New York Jets Flight Connections 3/19/24
Photo by Andy Lyons/ Bringing your daily links to the NFL’s New York Jets Good morning, Gang Green Nation. I hope you’re all having a great start to the day. The New York Jets met with former Los Angeles Chargers wide receiver Mike Williams yesterday and will continue talks this morning. The goal for the Jets is to stop him from going to his next scheduled meetings, but New York likely doesn’t have the ability to offer him a contract he can’t refuse. While Williams has been unhealthy for the better half of the last three seasons, he can be a dynamic playmaker...
Podcast: What signing Tyron Smith means for the Jets
Mark Konezny-USA TODAY Sports The Jets made their biggest move of the young offseason by signing tackle Tyron Smith from the Dallas Cowboys. Smith’s contract reportedly has around $7 million in guarantees with potentially $13 million or so in incentives. The move fills one of the most glaring holes the Jets had entering free agency. On today’s podcast I discuss the signing. Entering the offseason, the Jets had a number of significant needs. There was no perfect solution to any of their problems. There were potential solutions that came with either flaws or question...
Contextualizing the Javon Kinlaw contract: Was it fair value?
Cary Edmondson-USA TODAY Sports Taking a look at Javon Kinlaw’s contract Late Monday night, the New York Jets and defensive tackle Javon Kinlaw agreed to a one-year, $7.25 million dollar contract. Of this $7.25 million, about $7 million was guaranteed. The deal was met with mixed reviews by Jets fans to put it kindly. Given Kinlaw’s lack of success for the San Francisco 49ers, many expected the deal to be far cheaper than it actually was, myself included. However, in an attempt to ascertain the degree to which the deal was actually good, bad, or ugly for the Jets, I...
Scouting Jets offensive tackle Tyron Smith
Photo by Perry Knotts/ Taking a look at the Jets’ new star left tackle Now that free agency is well and truly underway, we’re going to be breaking down the players acquired by the New York Jets so far, continuing today with offensive tackle Tyron Smith. The 33-year old Smith is listed at 6’5” and 320 pounds and was the 9th overall pick in the 2011 NFL draft out of USC. He has started 161 games in his career, is an eight-time pro bowler and has been a first-team all-pro twice. Background Smith was a five-star high school recruit who played three seasons at USC...
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Building A GGN Big Board 2024: Prospect No. 29
Photo by David Berding/ Let’s crowd source a 2024 NFL draft big board We have the 29th prospect on the 2024 GGN Big Board. And the winner is: Jer’Zhan Newton, Defensive Tackle, Illinois! With Newton taking the 29th spot, our crowd sourced Big Board now looks like this: Marvin Harrison Jr., Wide Receiver, Ohio State Caleb Williams, Quarterback, USC Joe Alt, Offensive Tackle, Notre Dame Drake Maye, Quarterback, North Carolina Malik Nabers, Wide Receiver, LSU Olumuyiwa Fashanu, Offensive Tackle, Penn State Jayden Daniels, Quarterback, LSU Rome Odunze, Wide...
New York Jets Flight Connections 3/18/24
Photo by David Berding/ Bringing your daily links to the NFL’s New York Jets Good morning Gang Green Nation. I hope you’re all having a great start to the day. Shout out to Mr. Wells for holding down the fort over the weekend. The New York Jets have released Corey Davis, who’s looking to make a return to the NFL. While some Jets fans are hoping that Davis will return to the team, I don’t think it’s likely - nor would I want him back on the team. Davis has been out of the league for a year now, and that usually doesn’t bode well for players looking to make a...
Mar 17, 2024
A Look At 2024 NFL Draft Prospect Malik Washington
Sam Navarro-USA TODAY Sports Good things come in small packages Malik Washington is a diminutive receiver (5’ 8 1/2”, 191 lbs) with great quickness, balance and acceleration, and an unmatched desire to succeed. He had the most receptions in the FBS in 2023 despite playing in only 12 games at the University of Virginia with a less than stellar quarterback, but he still averaged 13.0 yards per catch. He was a team captain at Virginia even though he played only a single season there after playing four years at Northwestern. He is a smart kid who committed only four...
Scouting Jets defensive back Isaiah Oliver
Photo by Ryan Kang/ Taking a look at a Jets FA defensive back signing Now that free agency is well and truly underway, we’re going to start breaking down the players acquired by the New York Jets so far, starting today with defensive back Isaiah Oliver. The 27-year old Oliver is listed at 6’0” and 210 pounds and was a second round pick out of Colorado in 2018. He has started 44 games in his career and racked up 270 tackles and three interceptions. Background Oliver played both wide receiver and cornerback in high school before heading to Colorado as a three-star...
