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82-Day New York Jets Warning – Quinton Coples Unleashed

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 13:59:43 GMT

Counting down the reasons to be excited about the 2013 New York Jets season...Quinton Coples unleashed

Jason Smith hoping to revive career in New Orleans (National Football Post)

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 13:50:25 GMT

Sean Payton sounds positive about former No. 2 pick

Steve Weatherford gets in a dig at Mike Westhoff (National Football Post)

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 13:30:24 GMT

Says special teams coach was 'very difficult to get along with'

New England Patriots: Tim Tebow is Helping Team Without Even Stepping on the Field (Yahoo! Contributor Network)

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 11:21:00 GMT

COMMENTARY| Quarterback Tim Tebow recently signed a free-agent contract with the New England Patriots to compete for a spot on their roster. While training camp is still weeks away, he is already helping his new team without even stepping on the field.

Giants’ Steve Weatherford rips ex-Jets assistant Mike Westhoff (NBC Sports)

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 11:10:24 GMT

Giants punter Steve Weatherford is not done ripping his former Jets special teams coordinator, Mike Westhoff. Weatherford has said in the past that he didn’t like playing for Westhoff, and in an interview with the Star-Ledger, Weatherford answered a question about comparing the Giants and Jets by explaining that Westhoff was the one problem he…

NFL merchandisers looking toward future (NBC Sports)

Wed, 19 Jun 2013 02:14:56 GMT

The vast bulk of the pro football apparel of my childhood has long been discarded or boxed away, but what NFL fans and personnel wear still continues to interest me. It’s nostalgia, I suppose. I associate the team apparel of the 1980s and 1990s with my formative years watching and learning the game. I remember getting…

Geno Smith’s Roc Nation Sports agent barred from negotiating his contract

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 23:35:56 GMT

According to Mike Garafolo of USA Today Sports, Roc Nation Sports agent Kim Miale has been barred from negotiating Geno Smith’s rookie contract as the NFLPA investigates whether Roc Nation violated the “runner rule.” Also in that entry: Kim Miale has not been barred from negotiating Geno Smith's contract for now, which jibes w/ what Idzik said. — Mike Garafolo (@MikeGarafolo) June 18, 2013 Miale is scheduled to meet with the NFLPA on Wednesday. Kim Miale, the agent who represents New York Jets quarterback Geno Smith on behalf of Jay-Z’s Roc Nation, will meet with members of the NFL Players Association on Wednesday to discuss her recruiting of Smith and whether she violated the NFLPA’s “runner rule” in doing so, a person informed of the meeting told USA TODAY Sports. The “runner rule” is described below. The NFLPA’s “runner rule” states that only certified agents can recruit players. Jay-Z, who was pictured in an Instagram photo sitting alongside Smith before the second-round pic

Which Colleges Produce the Most New England Patriots? (Yahoo! Contributor Network)

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 22:07:00 GMT

COMMENTARY | It's no secret that New England Patriots head coach Bill Belichick has an affinity for Rutgers Scarlet Knights. But the fact of the matter is that the college pipeline to Foxboro, Mass., extends beyond Piscataway, N.J.

New York Jets – What Is Rex Ryan’s Job Security?

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 21:27:48 GMT

What is Rex Ryan's job security level heading into the New York Jets 2013 season?

The Shutdown Corner Scouting Report: Texas A&M QB Johnny Manziel (Shutdown Corner)

