The Jets cut Ben Hartsock last year. Hartsock was a solid run blocker but ran horrible routes, had terrible hands, and was responsible for too many penalties. They replaced him with a new player to serve as the primary blocking tight end, Matthew Mulligan. Mulligan is a solid run blocker but runs horrible routes, has [...]
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Matthew Mulligan: Stay or Go?
January 31st, 2012 
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Tags: 5 million, Ben Hartsock, free agent, Jets, Linemen, Matthew, Mulligan, Poll, stay, Team Money, Tight End, Vote 
No Comments »Potential Jets: Joel Dreessen
January 27th, 2012 afcbeast 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 [...]
Posted in Gang Green Nation 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 »Panthers TE Jeremy Shockey ruled out for Sunday
November 20th, 2011 afcbeast Carolina Panthers tight end Jeremy Shockey did not make the trip to Detroit and has been ruled out for Sunday’s game against the Lions. Shockey has 24 receptions for 311 yards and one touchdown this season. This is the first game he’s missed. Greg Olsen will start for the Panthers and Ben Hartsock is expected [...]
Posted in Yard Barker Tags: Ben Hartsock, Carolina Panthers, First Game, Greg Olsen, Jeremy, Jeremy Shockey, Lions, NFL, Panthers, Playing Time, Receptions, Ruled, Shockey, Shoulder Injury, Sunday, Tight End, touchdown, Yardbarker No Comments »Questions About The Jets Offensive Attack Carry On
September 14th, 2011 afcbeast When a team faces an all out assault from attacking defensive coordinators such as Rex and Rob Ryan, there are not going to be many holes to run in to began with. When you take a look at the formations that were employed by Schotty, 3 wide sets, with an off-eye formation in the [...]
Posted in Around The Web Tags: about, Attack, Ben Hartsock, carry, Cowboys, Defensive Coordinators, Game Full, Game Plan, Holes, Jets, Legs, New York Jets, offensive, Offensive Attack, Ot, questions, Rex, Rob Ryan, Run Game, Running, Screen Plays, Yardbarker No Comments »Final Cuts Provide Opportunity to Upgrade Roster
September 3rd, 2011 afcbeast In the next few days, I look for the Jets to be able to fill a few holes. There are always good players cut as teams trim their roster to 53 players. Some players do not fit a particular system. Others find themselves part of a numbers game at a position where their team has [...]
Posted in Gang Green Nation Tags: Backups, Ben Hartsock, Cuts, Danny Woodhead, Few Days, Final, Holes, Jets, New England, Numbers Game, Offensive Linemen, Opportunity, Pats, Perfect System, provide, Receivers, Robert Turner, Roster, Tight End, Upgrade, Wayne Hunter, week 1 No Comments »Flight Connections 08-30-11
August 30th, 2011 afcbeast NYJets.com shares transcripts of postgame interviews. Daily News: Gang Green smothered Big Blue. Steve Politi: HC Rex Ryan‘s much-hyped offense was notably absent. JP Pelzman: WR Plaxico Burress played a key part in the win. Rod Boone: RT Wayne Hunter knows he has to be smarter. C Nick Mangold asserted himself again during QB Mark Sanchez‘s interview. DE Muhammad Wilkerson was ejected from last night’s game. [...]
Posted in Gang Green Nation Tags: 083011, Antonio Cromartie, Ben Hartsock, commissioner roger goodell, Connections, Deadspin, ESPN, Flight, Flight Connections, Giants Game, Hurricane Effects, James Dearth, Jeremy Shockey, Kickoff Return, Mark Sanchez, New York Times, Nick Mangold, Plaxico Burress, Postgame Interviews, Rex Ryan, Steve Politi, Vernon Gholston, Wayne Hunter No Comments »Flight Connections 08-30-11
August 30th, 2011 afcbeast NYJets.com shares transcripts of postgame interviews. Daily News: Gang Green smothered Big Blue. Steve Politi: HC Rex Ryan‘s much-hyped offense was notably absent. JP Pelzman: WR Plaxico Burress played a key part in the win. Rod Boone: RT Wayne Hunter knows he has to be smarter. C Nick Mangold asserted himself again during QB Mark Sanchez‘s interview. DE Muhammad Wilkerson was ejected from last night’s game. [...]
Posted in Gang Green Nation Tags: 083011, Antonio Cromartie, Ben Hartsock, commissioner roger goodell, Connections, Deadspin, ESPN, Flight, Flight Connections, Giants Game, Hurricane Effects, James Dearth, Jeremy Shockey, Kickoff Return, Mark Sanchez, New York Times, Nick Mangold, Plaxico Burress, Postgame Interviews, Rex Ryan, Steve Politi, Vernon Gholston, Wayne Hunter No Comments »Settling the Tight End Spot
August 12th, 2011 afcbeast It was widely reported that the Jets were interested in bringing Todd Heap to New York to bolster their TE spot, but of course that didn’t work out as Heap headed elsewhere. What it left though, was a lingering concern over just what the Jets have at the Tight End spot. With the top [...]
Posted in The Jets Blog Tags: Athleticism, Ben Hartsock, Cap Room, Cumberland, Cutdowns, ESPN, Foregone Conclusion, head coach, Jerricho Cotchery, Jets, Job Description, Last Spring, Mulligan, Presser, Rich Cimini, Settling, spot, Team Signs, tight, Tight End, Tight Ends, Todd Heap, Wayne Hunter 10 Comments »Best hands on the Panthers?
August 2nd, 2011 afcbeast SPARTANBURG, S.C. — For years, there has been a strong consensus that receiver Steve Smith had the best pass-catching hands on the Carolina Panthers. But that’s changed in the eyes of at least one key player. While going out of his way to heap praise on Smith, linebacker Jon Beason said newly acquired tight end [...]
Posted in Around The League Tags: Ben Hartsock, Best, Carolina Panthers, Coach John, ESPN, Espn Com Nfl, Espn Nfl, Greg Olsen, Hands, Heap Praise, Jeremy Shockey, John Fox, Jon Beason, Last Decade, linebacker, Offensive Coordinator, Panthers, Passing Game, Rsquo, Steve Smith, Tight End, Tight Ends, Wesley Walls No Comments »Hartsock joins Carolina Panthers; Jets penalties expected to decrease by 99%
July 27th, 2011 afcbeast If you’ve watched any New York Jets games in the past two years, one thing is unmistakably clear: Ben Hartsock knows how to take a penalty. Well, the drive killer is no more. Hartsock and the Carolina Panthers have agreed to a 2 year … [visit site to read more] View full post on The [...]
Posted in The Jet Press Tags: Ben Hartsock, Carolina, Carolina Panthers, expected, Hartsock, Jet Press, Jets, Joins, New Games, New York Jets, Panthers, penalties No Comments »
