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With Le’Veon Bell gone, Jets can no longer limit La’Mical Perine

A potential positive from Le’Veon Bell’s release may be more opportunities for La’Mical Perine to see the field.

A potential positive from Le’Veon Bell’s release may be more opportunities for La’Mical Perine to see the field.

Earlier this week, Adam Gase suggested that Perine was not receiving more carries because he didn’t want to “stunt” the rookie’s growth. That was before Bell was granted his release on Tuesday night.

After Bell returned to the lineup in Week 5, Perine played zero snaps in New York’s 30-10 loss to the Cardinals. Perine was relegated to kickoff duty.

When Bell missed three games with a hamstring injury, Perine received just 40 snaps. Inexplicably, both Frank Gore and Kalen Ballage saw time in the backfield over the fourth-round pick from Florida. In his four games, Perine has 17 touches for 55 total yards.

There’s no longer any excuse for the Jets not to play Perine. The team is 0-5 and, with Bell’s release, they don’t appear interested in being competitive. At the very least, they should be using the next 11 games as an evaluation period, which should provide a measuring stick for someone like Perine.

At 37-years-old, the Jets know what they have in Gore. It appears that Father Time has caught up to the ageless wonder and he should be no more than a short-yardage back and a guide to Perine going forward.

On the season, Gore has 64 carries for 204 yards, averaging 3.2 yards per carrry. Even if Gase’s odd explanation for not using Perine holds any merit, the Jets gain nothing by playing Gore over the rookie, who has already followed Bell’s lead, liking a tweet that criticized his head coach’s explanation of his minimal use.

In all likelihood, Perine will probably be part of a running back by committee that includes Gore, Ty Johnson and Josh Adams. Even with that, he should reserve the right to be New York’s feature back for the remainder of the season.

The Jets released Bell because they knew he wouldn’t be here beyond this season. New York was likely to release him following the 2020 season regardless of his production. That same logic can be applied to Gase, who has all but written his fate. With that, a likely lame-duck head coach needs to feature Perine going forward, especially considering he could be New York’s running back of the future.

With Le’Veon Bell gone, Jets can no longer limit La’Mical Perine

Jets Wire takes a look at what Le’Veon Bell’s release could potentially mean for rookie running back La’Mical Perine.

A potential positive from Le’Veon Bell’s release may be more opportunities for La’Mical Perine to see the field.

Earlier this week, Adam Gase suggested that Perine was not receiving more carries because he didn’t want to “stunt” the rookie’s growth. That was before Bell was granted his release on Tuesday night.

After Bell returned to the lineup in Week 5, Perine played zero snaps in New York’s 30-10 loss to the Cardinals. Perine was relegated to kickoff duty.

When Bell missed three games with a hamstring injury, Perine received just 40 snaps. Inexplicably, both Frank Gore and Kalen Ballage saw time in the backfield over the fourth-round pick from Florida. In his four games, Perine has 17 touches for 55 total yards.

There’s no longer any excuse for the Jets not to play Perine. The team is 0-5 and, with Bell’s release, they don’t appear interested in being competitive. At the very least, they should be using the next 11 games as an evaluation period, which should provide a measuring stick for someone like Perine.

At 37-years-old, the Jets know what they have in Gore. It appears that Father Time has caught up to the ageless wonder and he should be no more than a short-yardage back and a guide to Perine going forward.

On the season, Gore has 64 carries for 204 yards, averaging 3.2 yards per carrry. Even if Gase’s odd explanation for not using Perine holds any merit, the Jets gain nothing by playing Gore over the rookie, who has already followed Bell’s lead, liking a tweet that criticized his head coach’s explanation of his minimal use.

In all likelihood, Perine will probably be part of a running back by committee that includes Gore, Ty Johnson and Josh Adams. Even with that, he should reserve the right to be New York’s feature back for the remainder of the season.

The Jets released Bell because they knew he wouldn’t be here beyond this season. New York was likely to release him following the 2020 season regardless of his production. That same logic can be applied to Gase, who has all but written his fate. With that, a likely lame-duck head coach needs to feature Perine going forward, especially considering he could be New York’s running back of the future.

Why won’t Adam Gase make more use of Jets rookie RB La’Mical Perine?

Why is rookie running back La’Mical Perine not being used in the Jets offense?

