Young Receivers Continue to Shine in Jets Camp

[JetNation]

By Glenn Naughton

 

Another day of training camp in Florham Park for the New York Jets, and another day filled with outstanding catches from several young receivers which has been the case from the outset for Gang Green.

No matter which Jets signal caller was under center today, very few passes hit the turf and some highlight reel grabs drew resounding applause from onlookers.

First up was Jalin Marshall who continues to make play after play, on a go route down the right sideline during one-on-one drills when Bryce Petty lofted up a deep ball.  Initially it looked like the pass would be overthrown, then it looked like Marshall may have a chance, before he reached out with his right hand to pluck the pass out of the air and pull it in to his body.  It went unnoticed by some onlookers as it happened while many fans were focused on Matt Forte and the running backs, but it was easily the best catch of the day.

Rookie receiver Jalin Marshall continues to impress at Jets camp.

Later on it was another undrafted rookie free agent in Temple’s Robbie Anderson who was on the receiving end of a Christian Hackenberg bomb down the left sideline.  A questionable call from the camp official saying Anderson was out-of-bounds nullified the play but the call was borderline.  Either way, coming up with a spectacular one-handed grab of his own drew cheers from fans stationed in the tents behind the media along that same sideline.

Finally, the forgotten man in the receiver competition, Kenbrell Thompkins, ran a shallow comeback route along the right sideline where Ryan Ftizpatrick unleashed a pass that was wide to Thompkins’ left.  He quickly left his feet and went horizontal, hauling in a diving grab for yet another eye-popping catch.

Matt Forte made his camp debut on Wednesday.

While there weren’t any acrobatic grabs out of the running backs on Wednesday, that doesn’t mean there wasn’t any buzz surrounding the position.

The debut of former Chicago Bears running back Matt Forte created a stir as he graduated from positional drills each of the past two days, to getting reps during the team period today.

It didn’t take long before fans got a glimpse at what Forte can offer as he pulled down passes out of the backfield as well as a solid grab over the middle when split out as a receiver.  Forte should be exactly what the Jets are looking for in an experienced check-down option.

It wasn’t just the offense that had noteworthy performances either, as Darron Lee was all over the field once again, breaking up a Fitzpatrick pass down the middle of the field and coming up with a tackle on a screen pass that he identified immediately.  Safety Ronald Martin also had a pair of interceptions after dropping one from Geno Smith in the end zone yesterday.

Rookie quarterback Christian Hackenberg saw increased reps for the second day in a row, leading to speculation he’ll make his debut against the Redskins on Friday night.  When asked about the probability of the Penn State product getting some reps under center, Head Coach Todd Bowles said “That’s the plan. We’ll see how it works out”.

 

 

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[Maxman]

Great stuff Glenn, thank you.

So encouraged by Jalin Marshall, he is very exciting. Forte just needs to be ready for week one and beyond.

And I definitely want to see Hackenberg play this week. The QB rotation is going to be VERY INTERESTING.

[Hitman Harris]

So friggin excited for these guys. 

Can't believe how fast Mac has turned around the WR position, especially after that total blunder of a draft by Idzik. 

Although not all picks were terrible... Still... VERY happy Mac turned over the entire scouting dept. It needed to be done for way too long. 

 

I think Woody's problem is he is too nice or something. 

[win4ever]

This WR group might just be one of the best in the league, which is a far cry from what we used to have.  Marshall/Decker are monsters, but I think Enunwa could make an impact (especially if he can sure up his hands).  I love Jalin Marshall/Charone Peake as well.  While people are down on Devin Smith, I think he'll be an excellent addition when he comes back, because he's a great deep ball specialist.  

 

[Jetdawgg]

This looks like a throwing team with these great targets. Namath probably wants a few reps

[k-met57]

dear devin smith...wake up!!

[Shadetree]

Devin smith injury a blessing in disguise. Didn't someone say he'll be on PUP until October? If that's true, we have the luxury of keeping an extra one of these young beasts and getting an extended look.

My God, Mac created depth at some of these positions in a short time. 

Pretty, pretty, pretty good.

[Jetster]

This is by far the best offensive weapons Fitzy has ever orchestrated. There aren't many teams deep enough in their secondary to cover everyone. I know we're a bunch of pessimists here but if you distance yourself from the Jets & imagine your a fan of another team, you wouldn't be too comfortable knowing that teams offense starts with Brandon Marshall, Eric Decker & Matt Forte.

