Featured Editorials
Mangini Walks The Line
By Tyson Rauch The National Football League is known as a “copycat leagueâ€? and it appears that the head coach of the New York Jets is copying some of the procedures of his mentors. Many of the processes are aimed at building team discipline, conditioning and competition. In addition policies have been put into place… Read more
2006 Unit Rankings
By Nick Ferraro Offensive Backfield 1. Seattle – Matt Hasselbeck, Shaun Alexander, Mack Strong 2. Kansas City – Trent Green, Larry Johnson, Ronnie Cruz 3. Cincinnati – Carson Palmer, Rudi Johnson, Jeremy Johnson 4. NY Giants – Eli Manning, Tiki Barber, Jim Finn 5. Miami – Dante Culpepper, Ronnie Brown, Fred Beasley The Seahawks have the MVP, a bulldozer in… Read more
The Media And Mangini
In case you haven’t already noticed, Jets beat-writers have been on a mission to character assassinate new head coach, Eric Mangini, and new general manager, Mike Tannenbaum. Mike Vaccaro (NY Post) recently called Jets HQ a “gulagâ€?. Selena Roberts (NY Times) did a scathing story that suggests Mangini is a Belichick wannabe who “hasn’t earned… Read more
A Dehermanizing Experience
By Tyson Rauch  After watching the first two pre-season games of the 2006 season there were so many things that confused my eyes. Players ran back to the huddle once the whistle blew. The offensive and defensive formations appeared to be changing continuously. Game and time management appeared to make sense and there was… Read more
Bucs Top Jets 16 – 3
From ESPN.com – TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Even if Eric Mangini isn’t ready to say it, Chad Pennington looks like a quarterback ready to reclaim his job. Playing for the first time since undergoing a second major operation on his right shoulder, Pennington worked two series in the New York Jets‘ 16-3 preseason loss to… Read more
JetNation.com Content Lineup
Sunday\Monday – Jets Report Card by G.O.B.   Tuesday – Tuesday Morning QB by Tyson Rauch Wednesday – NFL Top 10 Wednesday – This Week In JetNation Podcast (GOB and special guests) Thursday – Editorial Friday – NFL Predictions by Nick Ferraro Friday – Start \ Sit (Fantasy Football) Friday\Saturday – Jets Game Preview… Read more
Lasting Impression
Horns blaring, whistles screeching, voices yelling, pads popping, sweat pouring. My friends this is no longer Club Edwards. Players running from drill to drill, coaches getting up in the faces of their players and getting their point across.  Players run laps for mental mistakes, this camp is all football all the time. Gone are the days of the coach walking… Read more
Jets Training Camp – Questions
By Frank Barone  Is Eric Mangini ready for his first head coaching job? Eric was the Patriots’ defensive coordinator last season, but that was his first year actually running a defense. It is a lot different trying to put all facets of a team together and dealing with the multiple decisions and different personalities… Read more
The Most Wonderful Time Of The Year
By Scott Dierking You know it is coming. The signs are there and they are true. The fescue in the back yard begins to turn a pale brown, and it gives an audible crunch under your feet. The air conditioning is on high, but you still wake up in a puddle of sweat. The dog… Read more
New York Jets: Dynasty?
By Barton No, that’s not a typo. I said Dynasty. In case you haven’t heard the New York Jets are the two time defending AFC East Pre-Season Champions. Not just one but two time defending champions. The Jets are one of the most storied franchises in sports and for good reason. First of all, the… Read more
The 3-4 Or The 4-3, That Is The Question
By Joe Grinwis, JetNation Staff Writer  When Eric Mangini was hired to be the newest coach of the New York Jets he was asked to bring a lot of knowledge that he learned from his teacher Bill Belichick and the New England Patriots. Mangini has been around Belichick for his entire career and it… Read more
Rich Cimini Chat Transcript – 06/21/06
[http://JetNation.com NFL Talk]: RichCimini has entered at 8:05 pm [Max] 8:05 pm: Hi Rich. [RichCimini] 8:05 pm: Greetings. Sorry I’m late [Max] 8:06 pm: No problem Rich. [RichCimini] 8:06 pm: Fire when ready. Let’s stir it up [Max] 8:06 pm: Alright Rich… [Max] 8:06 pm: We are waiting for our host R44 but I will… Read more