In a different world, Mark Sanchez would have proven beyond any doubt that he is the franchise quarterback for the Jets. Greg McElroy would be ready to slide in and claim the backup job next year. The Jets would try and develop McElroy into an insurance policy in case anything happened to Sanchez and eventually [...]
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Greg McElroy: Stay or Go?
January 18th, 2012 
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Posted in Gang Green Nation 
Tags: Backup Job, Big Time, Cliche, Different World, Doubt, Franchise Quarterback, Greg, Greg Mcelroy, Insurance Policy, Jets, Mark Sanchez, McElroy, NFL, Open Competition, Quarterback Job, Rookie Season, Rookie Year, stay, Stringer, Stringers, Time Program, Upper Body Strength, Weights 
No Comments »Rex Ryan and Brian Schottenheimer Destroyed Mark Sanchez and the Jets
January 16th, 2012 afcbeast Rex Ryan and Brian Schottenheimer destroyed Mark Sanchez and Jets in 2011. The cancer that started eating away at the New York Jets locker room earlier this season has now begun to spread to the point of certain death. Now, there are reports that some Jets players are far from happy with the “Sanchize,” and that’s [...]
Posted in Bleacher Report Tags: afc championship game, Brian, Brian Schottenheimer, Destroyed, Draft Pick, Hallmarks, Head Coaches, History Of The Nfl, Jets, Joe Namath, Leader Sets, Locker Room, mark, Mark Sanchez, New York Jets, Quarterback Controversy, Rex Ryan, Right Decision, Rookie Season, Rushing Attack, Ryan, Sanchez, Santonio Holmes, Schottenheimer, Stellar Defense, Team Captain, Timing Patterns No Comments »Jeff Fisher chooses Rams over Dolphins
January 14th, 2012 afcbeast Tennessee Titans head coach Jeff Fisher claps on the sidelines during an NFL football game in Jacksonville, Florida in this November 16, 2008 file photo. Fisher’s run as the longest tenured NFL head coach came to end when he and the Titans agreed to part company on Thursday. “The Tennessee Titans and Jeff Fisher have [...]
Posted in Around The League Tags: Adam Schefter, Chooses, Dolphins, ESPN, Fisher, Franchise Quarterback, Head Coach Jeff, Head Coaches, Jacksonville Florida, Jeff, Jeff Fisher, Miami Dolphins, Nfl Football Game, Nfl Head Coach, Offensive System, over, Rams, Rookie Season, Sidelines, Sophomore Campaign, Sport Football, st louis rams, Steven Jackson, Tennessee Titans, Vince Young, Workhorse 1 Comment »Exclusive: Namath defends Sanchez against teammates’ claims of laziness
January 14th, 2012 afcbeast A flurry of criticism surrounding New York Jets quarterback Mark Sanchez this past week, most from unnamed sources, is puzzling to Jets legend Joe Namath, a contributor to Yahoo! Sports and The Shutdown Corner Blog. The Pro Football Hall of Fame quarterback, who has been critical of Sanchez’s development — or lack thereof — was [...]
Posted in Around The League Tags: Against, Anonymous Source, Claims, Completions, Dalliances, defends, Exclusive, Football Hall Of Fame, Hall Of Fame, Joe Namath, laziness, Mark Sanchez, Namath, New York Jets, NFL Draft, Pro Football Hall, Pro Football Hall Of Fame, Quarterback Rating, Rendezvous, Rookie Season, Sanchez, Strides, Teammates, teammates’, Trysts, Unnamed Sources, week 1, Work Ethic 1 Comment »Jeff Fisher chooses Rams over Titans
January 13th, 2012 afcbeast Tennessee Titans head coach Jeff Fisher claps on the sidelines during an NFL football game in Jacksonville, Florida in this November 16, 2008 file photo. Fisher’s run as the longest tenured NFL head coach came to end when he and the Titans agreed to part company on Thursday. “The Tennessee Titans and Jeff Fisher have [...]