Sometimes it seems like the Jets have forgotten that La’Mical Perine exists.

Instead of seeing what his rookie running back is capable of, Adam Gase has recreated the 2018 Miami Dolphins backfield. A 37-year-old Frank Gore and Kalen Ballage, who was picked up off the street, are seeing more time than Perine with Le’Veon Bell out.

Gore, who has been the primary back in Bell’s absence, has 55 carries for 174 yards, averaging 3.2 yards per carry. His ineffectiveness was on full display in the Jets’ 37-28 loss on Thursday when he carried the ball 13 times for 30 yards. In one of the more mind-boggling calls of the game, New York called Gore’s number on a third-and-four wheel route in the red zone. The play went nowhere, as anyone could have predicted.

Gase claimed he wants to spread the love at running back a bit more, but Perine had just 10 offensive snaps on Thursday, rushing for 15 yards on five carries. Ballage — who Gase has a prior connection to — received 30 offensive snaps, though he didn’t carry the ball at all and caught two passes for just 11 yards. Ballage was inexplicably in to block for a lot of passing plays. He missed at least three blocks, which put Sam Darnold under further duress Thursday. According to Pro Football Focus, the pass-blocking grades between Perine and Ballage aren’t even comparable. Perine has a grade of 77.6, while Ballage received a 14.8. While Perine’s grade comes on a more limited sample size, it’s hard to argue against at least seeing what he can do as a third-down back since Ballage has proven to be a liability.

With Thursday serving as another poor performance for New York’s backfield, the Jets added to the crowd on Friday by claiming former Lions RB Ty Johnson off waivers. So he joins Gore, Ballage and Perine, as well as Josh Adam on the practice squad. Bell, meanwhile, is eligible to play Week 5. In other words, it doesn’t look like there’s going to be much room for Perine to get more snaps.

That shouldn’t be the case, though. Gase should make it a point to get Perine, who has big-play potential, a fairer share of the carries along with Bell and Gore. Perine got up to 17 mph on a 10-yard run in Week 2 — the fastest run by any of New York’s running backs this season, according to NFL’s Next Gen Stats — so it’s clear he offers a different look to New York’s struggling ground game.

The fourth-round pick out of Florida is a big-bodied back at 5-foot-11, 218 pounds, and he can break tackles and create yards after contact. But he also has deceptive speed. That was on full display this summer when he broke a long run during an intrasquad scrimmage.

Since his NFL debut vs. San Francisco, though, Perine has taken just 31 snaps out of the backfield. For comparison, Bell was on the field for 32 snaps in New York’s season opener and he missed the majority of the second half.

Excluding Darnold’s 117 rushing yards through four games, the Jets have just 183 yards on the ground this season. Right now, that would rank second-worst in the NFL, behind only the Giants. For an offense that needs to go into “hyperdrive” sooner than later, there are no longer any excuses as to why Perine can’t get on the field.

It’s time to play the kid.

Why won’t Adam Gase make more use of Jets rookie RB La’Mical Perine?

Jets Wire takes a look at why rookie running back La’Mical Perine isn’t being used in the team’s offense.

Sometimes it seems like the Jets have forgotten that La’Mical Perine exists.

Instead of seeing what his rookie running back is capable of, Adam Gase has recreated the 2018 Miami Dolphins backfield. A 37-year-old Frank Gore and Kalen Ballage, who was picked up off the street, are seeing more time than Perine with Le’Veon Bell out.

Gore, who has been the primary back in Bell’s absence, has 55 carries for 174 yards, averaging 3.2 yards per carry. His ineffectiveness was on full display in the Jets’ 37-28 loss on Thursday when he carried the ball 13 times for 30 yards. In one of the more mind-boggling calls of the game, New York called Gore’s number on a third-and-four wheel route in the red zone. The play went nowhere, as anyone could have predicted.

Gase claimed he wants to spread the love at running back a bit more, but Perine had just 10 offensive snaps on Thursday, rushing for 15 yards on five carries. Ballage — who Gase has a prior connection to — received 30 offensive snaps, though he didn’t carry the ball at all and caught two passes for just 11 yards. Ballage was inexplicably in to block for a lot of passing plays. He missed at least three blocks, which put Sam Darnold under further duress Thursday. According to Pro Football Focus, the pass-blocking grades between Perine and Ballage aren’t even comparable. Perine has a grade of 77.6, while Ballage received a 14.8. While Perine’s grade comes on a more limited sample size, it’s hard to argue against at least seeing what he can do as a third-down back since Ballage has proven to be a liability.

