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Todd Bowles explains (not really) why Sheldon Richardson didn't play | Cause for concern?  NJ.com Conner Hughes

Sheldon Richardson was surprisingly invisible in the Jets' humiliating 41-10 loss to the Colts. No really. He didn't show up on the stat sheet. The Pro Bowler in 2014 didn't have a single tackle (solo or assist), sack, forced fumble or anything else. He did have one personal foul penalty, but that's it. He refused to speak to the media after the game. It turns out, Richardson wasn't on the field much, either. He played just 60 percent of the defensive snaps. Why? "Just game plan," head coach Todd Bowles said. And what part of the game plan keeps one of the Jets' best players off the field?

"It was just the game plan," Bowles said again. Richardson, who turned 26 last month, entered this season with two years remaining on his rookie contract. He knew with a big year this season and next, he'd put himself in position to earn mega-money contract by either the Jets, or someone else. But instead of stringing together dominant performances, Richardson is in the midst of the worst season in his four-year career. In 11 games, he has just 44 tackles, 1.5 sacks and one fumble recovery. The game film paints an equally ugly picture: CzAocpUUcAAiz1R.jpg

As Richardson's dreadful year continues, it becomes increasingly more likely he is moved at the end of the season. This year proved the Jets can't play Richardson, along with fellow defensive ends Muhammad Wilkerson and Leonard Williams, all at the same time. Someone has to go. Wilkerson signed a five-year contract extension in July. Williams is the team's best player. Richardson is the odd man out, and the Jets already made attempts to trade him. If successful this offseason, they'll free $8.069 million. The issue? Richardson isn't improving his stock at all this year. He's not a hot commodity, but a player with more question marks than answers. He has two strikes on his record thanks to two NFL suspensions. While he denied it, a source told NJ Advance Media he's routinely late to meetings. Combine that with a decline in performance and a coach who's taking him out of the lineup for "game plan" reasons? It's not a good look for Richardson.

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Ideally, I would like to see Mo shipped off somewhere, but I don't think any team wants his salary, especially after we've seen him give lazy performance after lazy performance on the field, and probably true rumors that he's constantly late to team meetings (an example Richardson is probably following after he gets toked up). 

That said, I hope we can get a second rounder for him.

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This whole Richardson thing is on the GM.  He must have believed Bowles, that he could keep all three players on the field.  I thought all along that the Wilk tag/contract was a huge mistake and that was before his 2016 performance/effort.  Now it looks even worse.  

My thought was to let Wilk walk in FA and get a decent comp pick for him and then either retain Snacks or simply plug Simon into the NT spot and carry on.  I was so hopeful initially with the Mac hire.  I'm hoping this is just an isolated example of learning on the job and that Mac rounds into the GM/scout that I hoped he'd be.    

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1 minute ago, LIJetsFan said:

This whole Richardson thing is on the GM.  He must have believed Bowles, that he could keep all three players on the field.  I thought all along that the Wilk tag/contract was a huge mistake and that was before his 2016 performance/effort.  Now it looks even worse.  

My thought was to let Wilk walk in FA and get a decent comp pick for him and then either retain Snacks or simply plug Simon into the NT spot and carry on.  I was so hopeful initially with the Mac hire.  I'm hoping this is just an isolated example of learning on the job and that Mac rounds into the GM/scout that I hoped he'd be.    

A smart head coach and a halfway decent defensive coordinator would have made this situation work to the Jets advantage. 

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Sheldon is gone this year. I would build a line to optimize his impact to increase his value. Let's put him in a place to truly shine and get what we get. Maybe we can get a 2nd if we give up him and our 3rd. Or, even better, we give up our 3rd and get a 2018 1st when we can bundle picks to move up and get a QB - okay probably won't happen.

But, instead of worrying about a game plan for the win, game plan to increase his value.

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3 hours ago, Matt39 said:

He's not saying he was benched(and he definitely was) because they're trying to trade him this offseason. They'd be lucky to get anything at this point as Richardson is playing himself out of the league. 

I have a tough time blaming a defensive tackle for having a down year when half the time he's on the field he's being asked to play OLB at 300+ pounds.

This reminds me of when Herm Edwards asked Shaun Ellis to gain 20+ pounds to play DT and then decided in the second quarter of the first game that it was a bad idea and moved him back to DE. He went from 11 sacks in 2004 to 2.5 sacks in 2005. The same thing is happening to Richardson.

 

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Trading Sheldon for a meaningless draft pick that might not even make the roster or be a bust is foolish. 

The issues with this situation seems to be related with coaching. 

Sheldon isn't playing where he needs to be a real coach would make Sheldon,Mo,Williams a dominate force in the NFL 

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Bowles is lying but he is doing oh so bad a job of it.  He thinks he is protecting his player but ShelRich basically got benched after the terrible roughing penalty and after getting pancaked by  jag to start the game.

