By Connor Hughes | NJ Advance Media for NJ.com

The Jets offense looked dreadful on Thursday, and it didn't make Todd Bowles very happy.

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Offense struggles in fifth camp practice

FLORHAM PARK — The Jets installed another large chunk of John Morton's offensive playbook before Thursday's practice. Some hiccups while it's digested are expected.

But oh my was the team's fifth training camp outing — third in pads — ugly.

Quarterbacks Josh McCown, Christian Hackenberg and Bryce Petty were sacked (unofficially) a dozen times. The offense actually failed to score in a red zone drill. At one point, it seemed receivers had more disciplinary laps run than receptions.

"I think as a team we were sloppy," he said.

That's one way to put it.

On to the practice report...

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THE WALKING WOUNDED

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Safety Jamal Adams tweaked his ankle in a 7-on-7 drill, and missed the remainder of practice. The severity of the injury is unclear, according to coach Todd Bowles. Here's more from Darryl Slater.

Linebacker Connor Harris injured his hamstring, and running back Marcus Murphy his leg. Both players are day-to-day. Reserve defensive lineman Claude Pelon left practice early with an undisclosed injury.

Running back Matt Forte is still sidelined with a hamstring injury. Rookie cornerback Jeremy Clark (knee) is still on the physically unable to perform list. Receiver Devin Smith (IR, knee) watched practice from the sideline.

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It's official now for Woody

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SPECIAL TEAMS

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Rough day for Chandler Catanzaro in the kicking gauntlet. He went an ugly 3 of 6 with misses from 33, 39 and 55 yards. Ross Martin was perfect, connecting on each of his attempts. Martin is starting to gain ground in this kicking competition.

With Marcus Murphy sidelined, Frankie Hammond (WR), Lucky Whitehead (WR) and Romar Morris (RB) received all punt return reps. Morris muffed one.

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THE QUARTERBACKS

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It was a rough day for all quarterbacks. The only one who stood out was Bryce Petty, and this was likely because he received the least amount of reps. While the struggles of Christian Hackenberg, Josh McCown and Petty were mostly because of the offensive install, it hasn't been pretty all camp.

Here's more from Darryl Slater.

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Jets' secondary starting to bond

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1-on-1: BLOCKING

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I took a break from the receivers vs. defensive backs. Instead, I focused on the offensive and defensive linemen. It was entertaining, too.

Two offensive linemen lined up in front of two defensive linemen/linebackers. The four then exploded in to each other. The goal (or what it appeared to be) was to work on explosion and initial burst. Here are a few highlights:

Defensive Muhammad Wilkerson rocked tackle Brent Qvale on one of the initial reps. Coaches actually made Qvale go again after the shot. It's early, but it looks like Wilkerson is back to his old self.

Guard/center Dakota Dozier did a nice job to get nose tackle Mike Pennel off balance, then drive him to the ground.

Linebacker Dylan Donahue smacked tackle Brent Qvale pretty good. The only person happier than Donaue was positional coach Kevin Greene, who nearly lost his mind in excitement. Donahue continues to impress.

Linebacker Darron Lee tried to come in on a blitz, but tackle Brandon Shell stopped him in his tracks. Lee had a near full head of steam, too. It was like he ran in to a wall.

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THAT DYLAN DONAHUE GUY ...

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Dylan Donahue will be a fan favorite soon enough. The guy goes 100 miles per hour every play, has a great back story, and continues to impress coaches. The first-team reps he's getting in team drills aren't a mistake. He earned them.

I talked to Dylan the other day. He said he's still learning how to play linebacker. In college, he was a defensive end. There's still a lot about coverage that confuses him. Once that clicks, though? It wouldn't surprise me if he's an every-down starter by the end of this season.

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How much better is the Jets' secondary?

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OFFENSIVE LINE ATROSCIOUS

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The quarterbacks didn't look good, but they also didn't get much help. The offensive line was simply atrocious. If you're an easy grader, they gave up 10 sacks. If you're hard, it was 12.

Twelve sacks! In team drills!

Some may want to give credit to the defensive line, and they should get some. Leonard Williams and Muhammad Wilkerson are big players who will make big plays. But I counted three or four times a linebacker came around the outside untouched.

That's understandable in organized team activities. Maybe even minicamp. But in the second week of training camp? Brutal.

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RECEIVERS TAKE STEP BACK

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Connor Hughes | NJ Advance Media

Outside of Quincy Enunwa, the Jets' wideouts haven't been very good in training camp. Actually, they've been really bad.

Charone Peake, Robby Anderson and Jalin Marshall don't appear to have taken any step forward in Year 2. ArDarius Stewart and Chad Hansen have promise, but are in that wide-eyed rookie phase. Example: Morton made Hansen run three laps at practice for a drop, penalty and fumble.

It has been ugly, and Thursday was undoubtedly the worst day.

"I hate to say that we're young because we're all smart enough to know, you come off an off day, you have to come in with laser focus," Enunwa said. "You have to be hyper-focused. You have to know what's going on. You have to know the plays. And today was red zone so everything's going to be on you fast. And we weren't ready.

"It's frustrating as Hell. I can't lie about that. But its camp. This is where you learn. This is where you grow."

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Hackenberg showing progress

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HIGHLIGHTS AND LOWLIGHTS

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Here were some of the plays that stood out at practice— for the good and the bad.

Quarterback Christian Hackenberg had a nice string of passes in 7-on-7 drills. He fired one down the seam — splitting three defenders — to Quincy Enunwa, then fired one to tight end Chris Gragg on an out. Hackenberg has been solid without a pass rush. It's when defenders come at him that he breaks down. Which is fine: He's young and still developing. He just needs more time.

Linebacker Jordan Jenkins leveled running back Bilal Powell in a full-contact team drill. Jenkins came firing off the edge and ran through him.

Linebacker Dylan Donahue had two sacks by my count. On one, he burst off the ball with perfect timing to get past tackle Ben Braden. I'm not sure Braden was out of his stance before Donahue was around him.

He's a bit of an under the radar guy, but safety Shamarko Thomas is having a nice camp. He has been really good in coverage, and pretty physical in the box, too.

Defensive end Sheldon Richardson had another nice practice. On a run play to the left side, he pushed two blockers in to the backfield, which forced running back Jordan Todman back. Linebacker Julian Stanford then looped around for a TFL.

Quarterback Bryce Petty had a couple really nice throws. The was was a beautiful strike to receiver Myles White on a 15-20 yard out. Petty felt the pressure, climbed the pocket, then delivered a perfect pass.

Running back Eli McGuire made a nice catch in 1-on-1s. Covered by linebacker Demario Davis, McGuire dove for a catch on a wheel route.

Linebacker Demario Davis blew up running back Romar Morris on a blitz in team drills. Morris fell back into the quarterback for a would-be sack.

Receiver Robby Anderson continues to struggle. He dropped a would-be touchdown in team drills with no one around him.

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