Kicker Greg Zuerlein mysteriously popped up on the damage report Tuesday with a left knee damage and the Jets positioned him on injured reserve a day later.
It appears odd that he abruptly acquired an damage on the identical day the Jets had been auditioning his replacements.
It feels just like the Jets invented an damage to stash a struggling participant on IR relatively than reducing him.
Jets interim coach Jeff Ulbrich didn’t give an evidence that might quiet these suspicions.
“He was on the market coaching, doing his regular kicking routine, and a few issues got here up medically, so we thought the most effective determination was put him on IR, and provides him a chance to get wholesome,” Ulbrich mentioned.
The Jets had a lot of feel-good moments in Thursday’s win over the Texans, however the fumbled would-be landing by rookie Malachi Corley nonetheless lingers.
Corley was about to attain a landing on an 18-yard run at the beginning of the second quarter however he flipped the ball behind him earlier than crossing the aim line.
The play was initially dominated a landing after which replay confirmed he fumbled.
Ulbrich mentioned it’s a lesson for Corley to be taught from.
“By no means make it shut, like we don’t put something within the fingers of the ref, ever,” Ulbrich mentioned, “so that’s 100% on us as coaches, ensuring we emphasize it, and the participant executing that like, you squeeze that ball laborious sufficient to pop it till you completely are ultimately zone, and I’m speaking that might have been his first landing, in order that’s a ball he ought to’ve saved anyway, you understand?
“Shouldn’t have dropped it anyway, so not acceptable, he is aware of it, and it’ll be one thing he learns from and grows from, and be higher due to.”
Corley was not within the locker room after the sport when reporters had been allowed in.
A day later, Ulbrich was nonetheless marveling on the one-handed landing catch by Garrett Wilson.
“Oh, my goodness, like one of many historic performs in all of soccer,” Ulbrich mentioned, “and to see that stay is so particular, and I’m so comfortable for Garrett, as a result of it’s simply one other piece to his evolution and his development as a participant, and a person, and a participant, and a teammate.”
Ulbrich was additionally lower than forthcoming on WR Allen Lazard’s chest damage that landed him on IR.
Ulbrich claims he doesn’t know the specifics of the damage, which is laughable.
“It was only a determination we made based mostly upon a extremely funky damage, simply wish to be certain that we didn’t rush him again,” Ulbrich mentioned.
Ulbrich had no updates on the gamers who had been injured throughout the recreation — CB Michael Carter (again), LG John Simpson (groin) and RG Jake Hanson (hamstring).
