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Syracuse – It’s time for Part II of Dan’s game notes from the Jets-Bengals game. Let’s get into it . . .
While Stephen Hill did have a bad drop on a perfect pass from Tim Tebow, he did a nice job on a quick slant from the quarterback in the second quarter.
Hill held on to the pass, even though he was absolutely rocked by 230-pound safety Taylor Mays. It was a big-time hit, and knocked Mays out of the game with a concussion. This play shows you the toughness of the Jets’ second round pick. This play gained 12 yards.
Tebow’ next throw was a deeps pass to Chad Schilens, but the pass wasn’t angled very well, and faded out of bounds.
On third-and-eight, Caleb Schlauderaff seemed to have issues with a blitzer, who got to Tebow, but the quarterback broke a tackle and run for 12-yards.
A few plays later, Tebow ran for 10 yards. On this run, Tebow broke a tackle attempt by 6-6, 280-pound defensive end Jamaal Anderson around the line. As a runner, Tebow is a powerhouse.
The drive ended with a 42-yard field goal by Josh Brown . . .
On the Bengals’ next series, Quinton Coples reign of terror got going in earnest.
That Bengals’ possession was a three-and-out that ended with Coples blocking a pass on third down. At 6-6, with good leaping ability, he’s probably going to do this a lot . . .
On the Bengals’ next possession, Coples had a run stop for no gain.
Early in the third quarter, he beat Reggie Stephens, and the center was forced to hold him, and was flagged.
Early in the fourth quarter, Coples beat Stephens again to get in Zach Robinson’s face.
Granted, a lot of Quinton’s big plays came against backups, but you could still see his enormous talent in Cincinnati. This guy was top-seven talent in the draft. There is no question . . .
Another defensive lineman who had a big game was Jay Richardson.
The former Raider also dominated the Bengals’ backup line. Not only did he have a good game, he’s had a very good camp, and he’s making himself very hard to cut . . .
Obviously DeMario Davis is going to make the roster, so that leaves Nick Bellore and Josh Mauga likely battling for the fourth ILB position. Mauga made more plays than Bellore in Cincinnati . . .
Getting back to Tebow for a second – his third quarter pick to Vontaze Burflict was a very bad decision. He never looked anywhere else. Remember, Burflict is a rookie free agent still trying to figure out the NFL. You really need to eyeball a target for a raw kid like that to pick you off . . .
Isaiah Trufant didn’t help himself last night. He was beat by WR Marvin Jones for a gain of 45 down the right sideline. The 6-2 wideout used his size to take advantage of the 5-7 Trufant. 6-1 Brandon Tate also used his size to beat Trufant for a gain of 14 on the right side.
These were bad plays for Trufant to give up, because it could give the personnel department the excuse to say – “see, he can’t hold up in coverage against bigger players.” That was the concern of scouts coming out of Eastern Washington . . .
One of the nicer defensive plays of the second half was Garrett McIntyre and Marcus Dixon combining for a sack in the third quarter. They did a nice job of stunting together and confusing the backup linemen.
These two guys should help the Jets defense this year – they are both super tough and have great motors.
August 11, 2012
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