As we sit in the “down” period of the football calendar, we look ahead to training camp. Specifically we look ahead to position battles. Why? Because those are why we watch training camp workouts and preseason games. We want to know who is going to make the final 53 man roster. Otherwise we would just…
New Jets General Manager, Joe Douglas, has begun to fill out the rest of his front office by hiring three familiar names, two names very familiar to him and one very familiar to the Jets. The name familiar to the Jets is Rex Hogan, who was the director of college scouting under Mike Maccagnan before…
Happy Father’s Day, New York Jets fans. Whether you are a Dad or are celebrating with one, I hope your day is as special as you hope that it will be. Many of us have stories to tell about how our fathers got us into both NFL football and the Jets. Here is the story…
Adam Gase looked happier than he ever has while attending the New York Jets press conference to introduce general manager Joe Douglas. He was effusive with his praise: “His communication is outstanding, and his evaluation skills are unbelievable,” Gase said. “He’s probably one of the most respected personnel people around the league, not only by…
Florham Park, NJ – The Jets held an introductory press conference for their new General Manager, Joe Douglas, who made sure to let everyone in attendance now that he’s ready to go to work. These press conference always consist of a lot of buzzwords being repeated over and over again and today those words were; collaborate,…
“Who says you can’t go home?” That line is from a song by one New Jersey’s prodigal sons, Jon Bon Jovi. The truth of that line became clear on Friday when the Jets re-signed on of their favorite sons, Bilal Powell. After playing only seven games last season it seemed that his career in New…
The writing has been on the wall for months, since before Mike Maccagnan was even fired all we heard was the Jets wanted Joe Douglas to be their new general manager and now he is. After two rounds of interviews with Douglas and three other candidates the Jets were able to do enough to convince…
As we sit in the off-season, watching the team go through spring practices, we look at where we are. The biggest point of discussion so far has been the coach, Adam Gase. What has he really been up to? Will he make a positive impact on the team? Will he divide the locker room like…
Florham Park, NJ – The Jets were back on the practice field today, but with a little bit of added excitement due to the appearance of a certain running back. That running back, of course, is Le’Veon Bell who participated in his first practice as a Jet since this was mandatory minicamp. For this week the…
Finally the New York Jets have started to schedule interviews for the vacant general manager position. As noted by Rich Cimini of ESPN, the list of names includes Joe Douglas, Champ Kelly, and Scott Fitterer. Terry Fontenot and George Paton also have been asked, but there is a report from Connor Hughes of the Atlantic…