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AUBURN, Ala. (AP) — Jamel Dean was a spectator while his Auburn teammates ran the 40 at pro day, a luxury he earned with an eye-catching time at the NFL combine.The cornerback took care of that with a 4.30-second run that marked the second-fastest time at the combine in Indianapolis. It’s a number that can only boost his stock as Auburn’s highest rated NFL draft prospect despite undergoing three knee surgeries during his playing career.“It was like one of the greatest feelings ever,” Dean said Friday after Auburn’s pro day workouts for NFL scouts and other team representatives. “At one point, I thought I was never going to play football again. Now I’m out here living my dream, and I’m getting closer to the NFL. I just feel like everything is falling into place now.”It’s a situation that would have seemed improbable before Dean even stepped on Auburn’s campus. He originally signed with Ohio State, but was medically disqualified from a knee injury sustained in high school.Dean transferred to Auburn, redshirted in 2015 and missed the following season with another injury Cody Ford Jersey Boys , this time to his left ACL.He and quarterback Jarrett Stidham both opted to skip their final seasons at Auburn and turn pro. Friday’s pro day was just another opportunity for those two and others, including middle linebacker Deshaun Davis and defensive tackle Dontavius Russell, to try to make another impression on NFL teams.Some mock drafts have Dean as a potential second-round pick while Stidham is widely rated as a mid- to late-rounder.Dean especially made waves in Indianapolis, enabling him to focus on position drills on campus. Only Mississippi defensive back Zedrick Woods (4.29) ran faster at the combine.“A lot of people said I made a lot of money after running that 40 and just my performance in the combine in general,” he said.Dean said he felt like “a science experiment” with all the poking and prodding on his surgically repaired knees at the combine.One benefit of going through those injuries: He feels like his ability to cope with adversity should be a selling point to NFL teams.“They should know the answer to that one,” said Dean, who played in 26 games the past two seasons. “After three knee surgeries? There aren’t many dudes who have had three knee surgeries and still continue to play football. That lets you know that I know how to handle adversity.”Stidham has had to do some of that, too, after transferring from Baylor and starting for two seasons. He threw a range of balls to receivers Infant Cody Ford Jersey , including ex-Auburn wide receivers Darius Slayton and Ryan Davis.Stidham only had two incompletions on 50-plus attempts, missing on a 10-yard corner route into the end zone and a seam route downfield.“It’s probably the best one of the (pro day workouts) that I’ve run,” said Jordan Palmer, who is also working with quarterback prospects Drew Lock and Tyree Jackson. “You’re talking about Deshaun Watson and Sam Darnold and Josh Allen.”Stidham has faced questions about his footwork and handling of defensive pressure , and didn’t help in that regard with two fumbles in an otherwise strong Senior Bowl week.He finished his Auburn career with his best game in the Music City Bowl against Purdue .Pro day was another chance to showcase his right arm before NFL representatives of different teams.“Now it just comes down to private workouts and private meetings,” Stidham said. “I’ve still got to work just as hard as I worked before, if not harder, to really make that last jump.”____

Championship game this Sunday when they travel to Arrowhead Stadium to take on the Kansas City Chiefs. While the Patriots have been very good against AFC teams over the Bill Belichick era White Devin McCourty Jerseys , the Andy Reid-led Chiefs have proven to be a worthy matchup.Including the playoffs, the Patriots are 2-2 against the Chiefs since Reid took over as head coach in 2013, handing the Patriots a couple of embarrassing blowout losses in the “Dynasty is done” game, as well as the 2017 season opener. Both times, New England surrendered 40+ points — just like they did during their 43-40 victory earlier this season.So what can be done to limit Kansas City’s offensive success this time around? Let’s take a look at the film to find out.What we can learn from the last matchupThe Patriots actually held up really well in the first half of their week six matchup with the Chiefs. Quarterback Patrick Mahomes struggled to the tune of two interceptions and the New England defense locked down in the red zone, holding Kansas City to only 9 points on three field goals. However, where the Patriots really struggled is with the big plays and the running backs out of the backfield. Contrary to what Stephen A. Smith said on Friday, Kareem Hunt won’t play this week. But his replacement, Damien Williams, was a former third down back in Miami and should be capable of the same route tree.Once a team that was regularly burned by vertical routes by running backs, the Patriots (and Kyle Van Noy specifically) have been much improved this year. That 67-yard touchdown catch by Hunt was the longest pass New England allowed to a running back this season, with the second highest being “only” 24 yards. But that route is a staple of the Chiefs offense and the Patriots should expect at least one or two shots deep. In terms of personnel, the Patriots should be able to stick with their sub defense throughout the entire game, barring heavy goal-line personnel situations. The Patriots never had to play base in week six as the Pats lined up in either dime, nickel or 3-safety nickel against 11, 12, and 21 personnel, which make up about 93% of the Chiefs’ offensive formations. Linebacker Elandon Roberts is honestly a terrible matchup for this Chiefs offense because he can’t really cover tight end Travis Kelce or the running back. I would expect a heavy dose of 4-2-5 nickel and 3-2-6 dime on Sunday. Spy Mahomes in man and disguise pressurePatrick Mahomes, a lock to win the MVP this season, is a second year player and first year starter that already looks like a complete player. If there’s a weakness in Mahomes’ game at this point in his career, the only glaring one that I can pinpoint right now is his inexperience when dealing with disguised pressure and Cover 0 blitzes. The Patriots have featured their “amoeba” front with one or even zero lineman with their hand in the ground in obvious passing situations. Mahomes struggled to identify the pressure in their earlier matchup.Even when not in their amoeba front, fake linebacker blitzes confounded Mahomes and his decision making was poor throughout the 1st half.The Cover 0 blitz was also a major part of the game plan. With Stephon Gilmore eliminating Sammy Watkins Devin McCourty Jerseys 2019 , and therefore half of the field, the Patriots were able to send all-out pressure at times and force inaccurate throws. Mixing fake pressures and real all-out pressures should keep the Chiefs offense and protection scheme off balance for most of the game. With J.C. Jackson in for Eric Rowe, the secondary is also undoubtably better than the group that the Patriots trotted out in October.Every game, Mahomes makes a few insane throws that no one else can make. And most of the time, these are throws from outside the pocket or after he buys more time with his legs. Fellow Pulpiteer Brian Phillips has already extolled the positives of utilizing press-man coverage, but I would like to add that the Patriots should spy him whenever they don’t blitz.I believe in Gilmore, Jackson, Jason McCourty and Patrick Chung in man coverage, but it’s unrealistic to expect them to cover the receivers for an extensive period of time. The Patriots need to have a guy that can meet Mahomes immediately if he leaves the pocket. The Chiefs were forced to start Jordan Devey for the week six matchup, and Laurent Duvernay-Tardif, fresh off of IR, is a massive upgrade.Trail/bracket Tyreek Hill and play specific matchups based on pressureI’m seen many different ideas suggested about how to combat the dangerous Chiefs receiving group. While man-coverage usually means that a