Imagine the Jets having a tight end who can both catch and block. That sounds like a foreign concept right now. Dustin Keller, Jeff Cumberland, and Josh Baker are almost exclusively receivers. Matthew Mulligan for all of his penalties actually is a decent run blocker but adds next to nothing as a receiver. A former [...]
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Potential Jets: Joel Dreessen
January 27th, 2012 
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Tags: 2005 Nfl Draft, Athletic Ability, Bad Idea, Ben Hartsock, Black Holes, Dreessen, free agent, Good Hands, Honest To Goodness, Injury Risk, Jets, Joel, Josh Baker, Mark Sanchez, Mike Tannenbaum, Mulligan, NFL Draft, Passing Game, Potential, Rushing Attack, Snapper, Tight End, Tight Ends, Trade Rumors 
No Comments »Jets vs. Giants: Against Whom Will Gang Green Corners Line Up?
December 23rd, 2011 afcbeast Perhaps the most compelling aspect of Saturday’s game will be watching matchups between the Giants receivers and the Jets cornerbacks. Very few teams have a three receiver set as good as the Giants with Hakeem Nicks, Mario Manningham, and Victor Cruz. Very few teams have three corners as good as Darrelle Revis, Antonio Cromartie, and [...]
Posted in Gang Green Nation Tags: Against, Antonio Cromartie, Athletic Ability, Corner's, Darrelle Revis, Dez Bryant, Eli Manning, Gang, Giants, Green, Green Corners, Hakeem Nicks, Jets, Kyle Wilson, line, Mario Manningham, matchups, Nickel, Receivers, Security Blanket, target, Three Corners, Unsung Hero, Wes Welker, Whom, Wilson Cruz No Comments »Rex Ryan Praises Antonio Cromartie
December 17th, 2011 afcbeast Rex Ryan has good things to say about Antonio Cromartie’s play this year. The wild swings that highlighted Jets cornerback Antonio Cromartie’s performances early in the season have settled in recent weeks, and Rex Ryan believes there is a simple reason for the newfound steadiness. “I just think that he decided he was going to [...]
Posted in Gang Green Nation Tags: Antonio, Antonio Cromartie, Athletic Ability, coach, Completion Percentage, Cromartie, Football Focus, God, Jets, NFL, Praises, Pro Football, Revis, Rex Ryan, Rsquo, Ryan, Stat, Steadiness, Swings No Comments »Will Jim Leonhard’s Injury Create a Better Rounded Safety Duo?
December 13th, 2011 afcbeast One of the biggest complaints many had about the Jim Leonhard/Eric Smith starting safety combo is how little they complimented each other. They essentially did the same things. They were reportedly responsible for the team lining up in the right spots and making sure everybody knew what they were supposed to do. They had the [...]
Posted in Gang Green Nation Tags: Athletic Ability, Belief That, better, create, Eric Smith, injury, Jets, Jim Leonhard, Lack Of Speed, LEONHARD'S, Mismatch, Peyton Manning, Rounded, safety, Sit, Smith Pool, Tom Brady, Top Tight Ends, Two Guys No Comments »Quick-Hit Reactions from Week 14 in the NFL
December 12th, 2011 afcbeast Every Sunday throughout the 2011 NFL season I’ll compile quick-hit reactions from the day that was in football. I vow to always overreact, side with sensationalism over rationalism, and draw conclusions based on small sample sizes instead of cold, hard facts. It’s the only way I know how to write… Minnesota Vikings quarterback Joe Webb [...]
Posted in Around The League Tags: Athletic Ability, Brett Favre, Cold Hard Facts, Deandre Levy, Draw Conclusions, Drew Brees, facemask, from, Joe Webb, Matt Hasselbeck, Minnesota Vikings, Minnesota Vikings Quarterback, Nfl Football Game, Nfl Season, Perv, Philadelphia Eagles, Philadelphia Pennsylvania, QuickHit, Reactions, Sensationalism, Tim Shaffer, Tim Tebow, week, Yard Touchdown 2 Comments »Bears confident Hanie will bounce back
November 29th, 2011 afcbeast Lovie Smith and the Chicago Bears said all the right things after Jay Cutler went down with a broken right thumb. They expressed confidence in Caleb Hanie, and the backup quarterback boldly proclaimed he had been waiting for this opportunity. One day after a shaky trip to the Black Hole, that faith in Hanie was [...]
