Glenn Naughton

By Glenn Naughton   As winning in the NFL becomes more and more about having a franchise quarterback, teams without that benefit are left to find ways to score points by getting creative on offense and creating mismatches for opposing defenses. It’s something we saw Chan Gailey and the Jets do last season while utilizing receivers… Read more

By Glenn Naughton In a minor roster move, the New York Jets today signed free agent offensive lineman Mike Liedtke and cut ties with fellow lineman Luke Marquardt. https://twitter.com/nyjets/status/738529160646254592 Previously a member of the Miami Dolphins and Kansas City Chiefs, Liedtke played his college ball at Illinois State and has yet to appear in an… Read more

Gary Myers of the New York Daily News is reporting that free agent quarterback Ryan Fitzpatrick is prepared to sign a one-year deal with the team in order to end their contractual stalemate. Never able to resist the opportunity to take a shot at Gang Green, Myers says the Jets are being “stubborn” in refusing… Read more

By Glenn Naughton As if Jets fans needed one more reminder as to just how dire their quarterback situation is today and has been for much of the last decade, NFL analyst and CBS Sports senior writer Pete Prisco released his 1-32 ranked starting QB’s as of today, and it didn’t bode well for the… Read more

By Glenn Naughton Charles Robinson of Yahoo.com sent out a tweet earlier today divulging further details on the contract negotiations between the New York Jets and free agent quarterback Ryan Fitzpatrick.  The Jets’ current offer is reportedly for a total of $24 million over three seasons. https://twitter.com/CharlesRobinson/status/737001035646926848 If correct, this answers the question many Jets… Read more

By Glenn Naughton   So now it’s being reported that the New York Jets have offered free agent quarterback Ryan Fitzpatrick a 3-year contract with a year-one value of $12 million.  The initial report came from Mark Cannizzaro of the New York Post, before Ian Rapoport of the NFL network not only confirmed the offer… Read more

By Glenn Naughton   It’s an unfortunate set of circumstances for Geno Smith, really.  Here we are, months removed from the 2015 football season, anxiously awaiting the start of OTA’s to hear about which players are impressing and which one aren’t, then the on-field action gets overtaken by the business side of the game. At… Read more

By Glenn Naughton   Multiple media outlets, including Mark Cannizzaro of the New York Post, are reporting that the New York Jets current offer to free agent quarterback Ryan Fitzpatrick is a 3-year deal, with the first season being worth $12 million. https://twitter.com/MarkCannizzaro/status/736309454916997120 This is the closest thing we’ve seen to “concrete” evidence in regards… Read more

By Glenn Naughton   Sometimes life just isn’t fair…and this is one of those times. Unfortunately for Jets quarterback Geno Smith, the NFL has no time for sob stories.  It’s a league for grown men that will force players to deal with varying degrees of adversity at any given time.  Smith has already seen his… Read more

By Glenn Naughton   Well, it just wouldn’t be the New York Jets if an off-field story didn’t grab a headline during OTA’s. A time that should be spent basking in the optimism of a new season being just around the corner, a camp already overshadowed by Ryan Fitzpatrick’s contract status is now completely overshadowed by… Read more

By Glenn Naughton   In an interesting twist in the team’s contract negotiations with free agent quarterback Ryan Fitzpatrick, multiple sources are reporting that Jets wide receiver Eric Decker is skipping voluntary workouts in protest.   https://twitter.com/BrianCoz/status/735650682884247552 https://twitter.com/KimJonesSports/status/735651518251171840 After throwing a team-record 31 touchdowns last season, Fitzpatrick galvanized a previously divided locker room and won… Read more