The second year player needs to show improvement now.

“He’s just a rookie.”

“Have patience.”

“He needs time to develop.”

“You know, players can actually improve.”

When a player has an underwhelming rookie season, these are popular refrains along with other similar statements.

These statements frequently do have merit. There are players who don’t do much in year one but ultimately develop into quality NFL contributors.

Still, most players who don’t produce much in year one never amount to anything on the professional level.

I think these discussions frequently neglect two essential questions.

1. What should we reasonably expect from...

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Good morning Gang Green Nation! ESPN has posted an early mock draft for 2026. They have the New York Jets taking Texas linebacker Anthony Hill with the fourth overall pick in the draft. Of course, mock drafts this early are ridiculous. We have no idea what the draft order will be. We have no idea who will rise, who will fall and who will emerge out of nowhere in the draft. So, yeah, it’s a fool’s errand. I will say this much though. If the Jets were to take a...

Taking a look at a versatile Jets special teams prospect

The New York Jets recently signed former Florida special teams demon Ja’Markis Weston as an undrafted free agent. Today we break Weston down in detail.

The 24-year old Weston is listed at 6’2” and 235 pounds and established himself as a core special teamer with the Gators, while also seeing limited action on offense and defense.

Background

Weston was a three-star wide receiver recruit coming out of college but his career took an unusual path, as he ended up converting to safety, then defensive end and also took some reps...

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Good morning Gang Green Nation! Breece Hall has a goal of 1000+ rushing yards and 1000+ receiving yards this season. While that would be awesome, I wouldn’t hold my breath. Hall has never had a 1000 yards rushing season. He’s never had a 600 yards receiving season. No back on any team Justin Fields took a majority of the snaps has ever rushed for 900 yards. No back on any team Justin Fields took a majority of the snaps has ever had 500 receiving yards. If you prefer to look...

Vi offriamo la copertura quotidiana dei New York Jets della NFL.

Happy Sunday, Gang Green Nation.

What can I say? It’s late June, and it’s slow around the Jets. How else would we have so many links today about LeBron James indirectly playing a role in Sauce Gardner meeting his girlfriend? That and Jets links that are a bit more relevant are below for your viewing pleasure.

Bent - JetsFix Confidence Index: Aaron Glenn

Michael Nania - Sauce Gardner echoes Deion Sanders’ words amidst contract talks

Michael Nania - The NY Jets have a secret plan to unlock pass rush...

Llevando tus enlaces diarios a los New York Jets de la NFL.

Good morning, Gang Green Nation!

We are in the quiet period of the offseason. Our links today feature a look forward at key players for the 2025 Jets along with some speculation about potential player acqusitions. Enjoy.

Bent - JetsFix Mailbag 2025: Your turn!

Michael Nania - Only Jaguars are worse at it than Jets: Can NY turn it around?

Michael Nania - Were NY Jets disrespected in PFF’s linebacker rankings?

NY Jets - Who Will Lead the Jets in Interceptions in the 2025 Season?

Justin Melo -...

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Good morning Gang Green Nation! There seems to be a ton of optimism for the New York Jets bubbling up recently. Here you have the Justin Fields signing ranked as one of the five best moves in the entire NFL this offseason. There you have predictions the Jets’ backfield will be the best in the NFL this season. Over here you have Braelon Allen projected to have a “breakout” year for the Jets. And over there Mason Taylor will solve the Jets’ problems at tight end. It all seems a...

Let’s be honest. The addition hasn’t been very exciting.

When the NFL expanded the regular season from 16 to 17 games in 2021, the possibilities were endless.

A 32 team league divided into two conferences and eight divisions was configured perfectly for a 16 game season. Every team played both home and away against the other teams in its division. Then games against every team from one division in each conference. Finally teams played a game against the two other teams from their own conference who finished in the same spot in the divisional standings the year before.

All of...

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Good morning Gang Green Nation! The New York Jets have lost a stalwart of the 1968 Super Bowl III championship team. Former Jets defensive end Gerry Philbin died at age 83. He was one of the leaders of that great Jets team. He anchored a fierce Jets pass rush that drove a great Jets defense. That Jets team had it all. A great offensive line. Outstanding running backs. Two great receivers. One of the best quarterbacks in the game. One of the best head coaches in the game. Man, those...

Taking a look at a Jets defensive line prospect

The Jets recently signed former Appalachian State defensive end Michael Fletcher as an undrafted free agent. Today we break Fletcher down in detail.

The 24-year old Fletcher is listed at 6’6” and 275 pounds. He racked up 8.5 sacks over the past two seasons after having transferred from Michigan State.

Background

Fletcher was a four-star high school recruit and the top defensive end recruit in the state of Michigan, so he headed to Michigan State with some legitimate hype.

As a true freshman, he only saw brief action in one game...

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Good morning Gang Green Nation! New York Jets training camp opens in about four weeks, and there is a lot more uncertainty than usual as to who will get substantial playing time beyond the obvious stars. I’ve been running polls lately highlighting likely battles for depth positions, and there are still many battles yet to be highlighted.

As of now we really don’t know who will be WR2, WR3, WR4, WR5 and WR6. We don’t know how the TE depth chart will shake out behind Mason Taylor. We don’t know...

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