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This has been quite the off-season for us Jets fans. After a heart breaking end to the 2008 season, we have seen our team make for some seemingly huge strides.

Eric Mangini has moved on to Cleveland…gas can and matches in hand. Rex ‘Son of Buddy’ Ryan has stepped into the head coaching role, bringing defensive stars Bart Scott and Jim Leonhard with him.

These additions immediately put the Jets defense back on the radar. More importantly, he brought a bit of swagger and a bit of a chip on his shoulder. Something this team has been sorely lacking for way too long. Read the rest of this entry »

During the offseason it’s easy for football fans to start harping on any available topic, beating it to death simply because there’s not much out there to talk about. We’ve seen this go into overdrive recently with any and all Favre talk because it’s easy for everyone to hav... Read More

New York Jets linebacker, Vernon Gholston was supposed to be the perfect fit. The 6′ 3″, 266 lb. linesman-turned-linebacker was supposed to terrorize quarterbacks around the league with his speed, strength and “long limbs”.

He was supposed to be the pass rusher from hell. Selected 6th over-all by the Jets in the 2008 NFL draft & signed to a 5-year, $50 million contract with $21 million in guaranteed money, he was supposed to be a beast.

Yeah. Right. The former Ohio State sack machine has produced about as close to nothing as is possible.

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The Star-Ledger is reporting that the New York Jets will go into the 2009 season with WR’s David Clowney & Brad Smith. Apparently, the franchise decided against drafting a wideout based on the feeling that these two could and would be their guys. According to the report, the Jets general... Read More