receiver shadows a guy for the entire game, I think that the Patriots should consider changing up matchups based on the pressure for the play.For example, when the Patriots are only planning on rushing four in a vanilla man defense, I would recommend Gilmore on Hill in trail technique with a guy over top and man defense by J.C. Jackson on Watkins and Jason McCourty on Chris Conley, as well as by Chung and Devin McCourty. However, when the Patriots plan to either blitz or disguise pressure, I would put Gilmore on Watkins, Jackson on Conley and the McCourty brothers on Hill in press-man.My rationale is largely based on the play that I highlighted before in the previous section. Let’s take a look at it again:If pressure comes quickly, either through a blitz or a disguised pressure, Mahomes isn’t going to be able to allow a deep route to develop and would have to get the ball out early. That pretty much eliminates the most dangerous part of Hill’s route tree, and Gilmore can eliminate Watkins’ half of the field White Isaiah Wynn Jerseys , who remains an incredibly overrated wide receiver despite President Trump’s approval. When Watkins was healthy this year, him and Hill very rarely lined up on the same half of the field. External factors: make Andy Reid mess up the clockFor the most part, Andy Reid is an excellent coach who also has an excellent coaching tree. But he’s still an absolutely terrible coach when it comes to managing timeouts and the clock in general. For the life of me, I cannot understand why he has never hired a clock expert or special consultant to eliminate pretty much the only glaring weakness in his coaching. Mahomes is excellent, but still inexperienced. The Patriots must confuse him with defensive looks at the line of scrimmage and force Andy Reid to burn stupid timeouts. In terms of the weather, since I wrote my offensive writeup on Thursday, the forecast has improved to the point where the temperature will be merely “cold” instead of arctic blast. If the 20-something projected temperature really does hold up, the biggest factor would be the wind, not the temperature. Wind greatly impacts the passing game, and at the moment it’s projected for gusts up to 10-15 mph. This favors the Patriots, who have a more reliable running game to lean on if the passing is impacted. Overall, I think that this Patriots defense is far and away better than the unit that they put out in week six when J.C. Jackson was a healthy scratch. The defensive line has improved and gained confidence, while the Chiefs lost a top-5 three-down running back in Kareem Hunt. I’ll mark the Chiefs down for 30 points. That puts my final score prediction at 34-30 Patriots. ATLANTA (AP) — The guys from LA seemed to enjoy the spectacle.The silly questions. The ridiculous antics. The carnival-like atmosphere.Why wouldn’t they?It’s all new to most of them.“I’m 37 years old and I’m big-eyed right now,” said offensive tackle Andrew Whitworth, the oldest player on the Los Angeles Rams. “This is amazing. It’s something that excites you and makes you realize how special this game is.”For the other guys at Super Bowl Media Night, there might as well have been a collective yawn.The New England Patriots have been through it all before.Over and over again.Bill Belichick looked out on the assembled media — sprinkled with an array of comics, TV personalities and riff-raff — with his usual disdain.Tom Brady smiled at all the right times but might as well have been on auto-pilot.It will be interesting to see how it all plays out next Sunday.Will the brash young Rams — with a sweatsuit-wearing coach, Sean McVay, who is half Belichick’s age and a quarterback, Jared Goff, who doesn’t remember Brady’s first Super Bowl because, well Isaiah Wynn Jerseys 2019 , he was only 7 years old the time — find themselves overwhelmed on the big stage?Are the wily ol’ Patriots — making their ninth Super Bowl appearance in 18 seasons and already possessing enough rings to fill out an entire hand — simply too experienced to slip up against a team that has virtually no track record at this time of year to fall back on?“Probably throughout the week, it gives them an advantage,” Whitworth conceded. “They kind of know this week. They know when things are a little anxious, when to kind of, hey, turn it on and get ready to play. They probably have a process and a plan for the week.“But you know what?” he quickly added. “I’m just a firm believer that when you get out there and you snap that football, at some point the nerves are going to go away. You’re going to have to settle in and be the team you are.”Those who are quick to declare that the Rams are just happy to be here, perhaps after watching McVay toss balls toward a kid hoisted onto an adult’s shoulders and wearing a goalpost-shaped hat, might want to consider all they’ve been through.A season ago, they suddenly emerged as one of the NFL’s most exciting young teams, improving from 4-12 in 2016 — their first season back in Los Angeles after two decades in St. Louis — to 11-5 and a division championship. Then, in the first-round of the playoffs, they were upset at the Coliseum by the Atlanta Falcons.“We felt like we could’ve made it (to the Super Bowl) last year,” said John Johnson III, the Rams’ second-year safety. “We were really disappointed.”This season, Los Angeles stared down a pair of off-the-field tragedies without batting an eye. There were the wildfires that raged in Southern California, forcing them to cancel a practice and creating some anxious moments for those closest to them. There was a mass shooting that claimed 13 lives at a bar not far from their Thousand Oaks training base.They also spent a week training in Colorado Springs, preparing to play a game in the high altitude of Mexico City, only to have that contest moved back to Los Angeles on short notice because of poor field conditions at Estadio Azteca.“It was like one thing after another that we can’t control,” Whitworth said. “We really had to just settle in — even though we were worried about our families and our friends and people around us — and just play football.”They went 13-3 to capture another division title and a first-round bye. They knocked off the Dallas Cowboys for the franchise’s first playoff victory in 14 years. Then, playing in one of the league’s most hostile road environments, they rallied from an early 13-point deficit to beat the New Orleans Saints in overtime.Sure White Sony Michel Jerseys , the Rams needed a blown call in the closing minutes of regulation just to get to overtime. But considering all they had been through, there was probably a bit of karma in that outcome.Now, they face the ultimate test.Belichick, Brady and the Super Bowl-tested Patriots.New England is not unbeatable, of course. They’ve actually lost three of those eight previous Super Bowls, and every single one has been a nail-biter, the average margin barely more than four points.But the Patriots carry themselves with a haughty aura that they’ve more than earned. A team that shows the least bit of timidity or uncertainty will likely find itself beaten before taking the field. Even with all those titles on their resume, Belichick and Brady seem as driven as ever.With his gruff-meter turned up to full blast and wearing a dark suit that would’ve worked just fine at a funeral, Belichick scoffed at a reporter who questioned, innocently enough, how he managed to avoid burnout. He brushed off a wide range of queries with his standard “I’m only focused on this game” retort. He refused to play along with any attempts to crack his grim veneer.When someone from the TV show “Extra” asked him to pick a random question from a helmet, Belichick reluctantly grabbed a slip of paper that read, “Who is Adam Levine married to?”The coach tossed it aside with disdain.“Ask me a football question,” Belichick demanded.Yep, the Patriots have been through it all before.We’ll see if that makes a difference comes Sunday.“I think experience helps. But I don’t think it will be the deciding factor. Yeah, they’ve been to this game a lot. But they haven’t played this team,” Johnson said, looking around at a group that has come so far.“Ever.”

