Douglas was the favorite to be named the G.M. of the Jets and the announcement that they’d
finally hired him? It may be that the Jets initially tried to lowball Douglas
with their initial contract offer.Manish Mehta of the reports that the Jets
initially offered Douglas $1.5 million a year but ended up more than doubling
that. Douglas has signed a six-year deal worth more than $3 million a year.The
Jets ultimately got their man
Youth Blake Cashman Jersey , so it all worked out in the end, but lowballing their first-choice candidate for arguably the most important job in the franchise
seems unwise. Douglas already had a good job with a good franchise, the Eagles,
and trying to pay him below market rate could have turned him off to the Jets
and made him decide to stay in Philadelphia.Now Douglas has a six-year deal,
which should make him feel secure that he’ll have the time to build the Jets’
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Matay-USA TODAY SportsWyatt Miller6’ 4”306 lbsOT UCF#78Wyatt Miller was an
offensive tackle for the Golden Knights who started 4 seasons in college. He
played in 49 total games in his career with 34 starts at right tackle and 13
starts on the left side. He was twice named to the AAC All-Academic team and
earned AAC Second Team honors two times for his play on the field. He helped UCF
establish a single season rushing record as a senior even though UCF was
primarily a passing offense. Draft analyst Tony Pualine was at Miller’s Pro Day
wrote this about Miller; “Offensive tackle Wyatt Miller
Womens Blake Cashman Jersey , who a lot of people consider an inexpensive utility blocker for a next-level roster, had a solid day in position drills. Miller has
already worked out for the New York Jets and will be visiting the Cincinnati
Bengals.He already has had a workout with the team that was 60 miles SW of him
in the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.”Although Miller started all his games at the tackle
position he will definitely need to move inside in the NFL.Miller has very good
short area quickness with some very good technical skill, but he lacks the
height and length needed for edge protector in the NFL. He also is woefully
lacking in both upper and lower body power.Interestingly, some of the solid day
Pauline talked about came while Miller was playing center and doing pulling
drills from an interior line spot. Though his punch is seriously lacking in
power, he has very good hand usage otherwise and is quick enough to stay in
front of smaller players. Here he is against Cincinnati. He is #78 playing LT at
the top of the screen.He pushes his man wide then drops his hips to set his
anchor. He keeps his hands inside the shoulder pads so he is able to control his
man for the length of the play. He has a tendency to play a little high in his
sets but gets away with it with the hand usage. If he plays against someone with
more power he will not be so lucky.Like I said he has some good technique, moves
well in space
Authentic Blake Cashman Jersey , and can make combo blocks.Here he is pinning down a DT on a double team. He makes sure to great position, putting his body between the
defender and the hole.You can see his lack of drive power on the play. His
defender is even in a poor leverage position, and he still only keeps him from
play. He should be able to drop his pads and drive that player away from the
LOS. The result is good technique but poor power.The next play he attempts a
combo block, but the play is read too quickly by the two LBs, the SAM and the
MIKE who are shading to the wide side of the field.Miller is able to come off
the ball quickly and put a seal block on the end. Then he makes a dash to the
second level. He finds no one to block because play was read so rapidly, but it
makes no difference as the back beats them to the corner and into the end
zone.This next play Miller is in a two point stance. Miller played from both two
and three point stances at UCF which will aid him to his move inside. I
mentioned lack of height earlier
Blake Cashman Jersey Boys , and this is where you see it come into play. Watch his kick slide; The first two steps eat up little ground, and he has to take a huge third
step to get enough depth to handle the OLB who is rushing from a wide “9”
position.This makes Miller play too tall and off balance. He then get jacked
under the chin which exacerbates the problem. He is able to quickly regroup and
use those good hands to get control of the OLB, pushing him wide. The OLB is
only 6’ 2” 238 lbs. If this was a larger player then Miller would have landed on
his backside, and the QB would have been meat.The next play has a larger rusher
who has a quick first step. He gets to the outside shoulder of Miller quickly
and uses a chop to get his hands down. This is where Miller needs a strong punch
to the breastplate of the defender to stop his momentum, but it isn’t there.The
defender is using a combo move chop/rip, but the rip is far too late. Miller
gets his hands up quickly enough to push the defender wide
Youth Joe Namath Jerseys , but this is a short set on a swing pass so the defender had no shot at a sack with the arc he was traveling. Miller also has
insufficient length to play outside in the NFL. Short kick slide and poor length
are two reasons Miller will need to move inside.It is not all bad for Miller. He
just needs to play in a more confined space and increase his power and work on
the punch. Here he is going against a player with far less quickness who tries
to muscle his way to the QB.You see Miller has no problem mirroring the
defender. He keeps his hands inside the shoulder pads and then does a little
dance for a few seconds. Miller has a lack of lower body strength, but when he
sinks his hips he has a surprisingly stout anchor.Even against smaller defenders
Miller has the short area quickness to stay with them. Here he is going against
a 6’ 2” 225 safety who is reading the play fake and not aggressively attacking
the edge.Miller was in a three point stance but was off the ball quickly to gain
good position on the smaller man. Once the safety gets into a wrestling match
with Miller he is basically done on the play. By taking the outside man (which
is what he is supposed to do) he left the guard to take on Rashard Lawrence who
is a possible top 20 player in the 2020 Draft. The guard is no match for him as
he flies by him easily for the sack. We just watched Rashard Lawrence blast by a
guard, and now you can see him handle Miller as well. Miller does not get enough
depth on his kick slide, and once Lawrence gets to him he knocks down his hands
and slaps him like a tackling dummy to get by.You can see Miller try a punch to
slow Lawrence down, but it is too weak and ineffective.Lawrence is not a super
quick player (he weighs 317 lbs). He also has superior power, but for him to get
on top of Miller and get by so quickly is really bad. Lawrence will not be
playing DE in the NFL.SummeryWyatt Miller is a developmental prospect with quick
feet in small areas and will need time to mature before he is NFL ready. He will
need time to switch positions because he has never played inside before.The good
news is it is easier to move from tackle to guard than vice versa. He will also
need severe development with the strength coach on his upper and lower body. He
needs more lower power in drive blocking and only did 14 reps on the bench on
his pro day. He will need better core strength as well to handle some of the NFL
behemoths he will definitely work against.Miller has practice squad player
written all over him. He will need at least one and possibly two years to
develop strength and the knowledge to play on the interior line in the NFL. He
is a smart kid with the right frame of mind and has a shot to be a player if he
puts in the work. We will see if he makes it through training camp first.What do
you think?
