124 Posted March 15, 2006 Share Posted March 15, 2006 I picked up my Sporting News today after I got done skimming through SI and found the weekly little Jets sentence. This week it reads: "The Jets might replace departed Pro Bowl C Kevin Mawae with Norm Katnik, who was signed off the 49ers' practice squad last November. Katnik (6'4, 300) is undersized, but he is intelligent and technically proficient..." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gsnts725 Posted March 15, 2006 Share Posted March 15, 2006 who the hell is he? lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smizzy Posted March 15, 2006 Share Posted March 15, 2006 I picked up my Sporting News today after I got done skimming through SI and found the weekly little Jets sentence. This week it reads: "The Jets might replace departed Pro Bowl C Kevin Mawae with Norm Katnik, who was signed off the 49ers' practice squad last November. Katnik (6'4, 300) is undersized, but he is intelligent and technically proficient..." I read this somehwere too. What can we do? as of now we might not have a better option. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PatsFanTX Posted March 15, 2006 Share Posted March 15, 2006 Norm Katnik > Mawae Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AFJF Posted March 15, 2006 Share Posted March 15, 2006 It was in an article the other day...said Katnik was picked up off of the 49ers PS on the advice of Scott Gragg and he was supposedly "very impressive" Take it for what it's worth. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeterNorth09 Posted March 15, 2006 Share Posted March 15, 2006 So he was on the Niners practice squad, we gotta have him! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LionelRichie Posted March 15, 2006 Share Posted March 15, 2006 when did 6'4 300 become undersized for a center? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barton Posted March 15, 2006 Share Posted March 15, 2006 when did 6'4 300 become undersized for a center? I think I read somewhere else that this guy is 280. Which is just what we need, another 280lb interior offensive lineman! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThunderbirdJet Posted March 15, 2006 Share Posted March 15, 2006 He was the USC center in 2004. He went undrafted, and suppossedly, SF was trying to keep him quiet, but when Gragg cam to the Jets, he told the FO the kid was good. They got him off the TS from SF, and he supposedly impressed last year.... but apparently not enough to stop them from screwing up the whole O line by switching Kendall to center. Having said that, Edwards was an ******* who never trusted young guys on offense, so he just might be OK. The kid did win a national title as a starting center, so how bad could he be? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RSJ Posted March 15, 2006 Share Posted March 15, 2006 I think I read somewhere else that this guy is 280. Which is just what we need, another 280lb interior offensive lineman! Apparently he was at 280 last year but has since beefed up to 300. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R44 Posted March 15, 2006 Share Posted March 15, 2006 who the hell is he? lol I think he's a dentist Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smizzy Posted March 15, 2006 Share Posted March 15, 2006 I think he's a dentist lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CluJet Posted March 15, 2006 Share Posted March 15, 2006 Well we know that if we don't sign/draft a center then Katnik will get his shot I guess? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sperm Edwards Posted March 16, 2006 Share Posted March 16, 2006 Wouldn't it be funny if this guy could really play (and not be a liability) & the same for Morley at RT? We're not doing any complex zone blocking or anything. I'd still feel better with either a total 10-year stud at LT (Brick) or one of the next few top OT prospects who could play either side. I wouldn't pass up on Mangold at #35; if Katnik is decent, he'll be more than adequate as a backup C/G. Though keeping Kendall may be a clue as to us not targeting a C. If Katnik doesn't pan out, then Kendall moves over to C. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SeniorFlaJet Posted March 16, 2006 Share Posted March 16, 2006 They have another Center, Charles Missant allocated to nfle playing with Frankfurt. He was in training camp with the Jets last year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SouthernJet Posted March 16, 2006 Share Posted March 16, 2006 I picked up my Sporting News today after I got done skimming through SI and found the weekly little Jets sentence. This week it reads: "The Jets might replace departed Pro Bowl C Kevin Mawae with Norm Katnik, who was signed off the 49ers' practice squad last November. Katnik (6'4, 300) is undersized, but he is intelligent and technically proficient..." sounds like belly-tree 101 coaching Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YJF Posted March 16, 2006 Share Posted March 16, 2006 I did a post on this site about The state of The Jets offensive line and I had a quick little bio on Norm Katnik as well as all the other unknown Jets backup lineman. Katnik played every o-line position at USC. Was an all american center in his senior year. So he has some versatility. I don't know if people are projecting him as a starter prematurely. But different players take different avenues into The NFL. There are tons of successful players in The NFL that came in as late round picks or undrafted free agents. The Jets have 10 offensive lineman on their current roster. About only 3 of them are locks to make the team in Kendall, Moore and Jones. It's wide open for the rest of the spots. The Jets have interesting players on their roster if you do the research and a few of them are headed to NFL Europe for seasoning. (Isaac Snell,Marko Cavka, Michael King and Charles Missant)... The 3 that are staying to work with the coaching staff and be apart of the training program are Norm Katnik, Doug Nienhuis and Steve Morley. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SeniorFlaJet Posted March 16, 2006 Share Posted March 16, 2006 For those interested in watching the nfle to see how those players perform here are the teams and the names: Frankfurt: Missant and Snell Amsterdam: Cavka and King and if really interested Kingsbury is on Cologne Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SouthernJet Posted March 16, 2006 Share Posted March 16, 2006 For those interested in watching the nfle to see how those players perform here are the teams and the names: Frankfurt: Missant and Snell Amsterdam: Cavka and King and if really interested Kingsbury is on Cologne notice he picked Amsterdam,,needed somewhere where he could smoke so much he could forget the past Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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