Joe Douglas

How Jets Rookie Safety can Increase Impact and Value of Jamal Adams

We hear it all the time from fan bases across the NFL.  “Teams should put their players in the best position to succeed”.  It seems like a fairly logical suggestion, but sadly we don’t see it as often as we should.  Jets fans have to look no further than their team’s own failure to maximize… Read more

Would Marcus Maye Deal Make Sense for Jets?

In case you haven’t heard by now, Manish Mehta of the New York Daily News is reporting that Gang Green is shopping safety Marcus Maye after selecting Ashtyn Davis out of Cal in the third round of the NFL draft.  With three years as a pro under his belt, Maye is set to become a… Read more

Jets Exercise Fifth-Year Option on Jamal Adams

In a move that comes as no surprise, the Jets have exercised their fifth-year option on All-Pro safety Jamal Adams while in the early stages of what could be a complex contract re-negotiation. https://twitter.com/MMehtaNYDN/status/1254802022664151042 Jets GM Joe Douglas has been consistently peppered with questions regarding Adams’ long-term future with the team.  Douglas has expressed a… Read more

Day Three Offers Chance for Jets to Pluck Pass Catchers

After masterfully navigating the first two rounds of his first draft as an NFL GM, Joe Douglas enters day three with six draft choices.  He’ll have three in round 4 (120, 125 and 129), one in round 5 (158th) and two in round six (191st and 211th).  With so many choices, Douglas should be keenly… Read more

If Jets add Logan Ryan, Joe D can go on Offensive in Draft

Manish Mehta of the New York Daily News is reporting that the Jets have had internal discussions about possibly adding free agent cornerback Logan Ryan who is viewed by many as the top corner still on the market.  Whether or not Ryan is signed remains to be seen, but if so, he would not only… Read more

Jets Have Litte Depth Behind Bell; How to Address RB Through the Draft

By  Adam Freiberg   Le’Veon Bell’s long-awaited arrival last offseason did not exactly go as planned for the Jets in 2019. Bell only managed 3.2 yards per carry, a career-low, behind a punchless offensive line. Bell is expected to be back for at least this season, but the depth chart behind him looks pretty bare… Read more

Release of Cornerback Darryl Roberts Easy Decision for Gang Green

The Jets yesterday released cornerback Darryl Roberts in order to free up $6 million in salary cap space without any lingering cap hits for the opening day starter in 2019. https://twitter.com/DWAZ73/status/1241445282132512768 Even with the cupboard being bare at cornerback, Roberts simply didn’t pick up where he left off in 2018 when he had his best… Read more

Would Trent Williams Deal Rule out Conklin in Free Agency?

As you probably know by now, the Washington Redskins have given Trent Williams permission to seek a trade.  Williams, a 9-time pro bowl left tackle is expected to fetch the Redskins some premium draft capital while his new team will look to negotiate a new deal that will undoubtedly approach the $20 million per year… Read more

Jets Can’t Afford Repeat of Idzik Disaster With Deep Receiver Class

The last time the New York Jets had a serious need at wide reciever and headed in to the NFL draft with a loaded class, things could not have gone much worse.  In one of the deepest classes in NFL history, former Jets General Manager John Idzik laid an egg despite having 12 draft picks… Read more

Robby Anderson Says “Jets Want me Back”

Sam Darnold and a good number of Jets fans were probably happy to hear wide receiver Robby Anderson open up about his pending free agency and the team’s level of interest in bringing him back. Speaking to Bob Glauber of Newsday, Anderson said, “I know they’ve communicated that they do want me back so we’ve… Read more

Joe Douglas 2020 Vision for the Jets

New York Jets general manager was on the Michael Kay show. The video appears below and it is worth watching. Some highlights: Finished at 6 and 2, what do you make from that since they beat some bad teams? This is the NFL going 6 and 2 is not a fluke. We played better down… Read more

As Former top Exec in Philly, How are Joe Douglas Drafts With Eagles Looking Today?

From a fan perspective, one of the nice things about having your team hire a top executive from another club is that you can look at that team’s history in the draft during that person’s tenure, knowing that while they might not have made every pick, they certainly had heavy influence in the war room… Read more

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