Some Bullet Points on the New Jets GM
Most of us football fans outside the Pacific Northwest would have to admit to not having much familiarity with John Idzik, the Jets’ new general manager announced by the team late this afternoon. But...
View ArticleIdzik: ‘What We Do Will Really Prove True’
Updated, 4:45 p.m. ET Today is not John Idzik’s first day on the job, but it’s still a big day for him, and not just because his parents are celebrating their 60th wedding anniversary. He and the Jets...
View ArticleCro, Landry in the Warmth; Big Games in the Cold
Our congratulations one last time to Antonio Cromartie and LaRon Landry for their participation in Sunday’s Pro Bowl at Aloha Stadium in Honolulu. Of course, it was a long Hawaiian afternoon for anyone...
View ArticleFive Are Gone, but ‘They’ll Always Be Jets’
General manager John Idzik and the Jets front office made their first major transactions this offseason when the team released four veterans — LBs Bart Scott and Calvin Pace, S Eric Smith and T Jason...
View ArticleIdzik, Ryan Speak on Revis, QBs, Competition
Updated 6:19 p.m. ET In theory the NFL Combine is a place to talk with, talk about, time, measure and analyze the draft-eligible college players heading into the draft two months down the road. In...
View ArticleFormer GM (Bradway) Reflects on New Guy (Idzik)
We chatted up Terry Bradway on Thursday afternoon back in his office following his sitdown with Eric Allen on Jets Talk Live. And aside from the NFL Combine topics he hit on with EA in the interview, I...
View ArticleIt’s Official: Sione Po’uha Is Released
Speculation the past few days was that eight-year veteran nose tackle Sione Po‘uha’s days in green and white were coming to a close. That speculation turned into an official transaction this afternoon...
View ArticleRex Repeats: QB Play Has to Get a Lot Better
Rex Ryan, fresh from the owners’ meetings in Arizona and a few pro days and perhaps en route to some NCAA Tournament watching this weekend, made a radio stop with Michael Kay and Don La Greca on Mike’s...
View ArticleReexamining John Idzik’s Robust Tampa Roots
An interesting “backgrounder” involving Jets GM John Idzik was posted by Don Banks and Sports Illustrated late last week. It details the places of Idzik and others not in the “Tampa 2″ but in the...
View ArticleCamp Coordinator Fiedler Still Has NYJ Connections
Jay Fiedler had a short career as an AFC East opponent of the Jets and an even shorter stay as a Jets quarterback. He’s been out of the game for seven seasons. But Jay’s never left his Long Island base...
View ArticleSome Old, Some New for Bradway, Bauer, Scouts
The month of April always brings a level of buzz and excitement to Terry Bradway and Jeff Bauer. Bradway, the Jets’ senior personnel executive, annually informs reporters on some predraft statistics....
View ArticlePromising Exacta Ticket at the Top of This Draft
Nine-and-13. If that refers to a major league team’s record after 22 games, it’ll put you off the early pace of the division leader. If the subject is a horse owner’s Derby post positions or a race...
View ArticleDraft Ahead (So Is Jets Talk Live Draft Show)
Tick … tick … tick … That’s the sound of your favorite draft countdown clock. Or if you don’t have that countdown clock on a computer screen in front of you, it’s the internal draft clock echoing down...
View ArticleWooden Says So Long to Jets Before Charging West
Parting is such sweet sorrow, not just in Shakespeare but in football. But today’s going-away celebration was necessary for JoJo Wooden to take the next step in his desired career path. “I was not...
View ArticleTennessee’s Simms, Rogers Reconnect in North Jersey
The Jets have several job openings on offense. One is for youthful competition at quarterback. And they may well have a spot for a young, up-and-coming wide receiver. Any Volunteers? Why, yes we do....
View ArticleObomanu Flips Coasts, Seeks Fresh Opportunity
Updated, 6:08 p.m. ET The Jets’ wideout field is getting crowded these days, mostly by guys that not many have heard of just wanting to get a fair shot at making the roster. Just the way Ben Obomanu...
View ArticleKyle Wilson Wraps Up Best Offseason as a Pro
Updated, 3:38 p.m. ET There’s something different about Kyle Wilson this offseason, and it’s a lot more than the absence of the trademark dreadlocks the cornerback wore his first three seasons in green...
View ArticleGeno Smith Grabs the First Offense Controls
The defense seemed ahead of the offense in the conclusion of today’s first full-pads practice of Jets training camp, but that was OK with Geno Smith, who got in some shots of his own while running the...
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