TE dept. : Austin Seferian-Jenkins says he's Jets' answer at tight end: 'No doubt in my mind' ~ ~ ~

[JetFaninMI]

8 hours ago, kelly said:

Austin Seferian-Jenkins says he's Jets' answer at tight end: 'No doubt in my mind'

 

Austin Seferian-Jenkins #88 of the New York Jets warms up during a game against the Miami Dolphins at Hard Rock Stadium on November 6, 2016 in Miami Gardens, Florida. (Photo by Mike Ehrmann | Getty Images)

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By Connor Hughes | NJ Advance Media for NJ.com 
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on December 31, 2016 at 7:00 AM, updated December 31, 2016 at 7:05 AM

 

 

 

FLORHAM PARK -- For the last two years, the Jets haven't had a tight end. Well, at least not one who made any form of an impact.

Where did it all go wrong for the Jets in 2016?

They had guys who could block, maybe sneak out into the flat once or twice a game. But no difference makers or playmakers. No guys the opposition ever paid attention to.

If it's up to Austin Seferian-Jenkins, that will change in 2017.

"Absolutely," Seferian-Jenkins told NJ Advance Media this week. "I will be that guy. No doubt in my mind."As this year comes to a close, no one is happier to see the calendar change than the Jets' 6-6, 262-pound tight end. The last 12 months have been one controversy and obstacle after another for the 24-year-old.

His season began with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. He was thrown out of practice during training camp, then cut from the team a month later following a second arrest for a DUI. The Jets claimed him off the waiver wire, but injuries have kept him from making a difference on the field.In total, he has played nine of 16 games. He has 13 catches for 154 yards and a touchdown.

 

Williams wants to be a leader in 2017

Leonard Williams plans on being more vocal next season.

 

"It has been a challenging year," Seferian-Jenkins said. "Everything we've gone through as a team, what I personally experienced in Tampa, the losing season. I'm just thankful I get to come out here and play football."

Off-field issues behind him, Seferian-Jenkins said his sole focus is how he can not only get on the field, but stay there. Which means, more than anything else, rounding out his game.In college at Washington, Seferian-Jenkins was seldom asked to stay in and run or pass block. He was arguably the team's most athletic player, so the coaches wanted him out running routes. He finished his collegiate career with 146 catches for 1,840 yards and 21 touchdowns in 37 games.

With the Jets, though, Jenkins knows he needs to do more than just catch passes.

 

Who's in and out vs. Bills?

The Jets aren't exactly healthy heading into this weekend's game.

 

"S---, yeah," Seferian-Jenkins said. "If I want to play, I have to block. It's really just about understanding that. I have a great positional coach in Jimmie Johnson. He definitely helps me in understanding the techniques. I never used to block. It takes time."In early December, coach Todd Bowles said Seferian-Jenkins had gotten "a lot better" at blocking. It's a big reason why he saw his playing time increase before suffering a hamstring injury, which will sideline him for this Sunday's season finale against the Bills.

Seferian-Jenkins admitted he's nowhere close to where he wants to be as a blocker, but he's making progress. That's "the biggest thing," he says.Seferian-Jenkins said he'll take a few weeks off after the season to rehab and get his body right, then hit the weight room. He wants to report back for Jets' organized team activities in May in "the best shape of [his] life." He'll talk to the training staff about how he can get quicker and faster, too.

The Jets told Seferian-Jenkins the tight end position is there for the taking. He wants to grab it."I'm going to stretch the field vertically, and I'm going to do everything in between," Seferian-Jenkins said. "I'm excited for the opportunity next year. I want to come back and be a force to be reckoned with."  

>       http://www.nj.com/jets/index.ssf/2016/12/austin_seferian-jenkins_confident_he_can_be_jets_p.html#incart_river_index

Franchise Saved!

[flgreen]

1 hour ago, OH THE PAIN said:

Again , who is this kelly chick ?

If your ever in Sweden stop by and see.  Or if your in Georgia 

[Nick Blitz]

17 hours ago, Jack Straw said:

I've read this article a million times before, the only difference being the name and the position of the player involved.

Bryce Petty (six pack abs), Jace Amaro (slimmed down and healthy), Dee Milliner (started doing yoga), Geno Smith (working with Tom House), Quinton Coples (lost weight), Kyle Wilson (shadowed and trained with Revis), etc. etc. 

This is a pure fluff piece and should be sent to the dump where it belongs with the rest of failure Jets.

Remember Chad Pennington's martial arts training? That was a good one.

[MaxAF]

ASJ, stop talking, start performing and show you are the guy, then you can talk. Walk the walk Before you talk the talk.

