ESPN.com presents New York Jets http://espn.go.com/blog/new-york/jets 60 en-us Tue, 21 May 2013 14:56:36 webmaster@espn.go.com http://assets.espn.go.com/i/espn/teamlogos/lrg/trans/espn_dotcom_black.gif 110 110 Jets owner Woody Johnson must have read a lot of comic books when he was a kid. Commenting Monday on Mike Goodson's arrest, Johnson invoked a famous line from "Superman." "We're trying to win games and do the right thing. Truth, justice and the American way," Johnson told reporters at the NFL meetings in Boston, according to USA Today Sports. "We live by it, we really do." Goodson, arrested last Friday on drug and weapons charges, showed up at the team's facility Monday morning for the first OTA practice, a source said.]]> http://espn.go.com/blog/new-york/jets/post/_/id/23419/woody-channels-inner-superman Mon, 20 May 2013 15:05:43 EDT 23419 The case of David Garrard gets curiouser by the day. In an interview over the weekend with Peter King of Sports Illustrated, the former Jets QB revealed there wasn't much cartilage remaining in his balky knee, creating a bone-on-bone condition. "I couldn't jog most days," Garrard said. "I could barely walk around without it hurting. And we weren't even in the strenuous part of camp yet. I figured, 'No way I can just take every fourth day off.' I went to see Rex [Ryan], and I just told him I didn't think I could do it.]]> http://espn.go.com/blog/new-york/jets/post/_/id/23412/garrard-reveals-severity-of-knee-injury Mon, 20 May 2013 11:40:55 EDT 23412 A few seconds after being drafted by the Jets, Geno Smith did an on-camera interview and predicted a playoff appearance. He's not sorry he said it, but that was his last Joe Namath moment, he claimed. "I've already gotten in trouble for saying some things about playoffs and things, which I don't regret," Smith said Sunday on SiriusXM Radio, speaking from the NFLPA Rookie Premiere in Los Angeles. "I don't think I'll go as far as being as bold as Joe was.]]> http://espn.go.com/blog/new-york/jets/post/_/id/23406/geno-got-in-trouble-for-playoff-talk Sun, 19 May 2013 18:00:56 EDT 23406 A quick check on the Jets: 1. Double trouble: John Idzik has a solid plan for rebuilding the Jets, but the plan isn't foolproof, as we now know. The new GM endured an Ike Davis kind of week, as he apparently has swung and missed on his first two free-agent signings -- QB David Garrard (retired) and RB Mike Goodson (arrested). Fortunately for the Jets, they weren't huge financial commitments, but that doesn't mean Idzik gets a pass. In both cases, he took a calculated risk -- and came up short.]]> http://espn.go.com/blog/new-york/jets/post/_/id/23387/sunday-notes-idziks-first-two-blemishes Sun, 19 May 2013 05:00:28 EDT 23387 With David Garrard out of the picture, the Jets are down to Mark Sanchez and rookie Geno Smith, plus Greg McElroy and Matt Simms. On paper, it's a workable depth chart for the preseason. Thing is, GM John Idzik is always looking for competition, and he hasn't slammed the door shut on adding another quarterback. Here's the problem: It won't be easy to find a Garrard-type player, a savvy veteran with the ability to start a few games, if necessary, and the desire to serve as a mentor to Smith.]]> http://espn.go.com/blog/new-york/jets/post/_/id/23379/analyzing-the-backup-qb-market Sat, 18 May 2013 11:00:12 EDT 23379 New York Jets running back Mike Goodson was arrested Friday morning on drug possession and weapon charges, according to the New Jersey state police. You can read the full story here. Mike Goodson #23 RBNew York Jets 2012 STATS Rush35 Yds221 TD0 Rec16 Yds195 TD1 After signing a three-year, $6.9 million deal with the Jets in the offseason, Goodson, 25, seemed like a lock for the team's backfield. He was expected to be in the rotation alongside fellow offseason acquisition Chris Ivory and returnee Bilal Powell.]]> http://espn.go.com/blog/new-york/jets/post/_/id/23375/what-to-do-with-mike-goodson Fri, 17 May 2013 18:14:14 EDT 23375 FLORHAM PARK, N.J. -- Vladimir Ducasse has one season left before he will be Vernon Gholstoned by the new Jets management. “It's pretty much a year for me to do what they drafted me to do,” Ducasse said. Ducasse and coach Rex Ryan, one of the few holdovers from the group that drafted him in 2010, have discussed that this is the year for him to make an impact. Ducasse said Ryan is excited to see what he can do this year. Gholston, the Jets' most recent example of an ineffective high pick, was jettisoned after three seasons, and never caught on with another team.]]> http://espn.go.com/blog/new-york/jets/post/_/id/23371/ducasse-looks-to-catch-on-with-jets Thu, 16 May 2013 18:03:56 EDT 23371 FLORHAM PARK, N.J. — Chris Ivory hasn't been guaranteed that he will be the New York Jets' No. 1 running back, but he figures he has a better chance to make an impact here than he would have in New Orleans. "I think it does give me a better opportunity," Ivory said. "It was just a tough situation over there. We all had our roles. It's just tough to fit four backs in a system." Ivory averaged 5.1 yards per carry in limited action during his three-year career with the Saints.]]> http://espn.go.com/blog/new-york/jets/post/_/id/23366/chris-ivory-ready-for-opportunity-to-knock Thu, 16 May 2013 16:04:17 EDT 23366 FLORHAM PARK, N.J. -- Antonio Cromartie wasn't happy when he first learned that fellow cornerback Darrelle Revis was going to be traded. "It sucks," Cromartie told the New York Daily News, just before the deal officially went down. On Thursday, addressing a full contingent of reporters for the first time since the April 21 trade, Cromartie sounded more resigned to the move. "You just gotta move forward. You can't pout about it," Cromartie said.]]> http://espn.go.com/blog/new-york/jets/post/_/id/23353/cromartie-talks-about-life-after-revis Thu, 16 May 2013 15:12:23 EDT 23353 FLORHAM PARK, N.J. -- Rex Ryan publicly chided Quinton Coples last week for his performance in the weight room. Naturally, reporters were eager to get Coples' response Thursday, when the Jets opened their locker room for the first time this week. Would Coples be defiant in the face of criticism? No. "I agree with him," Coples said. Ryan, who did not address the media Thursday, made the comments about Coples last Friday. "I'm a little disappointed with Q in the weight room," the coach said.]]> http://espn.go.com/blog/new-york/jets/post/_/id/23349/coples-on-rexs-criticism-i-agree-with-him Thu, 16 May 2013 14:16:22 EDT 23349