Episode 346 – Memorial Day Weekend Mega Mailbag (Part 2) w/Chris Nimbley

Scott Mason talks to Chris Nimbley of Jetsinsider.com to  answer YOUR questions (part 2).

Episode 346 of “Play Like A Jet” is here! Subscribe on iTunes or check out the audio below. Scott Mason talks to Chris Nimbley of Jetsinsider.com to  answer YOUR questions (part 2).

We take YOUR questions about whether Adam Gase is the Dark Knight, realistic expectations for Robby Anderson & whether or not he will be the Jets’ best producing WR in 2019, what Chris would do in the event that the Johnsons appointed him acting owner, standouts from the first OTAs, how the GM process will likely proceed now that Gang Green has put in formal requests to speak with Joe Douglas and Champ Kelly, which WWE superstar is the best comparison for Gase, and what the Jets could do to better recognize their international fans.

Plus we answer a question about Justified and give a nod to our buddy Alan Schechter!

Note: We had such an overwhelming response to the mailbag and received so many questions that the answers were broken down into multiple parts.  This was part 2.  

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Episode 345 – Jets Reach Out To GM Candidates & Mailbag (Part 1) w/Chris Nimbley

Scott Mason talks to Chris Nimbley of Jetsinsider.com to discuss the Jets requesting permission to speak with Philadelphia Eagles VP of Player Personnel Joe Douglas and Chicago Bears Assistant Director of Player Personnel Champ Kelly for Gang Green’s vacant GM opening and answer YOUR questions (part 1).

Episode 345 of “Play Like A Jet” is here! Subscribe on iTunes or check out the audio below. Scott Mason talks to Chris Nimbley of Jetsinsider.com to discuss the Jets requesting permission to speak with Philadelphia Eagles VP of Player Personnel Joe Douglas and Chicago Bears Assistant Director of Player Personnel Champ Kelly for Gang Green’s vacant GM opening and answer YOUR questions (part 1).

First, we discuss the Jets making formal requests to interview Douglas and Kelly, what it means, if there is a timeline in place to fill the vacancy, and what Chris is hearing from his sources about who may have the inside track!

Then,  we take YOUR questions about Adam Gase the Alpha Male, Chris’s memories of covering Josh McCown, if we should expect any immediate friction between Gase and Le’Veon Bell, which GM candidates will be confident enough to set pre-conditions and not be worried about Woody Johnson, whether or not Chris got a real sense of how Gregg Williams will be using Jachai Polite based on what was going on at OTAs, how the “Almost Jets” doomed Mike Maccagnan and if his roster building philosophy made any real strategic sense, plus we even throw in a little nod to AEW as we await their big show “Double or Nothing!”

Note: We had such an overwhelming response to the mailbag and received so many questions that the answers were broken down into multiple parts.  This was part 1.  

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Episode 344 – Recapping OTAs & Latest News w/Chris Nimbley

Scott Mason talks to Chris Nimbley of Jetsinsider.com to discuss the Jets’ first OTA open to the media and the latest news surrounding the team!

Episode 344 of “Play Like A Jet” is here! Subscribe on iTunes or check out the audio below. Scott Mason talks to Chris Nimbley of Jetsinsider.com to discuss the Jets’ first OTA open to the media and the latest news surrounding the team!

Chris talks about Adam Gase’s presser before practice including some contentious moments, then we get into all the details about practice involving Sam Darnold, Jamison Crowder, Gregg Williams, Jamal Adams, and more!  Plus we discuss who missed practice and why, quotes from players in the locker room, the latest on the Jets’ search for a new General Manager, and an accidental tweet from one of Chris’s fellow beat reporters that lit Twitter ablaze!

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Episode 343 – What It’s Like Having Adam Gase In Charge w/Travis Wingfield

Scott Mason talks to Locked On Dolphins host Travis Wingfield  about what it was lie when Adam Gase was running the show down in Miami!

Episode 343 of “Play Like A Jet” is here! Subscribe on iTunes or check out the audio below. Scott Mason talks to Locked On Dolphins host Travis Wingfield  about what it was lie when Adam Gase was running the show down in Miami!

Travis talks about why everything happening with the Jets right now feels eerily familiar to him, how the power structure worked in Miami, Gase’s philosophy when it comes to building a roster, relationships with players, coaches, and management, what went down with Ryan Tannehill, what Gase paid attention to and neglected, approaches to free agency and the draft, what to expect in terms of Gase’s expectations of his GM, what it will take for somebody to successfully work with Gase, a wild conspiracy theory involving the reasons some believe Gase actively worked to get himself fired from the Dolphins, and more!

