..who will be the 3rd LB ?

[jtomm]

LB Reset: After C.J. Mosley and Quincy Williams, Who Will Be the Third LB?

DC Jeff Ulbrich Says Group Is Among the Best in the NFL

Jul 14, 2023  - Jack Bell

 

Table inside Article

LINEBACKERS (9)	Players
Jets Holdovers	C.J. Mosley (UFA-BAL, 2019), Quincy Williams (W-JAX, 2021), Jamien Sherwood (Round 5a, 2021), Hamsah Nasirildeen (Round 6a, 2021), Chazz Surratt (FA, 2022)
Rookie Arrivals	Zaire Barnes (Round 6a, 2023), Claude Cherelus (UDFA, 2023), Maalik Hall (UDFA, 2023), Caleb Johnson (UDFA, 2023)
Departure	Kwon Alexander

Cornerstones and Contributors
Veteran linebacker and team captain C.J. Mosley is the heart and soul of the Jets' strong and evolving defense, which he helped to catapult to membership among the top five in the NFL last season. Mosley's play earned him a trip to his fifth Pro Bowl. Quincy Williams, the older brother of DT Quinnen Williams, has emerged as Mosley's running mate. Mosley (158, No. 9 in the league) and Williams (106) each eclipsed 100 combined tackles last season to lead coordinator Jeff Ulbrich's unit.

"Quincy is this unique athlete, like he has wide receiver speed," Ulbrich said. "He's got defensive line explosion and violence. He's such a rare combination of all of these things. Rather than learning a lot of stuff, we just asked him to learn a few things and you're starting to see him master these few things now. You're starting to see all his physical stuff now that you're starting to see him master these few things. You're starting to see all his physical stuff now that he's starting to really get the game up top."

Who will take up the third linebacker's spot will be sorted out in training camp. Third-year men Jamie Sherwood, Hamsah Nasirildeen and Chazz Surratt will compete and the Green & White also drafted sixth-round pick Zaire Barnes."First of all," Ulbrich said, "they should be in the conversation as one of the top linebacker groups in the NFL." He added: "C.J.'s awareness, toughness, consistency, his ability to run this defense — we put a lot on his table and he excels in that role. Just an amazing man and teammate."

Newcomers and Outgoers
DC Jeff Ulbrich and his assistants on the defense will need to find someone to replace eight-year veteran Kwon Alexander, who appeared in all 17 games last season and registered 69 tackles, 6 TFL, 2 QB hits and a forced fumble."I know there's some angst about who's going to man that position, but I really believe we've got four or five candidates on this team," Ulbrich said. "So those guys are going to compete their butts off, and through that competition someone will rise and become the man. We have great faith in all of them, too."

Jamien Sherwood appeared in 17 games last season, showing some grit in making 16 tackles along with a QB hit and a TFL. Hamsah Nasirileen spent most of the season on the practice squad, as did Chazz Surratt. Zaire Barnes, who was not invited to the NFL Combine, played 49 games at Western Michigan and had 205 tackles, 10 PD and 6 fumble recoveries. Others in the mix include undrafted free agents Maalik Hall and Claudin Cherelus. Alexander remains a free agent.

JetSpeak
"Now in Year 3 in this defense, there's more opportunity for us to grow and show different things," C.J. Mosley said. "Because we're growing, we just have that confidence. With Aaron Rodgers on the other side [during OTAs], he's been testing us every single day. Having to drill down just makes us better." He added: "As a linebacker and a defender, it's not every day that you get to go against a future Hall of Fame quarterback to test your skill every day to grow as a defense and as a team."

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[Rich Thornburgh]

Darron Lee is available.  

[Beerfish]

12 minutes ago, Rich Thornburgh said:

Darron Lee is available.  

'small' chance of that happening.

Perhaps a 'tiny' chance.

[jtomm]

9 minutes ago, Rich Thornburgh said:

Darron Lee is available.  

true and there are several reasonS why he is available   😵

[Larz]

[jtomm]

..how  'bout ?...

[rangerous]

Funny thing is people were ready to run Ulbrich out of town after his first season.  I don’t know who the jets third lb will be. I suspect they’re still looking to see if Kwon can be brought in.  But nasrildeen and Sherwood have been in the system long enough so they should know where they stand.

[jtomm]

14 hours ago, rangerous said:

Funny thing is people were ready to run Ulbrich out of town after his first season.  I don’t know who the jets third lb will be. I suspect they’re still looking to see if Kwon can be brought in.  But nasrildeen and Sherwood have been in the system long enough so they should know where they stand.

..most Likely... Kwon   😉

[Jet Nut]

17 hours ago, jtomm said:

With Aaron Rodgers on the other side [during OTAs], he's been testing us every single day. Having to drill down just makes us better." He added: "As a linebacker and a defender, it's not every day that you get to go against a future Hall of Fame quarterback to test your skill every day to grow as a defense and as a team."

Nonsense 🙄

[Jet Nut]

14 hours ago, rangerous said:

Funny thing is people were ready to run Ulbrich out of town after his first season.  I don’t know who the jets third lb will be. I suspect they’re still looking to see if Kwon can be brought in.  But nasrildeen and Sherwood have been in the system long enough so they should know where they stand.

Wanted to dump Ulbrich and thought MLF was the only star on the CS.  

[rangerous]

1 hour ago, Jet Nut said:

Wanted to dump Ulbrich and thought MLF was the only star on the CS.  

Funny how things turn out.  I think we’ll see this season if Ulbrich s defense is real or just got lucky because other teams didn’t have to take many chance to out score milfy’s offense.  I do think sauce and reed are the real deal.