5 emerging Jets who have played way onto roster bubble

[RESNewYork]

if Jalin and Middleton along with a seventh rounder in Peake make the roster, than we should all be singing Mac's praises.

 

http://nypost.com/2016/08/14/5-under-the-radar-camp-stars-trying-to-make-jets-final-roster/

 

[JohnnyLV]

I am not sure that Peake and Jalin are bubble players at this point. Barring a complete collapse they are almost locks for a roster spot.

[Dcronin]

The question marks related to that to me are Devin Smith, who we invested a 2 rd pick on, and Kenbrell, who is a decent veteran. What's the deal with those two? Will one or both stick around?

[thshadow]

I'm not sure about Peake being a lock, just because there are lots of young high potential guys.

B Marshall, Decker, Enunwa, Ross, Peake, J Marshall - even with (those) 6 WRs, that means no Thompkins and no Devin Smith.

Mind you - I would be fine with that.  But I think only 1 of Peake / J Marshall will make the team - the other will go to the PS.

 

[Gas2No99]

Shouldn't it simply state "Roster?"

"Roster Bubble" implies the player most likely WILL NOT MAKE the TEAM, thus the "Bubble" where they are currently OUTSIDE of it (not making the final cut) looking INTO the bubble that is filled with players who DID make the Roster. 

That is all, carry on. 

[EM31]

Devin Smith has some work to do.

[jetsjets]

No way a 2nd rounder gets cut in year 2, so Smith stays. I like Marshall, Ross and Peake. Hard to keep them all and dought Ross wants to be on anyone's PS. Jets clearly favor bigger receivers, Thompkins is a vet and has good size, think he stays. I think Peake or Ross will be the odd man out. Peake 1st cause Ross has return skills

[Jetdawgg]

That catch Peake made for a TD the other night shows how much of a pro he is already. His foot placement was superior to most rookies I have seen come and go on the Jets. The FO has changed the fabric of this franchise so much that after this week QB may even be a position of strength. 

[Shadetree]

I don't like the possibility of a 2nd round pick being cut, but Devon smith looks more like a bubble guy than Peake or Marshall. 

Still a couple of weeks too early for this speculation, but if all remains the same after week 3 of preseason, I wouldn't be shocked if smith and thompkins are on the outside looking in. 

I have the feeling Mac and Bowles will make the decision based on what makes the Jets a better football team, 2nd round pick be damned. 

 

 

[slats]

Devon Smith will open the season on the IR, making their decisions easier. If they were deciding today, only one of Ross and Jalin Marshall would stick, and that would be as primarily a return man. Peake looks like he's moved ahead of both of them as a receiver. They've got three more games to make their case. 

[Adoni Beast]

I think Jalin and Peake make the roster over Ross. Whenever Devin Smith comes back he really has to show something or he's done.

[Jetster]

We need combination returner/receivers after the big 3, Marshall, Decker, Enunwa. Devin Smith isn't ready he'll go on IR, it's between Jalin, Ross, Peake. Most likely Peake goes to the PS. He can be brought up anytime if someone gets injured. Jalin I'm sure has already shown enough on specials, I think he's locked in. Ross has more experience which Bowles likes.

So, Peake to PS I believe, unless they cut Bohanon? I really don't understand carrying a FB in this day & age? Look what happened last year when Powell went down & Ivory got nicked up. It wasn't like Bohanon could step in & contribute.

Now that the roster is much deeper, I'm not a fan of keeping a fullback, I want explosion plays not the occasional  dump off to a stumbling FB for 5 measles yards. The days of Moose Johnson are over. 

[jamesr]

1 hour ago, Jetster said:

We need combination returner/receivers after the big 3, Marshall, Decker, Enunwa. Devin Smith isn't ready he'll go on IR, it's between Jalin, Ross, Peake. Most likely Peake goes to the PS. He can be brought up anytime if someone gets injured. Jalin I'm sure has already shown enough on specials, I think he's locked in. Ross has more experience which Bowles likes.

