Week 2 at Jets--Discussion/Analysis
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I think I'd rather they move Onwenu over there, but, still, Durant was a helluva lot better than Herron was on Sunday, so it's good that he's taking over for the big fella.
What happened to KVN? I’ve seen him listed as throat all week but don’t remember what happened in game.
Onwenu said he hadn't practiced at RT all training camp. If you move him there, you'd have change at 2 spots instead of 1 which has ripple effects along the line. For continuity sake, if Durant can handle RT that's the move. If he can't, well that's certainly not good.
I was really hoping the Pats would get something out of Cajuste after his good preseason but unfortunately, he is injured again.
The Jets are weak at corner and on the offensive line. Hopefully, NE can take advantage. I am also interested to see Mac Jones in a hostile NFL environment. I am sure he will be fine as he played against Auburn and Michigan in 2019 to full stadiums. Alabama never played in front of a full crowd last year.
Well THAT seems unwise. It's frustrating to me that, in a season where you have two oft-injured starting OT, that you wouldn't think to maybe work out, at least a handful of times, one of the primary emergency tackles on your roster, a guy who's played there pretty effectively in the past.
It's because in theory they liked the depth at tackle with Herron, Cajuste, and Durant. But Herron has gone backwards and Cajuste is banged up. That is already 5 guys getting reps at tackle. You want a 6th to get reps for emergency situations? Clearly they want Onwenu at guard for the long term. I have no problem with their approach to this. It's not like Ted Karras is some stud to plug in at guard.
I'm guessing the coaching staff feels that Durant acquitted himself reasonably well, and so it's better to use him as the stopgap for the Jets game. Cajuste will probably be back by their Week 3 game against New Orleans (possibly Brown as well), so I can see the coaches not wanting to shuffle too many people on the line for what is likely just one game.
Hey! Hey! Hey! We are also weak at linebacker.
Corners somehow played ok against Carolina but that could have been luck.
No KVN at practice, but Trent Brown was back practicing. I expect to see him as limited and questionable for Sunday.