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Happy Sunday, Gang Green Nation!

Here are your Jets links for the final day of this long holiday weekend.

Justin Fried - Joe Tippmann shares his thoughts on bizarre Jets center battle

Derek Praschak - The Jets can make the playoffs if they finally get this right

Patrick McAvoy - Jets $36 Million Man Wants To ‘Change The Game’

Patrick McAvoy - Jets 2025 Season Hinges On ‘Breakout Player’

Patrick McAvoy - Aaron Glenn’s Message To Jets CB Sauce Gardner Revealed

Patrick McAvoy - Jets QB Justin Fields Raises Eyebrows With Patrick Mahomes Comment

Colin Keane - NFL Writer Predicts Jets’ 2025 Win Total: ‘How Does This Implode?’

Colin Keane - Jets Pro Bowler Makes Head-Turning Announcement About Career Goal

Paul Edsen - Sauce Gardner Reveals Private Conversation With Jets HC Aaron Glenn

Evan Cormier - Writer Previews Jets Win Total, ‘How Does This Implode?’

Jordan Foote - List Provides Another Example of Garrett Wilson Being a Jets Pillar

Jordan Foote - Brandon Stephens & Jets’ Defense Focused on One Critical Impact Area

Here are your missed connections from yesterday.

Have a great Sunday.

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New York Jets Flight Connections 07/02/25

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Bringing your daily links to the NFL’s New York Jets

Good morning Gang Green Nation! Justin Melo of JetsWire has proposed that the New York Jets should trade Jeremy Ruckert to the Miami Dolphins. The Dolphins need help at tight end after trading Jonnu Smith to the Pittsburgh Steelers. Jeremy Ruckert is in the last year of his rookie deal, so now would be a good time to try to extract some value from the player. On the surface a trade might make sense. Unfortunately, the elephant in the room is simply this: Jeremy Ruckert is not a good NFL tight end. He has had three years in the league and has shown nothing. He plays a relatively low value position, and he kinda stinks at it. There is no reason to believe Ruckert has any trade value at all. So while a trade might be nice, the likelihood another NFL team views Ruckert as somebody they would be willing to trade anything of value for seems remote. The Dolphins may be in a bad way at tight end, but they probably aren’t THAT desperate.

Here are your links to your New York Jets this glorious Wednesday in July:

Nick Wojton - 2025 NFL minicamp: Game-by-game predictions for the Jets

Nick Wojton - How many Jets' drives ended in a punt or turnover in 2024?

Justin Melo - New York Jets rumors: Trade TE Jeremy Ruckert to Miami Dolphins?

Nick Wojton - Jets' Sauce Gardner cracks CBS Sports' top-100 NFL players in 2025

Eric Allen - Justin Fields Stressing Chemistry with the Jets

Nikhil Mehta - Josh Reynolds Leading Jets' WR2 Battle

Mike Fisher - New York Jets Predicted to Sign Dallas Cowboys Ex Amari Cooper as Garrett Wilson Running Mate

Pete Martuneac - One concerning Justin Fields stat that should scare Jets fans

Patrick McAvoy - Patriots Star Can Solve Jets 'Lingering Question'

Colin Keane - Jets Undersized 'Workhorse' Identified As Top Roster Candidate

Patrick McAvoy - Jets Predicted To Bring 'Rare' Talent To New York

Zach Pressnell - Jets Predicted To Use $44 Million Wide Receiver As Trade Chip

Patrick McAvoy - Jets Have Found Davante Adams Replacement

Patrick McAvoy - Why Jets Are Built To Surprise NFL In 2025

Mike Luciano - Jets fans can only laugh at Dolphins' latest trade after Jalen Ramsey deal

Justin Fried - Steelers are copying the Jets' Aaron Rodgers blueprint that already failed

John Molnar - Are the Jets one of the most improved teams in the NFL entering 2025?

Mike Gianakos - 1 obvious New York Jets trade candidate entering 2025 training camp

Here are your missed connections from yesterday.

Source: https://www.ganggreennation.com/202...ll-garrett-wilson-braelon-allen-sauce-gardner
 
New York Jets Flight Connections 07/07/25

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Bringing your daily links to the NFL’s New York Jets

Good morning Gang Green Nation! There’s an article down below about the chances of the New York Jets keeping up in a “stacked” AFC East. I look at the same AFC East division and see a Buffalo Bills team that is likely to again be a Super Bowl contender so long as Josh Allen stays healthy. Beyond that? I certainly don’t see stacked. I see a lot of question marks. In my view the other three AFC East teams all can make a case for finishing second in the division, and none can make a case for finishing first, assuming Josh Allen stays healthy. Each fanbase of the three teams other than the Bills is looking at the other teams and thinking shoot, we can beat those guys.