[Jack Straw]

15 hours ago, Tinstar said:

What would it take for you to say something nice  ? Who exactly will it hurt  ?  What is wrong with just looking at the glass half full instead of half empty ?   Give yourself a hug and tell yourself how much you love you some you ?

Holy yawn. The house that is the NYJ is burning down all around you but you're too busy enjoying your morning fluff piece to notice. To each their own, I suppose.

[LIJetsFan]

13 minutes ago, Jack Straw said:

Holy yawn. The house that is the NYJ is burning down all around you but you're too busy enjoying your morning fluff piece to notice. To each their own, I suppose.

 

[Tinstar]

11 minutes ago, Jack Straw said:

Holy yawn. The house that is the NYJ is burning down all around you but you're too busy enjoying your morning fluff piece to notice. To each their own, I suppose.

I guess it all depends on your perspective  . You see a house burning down while I see the Phoenix  rising from the ashes .  It took me a few minutes to find the right words . Try looking for the light instead of steering at the darkness . 

[munchmemory]

14 minutes ago, Tinstar said:

I guess it all depends on your perspective  . You see a house burning down while I see the Phoenix  rising from the ashes .  It took me a few minutes to find the right words . Try looking for the light instead of steering at the darkness . 

You gotta be a young fan (half empty vs half full).  Lots of us here have been looking for the Jet "phoenix" to rise from the ashes for almost 50 years now.  All I ever see is some scraggly rooster barely able to peck out his dinner let alone fly.

[Warfish]

Future meat-cutter, who cares what he thinks.

Lets see what the new Offensive Staff thinks of the TE position.  I'll bet they won't agree with this guy's take.

[munchmemory]

1 minute ago, Warfish said:

Future meat-cutter, who cares what he thinks.

Lets see what the new Offensive Staff thinks of the TE position.  I'll bet they won't agree with this guy's take.

RLLOL!

[BRONX DUDE]

We do need a TE now that Gailey will be GONE.    Right?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The Season is finally OVER.

[BRONX DUDE]

30 minutes ago, LIJetsFan said:

 

I LUV KERMIT.

[Tinstar]

26 minutes ago, munchmemory said:

You gotta be a young fan (half empty vs half full).  Lots of us here have been looking for the Jet "phoenix" to rise from the ashes for almost 50 years now.  All I ever see is some scraggly rooster barely able to peck out his dinner let alone fly.

Nah beloved, I used to be much like many of you .  I have been a Jet fan for ever and I'm getting up there  in age .  All you're ever going to see is that scraggly rooster if we keep changing coaches and GM every few yrs .  Walt Michaels built a team and we fired him because he made a mistake . Herm was trying to build a team but he was sabotaged and fired because he didn't fit the HCing mold  so many are accustomed too .  Hang your Billboard and fly your banners, and enjoy your misery, because that's what misery does.

Or stop die to yourselves and let someone suffer while this team is rebuilt . You folks think you're the only people who suffer, but just maybe when you stop thinking about yourselves and start thinking about someone else, things might change .  A HC who has to endure a season like this suffers, but can't help but  be strengthen .   The foundation was set when this regime went 10-6  in it's 1st yr.  The seed was planted, and it has begin to die. Patience and grooming will allow it to grow.  It's being watered with  Williams, Shell, Lee, Johnson, Anderson, Peake , ect ect .  It's being groomed hopefully this off season if certain thorns are removed that are strangling the seedling  and then we can begin to grow .

Todd Bowles is not a thorn . Thorns don't develop into anything respected by other trees . 

[Jack Straw]

1 hour ago, Tinstar said:

I guess it all depends on your perspective  . You see a house burning down while I see the Phoenix  rising from the ashes .  It took me a few minutes to find the right words . Try looking for the light instead of steering at the darkness . 

In all seriousness, what glimmer of hope are you seeing? Here are the most important positions on a football field and the top priorities for every NFL franchise:

1) QB - Nothing

2) OLB in a 3-4 or DE in a 4-3 (nothing)

3) LT (nothing)

4) CB (nothing)

5) WR (Enunwa, possibly Robby Anderson).

Unless you have answers at these five positions, it's not even worth lining up on Sundays. Other than some hope at WR, we have zero answers to the top four most important positions on the football field. There is nothing hopeful in this dumpster fire of a roster.

[southparkcpa]

22 hours ago, munchmemory said:

I'm feeling the same level of confidence and calm as when Gholston was anointed our savior at his position.

Remember when they brought in LT as a last ditch effort for Gholsten????