With Thursday serving as another poor performance for New York’s backfield, the Jets added to the crowd on Friday by claiming former Lions RB Ty Johnson off waivers. So he joins Gore, Ballage and Perine, as well as Josh Adam on the practice squad. Bell, meanwhile, is eligible to play Week 5. In other words, it doesn’t look like there’s going to be much room for Perine to get more snaps.

That shouldn’t be the case, though. Gase should make it a point to get Perine, who has big-play potential, a fairer share of the carries along with Bell and Gore. Perine got up to 17 mph on a 10-yard run in Week 2 — the fastest run by any of New York’s running backs this season, according to NFL’s Next Gen Stats — so it’s clear he offers a different look to New York’s struggling ground game.

The fourth-round pick out of Florida is a big-bodied back at 5-foot-11, 218 pounds, and he can break tackles and create yards after contact. But he also has deceptive speed. That was on full display this summer when he broke a long run during an intrasquad scrimmage.

Since his NFL debut vs. San Francisco, though, Perine has taken just 31 snaps out of the backfield. For comparison, Bell was on the field for 32 snaps in New York’s season opener and he missed the majority of the second half.

Excluding Darnold’s 117 rushing yards through four games, the Jets have just 183 yards on the ground this season. Right now, that would rank second-worst in the NFL, behind only the Giants. For an offense that needs to go into “hyperdrive” sooner than later, there are no longer any excuses as to why Perine can’t get on the field.

It’s time to play the kid.

Ty Johnson claimed by the New York Jets off of waivers

The New York Jets have claimed former Detroit Lions running back Ty Johnson off of waivers.

The New York Jets have claimed former Detroit Lions running back Ty Johnson off of waivers. Johnson was released yesterday in a corresponding move after the Lions activated safety Jayron Kearse from suspension.

This is the second running back selected on Day 3 of the NFL draft that has been claimed off of waivers after the Lions released them this season — the other being Jason Huntley, who was claimed by the Philadelphia Eagles at cut-downs last month.

In 2019, the Lions running backs were banged up and Johnson earned time late in the season, rushing the ball 63 times for 273 yards, and notching 24 receptions for 109-yards on the year.

In 2020, Johnson made the Lions initial 53-man roster out of training camp and looked like he was in a competition for the Lions third running back role with Bo Scarbrough. When Scarbrough was injured, Johnson had the inside edge for less than 24 hours before the team added Adrian Peterson to the roster.

Johnson was relegated to a fourth running back role and was only on the field for five offensive snaps this season, receiving no touches or targets. He did play 24 snaps on special teams in Weeks 1 and 2 but was a healthy scratch in Week 3.

With the Lions’ Peterson, Kerryon Johnson, and D’Andre Swift firmly ahead of Ty Johnson on the depth chart, and Scarbrough eligible to return from injured reserve, the Lions felt comfortable risking him to waivers.

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Ty Johnson and the RB lesson Lions GM Bob Quinn refuses to learn

Lions GM has been adept at finding RB talent off the street but keeps overspending on RB draft picks anyway

Thursday spelled the end of Ty Johnson’s status on the Detroit Lions active roster. The second-year RB was waived to make room for safety Jayron Kearse, who was activated from the suspended list.

Johnson’s departure is the latest of the near-constant deck shuffling by the Lions at the running back position. It’s been one of Detroit GM Bob Quinn’s biggest follies, and it’s proof Quinn just isn’t learning from his own mistakes.

Johnson is the second running back the Lions have drafted in the last two years to get cut by the team in a little over a month. Fifth-round rookie Jason Huntley, who couldn’t beat out Ty Johnson in the competition between the two declared by Quinn when he drafted Huntley, is now in Philadelphia. He has played one snap all year, gaining one yard in a garbage-time carry.

The third RB Quinn drafted since 2019 is the most glaring example. D’Andre Swift was the No. 35 overall pick in the 2020 NFL Draft. He’s currently the third-string RB, playing just 60 snaps in three weeks. Yet that’s not an indictment of Swift’s talent or potential. Instead, it illustrates how Quinn has botched handling the RB position.

