{"id":8788,"date":"2011-08-09T07:41:45","date_gmt":"2011-08-09T11:41:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.jetnation.com\/?p=8788"},"modified":"2011-08-09T07:41:45","modified_gmt":"2011-08-09T11:41:45","slug":"new-york-jets-training-camp-news-and-notes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/miletestsite.com\/jets\/2011\/08\/09\/new-york-jets-training-camp-news-and-notes\/","title":{"rendered":"New York Jets Training Camp News And Notes"},"content":{"rendered":"

Kerley continues to impress-<\/strong> New York Jets rookie wide receiver Jeremy Kerley is having a very strong camp impressing both the players and coaches.\u00a0 The young wideout continues to make plays all over the field and is being used in a variety of formations.\u00a0 The key for the Jets will be to not overload the rookie as the last thing you want is a receiver that is swimming in the playbook.<\/p>\n

Mason getting his feet back-<\/strong> Newly signed wide receiver Derrick Mason took the field on Monday and was admittedly tired towards the end of practice.\u00a0 Mason offered: “It felt good to be out there on the field, to laugh, to get pushed around and to catch a few balls. I just have to get my legs up under me. They started to go a little bit in the middle of practice. I\u2019m not worried about that though. Give me a few more practices and I\u2019ll be fine.” <\/em><\/p>\n

Note on Mason:\u00a0 Derrick will be wearing pink cleats to honor his mother who is battling cancer for the second time. ” I asked Coach Ryan can I wear them, and he gave me the okay, so I\u2019m going to continue to wear them. My mom\u2019s dealing with breast cancer. This is her second bout. It\u2019s gone into remission now, so I\u2019ll just continue to wear them throughout the whole season.”<\/em><\/p>\n

Bart Scott discusses the Jets defensive front-<\/strong> Jets linebacker Bart Scott addressed the media on Monday and offered the following comment about the defensive front: “They\u2019re working well. I think the young kid (Muhammad) Wilkerson is going to be a player. I mean, instantly, I think he\u2019s the guy you plug in day one. He\u2019s really going to pay dividends for us. The rookie, (Kenrick) Ellis, we are going to have to teach him, coming from a smaller college, a historically black college, he doesn\u2019t really have the great fundamentals going on. He really relied a lot on his athleticism and his power and being bigger and stronger than everybody. Now we just have to teach him to keep his pads down. I\u2019m really excited about Ropati (Pitouitua). We were excited about him last year, but unfortunately, in the pre-season he was injured. To be 6\u20199\u201d and be able to move that well and be 315 (pounds) and be able to run and be long, if he just keeps his pads down, I don\u2019t think anybody can block him because of the amount of leverage and force he gets with his height and his length.”<\/em><\/p>\n

The early reports about the rookie defensive linemen are encouraging as they will add much needed depth to the position.\u00a0 If the Jets defensive line can generate any type of push or penetration, the linebackers will have a field day attacking ball carriers and quarterbacks.<\/p>\n

Novak, Folk in a duel-<\/strong> New York Jets placekickers Nick Folk and Nick Novak are in a heated competition for the starting job.\u00a0 Early reports have Novak in the lead based primarily on the numbers, but everything changes under the bright lights of game action.\u00a0 Definitely a position to keep an eye on.<\/p>\n

Kroul making switch from offense to defense-<\/strong> The Jets have decided to move defensive lineman Matt Kroul to the offensive side of the ball.\u00a0 Head coach Rex Ryan offered this explanation: “I just think that for him, (he will) actually be a swing guy. I saw it one other time, Justin Banta did it in Buffalo as a backup defensive lineman and backup offensive lineman. Kroul is a smart guy. He can always pop over to defense. His weight is up, just under 310. This guy is a tough guy. He was an Iowa state champion in wrestling so he has great balance and he\u2019s smart and tough. Brandon Moore, you just have to look at our starting right guard and I think the best guard in football and he\u2019s sitting over there as a former defensive lineman. Maybe Kroul will be one of those guys who plays 10 years as an offensive lineman. He certainly has the mentality. He\u2019s a tough guy and he looked pretty good over there. I know Bart (Scott) was calling him \u201cThe Fat (Alan) Faneca\u201d, making him feel good over there I think. Always building guys up (as) Bart does. But he looked pretty good over there.”<\/em><\/p>\n

Scott discusses Shaun Ellis-<\/strong> The Patriots signing of Shaun Ellis has created quite a stir throughout Jets nation.\u00a0 Elllis, who was the longest tenured Jet, reportedly signed a deal for approximately $4 million dollars, which is remarkable considering that Gang Green offered Shaun the veteran minimum ($910,000).\u00a0 Bart Scott offered his thoughts on the Patriots move: I knew he wanted an opportunity to play. He sat and then he went (to New England). He\u2019s always wanted to retire a Jet. It was one of those weird things where you associate Shaun Ellis with the green and white, it may be kind of weird to see him up there. I wish him well in everything other than playing against us. I wish him well, not the team well.”<\/em><\/p>\n

You really cannot fault Ellis for signing with the Patriots, especially when you look at the money and the opportunity.\u00a0 It would have been great to see Shaun retire a Jet, but in the modern NFL that is not going to happen with most of our favorite players.<\/p>\n

The critics are out already?<\/strong> Less than two weeks into camp and there are already some critics questioning the New York Jets and some of their star players including quarterback Mark Sanchez.\u00a0 Are you kidding me? Can we at least get through some preseason games before all of the panic buttons are hit?\u00a0 The offense is going to start off slowly as Sanchez gets on the same page with his new receivers.\u00a0 There will be some growing pains, but at this point there should be no reason to worry.\u00a0 If the experts want to find a story to create a controversy over, maybe they should check out the Jets ticket sales.<\/p>\n

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