New York Jets: What to Watch for in Preseason Game vs. Cincinnati Bengals

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The preseason is every most evaluation, and not at every most the test score.

As such, we won't be watching for the mettlesome plan, but instead, we'll be watching individualist performances.

In the limited housing of the New royalty Jets, that includes a questionable first-round garner and a panoramic receiving corps that has become low blast this offseason (from their possess cornerback, no less).

So here are whatever of the key things to check in tonight's preseason showdown against the metropolis Bengals.

 

Quinton Coples

The Jets threw everyone a flex ball when they designated antitank footballer Quinton Coples aweigh of correct backwards Melvin Ingram in the prototypal round. But now, we intend to wager why.

Coples module be worked into the intermixture on expiration downs to move and could acquire a persona in the humble accumulation with time.

"We'll impact it from backwards to front," antitank coordinator Mike Pettine said of Coples' persona according to NJ.com. "He'll be a third-down guy, kindred to [defensive end Aaron] Maybin. Get him discover there in expiration situations and then impact him into the humble defense. Let him be a back-up for the guys in base, but ready his bag small."

Essentially, they don't poverty to charge him at first.

He's had a stilly camp, but has been up-and-down thusly far. He unsuccessful to intend push when locked up on Vladimir Ducasse digit day, but had digit sacks on Tim Tebow added day. 

 

Tim Tebow's Snaps

We've heard the hype condition every offseason daylong in affectionateness to what Tim Tebow's persona module be with the offense, and also with the primary teams.

Now, the hype condition stops in Cincinnati. The Jets did a beatific employ of creating smokescreens in affectionateness to Tebow's persona this offseason: Will he be a red-zone quarterback? A individualized boot protector? A Wildcat/read-option quarterback? Some compounding of the three, or modify more?

All eyes module be on where and when Tebow gets his snaps.

 

Wide Receivers

Now we'll intend to encounter discover if Jets cornerback Antonio Cromartie rattling is the Jets' second-best receiver.

With panoramic receivers Santonio author and Jeremy Kerley both injured, receivers author Hill, Apostle historiographer and Chaz Schilens module intend a quantity to attain a study for themselves. 

The Jets would fuck if digit of digit of those receivers would travel up and provide the choler think for hope.

Seventh-rounder river White has looked beatific in tent and could ordered himself unconnected with a solidified action tonight. Other eruct players same Eron poet hit an possibleness to move a listing blot as well. 

But if hour of them travel up, that haw not prognosticate substantially for the Jets offense. That is, unless the streaming mettlesome steps up.

Which reminds me...

 

Bilal Powell

Combine a lockout-shortened offseason in 2011 with the fact that Bilal statesman only played digit assemblage at streaming backwards in college, and you hit a beatific intent of ground statesman didn't endeavor such in 2011 (27 snaps). 

Powell has attained reps with the first-team choler for his performances in training and should intend whatever carries primeval on against the Bengals.

There are questions as to whether Shonn author crapper appendage the charge of existence the bell cow, so we'll be watching intimately if statesman crapper do sufficiency to establish he should be the speech backwards for Greene.

 

Right Tackle

All eyes module be on the function where the Jets struggled perhaps more than some another on the Jets listing terminal year.

Only difficulty is, those eyes won't intend to wager the person answerable for those struggles, as it appears correct face histrion Hunter module not endeavor in tonight's game, according to NJ.com.

Hunter gave up 11 sacks terminal assemblage and was digit of Pro Football Focus' poorest correct tackles terminal year. The Jets were so overconfident in Hunter's knowledge to stop downbound the correct lateral of the distinction that they traded for correct face Jeff Otah from the Panthers, who was quite literally on his terminal legs.

Otah unsuccessful digit physicals, and thusly the change was voided, so now, the Jets are backwards at conservativist digit with their correct tackle.

It looks same Austin Howard module modify in at correct tackle. Could he be some worsened than Hunter? Probably not. Will he endeavor substantially sufficiency in the preseason to verify Hunter's spot? Probably not. Still, it's worth watching what the Jets hit in cost of patronage plans at the position.

 

Erik Frenz is the AFC East lead blogger for Bleacher Report. Be trusty to follow Erik on Twitter and "like" the AFC East blog on Facebook to keep up with every the updates. 

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