German_Force » Throughout January and February

White Rashard Robinson Jerseys , we’ll be taking an in-depth look at some of the players the Jets have signed to futures deals since the end of the season. We continue today with a look at former Dallas Cowboys defensive end Charles Tapper.The 25-year old Tapper was a fourth round pick in 2016 out of Oklahoma, but has only played in two games in his NFL career due to injuries. He spent his first two seasons with the Dallas Cowboys, but they released him in final cuts last September.BackgroundTapper attended college at Oklahoma and was a three-year starter. His sophomore year saw him rack up 5.5 sacks, but he saw a drop-off in production as a junior. However, in his senior year, Tapper had a career high seven sacks and led the Big 12 with four forced fumbles on his way to all-conference honors.Tapper was widely considered to be a probable late round pick, but boosted his stock at the scouting combine and was drafted in the fourth round by the Dallas Cowboys, who would later draft quarterback Dak Prescott in the same round.Tapper’s career got off to a rocky start as he missed his entire rookie season after being diagnosed with a back issue. He played in the first two games of the 2017 season though, and looked pretty good as he had a sack, a pressure and a couple of run stops. However, he then broke his foot and ended up on injured reserve again.In 2018, he had five tackles, a forced fumble and a pass defensed in four preseason games, but didn’t make it through final cuts and then, having cleared waivers, only lasted on the practice squad for a few days.The Jets worked Tapper out during the season and decided to sign him to a futures deal earlier this month.Let’s move onto some more in-depth analysis of what Tapper brings to the table, based on in-depth research and film study.Measurables/AthleticismTapper has good size and excellent length, plus big hands. At Oklahoma, Tapper had played much of his career at 290, but he lost weight before heading to the NFL.He turned heads when he ran a sub-4.6 40-yard dash at 270 pounds at the combine and would later also post excellent explosiveness numbers but a more pedestrian 23 bench press reps.On film, Tapper’s straight line speed really shows up when he’s chasing plays down in pursuit.UsageOklahoma switched to a 3-4 scheme before Tapper’s first year as a starter, so he played most of his college career as a 5-technique end. He also played some reps on the interior.At the pro level, Tapper has been almost exclusively employed outside the tackle in four-man fronts and usually in a four-point stance.MotorTapper gives a good effort in the trenches and when chasing plays. This was also viewed as one of his better qualities in pre-draft scouting reports.He has shown he can handle a big workload as he played 84 snaps in the Orange Bowl loss to Clemson at the end of the 2015 season. The most snaps he has played at the pro level has been 37 in a preseason game.Run defenseA common criticism of Tapper in pre-draft scouting reports was that he was inconsistent with his pad level, which caused him issues in holding up at the point of attack. However, that doesn’t seem to have been something he’s had an issue with at the pro level, so clearly he has been working on that.Tapper’s quickness is an asset in the running game as he is capable of shooting gaps and winning leverage advantages with his first step:He also shows excellent hustle when chasing plays down from the backside and an ability to get upfield and set the edge:Pass rushTapper’s pass rush numbers are underwhelming, both in college and at the pro level. Even the seven sacks he had in 2015 all came in a four-game span, including three against 0-12 Kansas and two against 3-9 Iowa State. The book on him is that he relied too much on quickness or strength advantages and effort, but didn’t have much of a plan or any counter-moves.Here’s a play where he tries to make a spin move but it’s ineffective and the offensive lineman easily deals with it:Nevertheless, he shows some flashes of being a potentially productive player off the edge. He definitely has a quick first step, which he showcases here:TacklingTapper is a heavy hitter Rashard Robinson Jerseys 2019 , with long arms that he uses to wrap up ball carriers and a knack for forcing fumbles.He hasn’t had many issues with missed tackles at the pro level, although he did miss several in each of his last two years in college. Here’s a play where he missed an opportunity to rack up a sack in preseason:Coverage skillsTapper has only been asked to drop back into coverage a couple of times at the pro level and didn’t do it very often in college either, although he gave up a 30-yard pass play in coverage in his junior year.He has a knack for batting down passes coming off the edge though. He did that six times in his senior year and once last year in preseason.Making reads/instinctsTapper is not considered naturally instinctual and was said to need to improve on his awareness in pre-draft scouting reports. He jumped offside twice in preseason action.Here’s a play where he makes a bad read, leading to a positive gain on an option keeper:TechniqueAs noted, Tapper seems to have worked on keeping his pad level low and this is starting to pay off at the point of attack and when battling for leverage in pass rushing situations.Although - as noted - he is still somewhat raw in terms of his pass rushing move-set, he showed excellent technique on the play where he recorded his first NFL sack:PhysicalityAs noted, Tapper hits hard and battles in the trenches. He displays some power and strength but at times perhaps needs to play with less aggressiveness and better technique.Special teamsTapper hasn’t