Many assumed the Jets would go with more of a straight RB platoon between Matt Forte and Bilal Powell in 2016.
After all, over his eight years in Chicago, Forte carried the ball 2,305 times to go along with 487 receptions.
Let’s not forget he also had 833 carries and 103 receptions during his four seasons at Tulane.
That is quite the workload, and throw in the fact that he turns 31 in December, the prediction in many circles was the Jets would try to limit his touches.
In the Jets’ first game of the season, he touched the ball 28 times amassing 155 yards. In Week Two in Buffalo, he carried the ball 30 times to go along with two receptions.
The next two games, his workload dipped a little, only because the Jets fell way behind in each game, and had to abandon the run.
Nonetheless, Forte’s early season workload has surprised many people.
But not those at One Jets Drive.
“He’s a guy that we want touch the ball a lot, so whether it’s in the pass game or the run game, we’re going to try to get him the ball,” said Jets quarterback Ryan Fitzpatrick.
Though this looks like a dangerous plan for an older back who has carried the ball so often, the Jets and Forte don’t seem concerned.
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FIRST DOWN- A lot of potential, but a lot to learn
There is a lyric in an old song by the rock group Chicago that sums up where Zach Wilson is right now:
IN HIS OWN WORDS WITH DEFENSIVE COORDINATOR JEFF ULBRICH - Ulbrich breaks down Jets' defensive personnel
(Marcus Maye) can do it all. I would feel comfortable with him (at free or strong safety). He’s a guy that, to me, he can play deep, he can play the half field, he can play the middle third, he can do that and you feel comfortable with it. I think he’s got range, speed and athleticism. I think he’s got ball skills and instincts to be a deep safety. But I think he’s got enough size and girth and want-to and courage to play in the box. It’ll be fun to utilize all the things that he does. He can cover tight ends; he can cover some of the wide receivers in this league.
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Aside from adding as many good players as possible to help the Jets improve, coach Robert Saleh and GM Joe Douglas are trying to turn over every stone to find extra ways to give their team a winning edge, and two examples of this were announced over the course of the offseason, with the additions of a game management coach (Matt Burke) and the installation of an Athletic Care and Performance Department. Let’s take a closer look at these two moves and how they might help the Jets:
Dan's Spring Camp Diary
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OFFENSIVE TACKLES
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LINEBACKERS
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