A brand new three-word motto was the very first thing that Quincy Williams wrote on social media in 2024 and one of many final issues he stated throughout Jets coaching camp.
“My largest factor this 12 months is ‘Go away little doubt,’ ” Williams stated when requested how he can enhance on his breakout first-team All-Professional choice in 2023 now {that a} new common season is across the nook. “For me to depart little doubt that nobody appears like I’m not the perfect linebacker, I’ve to get higher each single day.”
The Jets’ protection loved a uncommon second earlier this week on the finish of a joint follow towards the Giants the place it may watch Aaron Rodgers carve up an opponent as an alternative of going head-to-head towards the long run Corridor of Famer.
Williams nonetheless discovered a method to problem offensive teammates from the sideline.
“My most essential factor is, I’m the quickest linebacker within the league,” Williams stated. “So after we speak to the offensive linemen, I’ll be like, ‘Hear, when you let this linebacker run previous you and also you by no means let me run previous you, that’s an issue. I’m going to be mad.’ So far as our receivers, we’ve acquired Sauce [Gardner] and D.J. [Reed] — No. 1 cornerbacks within the league — so it’s like, ‘Bro, when you let this dude lock you up, we don’t need to hear none of that.’ ”
Williams completed coaching camp with out engaging in one in every of his targets: an (autographed) interception of Rodgers.
“The primary day he got here right here final 12 months, I acquired my hand on the ball and I used to be simply too joyful,” Williams stated.
“I haven’t gotten an opportunity to select him off but. My first decide — whether or not it’s in follow or a scrimmage, this 12 months or subsequent 12 months — he’s going to should signal that ball. I don’t care. It’s a respect factor.”
Williams’ play is including respect to his personal identify.
TE Tyler Conklin is second on the Jets in catches and receiving yards over the past two seasons.
However Garrett Wilson is displaying no indicators of surrendering the throne after his two lengthy landing catches from Rodgers in follow towards the Giants.
“Garrett has been fairly rattling constant all through our three joint practices,” Conklin stated. “That mixture proper there, I really feel prefer it’s my entire Twitter feed each day at this level.”
Coaching camp ended with none decision to edge Haason Reddick’s holdout and commerce request. Will he be part of the group by Week 1?
“I don’t know,” head coach Robert Saleh stated. “Truthfully, I actually haven’t thought of it.”
A lot of the eye throughout Reddick’s absence has gone to 2023 first-round draft decide Will McDonald.
However Micheal Clemons could possibly be the base-defense starter over McDonald after the Jets deserted final 12 months’s plan to make use of Clemons in a hybrid position.
“We tried to get him as much as a sure weight to see if we may get him inside-outside,” Saleh stated. “Unhealthy resolution, unhealthy recommendation out of your pleasant neighborhood teaching workers. However he seems to be actually good. He’s in a very good place, setting the perimeters that he must set. And he’s truly producing some within the cross recreation.”
Saleh stated McDonald, Clemons and Takk McKinley have “seized the second” with sudden reps accessible.
CB Michael Carter (ankle) has missed three weeks, however Saleh is hopeful he can return for the three practices subsequent week earlier than the break main into Week 1.
