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FLORHAM PARK, N. Kai Forbath Jersey .J. -- Leonard Williams spent some uncomfortable days in the film room at Southern California -- even after he had some huge performances.Ed Orgeron, the Trojans defensive line coach at the time, would usually gloss over all of the sacks and tackles for loss. Instead, he would get on Williams for some of the few mistakes he made.In the beginning, it was kind of hard for me to think that way, like, `Why is he only pointing out the bad plays? Williams recalled Friday. But then I realized its only because he wants me to play the best that I can. If hes just going to keep praising me, Im just going to stay average or just decent. If I keep working on what I can get better at, Im just going to keep growing.That approach by Orgeron, hired last week as LSUs head coach after serving as the interim, helped shape Williams into becoming a playmaker on Todd Bowles defense with the New York Jets.Williams leads the team with six sacks, 22 quarterback hits and two forced fumbles. His eight tackles for loss are tied with Muhammad Wilkerson for second, behind Sheldon Richardsons 10.Hes gotten a lot better and he can get so much better, Bowles said. Hes making a lot of progress. He doesnt have a ceiling, but he doesnt have a basement, either. Right now, hes steadily ascending.Thats high praise for Williams, especially because Bowles -- a bit like Orgeron -- doesnt routinely toss out kudos to his players.I mean, that sounds great having someone like coach Bowles whos the head coach of this program to have that much belief in me and I know that Im still a young player and I have a lot to grow, still, Williams said. Im definitely a player thats going to critique myself hardest.So, even after his 2 1/2-sack game in the season opener against Cincinnati, Williams was poring through the film to figure out how he couldve gotten more.Im going to see what I did bad and see my flaws and Im going to try to correct those, he said. Im not going to point out my good plays, Im going to point out my bad plays. I feel like thats one thing thats going to keep me progressing in this league.Just as Orgeron ingrained in him.Williams has been one of the few bright spots in the Jets dismal 3-8 season, building on a solid if unspectacular rookie year in which he had three sacks after being the No. 6 overall draft pick out of Southern California.Its just natural progression, Bowles said. As a rookie, you learn so much more after 16 games and coming back the next year, so mentally we expected him to be a little better than he was last year.Williams attributes his improvement to an increased comfort in knowing what he needs to do whenever he steps on the field, as opposed to needing to think first and then react -- which is common with most rookies.I think Ive definitely progressed as a player with sacks and TFLs and stuff like that, Williams said. I know thats one thing I harped on coming out of last season, my rookie year, was getting more sacks and TFLs and the stats that people like to see.With that comfortability level that I have now, its been able to let me go out there and play the way I want to play.Williams has been facing more double-teams from opponents lately, which has led in part to him not getting any sacks in the last four games.This guy, defensive coordinator Kacy Rodgers said, is still not even tapping where he can be, in my opinion.Williams could be in for a good night -- on the field and in the film room -- on Monday night when the Jets take on the Indianapolis Colts, who are second in the NFL with 38 sacks allowed. Only Cleveland, with 45, has allowed more.Andrew Luck, who has been sacked an NFL-high 35 times, is expected back at quarterback for the Colts after missing last week with a concussion.They say the O-line has been struggling, but mostly what I see is that the majority of the sacks are just from the defense executing blitzes and pressures and stuff like that, Williams said. One thing Ive noticed with Luck is that hes not afraid to hold the ball and try to break some tackles in the pocket, and I feel thats one of the reasons the sacks have been coming up.Game notes WR Brandon Marshall (foot, knee), WR Jalin Marshall (concussion), LB Lorenzo Mauldin (ankle), DT Steve McLendon (hamstring), S Calvin Pryor (concussion) and WR Devin Smith (illness) all sat out practice. LB Bruce Carter (quadriceps), RT Breno Giacomini (back, shoulder), CB Nick Marshall (ankle) and CB Marcus Williams (ankle) were limited. ... 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They also moved within 3 1/2 games of San Antonio (22-7) for the lead the Southwest Division. TORONTO -- After the final out, thats when things really heated up between the Toronto Blue Jays and Tampa Bay Rays.Both benches and bullpens cleared after the Blue Jays wrapped up a 3-2 win Monday night, and the skirmish got settled without anyone throwing punches.After Steven Souza Jr. hit a liner to center for the last out, he traded words with Russell Martin, misunderstanding the Toronto catchers praise for his hard-hit drive as criticism.The situation escalated when Blue Jays shortstop Troy Tulowitzki joined the fray with some choice words for Souza.Troy decided to jump in and say some things that werent really necessary, Souza said.Martin said Tulowitzki kind of came in there and just kind of blew up in (Souzas) face.Cooler heads soon prevailed, and Souza sorted things out with Martin before everyone left the field.Were fine, Martin said. Theres no bad blood or anything.Ezequiel Carrera connected for a tiebreaking, pinch-hit home run in the eighth inning. Jose Bautista added a two-run homer as the Blue Jays improved to 3-7 in September and moved one game ahead of Baltimore in the AL wild-card race.The Orioles lost 12-2 at division-leading Boston. The Red Sox are two games ahead of Toronto.Jason Grilli (5-3) pitched one inning and Roberto Osuna got his 32nd save.Carrera replaced Darwin Barney to face incoming reliever Brad Boxberger (3-1). Carrera homered on the right-handers first pitch.He did it in a big way, manager John Gibbons said.Boxberger said he was surprised Carreras ball ended up a home run.It was down and away, good pitch, Boxberger said. When a ball you think is just going to be a lazy fly ball all of a sudden goes out you kind of just have to laugh it off.Carrera was the batter the last time Toronto got a pinch-hit homer, on July 25, 2015, at Seattle.Blue Jays left-hander Fraancisco Liriano opened the game by giving up a leadoff single to Logan Forsythe, then retired the next 14 batters. Riley Reiff Jersey. Souza broke the streak with a two-out walk in the fifth but Liriano fanned Richie Shaffer to end the inning.He was cruising, Souza said of Liriano. He was throwing everything kind of where he wanted to, down in the zone.Bautista gave Toronto a 2-0 lead with a two-out homer off Jake Odorizzi in the sixth. For Bautista, it was his first extra-base hit since homering at Baltimore on Aug. 31.Evan Longoria homered on Lirianos first pitch in the seventh and Brad Miller followed by homering on a 1-0 slider. It was the third time this season the Rays have hit back-to-back homers and the second time theyve done it on their current road trip.TO ERR IS...Toronto has made at least one error in a season-worst six consecutive games. Its their longest streak since a seven-game run in 2011.MILESTONE KOdorizzi recorded his 500th career strikeout by fanning Melvin Upton Jr. to end the second.TRAINERS ROOMRays: 1B Logan Morrison will miss the rest of the season after injuring his left wrist in Sundays win at New York. He will return to Tampa on Wednesday for further tests.Blue Jays: 3B Josh Donaldson got the day off. Gibbons said the reigning AL MVP is banged up and needed a day to regroup. Donaldson is hitless in a career-worst seven games, going 0 for 23 with seven strikeouts in that span.UP NEXTLHP Drew Smyly (6-11, 5.05) starts against Blue Jays RHP Marcus Stroman (9-7, 4.55) on Tuesday. Smyly is 3-0 with a 1.23 ERA in five career games at Rogers Centre, including three starts. 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