Jets to Work Quinton Coples in to the Defense Slowly

A lot is expected of Quinton Coples, the Jets first round draft pick. He is expected to revitalize the Jets pass rush, which is a dire need of this team as we all know. If you recall, Quinton felt that he learned the entire playbook during minicamp and OTAs.

But, rookies hit a wall when they are learning the pro game. Coach Pettine and his staff began to see this when they put the pads on this past Sunday. Other players had started to notice that Coples was looking a little “robotic”. By all accounts, he is getting a little bogged down, which is understandable.

So what is the solution? A coach, like any teacher, has to put the player in the best position to be successful. How they do that for Quinton is back his workload off a little, and then work him back up. Here is what coach Pettine had to say about it this week:

“We’ll work it from back to front,” Pettine said of Coples’ role. “He’ll be a third-down guy, similar to Maybin. Get him out there in passing situations and then work him into the base defense. Let him be a back-up for the guys in base, but keep his plate small.”