Florham Park, NJ – The moment the Jets drafted Geno Smith, the clock started on Mark Sanchez’s time left in green and white. Late last night, his time ran out – unofficially, at least. The Jets announced late Tuesday that Sanchez underwent surgery to repair a torn labrum in his right shoulder, an injury he…
Nashville, TN – With the defense playing about as well as anyone could have hoped through three games, the powers at be knew the Jets would go only as far as their rookie quarterback could take them. After a four turnover, 10 penalty, 38-13, beat down at the hands of the Tennessee Titans on Sunday, Geno…
Florham Park, NJ – In a defensive front that includes three former first round picks, Damon Harrison could easily have become an afterthought. Instead, the undrafted defensive tackle out of William Penn University is the talk of a revamped Jets defense. “He’s playing lights-out football for us,” said veteran linebacker David Harris. “He’s a huge…
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 – After a solid preseason debut, Buffalo Bills quarterback EJ Manuel got a congratulatory text message from a childhood friend and fellow rookie – Geno Smith. The two young starters met at football camp in high school and stayed in touch throughout college and during the draft process, where they were the…
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…
East Rutherford, NJ — When rookie defensive tackle Sheldon Richardson saw his quarterback get shoved out of bounds in the final seconds of Sunday’s season opener, he had some choice words for the Tampa Bay defender. “There was a little explicit language towards the guy that hit him. I’m just going to leave it at…
Florham Park, NJ – Santonio Holmes sat out practice today. Don’t be too worried. It appears Holmes will be put on a similar “pitch count” as Kellen Winslow, and today was a planned precaution. But his status for Sunday is still up in the air. “I still don’t know,” said Holmes. “Still haven’t gotten any…
Florham Park, NJ — When Rex Ryan rolled into town four seasons ago, he was fierce 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…
