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Is anyone else as worried as I am that Hill may turn out to be a complete bust and constantly injured? I was actually big on Hill coming out of college and extremely happy when the Jets drafted him, now I'm getting worried. Two weeks ago he said he was 100% healthy and ready to go, now he sits out OTA's with knee swelling. His minor procedure was done in December, this should not still be an issue. We may need to seriously look into someone like Lloyd or in desperation bring back Edwards. We can't have another WR core like last year that spends more time on the training table than the field. Is anyone else as worried as I am that Hill may turn out to be a complete bust and constantly injured? I was actually big on Hill coming out of college and extremely happy when the Jets drafted him, now I'm getting worried. Two weeks ago he said he was 100% healthy and ready to go, now he sits out OTA's with knee swelling. His minor procedure was done in December, this should not still be an issue. We may need to seriously look into someone like Lloyd or in desperation bring back Edwards. We can't have another WR core like last year that spends more time on the training table than the field. Poll Are You Worried About Hill Being a Bust? Yes No 2 votes | Results

Hill Holmes Kerley Rogers White Gates Davis Mayo Free agents.......Bray, Henderson, Breaston, I def like Hill and Kerley. Holmes is a wildcard, if he is healthy, he will have a thousand yard year. Rogers looks like he could be a good fourth WR. I expect to see kerley and holmes on the outside sometimes, putting rogers in the slot. Rogers can probably make the team. White is a nice kid impressive highlights but who knows. Gates I like hes quick and played ok last year when he was thrown in. Davis I like a lot imagine if he and hill develop. Those two monsters on the outside, both fast, tall, and strong. I think Davis could be the Jets fifth WR. I don't think we need to sign any free agents, the wr's on the roster seem fine. what do you think? who would you 6 wr's be? Hill Holmes Kerley Rogers White Gates Davis Mayo Free agents.......Bray, Henderson, Breaston, I def like Hill and Kerley. Holmes is a wildcard, if he is healthy, he will have a thousand yard year. Rogers looks like he could be a good fourth WR. I expect to see kerley and holmes on the outside sometimes, putting rogers in the slot. Rogers can probably make the team. White is a nice kid impressive highlights but who knows. Gates I like hes quick and played ok last year when he was thrown in. Davis I like a lot imagine if he and hill develop. Those two monsters on the outside, both fast, tall, and strong. I think Davis could be the Jets fifth WR. I don't think we need to sign any free agents, the wr's on the roster seem fine. what do you think? who would you 6 wr's be?

New York Jets head coach Rex Ryan said he was disappointed with QB Mark Sanchez after he threw three interceptions during organized team activities Wednesday, May 22. "Yeah, it is. Absolutely. It's a good thing defense makes the plays, but no, I'd rather him not turn the ball over once," Ryan said. "He did a lot of great things, and then those negative things, at the end of the day, that's what gets you beat. And so we got to do a better job of eliminating those turnovers." Huddle Up: Disappointing performances are pretty much the norm for Sanchez. It would have been a great opportunity for Geno Smith to take hold of the starting gig, but he completed just three of 10 passes with an interception.

The Jets were on the field today for OTA’s (Organized Team Activities).  After practice Rex Ryan spoke to the media about the quarterback situation. On whether the Geno Smith and Mark Sanchez getting the majority of the reps is an indication that the quarterback competition is a two-man race… Again, there’s going to be competition. Each day would vary as far as what you’re putting in. You can probably say the same thing about any other position with a third group. I think the numbers were probably dispersed fairly evenly to that as well. On whether he would be open to adding another veteran quarterback to the competition… I think this organization, as we’ve stated, and myself obviously included with this statement, that any player that we think could help this football team, we would be open to. On the importance protecting the football will be in determining the starting quarterback… I think it’s a huge issue for our football team. Obviously, that position, you have to protect the football. You’re going to have the ball in your hand every snap on offense, but it’s even more than that. We’ll evaluate the punt returner the same way (and) evaluate the kick returner the same way. So, those are areas that we know we have to improve in. We have a lot of talent. Joe McKnight has led this league in kick return (average), but Joe will probably be the first one to tell you, “I better protect it. I need to protect it to help my team.” So, as we look at it, absolutely that will be weighed into the decision (of) who’s going to play quarterback. Below is a video of Rex Ryan from NJ.com.  Also, be sure to check out our photo gallery from NY Jets OTA’s. Phil SullivanI started JetNation in 2005 and have been a New York Jets season ticket holder since graduating from high school. My dream is to see the New York Jets win the Super Bowl. Until then, I will be right here on JetNation writing, dreaming and talking NY Jets football.More Posts - Website Follow Me:

