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Josh Cribbs Injury Video Proves Eric Mangini Needs to Be Fired

Posted: Nov 17th 2009 5:00PM by Will Brinson (author feed)
Filed under: NFL

Josh Cribbs suffered a horrible injury (update: Cribbs was released from the hospital early Tuesday after undergoing tests which turned out negative; he may even play this Sunday, according to the Browns) in Monday night's loss to the Ravens. Now, you don't need to be an "expert" on the NATIONAL FOOTBALL LEAGUE to understand that anytime you run a designed-out-of-desperation play when you're down by 16 points, you are risking the health of everybody involved in the play.

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Vernon Gholston Still Has Much to Prove

Posted: Aug 3rd 2009 1:05PM by Ryan Wilson (author feed)
Filed under: Jets, NFL Fans, NFL Training Camp

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The knock on Vernon Gholston coming out of Ohio St. was that he took plays off, even as the most physically gifted player on the field. His rookie season with the Jets didn't change that perception, especially since he was taken sixth overall in the 2008 NFL draft.

Gholston's final stats: 15 games played, no starts, 13 tackles, no sacks. In January, shortly after getting the Jets head-coaching gig, Rex Ryan said that "We hope [Gholston] can be a great player ... A lot of us aren't sure, but we're going to find out. If he can't do it for me and for this team, he's never going to do it."

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Fantasy Football Team Preview: Jets

Posted: Jul 3rd 2009 9:30AM by Matt Snyder (author feed)
Filed under: Draft Advice, 2009 Team Previews

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With Fantasy Football season ready to kick in high gear, FanHouse is here to preview each and every team -- one per day until we've done them all.

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Offense in transition. With a new head coach along with rookies at quarterback and time-sharing running back, the best work of the Jets' offense will be in 2010 and beyond. They'll look to win with defense and taking care of the football in 2009, and you know that doesn't bode well when it comes to garnering massive amounts of fantasy points.

There are finds to be had on any team, but no Jets should be taken in the first three rounds of your draft -- and that's being conservative.

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Jets Trade Up Again, Get Shonn Greene

Posted: Apr 26th 2009 10:30AM by Ryan Wilson (author feed)
Filed under: Jets, NFL Draft, NFL Fans, NFL Coaching

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In most drafts, the thought of giving up a handful of picks to move up the board and take a flier on a player usually smacks of desperation. History is littered with examples, none bigger than the Chargers trading up for Ryan Leaf.

But 2009 is different. It's a decidedly weak class, and players who went in the first round on Saturday would be lucky to hear their names called on Day 1 in other years. Which is why the Jets have happily traded up and jettisoned picks all weekend: they have a few needs, targeted specific players, and went out and got them.

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New York Jets: And the Quarterback Is...

Posted: Feb 17th 2009 5:00PM by Josh Alper (author feed)
Filed under: Jets, AFC East

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Because the NFL season never ends, we present our 2009 Offseason Roadmaps for front offices to navigate through the summer.

What a difference five weeks made for the New York Jets. From 8-3 to 9-7. from Eric Mangini as head coach to Rex Ryan, and from Brett Favre as the starting quarterback to, well, your guess is as good as ours. Those last five games sent the franchise into yet another new direction, one that will only start coming into focus when free agency opens on Feb. 27.

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NFL Free Agency on Fantasy Island

Posted: Feb 10th 2009 2:00PM by Ryan Wilson (author feed)
Filed under: NFL Fans, NFL Free Agency, NFL

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Franchise tags and salary-cap concerns play a very important role in real-world wheelings and dealings, but what if the biggest-named free agents were matched with the teams that gave them the best chance to make a Super Bowl run? What would that list look like? Glad you asked.

Yes, this is a strictly fictional account, one that requires you to suspend reality for the next few minutes. But, hey, it's the NFL offseason, which means that there won't be any meaningful football for another seven months. What else do you have to do?

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King on Favre: 'I Think He's Had Enough'

Posted: Jan 26th 2009 7:15PM by Ryan Wilson (author feed)
Filed under: Jets, AFC East, NFL Fans, NFL Rumors

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It sounds like new Jets head coach Rex Ryan can scratch through the biggest item on his to-do list because according to Peter King, Brett Favre's BFF, the future Hall of Fame quarterback has very likely played his last NFL down. For real this time.

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This 2008 season handout provided by the NFL, shows Tennessee Titans football player Kerry Collins. Titans quarterback Kerry Collins will make his second Pro Bowl trip as a replacement for Brett Favre. (AP Photo/NFL)

** FILE ** In this Nov. 2, 2008 file photo, Indianapolis Colts quarterback Peyton Manning looks to pass the ball during an NFL football game against the New England Patriots, in Indianapolis. Manning can tell Brett Favre to move over and make room for him atop the roster of NFL Most Valuable Players. For the third time, Manning won the award by The Associated Press, tying Favre as the only players in that elite category. (AP Photo/Darron Cummings, File)

Indianapolis Colts quarterback Peyton Manning talks about being named the AP's NFL Most Valuable Player in Indianapolis, Friday, Jan. 2, 2009. Manning joins Brett Favre as the only three-time winners of the award. Manning also was the league MVP in 2003, when he shared it with Tennessee quarterback Steve McNair, and in 2004.(AP Photo/Michael Conroy)

