Wow, what a couple of weeks for me! Pete Hunter, a Jet!!!!

No,
in reality, getting married, going to Saint Lucia and coming back the
U.S. on my birthday, it has all been a great but somewhat surreal
whirlwind. Although getting back to my “regular life” (i.e. not sitting
on a recliner, on the beach, under a grass hut, on a black sand beach,
looking out at azure water, drinking Pina Coladas all day) is somewhat
sad, at the same time, it has been somewhat exciting as I am glad to be
coming back to all the great stories, rumors and general excitement
around the Jets, training camp, and the NFL in general.

Again, my deepest thanks
to Bent (and the “nonnies”) for keeping the site cruising along while I
was gone. Bent did a great job keeping up with the Jets news from the
other side of the pond… I greatly appreciate your hard work!

So
to get back in the swing of things, here are some of my quick thoughts
& links of some of the stuff getting knocked around.

On Pete Hunter:
Back
to the Hunter thing, I won't say this was a shock to me, or should be
to you if you have been reading this site for a while… do you
remember when the rumors swirled around back in late April? I even made
some posts on this… here and here.
Although Bradway denied even talking to the Cowboys at the time, it
would seem pretty silly to him to deny any talks for Hunter back in
April at this point… lightning doesn't strike twice, does it?

On Chad's Shoulder:
Glad to see today's good news that the beat writers are reporting on about how Chad's shoulder is feeling great… but what was the hubbub about him not being ready for Game 1 while I was away? I remember reading on footballoutsiders.com
in a comments section a while back that the most important plays to
watch how Chad can throw will be on the posts and flags (if I remember
correctly) because of the precision and distance
necessary for the throw. I want Chad to be 85% at this time, and I
would think that is good progress, but it is hard to really know what
his prognosis is, no matter what the media reports.

On the Bad Penny (A.K.A. Ty Law):
The
story that just won't go away. I am glad to hear that the Jets might
have made him an offer, though I wonder how much of it is guaranteed
money (not enough I guess, otherwise he would have signed already) but
apparently there is still a large gap in the offer between the Jets and Law.

On the First Day of Camp:
Has Cimini turned over a new leaf? Reading his notes from the Law article
(same as linked above) there are some funny and downright positive
notes. I have to say, the story about the fan getting involved in the
special teams practice is pretty amusing. Glad to hear Jolley and
Miller are fitting in. Although the notes about Chrebet is a little
disconcerting… pay attention to his health as camp runs on. Losing 14
pounds for a tonsilectomy sounds like a bit of a stretch…

Glad to be back!

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