Thats a damn good starting triplet. Then add into the equation a maturing 6"-2", 225 LB beast like Enunwa, a 6"-5" TE in Amaro and all of these youngsters flashing, your no longer penciling victories because you drew the NY Jets. Macc just might have drafted & signed some UDFAs that could be the cornerstones of our future at WR. 

J.Marshall, Charone Peake, Robbie Anderson (who I see on the PS). If they keep Ross, they might resign him to a futures contract. Plus, you have Devin Smith coming back. Personally, I'd like to see the QB situation get settled, and not carry 4, see us move on from Bohanon (would you want to lose a player like Petty or one of the young WRs for 5 yards & a cloud of dust fullback?), and I've grown tired of Zack Sudfeld (time to move on from these TEs that can't block & are hurt all of the time).

Cutting Bohanon & Sudfeld would have zero effect on the Jets future. I don't even think they would be missed & whatever they've done in the past which isn't much will be handled by players we already have (Amaro), or scheme on offense to make up for jettisoning the FB, i.e. Extra Olineman, more Enunwa @ Hback, or Sheldon Richardson blowing people up in goaline situations. 

[Jetster]

1 hour ago, k-met57 said:

dear devin smith...wake up!!

He will when Hackenburgs laying them up for him.

[CrazyCarl40]

15 minutes ago, Jetster said:

He will when Hackenburgs laying them up for him.

2018 is a long way away. 

[FloridaJetsFan]

38 minutes ago, Jetster said:

This is by far the best offensive weapons Fitzy has ever orchestrated. There aren't many teams deep enough in their secondary to cover everyone. I know we're a bunch of pessimists here but if you distance yourself from the Jets & imagine your a fan of another team, you wouldn't be too comfortable knowing that teams offense starts with Brandon Marshall, Eric Decker & Matt Forte.

Thats a damn good starting triplet. Then add into the equation a maturing 6"-2", 225 LB beast like Enunwa, a 6"-5" TE in Amaro and all of these youngsters flashing, your no longer penciling victories because you drew the NY Jets. Macc just might have drafted & signed some UDFAs that could be the cornerstones of our future at WR. 

J.Marshall, Charone Peake, Robbie Anderson (who I see on the PS). If they keep Ross, they might resign him to a futures contract. Plus, you have Devin Smith coming back. Personally, I'd like to see the QB situation get settled, and not carry 4, see us move on from Bohanon (would you want to lose a player like Petty or one of the young WRs for 5 yards & a cloud of dust fullback?), and I've grown tired of Zack Sudfeld (time to move on from these TEs that can't block & are hurt all of the time).

Cutting Bohanon & Sudfeld would have zero effect on the Jets future. I don't even think they would be missed & whatever they've done in the past which isn't much will be handled by players we already have (Amaro), or scheme on offense to make up for jettisoning the FB, i.e. Extra Olineman, more Enunwa @ Hback, or Sheldon Richardson blowing people up in goaline situations. 

Agree, but think we need to keep Suds.

[faba]

Nice to have competition for roster spots

 

Marshall can make an impact on special teams hopefully for us

[Tinstar]

So let me take a look at this receiving core everyone is all fired up about and credits Mac with rebuilding . The #2 receiver is a player signed as a free agent by John Idzik . The #3 receiver is a player drafted by John Idzik .  The receiver drafted by  Mac is on the pup lis and the vast majority of this board thinks he's a bust. The 2 kids showing potential in camp hasn't caught a single pass in the NFL in a regular season game and were street free agents who chose to sign with the Jets but could have been on any other NFL team had the right offer been presented to them.

 

Mac has done a remarkable job adding talent to this Jet roster, but IMO, John Idzik didn't do too badly either and the Latter didn't have the chance to spend his war chest that he kept for the rainy day .  It's all in how you see a thing

That is all .

 

[Doggin94it]

So let me take a look at this receiving core everyone is all fired up about and credits Mac with rebuilding . The #2 receiver is a player signed as a free agent by John Idzik . The #3 receiver is a player drafted by John Idzik .  The receiver drafted by  Mac is on the pup lis and the vast majority of this board thinks he's a bust. The 2 kids showing potential in camp hasn't caught a single pass in the NFL in a regular season game and were street free agents who chose to sign with the Jets but could have been on any other NFL team had the right offer been presented to them.

