the Jets\u2019 31-12 loss to the New York Giants<\/a> on Saturday night. The third-year center addressed not only his performance on the field, but also his standing with the organization.<\/p>\nTippmann speaks out on role, improvements<\/p>\n
While Tippmann\u2019s high snaps certainly aren\u2019t as common as they were last season, he has struggled with them in practice over the last few weeks. In New York\u2019s loss on Saturday, Tippmann had several snaps almost go over the head of his quarterback.<\/p>\n
Speaking to me after the game, Tippmann explained what is behind his high snaps.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s a problem of me being excited,\u201d Tippmann told Jets X-Factor. \u201cI want to get out, I want to get moving so the snap comes out high.\u201d<\/p>\n
Tippmann isn\u2019t the only center to go through something like this. Former Philadelphia Eagles All-Pro and future Hall-of-Famer Jason Kelce has talked about his early career struggles with high snaps.<\/p>\n
Another possible factor in Tippmann\u2019s snapping struggles is his positional versatility. When left guard John Simpson was lost for a week due to an injury during camp, Tippmann stepped in for him.<\/p>\n
The shift back to center has been a fast adjustment, but it\u2019s something Tippmann has already had to deal with before.<\/p>\n
\u201cI don\u2019t think so,\u201d Tippmann said when asked if the move to guard had affected his ability to snap the ball consistently. \u201cI think being able to learn different positions just increases my depth as a backup and player.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt has taught me how to help my guards play better. It\u2019s something that has definitely helped me out.\u201d<\/p>\n
The good news for both Tippmann and the Jets is that while he is working on those snap concerns, his on-field performance when it comes to blocking hasn\u2019t changed.<\/p>\n
It\u2019s a big reason why he is considered the favorite to win the center job, even if the Jets won\u2019t officially name a starter just yet. Many fans were perplexed by the organization opening up a camp battle for a player who was seemingly a cornerstone for the team.<\/p>\n
Once Myers came in, though, things changed. <\/p>\n
Despite Tippmann\u2019s standing as a top 10 player at his position, the young center believes there were plenty of things last season that he could improve upon in 2025.<\/p>\n
\u201cI know those PFF numbers could be giving me something I don\u2019t deserve,\u201d he said. \u201cI went back and watched everything, looked at how I did\u2026I knew I needed improvements and definitely want to take that next step.\u201d<\/p>\n
To take that next step, Tippmann will need to officially beat out Myers in the eyes of his coaching staff. Where he is now, it seems that could be a foregone conclusion after two successful (but imperfect) preseason contests. <\/p>\n
The center credits that position battle for helping him tremendously heading into 2025. <\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019m never complacent,\u201d Tippmann said. \u201cI think I\u2019ve made strides. Battling Josh, he\u2019s a great player. I\u2019ve learned from him and used aspects in his game to help my game further.\u201d<\/p>\n
Tippmann is not a finished product. He knows that. The Wisconsin product has to figure out a way to solve his snapping issues once and for all.<\/p>\n
After Saturday\u2019s contest against the G-Men, those concerns are not entirely gone. Nonetheless, Tippmann again showed that he is a player on the verge of taking the next step and becoming a star at his natural position.<\/p>\n
Reporting from MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, NJ.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"New York Jets center Joe Tippmann has seen the ups and downs that an NFL season can bring.…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":296255,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2051],"tags":[7,3228,226,2313,13940,1917,255,2321,2097,6,3231,3916,3234],"class_list":{"0":"post-296254","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-new-york-jets","8":"tag-football","9":"tag-free-content","10":"tag-jets","11":"tag-joe-tippmann","12":"tag-josh-myers","13":"tag-new-york","14":"tag-new-york-jets","15":"tag-newyork","16":"tag-newyorkjets","17":"tag-nfl","18":"tag-ny-jets-news","19":"tag-ny-jets-players","20":"tag-standard"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/channels.im\/@nfl\/115046036740666858","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/296254","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=296254"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/296254\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/296255"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=296254"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=296254"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=296254"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}