It's about time. I think that perhaps this coaching staff is making him realize that the NFL stands for Not For Long if you come into camp out of shape and take a long time to get back into shape. He had a rough camp last year. Maybe he's not looking forward to that again.



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I wasn't aware that he played the most snaps on the team. At least he seems good from a durability stand point. I just want this darn offensive line solved so we can focus on some more skill position players.

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He gets a lot more bad press than he deserves....

Maybe, he graded out 49th out of 81 guards according to PFF. That means he is average, or was average his first year in a zone scheme despite being out of shape.

Getting in good shape and playing another year in the scheme can only help him.

Jerry was a decent pass blocker, allowing only 2 sacks, but 15 hurries.

His run blocking left a lot to be desired...

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I think Lance Louis will be the end of John Jerry if he's healthy. He's more athletic and simply a better fit for what we're trying to run. While I've always been a fan of Jerry's upside if he ever got into shape. This year would have to be a true break out season for him if he's going to keep his job.

You know, I feel like I'm missing out on a lot not having access to the PFF numbers on all these guys. That being said, if that's how he graded taking all that time to get into shape, then I can only assume that coming into camp in shape and having another year under his belt will improve those numbers by quite a bit. He's a big guy, he's never going to be the quick, athletic lineman you usually see in a zone scheme, but I still think he's got a lot of potential

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Any chance Miami would move John Jerry to RT?

I don't see why not, he played LT when Long went down for a while and did ok with it.

Uhh....when did this happen? lol

Wasn't it the year before last?

Amazing. The guy shows up in shape during a contract year.

I've been asking myself the very same question lately. Jerry played his junior and senior season at right tackle at Ole Miss. He was quite good from what I remember. The only knock was his discipline with his weight. He was selected in the 3rd round because the guy is an impressive athlete. But he wasn't selected earlier because of his weight concerns.

From what I remember he actually played pretty well at tackle in the few games he was asked to do so in 2011. At 6'5" and 328lbs (in game shape) or a little less he's a pretty good size for a right tackle. Also, his pass protection has always been better than his run blocking. But if the guy shows up at 345, no way.

I hope we let Dallas Thomas take over the left guard spot. Move Incognito over to right guard. Then let Jerry and Gardner compete for the right tackle job. Honestly, I think Jerry would win the job.