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So Do Fitz and RevisBet Powell regrets not playing.
i don't think Buffalo had a 3 & out all game. defense was on the field waay too long for us to have any chance.
what happened to us running the ball? Ivory was running well but didn't have a single carry in the red zone. Fitz throwing it 37 times is not ideal.
we officially have the 20th pick in the draft
checked out a few mocks & the "experts" have us taking Zeke Elliott or Leonard Floyd
Skill-Set Summary: From a skill-set perspective, a lot of athletes similar to Floyd have been drafted early in recent years. Edge rushers like Vic Beasley, Dee Ford and Jarvis Jones have been similar defenders who have been taken in the first round of the past three NFL drafts. Floyd could follow suit in the 2016 NFL Draft.
Floyd is a speedy pass-rusher who can consistently put pressure on the quarterback. He has a fast first-step with the ability to burn tackles with pure speed around the edge. Floyd is very fast and has natural pass-rush agility. He could use some refinement and expansion to his pass-rushing moves for the NFL.
The big area that Floyd has to improve is his run defense. He has to get better at defending downhill runs coming straight at him. Floyd can get pushed too easily in the ground game. Last year after getting run over all day in a loss to Florida, he was briefly benched. Floyd has to get at better taking on blocks, holding his ground and shedding blocks. If he doesn't get better at this, teams will continue to run at him in the SEC and the NFL.
This training camp Floyd has been cross-trained at middle linebacker, and if he plays well there, that could widen his appeal to NFL teams, especially 3-4 defenses that could line Floyd up on the inside or outside.
For the NFL, Floyd could fit as a 3-4 outside linebacker. His length and speed makes him projectable as a standup edge rusher. In a 4-3 defense, he would have to be an outside linebacker who rushes off the edge in passing situations.
One of the big questions from the Jets' loss: Why only six carries for Chris Ivory? Todd Bowles said it was a game plan-related decision. Basically, they wanted Ivory to replace Bilal Powell (inactive) as the third-down back, with Stevan Ridley starting in the base. It sounds like Ivory's sore knee was a minor factor; Bowles said they wanted to keep him fresh. Back in October, when Ivory was destroying defenses, the notion of making him a situational player would've been preposterous.
Jets star Brandon Marshall seemed to be talking about fellow receiver Kenbrell Thompkins when he said, "At the end, we had our chances. We didn't come through in our (WR) room. We've got to take advantage of that moment. That's when you get a chance to make your name, and we just didn't do that." Thompkins had a long pass knocked out of his hands by Bills CB Mario Butler in the final seconds. It might have gone for a 73-yard TD.