Jets interim coach Jeff Ulbrich is trying to tackle the team’s biggest defensive issue — tackling.
Kyler Murray avoids Sauce Gardner’s tackle to score a touchdown in the Jets’ Week 10 loss to the Cardinals.The team wore pads during their positional drills in practice Wednesday and will wear pads for the whole practice Thursday.
“If there’s 15 minutes in , it’s going to be 14 ½ minutes of tackling,” Ulbrich said. “We’re going to get back to fundamentals and basics. I did a tackling presentation for the team today, not just the defense, so everybody knows exactly what we’re doing, how we’re attacking it, how we’re going to get it fixed.”Ulbrich said while it can be challenging to teach tackling without actually tackling, they can go over technique with players and fundamentals.“We know how to tackle,” Gardner said.
“I thought he played well,” Ulbrich said. “He had his rookie moments, for sure. He’s going to have some bumps in the road here and there. I thought he showed a ton of promise. He’s a guy that thank god we got him because we knew we were going to potentially need him this year. The way he has filled in has been amazing for a rookie. The more he gets to play, the better he’ll be.”He also has a wrist injury, but Ulbrich indicated it is just soreness.
The following players were limited: RG Alijah Vera-Tucker , RT Morgan Moses , CB D.J. Reed , LB Chazz Surratt and CB Michael Carter .Mark CannizzaroUSA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn ImagesMarvin Harrison Jr. catches the ball in front of a chasing D.J. Reed during the Jets' loss to the Cardinals.
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