strong debut<\/strong><\/a><\/span> that we mentioned here last week.\u00a0 Sherwood finished with four tackles in limited play, one of which was a run stuff at the line of scrimmage.\u00a0 Sherwood also showed up in coverage.\u00a0 Meanwhile, second-year defensive lineman Jonathan Marshall picked up a sack after being quiet on just 10 snaps last week.\u00a0 Waiver wire addition Bradlee Anae made one of the plays of the game when he forced a fumble on a sack that he picked up himself and ran back for a touchdown.<\/p>\nStaying on the defensive side of the ball, it’s time to put Tanzel Smart on the 53-man roster.\u00a0 We talked quite a bit about how he deserved to make it last season and he continues to impress.\u00a0 May have had the single best effort of the night on a play in which he almost had a running back wrapped up in the backfield before the quarterback completed the handoff.<\/p>\n
On offense, converted tight end Lawrence Cager scored on a 34-yard catch and run from Streveler and has made a very strong case for making this roster.\u00a0 Along with Cager, running back LaMical Perine found the end zone on a short run but is still unlikely to stick.\u00a0 Wide receiver Denzel Mims had three receptions and one drop that was intercepted.\u00a0 The drop however, came on a ball that was batted by a defender before getting to Mims in a steady rain as another defender arrived and crashed in to Mims.\u00a0 Make of that what you will.<\/p>\n
Where the Jets came up short however was in the defensive secondary where they allowed at least four chunk plays to the Falcons passing game without a defender in the area.\u00a0 Pre-season or not, that’s a bad look and head coach Robert Saleh acknowledged as much.\u00a0 The head coach said the team has to do a better job of keeping their eyes in the right spot to avoid explosive plays.<\/p>\n
Losing because you’re not playing your starters is one thing.\u00a0 Having backups who don’t know where they’re supposed to be is another.<\/p>\n
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