Category: Jets

New York Jets – Becoming The Franchise QB

Dan Essien discusses what traits it takes to become the Jets franchise quarterback…

It’s been hard for fans to watch as Sam Darnold has suffered through his time with the New York Jets. It’s been a mixture of misfortune, poor decisions, and most of all a complete lack of support and stability from coaching to the front office. But there are certain elements to becoming the kind of quarterback that can turn a franchise like the Jets into a contender that are worth examining. Let’s go beyond the stats and tape to look at what it’s going to take for anyone to be a franchise quarterback for the New York Jets.

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New York Jets: Week 5 Offensive Review

Dan Essien with a statistical review of the Jets week 5 matchup against the Cardinals

The Jets offense is terrible. This season, this offensive review segment takes a deeper look at how dysfunctional this offense is from week to week. We’ll analyze offensive efficiency, play-calling, and other data points. I’ll also be marking improvements or regressions against the season average for certain stats. Next up is the Jets week 5 matchup against Arizona.

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New York Jets: Week 3 Offensive Review

Dan Essien with a statistical review of the Jets week 3 matchup against Indianapolis

The Jets offense needs to be under the microscope. This season, this offensive review segment will take a deeper look at how functional this offense is from week to week. We’ll analyze offensive efficiency, play-calling, personnel, and other data points. This will also help us take a deeper look at where Sam Darnold succeeds and where he struggles. I’ll also be marking improvements or regressions against the season average for certain stats. Today let’s go through week 3 against the Colts.

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New York Jets: Week 2 Offensive Review

Dan Essien with a statistical review of the Jets week 2 performance against San Francisco

The Jets offense needs to be under the microscope. This season, this offensive review segment will take a deeper look at how functional this offense is from week to week. We’ll analyze offensive efficiency, play-calling, personnel, and other data points. This will also help us take a deeper look at where Sam Darnold succeeds and where he struggles. I’ll also be marking improvements or regressions against the season average for certain stats. Today let’s go through week 2 vs. San Francisco.

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Initial Reaction – New York Jets Draft P Braden Mann

Dan Essien with an initial reaction to the New York Jets selecting Texas A&M punter Braden Mann in the 6th round

The New York Jets selected punter Braden Mann from Texas A&M with the 191st pick of the 2020 NFL Draft. The Jets finished off day three by adding a new starting punter on special teams. Mann replaces Lachlan Edwards who punted for the Jets the last four seasons.

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NFL Draft 2020 – New York Jets Day Three Preview

Dan Essien with a day three preview for the New York Jets in the 2020 NFL Draft

The New York Jets were quite busy on day two. After two trades, they now enter day 3 with 6 picks remaining at 120, 125, 129, 158, 191, and 211. After a day two group that started with an expected target in WR Denzel Mims and ended with two interesting directions with S Ashtyn Davis, and EDGE Jabari Zuniga, it’ll be interesting to see what positions the Jets plan to use their remaining shots on. Here are some thoughts on what the Jets strategy could be.

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Cool Your Jets 10: Can Joe Douglas Right the Ship in 2020?

New CYJ! Michael Nania and Ben Blessington review what went wrong in 2019 and how Joe Douglas can fix it in 2020.

Michael Nania and Ben Blessington return for their second season of Cool Your Jets! Where they review the year, announce awards for 2019, and go over Joe Douglas’ offseason priority list.

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Author: Ben Blessington

Host of Cool Your Jets: Every Monday, keeping you up to date on the New York Jets, while providing top analytics, interviews, & debates you won’t find anywhere else!

New York Jets – Wait and See…For What?

Dan Essien addresses the myriad of excuses around Adam Gase’s performance this year for the New York Jets…

The New York Jets are in a tough spot right now as an organization. They were supposed to be competitive this season after their most important offseason in decades. They’ve been almost the complete opposite under head coach Adam Gase. There have been many excuses for their poor start but those excuses often don’t paint the whole picture. Let’s discuss why there may not be much of reason to use the “wait and see” approach this time.

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TOJ Let’s Get Weird, Week 7 – Jets vs. Patriots

Dan Essien previewing the Jets week 7 matchup with the New England Patriots in this week’s Let’s Get Weird.

The New York Jets finally got their first win of the season and it put them in very good spirits. This week they host the New England Patriots for their second matchup of the season. Can they do the improbable once again? Let’s preview the Monday night showdown with storylines, stats, and predictions with another edition of Let’s Get Weird.

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Cool Your Jets 09 – Sam Darnold Spleendid In Return Win!

Ben and Michael breakdown the Jets’ massive win over the Cowboys and look ahead to next week’s massive MNF game against the Patriots.

Ben Blessington and Michael Nania breakdown the New York Jets’ massive win over the Dallas Cowboys, including Sam Darnold’s impressive performance, Adam Gase’s improved offense, and Gregg Williams’ defense coming up big when they needed to most. Then we look ahead to next week’s massive MNF game against the undefeated New England Patriots.

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Author: Ben Blessington

Host of Cool Your Jets: Every Monday, keeping you up to date on the New York Jets, while providing top analytics, interviews, & debates you won’t find anywhere else!