Posted in Around The League Tags: Adam Schefter, Chooses, ESPN, Fisher, Franchise Quarterback, Head Coach Jeff, Head Coaches, Jacksonville Florida, Jeff, Jeff Fisher, Miami Dolphins, Nfl Football Game, Nfl Head Coach, Offensive System, over, Rams, Rookie Season, Sidelines, Sophomore Campaign, Sport Football, st louis rams, Steven Jackson, Tennessee Titans, Titans, Vince Young, Workhorse 1 Comment »Does Your Team Need a New Quarterback?
January 11th, 2012 afcbeast Sure the playoffs are exciting, but if you’re like most fans, your team is already eliminated and you’re looking forward to the offseason. With that in mind, let’s take a look at how badly your team needs a new starting-quality quarterback. The teams are in likely draft order (of course, the real draft order has [...]
Posted in Yard Barker Tags: Aj Feeley, Cinch, Dan Orlovsky, Durability, Faith, Fans, free agent, Indianapolis Colts, Joe Webb, Kellen Clemens, Kerry Collins, Minnesota Vikings, Need, NFL, Offseason, Peyton Manning, quarterback, Rookie Season, Sage Rosenfels, st louis rams, team, Yardbarker No Comments »Schottenheimer: Reading the Options
January 9th, 2012 afcbeast We know many of you are refreshing this blog, scouring New York newspaper websites or trying to freebase Twitter — all in the attempt to furiously find updates on whether or not Brian Schottenheimer has suckered some other team into employing his services. We know this has become part of your daily ablutions that have [...]
Posted in The Jets Blog Tags: Ablutions, Brian Schottenheimer, Cam Newton, Chud, head coach, Head Coaches, Jacksonville Jaguars, Mike Mularkey, Nepotism, Nfl Coach, Odd Location, Offensive Coordinator, Options, Reading, Rookie Season, Rumblings, Schottenheimer, Shannahan, Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Team Owner, twitter, University Of Florida, University Of Florida Gators 10 Comments »Mike DeVito, Matt Slauson Among New York Jets Players That Will Have Offseason Surgery
January 9th, 2012 afcbeast A couple of New York Jets players are headed for offseason surgery after playing through pain in the final weeks of the 2011 regular season. Eric Smith, the Jets’ special teams captain and starting strong safety, already had surgery on a torn meniscus in his knee, an injury he played through for over a month. [...]
Posted in Around The Web Tags: Admirable Job, among, defensive lineman, Devito, Eric Smith, H View, Jets, Knee Injuries, Left Shoulder, Marcus Dixon, Mark Sanchez, Matt, Matt Slauson, Mike, New York Jets, Offseason, Players., Rookie Season, Slauson, Strong Safety, Surgery, Torn Meniscus, Unsung Heroes, Yardbarker, York No Comments »Dez Bryant: ‘I feel like I did OK’
January 3rd, 2012 afcbeast Dez Bryant played in all but one game during his second NFL season, catching 63 passes for 928 yards and nine touchdowns. The 2010 first round pick improved in all major receiving stat categories after having his rookie season ended prematurely because of an ankle fracture. “I feel like I did OK,” Bryant said Monday. [...]
Posted in Yard Barker Tags: Ankle Fracture, Bryant, Cowboys, Dez Bryant, feel, Franchise, game, Games, head coach, Jason Garrett, Like, Nfl Season, Rookie Season, Second Consecutive Year, Stat, Yardbarker No Comments »Jets upset Giants by putting curtains over Super Bowl logos
December 30th, 2011 afcbeast The New York Giants have the odd distinction of being visitors in their home stadium on Saturday, thanks to an interconference matchup with their fellow Met Life Stadium tenants, the New York Jets. They were treated like it before kickoff. Four logos commemorating the Giants Super Bowl appearances were covered with a black curtain outside [...]
Posted in Around The League Tags: Black Curtain, Black Curtains, Bowl, Bowl Appearances, Brandon Jacobs, Cam Newton, Curtains, Football Five, Giants, Giants Stadium, Inferiority Complex, Jets, Lawrence Tynes, Logos, New York Giants, New York Jets, over, putting, Rex Ryan, Rookie Season, Super, Upset, Yahoo Network, Yahoo Sports No Comments »
