New York Jets News and Rumors
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid likens GOP's problems to Jets' quarterback quandaryThe Senate’'s top Democrat slammed the New York Jets along with the Republican Party on Thursday , saying they both share a problem: Who’'s their quarterback? Sen. Harry Reid used the sports analogy to slam the GOP’s approach to the looming budget d… |
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Feds raid home of ex-Jet FabiniDec 6, 2012
THE FEDS RAIDED Jason Fabini’s Fort Wayne, Ind., home early Thursday, but the former Jets offensive tackle says he’s not a target of a criminal probe. |
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Rex Ryan says the running game is improving from its early season swoons. The Jets are 26th in rush yards per attempt at 3.8, but have averaged 146 yards in their four games since the bye. “The offensive line is doing a good job blocking,” said runnin… |
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Mike Florio, profootballtalk.com Changes are likely coming to the Jets if (when) another season ends without a playoff berth. Manish Mehta of the New York Daily News shed some light during Thursday’s PFT Live on what could happen. Mehta firmly believes that coach Rex Ryan will be bac… |
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Jack Dickey, deadspin.com During Sunday's Fox telecast of Mark Sanchez's public flogging, in between the moments when Brian Billick repeated "jump street" and read copy for New Girl, a graphic popped up: Mark Sanchez, it read, had turned the ball over 81 times since hi… |
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Myers: Jets scrambling for answersDec 6, 2012
Mark Sanchez has played frighteningly bad for much of this season. But he’s also been sabotaged by his owner, coach and general manager with the ridiculous trade for Tim Tebow and then being surrounded by the worst set of skill position players in the N… |
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Mike Westhoff, asked to describe the Jets?...Dec 6, 2012
Jack Dickey, deadspin.com Mike Westhoff, asked to describe the Jets? "I don't know. Close the door on your head and tell me how bad it hurts." More » |
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Josh Alper, profootballtalk.com If there’s been a story covered more fervently than the Jets’ quarterback conundrum in the last few days, it is the efforts to find a legislative solution in the House and Senate to stop us from going over the “fiscal cliff.” The two stories conve… |
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Mike Kurylo, nytimes.com Kerry Collins and Trent Dilfer were high picks who had better playing days for teams that did not draft them. |
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Jack Dickey, deadspin.com We don't know what goes on in Fort Wayne, Ind. We've never been there and have no desire to visit. But we do know that today, in Fort Wayne, local, state, and federal officials carried out a raid on two homes owned by longtime NFL offensive tackle Jason… |
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Flashbacks of Henne vs. Sanchez debateDec 6, 2012
Remember when there was intense debate in the AFC East blog about which quarterback was better: Chad Henne or Mark Sanchez? Miami Dolphins and New York Jets fans couldn't get enough of these young gunslingers. They were expected to develop and eventuall… |
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Josh Alper, profootballtalk.com One of the funniest things about the Jets pulling Mark Sanchez in the 7-6 victory over the Cardinals last week is that he wasn’t even the worst quarterback on the field. Bad as Sanchez was, Ryan Lindley was worse and wound up playing the entire game. We… |
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Doug Farrar, yahoo.com We're pretty sure that New York Jets owner Woody Johnson, an avowed backer of the Mitt Romney campaign, will not like what Senator Harry Reid (D-Nevada), the Senate Majority leader, had to say about his franchise while recently speaking on the Senate fl… |
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AccuScore: Jags beat JetsDec 6, 2012
The New York Jets made their quarterback decision and went back to Mark Sanchez. But according to AccuScore, it doesn't really matter who is under center this week for New York. AcccuScore predicts the hosting Jacksonville Jaguars (2-10) will beat the J… |
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Tebow not quite ready to return to Jets' lineupDec 6, 2012
Rich Cimini, ESPN.com New York Jets backup quarterback Tim Tebow returns to his hometown this weekend to face the Jacksonville Jaguars, but he's likely to be a spectator. |
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Rex says Jet future not tied to Mark's successDec 6, 2012
The day after Rex Ryan announced that he's sticking with Mark Sanchez as the starting quarterback and admitted that "obviously I have to get this decision right," the head coach disagreed with the notion that his future with the Jets is linked… |
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Michael David Smith, profootballtalk.com Jets coach Rex Ryan stuck his neck out for quarterback Mark Sanchez by sticking with Sanchez as the starter. But Ryan says he doesn’t think his own future is necessarily tied to Sanchez’s. At his press conference today, when a reporter suggested that … |
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Josh Alper, profootballtalk.com The Jets have decided to turn back to Mark Sanchez at quarterback, a decision that will be a big part of the discussion on Thursday’s edition of PFT Live. Mike Florio will talk to Manish Mehta of the New York Daily News about the Jets’ choice, which c… |
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Tebow looks forward to Jacksonville returnDec 6, 2012
New York Jets backup quarterback Tim Tebow is popular everywhere. But the place where he's most famous is in Jacksonville, Florida. Tebow is a Jacksonville native who won a Heisman Trophy and two national championships with the Florida Gators in nearby … |
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Barry Petchesky, deadspin.com On Sunday, the Jets had the ball deep in Arizona territory and a one-point lead. The directive came in from the Cardinals' sideline: Let them score a touchdown, so Arizona could get the ball back down eight with more than a minute remaining. Sound advic… |
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Outsider’s Look: Jacksonville JaguarsDec 6, 2012
Brian Bassett, thejetsblog.com We try to look at the Jets opponents every week and take some of the statistical numbers from Football Outsiders to better understand what the Jets will be facing on Sunday. Reminder, positive percentages are good on offense and specials, bad on defen… |
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Thursday morning one-linersDec 6, 2012
Darin Gantt, profootballtalk.com The Bills will be plugging in two first-time starters on the offensive line this week. Dolphins rookie Jonthan Martin is excited about switching from RT to LT after the injury to Jake Long. Jets backup QB Tim Tebow reached out to a teen who was injured … |
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Michael David Smith, profootballtalk.com As Jaguars quarterback Chad Henne prepares to play against the Jets on Sunday, he’s thinking about how close he came to becoming a member of the Jets in March. Henne confirmed that Jets offensive coordinator Tony Sparano, who coached him in Miami, was e… |
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Week 13 Film Review, Horror EditionDec 6, 2012
Andy Benoit, nytimes.com The Jets' Mark Sanchez deserved to be benched after his second interception in the opening quarter against Arizona. |
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View From Boston on Sanchez: Thanks, RexDec 6, 2012
Toni Monkovic, nytimes.com Some Jets fans may not agree with the decision to start Mark Sanchez, but the feeling is more supportive among Patriots fans. |
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Brian Burke, nytimes.com Teams often cling to quarterbacks for longer than they should. The Jets should have been looking for an upgrade at quarterback two years ago. |
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Nobody troubled Tom Coughlin on Wednesday about whether Eli Manning or David Carr will be starting at quarterback against the New Orleans Saints. Taken out of context, it might be a reasonable question. After all, Manning ranks only 16th in the NFL quar… |
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Nobody troubled Tom Coughlin on Wednesday about whether Eli Manning or David Carr will be starting at quarterback against the New Orleans Saints. Taken out of context, it might be a reasonable question. After all, Manning ranks only 16th in the NFL quar… |