 

Mac has done a remarkable job adding talent to this Jet roster, but IMO, John Idzik didn't do too badly either and the Latter didn't have the chance to spend his war chest that he kept for the rainy day .  It's all in how you see a thing

That is all .

 

Sorry, but that's ridiculous. In the best WR draft in a generation, Idzik whiffed badly, passing on Allen Robinson (for Amaro) and Donte Moncrief (for McDougle), then took a player who couldn't even make it out of his first weeks of training camp in the fourth (Jalen Saunders). He also dealt away draft picks for Percy Harvin. I like Enunwa, and he's turning into a true steal from his draft slot. But applauding Idzik for hitting on one - one! - late round pick (who also was cut out of his first TC) in a draft where he had 12 picks is idiocy.

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[LIJetsFan]

I'm not an Idzik basher and I thought those banner guys were way off base but I did want to get rid of Rex and so it was best to clean house.  I do think Idzik tended to make panic moves, i.e. Harvin & retaining Rex.  Hard to forgive him for S. Hill too.     

[drdetroit]

2 minutes ago, LIJetsFan said:

I'm not an Idzik basher and I thought those banner guys were way off base but I did want to get rid of Rex and so it was best to clean house.  I do think Idzik tended to make panic moves, i.e. Harvin & retaining Rex.  Hard to forgive him for S. Hill too.     

Rex said publicly he didn't want Hill

[Smashmouth]

One thing I can take out of this as a sure bet is Jalin Marshall will definitely make this football team and Peake may be there  with him. I'm not a big fan of Devin Smith at all and I hope we don't have to lose one of the other talented young WR's simply because Smith was a second round pick

[Integrity28]

13 minutes ago, drdetroit said:

Rex said publicly he didn't want Hill

Which may be true. Doesn't excuse him for the gaggle of other wasted picks on guys he said publicly he wanted, he picked and/or he promised we'd select if they were there regardless of who else might be on the board.

 

[Joe Jets fan]

I agree with the thought that we have to keep J. Marshall and Peake on the roster. 

B. Marshall
Decker
Enunwa
J. Marshall
Peake
Ross
Smith

Smith starts year on IR so there is your six.  When Smith ready to return who do you cut? 

 

Is it better to keep seven WR's or a FB? 

Or is it better to keep a FB or four QB's? 

IMHO this is the choice that Macc and Bowles are going to have to make.  I say you keep 3QB's and seven WR's.

[TheMagicRat]

32 minutes ago, LIJetsFan said:

I'm not an Idzik basher and I thought those banner guys were way off base but I did want to get rid of Rex and so it was best to clean house.  I do think Idzik tended to make panic moves, i.e. Harvin & retaining Rex.  Hard to forgive him for S. Hill too.     

Hill was drafted by Tanny.

[The Crusher]

29 minutes ago, Smashmouth said:

One thing I can take out of this as a sure bet is Jalin Marshall will definitely make this football team and Peake may be there  with him. I'm not a big fan of Devin Smith at all and I hope we don't have to lose one of the other talented young WR's simply because Smith was a second round pick

Amen

[Jetsfan80]

34 minutes ago, Integrity28 said:

Which may be true. Doesn't excuse him for the gaggle of other wasted picks on guys he said publicly he wanted, he picked and/or he promised we'd select if they were there regardless of who else might be on the board.

 

He should have been screaming for Russell Wilson along with Terry Bradway.  But of course, Rex's loyalty to sh*tty Mark Sanchez prevented him from doing that. 

I mean, did Rex ever advocate for us to draft a single player who actually did work out?  Even Muhammad Wilkerson was well documented to be a Pettine guy. 

[Shadetree]

1 hour ago, Tinstar said:

So let me take a look at this receiving core everyone is all fired up about and credits Mac with rebuilding . The #2 receiver is a player signed as a free agent by John Idzik . The #3 receiver is a player drafted by John Idzik .  The receiver drafted by  Mac is on the pup lis and the vast majority of this board thinks he's a bust. The 2 kids showing potential in camp hasn't caught a single pass in the NFL in a regular season game and were street free agents who chose to sign with the Jets but could have been on any other NFL team had the right offer been presented to them.

