EAST RUTHERFORD, NJ – On the heels of a feel-good, 20-7, win over the Miami Dolphins on Sunday, Jets owner Woody Johnson and general manager John Idzik ended weeks of speculation by announcing that Rex Ryan will return as head coach next season. “After five years of looking at Rex, it’s pretty obvious he’s a…
FLORHAM PARK, NJ – The Jets announced Monday that they will indeed active quarterback David Garrard to the 53-man roster, releasing quarterback Brady Quinn in the process. The writing was on the wall for Quinn when the Jets decided to bring Garrard back for a two game “tryout” period, in which he was kept on…
Florham Park, NJ – The Jets were a bad football team a year ago. Like inventing a new word for bad, bad. They were 28th in the league in offense, 30th in passing and their usually dominant defense sprung leaks, ranking 26th against the run. Football Outsiders ranked the Jets 27th in total DVOA and…
Florham Park, NJ – Bills rookie quarterback EJ Manuel could’ve been a New York Jet. In fact, he expected to be. “Definitely,” Manuel said, when asked if he thought the Jets might draft him. “I did think they were one of the teams that were very interested in me. I guess they just wanted to…
Florham Park, NJ — When Rex Ryan rolled into town four seasons ago, he was gruff and unapologetic. He had Super Bowl aspirations, a highly touted rookie quarterback and a top-notch defense. But as the bombast grew stale and the playoff returns diminished so did Ryan (literally and figuratively). The old Rex, presumed dead, is…