The Jets skilled position players have been a much-maligned group for years. Remember a couple of years ago, when the Jets were heading into the season with Josh McCown? The Jets were dubbed the worst roster in the league. Especially when talking about the national media, we talk about the lack of respect for our…
We hear a great deal about the retired players and the treatment they receive from the league. We hear about lawsuits, funds, benefits, and everything else, but it isn’t always concrete. It’s not a situation we can all understand to the same level. However, when we see the plight of Jets legend Mark Gastineau it…
It’s not as if this was unexpected. This was more like the inevitable but it is here. As reported earlier in the day and confirmed by Rich Cimini of ESPN, the Jets have declined to pick up the fifth year option on linebacker Darron Lee. Again, this is no surprise. Everyone knows that Darron Lee…
Time to grade the Jets draft class of 2019. It was a highly anticipated class, and Mike Maccagnan’s fifth since he arrived at Florham Park, NJ. Who would he choose? How would he handle each of the team’s six picks? Here they are to remind everyone, with a link to our write up of each…
Florham Park, NJ – After seven rounds the 2019 NFL draft is officially over but not everyone who entered the draft was fortunate to have their name called to the stage in Nashville. Many of those players’ phones started ringing as soon as Mr. Irrelevant was announced, they know the odds are stacked against them…
In the sixth round of the draft, the Jets remained on the defensive side of the football. Many have hoped that they would address the cornerback position and they finally did. The selection was Blessuan Austin cornerback out of Rutgers. He has had some difficulty staying on the field over the last couple of years,…
Well the Jets fifth round pick is in the books, and another Cashman is headed to Gotham. The Jets have selected Blake Cashman, linebacker out of Minnesota. Cashman played four years at Minnesota and had a big season as a senior. In his final year as a Golden Gopher, Cashman posted 104 tackles, 15 TFL’s…
Florham Park, NJ – After trading down twice in the fourth-round, picking up a fifth-round pick then swapping that fifth-round pick to move up further in the fifth, the Jets settled on tight end, Trevon Wesco, from West Virginia. Wesco is 6’3″, 267 lbs., and ran a 4.89 40 at the combine. Wesco, who is from…
Florham Park, NJ – With their second, third-round pick Jets GM Mike Maccagnan drafted offensive tackle, Chuma Edoga from USC, which marks the highest draft pick he’s ever spent on the offensive line. Maccagnan has only drafted one starter (Brandon Shell) on the offensive line since he’s been the general manager here, instead chosing to try…
Florham Park, NJ – Jets fans desperately wanted GM Mike Maccagnan to draft an edge rusher with the third overall pick in this draft, instead Maccagnan took an inside defensive lineman that can rush the passer in the first and managed to draft a first-round talent at edge rusher in the third-round. When you watch the…