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Playing for the New York Jets is not a job for the faint of heart. The Jets are often terrible and shuffling through players — by trade, free agency or injury — like playing cards. It takes a special sort of resolve to choose that organization and think, “I can succeed there. Just watch me.”
Sounds like the type of job for Mr. Brady Cook, wouldn’t you say?
The former Mizzou QB1 made his NFL debut on Sunday in the Jets 34-10 loss to the Miami Dolphins. Cook has served most of the season as the Jets’
third-string QB and was elevated to the active roster this week after backup Justin Fields was ruled out with injury. When Tyrod Taylor got hurt, Cook was called into action and, well, it could’ve gone better.
“Definitely a challenge, but a great challenge, one that comes with the job of being the backup quarterback,” Cook said after the Dolphins’ 34-10 victory at MetLife Stadium on a gray and chilly Sunday. “I felt ready to play today, and obviously didn’t do enough to get a win.”
He’s being honest, at least. That’s our guy. Brady threw the ball 30 times in three quarters of action, connecting on 14 for 163 yards and two picks. He was also sacked six and a half times by the Dolphins tenacious pass rush. To be fair to him, the Jets only lost his portion of the game 13-10, with the Dolphins already holding a 21-0 lead when he entered the game.
Will Cook get more game time? Depends on the knee of Justin Fields and the groin of Tyrod Taylor. If we know anything about Cook, he’ll be ready to rock no matter what.
“However the reps shake out this week, next week, I’m going to be ready to play, whether the starter, whether the backup, whether the third string, it doesn’t matter. I’m going to be ready to play, ready to win the Jets a football game. I think it’s going to depend on how the tape looks. You know, I’m going get to watch it here shortly, and I’m going to adjust, go back to work tomorrow, and we’ll get it right.”
Let’s look at it this way. With Cook and Membou on the ball, we’re two-elevenths of the way to a full Mizzou reunion on the Jets offense!
Yesterday at Rock M and Rock M+
If you’re new here, WELCOME to “Olympic Sports Catch Up!” As the Olympic sports manager at this beautiful little website, I lead a team of talented and passionate writers who have a special interest in
non-revenueOlympic sports at Missouri (I despise the phrase “non-revenue”).
Good time to hop in on this weekly piece if you’re a fan of all that’s going on at Mizzou!
On paper, Mack’s 9.6 points and 2.1 rebounds closely mirror the production he supplied last season for the Bruins. Yet through nine games, his raw efficiency is underwater. Meanwhile, the Tigers’ net rating drops by 13.7 points per 100 possessions when he’s on the floor, per EvanMiya.com. Along the way, Mack’s watched his volume of on-ball touches – pick-and-rolls, handoffs, and isolations – erode.
This is good stuff, and maybe something to give you some hope that the Tigers could use some tweaks after a bad week?
But Crowe Jr’s highlights were intoxicating. Around the midway point of the second quarter, Crowe Jr. pulled off a behind-the-back dribble into a hesitation dribble, shaking his defender off the 3-point line on the right wing. He then proceeded to drill a side-step 3-pointer. He also converted a handful of heavily contested turnaround jumpers and layups, emulating wildly tough shot-makers like JR Smith and Dion Waiters.
A player that can go get his own bucket when the team needs it? That sounds… helpful!
“This game was a game of runs. I thought it changed when there was a double tech instead of a flagrant [on Kansas’ Jamari McDowell and Anthony Robinson II] that was called in that first half,” Gates said, “Defensively, we did a tremendous job following our scouting report, but that was a point I thought the game changed.”
kansas definitely brought the Phog Allen officiating atmosphere with them to Kansas City, that’s for sure Dennis!
Mizzou trailed SIUE for 26 minutes and 7 seconds. But the Tigers showed up when it mattered most, outscoring the Cougars 41-23 in the second half to complete the comeback victory 65-56. This extends Mizzou’s winning streak to five; the longest under Coach Harper in her early tenure.
Just stack those wins, team. That’s all that matters in these early days under Kellie Harper.
A bit surprised that a team on the cutting edge of the CFP is a dog to a team that dropped four games in the regular season? Maybe you shouldn’t be! The Tigers ended the season nine spots higher in predictive SP+ (19th as opposed to 29th.) While the Cavaliers boast a Top 25 defense in SP+ (23rd), their offense sits a little lower at 49th, while Mizzou ranks 13th and 31st respectively.
Hopefully Mizzou comes just as motivated as Virginia, which will likely be pissed it shot itself in the foot when it came to their CFP chances.
Eight teams were in the bracket, including No. 12 Mizzou: SIUE, Brown, No. 9 Illinois, No. 14 Little Rock, Northern Colorado, No. 28 Northern Iowa and No. 6 Oklahoma State.
The Tigers placed fourth as a team with 135 points. They had two second-place finishers, four third-place, two fifth-place, one sixth-place and three eighth-place.
I’m not going to pretend to know much about wrestling, but doesn’t Mizzou usually win these types of events?
- Over at Rock M+, the Border War game thread was hot (and kind of sad), our offseason football threads on Coaching Carousels and pre-Transfer Portal chat are still active, and some highlights are available from Jason Crowe, Jr. and Aidan Chronister’s games at Mizzou Arena.
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