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2009 Preseason Rookie Preview
By Matt Bitonti Draftdaddy.com Seeing the country in a time of need, Woody Johnson has enacted his plan to save the nation. It’s a new stimulus package, in economic circles they call it “bringing the Wood.” Through a confluence of timing, common sense and good fortune, Woody Johnson approved the selection of quarterback Mark Sanchez… Read more
J.J. Jones Dies In House Fire
Ex Jet quarterback John “J.J.” Jones has died in a house fire that is being labeled as suspicious. J.J. Jones was once the 3rd string QB behind Joe Namath. JJ Jones joined us here at JetNation.com in March of 2008 and posted an update on his life (reprinted below). Our thoughts and prayers are with… Read more
Rex Ryan Interview Transcript
Courtesy NY Jets PR Department Transcript of Jets head coach Rex Ryan’s news conference after Saturday’s morning rookie minicamp practice: On if anyone jumped out at him from this morning’s practice… I spent some time with the offensive line today. Bill Callahan jumped out at me today [laughter]. What a great teacher he is. I… Read more
Preview: Pre-Combine, Pre-Free Agency
By Matt Bitonti Draftdaddy.com 2009 New York Jets Favre, Favre, Favre! The school children say if you say his name three times he goes away forever. Aside from that drama – what else is there to talk about? Well I’m glad you asked. Here is the top 10 top NYJ roster questions no one’s really… Read more
Are You Sure You Want Sanchez?
By Mike Dietrich I was listening to sports talk radio and they were talking about quarterbacks that came out of college early. I decided to research how many starting quarterbacks had less than four years of college. This analysis has nothing to do with the ability of a player. If you’re a gambler, you analyze… Read more
Mike Pettine (Defensive Coordinator) Press Conference
This week the NY Jets announced that they hired Mike Pettine from the Baltimore Ravens to be their new Defensive Coordinator. The Jets released this transcript of his press conference: I just completed my 21st season in coaching — it was 12 in high school and seven as a high school head coach. I coached… Read more
Rex Ryan Transcript
Courtesy NY Jets PR Department Opening statement… First off, with all the cameras I was looking for our new president back there (smiling). I think we’ll get to meet him in the next couple of years anyway. I’d like to thank Mr. (Woody) Johnson and Mike Tannenbaum and the entire New York Jets organization. I… Read more
Janine Bange: Head Coach Candidate?
Janine Bange is a huge NY Jets fan and she also wants to be the next head coach. She has been written about on thejetsblog and her supporters have started a facebook group to get her hired. Janine recently took time out of her busy schedule to sit down with us and answer our questions. … Read more
Win Out or Get Out
By Tyson Rauch Another west coast trip, another embarrassing performance from Gang Green. The Jets who were once considered a legitimate Super Bowl contender are crawling down the stretch with a chance of missing the playoffs altogether. While it is easy to sit back and analyze what has gone wrong with this team, why waste… Read more
Jetnation Top 10 – Week Fourteen
By Nick Ferraro 1. New York Giants How did the Browns beat this team? 2. Tennessee Titans Thanksgiving was an easy ride for the Titans. It also gave them extra time off before the last four games of the year. 3. Pittsburgh Steelers The Steelers embarrassed the Patriots. They were winning games ugly, but only… Read more
Believe to Achieve
By Tyson Rauch Does it get any better than this Jets fans? Back to back road wins against two of the best teams in the AFC. Not to mention putting on one of the most dominating performances of the year against one of the most physical teams in the league. This New York Jets team… Read more
Week 9 Report Card
Jets 26 Bills 17 by Brian Clark Quarterback – C Brett Favre – 19/28 201 yards, 0 TD, 1 INT Coach Mangini told him prior to the week to not hit on 20 when playing blackjack. For the majority of the game Favre played within himself taking what the Bills defense gave him. Instead of… Read more