Jay Rose

[SirHypeAlot]

Outside of his disastrous effort on that nearly botched kick return last night I've hardly seen him involved. For a guy with his list of offers and talent I hope we can find an appropriate spot for him on this team to contribute considering the level of talent around him. Where do people see him fitting in?

 

[metsfan2323]

Outside of his disastrous effort on that nearly botched kick return last night I've hardly seen him involved. For a guy with his list of offers and talent I hope we can find an appropriate spot for him on this team to contribute considering the level of talent around him. Where do people see him fitting in?

Can he rush the passer? I'm not kidding.

 

[huskysupporter]

Bloom and Myers graduate next year. There will be open competition for big snaps at TE.

 

[SirHypeAlot]

I honestly was thinking the same myself. Is he a potential DE conversion? He's 6'3 230 and ran a 4.7. Build him up a bit and see what he can do? couldn't hurt instead of burying him on Special Teams

 

[huskysupporter]

I honestly was thinking the same myself. Is he a potential DE conversion? He's 6'3 230 and ran a 4.7. Build him up a bit and see what he can do? couldn't hurt instead of burying him on Special Teams

I think he might not even deserve to be on special teams right now.

 

[SubZero]

He seems like one of those types of players who peaked in high school. If he could help the team, RE would put him where he could help.

 

[FDNY99]

Talking about a kid who was totally off the football field last season....the fact he is even seeing the field speaks of what kind of athlete he is.

 

[uconnphil2016]

Oh come on. We had like 12 guys fumble and Jay Rose bobbles a ball and we're gonna say he sucks?

 

[BlueDogs]

If the kid can play and contribute, I'd put him at DE in a half second. He might actually be impactful having size and speed. He can hold outside leverage, speed rush and even drop back into zone cover. Can't do any worse that what we have.

 

[FDNY99]

If the kid can play and contribute, I'd put him at DE in a half second. He might actually be impactful having size and speed. He can hold outside leverage, speed rush and even drop back into zone cover. Can't do any worse that what we have.

I was thinking there or Sam/Will...kid is definitely an athlete.

 

[Stainmaster]

He seems like one of those types of players who peaked in high school. If he could help the team, RE would put him where he could help.

This is a bad take.

 

[BlueDogs]

I was thinking there or Sam/Will...kid is definitely an athlete.

Yes yes.

 

[Da_Aisijimo_Gou]

This is a bad take.

Lots of the latter floating around

 

[ktuck911]

No to putting him on D.
Remember guys, This is year one under Edsall 2.0. We can't go Looney Tunes on position changes like that with current players. He's destined to contribute on offense for us, which has always been his strength.

We need to address DL in recruiting. More so JUCO, GS transfer route. Gotta have more push up front on D like we had years past. The loss of Blackwell and Jenkins hurt us more than our coaching staff lead on; however, they did tell us (probably warned us but we didn't want to believe it) in the beginning that this team is pretty much building all over with this new staff. Sucks but it's reality.

 

[metsfan2323]

No to putting him on D.
Remember guys, This is year one under Edsall 2.0. We can't go Looney Tunes on position changes like that with current players. He's destined to contribute on offense for us, which has always been his strength.

We need to address DL in recruiting. More so JUCO, GS transfer route. Gotta have more push up front on D like we had years past. The loss of Blackwell and Jenkins hurt us more than our coaching staff lead on; however, they did tell us (probably warned us but we didn't want to believe it) in the beginning that this team is pretty much building all over with this new staff. Sucks but it's reality.

Normally I would agree with you, however in this case we have a ton of good receivers coming back next year and Tyler Davis and Fitton could probably hold the fort at TE. WE NEED HELP ON D! All options should be explored.

While we are on the subject I would also consider moving Jarrell Chaney to safety. The kid flashed aggressive tackling ability on his high school video and he has the size for the position.

 

[ktuck911]

Normally I would agree with you, however in this case we have a ton of good receivers coming back next year and Tyler Davis and Fitton could probably hold the fort at TE. WE NEED HELP ON D! All options should be explored.

While we are on the subject I would also consider moving Jarrell Chaney to safety. The kid flashed aggressive tackling ability on his high school video and he has the size for the position.

I realize these kids are such good athletes that they could probably play on the other side of the ball, but what about bringing true defensive players who've already excellent at DE, DT, CB, S? With the new schedule, & learning curve, I'd rather do my damnedest to recruit kids that already embody the instincts to play the pisition at a high level.

 

[Dream Jobbed 2.0]

He is BIG. I think he could easily play LB

 

[ibleedhuskyblue]

We need fast, not big. We are far slower than our counterparts, especially at LB, but everywhere on D.

I agree we need to tackle better at every position on D, but if we don't leave guys open all over, we don't need to worry nearly as much about tackling.

My guess is it's easier to teach tackling technique, than coverage skills.

I would rather not leave so many guys open in the D backfield, then worry about tackling them in space. Stop leaving the space, and we will have to worry less about the rest.

 

[freescooter]

Bloom and Myers graduate next year. There will be open competition for big snaps at TE.

I think he will be the backup tight end behind Davis. Possibly #3 behind Holman. I know it was 1Play but he didn’t look good nor did he look great on the second pooch kick. Ordinary blocker on kicks. I haven’t seen anything special with him though I know he is from Southington so he is probably a heisman candidate.

 

[MilliniumPrince]

Does he love hitting people? If not, you don't put him on Defense. S kid was a QB converted to TE. What makes anyone thingheeants to play Defense? It isn't just about athleticism.

 

[Papadukes]

The first time I saw Jay play was the open practice and I was impressed with him. A guy in our lil crew was saying put him on D also. No offense to the mention of Blackwell but I don't think his loss hurt even a smidge. Go Huskies

 

[BlueDogs]

Does he love hitting people? If not, you don't put him on Defense. S kid was a QB converted to TE. What makes anyone thingheeants to play Defense? It isn't just about athleticism.

If they do, then they should be moved. We have plenty of depth at skill positions. Might be old fashioned but you play where the team needs you to play. The DE position is a great transition position. You can learn outside leverage technique in a week, the reads are fairly easy and if you have any agility and ability to get off blocks, you can be impactful. The simple rule is don't get sucked down the line and lose contain. Let's get players that have something to contribute on field. Can't be worse than what we are seeing presently.

 

[Stainmaster]

I trust RE's little finger more than all of the posters here combined when it comes to deciding which positions players will play.

 

[huskyrob1]

He is BIG. I think he could easily play LB

He would make an excellent LB or DE. The problem is the coaches can't decide definitively what to do with him. He could easily grow his hair two feet and change his last name to Matthews.

 

[Husky68]

Didn't Cincinnati have great luck a few years ago putting a TE to DE 'cause they just needed to. If remember correctly he made NFL.