As Season Winds Down, Still Plenty of Players for Jets to Audition

[JetNation]

With just three games remaining in the 2017 season and Bryce Petty about to take over at quarterback, the Jets and their fans know that their season is over (if it wasn’t the case weeks ago) and that it’s time to take a look at some more young players who hope to hang around heading in to next season.  Who might get a look?  Here are a few names to keep in mind.

OLB David Bass:

Bass has seen more action than most players who will make this list but his level of play makes you wonder why we haven’t seen more of him.  In just 240 defensive snaps, Bass has racked up 3 sacks to go along with 12 tackles.  On film, he looks even more impressive as he consistently holds up well against the run and always seems to be around the ball.  According to pro football focus, in his part-time action, Bass carries a grade of 80.3 which is the top grade for any Jets edge defender this season.

CB Jeremy Clark:

A rookie defensive back out of Michigan, Clark spent most of this season on the non-football injury list but was activated last week.  As much as the Jets have struggled at cornerback this season, giving Clark a look there if not some reps at safety should be in the cards.

OLB Obum Gwacham:

Gwacham is an intriguing developmental prospect as a potential pass-rush specialist.  The Jets have carried him on the active roster for much of the season but he didn’t see a single rep on defense until last week against the Broncos when he played a mere three snaps.  A converted wide receiver, Gwacham has outstanding explosive traits but is clearly raw at the position.  Perhaps an increased role this week as the Jets prepare to take on his former team in the Saints?  In 12 career games (no starts), the 26 year-old Gwacham has notched 2.5 sacks.

Running back Elijah McGuire should be given a chance to show what he can do with an expanded role.

RB Elijah McGuire:

McGuire has seen a decent amount of playing time this season but it’s time to get him the bulk of the carries on offense to see what he can do on those rare occasions when the Jets O-line opens up a hole.  Too often with McGuire this season, we’re seeing him run in to a pile of defenders at the line or having to evade multiple tacklers in the backfield.  McGuire was taken out of last weeks game after being hit for a 3-yard loss on the first carry of the game and injuring his ankle.  Interesting however that he was the starting running back out of the gate.  Perhaps the idea of a bigger workload is already in place.

CB Derrick Jones: 

Another rookie, Jones was another late-round project (6th round/204th overall) with off-the-charts athleticism who played both wide receiver and cornerback at Mississippi.  Thus far, he has yet to play a snap on defense, but at 6′ 2” and armed with a 41” vertical, he definitely has workable traits.

TE Neal Sterling:

Austin Seferian-Jenkins has played well enough to earn a contract extension and Eric Tomlinson has performed admirably when called upon in the passing game.  Even still, Sterling is a converted college wide receiver who has filled in at H-back and tight end sparingly.  If the Jets feel he has any upside as a receiver, now would be a good time to see what he can do.

WR Ardarius Stewart: 

Stewart is a name we’re all familiar with.  A third-round draft choice who had an impressive camp and looked solid in his pro debut.  Once Jeremy Kerely came on board, Stewart was put on the shelf and by the time Kerley was suspended later in the season, Stewart had been passed on the depth chart by fellow rookie Chad Hansen.  Hansen is another name you could have on this list, but the expectation is that he’ll see plenty of reps in the coming weeks.  Stewart and Hansen have had roughly equal time on the field, but Stewart has been completely ignored in the passing game.

 

 

 

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[PCP63]

In conclusion, Bowles is an idiot afraid to develop young guys. Or even see what he has in them, for that matter.

 

Though, to be fair, we're not there at practice. Maybe these guys just aren't that good.

[Warfish]

McGuire is already playing, he should now play more.

The two I want to see much more of these final weeks are Hackenberg (QB) and Stewart (WR).

Hanson too.

Starting O SHOULD be Hack at QB, McGuire at #1 RB (Powell #2), Stewart at #1 WR, Hanson at #2 WR, Kearse and Anderson playing as well but in lesser reduced roles (to avoid a pointless late-season injury to next year's #1/#2 along with Enunwa).

Also want to see Tomlinson (TE) in the passing game and being thrown to.  See if he's got enough to be an asset there.

Sadly, I expect almost none of this to happen.  Damn it's frustrating.

[Maxman]

56 minutes ago, Warfish said:

McGuire is already playing, he should now play more.

The two I want to see much more of these final weeks are Hackenberg (QB) and Stewart (WR).

Hanson too.

Starting O SHOULD be Hack at QB, McGuire at #1 RB (Powell #2), Stewart at #1 WR, Hanson at #2 WR, Kearse and Anderson playing as well but in lesser reduced roles (to avoid a pointless late-season injury to next year's #1/#2 along with Enunwa).

Also want to see Tomlinson (TE) in the passing game and being thrown to.  See if he's got enough to be an asset there.

Sadly, I expect almost none of this to happen.  Damn it's frustrating.

I would love to see a few 3 WR sets with Robby, Hansen and Stewart.

[Beerfish]

These guys will get lots of playing time .... only if there are injures. 

[kelly]

1 hour ago, Maxman said:

I would love to see a few 3 WR sets with Robby, Hansen and Stewart.

agreed !..  hopefully our QB can get the ball to them  

 

 

 

cheers ~ ~ 

[nycdan]

1 hour ago, Maxman said:

I would love to see a few 3 WR sets with Robby, Hansen and Stewart.

What's the point.  You can't pass effectively with a knee in the dirt.

[shuler82]

now back to reality -  Week 17: Petty hands off to Forte 25 times for 77 yards, and Kerley leads the team with a  5/29 stat line.

