kelly Posted January 13, 2016 Share Posted January 13, 2016 Reviewing the 2015 New York Jets' season, position-by-position: Position: Tight end Overall grade : D Individual grades : Kellen Davis D, Jeff Cumberland F, Wes Saxton Incomplete. Key number: 8 -- total number of receptions by the tight ends. They became only the fourth team since 2000 to have fewer than 10 catches in a season, per ESPN research. Summary: What can you say? The tight ends were a non-factor in Chan Gailey’s passing attack. Let’s put this way: Cornerback Marcus Williams had more catches (six interceptions) than any of the tight ends. Part of it was scheme-related; Gailey prefers a wide receiver-based offense. Presumably, he would’ve adapted if he felt Davis or Cumberland could’ve made a difference. Essentially, they were used as extra offensive linemen. The Jets used a tight end for a league-low 617 plays, according to ESPN Stats & Information. Interestingly, they ran the ball better with no tight ends (5.9 yards per carry) than with at least one tight end in the game (3.6). This is what they are under Gailey, whose spread philosophy is predicated on spacing over power. Ironically, Davis was involved in one of the most talked-about plays of the season -- the end-zone mix up that resulted in a late-game incomplete pass in the Week 10 loss to the Buffalo Bills. The great unknown: Would Jace Amaro have made a difference? The former second-round pick, who missed the entire season due to shoulder surgery, was off to a slow start in training camp, so it's hard to say if he would've made an impact as a receiving tight end. We'll find out next season. Playing-time percentages (based on 1,114 snaps): Davis 39, Cumberland 23, Saxton 1, Jace Amaro 0 (injured), Sudfeld 0 (injured). PT analysis: Cumberland was listed as the starter throughout the season, but that wasn’t the case at all. In fact, Davis played more snaps than him in each of the last seven games. Cumberland was invisible by the end of the year, making you wonder if he did or said something to land in Todd Bowles’ dog house. His downturn started in Week 10, reaching the point where he was barely on the field -- only nine snaps over the final three games. Here’s the crazy part: A year ago, Cumberland had the highest playing-time percentage of any skill-position player on offense (non-quarterbacks). > http://espn.go.com/blog/new-york-jets/post/_/id/57934/historically-low-numbers-for-new-york-jets-lonesome-tight-ends Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#27TheDominator Posted January 15, 2016 Share Posted January 15, 2016 Kellen Davis: Targets 11 Catches 3 Drops 2 HOLY sh*t! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beerfish Posted January 15, 2016 Share Posted January 15, 2016 Kellen Davis: Targets 11 Catches 3 Drops 2 HOLY sh*t! Still remember him looking around bewildered as a potential td pass sailed over his jag head in that one game. We don't use the standard TE so the numbers are a bit deceiving they should have added in Enunwa probably. I still have hope for Amaro though, he had a decent rookie year imo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paradis Posted January 15, 2016 Share Posted January 15, 2016 Don't sleep on Saxton! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#27TheDominator Posted January 15, 2016 Share Posted January 15, 2016 Still remember him looking around bewildered as a potential td pass sailed over his jag head in that one game. We don't use the standard TE so the numbers are a bit deceiving they should have added in Enunwa probably. I still have hope for Amaro though, he had a decent rookie year imo. I have hated Kellen Davis for as long as he has been on this team Enunwa's stats are not particularly pretty, but they are several dozen cuts above Davis: 46 targets, 22 catches, 315 yards, 0 TDs, 5 drops Cumberland: 14 targets, 5 catches, 77 yards 0 TDs, 1 drop Amaro 2014: 53 targets, 38 catches, 345 yards, 2 TDs, 6 drops Saxton had no stats. Rest of the WRs: Thompkins: 17 of 33 for 165. 0 TDs and 0 drops Smith: 9 of 28 for 115, 1 TD and 1 drop Owusu: 6 of 13 for 80, 0 TD and 0 drops Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
section314 Posted January 15, 2016 Share Posted January 15, 2016 We got a D? Must be grading on a pretty steep curve. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raideraholic Posted January 16, 2016 Share Posted January 16, 2016 Jace Amaro since he is a bad blocker, the Jets don't see him as A Te. ( why his presence should have no bearing on that position- needs to be upgraded )They see him more as a H- back type. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jamesr Posted January 16, 2016 Share Posted January 16, 2016 Last year Cumby saw more playing time than Decker ... SMH at Rex thinking this guy was deserving of that playing time. Sent from my XT1068 using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
j4jets Posted January 17, 2016 Share Posted January 17, 2016 Still remember him looking around bewildered as a potential td pass sailed over his jag head in that one game. We don't use the standard TE so the numbers are a bit deceiving they should have added in Enunwa probably. I still have hope for Amaro though, he had a decent rookie year imo. That call was one of the worse I've ever seen. We barely used a TE, but thought it would be fun to throw a 4th down time expiring, lead changing pass to a TE. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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