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Post by I definitely have a cock~~~ on Aug 6, 2015 13:37:31 GMT -5
The rap on Jace Amaro, from the moment the Jets drafted him in the second round last year, was that he couldn't block for squat. Amaro knew that and understood it, too. "Yeah, I think everyone and their moms know that I needed to block better," Amaro told NJ Advance Media after a recent training camp practice. That obvious hole in Amaro's game notwithstanding, the Jets drafted Amaro in large part last year because of his pass-catching ability. In 2013, his final year at Texas Tech, he set an FBS record for tight ends with 1,352 receiving yards, and his 106 catches were only five shy of the national record for tight ends in that category.But Amaro played in a wide-open offense in college. The NFL, as one might imagine, was a step up. He'd have to be able to block at some point. And this offseason, he took that understanding to heart. "I've been practicing it a lot," Amaro said. "Now, I feel really good about it. I'm blocking a lot better. I know my coaches have told me I've been a lot better."Jimmie Johnson, the Jets' tight end coach, told our Darryl Slater back in June that Amaro's blocking was "definitely a deficiency within his game," based on film study Johnson had done of Amaro's rookie season."He's already proven that he can run and catch the ball," Johnson told Slater at the time. "He definitely needs to improve his in-line blocking. He's been working on that. I think he has a chance to get better at that. That's probably the biggest thing—just trying to make him more of a complete tight end, more of an every-down tight end, so we don't have to, when we trot him in the game, it's a pass." Amaro also had issue with drops as a rookie. Pro Football Focus had him with six drops—tied for fourth-most among tight ends. But they also graded him 33rd as a pass blocker and 24th as a run blocker.Said head coach Todd Bowles: "As a rookie, I don't think you get to catch it all. Your second year, you kind of get an idea. Jace is working really hard on his blocking and he's done some things in the passing game. You just want to see continued progress."Which, again, is something Amaro seems to understand. The Jets have only had two padded practices. The true test of how much Amaro has improved is still to come."For me, that was the biggest emphasis," Amaro said of his blocking. "I knew that's where I lacked, and that's what I've worked on a lot." > www.nj.com/je..._he_can_bl.html
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Post by JetRepulsion1 on Aug 8, 2015 10:42:48 GMT -5
The rap on Jace Amaro, from the moment the Jets drafted him in the second round last year, was that he couldn't block for squat. Amaro knew that and understood it, too. "Yeah, I think everyone and their moms know that I needed to block better," Amaro told NJ Advance Media after a recent training camp practice. That obvious hole in Amaro's game notwithstanding, the Jets drafted Amaro in large part last year because of his pass-catching ability. In 2013, his final year at Texas Tech, he set an FBS record for tight ends with 1,352 receiving yards, and his 106 catches were only five shy of the national record for tight ends in that category.But Amaro played in a wide-open offense in college. The NFL, as one might imagine, was a step up. He'd have to be able to block at some point. And this offseason, he took that understanding to heart. "I've been practicing it a lot," Amaro said. "Now, I feel really good about it. I'm blocking a lot better. I know my coaches have told me I've been a lot better."Jimmie Johnson, the Jets' tight end coach, told our Darryl Slater back in June that Amaro's blocking was "definitely a deficiency within his game," based on film study Johnson had done of Amaro's rookie season."He's already proven that he can run and catch the ball," Johnson told Slater at the time. "He definitely needs to improve his in-line blocking. He's been working on that. I think he has a chance to get better at that. That's probably the biggest thing—just trying to make him more of a complete tight end, more of an every-down tight end, so we don't have to, when we trot him in the game, it's a pass." Amaro also had issue with drops as a rookie. Pro Football Focus had him with six drops—tied for fourth-most among tight ends. But they also graded him 33rd as a pass blocker and 24th as a run blocker.Said head coach Todd Bowles: "As a rookie, I don't think you get to catch it all. Your second year, you kind of get an idea. Jace is working really hard on his blocking and he's done some things in the passing game. You just want to see continued progress."Which, again, is something Amaro seems to understand. The Jets have only had two padded practices. The true test of how much Amaro has improved is still to come."For me, that was the biggest emphasis," Amaro said of his blocking. "I knew that's where I lacked, and that's what I've worked on a lot." > www.nj.com/je..._he_can_bl.htmlHe was a drop machine last year and personally caused major drives to stall early in the season late in games. I hope he cures the dropsies, otherwise Bolwes will bench his ass. Not impressed so far, but I'm also not ready to throw in the towel with him either. Proof is in the pudding. The most frustrating thing was he'd make the really tough catches and dropped the ones that hit him in the hands when he was wide open and had room to run.
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Post by Harrier on Aug 8, 2015 10:50:53 GMT -5
Kelly, Kelly, Kelly......
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Post by JetRepulsion1 on Aug 11, 2015 9:43:33 GMT -5
Just read that Drop Machine Amaro has been relegated to the third team. Nice pick Idzik you moron!