 

Mac has done a remarkable job adding talent to this Jet roster, but IMO, John Idzik didn't do too badly either and the Latter didn't have the chance to spend his war chest that he kept for the rainy day .  It's all in how you see a thing

That is all .

 

^Party Pooper

[LIJetsFan]

45 minutes ago, TheMagicRat said:

Hill was drafted by Tanny.

ok, thanks for the correction

[Dcat]

@JetNation

thanks for the reports.  Much appreciated!

[Big Blocker]

I can't remember the last time the Jets looked so promising at wideout.  This is great.  But count me as someone who so far does not want to trade Sudfeld's roster spot for one of them.  Let's see what he shows in pre-season before cutting him. 

[Jetster]

4 hours ago, Big Blocker said:

I can't remember the last time the Jets looked so promising at wideout.  This is great.  But count me as someone who so far does not want to trade Sudfeld's roster spot for one of them.  Let's see what he shows in pre-season before cutting him. 

What is the infatuation with this Sudfeld guy? I can't remember one play he made? I remember a drop in Gillette. Unless you guys see him as Chan Gaileys Chandler.

[Nostradamus]

Jalin Marshall looked CRAZY good in practice yesterday.....hes going to be an absolute stud.

[Larz]

2 minutes ago, Nostradamus said:

Jalin Marshall looked CRAZY good in practice yesterday.....hes going to be an absolute stud.

what kind of a year did marshall have ?

[Nostradamus]

Just now, Larz said:

what kind of a year did marshall have ?

what kind of a season will he have do you mean?  I wish i knew.....all i know is he looks awesome in practice...REALLY stands out, flashes like crazy.  This guy is the real deal.

[Larz]

Just now, Nostradamus said:

what kind of a season will he have do you mean?  I wish i knew.....all i know is he looks awesome in practice...REALLY stands out, flashes like crazy.  This guy is the real deal.

not even 4 sentences on it ?

[Big Blocker]

18 hours ago, Jetster said:

What is the infatuation with this Sudfeld guy? I can't remember one play he made? I remember a drop in Gillette. Unless you guys see him as Chan Gaileys Chandler.

I don't know what you mean by infatuation.  The roster cut down to 53 is still a ways off.  What's the point of cutting him now before he even gets a chance to show what he's got after spending a year on IR.  It's not like the Jets are deep at TE, and so far Amaro has not shown he's the man there.  And Davis?

Sudfeld is also an excellent special teamer, and last year the Jets' special teams were the worst part of the team.  It won't mean Sudfeld gets a roster spot on that alone, but it is a consideration.

[Jetster]

1 hour ago, Big Blocker said:

I don't know what you mean by infatuation.  The roster cut down to 53 is still a ways off.  What's the point of cutting him now before he even gets a chance to show what he's got after spending a year on IR.  It's not like the Jets are deep at TE, and so far Amaro has not shown he's the man there.  And Davis?

Sudfeld is also an excellent special teamer, and last year the Jets' special teams were the worst part of the team.  It won't mean Sudfeld gets a roster spot on that alone, but it is a consideration.

They don't have to cut him yet but he needs to show me SOMETHING in these last 3 preseason games. Like I've said before, he flashed with the Pats his rookie year in preseason & has done NADA since.

[Big Blocker]

2 hours ago, Jetster said:

They don't have to cut him yet but he needs to show me SOMETHING in these last 3 preseason games. Like I've said before, he flashed with the Pats his rookie year in preseason & has done NADA since.

He did make real contributions to special teams, and he sure looked promising in college.  He didn't do much in 14 to be sure, but the O was a disaster overall.  Hard to blame a backup TE for that.

[Jetster]

1 hour ago, Big Blocker said:

He did make real contributions to special teams, and he sure looked promising in college.  He didn't do much in 14 to be sure, but the O was a disaster overall.  Hard to blame a backup TE for that.

Not blaming him, I just think his upside isn't nearly as high as J.Marshall, Charone Peake & Robbie Anderson who could very well be with Devin Smith our future receiving group. That would be amazing if they all panned out. Good diverse group with size, speed, strength. Plus, having Marshall & Decker here to learn from is tremendous.