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Vincent Carchietta-USA TODAY Sports The Jets lost on Sunday, which makes it our sad duty to hand out an anti-game ball. After Week 1 I awarded a special anti-game ball to the entire Jets team. I easily could have done the same thing again, but I don’t want to do it every single week. It seems like we will have plenty more opportunities to give out group anti-game balls … [Read more...] about Jets Week 2 Anti-Game Ball: Henry Anderson

Vincent Carchietta-USA TODAY Sports Early in the third quarter the Jets’ loss to the 49ers yesterday, running back Jerick McKinnon broke a 55 yard run. It came on a third and 31 play. I think everybody knows rushing for a first down on third and 31 play is uncommon. How uncommon, though? I went to the Pro Football Reference Play Index to find out. After searching for all … [Read more...] about Jerick McKinnon’s third and 31 conversion against the Jets was historic

Photo by Sean Gardner/Getty Images Monday Night Football, Week 2. Tonight the New Orleans Saints head to Sin City to take on the Raiders in Las Vegas, Nevada. Both teams come into this game undefeated at 1-0. The Saints suffered a crucial loss in their first game when star receiver Michael Thomas came up lame with a high ankle sprain. With a hobbled Thomas the Saints offense … [Read more...] about MNF: Raiders vs Saints Game Thread

Photo by Sarah Stier/Getty Images 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. With the Jets having yet another double-digit loss, questions about the team need to be answered. One wrinkle in Sunday’s game that’s getting overlooked is the amount of snaps Avery Williamson played for … [Read more...] about New York Jets Flight Connections 9/22/20

Photo by Sarah Stier/Getty Images The New York Jets lost to the San Francisco 49ers backups at home on Sunday, a crushing second straight blowout loss to start the season. Hopes for significant improvement for the Jets in 2020 are fading. How did the power rankings feel about this loss? Let’s find out. Pro Football Network 32. New York Jets To say that New York is short on … [Read more...] about NFL Power Rankings, Week 3: Brilliantly Offensive

Vincent Carchietta-USA TODAY Sports The 2020 NFL season could not have gotten off to a worse start for the New York Jets. The team is 0-2 and has been noncompetitive in both games. On today’s podcast I give some thoughts about where the team can go from here. Getting to this point took years of mismanagement and dysfunction. There are no easy solutions to fix the problems. … [Read more...] about Jets Podcast: Where Do We Go From Here?

Rich Barnes-USA TODAY Sports This clip from Adam Gase’s postgame press conference on Sunday has generated some attention. Adam Gase says the Jets "moved the ball early" in the first half, but injury issues caused the offense to stagnate. pic.twitter.com/kDfR0TYsnM— Jets Videos (@snyjets) September 20, 2020 https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js In the clip Gase refuted … [Read more...] about Adam Gase Doesn’t Understand How Touchdowns Happen in the NFL

Vincent Carchietta-USA TODAY Sports The first half of the Jets 2020 home opener against the San Francisco 49ers is in the books, and the Jets trail the 49ers, 21 - 3. On offense, without all three of their starters at wide receiver after Breshad Perriman left the game with an injury, The Jets ran an ultra conservative game plan, replete with short, safe throws for Sam … [Read more...] about Jets vs 49ers Second Half Thread

Vincent Carchietta-USA TODAY Sports In the Jets’ 2020 home opener, on a bright and sunny September afternoon in East Rutherford, New Jersey, the New York Jets were dominated by the San Francisco 49ers, 31 - 13. An 80 yard touchdown run by Raheem Mostert on the first play of the game set the tone for the shellacking the Jets took today. With the Jets running an offense with … [Read more...] about Final Score: 49ers 31, Jets 13