Mar 17, 2024
Building A GGN Big Board 2024: Prospect No. 27
Photo by Scott Taetsch/ Let’s crowd source a 2024 NFL draft big board We have a tie for the 27th prospect on the 2024 GGN Big Board. And the winners are: Tyler Guyton, Offensive Tackle, Oklahoma, and Cooper DeJean, Cornerback, Iowa! With Guyton and DeJean taking the 27th and 28th spots, our crowd sourced Big Board now looks like this: Marvin Harrison Jr., Wide Receiver, Ohio State Caleb Williams, Quarterback, USC Joe Alt, Offensive Tackle, Notre Dame Drake Maye, Quarterback, North Carolina Malik Nabers, Wide Receiver, LSU Olumuyiwa Fashanu, Offensive Tackle, Penn...
New York Jets Flight Connections 03/17/24
Photo by Adam Hunger/ Bringing your daily links to the NFL’s New York Jets Good morning Gang Green Nation! With star offensive tackle Tyron Smith in the fold, the Jets biggest remaining need is at wide receiver, where there is pretty much nothing beyond Garrett Wilson on the roster. The Jets will likely select at least one, and maybe multiple wide receivers in the draft, but rookies aren’t always immediately productive. The free agent market is uninspiring, but that’s what we have to work with. The Jets have scheduled a meeting with Mike Williams on Monday. Odell...
The 10 worst calls that went against the Jets in 2023
Photo by Amy Lemus/NurPhoto via Sometimes the calls just don’t go your way Back in February, we broke down some of the interesting penalty-related trends that affected the New York Jets in 2023. That review was based solely on the data. However, as we did last season, we’re also going take a look at some individual plays where a call (or no-call) went against the Jets, looking specifically at plays where the call was obviously wrong and/or had a significant effect on the outcome. First, some “honorable mentions” that didn’t crack the top ten. Looking through...
Mar 16, 2024
Building A GGN Big Board 2024: Prospect No. 25
Photo by Michael Wade/Icon Sportswire via Let’s crowd source a 2024 NFL draft big board We have a tie for the 25th prospect on the 2024 GGN Big Board. And the winners are: Byron Murphy II, Defensive Tackle, Texas, and Quinyon Mitchell, Cornerback, Toledo! With Murphy and Mitchell taking the 25th and 26th spots, our crowd sourced Big Board now looks like this: Marvin Harrison Jr., Wide Receiver, Ohio State Caleb Williams, Quarterback, USC Joe Alt, Offensive Tackle, Notre Dame Drake Maye, Quarterback, North Carolina Malik Nabers, Wide Receiver, LSU Olumuyiwa...
New York Jets Flight Connections 03/16/24
Photo by Al Pereira/ Bringing your daily links to the NFL’s New York Jets Good morning Gang Green Nation! Big news for the New York Jets came down late last night as the Jets announced they were signing former Dallas Cowboys star left tackle Tyron Smith. When healthy Smith is one of the best tackles in the game. Unfortunately Smith has had trouble staying on the field. He has missed more games than he’s played over the last four years. On the other hand, there is word out of Dallas that Smith found a new health regimen last year that helped him play 13 games in...
Reports: Jets to sign Tyron Smith to one year contract
Kyle Terada-USA TODAY Sports The Jets make a huge splash on Friday evening. According to multiple reports, the Jets are signing eight-time Pro Bowl tackle Tyron Smith to a one year contract. Eight-time Pro Bowl OT Tyron Smith intends to sign with the New York Jets, per sources. The 33-year-old Smith is expected to go from protecting Dak Prescott to protecting Aaron Rodgers. pic.twitter.com/D8pBTqBrMi— Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) March 16, 2024 Jets are giving OT Tyron Smith a one-year deal that, with incentives, could be worth up to $20 million, per...
Ex-Jets in action as the UFL gets underway later this month
Photo by Jim McIsaac/ Ex-Jets are sprinkled throughout the spring football league While most of the attention this month will be on free agency and the new league year, we also have some spring football to look forward to. The first season of the new UFL - formed following a merger between the USFL and XFL - gets underway in a few weeks. Having taken the best teams from each league, combined a few teams and held a dispersal draft, the league and its eight franchises are ready to go with a mixture of young players that never made it to the NFL, players who recently...