White Rafael Bush Jerseys , post-cutdowns The Buffalo Bills have cut their roster down to 53 players ahead of the NFL’s 4 p.m. Easter roster deadline. Here are all the players who stuck on the team following Sunday’s waiver wire period, where punter Colton Schmidt has so far been the only person released off the active roster.Quarterback (2)Nate Peterman, Josh AllenRunning back (4)LeSean McCoy, Chris Ivory, Marcus Murphy, Taiwan JonesFullback (1)Patrick DiMarcoTight end (4)Charles Clay, Jason Croom, Logan Thomas, Khari LeeWide receiver (6)Kelvin Benjamin, Zay Jones, Andre Holmes, Jeremy Kerley, Ray-Ray McCloud, Robert FosterOffensive tackle (4)Dion Dawkins, Jordan Mills, Marshall Newhouse, Conor McDermottOffensive guard (3)John Miller, Vladimir Ducasse, Wyatt TellerOffensive center (2)Russell Bodine, Ryan GroyDefensive tackle (4)Kyle Williams Rafael Bush Jerseys 2019 , Star Lotulelei, Harrison Phillips, Adolphus WashingtonDefensive end (4)Jerry Hughes, Trent Murphy, Shaq Lawson, Eddie YarbroughLinebacker (6)Lorenzo Alexander, Tremaine Edmunds, Matt Milano, Julian Stanford, Ramon Humber, Deon LaceyCornerback (6)Tre’Davious White, Vontae Davis, Phillip Gaines, Taron Johnson, Lafayette Pitts, Ryan LewisSafety (4)Micah Hyde, Jordan Poyer, Rafael Bush, Siran NealSpecialists (3)Reid Ferguson, Stephen Hauschka White Matt Milano Jerseys , Corey Bojorquez FLORHAM PARK, N.J. (AP) — Josh McCown is going from mentor to starter this week for the New York Jets.The 39-year-old quarterback will be under center Sunday against the Buffalo Bills in place of injured rookie Sam Darnold, who’s sidelined with a strained right foot.“I’m ready to rule him out as a starter for this week,” coach Todd Bowles said of Darnold on Thursday. “I don’t know if I’ll rule him out yet for the game.”That means Darnold still could potentially be the No. 2 quarterback on Sunday. If not, Davis Webb would be promoted from the practice squad to serve as McCown’s backup.Either way, the starting job is McCown’s — at least for this week.“I’m extremely comfortable with him,” Bowles said. “We talk all the time. He understands the game and the team, and we see things the same way. So I’m comfortable.”McCown has not taken a snap in a regular-season game this season as the Jets have focused on developing Darnold. The No. 3 overall pick won the job out of training camp, but was injured during New York’s 13-6 loss at Miami last Sunday.McCown was the Jets’ starter last season and had a career year before being sidelined the last three games with a broken left hand. Since the summer, McCown has spoken highly of Darnold and expressed excitement about being able to have a hand in the youngster’s development.Darnold has received lots of advice and tips from McCown on the sideline and practice field. Now, he’ll have no choice but to watch.“I say it all the time: That’s why we do this, to play,” McCown said Wednesday when Darnold’s injury was announced. “If that’s the case, you’re torn because your friend and a teammate, it means he can’t go. In that regard, I don’t wish that on anybody, but at the same time as a professional, as a backup quarterback you have to serve your team in that role and go in and play winning football.“That’s what’s fun, that’s what you look forward to and that’s why you play this game. And, we’ll go out and compete.”The Jets are ranked 29th in overall offense Matt Milano Jerseys 2019 , including 28th in the passing game. Some of the struggles can be attributed to the inexperience of Darnold, who has an NFL-leading 14 interceptions. During New York’s current three-game losing streak, the rookie has thrown two touchdown passes and seven INTs.So, some might consider the injury a blessing in disguise. It allows Darnold to take a breather and give McCown a chance to perhaps get the offense back on track.“Obviously, Josh has played a long time in this league,” wide receiver Jermaine Kearse said. “So throughout the weeks, he sees things a lot quicker. Just the mental aspects, he’s a lot further, just with his experience and being in the league. So, him just being able to see things a lot quicker, you know, the tempo kind of picked up a little bit.”Bowles made it clear, however, that this is no long-term solution. When Darnold is healthy, he’ll step right back into the starting role.“Yeah,” Bowles said, “he’s our quarterback.”Even if McCown is playing well when Darnold is fully healthy?“Sam is our quarterback,” Bowles answered.Bowles was then asked why that would automatically be the case with Darnold.“Because he’s our starter and he won the job,” the coach said. “I feel comfortable with him in there and I feel comfortable with Josh in there.”While Darnold is the easy target and he has shouldered the blame for the struggles on offense, the Jets have several other culprits. Center Spencer Long has dealt with a finger injury that has led to several wayward snaps out of the shotgun White Vontae Davis Jerseys , disrupting the timing of plays. Wide receivers Quincy Enunwa and Robby Anderson have been dealing with ankle injuries, and there have been blown plays and dropped passes by several players.“Like I’ve said, we didn’t play well as an offense,” Bowles said. “He didn’t play well last game, but there’s a couple people that have had bad games here and there, so we go from there.”Offensive coordinator Jeremy Bates has taken some heat, as well. The Jets are 18th in points with 198 and have scored just 17 touchdowns on offense. They also rank 30th in the league in first-down success (15.8 percent) and third-down conversions (30.8 percent).“We have to score more points and that’s on me,” Bates said. “I need to put our players in better positions to be successful, need to put our players in better position to score touchdowns and that’s my responsibility. We have to score points in this league to win football games.”NOTES: CB Trumaine Johnson was a full participant at practice for the first time in more than a month after being sidelined with an injured right quadriceps. He’s planning to play Sunday. “Man, it’s been a month and a couple days, so I’m definitely ready,” he said. “Just sitting out there supporting the team and my teammates is a different feeling, but I’m anxious to get back out there.” … Long (knee/finger), Anderson (ankle), Enunwa (ankle), TE Neal Sterling (concussion) and NT Steve McLendon (ankle) didn’t practice. … LG James Carpenter (shoulder) was limited.

