Glenn Naughton

Darnold’s Poise not Reflected Among Jets Faithful

Sam Darnold is composed.  Jets fans?  Not so much.  Having played fewer than three quarters of pre-season NFL football as a rookie quarterback out of the University of Southern California, and despite an off-season of hearing the words “patience” and “don’t overreact” uttered countless times by Jets fans, the poise displayed by Darnold has had… Read more

Darnold Leads the way in Impressive Debut

No, New York Jets fans.  The 17-0 win you witnessed last night at MetLife Stadium was no mirage, hallucination or a figment of your imagination.  It was in fact, a 21-year old quarterback in your team’s colors, making the types of plays that are usually reserved for experienced veterans.  In his NFL debut, Jets third… Read more

Jets vs Falcons; What to Look for

The New York Jets open their 2018 pre-season schedule tonight at home when they take on the Atlanta Falcons in what will be Sam Darnold’s first attempt to make an impression on his coaching staff without the safety net of the read quarterback jersey.  Darnold ins’t the only important part of tonight’s match-up, so here’s… Read more

James Carpenter Could Prove to be Huge Test for Todd Bowles

As the Jets prepare to kick off their 2018 pre-season, ,there are plenty of questions surrounding the team’s personnel.  How will they generate a pass rush?  Will Jamal Adams and Marcus Maye take “the next step”?  When will Sam Darnold get the nod to take the reins?  All of these will be answered in time… Read more

Anderson, Pryor Offer Glimpse of Playmaking Potential

In a span of just a few short minutes under the hot sun in Florham Park yesterday, the New York Jets saw two of their biggest offensive weapons make a pair of plays that showed just how dangerous this team could be when turned loose against opposing defenses. It happened during a series of plays… Read more

Adams Says Some ’17 Jets “Wanted to do the bare minimum”

In an interview from earlier this off-season that surfaced recently, Jets second-year safety says that one thing he noticed during his rookie year was that some of his teammates “wanted to do the bare minimum”.  A big statement from a young player, but whose to say he wasn’t right? https://twitter.com/andy_vasquez/status/1026946670272110592 When asked if he thought… Read more

Darnold Sloppy Outside of Red Zone as DB’s Shine in Camp

It wasn’t quite as warm out at Florham Park on Tuesday as it was the previous day, but the Jets defense was certainly making the quarterbacks feel the heat.  Outside of the red zone, rookie quarterback Sam Darnold had some struggles and back-up safety JJ Wilcox was the sole beneficiary. Wilcox picked Darnold off twice. … Read more

Depth Beginning to Look Like Possible Strength for Gang Green in ’18

It’s early on in training camp, so no definitive conclusions are to be drawn for several more weeks (possibly months), but one thing that has become apparent over the past couple of weeks is that the Jets current roster may be a lot better than even the most optimistic Jets fan had anticipated. Is this… Read more

Maccagnan Stops in to Check on Prized Pupil at 1 Jets Drive; Hot & Cold day for QB’s

Despite temperatures creeping above ninety degrees during portions of yesterday’s Jets practice in Florham Park New Jersey, the Jets offense, led by Sam Darnold and Teddy Bridgewater, couldn’t avoid the odd cold spell.  It wasn’t a perfect day for the QB’s, but they did both have moments that gave plenty of reason for optimism. The… Read more

Jets Leaving no Stone Unturned in Search for Pass Rusher

When the Jets rolled out their starting defense during the Green & White Scrimmage the other night at Rutgers University, one thing that stood out was seeing little-known linebackers Frankie Luvu and Brandon Copeland lining up opposite each other as the team’s two starting outside linebackers.  Again today at Florham Park, it was the same… Read more

Green & White Scrimmage; What to Watch for

Jets training camp is moving right along as the team prepares to borrow the football facilities at Rutgers University tonight for their annual Green & White scrimmage.  With plenty of players standing out in camp thus far, here’s a list of those you might want to keep a close eye on. QB Sam Darnold: He’s the… Read more

Jets add Lineman Kendall Reyes; Waive Injured Shaneil Jenkins

The Jets have signed defensive lineman Kendall Reyes according to the team’s official twitter account. https://twitter.com/nyjets/status/1025493266727354368 To make room for Reyes, the team parted ways with the recently signed Shaneil Jenkins. Reyes was out of football in 2017 but spent the previous five seasons with the San Diego Chargers, Kansas City Chiefs and Washington Redskins… Read more

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