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By Glenn Naughton   Glenn Naughton of JetNation.com had the opportunity to speak with former New York Jets cornerback and fan favorite, Ray Mickens.  A standout player from high school, through college and eventually the NFL, Mickens donned the green and white for nine seasons from 1996-2003.  He made a name for himself as one of the… Read more

By Kenneth Alcott Week after week it becomes harder to find the positives in this team. The Jets have never lost nine games in a row but with Ben Roethlisberger who is playing out of his mind right now and the Steelers coming in next week this seems inevitable. MetLife Stadium will have plenty of… Read more

Each week JetNation will highlight three players to watch from the opposing team. This week, the Chiefs… 1) Travis Kelce, TE: Not many have heard of the second year tight end from Cincinnati… yet. Kelce leads the team in receptions (28), yards (352), touchdowns (3), and plays of 20+ yards (6). At 6-foot-5 and 260… Read more

By Glenn Naughton Of all the criticisms being hurled at current New York Jets General Manager John Idzik, much of it is rooted in what little production fans have seen from this years twelve-pick draft class. Highlighted by first round selection, safety Calvin Pryor and second round tight end Jace Amaro, there are legitimate concerns… Read more

JetNation is hosting a contest and the prize is a football signed by 2013 Defensive Rookie of the Year Sheldon Richardson.  All you have to do is make a post in the “Sheldon Contest Thread” in our forums. The winner will be announced in our NY Jets forum (in the same thread) this Saturday November… Read more

We have another Fan Duel league going this week. Last week someone from JetNation won $100. And that was Gastineau Lives from our forums and he should be pretty easy to beat. Anyhow here is the league, $10 to enter and the prize money breaks down like this: 1st:$350.00 2nd:$250.00 3rd:$100.00 5th – 16th:$25.00 If you… Read more

Welcome to our 9th installment of Start ‘em and Sit ‘em.  I try and not call out obvious decisions or top 6 players at QB, top 15 at RB or WR and make this productive for possible decisions that each fantasy owner has to make each week.  This is a huge bye week with Atlanta… Read more

By Glenn Naughton Well folks, for those of you with even a glimmer of lingering hope leading up to  the game against the Buffalo Bills,  (you know, the “soft” part of the Jets’ schedule) welcome back to reality. Following their worst performance of the season, a 43-23 pounding on their home turf at the hands of journeyman Kyle Orton… Read more

NY Jets General Manager John Idzik addressed the media yesterday at the mid-way point of a lost season.  It’s not even Halloween yet, and already the Jets sit helplessly  out of the playoff hunt at 1-7, and largely insignificant.  If Jets fans are expected to believe what Idzik was saying, and even more importantly, to… Read more

I have been told that I can be a little negative when it comes to the Jets. Well after supporting this team for 30 years I believe I have earned the right for both optimism and pessimism. Yesterday was a day for pessimism and yes it gets frustrating. I get tired of hearing the post… Read more

New York Jets Report Card Week 8: Buffalo Bills @ New York Jets Quarterback: F Geno Smith: 2/8, 5 yards, 3 INT, 1 rush for 0 yards Michael Vick: 18/36, 153 yards, 1 INT, 8 rushes for 69 yards, 2 fumbles The Jets benched Geno Smith after he threw 3 interceptions in the 1st quarter… Read more