Jets Sign Lawrence Pinson, Waive Newberry

Posted on June 30th, 2007 by Bassett

The Jets have signed 6′0″ 245 pound linebacker Lawrence Pinson , who was a UDFA signed in 2006 by the Cardinals.
Pinson played collegiately with the Oklahoma State Cowboys, and spent the 2007 NFL Europa season with Admirals.

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ESPN’s Matt Mosley on Kenyon Coleman

Posted on June 30th, 2007 by Bassett

A few weeks back, Matt Mosley from ESPN Hashmarks had made a remark about Kenyon Coleman and his abilities, I asked him to elaborate, and here was his quick reply:
If you want Kenyon to be your starter, you’re in trouble … Great guy, decent run stuffer … but not an NFL starter by any stretch [...]

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Daily Links: Bills Punt Like Nobody’s Business

Posted on June 30th, 2007 by Bassett

Randy’s Radar takes a look at the Bills and their stellar punting game.
Sounds like a lot of Jets were in attendance for Teddy Atlas in Staten Island for ESPN’s FNF last night.
Nate Ravitz answers the burning fantasy football question about the Jets.
This local paper writes on the RMH visit, and lists the rookies who attended [...]

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Know Your Role: WR#2 Jerricho Cotchery

Posted on June 29th, 2007 by Bassett

With a month of quiet ahead of us, we’re just starting a new feature focusing on major roles for the Jets in 2007, continuing this series of major contributors on the Jets with the second receiver, Jerricho Cotchery.
Going into last season, I thought one of the biggest issues for the Jets would be the lack [...]

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Cleaning Out the DVR

Posted on June 29th, 2007 by Bassett

So I am switching cable companies because my bill is too expensive now (sign-on promos are over) and I am cheap. Because of that, my DVR is going to go away, which means some old game footage I have is going away. Before it did, I wanted to go back and watch some of what [...]

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Daily Links: Not Far From Camp

Posted on June 29th, 2007 by Bassett

Here’s the list of every team’s training camps … minus the Jets of course.
Kerry Rhodes answers a Q&A with Jets reporter Jeff Weinstein.
The Empire Challenge game was postponed due to weather Thursday. If you want to check it out, the game will be played Friday night.
Gridiron Gab notes the ratio of all AFC teams running [...]

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TJB Field Trip: Day One of Training Camp?

Posted on June 28th, 2007 by Bassett

Pack the buses, it’s time for another failed attempt at a TJB Field Trip!
So the other day I was poking around the NFL Site, and I ran across the official training camp dates for every team in the NFL. Guess which one team was the only one with dates that were TBA? Let me give [...]

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Buzz: Auf Wiedersehen Europa

Posted on June 28th, 2007 by Bassett

Profootballtalk reported this morning that they have heard from a league source that NFL Europa will be taken off life support some time tomorrow. Sorry Bent, your wildly anticipated NFL Europa updates seem to be a thing of the past.
Although it never reached the levels in Europe that I think the league had hoped, I [...]

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Daily Links: Chad Pennington or JaMarcus Russell?

Posted on June 28th, 2007 by Bassett

Leberfeld says he would take Pennington any day over a strong-armed QB.
Chatham gets some more coverage back home.
National outlets like Yahoo! are picking up on the Kendall situation.
Jets Locker makes it clear that Pennington needs to stay upright for the Jets to win.
Matt Bonczek on JetsCentral wants the Jets to give Kendall the damn money.
GM [...]

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Know Your Role: WR #1 Laveranues Coles

Posted on June 27th, 2007 by Bassett

With a month of quiet ahead of us, we’re going to start a new feature focusing on major roles for the Jets in 2007. With 20 of 22 starters (should Kendall be gone) coming back from last season, this could be boring, but I think it will give us a chance to focus on all [...]

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Chapter Five - The Second Quarter

Posted on June 27th, 2007 by Bassett

Sure it might be 90 degrees outside, but today we take you back to the chilly Meadowlands as Bent recalls the second quarter of his first live Jets game, with his friends, J & D.
The second quarter begins with more good running by the Raiders against the Jets makeshift defensive unit. According to Dierdorf, Eric [...]

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MDS Article in Sun About Kendall

Posted on June 27th, 2007 by Bassett

Michael David Smith as an interesting article in the New York Sun this morning about how the Jets will handle the Pete Kendall situation, and he notes that they are taking a page from the Patriots’ book on player management, something that I agree with in my Thoughts on Kendall post. MDS also agrees with [...]

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Daily Links: Wadsworth the Underdog

Posted on June 27th, 2007 by Bassett

Clark Judge rehashes a lot of information you probably have read already about Andre Wadsworth, but it’s a good article and makes me want to see him make the team all the more.
Kerry Rhodes is in Birmingham for his first annual celebrity basketball game.
An interview with Bruce Ratner, where real estate and arena deals meet.
Sounds [...]

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Full Roger Goodell Rookie Symposium Presser

Posted on June 26th, 2007 by Bassett

I ran across this and wanted to let you see what Goodell had to say in full about the rookies, and the conduct policy. It’s long, but interesting to hear Goodell’s perspective on the body politic that is the NFL.
Re: How the Symposium has lasted this long and the concern about players in their first [...]

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Daily Links: Setting it Straight

Posted on June 26th, 2007 by Bassett

I blasted my links post this morning, so here’s my best recreation … apologies.

Lebs wants you to know from where he got the “clubhouse lawyer” quote … sort of.
Goodell spoke to the rookies who are at the symposium in Palm Beach.
Patrick Ramsey (AKA Mr. -1 Yards) is used to learning new offenses.
Jet rookies get their [...]

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