Archive for June, 2008

There can be much speculation and debate as which player was the best free agent siging for the Jets this off-season but some critics will claim the best move the Jets made wasn’t bringing in a new player but a new coach. Bill Callahan comes to the Jets with head coaching experience with the Oakland Raiders and the Nebraska Cornhuskers but has been pegged to coach the offensive line. The most important unit on the team? Helmed by Bill Callahan? The same man who was nearly run out of town in Oakland and Nebraska? Well it might just be the [...]

Well the news out of Jetville today sheds a lot of light on just why the Jets decided to bring on new Assistant General Manager Scott Cohen. By virtue of Jets President Jay Cross leaving the team, GM Mike Tannenbaum gets a bump up and will now need to lighten his work load some after having a vice president title added to his resume. While this isn’t really huge news — it just goes to show you what grabs headlines this time of year for an NFL team — it may have repurcussions. Think about it…Tannenbaum is only entering his [...]

Offensive line has been a sore spot for the Jets the past couple of years. In the last decade or so the Jets have found success drafting mid round lineman like Jason Fabini, Ryan Young, and Kareem McKenzie, but lately the replenishing of the line has placed the Jets in a much higher tax bracket. First rounders Brick Ferguson and Nick Mangold in 2006 and this offseason super guard Alan Faneca. The Faneca signing will be the most important free agent signing in the league as history suggests it is this position that translates into W’s and immediate and substantial dividends [...]

This is (another) great time of year for speculation when it comes to the New York Jets. Yes we had it leading up to the free agent signing period. Who would Jets sign? Who would be traded? Who would Jets trade for? Next we had the speculators dream, the 2008 NFL Draft. Now in this down period after Organized Team Activities have dried up why not fan the flames of speculation with this tidbit: The Jets need to trade for Arizona Cardinals wide receiver Anquan Boldin. The disgruntled young star is unhappy with the Cards (I’ll pause so you can recover [...]