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 20:12:22 GMT

The recent Twitter assertion from Texas A&M quarterback Johnny Manziel that he "can't wait to leave College Station" has many wondering if it's time to scout him as a 2014 draft prospect. Manziel, the NCAA's leader in total yards in 2012 and the first freshman to win the Heisman Trophy, would certainly fly to the tops of many draft boards based on his athletic potential, and the fact that the NFL is far more hospitable to mobile quarterbacks than it has been. CBS' Mike Freeman recently spoke to a number of NFL personnel people about Manziel's prospects, and opinion is all over the place. One general manager told Freeman that Manziel could be a better pure passer than Robert Griffin III, Andrew Luck, or Russell Wilson, while one scout said that Manziel "has Canada written all over him." Projecting a one-year college quarterback to the NFL is tough to do, but we thought it would be an interesting exercise to put Manziel under the same " Shutdown 50 " Microscope we give the best draft prospects every year, just to see what the tape shows. As you would expect from a kid who racked up the awards and numbers in his first collegiate season, there are an equal number of ridiculously positive and alarmingly underdeveloped sides to his game. Pros: As a pure runner, Manziel is as good as any quarterback who's come down the pike. He's not a straight-line sprinter like Michael Vick or Robert Griffin III, but he's a lot more quick and elusive than, say, Tim Tebow. He reads open gaps well on designed runs, follows his blocks patiently, shows excellent acceleration at the second level, and gets around fast linebackers and most safeties. His performance on the ground against Alabama was a real wake-up call for a lot of people -- if he could do that against a feeder stream of pro-level talent, what could he accomplish at the next level? Manziel does possess a positive improvisational quality to his game -- with his mobility and pure guts under fire (so to speak), he will make plays other quarterbacks simply can't, because it wouldn't occur to them, and they're not physically able. Has a basic and developing ability to roll outside the pocket under duress and make deeper throws into tight coverage. While he doesn't have a proverbial cannon for an arm, Manziel is able to make most NFL throws. Not only is he mobile, but Manziel will also keep things alive in the pocket with very quick feet -- he uses this attribute to read the field until something opens up. Has an outstanding feel for play action and can use it in an advanced sense, implementing the fake throw/playfake combo at times. With time and work, Manziel's passing ability should be able to fit nearly any overall concept. Cons: Though he is able to think outside the box if his rushing lanes are closed up the middle, Manziel has been directed to read run too quickly at the collegiate level, and he'll have to learn to process more in the NFL. Primarily, he's succeeded in an offense where he's his own draw option a lot of the time, and that leaves him ill-equipped to do what all NFL quarterbacks must do, no matter how mobile they are -- stand in the pocket, look the defense off, and make the killer stick throw. Has a hitchy, slightly over-exaggerated overhead delivery that works for quick passes, but has him struggling at times with longer throws and timing routes. Automatically looks to run rather than throw when the pocket breaks down, which will not serve him well in the NFL. Tends to push the ball and needs to develop more zip on his release. Must learn to consistently re-set and drop the hammer when he's flushed out of the pocket.

Carson Palmer-Led Arizona Cardinals Will Make History, Have Top-10 Offense in 2013 (Yahoo! Contributor Network)

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 19:42:00 GMT

COMMENTARY | It has happened only four times in the Super Bowl era. To go from dead-last in total yards one season to the top 10 in yards the next can take a number of different variables -- there is no exact science to making the jump.

Cromartie can be, but doesn’t want to be, the best corner in the league (NBC Sports)

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 17:52:51 GMT

Confidence is an important trait for any pro athlete. That’s why the offseason routinely consists of plenty of boasts regarding performances to come in the next NFL campaign. For Jets cornerback Antonio Cromartie, his confidence comes with a six pack of apathy. Specifically, Cromartie thinks he can be the best cornerback in the NFL. But…

Cromartie can be, but doesn’t want to be, the best corner in the league

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 17:52:51 GMT

Report: Buccaneers CB Darrelle Revis paid Mark Barron $50,000 for No. 24 (Shutdown Corner)

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 17:43:24 GMT

Shortly after the Tampa Bay Buccaneers acquired cornerback Darrelle Revis from the New York Jets, the team announced that Revis would wear his familiar No. 24 jersey, which had been worn by 2012 first-round safety Mark Barron. Barron was willing to give up the No. 24 (and is now wearing No. 23), but what Revis would have to give up to get his old jersey number hadn't been disclosed. At his introductory press conference, all Revis would say about the matter was that he and Barron had discussed the No. 24. According to Paul Lukas of Uni-Watch.com, Revis shelled out big money to get No. 24 from Barron. "A well-placed source tells me that the amount Darrelle Revis paid to Mark Barron in order to get Barron to give up No. 24 was — get this — $50,000. Is that a record? Is it not even close? Has anyone been tracking these uni number transactions over the years?," Lukas wrote on Tuesday. The details of most jersey number transactions are often unreleased. However, when wide receiver Chad Johnson (who was then going by Chad Ochocinco) was traded to the New England Patriots in 2011, he was reportedly willing to pay anything to tight end Aaron Hernandez for the No. 85 jersey. Hernandez ended up giving away the number for free. Way back in 2004, Clinton Portis agreed to pay Ifeanyi Ohalete $40,000 for the No. 26 jersey with the Washington Redskins. Portis stopped payments when Ohalete was cut by the Redskins the following year, which prompted a civil suit that was settled out of court .

