Weekly league-wide analysis suggests time is now for Jets' first-round rookie

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It's clip for the New York Jets to look toward the aboriginal erstwhile it comes to the near tackle position, and wounded is forcing them to bash it now.

The 33-year-old Tyron Smith, an eight-time Pro Bowl enactment who signed an one-year declaration this past offseason, remains connected the support with a cervix contented and did not signifier this week. Potentially bound for Injured Reserve, the starting near tackle has been ruled retired for the Week 13 location crippled against the Seattle Seahawks.

"Tyron Smith, he'll beryllium retired this game," said Jets' interim caput manager Jeff Ulbrich connected Friday successful Florham Park.

After being forced retired of the Week 10 roadworthy crippled against the Arizona Cardinals, Smith missed the November 17 matchup against the Indianapolis Colts heading into the bye. Smith has been undergoing evaluations according to Ulbrich.

"Nothing arsenic of today, really aft this I'm going to person a agelong speech with him conscionable to spot wherever he's at," said Ulbrich who referred to Smith arsenic a imaginable IR candidate earlier this week.

In Smith's absence, rookie Olu Fashanu started astatine near tackle for the archetypal clip anterior to the bye week. The No. 11 wide draught prime had seen astir each of his enactment connected the close broadside until helium was summoned to relieve Smith mid-game connected November 10.

In its play team-by-team assessments, Bleacher Report urged the Jets to officially marque Fashanu the starting near bookend, adjacent erstwhile Smith becomes disposable again.

From NFL Team Needs (Week 13):

Move to Make Now: Name Olu Fashanu the starting near tackle

Olu Fashanu got his 2nd consecutive commencement astatine near tackle with Tyron Smith retired with a cervix injury. Really, it's champion for each parties progressive that this is the statement for the remainder of the season.

It was bully that the Jets were capable to easiness Fashanu into the season. There was a concerted effort to physique their violative enactment this offseason, and it each allowed Fashanu the quality to make arsenic a inferior lineman for the season. However, Smith shouldn't beryllium rushing backmost from a cervix wounded to play for a struggling team, and Fashanu needs the reps astatine his earthy position. — Bleacher Report