Decker sat out with a shoulder injury from the same game. Keenan Allen was torching the Chiefs secondary before he was hurt in Week 1.
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Wideout Brandon Marshall injured his knee in the game against the Buffalo Bills.
While that’s a bit of an exaggeration, considering he set franchise records last season with 109 catches and 1,502 yards receiving, Marshall is using the play of his teammates as motivation.
Bowles said the Jets wouldn’t necessarily worry about a reoccurrence or lingering of the injury when determining Marshall’s availability. Marshall is a tough player, but he is human. You don’t worry about the reoccurrence and the lingering. “What’s going to happen on this play?'” Enunwa said.
Marshall did not practice Monday, as expected, but added that he shouldn’t ever be counted out from playing until Sunday. “That’s why he [Marshall] is who he is”. You’ve just got to prepare as if he’s going to play.
“You put your head down and you work very hard until you attract the right people”, Simmons said.”I am very lucky that, over time, I am able to find people to help build out the ideas that I have – people who are smarter than me to help deliver on the promises”. In week one, Enunwa caught seven passes for 54 yards and a touchdown, and in week two he followed up his solid performance with six catches on six targets and 92 yards, averaging 15.4 yards per catch. The team is hopeful he can play, but Bowles wasn’t about to speculate.
“Last year, we were successful when I wasn’t a huge part of the passing game”, Enunwa said.
“It’s been a natural progression”.
At the same time, Marshall’s condition improved over the weekend with the extra rest he was afforded after a Thursday night game. “Somebody’s got to step up and make plays. Working with [quarterback] Ryan Fitzpatrick previous year, in the spring, and in the preseason really helped”. The sixth-round pick out of Nebraska in 2015, he’s rapidly developed into a reliable third option.
The Jets will go into Week 3 without a fullback on their roster.
The man in the shadows has been the Jets’ leading receiver so far.
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This is the best offense the Jets have had in recent memory. And if healthy, it contends with any unit in the league. The former All-Pro suffered the second torn ACL of his career last October and has been inactive for the first two games of the season.
