FLORHAM PARK, N.J. -- Wednesday's wake-up call, Day 7 of New York Jets training camp:
What's happening: The Jets are on the field at their usual time, 1:50 p.m. ET. The weather forecast calls for sunshine, but the temperature won't exceed 81 degrees -- a great day to practice football.
What's hot: The offense isn't hot, which makes it a hot story. It'll be interesting to see how the Ryan Fitzpatrick-led unit responds after its worst day of camp. On Tuesday, the entire operation was out of sync, especially in a two-minute drill. Afterward, Fitzpatrick immediately gathered his offensive teammates, delivering a pep talk. That's called leadership, folks. It's why his teammates lobbied for his return in the offseason. "His leadership is amazing," receiver Brandon Marshall said. Leadership is easier when your supporting cast is whole, and they were down four offensive line starters on Tuesday. ... The running back position is banged up. The latest injury belongs to Bernard Pierce, who was signed last week to replace Zac Stacy (broken ankle), who was waived. Neither Matt Forte (hamstring) nor Khiry Robinson (leg) has practiced, leaving plenty of reps (much too many) for Bilal Powell, Romar Morris and Dominique Williams. They have to be careful not to wear down Powell, an important part of the offense. ... Rookie quarterback Christian Hackenberg was an afterthought on Tuesday, receiving only four reps in teams drills. (For the record, he completed 3 of 3 passes.) It's hard to develop a young quarterback when he barely gets on the field, but such is life on a team that may carry four quarterbacks on the 53-man roster. There aren't enough reps to go around.
