Jets Cancel Mandatory Camp

Edition #404

Good morning! ☕

Following training camp from afar presents challenges. Not being able to see something yourself means you have to rely on information from those who were there, and that information can be confusing depending on perspective and phrasing.

Take these two examples from yesterday:

Connor Hughes: The Zach Wilson red zone period ends without a touchdown. Couple ugly throws in there, including a near INT off a deflection.

Rich Cimini: Nice day for Zach Wilson, who ran the first-team offense in 11 x 11. Went 5-for-5 in only 11 x 11 period, mostly short stuff. Went 6-for-8 in 7 x 7, including 2-for-4 in red zone. Overall, seemed comfortable. Lots of check-downs.

I read Connor’s first and that seemed to balance what I was hearing from others, lot of poorly thrown balls with bad placement and most of the completions coming on check downs. Then I read Cimini’s and while he mentions the check downs, he calls it a nice day for Zach. This is confusing when you consider he came away without a TD in red-zone drills and nearly through a pick.

Maybe it’s based on expectation. Maybe it doesn’t matter as it’s only OTA’s. But it presents a problem.

🚨 Robert Saleh confirmed that the Jets won’t be running their mandatory minicamp next week as originally planned due to the Hall of Fame game requiring them to report to camp a week earlier. He said he wanted to give the players a chance to get away before the intensity of the season kicks in. The conspiracy theorists among Jets fans pointed to this being an excuse to avoid the uncomfortable situation of Quinnen Williams not turning up for mandatory camp. I think that’s a little far-fetched, and as a players coach, I can understand the logic of giving the players an extra week off here to compensate for them having to arrive a week early.

💰 While we’re on Quinnen Williams, Robert Saleh was bullish on the deal getting done. "I speak for everyone -- I probably speak for Quinnen -- in that we all want to get it done sooner rather than later," Saleh before practice. "I'll let the business guys handle all that stuff, but it's going to get done. He'll be here for camp. He'll be ready to roll and once he is, I'm sure it'll be the same guy who was here." I’m still not even remotely concerned about this, this deal will get done and Quinnen will become the second highest-paid defensive tackle in football, and then we can all move on with our lives and look forward to him dominating interior offensive linemen for the foreseeable future.