Kerryon Johnson, back healthy after a 2019 season where he missed half the year and didn’t play well when he was on the field, remains above Swift. As he probably should; Johnson was a second-round pick in 2018 and played very well as a rookie.

That’s two second-round picks in three drafts on running backs. Detroit remains a pass-heavy offense with Matthew Stafford at the helm, but Quinn continues to overspend draft capital on running backs.

In 2019, Detroit’s most effective runner was Bo Scarbrough. He was signed off the street thanks to a lengthy injury history and negligible skill in the passing game. Scarbrough is currently injured too, a status that helped lead Quinn to sign Adrian Peterson off the street after training camp ended.

That’s right. A future Hall-of-Fame RB was readily available for anyone to sign the week before the Week 1 kickoff. And Peterson has impressed — he’s still got “it”. He’s the lead back despite being 35 and barely practicing with his new teammates in a different offense.

Backs are always available. Carlos Hyde was still available a month after the draft before joining the Seahawks despite the fact he topped 1,000 rushing yards for the Texans in 2019. Frank Gore signed with the Jets after the draft. as did LeSean McCoy in Tampa Bay. Both were perfectly capable starting RBs in 2019, running for more yards per carry than Kerryon Johnson did. The Browns salvaged a very good player in Kareem Hunt after the Chiefs dumped him for his off-field issues, which is also how Peterson became available a few years back.

The NFL is littered with relative unknown RBs suddenly emerging as good starters. Take Raheem Mostert in San Francisco, a player cut by five different teams in a 12-month span before blowing up when given an opportunity. Austin Ekeler with the Chargers proved a better all-around back as an undrafted free agent than first-rounder Melvin Gordon. Kenyan Drake went from deep reserve on a bad Miami offense to effective starter in Arizona — he’s currently 7th in the league in rushing. This week’s Lions foe, the New Orleans Saints, plucked Vikings discard Latavius Murray off the street and he’s a very effective No. 2 RB…for little more guaranteed money than the Lions are paying Swift.

Detroit added Kerrith Whyte to the practice squad, effectively swapping him in for Jonathan Williams, yet another running back with starting experience plucked off the street over the summer. The Lions see enough in Whyte, who got 24 carries with the Steelers as a rookie, to keep him on the protected practice squad list every week.

This is where Quinn isn’t seeing the err of his own ways. He’s been effective at scouring the waiver wire and free agent market to pick up useful RB talent. But he continues to burn valuable draft capital to try and accomplish the same goal, and it’s not working. It’s a wildly inefficient allocation of draft resources for a team that sorely lacks depth at several more critical positions.

Quinn is guilty at fullback, too. In an offense where the fullback plays between 12 and 20 percent of the offensive snaps and touches the ball about once a month, he burned a 2018 draft pick on Nick Bawden. Nothing against Bawden, though he didn’t play well in 2019, but linebacker Jason Cabinda switched from defense to offense and in less than a month pushed Bawden off the roster.

The dichotomy of Quinn and the Lions being able to find effective RB talent from the outside, but still overspending draft capital for the very same — at best — outcomes makes no sense. Yet that’s exactly what Quinn continues to do, without fail. That’s a big fail for the Lions GM.

Lions announce return of Jayron Kearse, waive RB Ty Johnson

The Detroit Lions announced they have re-added safety Jayron Kearse to the active roster following the completion of his 3-game suspension.

The Detroit Lions announced they have re-added safety Jayron Kearse to the active roster following the completion of his 3-game suspension and waived running back Ty Johnson in a corresponding move.

Kearse brings another unique element to the Lions’ secondary and special teams. During camp, Kearse played in the slot and in the box, and his coverage skills figure to be an immediate factor in the safety rotation as soon as he reacclimates during practice this week.

“I think we’re all excited for him to be back — energy, everything that he brings,” defensive coordinator Cory Undlin said on Tuesday, per MLive’s Kyle Meinke. “And then we’ll take it one day at a time as we go forward. He hasn’t been out there. He doesn’t know what’s different. Working out on the side, doing whatever he’s doing to get ready, and then going out and actually playing the game, so we’ll take it day by day. We’ll get him back in there, ease him in and then we’ll see where it fits at the end of the week, but we’re excited to have him back.”

