Mekhi Becton

As difficult as it may be to fathom the 2020 Jets winning a football game, there’s a very slim chance that they pull that off this evening on Monday Night Football when they take on the 2-6 New England Patriots, who may be getting in on the “Tank for Trevor” sweepstakes with their season essentially… Read more

In a bit of a break from the norm, it seems Jets fans will have some legitimate reasons to tune in and watch Gang Green lose on Sunday when the Jets take on the Buffalo Bills.  From rookie debuts, to rookie returns along with veteran debuts and veteran returns.  Let’s take a look. Sam Darnold… Read more

Adam Gase had a chance to beat an NFL team’s cast of backups a couple of weeks ago and came away beaten and battered at the hands of the San Francisco 49ers.  However, the football gods have seen it fit to give him and his players a second chance to get what may turn out… Read more

Yes, the New York Jets have their fair share of injuries, but fair to say none to any players of the caliber of San Francisco 49ers tight end George Kittle who is expected to sit this one out.  Along with Kittle, the 49ers have also placed cornerback Richard Sherman on injured reserve so the Jets… Read more

Jets fans who spent much of this offseason anxiously awaiting the chance to get a look at the team’s rookie class will have to wait  a bit longer to get a full sample.  With kickoff just a few hours away, five of the team’s nine draft choices will be sidelined with injuries. Rookie receiver Denzel… Read more

At long last the New York Jets will kick off the 2020 NFL season this Sunday when they head west to take on the team that some view as the favorite to win the division in the Buffalo Bills.  Despite being division rivals, it would be fair to say that the two teams didn’t ever… Read more

The Jets got themselves a big catch late last night when the team came to terms on a fully guaranteed $18 million contract for first round draft choice Mekhi Becton. https://twitter.com/nyjets/status/1285366906036408328 The big left tackle out of Louisville is expected to be a day one starter for Gang Green and to be Sam Darnold’s number… Read more

The Jets continued getting their 2020 draft class signed, sealed and delivered as Manish Mehta of the New York Daily News is reporting that Gang Green has inked rookie running back La’Mical Perine. https://twitter.com/MMehtaNYDN/status/1281288307998105601 The fourth-round draft pick gets $4 million for four years.  Just how much Perine will see the field remains to be… Read more

What NFL fan doesn’t like picking apart their team’s most recent draft class to come up with their own “comps” in trying to figure out which current or former player reminds them of members of the newest class? In the case of Mekhi Becton, observers have compared him to former Ravens Hall-of-Famer Johnathan Ogden, which… Read more

In terms of how useful draft grades are in the days immediately following the draft, it’s level of worthlessness is right up there with mock drafts, a Jets second round pick over the past decade or Le’Veon Bell in Adam Gase’s offense.  That being said, most fans love an immediate snapshot of their favorite team’s… Read more

Sam Darnold just might have a brand new best friend.  Despite plenty of clamoring for his team to take a wide receiver with the 11th overall pick, Joe Douglas was always going to choose a left tackle if one fell to him, and as it turned out, there were two on the board in Mekhi… Read more