I’m a sucker for offensive line play, so I figured I’d point this out here at halftime of the Jets-Dolphins game. D’Brickashaw Montgomery Ladarius Fantana Ferguson, as he’s known, is having an awesome game.
I’m pretty certain he’s only missed one block all day when he couldn’t catch up with a Dolphins cornerback on a wide receiver screen. He also got called for holding once, but he’s been primarily in one-on-one assignments on the Dolphins d-ends and he’s completely neutralizing them. Pay attention if you’re watching, it’s cool.
A couple of times, on run plays, he has driven his man 5-10 yards downfield. And a lot of the Jets’ running yards have come right off his hip.
I was one of legions of Jets fans who wanted the team to pick someone at a more exciting position when they took Ferguson, and I was unimpressed with his play in his first couple of seasons. I thought it was a bit ridiculous when he talked about making the Pro Bowl in the preseason this year, but if he plays like this all season he should be All-Pro.