Rookie Camp: Day 2
Notes from Rex Ryan's press conference, again rough version of what he said, not directly quoted:
- Talked to Santonio, facts were revealed as John pointed out earlier. Asked to turn off Ipod, did so, just kept the ear phones in, he forgot to take them out, very simple, nothing story. Santonio did nothing wrong. Media falsely reported that he was taken off the plane.
- Guys are getting better out there.
- Corey Reamer is the guy that is really standing out, could replace Pettine he is that smart.
- Joe McKnight fighting through the struggles. Making a lot of mistakes but still looks good when he gets the ball in his hands. Doesn't know exactly what it is, sometimes it takes a guy longer to play as a Jet.
- Not upset that he didn't show up in as good a shape. Same as Shonn last year, pulled up in first special teams practice, and he ended up pretty well. Don't need to overreact to it. May have a bug, might not be his physical condition. Trying to fight through it.
- Jim Leonard came to Ravens as a UDFA on a weekly try out, and he ended up as a must have. That worked out well for him. Knows the sacrifices that some of these guys have to make as UDFA. Guys are not going to fail like Corey Reamer wants to stay, that's obvious. He is here to stay and compete. Just wants to make the team.
- Basped looks good, he's a little raw in technique. Different style of play, he is all over the place. Lot of ability, looks the part, just needs to calm down a little. Long play with talent, Jets will polish up the technique, excited to see how he develops.
- Looked at size, physical skills, long arms, body control when looking at Vlad in response to how they judged Vlad coming from a smaller school. He can match up physically with anyone. Has great feet, but everything is new to him moving inside. Loaded in talent. Think he has a chance to be a real good player
- Bill Callahan is the best he has ever seen. Has more trust in Bill Callahan as a coach and assistant head coach, leaning more on him than anybody. Him and Bob Sutton.
- Kyle Wilson expectations are high. Coming in as a starting nickel, and he thinks he is going to be great. He's a tremendous player with excellent man to man coverage skills. Kyle Wilson is the real deal, he could be really special. Great top 4 CB's on the roster.
- Mike T and the Jets were in a position where we could take best players in the draft, and we did that.
- John Connors is a bulldozer but he can really catch the football as well. Great depth in the backfield with all these players. All the rookies are going to play a ton. Great draft that added to what we already had on the roster. We got better on draft day.
- John is a FB, he looks it, no neck, compare him to Jim Nance. Without the ball carrying skills, but as the blocker and receiver and all that, same build.
- Not going to rush Mark Sanchez all the way back, he is itching to go now, throwing the ball soon, doing everything we ask him to do. He will be just fine, Mark will be disappointed if he can't make the OTA's.
- Not having Mark though, will give us a chance to rank the other QB's on the roster. Still interest in Brunell, but obviously can't do anything right now.
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This is the morning session, think there is another session this afternoon.
Corey Reamer will make this team, Rex absolutely loves the guy by the sounds of it, and it’s not surprising either.
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Basped is definitely one to watch, Rex sounded pretty confident that the team could really clean up the technique.
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What a gem that would be if he turned out to be the edge rusher a lot of us were hoping to get in round 1 or 2.
If he puts in the work, gets the right coaching, then he could be special. Don’t want to get ahead of ourselves because there is a ton of work to do, but he has the physical attributes.
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Basped is my boy DW!!!!!
and the home of the.... JETS!
BEAT LA
MV3!!!
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by Newcomb29(EDGE) on May 1, 2010 1:53 PM EDT up reply actions
You seem to have picked a good one.
Basped and Reamer are the two that have been singled out so far
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As I've said I live in Nevada
and watching him on defense was exciting, I remember one game where as soon as the ball was snapped he had already got to the QB I think he is going to be real good!
and the home of the.... JETS!
BEAT LA
MV3!!!
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by Newcomb29(EDGE) on May 1, 2010 1:58 PM EDT up reply actions
As I've said I live in Nevada
and watching him on defense was exciting, I remember one game where as soon as the ball was snapped he had already got to the QB I think he is going to be real good!
and the home of the.... JETS!
BEAT LA
MV3!!!
Dubbs
by Newcomb29(EDGE) on May 1, 2010 1:58 PM EDT up reply actions
He definitely has the physical tools, Rex was mainly talking about him learning the different reads in the Jets D compared to college ones. Definitely going to be interesting to see how he develops.
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Had heard some people talking about Reamer practicing as a safety which I didn’t believe, because I read that Reamer really wanted to pursue his career as a linebacker. So I asked Manish where he was playing, and he confirmed that he is playing as a linebacker and not a safety.
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reamer is a beast
when saban arrived, reamer was a holdover from the shula era. saban later admitted he really didn’t think reamer would fit in the new defensive scheme but cory busted his ass and earned his way into the starting lineup and then became one of the most reliable parts of the unit.
a lot of hay is (justly) made of rolando mcclain’s leadership and intelligence as a leader of the defense. but one of the oft overlooked reasons it worked so well is the when he made a change in the assignments on the fly everyone knew exactly what they were supposed to do instantly. and reamer was always where he was supposed to be doing what needed to be done.
he’s the kind of player a hard-nosed defensive-minded coach like ryan loves and we expect he’ll not only make the squad but be a key contributor before long.
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He in a sort of way compared him to Jim Leonard, I think the intelligence and hard work were the main comparisons, and that’s one of the most important things with this defense. We run a pretty complicated system with a lot of blitz formations etc, so it’s vital people know what they are doing. Also busting his butt on special teams is definitely going to impress the coaching staff. If you have Mike Westhoff on your side (ST coordinator) then you have a good chance to make the squad.
Not sure on his number, not been in any of the pictures I have seen yet. Will pop over and let you know when we find out though.
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I hope Joe McKnight get it together
He’s our Leon Washington. I’m not worry about the conditioning; Its the mistakes I’m worry about.
AP comment
rookie RB Joe McKnight says he’s been dealing with nerves, stomach virus during camp, leading to some shaky moments.
Definitely seemed like the real issue was to do with something medical.
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