the Patriots quarterback posted a video on social media playfully announcing his impending arrival."Another great win Phillip Dorsett Jerseys 2019 , 5-2. Got to get to 6-2," he said, walking alongside teammate Lawrence Guy following a 38-31 victory at Chicago last weekend. And when Guy chimed in by saying, "6-2 on the way," Brady responded with a wide-eyed: "Woo! Bills Mafia, here we come."Bills fans, who refer to themselves as the "Mafia," naturally took Brady's remarks as a taunt in advance of Buffalo (2-5) hosting New England on Monday night.The more upset fans are, the better, Bills defensive end Jerry Hughes said."I think it's perfect," Hughes said. "I think that's great to get our fans riled up, because we're going to need all that anger, all that hostility."The young, patchwork and offensively challenged Bills could use whatever edge they can get for various reasons.They're already on their third starting quarterback, with Derek Anderson filling in for injured rookie Josh Allen; have scored just 81 points; and have lost by 22 or more three times White Stephon Gilmore Jerseys , including a 37-5 meltdown at Indianapolis last weekend.Then there's the prospect of facing Brady, who at 41, has every good reason to be upbeat given his career-long string of dominance over New England's AFC East rival.With a 28-3 record against Buffalo, Brady holds the NFL mark for most wins by a quarterback against one opponent. His 466 yards passing in a 40-32 win at Buffalo in 2015 are the most against the Bills. He threw five touchdown passes 鈥?four to Randy Moss alone 鈥?in having a hand in Buffalo's most lopsided home loss, a 56-10 Patriots win in 2007.And Brady also contributed to the Patriots racking up 580 yards offense 鈥?the most allowed by Buffalo at home 鈥?in a 52-28 win in 2012.The past means nothing to the Patriots, who are 31-5 against Buffalo since 2000, when Bill Belichick took over as coach."It's always tough in Buffalo," Belichick said, discounting the fact the Patriots have won six straight at Orchard Park, New York, by a combined margin of 230-144.The Patriots enters the game on a roll, having scored 38 or more points in winning four straight.Bills defensive tackle Kyle Williams took no exception to Brady's remarks."Why wouldn't the man be confident, right? I think that comes with good players," Williams said, referring to Brady's 201-57 career record. "Good players are confident. Great players are even more confident. That's no shock."NOT READY FOR PRIME TIMEThe Bills are 2-10 in their past 12 Monday night games Stephon Gilmore Jerseys 2019 , and have lost six straight since a 23-18 win at Miami in 1999. Buffalo hasn't hosted a Monday night game since Phil Dawson hit a decisive 56-yard field goal with 1:39 remaining in a 29-27 loss to Cleveland on Nov. 17, 2008.Buffalo is 0-13 in games played on either Sunday or Monday nights since a 2000 season-opening 16-13 win against Tennessee. Adding in Thursday and Saturday night games, Buffalo is a combined 3-18 since 2001.UNDERDOGS AGAINBills coach Sean McDermott shrugged when informed the Patriots opened as 11-point favorites."Is that new?" he said, before noting how the Patriots won the AFC championship last season and extended their NFL record by winning their ninth consecutive division title."Until you beat them, then they're going to be favored. That's how it works," McDermott said.MICHEL ON THE MENDThe Patriots will likely be without rookie running back Sony Michel, who hurt his left knee injury against Chicago.Michel missed New England's first two practices this week, and leads the team with 422 yards rushing and four TDs. His absence would leave the Patriots with James White and Kenjon Barner as the only healthy running backs on the roster.MISTER MONDAYBrady has no trouble getting up for Monday. His 48 career touchdown passes on Monday night are the fourth most in history behind Dan Marino (74), Brett Favre (69) and Drew Brees (50).Brady also enters the matchup with Buffalo on the cusp of becoming the NFL's all-time leader in touchdown passes, counting playoffs. Peyton Manning tops the list with 579, Brady is second with 575.RETIRING NO. 34The Bills will honor Hall of Fame running back Thurman Thomas by retiring his No. 34 during halftime. He joins quarterback Jim Kelly and defensive end Bruce Smith as the only Bills player to earn the honor.Thomas hopes his presence and Brady's comments regarding Bills fans might spur Buffalo."The fans will be riled up now because of what Tom Brady said," he said.No matter the outcome, Thomas added: "It'll be a special night. It absolutely means more than anything I could ever imagine right now at this point in my life."AP Sports Writer Kyle Hightower contributed to this report.This story has been corrected to indicate Bills' last Monday night home game was against Cleveland in 2008. New England is tied with Kansas City for the best odds to win it all in 2019."The first wave of the NFL’s 2019 free agency period is over and it saw the New England Patriots lose a combined six players — among them three starters in standout defensive edge Trey Flowers, left tackle Trent Brown, and defensive tackle Malcom Brown. While the club brought some players on board from the outside as well as its own list of free agents White Lawrence Guy Jerseys , it faces more questions today than it previously did.If the Patriots have shown one skill in the past, though, it is their ability to adapt to whichever challenges come their way. Look at last year, when New England lost four offensive starters but found a way to replace them over the course of the following months to once again field a unit capable of winning the Super Bowl. And it is this ability that oddsmakers apparently also value when it comes to this season’s evaluations.After all, New England still sits atop the list of teams with the best odds to win the Vince Lombardi Trophy this season (via BetOnline): at 8/1, the club’s numbers are a bit worse than they were right after it won Super Bowl 53 last month (when they sat at 6/1), but they are still tied with the Kansas City Chiefs for best in the NFL. This reflects the confidence bookmakers have in the club’s ability to once again figure it all out.Rounding out the top-six at the moment are the New Orleans Saints at 9/1, the NFC champion Los Angeles Rams and 10/1, as well as the Chicago Bears and Cleveland Browns at 14/1. Cleveland in particular is noteworthy: not only was the club among the most active ones during the early portions of free agency, it also saw its odds improve from 25/1 to 14/1 due to transactions such as acquiring star wide receiver Odell Beckham Jr. via trade.Also improving greatly are the New York Jets’ numbers, which went from 100/1 to 50/1 — making the team the second best in the AFC East behind the ten-time reigning division champion Patriots. The Buffalo Bills sit at 80/1, while the Miami Dolphins and new head coach Brian Flores have the worst Super Bowl odds in the NFL at the moment: together with the Arizona Cardinals, the team sits at 100/1.

Colts and Lions coach Jim Caldwell for their head coaching vacancy.The meeting was announced by the team Monday. It marks the fifth known interview New York has conducted since firing coach Todd Bowles last Sunday.The Jets met with Dallas defensive backs coach/passing game coordinator Kris Richard on Sunday. Richard also interviewed with Miami and Tampa Bay for their vacancies.New York has also interviewed former Green Bay coach Mike McCarthy Youth Nathan Shepherd Jerseys , Kansas City offensive coordinator Eric Bieniemy and former Miami coach Adam Gase.The 63-year-old Caldwell was most recently Detroit’s head coach, going 36-28 with the Lions from 2014-17. He also was 26-22 in three years with the Colts from 2009-11, including a Super Bowl appearance in the 2009 season. Caldwell also met with Cleveland and Green Bay for their openings.The Jets are also scheduled to interview Tampa Bay offensive coordinator Todd Monken on Tuesday. The NFL officially announced the release of its schedule tonight. The Jets’ schedule leaked earlier in the day, but we now know for sure the dates and times the team will play its games.144..."The NFL officially announced the release of its schedule tonight. The Jets’ schedule leaked earlier in the day Nathan Shepherd Jerseys Stitched , but we now know for sure the dates and times the team will play its games.What I like about the schedule:We already knew this going in, but the Jets will have very limited travel to do this year. The team will not have to leave the Eastern Time Zone in the regular season. This was the perfect storm of getting games against the AFC North and NFC East, a home contest against the one AFC West opponent, and Jacksonville being the AFC South opponent. You might never again see a Jets season that involves so little travel.What I don’t like about the schedule:As a general rule of thumb Youth Chris Herndon Jerseys , I like byes to come as late as possible. I think it is usually better to have a week to get refreshed and ready for the stretch run rather than an early week off. With that said, situations can change. The last time the Jets had an early bye week was 2015. A number of key players got banged up early in the year for the Jets so the bye near the start of the season actually benefited the Jets. What I really don’t like is the fact road games follow all three short weeks the Jets have. In particular, the trip to New England off a short week is less than ideal. So is the Thursday night road game in December when the team will be beaten up near the end of a long season. At least the Jets won’t have to travel that far to these games.What I am neutral about:I understand why people try to figure out the easy and difficult stretches of the schedule, but we don’t know which games will be easy and which will be hard. Every year teams we expect to be good underperform Chris Herndon Jerseys Stitched , and teams we expect to be bad surprise us. Preseason predictions are always wrong, and we can’t predict key injuries. We know New England is going to be good. For almost every other team it is a guessing game.