If he is indeed serious and if in fact this is not a lame lie to protect himself and if indeed that was the game plan he should be escorted form the premises immediately.

How is this for an idea Todd, look at some of the best defense in this league, (Seattle)  Nothing too fancy scheme wise, basic scheme put your players in the right spots and let them play.  I'm sick to death of our last two coaches that (both Defensive 'gurus') who seem to think it is all about their fancy ass schemes which are constantly playing guys out of position, screwing up the GM who has no clue if he should be drafting 3-4 or 4-3 type of players.

We give up so many uncontested Tds because instead of having a basic defense where you know for sure who or where you have to cover the players are all looking at each other.

 

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21 minutes ago, joewilly12 said:

Trading Sheldon for a meaningless draft pick that might not even make the roster or be a bust is foolish. 

The issues with this situation seems to be related with coaching. 

Sheldon isn't playing where he needs to be a real coach would make Sheldon,Mo,Williams a dominate force in the NFL 

Richardson is very talented.

Richardson is a lazy ass.

Richardson cares nothing about the team.

Richardson only concern is about getting paid.

Richardson is one step away from a year suspension.

The dude is bad news, I'd take a 3rd and be on my way.

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8 minutes ago, Beerfish said:

Richardson is very talented.

Richardson is a lazy ass.

Richardson cares nothing about the team.

Richardson only concern is about getting paid.

Richardson is one step away from a year suspension.

The dude is bad news, I'd take a 3rd and be on my way.

He's got a good motor.  Not the sign of a lazy player or a guy who cares nothing about the team.  He's definitely immature and wants to get paid, though.

The guy hasn't bitched about playing out of position, either.  Bowles is a moron who has no idea how to use him.

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Just now, detectivekimble said:

He's got a good motor.  Not the sign of a lazy player or a guy who cares nothing about the team.  He's definitely immature and wants to get paid, though.

The guy hasn't bitched about playing out of position, either.  Bowles is a moron who has no idea how to use him.

He had a good motor, a very good one unfortunately he is now following in the footsteps of his lazy ass teammate that just got paid.  He was pretty terrible that last game for the snaps he played.

I know I'm being harsh because the guy has tremendous talent but to me his character is getting worse and worse and I think he is totally a prime candidate for checking out or getting into real trouble once he gets a big contract.  He is being outplayed each game by a 22 year old guy in Williams and Richardson should be making at least as much if not more of an impact.

One thing I will give him a total pass on is that fact that his talents are being wasted the way our coaches are using him most often.

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5 hours ago, JetPotato said:

I'd say Sheldon is the most overrated guy in the league, but then there's a guy name Wilkerson. Can we PLEASE stop calling these guys what they aren't? 

I can tell you right now, that the most overrated player in the league... if he is on the Jets roster, is Darrelle Revis.

More likely than not though... when people discuss the most overrated players in football, they don't ever get to the part when they name all the Jets that it may apply to.

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6 hours ago, jetscrazey said:

Ideally we'd trade Mo, but his trade value is in the crapper now after a putrid 2016 seaosn.

Now it looks like Sheldon will be the odd man out.

Of course, Sheldon will go somewhere where he can play 3 technique full time and probably make the Hall of Fame....

Richardson was always the odd man out. He's easily the least of the three. 

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Richardson is a great talent he's been underused big time here, he's also a bonehead crybaby but in fairness to give an example of him being used wrong, There was a play vs the Cardinals where he was covering Larry Fitz lol. Our defense is a dumpster fire it all starts at the top. We need to move Wilk or Sheldon whichever one brings us back a higher pick

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6 hours ago, Integrity28 said:

I can tell you right now, that the most overrated player in the league... if he is on the Jets roster, is Darrelle Revis.

More likely than not though... when people discuss the most overrated players in football, they don't ever get to the part when they name all the Jets that it may apply to.

Revis isn't overrated. He's been accurately depicted in the past as a great player and currently as an ineffective has-been.

However, consistently for years I've been hearing how guys like Richardson and Wilkerson are elite, despite their average level of production with NO signs of dominace like you get out of the truly elite players like Miller and Watt.

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13 hours ago, Matt39 said:

He's not saying he was benched(and he definitely was) because they're trying to trade him this offseason. They'd be lucky to get anything at this point as Richardson is playing himself out of the league. 

How ?   He is a Defensive Tackle being played at OLB..  his coaches did he no favors this year definetly didn't put him in a position to play to his strengths .. 

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21 hours ago, bostonmajet said:

Sheldon is gone this year. I would build a line to optimize his impact to increase his value. Let's put him in a place to truly shine and get what we get. Maybe we can get a 2nd if we give up him and our 3rd. Or, even better, we give up our 3rd and get a 2018 1st when we can bundle picks to move up and get a QB - okay probably won't happen.

But, instead of worrying about a game plan for the win, game plan to increase his value.

Move up? I think we're going to be in the top three - Browns, Bears then us

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