{"id":45661,"date":"2019-08-18T18:08:45","date_gmt":"2019-08-18T22:08:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.jetnation.com\/?p=45661"},"modified":"2019-08-18T18:08:45","modified_gmt":"2019-08-18T22:08:45","slug":"luvu-ready-to-make-the-leap-notes-on-defensive-dominance-and-more","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/miletestsite.com\/jets\/2019\/08\/18\/luvu-ready-to-make-the-leap-notes-on-defensive-dominance-and-more\/","title":{"rendered":"Luvu Ready to Make the Leap?  Notes on Defensive Dominance and More"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>After taking the time to watch and re-watch Gang Green&#8217;s preseason victory over the Atlanta Falcons the other day, we thought we&#8217;d share a few takeaways that may not have been quite so evident at first glance.&nbsp; Some good news here on the defensive side of the ball.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The Jets front seven was impressive this week, and for the second game in a row linebacker Frankie Luvu&#8217;s effort and production stood out.&nbsp; In two contests, Luvu has looked like a much improved player from last season when he did some good things as a rookie but was more hesitant.&nbsp; Appearing to be more than just a &#8220;situational pass rusher&#8221; type, Luvu has shown himself to be strong against the run in the early going.&nbsp; Luvu has to be a lock to make this roster.<\/li>\n<li>After years of hyping up the Jets D-line, could this be the year they finally break out?&nbsp; The addition of Quinnen Williams is expected to&nbsp; pay immediate dividends and Henry Anderson, Leonard Williams and Steve McLendon are known commodities.&nbsp; In addition to the starters, Bronson Kaufusi and Tarell Basham have also stood out.&nbsp; Both linemen have been consistently disruptive and could offer high quality depth behind a group of high-end starters.&nbsp; A former draft pick of respected GM Ozzie Newsome, Kaufusi finished last season on a high note and looks to have picked up where he left off.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>https:\/\/twitter.com\/PFF_Jets\/status\/1163127729925087234<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Undrafted free agent cornerback Alex Brown saw extended action against the Falcons, playing 39 snaps (25 in coverage) according to pff.com and dispelled the notion that he&#8217;s not a physical corner with some jarring hits.&nbsp; Brown graded out as one of Gang Green&#8217;s top defenders and with such a depleted cornerbacks group, his progress is worth keeping an eye on.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div class=\"embed-twitter\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Alex Brown making the best of his opportunity! <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Jets?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Jets<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/QoNZxdMsTc\">pic.twitter.com\/QoNZxdMsTc<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Code (@CodeJets) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CodeJets\/status\/1162179787424772096?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 16, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/div>\n<ul>\n<li>Avery Williamson was knocked out for the year after colliding with a teammate and tearing his ACL.&nbsp; The assumption seems to be that it&#8217;s Blake Cashman&#8217;s job to lose.&nbsp; Don&#8217;t write off Neville Hewitt who is an underrated player.&nbsp; Wouldn&#8217;t be surprised to see Hewitt start at ILB this season with Cashman taking over at some point.<\/li>\n<li>Deontay Burnett was impressive yet again and scored a late TD to help his chances.&nbsp; If it were up to us (and we know it&#8217;s not) Burnett would be WR4 right now.<\/li>\n<li>We said immediately following the game that 3rd string center Jon Toth appeared to have a solid night and we felt even more so after a second go around.&nbsp; Nice job in pass protection.<\/li>\n<li>Would it be all that crazy to say that the Jets current backup interior linemen (Alex Lewis, Jonotthan Harrison, Tom Compton) are a better trio than the Jets starters have been over the past three years due to injuries and ineffectiveness?<\/li>\n<li>We&#8217;d hoped Jordan Morgan would be a player who could be developed as a quality backup lineman but he didn&#8217;t look the part at all against the Falcons.&nbsp; It&#8217;s going to be a battle for Morgan to stick.<\/li>\n<li>Trenton Cannon has speed to burn but looked too hesitant as a return man and wasn&#8217;t used to his strengths as a runner.&nbsp; The Jets ran the 180 lb Cannon up the gut like a power back several times without much of a chance to play to his strengths and run to the outside and he was bottled up by the defense.&nbsp; Odd approach.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>After taking the time to watch and re-watch Gang Green&#8217;s preseason victory over the Atlanta Falcons the other day, we thought we&#8217;d share a few takeaways that may not have been quite so evident at first glance.&nbsp; Some good news here on the defensive side of the ball. 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