Additionally, Kearse plays a lot on special teams and was working at several spots in training camp, including as a gunner. Currently, at gunner, the Lions have been utilizing Tony McRae along with a combination of Darryl Roberts (Week 1), Dee Virgin (who was a practice squad promoted player in Week 2), and Jamal Agnew (Week 3) to fill those roles. One way or another Kearse figures to be in on special teams during all four phases, regardless of what spot he lines up at.

After being a healthy scratch last Sunday the release of Johnson isn’t overly surprising and could point towards Bo Scarbrough, who is eligible to return from injured reserve, being close to returning. Also, don’t rule out Johnson returning to Detroit on their practice squad.

Detroit Lions Thursday Week 4 injury report: Darryl Roberts added, limited

Updating the Detroit Lions Week 4 injury report after Thursday practice.

The Detroit Lions returned to the practice field on Thursday as they prepare to host the New Orleans Saints in Week 4 and they added a new name to today’s injury report.

Here’s a look at the Lions’ injury report, with the updated changes in injury status listed in bold.

Injured reserve/PUP list

No Practice

Player Injury Wednesday Thursday Friday Designation
C.J. Moore Groin No Practice No Practice

Moore not returning today is bad news for his availability for the weekend. He will get another shot to practice tomorrow, but even if he is able to get in a limited practice the outlook doesn’t look great.

Limited Practice

Player Injury Wednesday Thursday Friday Designation
Hunter Bryant Hamstring Limited Practice Limited Practice
Da’Shawn Hand Chest Limited Practice Limited Practice
Desmond Trufant Hamstring Limited Practice Limited Practice
Daryl Roberts Hip Not listed Limited Practice

Roberts was added to the injury report today and it’s not clear if this was planned ahead of time or if it happened during today’s practice. During his morning press conference, coach Matt Patricia mentioned that he thought Ty Johnson would be limited at practice but he is not on the injury report. It’s entirely possible he misspoke and said Johnson instead of Roberts — or this could be a completely separate issue.

Regardless, adding Roberts — currently, the lions starting slot corner — is not great news, but with Trufant trending up, the Lions should still have three starting level corners available on Sunday — with Amani Oruwariye and Jeff Okudah rounding out the starting group.

Speaking of Trufant, he looked very active during the portions available to the media today, per this week’s pool reporter. This could be some much-needed depth in the Lions secondary.

Another limited practice for Hand is encouraging for his status for the weekend, and with a limited defensive front, keeping him healthy is a must.

Bryant has now strung together back-to-back limited practices for the first time since training camp. With the Saints struggling to cover tight ends, if he is healthy, he could be immediately used.

“Certainly we’ve wanted to have him out there and we haven’t,” Patricia said at his morning press conference. “But he’s working his way back and we’ll progress that as much as we can through safely returning him to play and get back to that skillset of what he was showing us before he got hurt because that was really good.”

Full Practice

Player Injury Wednesday Thursday Friday Designation
Full Practice

There are no players listed in this section at this time.

Darrell Bevell shares thoughts on rookie RBs and why they give the Lions a ‘really competitive room’

Detroit Lions offensive coordinator Darrell Bevell shares thoughts on the teams’ rookie running backs and why they give them a “really competitive room”.

The Detroit Lions want to establish the running game and have spent much of their offseason resources dedicated to improving in this area.

When offensive coordinator Darrell Bevell talked with the media via video conference call last week, he shared his thoughts on the teams’ rookie running backs and why they give the Lions a “really competitive room”.

The Lions have tried not to get caught up in starter labels this offseason — especially with no Spring camp to help set a depth chart — but naming a starting running back may be a moot point anyway, as the Lions appear determined to deploy a running back by committee in 2020.

Kerryon Johnson, the incumbent starter, saw seven starts in 2019 before injury, Bo Scarbrough got five, while Ty Johnson and Wes Hills each received one, and all of them return to the Lions.

But despite returning four players with starter snaps under their belt, the Lions still drafted De’Andre Swift with the 35th pick in the draft and he has drawn praise and excitement from several teammates and coaches.

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“So, De’Andre Swift — we’re super excited to have him,” Bevell said in the Zoom meeting. “We feel like he is a really talented, well-rounded running back. A guy that you can feel like can handle the run game, but as well as that, he has the ability in the pass game where you can do some things with him there. So, really just a complete guy.