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Post by carlito1171 on Aug 11, 2015 10:24:14 GMT -5
Just read that Drop Machine Amaro has been relegated to the third team. Nice pick Idzik you moron! 3rd team in-line TE. There's no slot for starting H-Back on the depth chart
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Post by jetstream23 on Aug 11, 2015 11:37:56 GMT -5
Just read that Drop Machine Amaro has been relegated to the third team. Nice pick Idzik you moron! 3rd team in-line TE. There's no slot for starting H-Back on the depth chart Don't confuse people here with facts. Amaro not catch ball. Amaro not block defender. Amaro on 3rd team. No amare for Amaro.
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Post by The Tax Returns Are in Kenya on Aug 11, 2015 11:43:42 GMT -5
3rd team in-line TE. There's no slot for starting H-Back on the depth chart Don't confuse people here with facts. Amaro not catch ball. Amaro not block defender. Amaro on 3rd team. No amare for Amaro. This fact is confusing
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Post by JetRepulsion1 on Aug 11, 2015 12:14:23 GMT -5
3rd team in-line TE. There's no slot for starting H-Back on the depth chart Don't confuse people here with facts. Amaro not catch ball. Amaro not block defender. Amaro on 3rd team. No amare for Amaro. Glad we wasted a high second round pick on a H-back. yeah!
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Post by rexneffect on Aug 11, 2015 12:36:08 GMT -5
Don't confuse people here with facts. Amaro not catch ball. Amaro not block defender. Amaro on 3rd team. No amare for Amaro. Glad we wasted a high second round pick on a H-back. yeah! It's probably unfair to judge Amaro after one year but his performance lined up almost perfectly with the negative draft reports and maybe exceeded them in terms of poor catching. Maybe he turns the corner this year but it doesn't seem like the coaches have high hopes. Maybe the guy pulls a Cumberland and improves every year. Sucks to burn a first round pick on a guy who won't be starting material for a few years. My fear is that his designation as the first team H means the coaching staff knows the team can't get rid of him because he's a first round pick on a cheap contract but they need to give him a place where he can either improve or create enough interest that the team can eventually trade him away.
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Jace Amaro
Aug 11, 2015 18:24:18 GMT -5
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Post by JetRepulsion1 on Aug 11, 2015 18:24:18 GMT -5
Glad we wasted a high second round pick on a H-back. yeah! It's probably unfair to judge Amaro after one year but his performance lined up almost perfectly with the negative draft reports and maybe exceeded them in terms of poor catching. Maybe he turns the corner this year but it doesn't seem like the coaches have high hopes. Maybe the guy pulls a Cumberland and improves every year. Sucks to burn a first round pick on a guy who won't be starting material for a few years. My fear is that his designation as the first team H means the coaching staff knows the team can't get rid of him because he's a first round pick on a cheap contract but they need to give him a place where he can either improve or create enough interest that the team can eventually trade him away. Another positive about today is that old stone hands amaro won't b dropping geno's passes like last year, but will be dropping futz's passes! Horray! This season will b different for amaro!
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Post by Aussie Jet on Aug 11, 2015 19:40:20 GMT -5
Glad we wasted a high second round pick on a H-back. yeah! It's probably unfair to judge Amaro after one year but his performance lined up almost perfectly with the negative draft reports and maybe exceeded them in terms of poor catching. Maybe he turns the corner this year but it doesn't seem like the coaches have high hopes. Maybe the guy pulls a Cumberland and improves every year. Sucks to burn a first round pick on a guy who won't be starting material for a few years. My fear is that his designation as the first team H means the coaching staff knows the team can't get rid of him because he's a first round pick on a cheap contract but they need to give him a place where he can either improve or create enough interest that the team can eventually trade him away. To be pedantic, we burned a second round pick on Amaro. The first round pick was burned on Calvin Pryor.
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Jace Amaro
Aug 11, 2015 19:51:13 GMT -5
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Post by JetRepulsion1 on Aug 11, 2015 19:51:13 GMT -5
It's probably unfair to judge Amaro after one year but his performance lined up almost perfectly with the negative draft reports and maybe exceeded them in terms of poor catching. Maybe he turns the corner this year but it doesn't seem like the coaches have high hopes. Maybe the guy pulls a Cumberland and improves every year. Sucks to burn a first round pick on a guy who won't be starting material for a few years. My fear is that his designation as the first team H means the coaching staff knows the team can't get rid of him because he's a first round pick on a cheap contract but they need to give him a place where he can either improve or create enough interest that the team can eventually trade him away. To be pedantic, we burned a second round pick on Amaro. The first round pick was burned on Calvin Pryor. Another waste of a pick.
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Post by Raoul Duke on Aug 12, 2015 2:58:09 GMT -5
The rap on Jace Amaro, from the moment the Jets drafted him in the second round last year, was that he couldn't block for squat. Amaro knew that and understood it, too. "Yeah, I think everyone in their moms know that I needed to block better," Amaro told NJ Advance Media a
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Post by rxd on Aug 12, 2015 4:54:29 GMT -5
Besides the inability to block and dropping a ridiculous number of passes I also read that he's not the brightest and had a lot of problems picking up the playbook....
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Post by DDNYjets on Aug 12, 2015 5:30:55 GMT -5
JJ Watt has better hands.
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