So, Peake to PS I believe, unless they cut Bohanon? I really don't understand carrying a FB in this day & age? Look what happened last year when Powell went down & Ivory got nicked up. It wasn't like Bohanon could step in & contribute.

Now that the roster is much deeper, I'm not a fan of keeping a fullback, I want explosion plays not the occasional  dump off to a stumbling FB for 5 measles yards. The days of Moose Johnson are over. 

I was wondering if they can utilise the other guys on the roster like Kellen Davis as blockers in the cases where you need a FB, rather than tying up a roster spot on a dedicated guy. Also, Khiry Robinson is mentioned as a short-yardage type back, could he be used as a full back at times?

I'd much rather keep a WR with potential than a FB that is what he is.

[slats]

1 hour ago, Jetster said:

We need combination returner/receivers after the big 3, Marshall, Decker, Enunwa. Devin Smith isn't ready he'll go on IR, it's between Jalin, Ross, Peake. Most likely Peake goes to the PS. He can be brought up anytime if someone gets injured. Jalin I'm sure has already shown enough on specials, I think he's locked in. Ross has more experience which Bowles likes.

So, Peake to PS I believe, unless they cut Bohanon? I really don't understand carrying a FB in this day & age? Look what happened last year when Powell went down & Ivory got nicked up. It wasn't like Bohanon could step in & contribute.

Now that the roster is much deeper, I'm not a fan of keeping a fullback, I want explosion plays not the occasional  dump off to a stumbling FB for 5 measles yards. The days of Moose Johnson are over. 

I could see seven WRs as a genuine possibility, and would love for them to move on from the FB position. The four QBs is another roster clogging issue. 

[JoJoTownsell1]

Yup, zero chance Smith gets cut. He was hurt much of last year and is still recovering. If he had been awful all of last year and was regressing in camp then MAYBE he gets cut, but there is no way they have seen enough of him to cut bait. 

[BroadwayJets]

I really believe Thompkins is making the team, and I believe he'll be the one cut when Devin Smith is ready to come back from IR if Jalin Marshall and Peake thrive.

[Bleedin Green]

As far as Smith is concerned, has everyone forgotten about a little thing called the PUP list?  Smith is currently on it, so forget even IR, there's no reason for them to either toss his entire season out right now, or burn their only short-term IR on him when that's completely unnecessary.  Barring a miraculous recovery in the next few weeks, he'll stay on the PUP into the regular season and then they don't have to worry about his status until after week 6.  It will have no impact on anyone's chance to make the roster.

[PepPep]

@Bleedin Green you are 100% right about D.Smith. No way he get cut, he stays on PUP. 

Now. TO ME the 6 WRs are pretty much set RIGHT NOW. There are a few guys on the bubble. I think the expression is they are on the bubble until it bursts. 

RIGHT NOW the 6 are: B.Marshall, Decker, Enunwa, J.Marshall, Peake and Ross. (Ross and J.Marshall also serve as returners)

On the bubble, i.e. if Peake, Marshall, or Ross start to REALLY stink it up or one of them gets injured, it opens the door for: R.Anderson, C.Worthy, or K.Thompkin- who would also have to step it up. Anderson has looked the best out of those 3, IMO.  

I doubt this happens. Thompkins has done absolutely nothing to show he deserves a spot. And he certainly wan't that great last year. Not sure why people are so high on him to make the cut, just b/c he is a vet???  Both Anderson and Worthy are great candidates for PS. 

Now, if the Jets REALLY want to carry 7 WRs, they can. And they ca do so without cutting Bohanon and STILL carry 4 QBs. In order to do that, they would have to only carry 5 D-linemen (Sheldon, Wilk, Jenkins, McLendon, L.Williams) AND they would have to cut down from 5 to 4 safeties. Both are doable and make more sense to me than cutting a player from any other position. BUT- its simply unlikely. Middleton has played really well and is looking like he's going to earn a spot (the 5th safety spot)- and we all know Bowles loves carrying lots of CBs and Safeties. If the Jets want to have good depth in the secondary, LB corps and keep 4 QBs and 4 RBs, there's simply no room for 7 WRs, even if they go with only 5 D-linemen. 

