Rex Praises John Conner
by John B on Aug 12, 2010 8:47 PM EDT
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PrintRex says John Conner is pushing veteran Tony Richardson for the starting fullback job.
On an 'Iso draw,' Conner was isolated on a linebacker (Kenwin Cummings) and "smoked him," Ryan said.
Cimini, the author of this article, goes to on ask a question:
Which begs the question: Is Conner (5-11, 245) good enough to push incumbent Tony Richardson out of a roster spot? As Bill Parcells likes to say, the circus doesn't stay in town forever. Richardson is 38, entering his 17th season. Ryan said "it's going to be hard to beat out Tony Richardson," but the coach also admitted, "Is he being pushed by the kid? Absolutely. This guy is turning heads."
The Jets also like Jason Davis (5-10, 240), although Ryan admitted that Davis' play has tailed off after an impressive offseason.
My opinion: Keep Richardson. Not only is he still a useful player, but he's a rock in the locker room -- and this team needs those kind of guys, especially after dumping Thomas Jones and Alan Faneca. It might be hard to keep two fullbacks, but they should make it a point to keep these two, especially with Conner likely to have a big role on special teams.
Cimini's excellent work on ESPN New York continues. I have nothing to add to this other than that I am in complete agreement.
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Stupid Arnold....
I always hear his voice in my head every time I read “John Conner”.
Conner will definitely carry his weight on special teams also.
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Yup. Rex has stated that they don’t have a set number for each position. He also thinks whoever doesn’t make the team will get picked up by another in a few seconds (that would most likely be Jason Davis at this point).
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If you're not part of the solution, you're part of the precipitate.
If they can't keep Richardson, they should hire him as a coach
Probably they should do that as soon as he’s done in any case.
Make no sense keeping three fullbacks
I rather use that roster spot on a D or O-lineman; you could never have too many of them. With that said, T-Rich and the Terminator gets the two spots. Would love to see the young kid go head on at Ray Lewis at the start of the season.
No way they keep three, poor Davis I felt bad for him on hard knocks, he’s gone unless there’s an injury. Sucks for him too because he’s probably good enough to be a back-up or even a starter on other teams, but FB need to be in camp and learn the Offense, so if he’s cut late he probably doesn’t get much of an opportunity somewhere else.
Why not hire richardson as a coach?
If Connor can do the job then keep Conner as the FB on the roster and hire Richardson as a coach. If Connor gets hurt and ends up on IR then sign Richardson back onto the roster. I suspect Richardson would go for this.
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