would they?The answer is probably not. But let’s explore both sides of the FOX NFL report by Jay Glazer claiming that the Giants received “decent offers” from teams looking to acquire the 25-year-old record-setting receiver Wayne Gallman Jerseys Stitched , but that the Giants are “pumping the brakes for now.” (Emphasis added.)The cap hitBeckham, remember, signed a five-year, $90 million extension just before the start of the 2018 season, a deal that includes a $20 million signing bonus. To fit Beckham under the team’s 2018 cap, the Giants lowered his cap figure from a about $8.5 million to $5.459 million by lowering his base salary to $1.459 million.So if the Giants were to trade Beckham this year, New York would be on the hook for the first prorated installment on Beckham’s signing bonus—the $4 million figure—plus half of his base salary ($729,500) for a total cap hit of $4.729 million.As for the rest of Beckham’s prorated signing bonus ($16 million), that would accelerate into their 2019 cap. Beckham’s 2019 cap figure consists of a $16.75 million base salary, the $4 million prorated signing bonus and a $250,000 workout bonus which he probably wouldn’t collect given that he prefers to train in Los Angeles in the offseason.If the Giants were to move Beckham, his dead money hit would be $16 million on the cap while the Giants would save $17 million (his base salary and his workout bonus). So in reality, the Giants would net a $1 million cap savings if they were to trade away Beckham. Is there a benefit to trading Beckham?The instant reaction to this question is, “What Youth Dalvin Tomlinson Jerseys , are you crazy? Trade one of your best offensive players?” But let’s look at the moves the Giants have made so far in an effort to gain some possible insight into their thinking.As Giants fans know, the team moved cornerback Eli Apple and defensive tackle Damon Harrison last week. The reason behind those two moves was due in part to production and in part to dollars. Furthermore—and this is a common factor behind both trades—the Giants actually had young players waiting in the wings at each position that they wanted to take a look at for the future. So what about receiver? The Giants added Corey Coleman, a former No. 1 pick of the Browns, to their roster this week and he is a player they could certainly be interested in taking a look at on offense once he gets up to speed on the playbook. And they will soon have to decide on Sterling Shepard, who will enter the final year of his rookie season next year and who is currently having his best season yet in an expanded role. It’s early, but it would probably be a stretch to expect the Giants to be able to keep Shepard if they keep Beckham.There is also a question about whether Beckham, who has made it clear that he hates to lose, would be willing to be on a team that is clearly going to undergo a rebuild for at least the next two years, two years that would see Beckham turn 27 by then.How does Odell feel about it?Beckham can’t be happy with the direction the team has taken, but if he is regretting having committed to the Giants for another five years, of which at least two will be a rebuild, he isn’t saying.“I don’t think I am going anywhere,” he said when asked about the trade rumors. “All I want to do is be the very best that I can be when I’m on the field, off the field as well. It’s really hard to think about that Dalvin Tomlinson Jerseys Stitched , but it is what it is.”But is this where he wants to be?He nodded his head yes. “This is where I’m at.”Earlier in the week, Beckham was asked if he would have reconsidered his decision to re-sign with the club had he known the team would start its rebuilding so soon.“I don’t really know,” he said Thursday. “It’s not really re-sign, I signed something. I could have been here another three years. It’s hard to think about that right now, and it’s really irrelevant to think about that now because I’m here and I will be here.”When pressed to clarify if he was second-guessing himself, he said. “No. I just wish we had a better record than what we have.”Bottom line: Should the Giants trade Beckham?You look at the production and what he’s capable of doing and the answer is a resounding “NO!”But — yeah, there’s a but — Beckham’s $21 million cap figure would become the highest cap figure on the team in 2019 if the Giants remove Eli Manning’s contract. Yes, Beckham is putting up astronomical numbers for the franchise, but with that said, if you’re going to make the argument that you can’t live in the past regarding the two Super Bowl victories that Manning brought to the franchise begin a reason to overlook, you have to apply the same argument when it comes to Beckham.But here is the other side of the coin that will likely result in the Giants keeping Beckham (barring an off-the-charts offer). The Giants foundation is in shambles, yet among the rubble are some sturdy young talents that this team can rebuild around.Beckham is one such talent that any quarterback would probably love to have as a pass target. So unless some team is willing to pony up multiple first-round picks, Beckham is not only going to be a Giant when Big Blue returns from its bye week, he’s going to be part of the solution moving forward.Fantasy Football Friday: 3 tips for after your draft Maybe you’re drafting this weekend or perhaps you drafted already. Either way it’s important to remember your fantasy season doesn’t end after the draft. We prepare so long for the draft and sometimes it can feel like it’s all downhill from there Youth Sterling Shepard Jerseys , but it’s j’sst the beginning. So as you’re looking over your roster in preparation for the season to start on Thursday, there’s still plenty to do to help shape your roster for the rest of the season. These tips might seem obvious, but they can often be overlooked steps that can help give a little edge to start your fantasy year.Scout the waiver wireThere’s always a few players who break out in the first week or two who become the hot waiver wire targets. Sometimes they’re just flashes in the pan, but other times they can be season changers. Last year Alvin Kamara wasn’t drafted in most leagues, but won just about every league he was eventually picked up in later in the season. Not every waiver wire pick is going to be Kamara — or even come close — but it’s good to get familiar with the players you might be trying to acquire over the first few weeks of the season.When looking at these players it’s important to look at more than just how many points they put up the previous week. Look at the opportunity the player has to continue producing and look at the upcoming schedule for the potential impact for not just immediately following the pickup but in the week after. This is especially good if you’re streaming a position — you should probably doing that for at least kickers and defense — it’s ok to map out a potential streaming schedule.Also on this count, be familiar with how your waiver system works. Is it a straight priority system or is your league using FAAB, which allows you to bid on a player. If it’s priority, do you get bumped down the list once you make a claim or is it by record every week? For FAAB, have a preliminary outline of how you want to budget throughout the season.Know your opponents’ rostersYou’re going to spend a lot of time with your fantasy team this season, but you should also spend a decent amount of time with the rosters for everyone else in your league. It helps to know upcoming opponents and it’s good to scout out strengths and weaknesses. That can help you know if any of tryout leaguemates are more likely to go for a player on waivers and it can be a good first step of knowing who and what fits for trades in the future. Speaking of ...It’s always trading seasonPutting together and fielding trade offers can be one of the most fun parts of a fantasy football season. That can start almost immediately — it’s never too early to try a trade. Whether you were in a snake draft or an auction there’s probably a player you wanted but couldn’t grab for whatever reason. Sometimes fantasy owners can be a little attached to the players they drafted, especially early in the season, but it never hurts to test the waters. Even if the initial request doesn’t work out, getting familiar with the tendencies and temperatures of your trading partners can help make a future trade easier to execute.