New York Jets rookie quarterback Geno Smith announced after Wednesday’s organized team activities practice he has hired Jay-Z’s newly formed Roc Nation Sports as his representation. darrenrovell Confirmed Geno Smith will be repped by Jay-Z’s Roc Nation Sports. Only contract at this time, not marketing. 5/22/13 1:04 PM “My mother and my family is comfortable with it, I’m comfortable with it. I’m just going to move on from there, not let it be a big deal, remain humble and keep focusing on football.” ~ Rookie QB Geno Smith on Selecting Jay-Z’s Roc Nation to represent him My Take: The amount of tweets I just found when I searched on “Geno” & “Circus”… Come on people, give me a break.  There is no circus here.  This isn’t a big deal but because it’s Jay-Z, it’s a publicity stunt right? Wrong.  I don’t think it’s a big deal either.  Do You?

I got it into my head the other day that the the New York Jets have a high percentage of "local boys" on the roster, or players from New York/New Jersey that grew up near the team. I decided to do some research to see if my gut feeling was right, and it turns out I was wrong (which is a relative term in this case). I don't know the percentages of other teams, but here is a look at where players on the Jets are originally from. In case you were curious, 17% of the roster is from New York or New Jersey, with six players from NY and nine from NJ. Which may be significant in relation to other teams, but I don't know. table.tableizer-table { border: 1px solid #CCC; font-family: <?php echo $tableFont ?>; font-size: 12px; } .tableizer-table td { padding: 4px; margin: 3px; border: 1px solid #ccc; } .tableizer-table th { background-color: #104E8B; color: #FFF; font-weight: bold; } # Name Pos. College Hometown 1 Ryan Quigley P Boston College Little River, SC 2 Nick Folk K Arizona Hollywood, CA 3 Robert Malone P Fresno State Orange, CA 4 Joseph Collins WR Weber State Seaside, CA 5 Matt Simms QB Tennessee Franklin Lakes, NJ 6 Mark Sanchez QB Southern California Long Beach, CA 7 Geno Smith QB West Virginia Miami, FL 8 Brett Maher K Nebraska Kearney, NE 10 Santonio Holmes WR Ohio State Belle Glade, FL 11 Jeremy Kerley WR TCU Austin, TX 14 Greg McElroy QB Alabama Los Angelos, CA 15 Zach Rogers WR Tennessee Nashville, TN 16 Thomas Mayo WR California (PA) Reston, VA 17 Jordan White WR Western Michigan Middleburg Heights, OH 18 Vidal Hazelton WR Cincinnati New York, NY 19 Clyde Gates WR Abilene Christian Vernon, TX 20 Kyle Wilson CB Boise State Piscataway, NJ 21 Ellis Lankster CB West Virginia Mobile, AL 22 Aaron Berry CB Pittsburgh Harrisburg, PA 23 Mike Goodson RB Texas A&M Irvington, NJ 24 John Griffin RB Massachusetts Austin, TX 25 Joe McKnight RB Southern California Kenner, LA 26 Dawan Landry S Georgia Tech Ama, LA 27 Dee Milliner CB Alabama Millbrook, AL 29 Bilal Powell RB Louisville Lakeland, FL 30 Darrin Walls CB Notre Dame Pittsburgh, PA 31 Antonio Cromartie CB Florida State Tallahassee, FL 32 Josh Bush S Wake Forest Burlington, NC 33 Chris Ivory RB Tiffin University Longview, TX 34 Donnie Fletcher CB Boston College Cleveland, OH 35 Isaiah Trufant CB Eastern Washington Tacoma, WA 36 Lex Hilliard FB Montana Kalispell, MT 37 Jaiquawn Jarrett S Temple Brooklyn, NY 38 Royce Adams DB Purdue South Euclid, OH 39 Antonio Allen S South Carolina Ocala, FL 40 Tommy Bohanon FB Wake Forest Cape Coral, FL 41 Eric Crocker CB Arkansas-Monticello Stockton, CA 42 Bret Lockett S UCLA San Dimas, CA 43 Mike Edwards CB Hawaii Cleveland, OH 44 Travis Tripucka LS Massachusetts Boonton Township, NJ 45 Rontez Miles S California (PA) Braddock, PA 46 Tanner Purdum LS Baker Enid, OK 47 Danny Lansanah LB Connecticut Harrisburg, PA 48 Mike Shanahan TE Pittsburgh North Huntingdon, PA 49 JoJo Dickson LB Idaho Wailuku, Hawaii 50 Garrett McIntyre LB Fresno State South Lake Tahoe, CA 51 Jacquies Smith LB Missouri Dallas, TX 52 David Harris LB Michigan Grand Rapids, MI 53 Josh Mauga LB Nevada Ewa Beach, Hawaii 54 Nick Bellore LB Central Michigan St. Paul, MN 55 Ricky Sapp LB Clemson Columbia, SC 56 Demario Davis LB Arkansas State Collins, MS 58 Troy Davis LB Central Florida Lawrenceville, GA 59 Sean Progar-Jackson LB Northern Illinois Park Ridge, IL 60 D'Brickashaw Ferguson T Virginia New York, NY 61 Lanier Coleman DT

