Glenn Naughton
Edds Tries To Kick Start Career With Jets
If you were paying attention to the Jets first pre-season game against Indianapolis last week, you may have noticed the stellar effort put forth by little known LB AJ Edds. Edds led the defense with 7 tackles to go along with a late fumble recovery in a game that he’s surely hoping left an impression… Read more
Defending The Jets Could Be A Tall Order
Looking out at the Jets’ group of offensive players today, the one thing that stood out to me, literally…was the height of the wide receivers and tight ends. No matter how well or how poorly he plays, QB Geno Smith is going to have some substantial targets to throw the ball to. Let’s start with… Read more
Jets Camp Report; Wide Receivers Stand Out
I was at Jets Camp again today and clearly the day was dominated by the two major injuries suffered by top of the depth chart CB’s Dee Milliner, and Dexter McDougle. McDougle left practice early when he went down in 1-on-1 end zone drills, and Milliner followed when he fell to the ground after battling… Read more
Training Camp Notes From Cortland
Here’s a recap of a few observations from Jets camp at Cortland. This was my first visit to Cortland and I made the mistake of standing too close to the action, which meant plenty of obstructed views of the field due to Jets employees/media/players sometimes creating a barrier between me and the action. However, here… Read more
Davis Delivers Important Message To Milliner
New York Jets fans still hung over from the Mark Sanchez era and the nickname “Sanchize” may roll their eyes when hear Dee Milliner’s new nickname. Milliner, who is likely to be the most scrutinized player on the Jets roster this year not named Geno Smith, has apparently decided to embrace the moniker given to him… Read more
Vick “Looking Forward” To An Improved Geno Smith
According to ESPN.com, veteran and (likely) back-up Quarterback Michael Vick has some high praise for incumbent starter Geno Smith at the Jets training facility in Cortland, NY. Vick said in reference to the young starter: He’s going to be 10 times better than where he was last year, and I’m looking forward to it. Vick… Read more
Ryan Confirms RB By committee Approach
In what wasn’t much of a surprise to Jets fans, head coach Rex Ryan announced that the team plans to utilize three running backs this season. Ryan acknowledged that there will be times when the Jets may go with the hot hand, “sure, that’s a possibility too” said Ryan according to ESPN.com’s Rich Cimini. It’s… Read more
Taking A Look At TJ Barnes
Just like every other NFL team getting ready to kick off the exhibition season, the New York Jets have plenty of big questions heading in to their pre-season opener. How will Geno Smith look in year two following an up and down rookie season? How will the secondary perform without an established dominant presence at… Read more
Camp Notes – 08/05
Rex Ryan wasn’t happy with the Jets training camp practice on Monday, he referred to the team as “running in sand”. They held a 90-minute scrimmage on Saturday night and were still sluggish on Monday. Today is the team’s final practice before the pre-season opener against the Colts, the coaching staff definitely was hoping for… Read more
Jets Try To Satisfy Need For Speed
Ask any Oakland Raiders fan about the importance of speed, and they’d probably bemoan the obsession that the late Al Davis had for one dimensional track stars. Ask any New York Jets fan about the importance of speed, and they’ll bemoan their front office for neglecting it for so many years. With John Idzik heading… Read more
Pryor & McDougle Return; Training Camp Notes 08/04
It looks like the busiest group at Jets practice today was the training staff. The following players were listed as working with off to the side or with the trainers at one point or another: S Calvin Pryor, WR Eric Decker, RB Bilal Powell, CB Dexter McDougle, CB Ellis Lankster, LB Demario Davis, WR Shaq… Read more