Fresh out of jail, Chad Johnson wants another shot at the NFL (Shutdown Corner)

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 17:27:37 GMT

Now that he's served a 30-day sentence, reduced to seven days , for showing disrespect in a Broward County, Fla. courtroom, former NFL receiver Chad Johnson would very much like to become current NFL receiver Chad Johnson. And so, the man who hasn't caught on with an NFL team since the Miami Dolphins cut him in the 2012 preseason, took to the airwaves to plead his case for one more shot at the NFL. "I think everyone deserves a second chance," Johnson told "Good Morning America's" Robin Roberts on Tuesday morning. "Many would say I might not deserve it. I would like to finish my career the right way. I don't want the last thing to be remembered -- 'Chad was cut from the Dolphins for an incident he had with his wife.' I would love to grace the football field one more time and to help some team. I'm not injured; there is nothing wrong with me. I've learned my lesson, especially after those past seven days. "Situations like this usually break people," Johnson concluded. "I wouldn't allow anything to break me, so I try to continue to be my same positive self. And I think with me being Chad, it kind of made the judge feel I wasn't being serious about the situation. But trust me, I understood exactly what I did and lost two of the things I loved the most at that time. Those two things would be his ex-wife, Evelyn Lozada, who divorced him after a domestic violence incident, and the game of football, which has seemed to divorce him just as definitively. Johnson last caught a pass in an NFL game for the New England Patriots in Super Bowl XLVI, and while his arrest may have led to his decline with the Dolphins, Johnson's decline in a football sense most likely had a lot more to do with it. In that Super Bowl loss to the New York Giants, Tom Coughlin's team was able to cheat its safeties up with impunity, despite the fact that this defense was facing Tom Brady, for two primary reasons: Tight end Rob Gronkowski was injured (though he played), and Johnson never acclimated to the offense Brady runs. The Patriots' offense has arguably the most complex system of option routes in the game, and Johnson -- who made his bones with the Cincinnati Bengals from 2001 through 2010 with a far less complex book -- couldn't keep up. It's safe to say that although it hasn't been that long since Johnson disappeared from the league in a relevant sense, the game has passed him by even more since then. More than ever, today's NFL defenses are constructed with multiple fronts, extra pass defenders, and zone/man hybrid schemes which require precision from every quarterback/receiver combination. As Brady intimated in 2012, after Johnson was not welcomed back to his organization, that instant and unspoken trust between a quarterback and his targets is not an option -- it is a requirement.

New York Jets – A Closer Look At Tight End Kellen Winslow Jr

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 17:00:13 GMT

Dalbin Osorio breaks down New York Jets tight end Kellen Winslow Jr

Can Tebowmania Turn into Super Bowl Mania? (Yahoo! Contributor Network)

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 15:53:00 GMT

COMMENTARY | The acquisition of Tim Tebow for the New England Patriots can prove to be more than just a black eye for Rex Ryan, whose mismanagement of the New York Jets over the last couple of years have cost them millions of Super Bowl dollars as well as credibility as a true contender. Tebow, who was not only maligned for his positive image as a Christian athlete by the media but virtually ignored by Ryan, is being 'born-again' as a Patriot, and the possibilities of success may not only prove disastrous for the Jets but could lead to another New England Super Bowl.

Jets | Still paying for Tim Tebow

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 15:32:22 GMT

The New York Jets are paying the Denver Broncos $1.53 million in 2013 as part ...

John Salley: 6/18

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 10:00:00 GMT

4-Time NBA Champion John Salley joins the guys and shares his take on the NBA Finals. The guys also compare Lebron James to some of the other all-time greats in NBA history.