NAGOYA Matt Adams Jersey , Japan (AP) — Takuya Kai hit a go-ahead double off Dan Otero in the eighth inning, capping a comeback from a four-run deficit that led Japan over the MLB All-Stars 6-5 Wednesday and clinched the six-game exhibition series 4-1.Down 5-1, Japan tied the score with a four-run seventh against Hector Velazquez.Kai started the comeback with an RBI single in the seventh, and Velazquez threw wildly into center field for a run-scoring error on Kazuki Tanaka’s comebacker. Pinch-hitter Hotaka Yamakawa followed with a two-run double.Seiji Uebayashi singled with two outs in the eighth off Otero, who took the loss, and scored from first on Kai’s double.Winner Yu Sato struck out two in a hitless eighth, and Yuki Matsui worked around Juan Soto’s leadoff single in the ninth for the save.“They did a nice job of battling our guys and putting the ball in play,” MLB manager Don Mattingly said. “They had a number of hits the opposite way and they’ve gotten big hits. You know Kevin Long Jersey , there isn’t any way to go around it, they did a nice job.”MLB starter Junior Guerra allowed one run in five innings, a second-inning home run by Kazuma Okamoto. Japan starter Nao Higashihama gave up three runs and six hits in three innings.Rhys Hoskins hit two-run homer in the second, Soto had an RBI single in the third, and Carlos Santana had an RBI single in the sixth.The final game is Thursday at the Nagoya Dome. WASHINGTON — The Washington Nationals begin their final homestand of the season Thursday night when they host the New York Mets.They’ll play seven games over seven days against the Mets and Marlins, but the stakes are much lower than in previous years. They won’t be clinching a playoff berth or setting a rotation or auditioning players for a post-season roster spot.Washington (77-75) sits seven games behind the Braves in the National League East and 6 1/2 behind the Cardinals for the second wild card. A best-case scenario would seem to be staving off mathematical elimination until they end the season with three road games in Colorado.Article continues below ...The homestand may be the last for All-Star outfielder Bryce Harper, a free-agent in the offseason.“I haven’t really thought about it,” Harper told the Washington Post. “I think it’ll really hit that last game I guess http://www.nationalsfanproshop.com/authentic-matt-adams-jersey , running off the field or something like that. I’m just trying to enjoy it and see what happens.”After a rough first half, Harper enters the final 10 games hitting .247 with 34 homers and 97 RBIs. He has never driven in 100 runs.The Mets (70-82) long ago became a non-factor in 2018 and are already looking ahead to next season when they could boast arguably the best starting rotation in the East.On Wednesday, they announced they were shutting down right-hander Zack Wheeler (12-7, 3.31 ERA) for the remainder of the season, with Corey Oswalt taking his place in the rotation.Wheeler, who didn’t pitch in the majors in 2015 and 2016, had a shortened 2017. This season he’s gone 9-1 with a 1.68 ERA over his last 11 starts but has pitched almost 100 more innings than a year ago.“We’re really excited about the year he had, and we feel like we’d probably be taking the best care of him we can if we shut him down at this point Ryan Zimmerman Jersey ,” manager Mickey Callaway told mlb.com.Left-hander Jason Vargas (6-9, 6.47 ERA) starts Thursday’s opener for the Mets.Vargas has also enjoyed a strong finish. His ERA was in double digits back in May and after an Aug. 7 loss it was 8.75 to go along with a 2-8 record. He’s given up two earned runs or fewer in five of his last six starts, including last time out when he beat the Marlins, allowing two runs over six innings.Vargas is 1-3 with a 0.83 ERA, in six games (three starts) against Washington.Right-hander Max Scherzer (17-7, 2.53 ERA) starts for Washington. Scherzer has 277 strikeouts coming in and needs eight to top his career high of 284, set in 2016. He has 16 double-digit strikeout games on the season.In his last start, Scherzer was roughed up by the Braves http://www.nationalsfanproshop.com/authentic-matt-adams-jersey , giving up six runs on seven hits over four innings, his shortest start of the season as he seeks a third straight NL Cy Young Award.“I just couldn’t get into a rhythm where I knew where those balls were actually going to end up. I couldn’t control my misses,” Scherzer told the Washington Post. “I was pitching out of the stretch so much. I never found a rhythm out of the windup to be able to take it to the stretch to be able to execute clean innings.”Scherer is 9-4 with a 2.34 ERA in 16 games (15 starts) against the Mets.

the American League Championship Series two years ago.It merely seems longer than that for Blue Jays fans now that their team is struggling.The Indians won that series in five games and then lost the World Series to the Chicago Cubs in seven.Article continues below ...The teams have gone in opposite directions.The Indians are on the verge of clinching the American League Central Boone Logan Jersey , while the Blue Jays are wallowing in fourth place in the AL East.Both teams will be coming off wins when they open a four-game series at the Rogers Centre on Thursday night.The Indians defeated the Kansas City Royals 3-1 on Wednesday afternoon at Progressive Field with Corey Kluber becoming the first 18-game winner this season.Cleveland’s magic number to clinch the AL Central is eight.The Blue Jays (63-76) defeated the Tampa Bay Rays 10-3 on Wednesday night to avoid being swept in the three-game series.The Indians (79-60) will start right-hander Shane Bieber (8-3, 4.66 ERA) in the opener and the Blue Jays will send out right-hander Sam Gaviglio (3-7, 5.02).Bieber will face the Blue Jays for the first time in his career. He is 4-0 with a 4.44 ERA in eight road starts this season. Gaviglio has never faced the Indians. He is 2-1 with a 2.68 ERA in 11 appearances (nine starts) at home in 2018.Toronto fans had hoped they might see third baseman Josh Donaldson, who has missed much of the season with a calf injury and was traded to Cleveland last week.Donaldson, however, was put back on the disabled list by the Indians and he is on a minor league rehabilitation assignment. He has not played since May 28 and is eligible to be activated Sept. 11.Donaldson hit a grand slam for Triple-A Columbus on Monday on the final day of regular-season action in the minors. He homered again Wednesday, a two-run shot, in going 1-for-3 for Akron in a 5-2 victory over Altoona in a Double-A Eastern League playoff game.“I feel pretty good,” Donaldson told the Akron Beacon Journal after the game. “(My) rhythm Josh Hader Jersey , my timing, pitch recognition feels good. My body is feeling even better. Anytime my body is feeling right, I’m going to perform to my capability.”Donaldson can become a free agent at the end of the season and a strong finish would enhance his bargaining power after such a disappointing season.“As I was telling the front office and (Indians manager) Tito (Terry Francona) before I went on the DL, my timing has come around a lot quicker than I even expected it to. I’m seeing the ball pretty well right now and I’ve had some success here recently.”If Toronto fans are disappointed in not seeing the return of the 2015 American League MVP, so was his former manager.“I was looking forward to seeing him,” Blue Jays manager John Gibbons said.The Blue Jays have won two of three games from the Indians this season. They won 8-4 in Cleveland on April 13. The other two games were postponed until the teams split a doubleheader on May 3.As good as the Indians are, the Blue Jays had more trouble against the Rays, who still hold a 9-3 advantage over Toronto this season. That is one reason Wednesday’s win was a big relief for the Blue Jays.