 

[BRONX DUDE]

LaDainian Tomlinson ?  Why?

[BRONX DUDE]

4 minutes ago, southparkcpa said:

Remember when they brought in LT as a last ditch effort for Gholsten????

 

LaDainian Tomlinson? why?

[rangerous]

10 minutes ago, Jack Straw said:

In all seriousness, what glimmer of hope are you seeing? Here are the most important positions on a football field and the top priorities for every NFL franchise:

1) QB - Nothing

2) OLB in a 3-4 or DE in a 4-3 (nothing)

3) LT (nothing)

4) CB (nothing)

5) WR (Enunwa, possibly Robby Anderson).

Unless you have answers at these five positions, it's not even worth lining up on Sundays. Other than some hope at WR, we have zero answers to the top four most important positions on the football field. There is nothing hopeful in this dumpster fire of a roster.

yes but at the same time you put the word "yet" after each if those positions.  i don't think any fan is capable of assessing hack or petty at this moment and next season is miles away.  olb/de can be addressed in the draft or through free agency.  lt same thing or maybe iajalana can get his foot work better. cb can be addressed in the draft and free agency.  wr, this team is presently loaded with good talent no matter what type of qb is finally chosen.

the point is that things can turn on a dime in this era of the nfl.  very few teams can manitain a high level over many seasons.  it'll take some time for the jets to achieve that type of culture (if ever).

[Jack Straw]

2 minutes ago, rangerous said:

yes but at the same time you put the word "yet" after each if those positions.  i don't think any fan is capable of assessing hack or petty at this moment and next season is miles away.  olb/de can be addressed in the draft or through free agency.  lt same thing or maybe iajalana can get his foot work better. cb can be addressed in the draft and free agency.  wr, this team is presently loaded with good talent no matter what type of qb is finally chosen.

the point is that things can turn on a dime in this era of the nfl.  very few teams can manitain a high level over many seasons.  it'll take some time for the jets to achieve that type of culture (if ever).

We haven't made the playoffs in six years. How many more years of blind faith do I need to hold onto before it's acceptable for me to call a spade a spade? 

[rangerous]

Just now, Jack Straw said:

We haven't made the playoffs in six years. How many more years of blind faith do I need to hold onto before it's acceptable for me to call a spade a spade? 

price of being a fan.  if you were happy with last year's team then, imo, you really should be looking forward to when these player positions are improved.  i know we are all not thinking bowles is the right guy.  and woody may just have some input after todays game.  but it seems to me that things can turn around very quickly.

[southparkcpa]

1 hour ago, BRONX DUDE said:

LaDainian Tomlinson? why?

Lawrence Taylor....

[Rangers9]

ASJ inactive today.

[JetBlue]

2 hours ago, Tinstar said:

Nah beloved, I used to be much like many of you .  I have been a Jet fan for ever and I'm getting up there  in age .  All you're ever going to see is that scraggly rooster if we keep changing coaches and GM every few yrs .  Walt Michaels built a team and we fired him because he made a mistake . Herm was trying to build a team but he was sabotaged and fired because he didn't fit the HCing mold  so many are accustomed too .  Hang your Billboard and fly your banners, and enjoy your misery, because that's what misery does.

Or stop die to yourselves and let someone suffer while this team is rebuilt . You folks think you're the only people who suffer, but just maybe when you stop thinking about yourselves and start thinking about someone else, things might change .  A HC who has to endure a season like this suffers, but can't help but  be strengthen .   The foundation was set when this regime went 10-6  in it's 1st yr.  The seed was planted, and it has begin to die. Patience and grooming will allow it to grow.  It's being watered with  Williams, Shell, Lee, Johnson, Anderson, Peake , ect ect .  It's being groomed hopefully this off season if certain thorns are removed that are strangling the seedling  and then we can begin to grow .

Todd Bowles is not a thorn . Thorns don't develop into anything respected by other trees . 

Nice post.  I. Don't agree with all your points but I appreciate where you are coming from.  

[thebuzzardman]

On 12/31/2016 at 1:54 PM, Jack Straw said:

I've read this article a million times before, the only difference being the name and the position of the player involved.

Bryce Petty (six pack abs), Jace Amaro (slimmed down and healthy), Dee Milliner (started doing yoga), Geno Smith (working with Tom House), Quinton Coples (lost weight), Kyle Wilson (shadowed and trained with Revis), etc. etc. 

This is a pure fluff piece and should be sent to the dump where it belongs with the rest of failure Jets.