“To be able to add him in there with Kerryon (Johnson), with Bo (Scarbrough), such a good group there and there’s still other guys, Ty (Johnson) is there, (Jason) Huntley’s there. It’s going to be just a really competitive room and that’s what you’re trying to do at each and every position is get the room as competitive as you can and let the cream rise to the top and you’ll end up with a really good team when you’re doing that.”

Swift wasn’t the only running back the Lions selected this past draft, and while Huntley left a big impression on the Lions coaching staff due to his special teams work, he has the potential to be really special on offense.

“The biggest attraction first was his return ability,” Bevell said, “and the things he can do in the special teams game, we were trying to add to that. But then obviously as a runner, he more like a scatback style, same thing (as Jamal Agnew), you’ve got to get the ball in his hands, a dynamic runner with the ball in his hands, so that’s what you’re looking to.”

While general manager Bob Quinn has noted that Huntley “is going to be in competition with Ty Johnson”, the stylistic comparison of Huntley to Agnew by Bevell is something that shouldn’t be glossed over.

Agnew is making a position switch to offense and has been sitting in wide receiver meetings, but there is also no doubting he has the skill set to also directly compete with Huntley and Ty Johnson.

Kerryon Johnson and De’Andre Swift look locked into starter 1A and 1B roles, and Scarbrough should reclaim his role as a sledgehammer, leaving the main question centered around how many more spots can they afford to allocate to the position.

In my Establishing the 53 series of articles, I had the Lions keeping both Huntley and Ty Johnson, as well as Agnew as a receiver/returner because like Bevell said, when it comes to dynamic players: “You want those guys to have the ball in their hands because they can make plays for you.”

Exploring how Jamal Agnew’s position switch to WR impacts the Lions roster

Exploring how Jamal Agnew’s position switch from defensive back to wide receiver impacts the Detroit Lions 2020 roster.

Speculation about Detroit Lions Jamal Agnew possibly making a position switch came to the surface in a Pro Football Talk’s Peter King report on Monday. And now today, Dave Birkett of the Free Press is reporting that Agnew is indeed making a position switch from defensive back to wide receiver.

“Agnew has been attending virtual meetings with both the wide receivers and cornerbacks this spring,” Birkett said, “but the Lions plan to transition him exclusively to offense when they return to the field this summer.”

While Agnew is primarily known for his special teams return ability — he was the only player in the NFL to have a punt and kick return for a touchdown in 2019 — he has been featured on offense as a gadget player a handful of times (32 total) over his three-year career.

Last season Agnew saw 16 snaps on offense — 10 in the final week of the regular season — and all at wide receiver. The Lions apparently liked what they saw because according to Birkett, “the Lions approached him about making the conversion full time this spring.”

Agnew has shown the ability to be a weapon on special teams, but with the league moving away from special teams in the name of player safety, Agnew needed to show he can do more to get on the field.

If he can also perform as a reliable gadget option — as well as an emergency defensive back — he will make himself very valuable to a team who prioritizes versatility.

So how does Agnew’s switch impact the roster?

The first name that jumps to mind is fifth-round pick Jason Huntly, as he and Agnew are capable of being gadget players in the backfield, as well as slot options at wide receiver. But there are three things that cause me to pause in saying these two are in a pure head to head matchup. First, they play different positions, second, the Lions are desperate for speed on offense, and third, they planned on switching Agnew in the spring and still drafted Huntley, indicating they may have a plan for both.

The next name that comes to mind is the Lions other fifth-round pick wide receiver Quintez Cephus. While Agnew and Cephus play the same position, they are very different players and win in different ways — there’s also point three from above that still remains true.

But if Agnew is going to make the Lions 53-man roster on offense, it’ll be an offensive player that will have to be squeezed out.

In my latest 53-man roster projection, I examined the benefits of keeping a sixth wide receiver versus a fourth tight end and came away with undrafted rookie Hunter Bryant as my winner — based on the fact that he was an offensive weapon in the slot.

If Agnew can also prove to be an offensive weapon in the slot, while also contributing on special teams, he would push ahead of Bryant in my eyes.

With Bryant off my projection and Agnew switching sides of the ball, that creates a slot on defense — and this is an easy choice for me — as it now opens the door for safety/gunner C.J. Moore to jump back in the 53.

The opportunity is there for Agnew to expand his role and solidify a spot on the 53-man roster — now he just has to execute the plan.