Indianapolis Colts quarterback Peyton Manning talks about being named the AP's NFL Most Valuable Player, in Indianapolis, Friday, Jan. 2, 2009. Manning joins Brett Favre as the only three-time winners of the award. Manning also was the league MVP in 2003, when he shared it with Tennessee quarterback Steve McNair, and in 2004.(AP Photo/Michael Conroy)

** FILE ** In this Dec. 28, 2008 file photo, New York Jets quarterback Brett Favre holds his right shoulder after throwing an interception that resulted in a Miami Dolphins touchdown during the second quarter of an NFL football game in East Rutherford, N.J. Jets quarterback Brett Favre reportedly has a torn biceps tendon in his right arm that will not need major surgery to repair, ESPN said Tuesday. (AP Photo/Julie Jacobson, File)

** FILE ** In this Nov. 9, 2008, file photo, New York Jets quarterback Brett Favre, right, talks with coach Eric Mangini during an NFL football game against the St. Louis Rams at Giants Stadium in East Rutherford, N.J. The Jets fired Mangini on Monday, Dec. 29, a day after the Jets failed to make the playoffs. (AP Photo/Bill Kostroun, File)

New York Jets Head coach Eric Mangini (R) stands with quarterback Brett Favre on the sidelines during the second quarter of the Jets' loss to the Miami Dolphins in their NFL football game in East Rutherford, New Jersey, December 28, 2008. Jets will fire Mangini after the Jets lost four of their last five games and failed to reach the NFL playoffs, local media reported on Monday. Picture taken December 28, 2008. REUTERS/Mike Segar (UNITED STATES)

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EAST RUTHERFORD, NJ - DECEMBER 28: Linebacker Channing Crowder #52 of the Miami Dolphins pressures quarterback Brett Favre #4 of the New York Jets on December 28, 2008 at Giants Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey. The Dolphins defeated the Jets 24-17. (Photo by David Drapkin/Getty Images) *** Local Caption *** Brett Favre;Channing Crowder

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EAST RUTHERFORD, NJ - DECEMBER 28: Quarterback Brett Favre #4 of the New York Jets tries to stop defensive end Phillip Merling #97 of the Miami Dolphins from scoring a touchdown on December 28, 2008 at Giants Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey. Merling just intercepted a Favre pass. The Dolphins defeated the Jets 24-17. (Photo by David Drapkin/Getty Images) *** Local Caption *** Phillip Merling;Brett Favre

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Rex Ryan Hopes Vernon Gholston Can Be Great Player, Admits He's Not Sure

Posted: Jan 23rd 2009 5:25PM by Ryan Wilson (author feed)
Filed under: Jets, AFC East, NFL Draft, NFL Fans, NFL Coaching

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During his introductory press conference Wednesday, new Jets head coach Rex Ryan compared rookie linebacker Vernon Gholston to Ravens Pro Bowler Terrell Suggs, suggesting that Suggs had been considered a bust early in his career before the Power of Ryan saved him from himself.

Unless the "Suggs Is an Unmitigated Bust" bandwagon got rolling between the time Baltimore drafted him in April and just prior to the start of the 2003 season, I'm not getting the parallel. But as the coaching bromide goes, "it is what it is." The Eric Mangini Jets selected Gholston with the sixth-overall pick in April and now Ryan and new defensive coordinator Mike Pettine have to find a way to make this work.

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Rex Ryan Is Very Confident, Wants NFL to Know 'Jets Are Coming'

Posted: Jan 21st 2009 5:21PM by Ryan Wilson (author feed)
Filed under: Jets, Ravens, AFC East, AFC North, NFL Fans, NFL Coaching, NFL Free Agency

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Rex Ryan held his first press conference as the Jets' new head coach Wednesday afternoon, and he's just like Eric Mangini ... but exactly the opposite. The Newark Star-Ledger's Dave Hutchinson described Ryan as "charismatic and straight-talking," two qualities seldom mentioned when discussing Mangini.

Interestingly, for all the straight talk, Ryan was noncommittal about the biggest issue facing the team this offseason: Brett Favre's retirement plans, offering only a "I would think anybody would want him as their quarterback. ... Brett will be a huge decision, but he may make that decision for us,'' '

Hardly a ringing endorsement, but maybe Ryan really doesn't want Favre to return. The same can't be said for linebacker Vernon Gholston, who had a forgettable rookie season:

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New Jets Coach Rex Ryan Might Bring Ray Lewis to New York

Posted: Jan 21st 2009 12:15PM by Ryan Wilson (author feed)
Filed under: Jets, Ravens, AFC East, AFC North

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Here's what we know: former Ravens defensive coordinator Rex Ryan is the new Jets' head coach, current Ravens linebacker Ray Lewis will be an unrestricted free agent in a few weeks, and Brett Favre has yet to inform anybody of his retirement plans.

And while we wait for that announcement (some people think Ryan should make Favre's decision for him), a little something to consider: Lewis could join Ryan in New York.

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