I don’t think the AFC East is stacked. To me it’s the opposite of stacked, whatever that might be. That lack of stackitude might just be the key to a surprisingly successful Jets season. On the other hand, Miami Dolphins and New England Patriots fans are telling themselves the same thing. Who knows how this plays out? It should be an interesting season.

Here are your links to your New York Jets this glorious Monday in July:

Mike Antoniou - Justin Fields sets lofty but laughable goals for himself before his first season with the Jets

Mike Antoniou - Two Jets could see a big rise in production in a key area thanks to a new philosophy on defense

Mike Antoniou - Clear favorite emerges at one of the most important positions on the Jets' offense

John Pullano - The International Stage Is Ready and Waiting for Jets and Their Followers

Rich Cimini - Jets' new regime pushing Sauce Gardner for bounce-back year

Justin Melo - Jets OC Tanner Engstrand must be on "same page" with QB Justin Fields

Justin Melo - Pro Football Focus: Justin Fields to throw for nearly 3,000 yards

Justin Melo - ESPN: Josh Reynolds "most surprising" player of Jets offseason

Justin Melo - PFF: Breakout season coming for Jets RB Braelon Allen

Nick Wojton - Jets players who need to improve in 2025 after rough season

Adam Schultz - Aaron Glenn's New York Jets 'Building Block' An Easy Choice

Adam Schultz - Major Pressure Looms as New York Jets' Success 'All Hinges' On Justin Fields

Adam Schultz - New York Jets’ Justin Fields Dealt Brutally Harsh Take on Future

Adam Schultz - Justin Fields' New York Jets Weapons Receive Horrifying Ranking

Pete Martuneac - Could Justin Fields be one-and-done for the New York Jets?

Pete Martuneac - Sauce Gardner issued challenge from new Jets coaches

Mike Moraitis - Jets reporter says what Bears, Steelers fans already knew about Justin Fields

Patrick McAvoy - Jets Have Top 5 Breakout Star In New York

Colin Keane - Jets RB Gives Sneak Peek Of Playbook, Discusses Justin Fields

Patrick McAvoy - Jets Might Look Like Contender In 2025, Per Justin Fields

Patrick McAvoy - Jets Big-Ticket Addition Already On 'Hot Seat'

Patrick McAvoy - Jets QB Justin Fields Raises Eyebrows With Patrick Mahomes Comment

Colin Keane - Jets Pro Bowler Makes Head-Turning Announcement About Career Goal

Justin Fried - Surprising 2026 NFL mock draft answers the Jets' pressing Justin Fields question

Derek Praschak - The Jets can make the playoffs if they finally get this right

Justin Fried - Joe Tippmann shares his thoughts on bizarre Jets center battle

John Molnar - Can the Jets keep up in a stacked AFC East?

Mike Gianakos - 3 way-too-early 2026 NFL Draft prospects New York Jets must monitor

Here are your missed connections from yesterday.

Source: https://www.ganggreennation.com/202...ll-garrett-wilson-braelon-allen-sauce-gardner
 
ESPN rates Quinnen Williams the 5th best DT in the NFL

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The star remains one of the best in the league.

ESPN recently polled a panel of executives, scouts, and coaches in the league to rank the top defensive tackles in the NFL. It is no big surprise, but Quinnen Williams made the list. He ranks fifth.

Williams has been one of the constants amid persistent Jets changes. He’s going on three straight Pro Bowls and has 23.5 sacks during that span, though 12 of them came in 2022.

“True three-down player — talented inside rusher who is fully capable against the run,” an NFL personnel staffer said.

Williams is solid yet unspectacular in most categories, including pass rush win rate (13.4%), incompletions credited (16) and quarterback hits (18).

One complaint from an AFC exec is that Williams “gets pushed around in the run game” at times, but that’s nitpicking an elite player. One AFC scout said Williams didn’t have much help around him inside, prompting defenses to key on him. He also battled through a hamstring issue.

“He’s a guy you have to dedicate a game plan to,” an NFL coordinator said. “One of the most complete interior guys in the game.”

I think one of the challenges that Williams has faced in recent years is the lack of a quality partner playing defensive tackle next to him. It seems like the Jets have believed that practically any tackle will look decent playing next to Williams. It was true enough when the likes of Sheldon Rankins, Quinton Jefferson, and Al Woods were lining up at the other slot on the interior. The 2024 defensive tackle group led by Javon Kinlaw showed the limits of this strategy.

Williams indeed is a focal point of other blocking schemes. Playing with him means a lot of one on one matchups. I have to think the total lack of talent around him contributed to what was a down 2024. Even a down year for Williams saw a number of excellent individual games. Like many other Jets, I look for a bounceback season in 2025.

