It felt like Throwback Thursday at MetLife Stadium. There was a vintage pass rush, ground-and-pound, and Fireman Ed was back leading around 80,000 raucous Jets fans in the classic J-E-T-S chant. If you asked me, this team and that performance resembled one that occurred when the organization went to back-to-back AFC Championship Games in 2009…
EAST RUTHERFORD, NJ – If one word could describe Sunday afternoon at MetLife Stadium, it would be: sloppy. There were bad snaps, missed field goals, slick fumbles, head-scratching penalties, rain and a whole lot of wind. The elements plus the events that transpired on the field proved to be the backbreaker for the New York…
Juston Burris has never been in this situation before – not in peewee football, not in high school and not in college. After a solid rookie season in 2016 that saw five passes defensed and one interception, the 24-year-old cornerback opened up the new campaign with fresh expectations and a better mindset. The confidence in…
You were smart to expect the Atlanta Falcons would have some sort of hangover after blowing a 25 point lead in last year’s Super Bowl. Most people believed that even with a high powered offense returning most of their stars, the team would struggle. So far, through three games and it’s been the offense that has…
Miami FL: For the second straight week, the New York Jets had a 14 point lead against a division rival. And for the second straight week, the Jets lost the game. The Miami Dolphins won their third straight game and split the season series against New York with their 31-28 victory. The Jets had built a…
Miami Gardens, FL: Nearly one month ago, the Jets opened their home slate at 0-2 with a bruised ego against the Miami Dolphins. Their opponent that September afternoon was picked by some to repeat their success of a season ago and beat New York down in all facets. That wasn’t the case. The Jets dominated and…
How could a team “devoid of talent” play competitive football every week for the majority of a game? How could the “worst constructed roster in a decade” match up head-to-head with the some of the deepest lineups in the league? It’s simple. This is the NFL. Games are played on the field, not on paper….
Florham Park, NJ – Walking around the locker room on Friday was interesting. There was a distinguishable buzz. It was noticeably louder than usual. Yes, the standard occurred; Rontez Miles cracked jokes with a mixture of offensive linemen and defensive backs in one corner and Austin Seferian-Jenkins blasted music in his haven with Demario Davis next…
EAST RUTHERFORD, NJ – With week 6 upon us, no one in the NFL stratosphere ever thought the Jets and Patriots would be playing for first place. The Jets were supposed to go winless and were a lock for the top pick in the 2018 draft. The Patriots are coming off another Championship and are…
“Shocking the world” is usually a term for postseason sports. You normally don’t expect a team to “shock the world” in a Week Six match up between two division rivals. Yet, when the New York Jets host the defending Super Bowl champion, Patriots, Gang Green has a chance to do just that. Both teams sit…