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Episode 342 – What’s GM Gase Up To? & Latest News w/Darryl Slater

Scott Mason talks to Darryl Slater of NJ Advance Media to discuss the moves being made by acting Gang Green GM Adam Gase and the rest of the moves surrounding the New York Jets!

Episode 342 of “Play Like A Jet” is here! Subscribe on iTunes or check out the audio below. Scott Mason talks to Darryl Slater of NJ Advance Media about the moves being made by acting Gang Green GM Adam Gase and the rest of the moves surrounding the New York Jets!

Darryl discusses Gase’s latest moves such as releasing TE Jordan Leggett and making changes in the scouting department, where the Jets currently stand with their GM search and who could be on the list of candidates, the coach’s first words to the media since the firing of Mike Maccagnan, an old friend recruits a former All Pro down in Tampa, rumors surrounding Le’Veon Bell and Leonard Williams, a former Jets coach weighs in on all the chaos, questions any potential GM will be facing, whether Christopher and Woody Johnson could be a deterrent for any A-list GM candidate, and more!   

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The Pre-2019 Summer TOJ New York Jets Rant

Joe Caporoso with a long ramble on covering the New York Jets and being a fan of the team…

A collection of rambling first person thoughts on covering the New York Jets en route to vacation…

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Episode 341 – Mailbag (Part 4) w/Chris Nimbley

Scott Mason talks to Chris Nimbley of Jetsinsider.com to answer YOUR questions (part 4).

Episode 341 of “Play Like A Jet” is here! Subscribe on iTunes or check out the audio below. Scott Mason talks to Chris Nimbley of Jetsinsider.com to answer YOUR questions (part 4).

We take YOUR questions about how it could even be possible that Christopher Johnson would not have evaluated Mike Maccagnan’s performance sooner, what Joe Douglas’s roster preferences could be if he takes the Jets’ GM job, why the job running Gang Green’s front office was so undesirable before but could be a much more coveted position now, whether Mike Maccagnan was underqualified when he was initially hired, if the Jets should continue to pursue more edge rusher depth, what our favorite breakfast foods are, and more!

Note: We had such an overwhelming response to the mailbag and received so many questions that the answers were broken down into multiple parts.  This was part 4.  

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Episode 340 – Mailbag (Part 3) w/Chris Nimbley

Scott Mason talks to Chris Nimbley of Jetsinsider.com to answer YOUR questions (part 3).

Episode 340 of “Play Like A Jet” is here! Subscribe on iTunes or check out the audio below. Scott Mason talks to Chris Nimbley of Jetsinsider.com to answer YOUR questions (part 3).

We take YOUR questions about what the Jets’ plan at RB would have been if Adam Gase got his way, why so many people seem overly concerned about optics, what the team’s plan could be if the rumored plan does not come to fruition, how to now which sports news sources to trust, what could happen if Gase and the new GM butt heads at some point, circumstances in which wearing a fedora is acceptable, and more! 

Note: We had such an overwhelming response to the mailbag and received so many questions that the answers were broken down into multiple parts.  This was part 3.  

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New York Jets Top GM Candidate Profile – Joe Douglas

Stephen Russo with a quick overview of New York Jets GM candidate’s Joe Douglas resume

The Jets never seem to disappoint in the way of making headlines. On May 15, in what was supposed to be a very rare “quiet time” in the NFL offseason, the Jets fired General Manager Mike Maccagnan in a surprising move. As rumors of front office turmoil swirled during the draft, that smoke had died down over the past few weeks when Christopher Johnson shocked the world with this move. Was it Adam Gase making a power play? Did Johnson really take more of a hands-on approach leading him to see things in Maccagnan he didn’t like? Did Maccagnan’s indecisiveness and the ever-growing list of “Almost Jets” ultimately doom him?

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Episode 339 – Mailbag (Part 2) w/Chris Nimbley

Episode 339 of “Play Like A Jet” is here! Subscribe on iTunes or check out the audio below. Scott Mason talks to Chris Nimbley of Jetsinsider.com to answer YOUR questions (part 2).

Episode 339 of “Play Like A Jet” is here! Subscribe on iTunes or check out the audio below. Scott Mason talks to Chris Nimbley of Jetsinsider.com to answer YOUR questions (part 2).

We take YOUR questions about whether or not Macc would have had the power to block Gase’s initial hiring if he had wanted to, the possibility Gase’s work habits had a significant effect on seeing Macc as expendable, what might happen if enough players end up despising Gase they way they did in Miami, Gase’s philosophy on how to build the offensive line, if the aftermath of what just went down could adversely affect Gregg Williams, a jersey question that may require the expertise of Twitter Legend Paulie Bruzzese, and more! 

Note: We had such an overwhelming response to the mailbag and received so many questions that the answers were broken down into multiple parts.  This was part 2.  

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