“One thing, we’ve always had trouble with Tampa Bay Starlin Castro Jersey , whether it’s here or down there,” Gibbons said. “Their pitching’s always been tough on us. I don’t care if this is basically a new group. They’ve always done a number on us and it’s lasted a few years.”The Blue Jays had 16 hits Wednesday, which saved them from setting a dubious record. In the previous seven games meetings dating to June 12, the Rays had held the Blue Jays to five or fewer hits. That tied the major league record by any team against a single opponent set by the Baltimore Orioles against the Washington Senators from Sept. 11, 1968 to April 18, 1969. However, this came before the Dodgers got swept in a four-game series"WhiteFanposts Fanshots Sections 2019 Spring TrainingProspectsCommentaryNews and NotesSB Nation FanPulseDodgers fans grew more confident as the team kept scoringNew,15commentsHowever, this came before the Dodgers got swept in a four-game seriesPDTShareTweetShareShareDodgers fans grew more confident as the team kept scoringIsaiah J. Downing-USA TODAY SportsWelcome to SB Nation FanPulse http://www.marlinsfanproshop.com/authentic-starlin-castro-jersey , a survey of fans across MLB. Each week, we send 30 polls to plugged in fans from each team. Dodgers fans, sign up HERE to join FanPulse.SB Nation’s weekly FanPulse survey was distributed and we have the results. As the Dodgers kept winning, the fans’ confidence in the team kept increasing.On Opening Day, just over three quarters of fans were happy with the way things were going, increasing to 88 percent of fans after one week. On Apr. 8, a whopping 98 percent of fans were confident in the direction of the team. This may be because of their incredible start, scoring 84 runs in their first 10 games.But, oh Martin Prado Jersey , how the Dodgers did not follow through.Since the survey results have been collected, the Dodgers have been swept by the St. Louis Cardinals. At one point in the series, LA was held scoreless for 18 innings. It will be interesting to see how the numbers change next week.The survey also asked participants if reliever Joe Kelly would find his groove in the month of April and 82 percent of fans voted yes. Additionally, 95 percent of respondents said they were pleased with the way Roberts is running the ship.On another note, a bonus question was added to this week’s survey, asking fans if they approve of the infamous bat flip.More than two thirds of fans from all over the country are in favor of bat flips, while nearly 30 percent would rather not let the kids play.Remember, you can sign up to participate in the FanPulse surveys using this link! Surveys will go out each week and only take a few minutes to complete. Don’t be left out!Check back next Wednesday for more FanPulse results!

afternoon Eric Tomlinson Jerseys 2019 , as two defensive starters - Marcus Maye and Josh Martin - returned to practice. While most of the attention was on Maye’s return, are we perhaps overlooking the fact that Martin will also provide the team with a boost?The Jets announced on Thursday that Martin has been cleared from concussion protocol now, so it’s looking like he will make his season debut on Sunday in Jacksonville.The first thing that jumps to mind when Martin is mentioned is often his special teams abilities and he will of course provide reinforcements there. However, as the 2017 season progressed, Martin started earning more and more defensive reps ahead of Kony Ealy and was listed as a starter at outside linebacker by the end of the year.Martin did his best work against the run, as he was among the team leaders in tackles for loss. However, outside linebackers coach Kevin Greene raised eyebrows last month, when he described Martin as “my best pass rusher right now” in an interview on the Jets’ official team site.So, are the Jets getting back someone who is going to outperform the players who have been filling it at outside linebacker over the first three games? Let’s consider what Martin brings to the table as a pass rusher and whether that will translate to better production than we’ve seen from him in the past.The roleLike most NFL edge defenders, Martin played as a defensive lineman in college so is no stranger to putting his hand in the dirt. This is something he’s done from time to time since entering the league, but he hardly ever did it last season. Listed at 245 pounds, Martin is evidently more comfortable rushing from a standing position off the edge.He played over 80 percent of his snaps on the right in 2017, so he was primarily tasked with going up against left tackles. Jordan Jenkins is tasked with playing on the left, so should remain in the lineup once Martin is ready to return.Being in the starting line-up might not always mean an edge defender is the best pass rushing option available. Martin’s versatility made him ideal for that role last year, since he can handle assignments against the run and drop into coverage as well.On passing downs, he would often leave the field for a more specialized pass rusher. However, if Greene sees him as the best available option to rush the passer, then perhaps Martin will see more reps on passing downs going forwards and could even develop into a three-down player.The numbersGreene’s comments were surprising because Martin has not shown many signs of being a productive pass rusher since entering the league. However, they perhaps indicate that Martin has continue to build upon the improvements he showed over the course of last season.Martin’s numbers prior to entering the NFL were hardly spectacular, as he had 17 sacks in three seasons playing at the FCS level at Columbia. He had recorded 12 sacks as a high school senior.Over the first four years of his career, Martin was basically just a special teamer that hardly saw any action on defense. He was credited with just two half-sacks in regular season action and only had one sack in preseason action.Last season was more promising, as he recorded two sacks in preseason and another 1.5 sacks in his first five games of the regular season. However, he didn’t register any sacks after that.According to the Jets’ own statistics, Martin was second on the team with 20 quarterback hits in 2017, but that seems dubious given that he was only credited with eight all year according to the official NFL numbers. However, six of those were in the second half of the season, so that does show some improvement in terms of being able to generate pressure as his role increased.Over the course of his career, he’s generated pressure at a modest rate in regular season and preseason action, apart from in 2017’s preseason where he was more productive than usual and led the team in total pressures.The filmMartin was knocked out of the third preseason game early on, so didn’t get many opportunities to rush the passer in preseason. Where he did, he was disruptive a handful of times, enjoying the most success by converting speed-to-power off the edge and driving his man back into the quarterback.On one play, he leveraged his way into the pocket and flushed the quarterback out, leading to a Jenkins sack.He also had a pressure coming up the middle on a stunt. However, he didn’t get many chances to display his pass rushing moves and beat a one-on-one block.Driving his man back on the bull rush is something Martin has done well in the past and he’s surprisingly adept at it for someone who is listed at less than 250 pounds. However White Darryl Roberts Jerseys , he’s perhaps not getting to the quarterback cleanly and merely having to disrupt the passer in any way he can.There were some good signs of his pass rushing technique towards the end of last season, though. One thing Jets edge rushers haven’t done well enough over the past few years is to counter when their blocker engages with them. However, on this play, Martin uses his outside hand to get the blocker’s inside hand off him and then tosses him aside to get a hit on the quarterback.Later on in the same game, he sets his man up by bluffing an inside move and gets around the edge for another clean hit on the quarterback, having used a rip move to gain an outside leverage advantage.The Jets ideally need someone who can create pressure by getting around the edge and, with his 4.57 40-yard dash and a sub-7.1 three cone drill, he has the athletic profile to do that. However, mastering moves like these is essential and it looks like he is starting to get the basics down.The other pass rushersAssuming Greene was only talking about his charges in the outside linebacker group, Martin’s competition for “best pass rusher” is made up of Jenkins, Brandon Copeland, Frankie Luvu and Jeremiah Attaochu.Jenkins, who had a strip sack on Thursday night, has been a consistent performer but more of a volume shooter when it comes to racking up pressure. Copeland, despite spending more of his career