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Garrett McIntyre

The recent roster salary purge by the New York Jets has definitely left some openings at certain positions.  Last season’s starting outside linebackers Calvin Pace and Bryan Thomas look as if they will not be back with the team. Even after slashing payroll the Jets still need to find quality players at a bargain price.  [...]

Jets Cut Bryan Thomas

by Chris Menn on September 22, 2012

The Jets have cut their longest tenured player today in Bryan Thomas. Thomas had 1 assisted tackle in 1 game in 2012. He was drafted by the Jets in 2002 and played 157 games with the team(146 regular season, 11 playoff) Thomas was made expendable thanks to his injury and the outstanding performance by Garrett [...]

Steelers Ground Jets, 27-10

by Kristine Gammer on September 17, 2012

The Jets started the day with a touchdown but never found the end zone again, losing 27-10 to the Pittsburgh Steelers today. If the Jets miss the playoffs by a game, they can point to this one and say, “If we’d played a good game, we’d have won.” The Steelers were injured. Troy Polamalu and [...]

By Dennis Agapito and Ron Pickett – (Link Offense) (Link Special Teams) Last year the Jets carried between 24-27 players on defense and they had 6-7 members on the defensive line. Defensive ends rookie Quinton Coples (North Carolina), Mike DeVito, Muhammad Wilkerson along with tackles Marcus Dixon, Kenrick Ellis, and Sione Pouha have all but [...]

By Dennis Agapito and Ron Pickett – (Link Offense) (Link Defense) Often an overlooked aspect of football is the play of special teams (kicks, punts and returns). Special teams coordinator Mike Westhoff has long been considered one of the best at coaching his unit. 2011 however was not the best year for the Jets specials [...]