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A heaping helping of Friday Whispers . . .
For what it’s worth, I saw Quincy Enunwa (high ankle sprain) sprint about 50 yards to get over to where the offensive players were on Thursday.
It looked like a full sprint to me.
So perhaps that shows the progress that he’s made.
But it was a straight sprint. The tougher part with high ankle sprains is cutting, and I didn’t see him do this.
He is “questionable” on the injury report and is a game-time decision.
So is Robby Anderson, who also has an ankle injury.
The Jets have to be careful activating both of them because often when you activate guys who clearly aren’t 100 percent, because they often aggravate the injury, and if that happens to one or both of them, the Jets will be in trouble at receiver. Both guys are doing better, but neither is 100 percent.
So if one if further along than the other, they might want to go with that guy . . .
On the Dolphins’ depth chart, their starting center is Travis Swanson and their backup center is Wesley Johnson.
Swanson was with the Jets in the off-season and summer, and Johnson from 2014-17.
They are both bright guys and should be able to share a lot of intel with the Dolphins’ coaches.
Swanson can help with them prepare for Jets’ new offense under Jeremy Bates, and Johnson can help a lot with Todd Bowles’ defensive system which he practiced against for a few years.
They can both also help their fellow offensive linemen prepare for Leonard Williams, Mike Pennel and Steve McLendon . . .
The Jets activated Rontez Miles today from the PUP list.
This should help their special team’s and run defense, but if Todd Bowles puts him out there in space covering receivers, tight ends or running backs, like he has in the past, when there were safety injuries, he’s asking for trouble. Not his game due to stiff hips and pedestrian speed. Those who don’t learn from the past will get burned by making the same moves . . .
The Dolphins-Jets used to be a big rivalry game, but I don’t feel it around here anymore. Too many young players who have no sense of that history. This feels like just another division game . . .
The Jets didn’t seem thrilled with somebody leaking the details of a play call from the Chicago game to a Daily News reporter. We are talking about the 29-yard reception by wide receiver Deontay Burnett in the fourth quarter.
Q)Was the long completion to Burnett a red zone play?
Jeremy Bates: I don’t know. I’ve moved on to Miami. But you’ve got a good source. You know, we’re going to do whatever it takes to win.
How would the Daily News reporter know that was a red zone play?
Clearly a player told him.
Everyone sees him having long talks with certain players, unencumbered, in the locker room, during media sessions.
He breaks some guys down during these long talks and clearly gets info from them right there, or on their cell phones.
This is bad for their football culture. The Jets should try and extract these players from these long talks – throw them a lifeline. You can’t let this go on unfettered. It’s annoying to the players. He’s breaking guys down with his advanced interrogation techniques and getting info.
Bates was clearly taken aback by the reporter saying this to him.
Loose lips.
November 1, 2018
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