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The third-year player has maintained an expectation that he will deliver big plays for the 5-1 Jets — despite his role and playing time changing year to year, and even week to week.
But the combination of a fluctuating role and limited playing time can be tough for any player.
“It’s just that we don’t want to use him in one way,” Jets secondary coach Dennis Thurman explained. “His versatility is a strength for us, because how do you identify him?”
The former fourth-round pick is a legitimate team-first guy, though,[link widoczny dla zalogowanych], the same player who suggested Kyle Wilson take his first-team reps in training camp during Revis’ absence, so the rookie could get up to speed faster.
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“You’ve got all these guys in the locker room in anticipation of someone making a play,” [link widoczny dla zalogowanych] said. “To be able to do it — for these guys, for myself — you can’t describe it.”
His teammates came up with one description: dubbing him “Mariano Rivera,” after the Yankees’ legendary closer.

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“Sometimes I do get frustrated,” [link widoczny dla zalogowanych] said. “You want to be on the field because you feel like you can make plays; you feel like you can make things happen. But at the same time, you have to understand the grand scheme of things.
In the past two games, when he secured both of his turnovers, he was used mainly in packages with seven defensive backs. He played a dozen snaps against Minnesota, by an unofficial count, including the Vikings’ last-chance drive as the game expired.
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“That’s what makes this defense work, guys like him,” safety Jim Leonhard said. “You can’t really lock him down to a position. He’s at his best when he has kind of free rein and gets to do a lot of different things.”
Even [link widoczny dla zalogowanych] has trouble identifying himself, particularly in a season when the Jets’ defensive backfield lineup has been in flux. [link widoczny dla zalogowanych] said he was used as a safety the first two games. But when Darrelle Revis injured a hamstring in Week 2 against the Patriots, [link widoczny dla zalogowanych] had to be ready to play cornerback and know the nickel and dime responsibilities.
And his pick-six of Brett Favre the previous week occurred on only his fourth defensive play of the night (both by unofficial count).
Tomey also said [link widoczny dla zalogowanych] had a knack for the ball then as well, tying for the nation’s lead with nine interceptions as a junior.
The Jets defensive back did say the plane ride home from Denver last Sunday was pretty great, though.
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“When you put your work in, you’re going to get opportunities. I’ve had opportunities, and I feel like I’m going to have opportunities in the future.”
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In the offseason, the coaches explained to [link widoczny dla zalogowanych] the job they envisioned for him as a hybrid defensive back — though Revis’ holdout and injury affected their plans somewhat.
Thurman admitted it’s probably “unsettling” at times for [link widoczny dla zalogowanych], who started 10 games at cornerback as a rookie in 2008.
His fumble recovery against the Broncos came on the only defensive snap he played all game.