Fluffer piece might be even more accurate

[kelly]

Earth to Jets: Time to re-discover tight-end position

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  Rich CiminiESPN Staff Writer

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With free agency approaching (March 9), we're analyzing the biggest needs on the New York Jets' roster, examining possible upgrades:

Position : Tight end

2017 cap hits of top returnees :

 

• Austin Seferian-Jenkins -- $1.1 million

• Eric Tomlinson -- $540,000

• Braedon Bowman -- $540,000

Pending free agents: Brandon Bostick (RFA), Kellen Davis.

Austin Seferian-Jenkins had 10 catches after being picked up by the Jets. Kelley L Cox/USA TODAY Sports

Key stat: Everybody knows former offensive coordinator Chan Gailey rarely used tight ends in the passing game. These numbers prove it: During the last two seasons, the Jets were dead last in tight-end receptions (26), last in yards (268), last in touchdowns (one) and last in targets (54), per ESPN Stats & Information. Thirty-one teams utilized the tight end, and then there was the Jets. The closest team to them in tight-end receptions was the Cardinals with 97.

Money matters: They have no financial restrictions. Not a single dollar is guaranteed, so they can cut everybody and start from scratch, if they choose.

Big picture: New coordinator John Morton comes from an offense (Saints) that employed three wide receivers and one tight end as its base package. He also has roots in the West Coast system, which is tight end-friendly. Therefore, it's safe to assume he will place a high priority on finding a pass-catching tight end. Seferian-Jenkins, who had 10 catches in limited opportunities, has the ideal skill set, but he has consistency issues -- on and off the field. He's subject to a personal-conduct suspension stemming from a DUI arrest last fall.

Free-agent market watch: Jared Cook, Martellus Bennett, Vernon Davis, Jermaine Gresham, Jack Doyle, Dion Sims, Anthony Fasano.

Also could become available: Lance Kendricks.

The game plan: Cook and Bennett are the best of the bunch, but they'll both turn 30 before training camp. The Jets should stay away from older vets unless they're willing to take a one-year contract. Cook and Bennett will undoubtedly have long-term offers from teams. Morton knows Davis from their days with the 49ers. He had a decent year for the Redskins (44 catches, 581 yards), but he's 33 years old. The Jets made a play for Gresham in 2015, but he has lost a step. Doyle (59 catches) won't stretch too many defenses, but he's good in the red zone (five touchdowns) and only 26. There are some quality tight ends in the draft; that might be the Jets' best bet. Somehow, they need to come out of the offseason with a starting-caliber player at this long-lost position.

>     http://www.espn.com/blog/new-york-jets/post/_/id/66913/earth-to-jets-time-to-re-discover-tight-end-position

[#27TheDominator]

Everybody likes to squawk about the Jets not having any tight ends, but they carried plenty.  They just all sucked.  Gailey didn't use a TE?  That is good to know.  Can somebody please explain to me why we carried so many on the ******* roster?  They started the year with Bostick (converted small school WR that embarrassed himself on the Packers on sides kick) and Kellen Davis (an offense against humanity).  They picked up Braedon Bowman off waivers, but he tore his ACL.  Borderline practice squad type.  They picked up ASJ off waivers after his DUI.  They signed Tomlinson off the Texans practice squad and carried him on the active roster most of the year IIRC.  That is four or five guys (at least three at a time) taking a roster space that supposedly isn't used, all while they supposedly use Enunwa at TE.  They also have Jason Vander Laan who is a small school QB being converted.  He is the NCAA QB rushing leader or something and was in camp last year and a practice squad guy.  

[jeremy2020]

Earth to ESPN: Jets coaching staff couldn't re-discover the Atlantic Ocean if they were thrown into it.

[kelly]

On Wednesday, the New York Jets lost more than 50 percent of their tight end production with the news that Austin Seferian-Jenkins will be suspended for the first two games for violating the NFL's substance abuse policy.

OK, the numbers are a bit misleading.

Though the percentage is accurate, we're not talking about a huge sample size. Seferian-Jenkins made 10 receptions last season, the rest of the tight ends accounted for eight, easily the lowest numbers in the league.

Translation: Bleak turned bleaker with the suspension.

As of today, the only tight ends under contract (and not suspended) are Eric Tomlinson, Braedon Bowman and Jason Vander Laan. Combined career catches: Zero.This wouldn't be a thing if Chan Gailey still were the offensive coordinator -- he didn't use tight ends in the passing game -- but the Jets will be switching to a West Coast-style offense under his replacement, John Morton. They've already said tight end will have a more prominent role than in the past.

