Training camp is all about the back and forth tussle between the offense and the defense. As the Jets got back to work Monday with their fifth training camp practice, both sides had their moments in a workout that featured another productive day from rookie WR Elijah Moore and some solid coverage from the defense inside the red zone.
Jets head coach Robert Saleh said after practice: "The DBs are doing a good job, just trying to create tight windows and giving themselves a chance at the ball. The receivers are working like heck to create separation and they've had some. You saw Elijah in the end zone, created a lot of separation to free himself for a touchdown. And then you had a couple of situations where the DBs are giving them nothing. So it's a really cool battle that's happening, those guys are getting better as every day progresses."
While Moore hasn't played an NFL snap, it's become clear why the Jets were giddy when he was on the board at the start of Day 2 of the draft. He had long gainers on both Friday and Saturday and he made like Houdini on a short route today, using his great footwork to take Corey Ballentine inside and then dart back outside for an easy TD pass from Mike White.
"I was telling someone this morning he's an old soul," Saleh said of Moore. "He's already ahead of the game in regards to how he studies, takes care of his body, the way he approaches practice, the way he approaches each rep. He's impressive in the sense that we feel very confident that he's going to find ways to get better. This game is very important to him and he shows it with his actions every day."
Bless Austin got the upper hand on the offense on another red-zone snap in a 7-on-7 drill. Wilson was flushed to his left and lofted a pass in the back of the end zone that Austin met in mid-air. He came down with the ball and subsequently punted it to the sideline. Wilson did rifle a scoring pass to Vyncint Smith in the back of the end zone but it was a back-and-forth session all day as ILB C.J. Mosley came up with a PD on a Wilson ball that likely would have been picked off by second-year CB Bryce Hall. Hall came up with a third-down pass defense and Justin Hardee, who has had a number of pass defenses the last few practices, remained active with a PD in front of WR Manasseh Bailey.
"The competitive battle, back and forth between the receivers and the DBs," Saleh said. "it's pretty good especially when we get into some of those man-coverage situations."
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Jets head coach Robert Saleh said after practice: "The DBs are doing a good job, just trying to create tight windows and giving themselves a chance at the ball. The receivers are working like heck to create separation and they've had some. You saw Elijah in the end zone, created a lot of separation to free himself for a touchdown. And then you had a couple of situations where the DBs are giving them nothing. So it's a really cool battle that's happening, those guys are getting better as every day progresses."
While Moore hasn't played an NFL snap, it's become clear why the Jets were giddy when he was on the board at the start of Day 2 of the draft. He had long gainers on both Friday and Saturday and he made like Houdini on a short route today, using his great footwork to take Corey Ballentine inside and then dart back outside for an easy TD pass from Mike White.
"I was telling someone this morning he's an old soul," Saleh said of Moore. "He's already ahead of the game in regards to how he studies, takes care of his body, the way he approaches practice, the way he approaches each rep. He's impressive in the sense that we feel very confident that he's going to find ways to get better. This game is very important to him and he shows it with his actions every day."
Bless Austin got the upper hand on the offense on another red-zone snap in a 7-on-7 drill. Wilson was flushed to his left and lofted a pass in the back of the end zone that Austin met in mid-air. He came down with the ball and subsequently punted it to the sideline. Wilson did rifle a scoring pass to Vyncint Smith in the back of the end zone but it was a back-and-forth session all day as ILB C.J. Mosley came up with a PD on a Wilson ball that likely would have been picked off by second-year CB Bryce Hall. Hall came up with a third-down pass defense and Justin Hardee, who has had a number of pass defenses the last few practices, remained active with a PD in front of WR Manasseh Bailey.
"The competitive battle, back and forth between the receivers and the DBs," Saleh said. "it's pretty good especially when we get into some of those man-coverage situations."
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