The Jets helped send Curtis Martin out a winner today with a 19-16 win over the Steelers in overtime.

Me, too.

Sorry to make a surprise announcment in the middle of your NFL season, but this blog represents the last words I will be composing for The Journal News, the end of a wonderful 14-year career at [...]

Welcome to Steelers Stadium. Seriously, driving in, it was tough to tell whether this was actually the Meadowlands or the confluence of the three rivers. Right now, it’s running about 65-35 in favor of Steelers fans over Jets fans in the building.

Weirdest thing seen in the parking lot: a few people walking around wearing black [...]

Few quick items here.

First, the participation report is out for today’s practices. The Jets are pretty clean. Only wide receiver Chris Davis (shoulder) and nose tackle Dewayne Robertson (knee) were limited. Wide receiver Laveranues Coles, who missed the Jets’ game against the Redskins before the bye with a concussion, is not on the list at [...]

Today sort of has that feel from college the day before you left for spring break. You’re here physically but you’re on the beach or at the bar mentally.

When we walked into the locker room today, there were some ugly clothes hanging in the center of the room. Looked like a flea market where you [...]

This just in from the Jets.

November 6, 2007—The New York Jets have waived safety Rashad Washington. The announcement was made by Jets General Manager Mike Tannenbaum.
Washington (6-1, 217, Kansas State) was selected by the Jets in the seventh round (236th overall) of the 2004 NFL Draft.  In four seasons, he played in 48 games [...]

Remember that line from the last entry about the Jets’ defense not playing badly?

Never mind.

The Jets run defense was atrocious today. It’s beyond baffling that nine weeks into the 2009 season, coach Eric Mangini is still citing poor tackling. It’s tackling. It’s what, as a defensive player, you’re supposed to know how to do. The [...]

Mea culpa.

The Jets defense is playing much better than anticipated. Linebackers Vic Hobson and rookie David Harris have both gotten heavily involved and the secondary is playing very strong man-to-man coverage.

And, perhaps most importantly, Kellen Clemens has been in control of the offense, poised, confident. I still think he stands in a little too long [...]

To everybody’s relief, Laveranues Coles is inactive today.

As stated in the previous post, everybody who cares about this man wanted to see him inactive as protection against himself. There are still effects from last week’s concussion and concussions are cumulative – something I was schooled in by ex-Ranger Eric Lindros, who, for obvious reasons, was [...]

A little behind on this weekly feature but…

Redskins 14, Jets 10 – Pete Kendall catches two touchdown passes after reporting as an eligible receiver.

As Kendall might say, that would show an incredible espirit du corps.

My real thoughts on the game are that the Jets’ offense will definitely get a bump from Kellen Clemens, mainly because [...]

Big news from the Jets’ locker room: Fullback Darian Barnes wants to be a ninja.

Seriously.

He wants to go to a monastery in China (even though ninjas train in Japan) and spend four or five years learning stealthy martial arts.

Seriously.

This started as he tried to describe why he nearly ripped defensive lineman Mike DeVito’s right shoulder [...]