josh martin

It was just a mere blip on what is about to be a very long and interesting 2017 NFL season for the New York Jets, but as is always the case during the NFL pre-season, some players will come in and do a bit less than what was expected of them, while others stand out… Read more

Face it Jets fans, this roster is so young and inexperienced, that if you had ten fans write down a handful of players to watch, every player on the roster might show up on the collective lists.  This is an incredibly young team with open competitions for starter and back-up spots at almost every position… Read more

While all the focus in Jets training camp is seemingly revolving around the quarterback competition, as it should be, there’s another another fierce competition under way for the outside linebacker spot opposite second year strong side linebacker Jordan Jenkins. Jenkins is all but cemented in as the edge setter in Todd Bowles’ defense as he… Read more

explosive adjective  ex·plo·sive 1. able or likely to shatter violently or burst apart. Explosive.  When discussing the tools required for an NFL edge rusher to be a disruptive force; to put a quarterback on his back consistently, he’s got to have “explosiveness”.  As the definition above states; able or likely to shatter violently or burst apart. It’s something the… Read more

Free agency started at 4pm on Thursday and as was expected the Jets were pretty quiet. They are in full rebuild mode after the recent high profile roster purge. The team did announce that two linebackers have been re-signed. https://twitter.com/nyjets/status/840027285981937665 https://twitter.com/nyjets/status/840029522640674816 Josh Martin played well for the Jets last year on special teams. He originally… Read more

By Glenn Naughton   Rich Cimini of ESPN New York is reporting that the Jets are making an effort to retain linebacker and special teams ace Josh Martin, who is set to become a free agent. Despite their efforts, it appears Martin will test the open market. https://twitter.com/richcimini/status/839138131265925120 The team to watch here is the… Read more

By Glenn Naughton   At the start of every NFL season, fans across the league have a similar prayer that they send up to the football gods.  In descending order, those prayers involve a Super Bowl trophy, or even an appearance,  a playoff appearance, or at the very least, for their team to remain competitive… Read more

https://twitter.com/nyjets/status/797840316065869824 While Ryan Fitzpatrick is active for today’s game, Bryce Petty will indeed get his first NFL start. Petty and Fitzpatrick split reps with the starters this week in practice, so Bowles likely knew his decision well before news broke last night. Fitzpatrick will backup Petty, and Hackenberg will remain on the bench. It’s a… Read more

The Jets hard fought, two game winning streak came to a disappointing, frustrating end this Sunday in the form of a 27-23 loss to division rival Miami Dolphins. The Jets lost the coin toss and Miami deferred to the second half. A long opening drive, featuring a lateral that somehow didn’t turn out disastrously, ended… Read more

https://twitter.com/nyjets/status/683687375709564928 After three impressive weeks, Bilal Powell will miss the week 17 match up with his former head coach. Over the last three games Powell has amassed 117 rushing yards, a rushing touchdown, and 134 yards receiving, with a receiving touchdown. Powell’s versatility as a rushing and receiving threat will be missed. Stevan Ridley will… Read more

https://twitter.com/nyjets/status/681150299831050240 Cornerback Dee Milliner will be sitting out for today’s game against the Patriots. Milliner could likely miss the remainder of the season if the Jets don’t make the playoffs. Milliner is dealing with a hamstring injury, and was listed as doubtful after missing practice this week. Milliner has one tackle assist on the season… Read more