Jets football news and links.
Could the New York Jets be interested in Troy Smith as a baqckup quarterback. They have been raiding the Baltimore Ravens team anyway for players so who knows. See this article for an interesting perspective.
Now that the New York Jets have ex-Baltimore Ravens defense co-ordinator Rex Ryan as their head coach and linebacker Bart Scott, the Jets are talking vast improvements in their defense. Scott promises a hard and violent defense along the Ravens style. See this article for more details.
The New York Jets have announced plans to lay off some 60 offie people for two weeks this summer without pay. How they can rationalize this after all the money they just spent on free agents is har to figure. Needless to say, many are in an uproar over this. If you need to know more, this article covers it very well.
The New York Jets strenghtened their defense by signing former Baltimore Raven Bart Scott to a six year contract. Scott is looking foward to playing with Rex Ryan, the Raven defense coordinator who the Jets have signed to be their new head coach. Scott, a linebacker, will make 48 million dollars over six years. For further details, see this article.
The case is made that Dwight Lowery could be the New York Jets starting corner back. Lowery had some good and some bad games for the Jets this past season but he has shown he has the skill and tools to do the job. See this story for more on Dwight Lowery and the CB situation.
The New York Jets announced the release of two players, David Bownes and Brad Kassel, both linebackers. Additionally, a few player signing were announced. See this article for more details.
The NY Jets have two pro bowl running backs in Leon Washington and Thomas Jones. With a coach that is preaching a strong running game, are they enough? See this article for an in depth look.
Of little consolence to most NY Jets fan is that six Players will appear in the Pro Bowl in Hawaii. Four of them will be appearing for the first time. The Jets late season plunge from contention still pains long suffering Jets fans but at least they can see some of their team in action one more time before the long off season. For more, see this report.
