Glenn Naughton
Jets Decline Fifth-Year Option on Darron Lee
Jets GM Mike Maccagnan was non-committal following the NFL draft when he was asked about whether or not the Jets planned on exercising the team’s fifth-year option on linebacker Darron Lee, but now we have our answer and it comes as little surprise that the Jets won’t be picking it up. https://twitter.com/MMehtaNYDN/status/1123788827108216834 All signs pointed… Read more
With Draft in the Books, Which Remaining Free Agents can Help Jets?
The NFL draft is a wrap and there won’t be much news between now and the start of training camp. But this doesn’t mean there aren’t some veteran free agents waiting to sign with a club who can help the Jets if given the opportunity in the coming weeks and months. Let’s take a look… Read more
Jets Draft Earns High Marks; What Does it Mean?
The New York Jets wrapped up the three-day long NFL draft after coming away with arguably the top player in the class, then adding one of the top pass rushers of 2018 in Florida’s Jachai Polite. Offensive lineman Chuma Edoga projects as a possible starting left tackle and you can already feel the beginning of… Read more
Grading Gang Green’s Draft
Draft grades are a funny thing, aren’t they? An exercise in reviewing a team’s approach to some of their biggest needs with an emphasis on value will sometimes lead a miserable minority of fans to insist that any review of a draft before a player has played a single game is pointless. Pointless in terms… Read more
Jets Look for Depth on O-line and Edge With Undrafted Free Agent Additions
With the NFL draft in the books, the Jets have started to add undrafted free agents to their list of players who will start their journey as pro football players at 1 Jets Drive. There are a couple of names that will ring familiar with Jets fans as a pair of players have familial ties… Read more
Jets Select CB Blessuan Austin in Sixth Round
The Jets made what should be their final pick of the 2019 draft by selecting Rutgers cornerback Blessuan Austin, a 6′ 1” player with a significant medial history. https://twitter.com/Connor_J_Hughes/status/1122231619153203202 Austin has been limited to just five games over the past two seasons and suffered a torn ACL. Over the course of his first two collegiate … Read more
Jets go Defense Again, Select Minnesota Linebacker Blake Cashman
With the 157th pick in the NFL draft, the Jets have chosen Minnesota Linebacker Blake Cashman, a projected 5th/6th round pick by the folks at NFL.com. https://twitter.com/MMehtaNYDN/status/1122209043995602944 The former Golden Gopher logged 104 tackles (15 for loss) and 2.5 sacks in his final collegiate season… Read more
Addition of Trevon Wesco bad news for Eric Tomlinson
With the 19th pick in the fourth round of the NFL draft, the Jets took tight end/H-back/fullback Trevon Wesco, whose addition is likely the end of Eric Tomlinson’s time with the Jets. https://twitter.com/AceFan23/status/1122188064485298176 A player who didn’t see many targets in college, the 6′ 3” 267 lb Wesco is surprisingly nimble with the ball in… Read more
Jets Move Down Twice in Round 4, add WV TE Trevon Wesco
After trading down twice in the fourth round of the draft to add a fifth round pick and move up in round six, the Jets selected West Virginia tight end Trevon Wesco. https://twitter.com/Connor_J_Hughes/status/1122184392548528128 NFL network analyst Daniel Jeremiah referred to Wesco as a “Swiss Army Knife” who can line up at H-back, tight end and… Read more
Edoga Among College Football’s top Pass Protectors
Looking to keep their former USC quarterback upright for years to come, the Jets drafted another Trojan with the 28th pick of the third round in selecting offensive tackle Chuma Edoga. https://twitter.com/Anthony_Becht/status/1121972973412466696 A player we projected to Gang Green in round four in our most recent mock draft, Edoga’s pro comparison according to NFL.com is… Read more
Jets Snag USC LT Chuma Edoga After Trading up one Spot
Looking to add a future starting left tackle, the Jets have chosen USC LT Chuma Edoga with the 93rd pick in the NFL draft after giving up picks 93 and 217 to move up one spot. https://twitter.com/Connor_J_Hughes/status/1121971083668795392 One of the top pass blockers in the country, Edoga is being brought in with the hopes of… Read more
In the end, Jets Couldn’t Turn Down Talented Polite
A few weeks ago, we asked the question; “Can the Jets Afford to Pass on big Potential due to Bigger Concerns” in regards to Florida edge rusher Jachai Polite, and now we have our answer; it was a resounding “no”. A legitimate first-round talent, Polite plummeted in the draft due to poor physical testing, nagging… Read more