Tag: Israel Abanikanda

Should New York Jets RB Breece Hall be handcuffed?

Is there a direct fantasy replacement should Hall miss time?

Most NFL teams have backup plans in case of injury to their primary running backs. Some opt for a timeshare that plays to the strengths of two or three guys. When there’s a clear lead back, many teams make sure they have an understudy waiting for his chance or a veteran with a history as Plan B.

The New York Jets have no such plan. Breece Hall is the clear-cut starter and a first-round fantasy pick. Hall has the potential to be a three-down dominator, but injuries happen in the NFL, and the Jets have three players with a combined 29 NFL touches in six games. There’s no Plan B in New York, except for these three unknowns….

Jets, Dalvin Cook parting ways just before end of season

The Jets are parting ways with Dalvin Cook, allowing him to sign with a playoff team if he wishes.

The Jets are moving on from running back Dalvin Cook. The team and Cook are agreed to mutually part ways, per NFL Network’s Tom Pelissero.

The Cook signing will go down as a major miss for general manager Joe Douglas. The Jets have Cook $5.8 million guaranteed this season, only to carry the football 67 times for 214 yards and no touchdowns. Cook also caught 15 passes for 78 yards.

Per Adam Schefter, Cook is forfeiting the remaining guaranteed money for this season. By letting Cook go now, Cook has a chance to sign with a playoff team and have a chance at a Super Bowl.

For the Jets, it’s a chance to get more work for Israel Abanikanda this week in practice and during Sunday’s game against the Patriots. The Jets also have Xazavian Valladay and Jacques Patrick on the practice squad.

6 Jets to watch in Week 16 vs. Commanders

Here are six players from the Jets to watch in the team’s Week 16 matchup against the Commanders.

The New York Jets have been eliminated from playoff contention following a 30-0 shutout loss to the Miami Dolphins in Week 15. After another disappointing loss, the Jets will take on the Washington Commanders in Week 15, who are another team that isn’t going to be in the playoffs.

The Jets could be starting their fourth different quarterback on Sunday as Zach Wilson remains in concussion protocol. With the postseason no longer a possibility, the Jets could use the final weeks of the season to give more snaps to some of their younger players to build momentum for next season.

Ahead of the upcoming matchup with the Commanders, here are six players from the Jets to watch in Week 16.

Jets offensive PFF grades from 30-0 loss vs. Dolphins

Jets offensive PFF grades from 30-0 loss vs. Dolphins

The New York Jets laid a big egg Sunday. After a 30-6 win over the Houston Texans in Week 14, all seemed right in the world again. Then Week 15 happened. The Jets had the doors blown off in Miami, losing 30-0 and seeing their playoff hopes officially fade away.

The grades are in from Pro Football Focus and we’ll take a look at some of the offensive grades from Week 15.

Jets Week 14 snap counts: Playing time breakdown from win vs. Texans

A look at how the snaps were distributed from the Jets’ Week 14 win against the Houston Texans.

The Jets needed a win not only to keep their season alive but also to build back morale after what had to be a very stressful week at the office. New York snapped a five-game losing streak firmly with a 30-6 win over the Houston Texans.

Because the Jets were up comfortably, they were able to empty the bench and get other players some snaps late in the game, a luxury the Jets haven’t been afforded much lately. We’ll take a look at how the snaps were distributed on offense and defense from Week 14.

5 takeaways from Jets’ dominant 30-6 win over Texans

Here are five of our immediate takeaways from the Jets’ lopsided 30-6 win over the Texans in Week 14.

The New York Jets put an end to their five-game skid with an impressive, dominant outing against the Houston Texans in Week 14 with a score of 30-6. For one of the first times this season, the Jets got a collective effort from all three phases to produce a victory.

With the win, the Jets improved to 5-8 on the season as Zach Wilson returned as the starting quarterback following the release of Tim Boyle. After a first half where both teams punted on every offensive drive, the Jets found their rhythm in the second half.

In what was a much-needed win for morale, here are five takeaways from the Jets’ blowout win over the Texans in Week 14.

Players and personnel decisions Jets should make in season’s final quarter

A look at four players that should either see more playing time or at least a small piece of evaluation in the final five games of the season.

The Jets have five games left in the season and at 4-8, their hopes for the playoffs are all but gone. The team doesn’t even know who their starting quarterback will be for Sunday’s game against the Houston Texans. At this point, the Jets want to try and finish strong for team morale reasons, but it may also be time to start looking ahead to 2024 and what the roster could look like.

