Offensive Line
The new-look O-line was one if the biggest storylines heading into camp and it remains in focus after the close, but for different reasons. After starting 13 different combinations last season and bringing in three new starting players this last offseason, the starting unit showed promise, but so did the depth of the group.
“I love the way our O-line’s coming together, and I’m not just talking about their play style,” Robert Saleh said. “I’m just talking about they actually like being around each other. I’ve always said it with the defense, the defense likes being around each other. The offense, I think they’re actually starting to enjoy being around one another because there’s a lot of like minds and I’ve liked the way they’ve come together, the way they root for one another, the way they play for one another, the way they communicate with one another. It’s turning into a pretty cool group.”
DT Javon Kinlaw
Kinlaw, who signed with the Jets in March, showed a lot of promise throughout camp. Robert Saleh called him “unblockable” in the joint practice with the Panthers. It’s hard to fully evaluate the defensive line in training camp because teams cannot take down the quarterback, but Kinlaw was in the backfield a lot, both in the run and the pass. The former first-round pick seems primed for a breakout season.
“This year’s been my first time feeling like, ” ‘OK, I can really be who I think I can be, who I know I can be.’ Point blank. Period. When I was coming out, I knew it was going to take me some time. I remember somebody asking me what I rank myself, amongst the guys at the Combine, and I said, ‘As of now, I’m not really the best guy, but 10 years from now I will be.’ I still feel that way.”
Saleh added: “To his credit, he’s found a way to get himself healthy and he’s bought into everything that we preach on the D-line with regards to technique and all that stuff. Really looking forward to seeing what he does this…
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