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Re: NYJ- Thank you for Danny Woodhead [Thread]
That's exactly how I see it. Woodhead is a 3rd-down back. McKnight is SUPPOSED to be a 3rd-down back, but has been flailing from the day he was drafted. (And frankly, he flailed quite a bit in college, too.) Woodhead out-performed McKnight handily in training camp.
They kept McKnight because:
A. He's a tremendous pure athlete, and they believe a guy like that can do something for them, even if only on special teams;
B. They just traded up to grab him in the draft, and many teams stubbornly cling to rookies based on their draft status.
Given that he's only been active for 1 game, B has to be a significant part of the equation.
The Jets simply mis-used Woodhead as a receiver. They cut him to make a space for Clowney (who they later cut for Holmes).
Not sure how they see McKnight. If McKnight is to be the future Leon Washington/LdT, a third down back, they would have been better off keeping Woodhead.
Not that I am complaining.
That's exactly how I see it. Woodhead is a 3rd-down back. McKnight is SUPPOSED to be a 3rd-down back, but has been flailing from the day he was drafted. (And frankly, he flailed quite a bit in college, too.) Woodhead out-performed McKnight handily in training camp.
They kept McKnight because:
A. He's a tremendous pure athlete, and they believe a guy like that can do something for them, even if only on special teams;
B. They just traded up to grab him in the draft, and many teams stubbornly cling to rookies based on their draft status.
Given that he's only been active for 1 game, B has to be a significant part of the equation.