He was just cut from the Titans yesterday after not reporting to camp. He had some flashes his rookie year but nothing last year. Given our questionable OLB situation I think its worth picking him up off the scrap heap. Maybe he can be our 2018 Kony Ealy. He needs some coaching and better life decisions but he will get another chance in the NFL, might as well be with the Jets.
Never transitioned to the 3-4..has the size but not the quickness or range. Was never the same after a stress fracture his rookie year. That said id still bring him into thev fold as competition.
I can see him landing with the Giants or Bills. Wouldn't mind if the Jets took a training camp flyer on him tho.
No thanks, pass. By: Mike Patton | July 23, 2018 12:16 am ET The Titans drafted Kevin Dodd No. 33 overall in 2016 to be an explosive pass rusher. The former Clemson defensive lineman was expected to convert to outside linebacker and be a force off the edge for a team that needed to bolster their outside pass rush. Unfortunately, it looks like the high point of Dodd’s Titans tenure will be the night he was drafted. Dodd rarely saw the field in his early transition to outside linebacker. He averaged only 19.9 snaps per game in his first nine contests and produced only one sack. A foot injury forced him out of action for the rest of the season after Week 10. His return to the field in 2017 didn’t go much better. He didn’t get onto the field until Week 3 and only averaged 10.2 snaps in nine games. He was inactive for several games. New head coach Mike Vrabel and the Titans’ coaching staff were going to give Dodd another shot despite his past disappointments. He wasn’t producing as an outside linebacker, but there was an opportunity to carve out a role as a defensive end – the position where Dodd thrived in college. The relationship between Dodd and the new staff didn’t get off to a great start when he skipped the final portion of the team’s voluntary offseason work. While it was not a good look for Dodd, it was forgivable since the workouts were not mandatory.
I still have to wonder what will take people to stop looking at these DE converts. Yeah, I know there are some really good DE converts that are setting the league on fire, but that's not happening with the Jets. The responsibility of DE and that of OLB are starkly different. Their technique are different. The only thing in common is the pass rushing. Case in point: 1. Do not try to set the edge against the opposing offensive line with OLBs. That's what DEs should do. 2. OLB that can't cover? See if you can work him in DE. On the other hand, don't try to cover TEs and whatever with DEs. That's being stupid. 3. It's not even like Jets D is complete otherwise, only lacking that one pass rusher. NO. That can't be further from the truth. Just take passing yards, where pass rush makes the most sense. Jets gave up 3700+ yards, good for #12 from behind. (And don't even get me started on the rush defense.) This defense doesn't just need a pass rusher. They need better scheme, good coaching and some good pieces here and there. One gimped pass rushing toy will not make this defense rise.
As long as there are lots of college DEs who do make the transition and are better at LB than as a DE, it will keep happening. Also there aren't many LBs who can consistently cover anyone. Every team drools when they get an offensive player covered by a LB
Do the jets have enough handicapped spaces in their parking lot for all the players with a history of injuries they sign?
I wonder who was dropped to add this dude? Or maybe they expect the Darnold holdout to drag out so they're renting Darnolds roster spot for a few days/weeks.
