Jets working out former Patriots linebacker Marquis Flowers

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The Jets can’t help themselves from taking a look at former Patriots.

According to Manish Mehta of the New York Daily News, the Jets are working out linebacker Marquis Flowers today.

Flowers played part of this season with the Lions, but was released in early October. He had 3.5 sacks for the Patriots last year.

A former sixth-round pick of the Bengals, Flowers has primarily been a special teams player but had a pair of starts last season.

7 responses to “Jets working out former Patriots linebacker Marquis Flowers

  1. When you get fired by two coordinators/teams that know you, within 2 months of one another, there has to be some kind of red flag, likely him demanding a new deal in some fashion.

    The guy can run, had a good year last year in the Big Dime looks with Chung, and made a textbook play on that incompletion in the end zone i n the SB on Clement, that was used to cheat the Pats at the behest of Goodell.

    But, the fact he’s been bounced twice either means he’s fighting some kind of an injury that is s\lowing him down or his contract demands are way out of whack.

    I am sure the Jets will overpay regardless. lol

  2. tylawspick6 says:
    November 13, 2018 at 1:03 pm

    When you get fired by two coordinators/teams that know you, within 2 months of one another, there has to be some kind of red flag
    ————————————————————————————
    Totally agree. Otherwise I figured the Patriots desperately needed his speed and athleticism.

    Of course, I also thought bringing back Gillislee was a no brainer given the Patriots were shorthanded at RB before Michel came back.

  3. daddeeo says:

    November 13, 2018 at 12:49 pm

    How the call went “You’re invited to try out for us… providing you bring your Pats play book…”

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    Stealing the other team’s playbook was a silly plot device used in situation comedies televised for kids.

    • 32 teams interview many players when they become available.
    • Free agency began in the NFL in 1947. More than a few players and coaches moved to other teams since 1947.
    • NFL games are televised.
    • The NFL provides a subscription service where every play run by every team can be watched.
    • NFL coordinators can watch plays and diagram the plays and make their own books.
    • It’s likely that NFL coaches have more knowledge about the other 32 teams than most players would have about their own team.

    Probably not many secret plays in the NFL.

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