After firing John Morton as the offensive coordinator the Jets have reportedly convinced quarterbacks coach Jeremy Bates to take the promotion and replace Morton. ESPN’s Adam Schefter was the first to report the news with multiple outlets confirming. The 41-year-old Bates has limited experience as a coordinator, he was the Seattle Seahawks coordinator under Pete…
The Jets made it official yesterday, but the decision was hardly a surprising. After just one season the Jets fired John Morton as their offensive coordinator. The decision did surprise many on the outside, but for those that were paying attention this was expected. Morton had received praise for his work with the Jets, but…
When the rumors started surfacing that Jon Gruden would possibly be the next coach of the Oakland/soon to be Las Vegas Raiders Jets offensive coordinator John Morton’s name was tossed around as a potential candidate for Gruden to hire as his offensive coordinator. The Jets could have blocked any attempts by the Raiders to hire…
Florham Park, NJ – With one game still left in the season the Jets got their first order of business for the offseason out of the way as they officially announced that the have extended both Mike Maccagnan and Todd Bowles. “We are very happy to have extended both Mike and Todd. During their time here,…
East Rutherford, NJ – Another Sunday, another competitive loss. The Jets fell to the Los Angeles Chargers (dropping their record to 5-10 on the season), but while most of the NFL focuses their surprise that the Jets were able to win five games this season it’s fair to wonder if all the competitive losses have been…
Florham Park, NJ – Todd Bowles has finally had enough and today he announced that Muhammad Wilkerson won’t make the trip to New Orleans this week because of a coach’s decision. Wilkerson has had his effort questioned by many of the past two seasons and has missed numerous meetings, he was suspended a for the first…
Florham Park, NJ – Josh McCown has had the best season of his career, but after being hit repeatedly by the Denver Broncos his 38-year-old body couldn’t take the punishment anymore. The Broncos got to McCown early and often, knocking him out of the game briefly in the first half only for the veteran quarterback to…
The Jets offense and coaching staff decided to treat yesterday’s game like the last day of work before Thanksgiving. You know how that day goes, where everyone shows up to work but with their minds on vacation and no work actual gets done. That was the offense and the coaching staff yesterday, the defense came…
The Jets defense dominated the Buffalo Bills last week – sacking Tyrod Taylor seven times, hitting him 11 times and recovering three fumbles – on their way to a 34-21 victory. Demario Davis, Darron Lee, Muhammad Wilkerson, Jamal Adams, Marcus Maye and others all contributed to the domination, but it was Jordan Jenkins who claimed…
Jeremy Kerley has been a solid short-term addition to this Jets offense, but his presence has taken away valuable reps from rookies ArDarius Stewart and Chad Hansen. Now according to Manish Mehta of the New York Daily News Kerley “has told people that he expects to be suspended for violating league policy.” Kerley – who…