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Negative Sam Darnold Plays: vs. Detroit Lions (Week 1)
Welcome to the inaugural Negative Sam Darnold Plays, as the young QB led the Jets to victory against the Lions in Week 1. Please don’t panic, this is a relatively short article, and be sure to check out the Positives article to feel better. Negative Darnold Plays 1. You have seen this play a thousand… Read more
Position Preview: High Ceiling for Jets Young Tight Ends
When Austin Seferian-Jenkins left the Jets in free agency this offseason, there were those who questioned the wisdom of the team’s decision to part ways with their most tenured player at the position. Seferian-Jenkins has never topped 400 yards in a single season, and averaged just over 7 yards per catch with the Jets, but… Read more
Eight Jets who Have Surprised in Camp and Preseason
Training camp has officially wrapped up and the Jets have played their three most important preseason games with just their week four backup bonanza left on the schedule. As is always the case, there were some players who emerged to put in some surprisingly good work and improve their chances of making the final roster. … Read more
Sam Darnold Review – Pre-Season Week 3 (Giants)
Let’s break down the Week 3 performance of Sam Darnold and the Jets, as they lost to the Giants. The focus for the Jets have to be on Sam Darnold, and it’s quite an impressive game for him. This one is a bit hard to break down, because you can’t see the full route from… Read more
Jets vs Falcons; What to Look for
The New York Jets open their 2018 pre-season schedule tonight at home when they take on the Atlanta Falcons in what will be Sam Darnold’s first attempt to make an impression on his coaching staff without the safety net of the read quarterback jersey. Darnold ins’t the only important part of tonight’s match-up, so here’s… Read more
Depth Beginning to Look Like Possible Strength for Gang Green in ’18
It’s early on in training camp, so no definitive conclusions are to be drawn for several more weeks (possibly months), but one thing that has become apparent over the past couple of weeks is that the Jets current roster may be a lot better than even the most optimistic Jets fan had anticipated. Is this… Read more
Green & White Scrimmage; What to Watch for
Jets training camp is moving right along as the team prepares to borrow the football facilities at Rutgers University tonight for their annual Green & White scrimmage. With plenty of players standing out in camp thus far, here’s a list of those you might want to keep a close eye on. QB Sam Darnold: He’s the… Read more
Day Five Training Camp Takeaways; How did Darnold do?
It was Sam Darnold’s first full practice at Florham Park yesterday as the rookie QB was out with his teammates from beginning to end, and was given a full series leading the offense at the end of practice, something he wasn’t given the chance to do in his first practice a few days ago. So… Read more
Sterling Performance for Jets Tight Ends on day Three of Camp
Yes, it was an odd phenomenon this off-season as more Jets fans than one might expect, criticized the organization for failing to secure the services of departed tight end Austin Seferian-Jenkins. Despite dropping as many touchdowns as he caught (3) and averaging a meager 7.1 yards per reception, there were some doubters who questioned the… Read more
What to Watch for as Pads Come on in Florham park
While the Sam Darnold watch continues, there’s still plenty of other action going on at 1 Jets drive where several players have been standing out without any pads, but that changes today. It’s a fan day out in Florham Park, so what might you want to keep an eye out for? Here’s a few tips…… Read more
Despite Penalty-Filled Practice, Plenty of Positives on Day 2
It’s early…and it showed. Jets players on both sides of the ball found themselves dropping to do sets of push-ups for a variety of penalties, something that has to be cleaned up as the weeks progress. Even still, there were plenty of positives to note on day two of training camp. For the second day… Read more
Position Group Preview: Tight Ends
Training camp is now just around the corner, Jets fans. So with that in mind, JetNation.com will be taking a close look at each position group on both sides of the ball to see where the team stands as Todd Bowles readies his team for a season-opening Monday Night Football tilt on the road against… Read more