Category: Offseason 2019

The New York Jets Questions Begin and End With Ownership

Tyson Rauch on the New York Jets ownership problem

It seems like just yesterday where fans of the New York Jets were expressing tremendous amounts of excitement over the signings of Le’Veon Bell and C.J. Mosley while plastering the new Gotham Green team logos all over social media. Even the 2019 draft class was receiving rave reviews from most, building up plenty of enthusiasm for the upcoming season. The New York Jets were making the crosstown rival Giants green with envy, such a refreshing change of events for the supporters of Gang Green.

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The Jet Take 108: BREAKING NEWS – The Jets Pull Plug on Maccagnan

New TJT! Emergency pod time as Ben and Kyle break down the firing of GM Mike Maccagnan and while the short-term embarrassment may be worth it in the long-run.

The world is on fire and the Jets decided to clean out the front office. HC Adam Gase executes his successful power play and leaves GM Mike Maccagnan without a job. Ben and Kyle discuss the timing of the firing, potential options to replace, and how it could ultimately work out in the long run.

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Author: Ben Blessington

Host of @TheJetTake, rabid New York Jets fan, Kyle Fahey's babysitter.

Gase Of Thrones – New York Jets Can Mike Maccagnan & Brian Heimerdinger

Joe Caporoso with initial reaction to the New York Jets decision to fire GM Mike Maccagnan and Brian Heimerdinger

The New York Jets made a stunning decision today to fire both General Manager Mike Maccagnan and his number two, Brian Heimerdinger while simultaneously naming new Head Coach Adam Gase as Interim GM. 

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Author: Joe Caporoso

Joe Caporoso is the Owner and EIC of Turn On The Jets. His writing has been featured in the New York Times, Huffington Post, MMQB and AdWeek. Caporoso played football his entire life, including four years at Muhlenberg as a wide receiver, where he was arguably the slowest receiver to ever start in school history. He is the VP of Social Media at Whistle Sports

Turn On The Jets 12 Pack – New York Jets Pre-Summer Hot Takes

Joe Caporoso with a Turn On The Jets 12 Pack of hot takes on the New York Jets as we approach the summer…

Welcome back to another edition of the Turn On The Jets 12 Pack. Make sure to check out our store at The Loyalist! and to subscribe to the TOJ podcast (hit us with a rating!). 

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Author: Joe Caporoso

Joe Caporoso is the Owner and EIC of Turn On The Jets. His writing has been featured in the New York Times, Huffington Post, MMQB and AdWeek. Caporoso played football his entire life, including four years at Muhlenberg as a wide receiver, where he was arguably the slowest receiver to ever start in school history. He is the VP of Social Media at Whistle Sports

New York Jets Organization – Corner Turned Or Ready To Explode?

Joe Caporoso with a deep dive on the current state of the New York Jets organization

The New York Jets are entering a unique season, which makes it difficult to pin down realistic 2019 expectations . There are a multitude of factors pointing to a major leap forward balanced with a few potentially combustible situations. Did the Jets turn a corner this offseason or are they careening towards more organizational turn over during Sam Darnold’s rookie contract?

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Author: Joe Caporoso

Joe Caporoso is the Owner and EIC of Turn On The Jets. His writing has been featured in the New York Times, Huffington Post, MMQB and AdWeek. Caporoso played football his entire life, including four years at Muhlenberg as a wide receiver, where he was arguably the slowest receiver to ever start in school history. He is the VP of Social Media at Whistle Sports

New York Jets 2019 Season – Three Causes for Optimism & Concern

Stephen Russo with three reasons for optimism and three reasons for concern on the 2019 New York Jets

Optimism is a dangerous and foreign term in the minds of Jets’ fans. It appears we have traveled quickly from the days of the Rex Ryan bravado and gloating about taking down the Patriots, to wallowing in despair and pleading to the Football Gods to just allow us to watch meaningful games in December. Whether it’s Sam Darnold’s highlight reel final games of the 2018 season that excited the fanbase for the future, or the glaring roster holes as the season quickly approaches, there are certainly causes for optimism and concern. Let’s look at the top reasons for both…

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The New York Jets 2019 NFL Draft Recap

Joe Caporoso with his initial review of the New York Jets 2019 draft class, including pro comparisons, projected roles and “grades”

The New York Jets selected six players in the 2019 NFL Draft. You can see our article from this same day last year right here and from 2017 right here. We will look at the class as a whole, each individual player’s best/worst case scenario, give a pro comparison and one extra spicy hot take. Finally, we’ll reset the depth chart post draft and give quick grades for the 2017 class, since they have two years under their belt at this point. 

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Author: Joe Caporoso

Joe Caporoso is the Owner and EIC of Turn On The Jets. His writing has been featured in the New York Times, Huffington Post, MMQB and AdWeek. Caporoso played football his entire life, including four years at Muhlenberg as a wide receiver, where he was arguably the slowest receiver to ever start in school history. He is the VP of Social Media at Whistle Sports

New York Jets UDFA Tracker: Running Breakdown

A running list of all UDFA signings made by the New York Jets in 2019.

With the 2019 NFL Draft coming to a close, the New York Jets and the rest of the NFL now hit the phones trying to bring in undrafted players. Here’s our running list of each player who signs. We’ll update this list with each confirmed signing. 

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Turn On The Jets 12 Pack – New York Jets Day One Thoughts, Day Two Preview

Joe Caporoso with a Turn On The Jets 12 pack of thoughts on the New York Jets day one of the 2019 NFL Draft and their day two options…

Welcome back to another edition of the Turn On The Jets 12 Pack. Make sure to check out our store at The Loyalist! and to subscribe to the TOJ podcast (hit us with a rating!).

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Author: Joe Caporoso

Joe Caporoso is the Owner and EIC of Turn On The Jets. His writing has been featured in the New York Times, Huffington Post, MMQB and AdWeek. Caporoso played football his entire life, including four years at Muhlenberg as a wide receiver, where he was arguably the slowest receiver to ever start in school history. He is the VP of Social Media at Whistle Sports

New York Jets NFL Draft Decision: Variety vs. Redundancy

Dan Essien examines the NFL’s best defensive fronts and how they should influence the New York Jets 3rd overall pick.

The biggest debate for the Jets front office and for the fans is who the Jets should draft in the first round. With Nick Bosa almost a sure thing to San Francisco at 2,  much of this debate has centered around Quinnen Williams and Josh Allen. Lately, Ed Oliver has started to gain some steam. While the strategy of best player available has been the Jets approach, I believe there’s a league pattern they should be paying close attention to. Especially if they end up not trading out of the 3rd overall pick Let’s discuss how some of the best front lines in the NFL have valued variety over redundancy when building their defensive front.

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