It Got Competitive

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Tampa came to town and things got physical. At least three fights broke out as both teams were finally free to hit someone other than a teammate.

The main two protagonists were Jets rookie David Bailey and Tampa tackle Luke Goedeke. According to Luke, Bailey challenged him to a one vs one rep which was won by the Bucs man, and then Enagbare cheap-shotted him which caused the ruckus. Who knows if that's true but in the heat, fights happen when testosterone runs high.

In another incident Armand Membou had his helmet ripped off his head, which he didn't take too kindly to, that one caused some punches to be thrown, which is always idiotic.

I'm always a little cautious about joint practices. On one hand I feel as though getting reps against different opponents who show you different things is a positive. On the other it feels as though these joint practices lead to more injuries, although I have zero data to back up that theory. It's more just a feeling.

The Jets will host Tampa for another practice before they face off in week one of the pre-season on Friday night, a game that may have a few fireworks.

• Some would call it competitive, some would call it physical and some would call it chippy. There were three fights which involved a lot of players Goedeke, Bailey and Membou were three names that came up frequently. I'm not sure I'd want to mess with Membou, as Breece Hall later said…he won't start the fight but he'll sure as hell finish it.

• Geno Smith got off to a rough start with 2 INTs but finished the session strong with multiple TDs in Red-Zone drills.

• Garrett Wilson had one of those TDs where he completely duked out most of the Tampa defense.

• Worth noting that Mason Taylor had the other TD from Geno, and overall it was a good showing from the TEs.

• Jarius Monroe picked off Baker Mayfield, which caused one of the brawls. Some sour grapes from that Bucs offense that turned the ball over.

• Dane Belton was reportedly the best safety on the field yesterday making plays in the backfield.

• At the same time Cisco was beaten by Egbuka for a TD. That safety position may start to have some clarity in the next 7-10 days.

• Goedeke may have won that rep that caused the fight, but Bailey was blowing past him regularly during the scrimmage.

• Bailey also beat Ben Chukwuma for a sack.

• It was a really positive day for Cade Klubnik who was delivering with his arms and his legs. Good timing, anticipation on a lot of throws. He's solidifying that hold on the #2 spot.