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Jets G.M. candidates included Randy Mueller, too

Mike Florio, profootballtalk.com

It’s been difficult to keep track of the various candidates for the Jets G.M. job because, well, there are just too many of them. There’s another one who previously had been unknown. Manish Mehta of the New York Daily News reports that former Saints a…

Eric Weeks, thejetsblog.com

There seems to be a lot of misconceptions about candidate John Idzik and his qualifications for the Jets’ general manager job so lets try and break down what we know as best as we can… Obviously what stands out about Idzik is his most recent venture w…

Mike Florio, profootballtalk.com

The Jets should draft linebacker Manti Te’o, if for no reason other than gratitude. Te’o's travails have made us all forget, for a while, the dysfunction enveloping the New York Jets.  But we’ll be reminded of it soon, when the Jets hire a General …

Eric Weeks, thejetsblog.com

Brian Costello of the New York Post is reporting that the Jets will not be making an announcement today in regards to their general manager search. We’re a half hour away from 5:00 on the east coast and the Jets have historically gotten their announceme…

Matt Loede, jetsgab.com

By Martin Alvin Jets’ fans deserve a lot better than they’re getting. After winning the 1968 Championship Game, and SB III, way back in 1969, and since the AFL-NFL merger in 1970, the Jets have gone to only four AFC Championship Games — 1982, 1998, …

ESPN.com

From the outside, it appears the New York Jets had a bevy of issues this season. There were various distractions, led by the Tim Tebow saga. There was poor coaching, particularly on offense. The Jets also had back-biting teammates who ran to the media w…

Brian Bassett, thejetsblog.com

With the Jets are silent on who their next general manager will be, the rumblings are that the Jets are getting serious about finding their offensive coordinator.  While Norv Turner was just named in Cleveland, and Cam Cameron is reported to be out of t…

Brian Bassett, thejetsblog.com

Rumors are rampant that today is the day that the Jets will pick their GM by this afternoon.  From what we hear it’s down to two candidates, neither if which will be named Tom Gamble. We know … we know … and we’ll get to it later, but sufficed to…

Eric Weeks, thejetsblog.com

In what is likely to be the final move without a new general manager in place, the Jets have signed former Michigan State offensive tackle D.J. Young. Young spent the 2011 season on the Arizona Cardinals practice squad and competed during the 2012 prese…

Michael David Smith, profootballtalk.com

Jets linebacker Bart Scott says the problem with the team in 2012 is easy to explain: A lack of talent. Scott said on Inside the NFL that there’s nothing hard to understand about why the Jets went 6-10. That’s what happens when your personnel doesn’…

Eric Weeks, thejetsblog.com

Former Jets running back Thomas Jones is just one of many athletes who are faced with uncertain futures as they are left to confront the damage sustained from concussions throughout their careers. Jones, who does not recall how many concussions he has s…