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File Under: Chad Pennington, Brad Smith, Marques Tuiasosopo, Mike Nugent, Kellen Clemens
08/13 — The night belonged to Brad Smith and Mike Nugent.
Smith was catching everything in sight during Monday's late afternoon/early evening training camp practice, no more so than during red zone drills with three different quarterbacks.
On first-and-goal situations, first Smith gathered in a Chad Pennington pass over S Kerry Rhodes. Then he scored on a throw from Kellen Clemens over CB Rayshaun Kizer. Finally, No. 16 grabbed Marques Tuiasosopo's pass over the middle, shrugged off pass interference by CB Manny Collins, and got across the goal line.
It was Chad-to-Brad earlier in the practice as well as Smith sneaked inside the pylon for the TD in 7-on-7 work.
Here's how Nugent kicked his way into the highlight video. The end of practice was devoted to more than just two-minute drills. The offense had the ball at its 40 with no timeouts, 35 seconds on the clock and a 28-27 deficit. Kellen Clemens, who had been finding Wallace Wright on several big plays in this practice, hit him among three defenders with 18 seconds to go at the defense's 37.
But the offense was called for delay of game, and with no TOs left, there was a 5-yard penalty and a 10-second runoff to 8 seconds. Then Clemens threw an incompletion, leaving Nugent facing a 60-yard field goal try for the "win" — toward those infernal Arena League posts.
But Nooge thumped the ball good out of Ben Graham's hold, and as the clock hit 0:00, the kick climbed over the crossbar. Game Over! The White Team Wins! Theeee White! Team! Wins!
Sorry, I just channeled John Sterling there.
Other highlights included Pennington's beautiful play action to Jerricho Cotchery, David Barrett's end zone interception of Pennington, and Jonathan Vilma's end zone PD of a ball intended for TE Chris Baker.
Also, during team drills, when guard Brandon Moore false-started, he started to run his lap. And DE Shaun Ellis waved bye-bye to him. And newly signed OL Stanley Daniels got into a brief scuffle with DT Zarnell Fitch.
Among the celebrities on the far sideline: Jets owner Woody Johnson, Super Bowl III guard Dave Herman and R.C. Buford, the senior vice president and GM of the NBA-champion San Antonio Spurs.
Fans Respond
Here's your chance to tell Randy what you think! Add a Comment | Hide All Show All (12)Ira Said:
Mon, August 13, 2007 - 9:40pm ET"Wow 60 yd FG. Nugent is going to have a great year. I guess the offseason strength program worked. B.Smith is just an amazing athlete. The Jets have so many weapons all these experts are going to be wrong. They will be hard to stop. Barrett another INT. By far the most consistent CB in camp so far."
Ira Said:
Mon, August 13, 2007 - 9:52pm ET"I really like the potential that Clemens seems to have. He showed it Friday night vs the Falcons and in camp most of the summer. Yes he set up the winning FG. But throwing into triple coverage will get you into trouble. Its part of the learning process. GO JETS!!!!!!"
Drew Said:
Mon, August 13, 2007 - 10:51pm ET"The Jets like to use the fade route on goaline. This play really scares me. I know Coles and gang can fight for the ball with the best of them but .....Just so many things can go wrong. Randy did I read that correct? Nugent banged one thru from 60 on the narrow posts?? That is sick"
Randy Lange Said:
"Drew, that is correct. Nugent from 60 yards."
Rob Said:
Tue, August 14, 2007 - 1:53am ET"Jets tough schedule will break Thomas"
Ira Said:
Tue, August 14, 2007 - 7:10am ET"Mr.T continues to look for players. Daniels at 6'4' and 320 lbs has good size. Maybe they have found somebody who can develop on the practice squad. Now that its being reported {Ackert] that Jones will miss 1-2 weeks it gives the Jets a good chance to give Ware, Banks and Hollings a good look."
Ira Said:
Tue, August 14, 2007 - 7:33am ET"With W.Smith having a poor camp and now the Jets are giving Kendall some reps at center it sure looks like he is going nowhere. Unless there is a surprise trade Kendall will be on the roster come Sept."
evan Said:
Tue, August 14, 2007 - 1:22pm ET"Regarding T. Jones-- this is really a blessing in disguise. He will be able to rest more during the preseason resulting in being more fresh when real games come around. Remember what LT did last year when he missed the preseason with injury..."
Ira Said:
Tue, August 14, 2007 - 1:52pm ET"Hope they cut back on Leon's workload for the rest of the preseason. No reason for him to get extra reps now that Jones is out. They know what he can do and played well last week. Let Banks, Ware, and Hollings get the bulk of the workload for the rest of the preseason."
troy Said:
Tue, August 14, 2007 - 3:35pm ET"agree with Ira, Washington has proven his worth no need to risk injury to him with a bulk of the preseason carries and sp teams work. Let those other 3 banks,ware,hollings earn thier spot on this roster. Ive been saying all year that they need to keep Kendall he knows the O,and can play multi postions"
Tgunn Said:
Wed, August 15, 2007 - 10:01am ET"Chad's has to throw the ball next preseason game & at least 1 Qtr played. We really don't need him out there for the third game against the Giants . We all know what happened when we had a team this good going into the season! "
Kit Said:
Thu, August 16, 2007 - 2:12pm ET"After watching Brad play all through college, I am so excited to watch him develop and use his talents well. I hope he does great things for the Jets."
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Shawn Price Said:
Mon, August 13, 2007 - 9:02pm ET"That free agent safety james ihedigbo looked pretty sizable in the falcons game. How is he coming along in practice? How is the overall depth at the safety position?"
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