Dexter Lawrence, Chris Jones, Jalen Carter, and Jeffery Simmons were the top four.

Source: https://www.ganggreennation.com/202...s-quinnen-williams-the-5th-best-dt-in-the-nfl
 
Jets skill players don’t get much love from Bill Barnwell

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Garrett Wilson and Breece Hall are among the few bright spots.

ESPN’s Bill Barnwell ranked every NFL team’s running back, wide receiver, and tight end groups. Unsurprisingly the Jets ended up near the bottom of the list, finishing 27th.

Garrett Wilson continues to plug on. Justin Fields will become the ninth NFL quarterback to throw passes in Wilson’s direction, and without Davante Adams in the mix, the Jets’ passing attack will go as far as Wilson can take it. He has officially inherited the role played by a college predecessor in Terry McLaurin, who managed to top 1,000 yards virtually every season no matter who or what the Commanders mustered up at quarterback. McLaurin finally has his quarterback in Jayden Daniels; let’s hope Wilson either has his or finds it soon, because he would be a superstar with better quarterback play.

The Jets’ other potential star playmaker from the 2022 draft isn’t heading in the right direction. Breece Hall was able to stay healthy for most of 2024, but he topped 100 rushing yards just once and had more fumbles (six) than rushing touchdowns (five). In a contract year, he will have to fend off Braelon Allen, whose larger frame (6-foot-1, 235 pounds) could be valuable for a team that should build through the run with Fields under center. Hall doesn’t have to be ruthlessly efficient, but with Fields drawing more attention by changing the numbers on the ground, I want to see more of the explosiveness and big-play ability he showed at his best.

Nothing about the rest of the receiving corps suggests the Jets should expect to fling the ball around with success. Allen Lazard got off to a hot start last season, but after a midseason injury and the arrival of Adams, he was essentially being paid to run wind sprints down the stretch. (He also took a pay cut in April.) Malachi Corley, taken with the first pick of the third round a year ago, had 16 receiving yards. The offseason additions included veteran wideout Josh Reynolds, who was cut in midseason by the Broncos, and second-round tight end Mason Taylor, who plays a position where it’s often difficult to make an impact as a rookie, Brock Bowers aside.

It’s frankly tough to take issue with a low ranking for the Jets. Garrett Wilson is an excellent wide receiver and a legitimate go to guy. Breece Hall is a homerun threat and is a good receiving weapon out of the backfield.

The best you can say about this group otherwise is there are a few players who could potentially be good like Mason Taylor, Braelon Allen, and Isaiah Davis. You can’t really count any of them as sure things, though.

At the end of the day, the current projected number two receiver is Josh Reynolds, a player who had 13 catches and was waived in season a year ago.

If you want a silver lining, the Jets actually rated second highest in the AFC East. New York may not have many great weapons, but the same is true of the competition. New England ranked 30th, and Buffalo came in just behind the Jets at 28th.

Source: https://www.ganggreennation.com/202...players-dont-get-much-love-from-bill-barnwell
 
From Super Bowl Dreams to Rebuild Reality: Redefining Success for the 2025 Jets

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It’s no longer “Super Bowl or Bust”

The last two years it has been difficult to define success or failure for the New York Jets. The team entered the 2023 and 2024 seasons in “Super Bowl or bust” mode. The Jets gave up a lot to land Aaron Rodgers for a short window, borrowed resources from the future to try and improve in the present, and loaded up on big name veterans for a Super Bowl push. Obviously, none of that worked out very well.

This year things are a bit different. The Jets have gotten younger. They have a first year head coach and first year general manager. The team had a quiet offseason in no small part because of the constraints all of the moves of the last two years placed on the team.

You won’t find many people saying the Super Bowl is a realistic goal for the 2025 Jets. That, of course, doesn’t mean the team should get a free pass no matter what.

So let’s think about what success means for the 2025 Jets.

Results


Of course the NFL is a results-oriented business. No team could ever post a record like 3-14 and call a season a success. So what are results that could leave us feeling good about the team?

It depends on how ambitious you want to be. I will offer you three options.

Low Bar: Beat the spread

Our partners at FanDuel opened with a 5.5 win over/under for the Jets in 2025. This is a pretty logical place to start when we discuss what expectations should be for the team.

5.5 wins is a pretty low bar to reach. However, going over means the Jets will have improved upon their 2024 record.

It also seems worth noting how rarely the Jets have beaten preseason expectations. I searched as far back as I could for the team’s preseason FanDuel over/under in past seasons. I was able to get all the way to 2018. Compare the starting over/under with the actual win total.



In the last seven years, the Jets have only beaten the spread twice. Those two years were 2019 and 2022.

I would argue that 2019 deserves an asterisk. That season the Jets won their final game of the season, which took them from 6 (under) to 7 (over). That was a game against the Buffalo Bills, a team that had clinched its Playoff seeding and benched its starters in the first half.

