{"id":34447,"date":"2016-11-05T22:00:11","date_gmt":"2016-11-06T02:00:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.jetnation.com\/?p=34447"},"modified":"2016-11-05T22:00:11","modified_gmt":"2016-11-06T02:00:11","slug":"jets-waive-ochi-add-te-eric-tomlinson","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/miletestsite.com\/jets\/2016\/11\/05\/jets-waive-ochi-add-te-eric-tomlinson\/","title":{"rendered":"Jets Waive Ochi, add TE Eric Tomlinson"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>By Glenn Naughton<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>In need of a blocking tight end with Kellen Davis nursing a hyper-extended elbow, the New York Jets have waived outside linebacker Victor Ochi and added former Texans tight end Eric Tomlinson from Houston&#8217;s practice squad.<\/p>\n<div class=\"embed-twitter\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">We have signed TE Eric Tomlinson off Houston\u2019s practice squad and waived OLB Victor Ochi. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/52LLnTESfk\">pic.twitter.com\/52LLnTESfk<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; New York Jets (@nyjets) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/nyjets\/status\/794944727200264192?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 5, 2016<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/div>\n<p>NFL.com had this to say about Tomlinson, a 6&#8242; 6&#8221;, 263 lb Texas-El Paso product.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<h3 id=\"yui_3_10_3_1_1478397286587_1513\">ANALYSIS<\/h3>\n<article>\n<h4>STRENGTHS<\/h4>\n<p>Big-bodied blocker. Has room for more weight on his frame. Takes good initial step to secure leverage as a run blocker. Shows ability to recover and wash defender down and out of play. Has functional upper-body power and can sustain his in-line blocks.<\/article>\n<article>\n<h4>WEAKNESSES<\/h4>\n<p>Slow, plodding release off the line of scrimmage and into his routes. Doesn&#8217;t have athleticism to shake defender in man coverage. Needs to keep running feet through contact as drive blocker. Improvement needed with his angles and accuracy on second-level blocks.<\/article>\n<article id=\"yui_3_10_3_1_1478397286587_1507\">\n<h4>BOTTOM LINE<\/h4>\n<p>Limited tight end who was primarily used as a blocker in college. Tomlinson will have to prove to teams that he has premium ability to develop as an in-line blocker because it is unlikely that most teams will view him as a combo tight end once they study the tape.<\/article>\n<\/blockquote>\n<article><\/article>\n<article>With Davis out and Austin Seferian-Jenkins recently missing time with a balky ankle, the Jets were even thinner than usual at the tight end position.<\/article>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Glenn Naughton &nbsp; In need of a blocking tight end with Kellen Davis nursing a hyper-extended elbow, the New York Jets have waived outside linebacker Victor Ochi and added former Texans tight end Eric Tomlinson from Houston&#8217;s practice squad. We have signed TE Eric Tomlinson off Houston\u2019s practice squad and waived OLB Victor Ochi. 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