6, 2016 3 hours ago, CrazyCarl40 said: One is done for the year, Davis is now injured and sucks, ASJ is injured and drunk. That leaves only Bostick. Only the Jets could have 4 TEs and 4 QBs and still have zero of both. This. And all it really boils down to is Davis. He's the primary blocking TE and he's hurt. Hopefully this guy is better, but with a 40 time just under 5 seconds, I don't see him being much more than an extra OT. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jetsplayer21 Posted November 6, 2016 Share Posted November 6, 2016 We better draft a dam TE 1st round next yr. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pdxgreen Posted November 6, 2016 Share Posted November 6, 2016 Funny, I thought ASJ was healthy enough to play. At least the Injury Report said he was practicing again. Probably going to be on the toilet a while though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AFJF Posted November 6, 2016 Share Posted November 6, 2016 45 minutes ago, pdxgreen said: Funny, I thought ASJ was healthy enough to play. At least the Injury Report said he was practicing again. Probably going to be on the toilet a while though. He is, but he's not a blocker. Davis is the blocker and he's hurt. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jamesr Posted November 6, 2016 Share Posted November 6, 2016 He is, but he's not a blocker. Davis is the blocker and he's hurt. ASJ has been on the injury list for weeks, and was still limited this week.Sent from my XT1068 using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AFJF Posted November 6, 2016 Share Posted November 6, 2016 10 minutes ago, jamesr said: ASJ has been on the injury list for weeks, and was still limited this week. Sent from my XT1068 using Tapatalk He was limited, but expected to play today, and whether he plays or not, Tomlinson isn't coming in to take on his role. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King P Posted November 6, 2016 Share Posted November 6, 2016 7 hours ago, Larz said: I'm just so praying we get Butt from Michigan think about it a tight end named Butt OJ Howard Jordan Leggett Evan Engram Bucky Hodges All of these TEs are better than Butt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JetsFanatic Posted November 6, 2016 Share Posted November 6, 2016 8 hours ago, joewilly12 said: The TE position on this team has been a mess for 2 seasons thanks Macc. Austin Seferian-Jenkins will prove to be a nice pick-up. He is a young talented TE, a real receiving threat, with personal issues. He is only 24 so hopefully he will mature. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BurnleyJet Posted November 6, 2016 Share Posted November 6, 2016 8 minutes ago, JetsFanatic said: Austin Seferian-Jenkins will prove to be a nice pick-up. He is a young talented TE, a real receiving threat, with personal issues. He is only 24 so hopefully he will mature. Bingo, he's been injured, He's a good pickup, I think our receiving options have improved with the influx of youth. Pity we don't have a QB.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GREENBEAN Posted November 6, 2016 Share Posted November 6, 2016 7 hours ago, CrazyCarl40 said: One is done for the year, Davis is now injured and sucks, ASJ is injured and drunk. That leaves only Bostick. Only the Jets could have 4 TEs and 4 QBs and still have zero of both. This is one of the most true and sad statements ever made on this board. Once again the Jets have found a way to blow my mind with a unique way to suck that is all Jets. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GREENBEAN Posted November 6, 2016 Share Posted November 6, 2016 1 hour ago, King P said: OJ Howard Jordan Leggett Evan Engram Bucky Hodges All of these TEs are better than Butt Yeah but that name. I agree it's worth thinking about. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FlaJetsFan Posted November 6, 2016 Share Posted November 6, 2016 9 hours ago, ID. said: I thought we had four of these guys around, we really needed another one? Can't you find one guy to be able to run a decent route, catch a ball and block occasionally? Why is it that The Lord of the Evil Empire up North has no problem finding top producing TEs, despite leading our division since the turn of the century? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dbatesman Posted November 6, 2016 Share Posted November 6, 2016 8 hours ago, CrazyCarl40 said: One is done for the year, Davis is now injured and sucks, ASJ is injured and drunk. That leaves only Bostick. Only the Jets could have 4 TEs and 4 QBs and still have zero of both. KEEP IT GOIN BIG MACC Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
j4jets Posted November 6, 2016 Share Posted November 6, 2016 10 hours ago, New York Mick said: ****sake we've gotten desperate at TE. Well that's kinda what happens when your GM continues to ignore the position for a couple of years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
section314 Posted November 6, 2016 Share Posted November 6, 2016 1 hour ago, BurnleyJet said: Bingo, he's been injured, He's a good pickup, I think our receiving options have improved with the influx of youth. Pity we don't have a QB.. We may have a QB, but the powers that be are too scared to find out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
j4jets Posted November 6, 2016 Share Posted November 6, 2016 10 hours ago, Larz said: I'm just so praying we get Butt from Michigan think about it a tight end named Butt He'll probably end up a Wide Receiver like Aaron HERnanadez. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tinstar Posted November 6, 2016 Share Posted November 6, 2016 10 hours ago, Jet9 said: Why can't Macc just offer a 7th to Seattle and get Jimmy Graham? He doesn't block . He doesn't even fake like he's trying to block . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Integrity28 Posted November 6, 2016 Share Posted November 6, 2016 TE is the hottest plus-matchup trend in the league. Jets jump on this trend by rostering 57 TEs who can't catch. Coaching clinic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UnitedWhofans Posted November 6, 2016 Share Posted November 6, 2016 1 minute ago, Integrity28 said: TE is the hottest plus-matchup trend in the league. Jets jump on this trend by rostering 57 TEs who can't catch. Coaching clinic. I dont know about that. ASJ can catch. He cant stay healthy. Bostick has actually caught some passes. We dont know if any of the others can catch because they are never thrown to. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Integrity28 Posted November 6, 2016 Share Posted November 6, 2016 Just now, UnitedWhofans said: I dont know about that. . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anthony Jet Posted November 6, 2016 Share Posted November 6, 2016 How's amaro doin? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Larz Posted November 6, 2016 Share Posted November 6, 2016 6 hours ago, King P said: OJ Howard Jordan Leggett Evan Engram Bucky Hodges All of these TEs are better than Butt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JETSfaninNE Posted November 6, 2016 Share Posted November 6, 2016 He's inactive today, so I guess we'll be running jumbo sets? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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