Posted in Yard Barker Tags: Appearance, Athletic Ability, back, Backup Quarterback, Ballgame, Bears, Black Hole, bounce, Caleb Hanie, Chicago Bears, confident, Field Goals, Fourth Year, Hanie, Inexperience, Jay Cutler, Nfc Championship, Raiders, Sebastian Janikowski, Second Half, Second Quarter, Strong Arm, Thumb, Wimbley, Yard Touchdown Reception No Comments »QB Master Class: Chris Weinke on Cam Newton, Pt. 1
October 29th, 2011 afcbeast “Yeah — he broke my single-game yardage record, and he just broke my single-season rushing touchdown record. Join the crowd — everybody laughs when I tell them that! My rookie year, I had six rushing touchdowns, mostly because I was running for my life. That was the year we went 1-15.” That was how my [...]
Posted in Around The League Tags: Athletic Ability, Cam Newton, Chris, Chris Weinke, Class, Coach Chris, Crystal Ball, Football Coach, Franchise Record, Green Bay Packers, Master, New York Giants, Newton, Nfl Game, Nfl Quarterback, Panthers Team, Performance Coach, Rookie Season, Rookie Year, Rushing Touchdown Record, Rushing Touchdowns, Single Season Rushing Touchdown Record, Upturn, Weinke, Yardage Record No Comments »BGA Special: Scouting Eron Riley
October 21st, 2011 afcbeast The Jets this week announced the signing of former Duke WR Eron Riley to their active roster. Riley had been on the Broncos practice squad since this time last year, so the Jets must – by rule – keep him on the active roster for at least three weeks. I’ve gone back and looked at [...]
Posted in The Jets Blog Tags: Athletic Ability, Background, Baltimore Ravens, Broad Jump, Broncos, campaigns, Combine, Duke, Eron, Good Hands, Jets, Least Three Weeks, NFL, Policeman, Practice Squad, Ravens, Riley, Scouting, Special, target, Three Seasons, WR, Yard Dash No Comments »Jim Leonhard and Mike Pettine Talk Safeties
October 19th, 2011 afcbeast Today the league sent an article in a release from the league talking about the evolution of the safety position. It has quotes from Jim Leonhard and Mike Pettine. Pettine’s comments in particular are noteworthy. He talks about the complexity of today’s offenses and the need to have smart people as the last line of [...]
Posted in Gang Green Nation Tags: Athletic Ability, Athleticism, Bunches, Complexity, defensive coordinator, Eric Smith, Evolution, Explosion, Jim Leonhard, Leonhard, Mike, Mike Pettine, Moving Parts, Nbsp, New York Jets, Nfl Record, Nfl Safeties, Passing Game, Pettine, Running Backs, Safeties, Safety Position, stacks, talk, Tight Ends No Comments »Rex Ryan Hopes Nick Mangold Can Play
October 1st, 2011 afcbeast Kevin Armstrong has a few quotes for Rex Ryan regarding Nick Mangold’s availability. “If today was the game I’d say no,” Rex Ryan said Friday. “But I think the fact that it’s a Sunday night game might help the process. We’ll see how it is. He truly is questionable. He’s a legitimate game-time decision, not one of those [...]
Posted in Gang Green Nation Tags: Afc Playoff Race, Athletic Ability, Colin Baxter, Game Time, Home Games, hopes, Interior Line, Jets, Kevin Armstrong, Mangold, Metlife, Nbsp, Nick, Nick Mangold, Night Game, Play, Quotes, Return Trip, Rex Ryan, Ryan, Time Decision No Comments »