Here at Turn On The Jets, we decided to take a page out of Robert Mays book over at Grantland (a polite way of saying rip his article idea off) by counting down the 115 days until the New York Jets kick off, with a daily reason to get excited about their return. Mays has the whole NFL to work with, we only have the Goddamn Jets…now there is a challenge, step your game up Mays! Also check out some of the best broadband deals! We continue today with preparation for endless Jay-Z references and jokes since Geno Smith formerly announced signing with his sports agency today! (Note, you can track this entire series right here) The decision of New York Jets rookie quarterback Geno Smith to sign with Jay-Z’s Roc Sports Agency is the type of thing that will be senselessly overanalyzed and referenced. We have been a little guilty of it ourselves on Twitter, because who doesn’t enjoy a good Jigga lyric? Ultimately having Jay-Z as the figurehead of his sports agent’s company is going to impact Smith about as much as it impacted Joe Johnson and Brook Lopez this past year on the Nets…not at all. He’ll probably get a sweet car and throw the Diamond up in a few pictures but that’s about it. We will get the smattering of articles claiming Smith is more concerned with his reputation and marketing than football based on nothing and the New York media circus will continue on. Let’s just judge Smith by how quickly he picks up Marty Mornhinweg’s offense and how he performs on the field. Regardless, here is a preview of Tweets and headlines you are sure to see from the local media HARD KNOCK LIFE! GENO GOES 5/10 WITH INT IN PAD-LESS MAY PRACTICE. TIME TO PANIC? BIG ‘PICKING! GENO THROWS INT IN 7 ON 7 AT TRAINING CAMP! SANCHIZE TIME? 99 PROBLEMS BUT GENO AIN’T ONE! GENO PLAYS WELL IN JETS PRE-SEASON LOSS GET THAT DIRT OFF YOUR SHOULDER!  ANONYMOUS SOURCES SAY GENO SPOTTED WITH JAY-Z AT NYC RESTAURANT. IS HE FOCUSED? You get the picture. We do fully advocate them playing this at MetLife for all his big plays though and it is a song he should remember when dealing with the local press - NEW YORK DAILY NEWS STORY PITCH OF THE DAY - 1,200 words on how Sheldon Richardson’s Twitter handle is “GodForShort”. An anonymous source close to somebody who is close to somebody who might know somebody on the team noted that “it is a bit of a cocky handle, isn’t it? What does he think he is Kanye or something? I don’t know. I heard some guys think it is a bit much.” Gary Myers plans an extended follow up tomorrow on how Richardson’s “Twitter brashness and cockiness is a direct result of the culture fostered by Rex Ryan.” RANDOM JET TO REMEMBER OF THE DAY – JESSE CHATMAN! - He played with the Jets for one year in 2008, finishing with 5 carries for 8 yards and 2 receptions for 5 yards. Chatman had a monster finale in the pre-season with 29 carries for 93 yards and 6 receptions for 87 yards but was then suspended 4 games for substance abuse.

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Head Coach Rex Ryan addresses the media following practice on 5/22/13.

The most anticipated agent hiring in recent NFL history has been made. Jets quarterback Geno Smith has hired Jay Z's Roc Sports to represent him. Roc Sports is a new agency, but it has already developed a high profile list of clients, including Yankees superstar Robinson Cano. This will not really impact Geno's rookie contract. With the wage scale in place, rookie contract acrimony seems to be a thing of the past. Where Roc Sports will be tested is handling Geno's image. He reportedly fired his own agency in part because they did not push back hard enough against a bad story. The media has already laid the groundwork to try and pin the "diva" tag on Geno. What happens on the field will go a long way to determining the way people view Smith, but Roc Sports will have an important role to play to present its client off the field as a good guy instead of the caricature some illustrious writers have already drawn.