David Harris says expect Jets to blitz more next season (NBC Sports)

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 04:36:39 GMT

When the New York Jets were making back-to-back appearances in the AFC Championship game in 2009 and 2010, their defense was one of the most blitz-happy teams in the NFL. Over the last two years with Mike Pettine serving as the defensive play-caller, the percentage of blitzes by the Jets have decreased substantially. According to…

Jets plan to blitz more this season

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 02:04:56 GMT

The New York Jets have always been viewed as a defensive minded team, considering head coach Rex Ryan’s history as a defensive coordinator plus formerly having the best cornerback in the league. Over the last two years however, the Jets have been slipping in the rankings for the defense. Some attribute that to having a ‘old and slow’ front seven while others will chose to blame former defensive coordinator Mike Pettine for calling too many conservative plays (to which some might say he was conservative because his defense was ‘old and slow’). This year that will change. According the NFL.com, look for the Jets to be more aggressive and blitz more this season. Here’s linebacker Davis Harris talking about blitzing more and being coy about the play calling last year. We’re going to do a lot of blitzing and getting after people,” linebacker David Harris told Rich Cimini on Sunday. “There should be a different brand of football than you were used to seeing the last couple of years. … (La...

Who will start under center for the Jets in 2013?

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 00:49:00 GMT

If the New York Jets are going to turn things around in 2013, the one thing they need to get sorted out as quickly as possible is their quarterback situation. Returning starter Mark Sanchez figures to be the front-runner, but once the team took GenoSmith in the 2013 NFL draft, things got a little more competitive. The question is, can either one of them carry a team to the playoffs? Things have certainly not gone well for Sanchez in the past couple of seasons, despite having such a promising start to his NFL career. After a dismal 2012 season in which Sanchez didn’t even do enough to feature in fantasy football leagues, many people were ready to make this change at quarterback with some new blood. That is where rookie Smith comes in. However, early reports from OTAs are indicating that Smith is nowhere near ready to actually be a quarterback in New York’s system. The West Coast offense that MartyMorninwheg runs is extremely different from what West Virginia ran last se...

A Guide to Key NFL Dates (Yahoo! Contributor Network)

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 00:32:00 GMT

COMMENTARY | The entire National Football League might be in its annual downtime now, but soon enough, training camps will be open.

Juggernaut Index, No. 32: The New York Jets (Roto Arcade)

Mon, 17 Jun 2013 20:52:20 GMT

The Juggernaut Index is our annual preseason ranking of NFL teams for fantasy purposes. Repeat: FANTASY PURPOSES. Here, we care primarily about yards and points. We’re not forecasting wins and losses. This isn’t your standard NFL power ranking. If a team’s roster features multiple upper-tier fantasy assets, that group will rank near the top of the J.I. If instead a team features nothing but fantasy drek, you’ll find ‘em near the bottom. Make sense? Great. Really, the J.I. is just a gimmick, a way to deliver team-by-team fantasy spin. In the six years that I’ve been producing the Juggernaut Index for Yahoo!, there has never been a more obvious choice for No. 32. This year’s version of the New York Jets is painfully light on talent at the skill spots, and the team’s presumptive starting quarterback is kind of a walking plague. Let’s just try to get this big green [expletive] pile out of the way quickly, so we can get to the useful teams. The Jets will have their third offensive coordinator in as many seasons, as Marty Mornhinweg joined the coaching staff back in January. Mornhinweg will either need to resuscitate the career of Mark Sanchez — somehow turning a reckless, scattershot passer into a competent West Coast quarterback — or he’ll need to get second-round rookie Geno Smith up to speed in a hurry. Both of those tasks seem difficult.

Guard Thread: Faneca to Colon to Winters

Mon, 17 Jun 2013 20:35:44 GMT

Time distortion is an Einsteinian thing. But it can be an NFL-ish phenomenon as well. How long ago was it that Alan Faneca started at left guard for the Jets? Three centuries ago? Three decades? Of course it was only 3½ seasons ago that the perennial Pro Bowler started his last game in green and […]