In 2008, the Jets burned a top-1o pick on linebacker/defensive end Vernon Gholston. After three years with no regular-season sacks, the Jets admitted their error, and moved on. In 2009, the Bills blew the 11th overall pick on linebacker/defensive end Aaron Maybin. After two years with no regular-season sacks, the Bills admitted their error, and… [...]
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Coaching intern helps Aaron Maybin get most of second chance
December 11th, 2011 
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Tags: Aaron, Aaron Maybin, chance, Coaching, Helps, Intern, Maybin, most, New York Jets, Profootballtalk, Sacks, second, Second Chance, Vernon Gholston 
3 Comments »Maybin finds his groove with Jets
December 10th, 2011 afcbeast In the holiday season, we honor the ultimate rags to riches story and the two most unsung heroes on offense and defense this year. And a certain coach could be getting a pink slip this Christmas. Happy Football Friday! It’s time for our weekly NFL sizzle and fizzle. SIZZLE Aaron Maybin This offseason, the Jets [...]
Posted in Around The Web Tags: Aaron Maybin, Career Crossroads, Depth Interview, Early September, Finds, Groove, Jets, Last Sunday, linebacker, Maybin, Mike Tannenbaum, Nfl Radio, Offseason, Pass Rusher, Pink Slip, Rags To Riches, Rags To Riches Story, Rex Grossman, Taking Responsibility, Transition Period, Unsung Heroes, Vernon Gholston, Work Ethic No Comments »On Aaron Maybin, Patience, and Coaching
December 5th, 2011 afcbeast The people who expected this kind of production from Aaron Maybin were few and far between when the Jets signed him. Some people were in the, “This guy stinks. Why would the Jets sign him?” camp. I was one of these people. You might now refer to use as the “dead wrong” camp. There was [...]
Posted in Gang Green Nation Tags: Aaron, Aaron Maybin, Bargain, Coaching, How Many People, Impact Player, Jets, Joe Mcknight, Kellen Clemens, Kyle Wilson, lot, Mark Sanchez, Maybin, Money, NFL, Patience, Rex Ryan, Success, Suits, Vernon Gholston, Virtue, Vladimir Ducasse No Comments »Jets 34 Redskins 19: Gang Green Soars Out of Nation’s Capital With a Win
December 4th, 2011 afcbeast The Jets are now 7-5 and still very much alive in the AFC Playoff race after a 34-19 victory today over the Washington Redskins in Landover, MD. Like many Jets wins, it was not the prettiest effort, but they made the plays they had to made in order to win the game. More after the [...]
Posted in Gang Green Nation Tags: Accuracy, Afc Playoff Race, Blitz, Brian Schottenheimer, Buffalo, Capital, Coincidence, Elite Product, game, Gang, Green, Gripe, Jets, Landover Md, Logic, Mark Sanchez, Nations, Pass Rusher, Redskins, Rex Grossman, Soars, Vernon Gholston, Victory, Washington Redskins, Wildcat No Comments »Blair Thomas, Broken Promises and the True Meaning of Disappointment
November 16th, 2011 afcbeast Cleaning up and packing before a move is always a challenge, but every so often you stumble upon lost treasure. This past weekend I found a shoebox filled with old football cards from my childhood and for a few minutes enjoyed a good laugh thumbing through a pile of former Jets. Names that I hadn’t [...]
Posted in Bleacher Report Tags: Al Toon, Blair, broken, Broken Promises, Browning Nagle, Coach Bruce Coslet, Dewayne Robertson, Disappointment, Few Short Years, Football Cards, Heisman Trophy, Jerry Sandusky, Johnny Mitchell, Mcneil, meaning, O Brien, Pat Leahy, Place In My Heart, Promises, Shoebox, State Thomas, Sure Thing, Thomas, true, True Meaning, Vernon Gholston, Young Boys No Comments »Jets not interested in Haynesworth
November 9th, 2011 afcbeast In recent years, a pipeline of sorts has been established between the Jets and the Patriots. Unwanted by one team, a player finds his way onto the other team’s roster. But that approach has its limits. The Pats had no interest in Vernon Gholston, even though some still believe that New England bluffed the Jets… [...]
Posted in Around The Web Tags: Haynesworth, Interested, Jets, New England, New York Jets, patriots, Pats, Pipeline, Profootballtalk, sorts, Vernon Gholston 4 Comments »Ask TJB by Verizon: Plus/Minus, Shonn & Game Managers
November 6th, 2011 afcbeast Our friends at Verizon want to know want to hear your questions about the team. From here on through the end of the season, every week we’ll be taking your questions about the Jets. Frank from Summit NJ: Can RT Wayne Hunter be as good or better than Damien Woody was for the Jets? Recently [...]
Posted in The Jets Blog Tags: Amp, Bilal, Brooklyn, Damien Woody, Elite, Friends, game, Game Manager, Game Managers, Games, Giants, Jets, Long Stretch, Managers, Mark Sanchez, Matt Slauson, Notion, Plus/Minus, reprieve, Shonn, Summit Nj, Verizon, Vernon Gholston, Wayne Hunter No Comments »Ask TJB by Verizon: Plus/Minus, Shonn & Game Managers
November 6th, 2011 afcbeast Our friends at Verizon want to know want to hear your questions about the team. From here on through the end of the season, every week we’ll be taking your questions about the Jets. Frank from Summit NJ: Can RT Wayne Hunter be as good or better than Damien Woody was for the Jets? Recently [...]
Posted in The Jets Blog Tags: Amp, Bilal, Brooklyn, Damien Woody, Elite, Friends, game, Game Manager, Game Managers, Games, Giants, Jets, Long Stretch, Managers, Mark Sanchez, Matt Slauson, Notion, Plus/Minus, reprieve, Shonn, Summit Nj, Verizon, Vernon Gholston, Wayne Hunter No Comments »Saturday/College Football Open Thread
October 29th, 2011 afcbeast There are some pretty good college football games today, although the real showdown between Alabama and LSU is next week. The Jets are probably not in the market for a quarterback, but a much hyped matchup between Andrew Luck and Matt Barkley is today. So is the game that used to be called The World’s [...]
Posted in Gang Green Nation Tags: Bitter Rivalry, College Football Games, College Students, Cousin, Football, game, Good Games, Jets, Largest Outdoor Cocktail Party, Lsu, Matchup, Michigan State, Nebraska, Nfl Games, Open, Open Thread, Outdoor Cocktail Party, Saturday College, Saturday/College, School Administrators, Thread, Vernon Gholston, World Series No Comments »Former Jets QB Joe Namath Rips WR Santonio Holmes, GM Mike Tannenbaum, O-Line
October 4th, 2011 afcbeast Joe Namath took aim at the Jets again yesterday, but this time he ripped Santonio Holmes, general manager Mike Tannenbaum and the offensive line instead of coach Rex Ryan according to Brian Costello of the New York Post. Holmes said Sunday: "It starts up front with the big guys. They’ve got to do a better [...]
Posted in Around The Web Tags: 1050 Espn Radio, Big Guys, brian costello, Divisiveness, ESPN, Former, Holmes, Interception, Jets, Jets News, Joe Namath, Locker Room, Mike, Mike Tannenbaum, Namath, New York Post, Offensive Line, Oline, Playmakers, Pointing Fingers, Quot Quot, Rex Ryan, Rips, Santonio, Santonio Holmes, Tannenbaum, Vernon Gholston, WR No Comments »
