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You know who is quietly having a good camp is Donovan Warren. This guy was a heck of an undrafted free agent signing. He has a ton of talent. He’s been very physical against the run and has tipped quite a few passes, including a terrific PD on a quick slant to Ben Hartsock late in the morning practice.
Remember, this is a player who was expected to go in the second or third round in the 2010 draft until he ran a 4.6 forty at the combine.
His poor forty-time led to his move to safety, and he seems to be taking to the position well . . .
Santonio Holmes seemed to tweak his left ankle in the morning session. Early in that same practice, Holmes had a real nice catch on the right sideline. Mark Sanchez rolled right, avoiding pressure, and hit Holmes who did a great job keeping both feet in bounds, and winning the battle for the ball with Jim Leonhard . . .
Vlad Ducasse isn’t ready to start yet, and is wildly inconsistent, but mixed in with the mistakes are glimpses of his enormous potential. On two occasions in this practice, he knocked Kris Jenkins to the ground, obviously not an easy thing to do.
Once he figures out what he’s doing, this guy is going to be a force. He’s a big, powerful man with a thick lower base who has roadgrader written all over him.
But now the bad news – in the morning practice, he had an offsides penalty (he had to run a lap) and he also held Matt “Don’t be” Kroul who was sliding by him on his way to Kellen Clemens. He was also beat for a sack early in the practice by Kris Jenkins . . .
Speaking of inconsistent rookies, that brings me to Joe McKnight. While he has outstanding potential with his speed, quickness, athleticism and moves, he’s making a ton of mistakes. On a carry up-the-middle, he fumbled after getting hit by Kenwin Cummings. He also dropped a pass.
Honestly, he could probably use some time on the practice squad, but that would be a mistake because his draft grade was too high and he would be plucked by another team.
While he’s got tremendous natural ability, he needs to be a little more physical . . .
Woody Johnson was pretty blunt with the media after practice about Darrelle Revis’ contract situation. No rhetoric, not bull, just a blunt statement.
“There is no progress,” said Johnson. “Nothing new or different.”
There is the epitome of a stalement. One thing is pretty clear – the Jets aren’t going to beat the Nnamdi Asomugha contract. But then again, it is possible they could put together a deal that theoretically does beat the average of the Asomugha deal, but much like the D’Brickashaw Ferguson contract, there wouldn’t be a ton of upfront money.
According to one Jet player, Revis was offered a 10-year deal for $150 million with $50 guaranteed. If the player’s info is accurate, that is pretty close to the Asomugha average. They would just have to bump that up a little.
So the point is this. If Revis is willing to work with the team like Ferguson did, the Jets could put together a creative deal that beats the Raider cornerback’s contract over the long haul . . .
The Jets need to find a new gunner to replace Wallace Wright now with the Carolina Panthers. I hear the two guys competing for the job are David Clowney and Dwight Lowery. Marquice Coles is also a possibility . . .