If we have the belief that the most important part of this season is the new head coach and GM showing they are competent, beating the preseason win total would be a nice first step. It would also be a rarity by recent Jets standards.

Medium Bar: Be Alive in Week 17

One of the enduring themes of this era of Jets football is how uncompetitive the team has been. The Jets almost always been bad in recent years. Beyond that, they haven’t even come close to being good.

2015 was the last time the Jets woke up on the day of their final regular season game with a mathematical chance to make the Playoffs. During that stretch, only once have the Jets been alive as they took the field for their second to last game of the season (2022).

In 2024, ten of the sixteen teams in the AFC entered Week 17 with a mathematical chance of making the Playoffs. So you can be on the bottom half of the conference and reach this modest goal.

High Bar: Make the Playoffs

I think its understandable for Jets fans to be out of patience. The team’s 14 year postseason drought is the longest in the league and double the length of the second longest drought.

Fans who heard last year’s 5-12 team pumped up as a Super Bowl contender can be forgiven for being skeptical when the same people preach patience and trust in the plan.

Making the Playoffs doesn’t require a great team. In fact, sometimes it doesn’t even require a good team.

Seven teams make it in each conference. With good coaching and a few breaks, there’s nothing stopping a team from punching above its weight class and stealing the last Playoff berth. Jets fans are tired of watching this happen with another team and being told to wait their turn.

Justin Fields plays well enough to enter 2026 as the undisputed starting quarterback.


Obviously Aaron Glenn and Darren Mougey’s jobs don’t hinge directly on how well Justin Fields plays in 2025. They aren’t going to get fired if Fields has a bad season.

Still, Fields is a very important signing for the duo.

For starters it is an early test of competence. The Jets clearly targeted Fields as their top priority of free agency and gave him $30 million guaranteed over two years.

It’s the type of contract that will look like a bargain if Fields plays well and will go down as a pretty bad one if he doesn’t.

Fields is a bit of a reclamation project after flashing high end play but ultimately failing out with his initial team, the Chicago Bears.

This will be a first significant test of whether Glenn and Mougey are looking for the right attributes scouting reclamation projects and have the ability to coach them up.

Fields’ success is critical for the team in the short run. After all, he is the quarterback.

It is arguably more critical in the long run. The fastest path to making a mistake in the Draft picking a quarterback is to get desperate. A successful 2025 for Fields will allow the Jets to take their time and wait for the perfect prospect. If he is there in 2026, the Jets can pick him. If not, they will have the luxury of time.

If Fields fails, the pressure will start to ramp up. Make no mistake. The people in charge should ignore that pressure if the right prospect isn’t on the board. That’s easier said than done, though.

Have a day three pick in the NFL Draft start and succeed.


Here’s something that doesn’t get discussed all that much about Joe Douglas’ job performance during his tenure as Jets general manager.

His work in the early stages of the NFL Draft was pretty good. Of course there were some high profile whiffs that cost the franchise at critical positions, namely Zach Wilson and Mekhi Becton. Still, his early drafting produced plenty of talent. Garrett Wilson, Sauce Gardner, Alijah Vera-Tucker, Jermaine Johnson, Breece Hall, Will McDonald, and Joe Tippmann all look like successful picks at this point. Some players are better than others, but it’s tough to be upset with those results. We might even toss Olu Fashanu into that group based on the strong finish to his rookie season.

In the middle to late stages of the Draft, however, Douglas’ results were quite poor. Michael Carter II was the only player Douglas selected after pick 50 who turned into a multi-year quality starter while on his rookie contract.

Sure, there were a couple of picks who contributed. Jamien Sherwood developed into a quality starter on the final year of his rookie deal. Bryce Hall and Brandin Echols had their moments as depth players. If you want to include undrafted free agents, Bryce Huff was an excellent situational pass rusher. Tony Adams has been a low end starter/high end backup at safety.

Of course finding contributors like this is essential, but you also do need to find some players who can lead in carrying the load later in the Draft. Douglas didn’t. There are numerous explanations for this including his propensity to give away picks trading up and acquiring veterans and his obsession with measureables over football ability. In any event, this was a disappointing development given all of the expectations that Douglas would revolutionize scouting during his time with the team.

One of the players the Jets drafted on day three immediately developing into a starter would be a nice sign that perhaps things are improving with the new regime.

Most guys you pick late in the Draft never amount to anything or top out as depth players.

Still, you do need to hit big more frequently than the Jets have in recent years. There’s no time like the present. It’s a much smaller ask than a Super Bowl in year one.

Source: https://www.ganggreennation.com/202...-reality-redefining-success-for-the-2025-jets
 
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