as an off-ball linebacker, has so far shown to be surprisingly adept at being disruptive off the edge. The rookie Luvu has also had some moments where he’s shown promise. Between them, they’ve all contributed about equally to a committee-based approach towards generating modest levels of pressure.Much like Ealy, David Bass and Corey Lemonier in recent years, the new arrival Attaochu’s arrival shone a beacon on the lack of talent at the position because he immediately seemed to be more dynamic and disruptive than the players the Jets already had rushing off the edge.However, despite the fact Attaochu probably has the best body of work in terms of producing as a pass rusher during regular season action, the Jets haven’t used him much yet. The likes of Bass, Ealy and Lemonier seemed to be gradually phased out rather than introduced more and more into the mix too, so it will be interesting to see how Martin’s arrival impacts upon Attaochu.ConclusionsIt seems like Martin’s improvements in his pass rushing have been somewhat overlooked by Jets fans over the past few years, perhaps due to his lack of sacks. However, while he’s previously been a player who might only get into the backfield via a stunt or if the offense leaves him unblocked, Greene’s enthusiasm about Martin’s performance in camp is hopefully a sign he’s continued to improve upon his pass rushing moves.Greene has said that Martin has “power, finesse and spin” and has implied that he’s becoming a good technician. There’s early evidence of this in some of the plays highlighted above.Nobody is expecting Martin to step in and suddenly develop into a perennial double-digit sack monster. However, he’s still only 26 and does so many other things well that adding a more refined pass rushing approach to his toolbox would seem like a logical next step.The Jets need results, though, not unrealized potential; especially from a player who is out of contract at the end of the season. It would be a nice bonus if Martin could provide some.Jets 2018 Roster Countdown: Number 40 Brandon Bryant Brandon Bryant is the next player up in our Jets roster countdown.Name: Brandon BryantNumber: 40Year with Jets: 1stProjected Role: Safety depth and special teamer; practice squad candidateHis 2017: Bryant had a relatively quiet statistical season at Mississippi State, registering 32 tackles and 1 interception. It was his offseason that was eventful. Bryant was initially set to return to school for another year but was declared academically ineligible in the spring. It was too late for him to enter the 2018 NFL Draft, but he was able to enter the Supplemental Draft. Bryant generated enough interest for over a dozen teams to take a look but he was undrafted. The Jets signed him.2018 will be a success if: Bryant can either make the practice squad or contribute on special teams and grow as a player. His game needs some development, but the Jets are settled at safety right now. He has the luxury of time to hone his game.Odds of making the roster: The Jets being set at safety is a bit of a double edged sword. It also means there aren’t many roster spots available at the position. This leads me to believe he is Unlikely (25-50%).

Steelers receiver Antonio Brown White Lawrence Taylor Jerseys , there’s another receiver who could be a more likely trade target for San Francisco.If the Giants decide to move on from receiver Odell Beckham Jr., the 49ers could pursue him.The 49ers considered it during that window last year when Beckham seemed to be available, and there’s already buzz this year that, if he’s available, the 49ers would be interested.As recently explained, Beckham’s contract is very tradeable, with five years and $74 million remaining on the long-term deal signed last August. The Giants would have to absorb a $16 million cap charge (a post-June 1 trade would result in $4 million this year and $12 million in 2020), and they’d have to accept the fact that they will have paid him more than $21 million for 12 games in 2018.But if the Giants decide it’s time to move on, it makes sense to write it off and avoid paying another $17 million in 2019. Especially if they can maximize their recovery on the trade market.The potential availability of Antonio Brown could complicate things, giving teams that would be interested in Beckham an option. Although the Steelers would be facing dead money of more than $21 million, the Steelers may decide that the time has come to minimize distractions. Since Brown seems to be the source of many of this distractions, moving on could be the right idea.Regardless of how it all plays out, 2019 could end up being eventful, with the possible reshuffling of a couple of high-profile offensive players. Given the impact defensive end Khalil Mack had on the Bears, teams looking for a quick turnaround or the missing piece could be intrigued.Games Lawrence Taylor Jerseys 2019 , players, to watch this week in college football Happy Saturday, everyone! Before I get started, I would be remiss if I didn’t express my concern for everyone who was, and is, in the path of Hurricane Florence. Hopefully you, or if you have family or friends in the storm’s path, are safe and sound.But while our thoughts go out to all those effected by the storm, football will roll on, and the third week of the college football season is here. The New York Giants scouts will be out and about, searching for future Giants as the draft process is already under way for scouting departments around the NFL. So then, which games, and players, might be worth watching while we wait for Sunday night to get here? Let’s take a look.(17) Boise State at (24) Oklahoma StateESPN - 3:30 p.m. As you might expect from a pair of big-name ranked schools, there is NFL talent on both sidelines in this game. They may not be powerhouses like Alabama White Carl Banks Jerseys , Clemson, or Ohio State, but there will be players to watch this game. And if you like offensive football, these two teams can put up points. Boise State lit up UConn to the absurd tune of 810 yards of total offense and 62 points, with QB Brett Rypien putting up 372 yards and a pair of touchdowns in a little over one half of work.Oklahoma State, meanwhile, beat South Alabama 55-15 in their week two match-up. Running back Justice Hill only put up a little over 3.6 yards per carry, but scored 2 touchdowns in his 9 carries. This will mark the first time either team has faced anything like an equally matched opponent. Players to watchBoise State Brett Rypien (QB) Alexander Mattison (RB) Oklahoma StateJustice Hill (RB)BYU at (6) Wisconsin ABC - 3:30 p.m.After the Giants’ week one loss to the Jacksonville Jaguars, it looks likely that they will, or at least should, be investing in an offensive lineman early in the 2019 draft. If that’s the case, Wisconsin is one of the best teams to watch. With their run-first offense and Pro-Style blocking scheme, their linemen come out incredibly well coached and prepared for the NFL. For fans ready to move on from Ereck Flowers, Badgers’ right tackle David Edwards might be your first draft-crush. Big, powerful Carl Banks Jerseys 2019 , athletic, and a beast in the run game, the former tight end is a name to watch. Players to watchWisconsinDavid Edwards (OT)Tyler Biadasz (OC)Jon Dietzen (OG)T.J. Edwards (ILB)Ryan Connelly (ILB)(4) Ohio State at (15) TCUABC - 8 p.m.Another match-up between ranked opponents, this game will be loaded with future NFL players, particularly on the Ohio State side of things. Buckeyes’ defensive end Nick Bosa (younger brother of Los Angeles Chargers EDGE Joey Bosa) could well be the number one overall pick in the 2019 NFL draft, and he certainly won’t be alone. While they have the best edge rusher in the country on their defense, Ohio State won’t have a monopoly on the position in this game. EDGE Ben Banogu looks to be a future NFL player at the EDGE position in a 3-4 or hybrid defense. Undersized for the 4-3, he is a good fit as a pass rushing linebacker with solid length, a fast first step, and good hands. A JuCo transfer, Banogu lead TCU with 8.5 sacks and 16.5 tackles for a loss in 2017.Players to watchOhio StateNick Bosa (DE/EDGE)Dre’mont Jones (DT)Jordan Fuller (S)Parris Campbell (H-back)Isaiah Prince (OT)Binjimen Victor (WR)TCUBen Banogu (EDGE)Ty Summers (ILB) Jawuan Johnson (S)Who will you be watching this weekend?