[section314]

Thompkins can't catch the ball consistently, not a positive quality for a W.R.

[Jetster]

I think Dion Bailey gets cut & we keep Middleton instead. Younger, faster & way more upside.

[JetBlue]

I also don't get the love affair with Tompkins.  Mac has seriously upgraded the wr talent on this team and while players like Peake, Marshall and Anderson may not have the experience, their upside is much greater.   I see Peake and Marshall making the team and Anderson to the PS.  Ross and Tompkins are the players on the bubble to me. 

[EM31]

6 hours ago, slats said:

Devon Smith will open the season on the IR, making their decisions easier. If they were deciding today, only one of Ross and Jalin Marshall would stick, and that would be as primarily a return man. Peake looks like he's moved ahead of both of them as a receiver. They've got three more games to make their case. 

Good problems to have though, wouldn't you agree?

I would also add that cutting a 2nd rounder that you picked (if that is the outcome) is probably a good statement for a new GM to make.  "Look at me.  Yes, I can make mistakes with early round picks as well as uncover talent in the latter rounds and among UDFAs.  I am smart enough to recognize and react to the world as it is rather than the one I had originally imagined." 

Hopefully D. Smith can knock everyone's socks off from here on in and the decision actually becomes a non-decision in his case.

[Jetster]

2 minutes ago, JetBlue said:

I also don't get the love affair with Tompkins.  Mac has seriously upgraded the wr talent on this team and while players like Peake, Marshall and Anderson may not have the experience, their upside is much greater.   I see Peake and Marshall making the team and Anderson to the PS.  Ross and Tompkins are the players on the bubble to me. 

Could you imagine if Smith, Peake, J. Marshall & Anderson became our future WRs with Hackenburg throwing to them? That would be f*cking crazy & instantly put Macc Daddy in Godlike status with Jet fans. You never know? J. Marshall might turn out to be a better all around player than Devin Smith, it's not out of the question.

[PepPep]

21 minutes ago, Jetster said:

I think Dion Bailey gets cut & we keep Middleton instead. Younger, faster & way more upside.

I have Bailey, Middleton, Miles, Pryor and Gilchrist all making the 53. Bowles loves his safety depth.

[Augustiniak]

26 minutes ago, JetBlue said:

I also don't get the love affair with Tompkins.  Mac has seriously upgraded the wr talent on this team and while players like Peake, Marshall and Anderson may not have the experience, their upside is much greater.   I see Peake and Marshall making the team and Anderson to the PS.  Ross and Tompkins are the players on the bubble to me. 

agree completely.  

[FloridaJetsFan]

My question is - when the hell is the NFL gonna wise up and allow the teams to carry 59 on the active roster?

[C Mart]

13 hours ago, EM31 said:

Devin Smith has some work to do.

He's on PUP so no decision needed & nothing to worry about until end of October 

[Bocajetfan]

2 hours ago, FloridaJetsFan said:

My question is - when the hell is the NFL gonna wise up and allow the teams to carry 59 on the active roster?

NFL wants parade. 59 turns into 62 into 70. Remember the college teams of the 60's and 70's running out 100 players on game day. Raising the roster limit opens a can of worms. Would rather see them adjust the cap to allow teams to sign players when injurys place a player on IR with no cap ramifications.

[bitonti]

16 hours ago, Dcronin said:

The question marks related to that to me are Devin Smith, who we invested a 2 rd pick on 

 

Smith with get PUP'ed and the team won't have to make that decision until he's healthy. 

[JiFtheOracle]

17 hours ago, johnnysd said:

I am not sure that Peake and Jalin are bubble players at this point. Barring a complete collapse they are almost locks for a roster spot.

How many receivers do you expect them to carry?

Marshall, Decker, Enunwa, Smith, Thompkins are all locks.  My guess is they keep 6-7...so the race is between like 7 other dudes for 2 spots.  I think calling Peake and Marshall locks is a bit premature.