Even with Seferian-Jenkins, hardly a lock to make the team, the Jets need an infusion of talent. There's not much left in free agency, which leads us to the draft. Alabama's O.J. Howard is being hailed by talent evaluators as an elite talent, raising the question: Could the Jets take him with the sixth overall pick?ESPN draft analyst Todd McShay believes Howard is worthy of a high pick. In his latest mock draft, he has Howard going fourth to the Jacksonville Jaguars. That's what you call an outside-the-box prediction -- way outside the box.

Consider: In the modern era (since 1970), only one tight end has been drafted in the top five -- Riley Odom, picked fifth in 1972 by the Denver Broncos. Since 1996, only three have cracked the top 10 -- Eric Ebron (10^th in 2014), Vernon Davis (sixth in 2006), and Kellen Winslow (sixth in 2004).

McShay, in a conference call Wednesday with reporters, acknowledged "it might be stretch" to have a tight end at No. 4, but he added: "Ultimately, when you look at this year’s class, I think from a character standpoint, the maturing that he went through, the ability to stretch the field vertically, the ability to create after the catch and then the improvement he’s undergone as a run blocker and even in pass protection at times, I think O.J. Howard is one of the most complete prospects."

Howard was under-utilized at Alabama, finishing his career with 114 receptions for 1,726 yards and seven touchdowns. He averaged 15.1 yards per catch, which is outstanding for a tight end.So let me pose this question: If you thought you were getting the next Rob Gronkowski, would you take Howard at No. 6?

Considering their multitude of other needs, it would be an absolute stunner if the Jets picked Howard that high. But it's a deep draft for tight ends, and they have to face reality: With or without Seferian-Jenkins, who has only one year left on his contract, the Jets need to add a young, athletic tight end to a pipeline that dried up years ago.

>      http://www.espn.com/blog/new-york-jets/post/_/id/67549/could-the-tight-end-needy-jets-do-the-unthinkable-in-the-draft

[Powpow]

On 12/31/2016 at 1:27 PM, Sperm Edwards said:

I don't know about you guys, but now I'm totally relieved.

The miracle of ex-lax. 

[The Crusher]

On 12/31/2016 at 4:39 PM, Tinstar said:

Maybe you would prefer an article where a player told you he was going to go home, drink beer, eat chicken wings and donuts and sleep . What the frill is wrong with you people ?

Yes. I would. 

[kelly]

Rich CiminiESPN Staff Writer 

The Jets have a visit scheduled Monday with free-agent TE Mychal Rivera, a source confirmed. Rivera is a former sixth-round pick who spent his first four seasons with the Raiders. He has 146 career receptions, 1,413 yards and 10 touchdowns. His numbers were down last year, but he caught 58 passes in 2014. He's a receiving tight end, and that's what the Jets need.

[kelly]

Mychal Rivera slated to meet with Jets

Posted by Josh Alper on March 17, 2017, 2:16 PM EDT

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The Jets learned this week that tight end Austin Seferian-Jenkins will be suspended for the first two weeks of the 2017 season and they’ll reportedly kick off next week by visiting with another player at the position.

Peter Schrager of FOX Sports reports that the Jets will have Mychal Rivera in for a visit on Monday.Rivera was a 2013 sixth-round pick by the Raiders and has played in 61 games for the team over the last four seasons. He set career highs with 58 catches and 534 receiving yards in 2014 and has caught 50 passes for 472 yards during the last two campaigns.

The tight end hasn’t been a major part of the offense for the Jets since Todd Bowles took over as head coach before the 2015 season. Rivera’s addition might not change that, but a new offensive coordinator in John Morton could lead to more attention being paid to the position.

>       http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2017/03/17/mychal-rivera-slated-to-meet-with-jets/

[Fantasy Island]

Rivera would be good for us.

[bealeb319]

I loved this kid coming out of college I know he has been off to a bumpy start but I have faith he can be great. I was watching some tape on him side by side with tape from that oj howard kid and I feel like they looked pretty similar...oj howard is defiantly a bit quicker but I think asj looks like he has a bit more bulk to him. I don't think howard is worth the 6 pick and I think that would be the only way we could get him.

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[C Mart]

24 minutes ago, bealeb319 said:

I loved this kid coming out of college I know he has been off to a bumpy start but I have faith he can be great. I was watching some tape on him side by side with tape from that oj howard kid and I feel like they looked pretty similar...oj howard is defiantly a bit quicker but I think asj looks like he has a bit more bulk to him. I don't think howard is worth the 6 pick and I think that would be the only way we could get him.

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I'm not sure Howard even makes it to #6. 

He's a matchup nightmare and reportedly impressed NFL people with his week at the Sr Bowl (on and off the field)