been much of a contributor on special teams, seeing action in preseason on the field goal rush unit and in the regular season as a blocker on the kick return unit.InjuriesAs already alluded to, injuries have been a problem for Tapper, even though he played in 39 games in his final three seasons at Oklahoma.First of all, he had a hamstring injury at the combine, which prevented him from doing the agility drills. There was then the diagnosis of his back issue, which was a fracture in his spine due to a pars defect. That cost him his entire 2016 season, including preseason.Having started out 2017 promisingly despite neck and hip injuries that caused him to miss time in the offseason, he broke his foot and again landed on injured reserve.His chances of making the team in 2018 weren’t helped by the fact that he suffered a concussion during OTAs in May.Attitude/DemeanorTapper is regarded as having a good work ethic and brings good character and personality having been a team captain in college.His on-field discipline has also been pretty good as he only had one penalty in his senior year, although he had four as a junior.Scheme familiarityUnless the Jets are going to get Tapper to bulk back up again, his best fit would be as a conventional 4-3 defensive end. At the time of writing, the system the Jets will run next season is unclear. If they switch to a 4-3 then Tapper might even be a better fit than most of the players on last year’s team.ConclusionsThe Cowboys gave up on Tapper after two years mainly due to his inability to stay on the field. Coaches and media have said that he’s definitely talented but missed opportunities through being unable to stay healthy.Having sat out the entire 2018 season and given himself a chance to get 100 percent healthy, perhaps Tapper will turn some heads during the offseason.As with most futures signings, he’s an obvious long-shot and not someone who will even factor into the team’s decision making process once we get into free agency and draft season. However, his film shows some terrific athletic potential and he actually showed a lot in his brief NFL appearances, so perhaps he could be a dark horse to contend for a role. We have the 38th and 39th prospects on the GGN Big Board! There was a tie in the vote, so you get two for one today! And the winners are Nasir Adderley, S, Delaware, and Chris Lindstrom, OG, Boston..."WhiteFanposts Fanshots Jets StoriesScheduleRosterStatsYahoo Jets NewsYahoo Jets Team PageYahoo Jets ReportYahoo Jets Depth ChartYahoo Jets TransactionsYahoo Jets PhotosOdds About Masthead Community Guidelines StubHub 鉁旴uilding A GGN Big Board: Prospect #40New,12commentsEDTShareTweetShareShareBuilding A GGN Big Board: Prospect #40Bob DeChiara-USA TODAY SportsWe have the 38th and 39th prospects on the GGN Big Board! There was a tie in the vote, so you get two for one today! And the winners are Nasir Adderley, S White Kelvin Beachum Jerseys , Delaware, and Chris Lindstrom, OG, Boston College! With Adderley and Lindstrom taking the 38th and 39thspots, our crowd sourced Big Board now looks like this:Nick Bosa, Edge, Ohio StateQuinnen Williams, DL, AlabamaJosh Allen, Edge, KentuckyJonah Williams, OT, AlabamaClelin Ferrell, Edge, ClemsonRashan Gary, Edge, MichiganEd Oliver, DT, HoustonDevin White, LB, LSUGreedy Williams, CB, LSUDwayne Haskins, QB, Ohio StateD.K. Metcalf, WR, MississippiT.J. Hockenson, TE, IowaJawaan Taylor, OT, FloridaKyler Murray Kelvin Beachum Jerseys 2019 , QB, OklahomaN’Keal Harry, WR, Arizona StateJachai Polite, Edge, FloridaMontez Sweat, Edge, Mississippi StateAndre Dillard, OT, Washington StateBrian Burns, Edge, Florida StateCody Ford, OT, OklahomaGarrett Bradbury, OC, North Carolina StateNoah Fant, TE, IowaByron Murphy, CB, WashingtonChristian Wilkins, DT, ClemsonDevin Bush, LB, MichiganGreg Little, OT, MississippiMarquise Brown, WR, OklahomaDexter Lawrence, DT, ClemsonJosh Jacobs, RB White Morris Claiborne Jerseys , AlabamaDeandre Baker, CB, GeorgiaA.J. Brown, WR, MississippiDrew Lock, QB, MissouriHakeem Butler, WR, Iowa StateJeffery Simmons, DT, Mississippi StateDalton Risner, OL, Kansas StateKelvin Harmon, WR, North Carolina StateIrv Smith, Jr., TE, AlabamaNasir Adderley, S, DelawareChris Lindstrom, OG, Boston College?From now until mid April I’ll be putting up a daily poll asking GGN to vote on the best available player from a rolling list of 15 candidates. The idea here is to build a generic Big Board reflecting the community’s view of this year’s draft class regardless of the Jets’ (or any other team’s) particular needs. So for instance, the Jets do not need a QB this year, but that should not prevent you from placing a QB high on the Big Board. Each day we will close the previous day’s poll and the candidate with the most votes will be added to the GGN Big Board. In the event of a tie vote the tie will be broken by surname in alphabetical order. By the time the draft rolls around we should have enough players on our Big Board to cover two rounds of the draft.In the event I have made an egregious omission and a name you think should be on the poll is not there you can write in candidates in the comments section. If a player gets support in the comments section I’ll add him to the next day’s poll.Try not to get overly frustrated if your guy isn’t being voted to the top of the board. We all have different views and what we’re looking for here is a composite of the best players in the community’s collective mind. Your views may or may not coincide with the community’s, and either way that’s OK.So let’s get to it. Today we vote for the #40 prospect on the 2019 crowd sourced GGN Big Board. Who will it be? Vote early, vote often, and let’s hear who you think are the best players in this draft.