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New York Jets: Will They Use Their Franchise Tag?
March 3rd, 2012 at 2:00 PM
The month of March will go a long way into answering some lingering questions as to how the New York Jets plan to reshape their 2012 roster since Free Agency begins at 4 p.m. on Tuesday March 13th. Before then each team must designate, if they so choose, one player...
2012 NFL Draft: New York Jets Serious About Second Overall Pick?
March 1st, 2012 at 8:00 AM
We know by now that the New York Jets aren't afraid to makes waves. The Brett Favre saga taught us that. Adding Rex Ryan to Woody Johnson and Mike Tannenbaum has seemingly made the Jets bolder, evidenced by their willingness to roll the dice on Santonio Holmes, Braylon Edwards, Plaxico...
New York Jets 2012 NFL Draft Prospect: Chandler Jones of Syracuse
February 25th, 2012 at 5:18 PM
Just about everything is examined when it comes to NFL Draft prospects. With the major investment made in first round picks and the potential to hit the jackpot with a late-round selection, teams try to find out everything they can about a player before making their pick. For the New...
New York Jets’ Aaron Maybin Assigned a First-Round Tender
February 24th, 2012 at 2:12 PM
The New York Jets have assigned outside linebacker Aaron Maybin a first-round tender. Maybin is a restricted free agent following his first season with the Jets, during which he led the team with six sacks. The move virtually guarantees that Maybin will be back with the team in 2012, as...
New York Jets: Will Ground and Pound Make Them Too One Dimensional?
February 24th, 2012 at 8:00 AM
There are many formulas that have crafted a championship in the NFL over its nearly one century of football played on a hundred-yard field also known as the gridiron. The first two seasons for the New York Jets under head coach Rex Ryan focused on a strong run offense, with...
Mike Wallace: Worth the New York Jets’ Recently Cleared Cap?
February 23rd, 2012 at 4:00 PM
The Jets restructed D'Brickashaw Ferguson's contract today, saving $7.5 million this season by taking the $9 million owed to him and turning it into a signing bonus split over the next six seasons of his deal. While many Jets' fans would love for this money to be spent on Texans'...
New York Jets 2012 Offseason Checklist
February 23rd, 2012 at 12:20 PM
The 2012 NFL Offseason is officially in full swing as the teams, agents and 2012 NFL Draft prospects converge on Indianapolis this week for the NFL Combine. The New York Jets have some major work to do this offseason coming off an 8-8 finish, and some of that work needs...
NFL Combine: What is the Actual Value of the Event? Part Two
February 22nd, 2012 at 4:00 PM
In Part One of our examination of the worth of the NFL Combine, we looked at how combine-specific training has lessened the value of the physical tests that the NFL Combine is centered around. While the physical tests have lost some of their value, there is still a lot of...
NFL Combine: What is the Actual Value of the Event? Part One
February 22nd, 2012 at 12:00 PM
With the NFL Combine kicking off today, the 2012 NFL Draft chatter is set to really ramp up. For the New York Jets and every other NFL team, this is an opportunity to evaluate potential draft prospects. But what is the actual value of the NFL Combine in evaluating football...
New York Jets 2012 NFL Draft Prospect: Vinny Curry of Marshall
February 21st, 2012 at 2:00 PM
As we get closer to the 2012 NFL Draft prospects continue to rise and fall, their stock impacted by just about everything. One prospect who has continued to rise in Vinny Curry of Marshall. Around NCAA Bowl Season, Curry was a mid-round prospect not getting much hype. Now he is...
New York Jets 2012 NFL Draft Prospect: Melvin Ingram of South Carolina
February 20th, 2012 at 10:00 AM
When looking at areas where the New York Jets need to improve through the 2012 NFL Draft, their pass rush is always at or near the top of the list. The Jets have relied on talented cornerbacks and Rex Ryan's ability to confuse opposing quarterbacks during his three seasons as...
2012 NFL Draft: New York Jets Must Prioritize True Need Positions
February 18th, 2012 at 10:11 AM
Things always change very quickly leading up to the NFL Draft and we have already seen it happen for players and teams with the 2012 NFL Draft on the horizon. While projections can't be counted on to predict what any individual organization is actually thinking, it does reflect the general...
New York Jets’ Bryan Thomas: Will He Be Back After Major Injury?
February 15th, 2012 at 11:09 AM
While tons of different scenarios are floating around about what the New York Jets could possibly do to upgrade at outside linebacker, there's an interesting situation brewing with Bryan Thomas. When Thomas went down to a season-ending Achilles injury, it proved the old adage that you don't know what you...
New York Jets Offensive Line: What to Make of the Right Tackle Competition?
February 13th, 2012 at 11:05 AM
For the New York Jets, moving left to right along the offensive line from left tackle to right guard is set in stone. The Jets have Pro Bowl players at three of those positions(D'Brickashaw Ferguson, Nick Mangold and Brandon Moore), and Matt Slauson continues to improve at left guard. When...
New York Jets: Why All the Attention on Running Backs?
February 11th, 2012 at 10:00 AM
The New York Jets have plenty of needs to address this offseason. Still, one position that has constantly entered the conversation that shouldn't is running back. The Jets will almost certainly be without LaDainian Tomlinson this coming season, but that doesn't mean that the running back position should be a...
New York Jets 2012 NFL Draft: Ryan Davis of Bethune-Cookman Potential Diamond in the Rough
February 6th, 2012 at 10:00 AM
With the Super Bowl now behind us, it's full steam ahead towards free agency and the 2012 NFL Draft. One of the best ways to get ready for the upcoming draft is trying to identify potential sleepers, the future Pro Bowlers waiting around in the later rounds. Specifically for the...
