Glenn Naughton
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
Day Six Training Camp Recap; Darnold Impresses, Nickerson Nicked up
It was practice number three for Jets rookie QB Sam Darnold in a session that would start outdoors under the sun, before being forced inside when the lightning sirens sounded at about the half way point. What were some of the takeaways for Darnold and the Jets? Let’s take a look. As was the case… Read more
Report: Enunwa out 1-2 Weeks
After missing time in practice yesterday and today without an explanation from the team, Manish Mehta of the New York Daily News is reporting that Jets wide receiver Quincy Enunwa is expected to miss 1-2 weeks with a finger injury. https://twitter.com/MMehtaNYDN/status/1025145031647285248 Having missed all of last season, there were questions as to whether or not… Read more
Day Five Training Camp Takeaways; How did Darnold do?
It was Sam Darnold’s first full practice at Florham Park yesterday as the rookie QB was out with his teammates from beginning to end, and was given a full series leading the offense at the end of practice, something he wasn’t given the chance to do in his first practice a few days ago. So… Read more
Training Camp Capsule; Notes From First Four Days From Florham Park
So the Jets have their first day off of training camp and it comes one day after third overall pick Sam Darnold made his debut in front of media and a few VIP’s. His reps were limited, but Darnold did impress with the small workload, finding rookie tight end Chris Henrdon and wide receiver Quincy… Read more
Darnold a hit in Training Camp Debut
And just like that, all is forgotten. Sam Darnold’s three-day absence from Jets training camp came to an abrupt end a little more than an hour before practice at Florham Park yesterday, and Jets twitter and our message boards at JetNation.com began to light up. He was going to sign, but was he going to… Read more
Sterling Performance for Jets Tight Ends on day Three of Camp
Yes, it was an odd phenomenon this off-season as more Jets fans than one might expect, criticized the organization for failing to secure the services of departed tight end Austin Seferian-Jenkins. Despite dropping as many touchdowns as he caught (3) and averaging a meager 7.1 yards per reception, there were some doubters who questioned the… Read more