Because of that, the Jets have some players who deserve to see more playing time, even if it’s just for 2024 evaluation purposes. We’ll take a look at some of those players and personnel options the Jets should consider looking at in the homestretch of the season.

Jets show seriousness of ‘personnel changes’ with Michael Carter release

Jets show seriousness of ‘personnel changes’ with Michael Carter release

Head coach Robert Saleh said earlier this week that the New York Jets would be considering “personnel changes” in the hopes of adding a spark on offense following another disappointing showing in their 16-12 Week 10 loss to the Las Vegas Raiders. On Tuesday, the Jets already starting making a mark on those changes by releasing running back Michael Carter.

Carter was released following a performance Sunday that saw him play just nine snaps on offense, mainly on third down, and commit a chop-block foul in the third quarter. That ended up being his final snap as a Jet.

The Jets were expected to make changes on offense, but one would have thought the Jets would simply bench Carter to allow rookie Israel Abanikanda to start seeing the field more after being a weekly inactive this season. Instead, the Jets made a statement that they are serious about trying to take a step forward on offense by simply removing Carter from the equation altogether and releasing him. That should give the Jets the ability to use the speed of Abanikanda as a compliment to Breece Hall and Dalvin Cook, who should also see more action going forward after showing improvement in limited snaps Sunday.

Carter’s release comes on the same day of a reported players-only meeting Tuesday, a meeting wide receiver Garrett Wilson and tight end Tyler Conklin hinted after the loss Sunday could happen soon. In the end, Carter ends up the odd man out in New York.

Carter was drafted in the fourth round out of North Carolina in the 2021 NFL Draft and showed some promise early in his career. Carter led the Jets in rushing with 639 yards and averaged 4.3 yards per attempt. He also caught 36 passes for 325 yards. That’s almost 1,000 total yards from scrimmage as a rookie.

The Jets would go on to draft Hall out of Iowa State in the second round in 2022. Carter stuck around and was eventually needed when Hall suffered a torn ACL in Week 7. However, Carter began struggling and the Jets started utilizing rookie Bam Knight into the offense. In the end, Hall led the Jets in rushing last season with 463 yards, despite playing in only seven games.

2023 saw the Jets add Cook and Abanikanda to the mix to build up the running back room and allow the team to be cautious with Hall. Carter, on the other hand, never really factored into the plans. There was speculation he was even on the roster bubble but would eventually take hold of the No. 3 spot with Abanikanda as the No. 4, leaving Knight as the odd man out.

It took a bit for the Jets to piece together their running back room. They seem to have a nice foundation going forward. Unfortunately for Carter, his drop in production — dropped passes and silly penalties don’t help either — mean he won’t be a part of that foundation going forward. He’ll latch on somewhere else, but he ends up an example as the Jets try to turn the ship around in time to make a playoff push.

Jets release RB Michael Carter

The Jets have moved on from Michael Carter, paving the way for Israel Abanikanda.

The Jets have released running back Michael Carter, the team announced Tuesday. The move certainly comes as a surprise. Some thought the Jets would simply keep Carter on the bench but they choose to straight up move on from him.

Head coach Robert Saleh mentioned earlier this week that the team could be looking at some “personnel changes” to try and provide a spark for the offense. This move certainly would count as such a change.

The move paves the way for rookie Israel Abanikanda to start suiting up for the Jets. Abanikanda was injured during the preseason and has been inactive for every game this season, but that looks to change starting Sunday against the Buffalo Bills.

Carter had a solid rookie season with 639 rushing yards and four touchdowns. But his production and ability had started declining since then. He has carried the football just eight times this season as he fell behind Breece Hall and Dalvin Cook.

Carter played just eight snaps Sunday against the Raiders and was benched following his chop-block penalty in the third quarter.

Since the trade deadline has passed, Carter is subject to the waiver system. Carter was drafted in the fourth round of the 2021 draft by the Jets out of North Carolina.

Jets Week 10 inactives: Will McDonald out, makes room for Carl Lawson

Jets Week 10 inactives: Will McDonald out, makes room for Carl Lawson

The inactives are out for the New York Jets in Week 10 against the Las Vegas Raiders. It was already known that Billy Turner would be due to his injured finger. Duane Brown was ruled out as well, but he hasn’t been activated from injured reserve yet.

The player that was the biggest question mark this week was defensive end Will McDonald. The first-round pick suffered an ankle injury this week and missed practice Friday. He was listed as questionable and was officially deemed inactive for Sunday. As a result, Carl Lawson is back in the rotation.

Here are your inactives for the Jets for Week 10.