[BCJet]

2 hours ago, Warfish said:

McGuire is already playing, he should now play more.

The two I want to see much more of these final weeks are Hackenberg (QB) and Stewart (WR).

Hanson too.

Starting O SHOULD be Hack at QB, McGuire at #1 RB (Powell #2), Stewart at #1 WR, Hanson at #2 WR, Kearse and Anderson playing as well but in lesser reduced roles (to avoid a pointless late-season injury to next year's #1/#2 along with Enunwa).

Also want to see Tomlinson (TE) in the passing game and being thrown to.  See if he's got enough to be an asset there.

Sadly, I expect almost none of this to happen.  Damn it's frustrating.

The issue with playing Hack with McGuire, Hansen and Stewart is that he needs veterans to be open and pass protect, otherwise it will tough to get accurate tape of what Hack can do.

Ive wanted to see more of mcguire too, but the truth is the few games where he had more then 10 touches he hasnt done very well.

If Hack plays, he should get some reps with powell or forte in the backfield and kearse/Robby at WR to see if he can at least make some NFL level throws and not get murdered holding the ball too long.

[Mike135]

Can we audition coaches?

[JohnnyLV]

4 hours ago, Warfish said:

McGuire is already playing, he should now play more.

The two I want to see much more of these final weeks are Hackenberg (QB) and Stewart (WR).

Hanson too.

Starting O SHOULD be Hack at QB, McGuire at #1 RB (Powell #2), Stewart at #1 WR, Hanson at #2 WR, Kearse and Anderson playing as well but in lesser reduced roles (to avoid a pointless late-season injury to next year's #1/#2 along with Enunwa).

Also want to see Tomlinson (TE) in the passing game and being thrown to.  See if he's got enough to be an asset there.

Sadly, I expect almost none of this to happen.  Damn it's frustrating.

100% with you. It is a large part of why Bowles as HC is so frustrating. No vision. No confidence in HIS players to do their job. No effort to be great. 

[rangerous]

4 hours ago, Warfish said:

McGuire is already playing, he should now play more.

The two I want to see much more of these final weeks are Hackenberg (QB) and Stewart (WR).

Hanson too.

Starting O SHOULD be Hack at QB, McGuire at #1 RB (Powell #2), Stewart at #1 WR, Hanson at #2 WR, Kearse and Anderson playing as well but in lesser reduced roles (to avoid a pointless late-season injury to next year's #1/#2 along with Enunwa).

Also want to see Tomlinson (TE) in the passing game and being thrown to.  See if he's got enough to be an asset there.

Sadly, I expect almost none of this to happen.  Damn it's frustrating.

i didn't see any oline players in the list. try someone else out at center.

[Happy Clouds]

1 hour ago, rangerous said:

i didn't see any oline players in the list. try someone else out at center.

I agree.

If he were still here, I could ALMOST picture Bowles trying Sheldon Richardson, at one time, our part time, d-lineman, linebacker, and fullback. ?

[Mike135]

We could be sitting here now in the holiday season having auditioned all of our youth while having a top 3 pick.

Knowing we'd draft a franchise QB prospect with 100 mil to build around him.

 

Instead...  ?  ?

[ChuckkieB]

Stewart, Hansen, and McCguire should see significant time the rest of the way.  If they don't, it's just more incompetence piled on top of a festering heap of other examples why the coach and GM are clueless and have to go! 

As for Hackenberg, if he plays now and sh*ts the bed (which is likely), it will just confirm what everyone already knows in their heart - that Hack was Mac's biggest mistake.....and I'm not so sure that Mac wants to hold this failure up in front of everyone's face when his jb could be on the line this off-season. 

[Beerfish]

In the last 25 years there has been no 2nd round Qb to not get into a regular season game in his 1st two years.  this includes very quick busts who were out of the league fast like Pat White and Brian Brohme.

[joewilly12]

29 minutes ago, ChuckkieB said:

Stewart, Hansen, and McCguire should see significant time the rest of the way.  If they don't, it's just more incompetence piled on top of a festering heap of other examples why the coach and GM are clueless and have to go! 

As for Hackenberg, if he plays now and sh*ts the bed (which is likely), it will just confirm what everyone already knows in their heart - that Hack was Mac's biggest mistake.....and I'm not so sure that Mac wants to hold this failure up in front of everyone's face when his jb could be on the line this off-season. 

This could be Mike Maccagnan's last straw if we see Hackenberg in action and he sucks......or Mike Maccagnan could admit he made a mistake and move on attempting to draft the next QB. 

[Gas2No99]

Along with those others mentioned, I'd also like to see the following get more reps:

 

Dakota Dozier, G/C - his 4 years are up after this season. he MIRACULOUSLY is the LONE survivor along w/Enunwa from the '14 class. Will he get a 2nd contract elsewhere? He's been developed for 4 years now and has only participated in 18 games w/2 starts. 

 

Juston Burris, CB (should be reserve FS, IMO) - played early on, got toasted on a couple of plays and has been surpassed by Daryl Roberts & Rashard Robinson on the Depth chart. Should still be a STUD ST gunner, at a minimum. He lacks closing speed and is more of a press cover corner, but if he doesn't get a good jam, he's gets toasted worse than Sammy Sosa after a vacation in Oklahoma:

 

Jonatthan Harrison, C - 4 year pro who MAY be an upgrade over Johnson. 10 starts @ C in '15, 4 starts in '16 w/the Colts.