Tag: wayne hunter

  • Jets Player Release

    Jets release Bart Scott, Calvin Pace and Eric Smith

    The New York Jets have announced that LB Calvin Pace, LB Bart Scott, S Eric Smith, and OT Jason Smith have been cut. TE Josh Baker, who is not a vested veteran, has been waived. By making these moves, the Gang Green cleared over $31M in salary cap space. Eric Smith was a 3rd round…

    February 19, 2013

  • Jets Preseason

    Wayne Hunter loses his starting spot

    OT Wayne Hunter, who struggled immensely in the first two preseason games, has been demoted from his starting role. He will be used as the sixth offensive lineman, coming in for jumbo packages, a role he previously succeeded in for the Jets. Rex Ryan said the Jets would give third-year player OT Austin Howard the…

    August 23, 2012

  • Jets Preseason

    Offense struggles again, as Jets lose to Giants

    The annual Battle of New York wasn't much of a contest, as the New York Giants routed Rex Ryan's Jets, 26-3. For the second week in a row the Jets struggled on offense, managing to score just three points. It's only preseason but there are quite a few alarming signs that better be fixed sooner…

    August 18, 2012

  • Trades

    Otah fails physical, goes back to Carolina

    Recently acquired from Carolina OT Jeff Otah failed his physical, which essentially nullified the trade with the Carolina Panthers. Per terms of the trade, Otah needed to pass a physical within seven days of reporting to the team last week. He failed his first physical upon arrival, but was optimistic on Monday that he would…

    July 31, 2012

  • Trades

    Jets acquire tackle from Carolina, place Landry on PUP

    The New York Jets traded their conditional draft pick for OT Jeff Otah of the Carolina Panthers. After showing lots of promise at right tackle in his first two seasons, Otah has dealt with a series of injuries and has appeared in only four games the last two years. Otah, 26, started in 12 games…

    July 23, 2012

  • Editorial

    Jets free agency needs

    NFL Free Agency will start today at 4PM ET with about 600 free agents hitting the open market. The New York Jets currently have around $14M of salary cap space, following the contract restructures of QB Mark Sanchez and OT D’Brickashaw Ferguson, and quite a few needs that have to be filled this offseason. Both…

    March 13, 2012

  • Jets Regular Season

    Jets fall in Miami, miss playoffs

    This was another must win, although the Jets would not have made the playoffs anyway if they had won, but for the third straight week the Gang Green simply forgot to show up, losing to Miami, 19-17. As the final seconds of the Jets' disappointing season were ticking off the clock, WR Santonio Holmes was…

    January 2, 2012

  • Editorial

    Does Sanchez deserve the blame?

    There’s a lot of blame to go around for the offense’s woes this season. Mark Sanchez is usually more than willing to accept responsibility and the blame for these issues. But how much of the blame should be placed on Mark? Going into the 2011 season, the Jets’ offense was overhauled. The Jets lost 3…

    December 28, 2011

  • Jets Regular Season

    Jets get embarrassed in Philly

    In what was another game of high hopes and expectations, another must win, the New York Jets laid yet another egg, getting thoroughly embarrassed by the Philadelphia Eagles, 45-19. Just like in Week 3, or just like in Week 9, when the Gang Green had to win to make a statement and take over the…

    December 18, 2011

  • Jets Regular Season

    Jets go into nosedive in Baltimore

    150 total yards, 7 first downs, 3 lost fumbles (2 returned for touchdowns), 1 interception returned for a touchdown - these are the stats put up by the Jets' offense last night in Baltimore. The only positive is that it probably cannot get any worse than that, although you never know when it comes to…

    October 3, 2011