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The NFL Draft represents hope for teams and their fans. However, most of the time that is false hope. Teams get many more draft picks wrong than right. It is fun to debate how a team did immediately after the draft, but the truth is it often takes years to see how a draft actually …
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Well, I guess this is one way to stanch our disappointing string of championship-free seasons around here: stop having any kinds of seasons. I prefer the alternative, even if it takes place in an alternate universe, a fantasy world in which we are allowed to have the sports year of our dreams. What would that …
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It was the 2014 NFL Draft that changed the course of Jets history. It is a draft that will live in infamy among Jets fans. It is the worst draft in Jets history, and arguably The Worst Draft in NFL History. It crippled the franchise. John Idzik, the GM conducting his second and last draft …
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You ask, we answer. The GAG is fielding questions from readers about New York’s biggest pro sports teams and getting our beat writers to answer them in a series of regularly published mailbags. In today’s installment: the Jets. Joe Douglas has said he wants to sign Jamal Adams to a long-term deal. However, if the …
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The 2014 Jets are in the news again for all the wrong reasons, and this time Rex Ryan and Geno Smith are going at it. Appearing on ESPN’s “First Take” Wednesday, Ryan boasted he would have been a huge NFL coaching success with multiple Super Bowl titles if he had Tom Brady at quarterback. At …
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Another week closer to the NFL Draft and time to take a look at what could happen for the Jets in our latest mock draft. The Jets No. 11 pick is fascinating with so many options possible. Yes, they need a tackle, but what if all four of the top tackles are gone? This week …
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The coronavirus pandemic is leading to a lot of self-evaluation. For former NFL running back Chris Johnson, it led him to vent about one poor decision — signing with the Jets six years ago. In a series of tweets, the retired Johnson agonized over that decision, writing that he should’ve signed with the Ravens instead. …
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This large, quiet, genial man wearing a Jets cap pulls up to River Grille in Chatham, N.J, on Sundays now, a golden retriever in the backseat, and uses his credit card to pay for the $101 order. And then adds $100 for the tip. The man’s name is Joe Douglas. It is curbside pickup, of …
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War rooms for the 2020 NFL draft will now officially be living rooms, basements and home offices across the country. General managers, meet fantasy football. NFL commissioner Roger Goodell announced Monday in a memo to teams that the draft will be “fully virtual,” with GMs, coaches and club personnel all in separate locations because of …
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As the novel coronavirus has wrecked the New York area, sports owners with deep pockets have emerged to help in the fight to battle this deadly pandemic. Here’s a look: James Dolan The Madison Square Garden chairman, who has tested positive for coronavirus, but is said to have mild symptoms, is paying arena workers in …
The NFL Draft represents hope for teams and their fans. However, most of the time that is false hope. Teams get many more draft picks wrong than right. It is fun to debate how a team did immediately after the draft, but the truth is it often takes years to see how a draft actually …
