Items by Angel Navedo

Sanchez vs. Clemens: The QB Competition No One Should Believe

Published: May 4, 2009

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Eric Mangini’s cryptic approach to dealing with the press might be a thing of the past, but placing absolute faith in any words escaping from Florham Park in the offseason is still ill-advised.
This isn’t to say that the New York Jets are liars. It can be credited as a strategic approach as it’s quite [...]


Jets Get Mark Sanchez

Published: April 27, 2009

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Sending their first- and second-round picks to Cleveland along with three players, the Jets were able to slide up to the fifth position in the 2009 NFL Draft to select USC QB Mark Sanchez.
The aggressive tradition of the new New York Jets continues. When the team wants someone, Mike Tannenbaum goes out and gets him. [...]


Should the Jets make a move for Chad Johnson?

Published: April 6, 2009

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Nothing is official, but the rumor mill is spinning regarding a Cincinnati Bengals’ future without Chad Johnson.
The oft-headlined receiver has spent his entire career with the orange-clad team, and speculation is running rampant that the Bengals could look to part with the charismatic receiver.
After an injury-shortened season in 2008—and a media frenzy [...]


Finding Help for Jenkins: Will Ryan Have the Right Formula?

Published: March 31, 2009

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Life’s not going to get any easier for Kris Jenkins. The secret is out. He’s one of the NFL’s most disruptive forces whenever he’s on the field.
The New York Jets’ big man in the middle is going to find himself being schemed against more often than ever before.
It’s a trend that took form after the [...]


Will the New “Wedge Rule” Stifle Westhoff’s Kick Return Schemes?

Published: March 25, 2009

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While the Competition Committee sought out to establish new ways to protect the league’s more costly investments, the new “wedge rule” seems to stick out like a sore thumb. While safety concerns were the primary reasons for rule amendments, the decision to alter how blocking is established on kick returns is most curious.
The Associated Press [...]


Games People Play: Mangini Invites Favre to Browns’ Camp

Published: March 25, 2009

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The word on the gridiron is that Eric Mangini has extended an invitation to Brett Favre to join him at the Cleveland Browns’ camp.
Mangini’s reasoning operates under the guise of providing veteran tutelage to Browns’ quarterbacks Brady Quinn and Derek Anderson.
“I don’t think it would be anything formal,” Mangini said. “It’s not like we are [...]


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