Locked On Jets - Daily Podcast On The New York Jets

We are just a few days away from the 2018 New York Jets season getting underway. The Jets open with a Monday night game against the Detroit Lions. On today's podcast we look ahead to this Week 1 opener. It is the kickoff of a new feature, Crossover Wednesday. On most Wednesdays during the season, we will do a crossover podcast with the opponent's show. Today Matt Dery of Locked on Lions and I join forces.

Matt and I break down our respective teams and look at some of the key matchups. For a team with a quarterback in his prime and a new head coach, things seem a bit less optimistic in Detroit than one might expect. A rough preseason and concerns about the pass rush linger in the Motor City. Of course, the Jets have their own issues on the offensive line with their own pass rush. We go further in depth on both sides of the ball looking at the strengths and weaknesses of the teams.

In the end we both expect a tight game, albeit one where the Lions are favored.

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The holiday weekend is over, and the podcast returns today with a busy episode.

The biggest news in the NFL from the long weekend was the trade of superstar pass rusher Khalil Mack from the Raiders to the Bears. The Jets had been linked with Mack, and reports indicate they made a trade offer. It just could not beat the package Chicago offered, which included two first round picks. On today's show we discuss the deal from the Jets perspective. Should the team have topped Chicago's offer? While appreciating how good Mack is, I don't think it would have been a prudent decision. We will discuss why.

We will also discuss the 53 man roster. There still will be some tweaking in the days ahead, but we now have a good idea of who will be on the team as the season kicks off Monday in Detroit. Who were some of the surprise cuts? Who should have made it? What should the team do from here? We go position by position through the roster.

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The 2018 preseason has ended for the Jets, and it has ended on a poor note. New York lost its finale last night to the Philadelphia Eagles 10-9. It was not a particularly elegant end to a 1-3 preseason. The Jets defense gave up its only touchdown of the preseason on its final drive to lose the game.

We didn't see many prominent players even take a snap in this one. This helped contribute to the low overall quality of play this game saw. This was a game that provided a strong case for people who want to shorten the preseason.

On today's podcast I do my best to try and provide some sort of breakdown. It isn't easy, though. We will discuss a few decent performances, the implications for a few roster battles, and a standard Christian Hackenberg preseason meltdown, albeit one for a different team. Then the attention turns to the upcoming cutdown day and the processes at play.

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Today the Jets play their preseason finale against the Philadelphia Eagles. I promised yesterday there would be a podcast discussion on the game. That promise is being broken. I don't have many thoughts on tonight's game aside from how entertaining it probably will be to watch Christian Hackenberg play for somebody else. 

So our topic on today's podcast will not be the game. The Jets made it easy to find a new topic yesterday as they traded Teddy Bridgewater and a sixth round pick to the Saints in exchange for a third round pick. We will discuss the trade on today's show.

My thoughts are similar to my thoughts on the trade where the Jets and Colts swapped Draft picks a few months ago. This is the type of trade that has great potential to be a win for both sides. Tune in to hear why.

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The Jets close out the preseason for 2018 tomorrow night against the Philadelphia Eagles. Since that makes Thursday a game night, we will move our podcast mailbag to Wednesday this week. Thursday will be used to talk about the game. Thanks to everybody who submitted questions. Apologies to anybody whose question we missed this week.

On today's show we look at whether the Jets should think about trading Robby Anderson (or another receiver) to help fill a position of need like offensive line or tight end, whether the team should look to bring in a veteran free agent edge rusher, whether the team should sit Teddy Bridgewater in the preseason finale to avoid the risk of injury, whether the Jets should be trying to trade Josh McCown instead of Bridgewater, whether I will go crazy if the Jets think about bringing back Breno Giacomini, and a hypothetical trade scenario.

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We are almost at the end of the preseason. That is exciting since it means the regular season is right around the corner, and we will soon get to watch real football. 

One preseason game remains. The Jets take on the Eagles on Thursday night in a game unlikely to see any starters take the field for either side. This final preseason game is usually viewed as the least important for that reason. 

The game does have importance for some players, however. There are still roster spots to be determined. The Jets will need to cut their roster down from 90 players to 53 on Saturday afternoon. This preseason finale will be one final chance for bubble players to show the Jets that they deserve a spot.

On today's podcast we look at some players who could use a good final preseason game. For the most part, these are guys who have had a quiet training camp and/or have stood out in a negative way. At this point, it isn't clear how much one good preseason game would move the needle against a month's worth of poor practices and games, but it is all these guys have left.

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The Jets fell in the third preseason game to the Giants on Friday night 22-16. For what little it's worth, the defeat dropped New York's preseason record to 1-2. A less than stellar preseason record isn't a big deal, but it is a tad concerning to see the way the Jets lost this game. The team enters the regular season with a lot of questions. On today's podcast we break down what happened.

Sam Darnold's play was one of the few bright spots. The rookie likely locked down the starting job with another solid outing. There aren't many other good things to say, however. The cornerbacks created plenty of concerns with their play. And tight ends and special teams were almost cartoonishly bad.

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Tonight the Jets play their third preseason game of 2018. It is their annual preseason contest against the other New York team, the Giants.

On today's podcast we take a look at some of the key things to watch. As has been the case during the rest of the preseason, all eyes are on Sam Darnold. The rookie might have a chance to clinch the starting quarterback job in Week 1 tonight if he does not have an ugly outing. Beyond that, we will get to see Darnold with a fuller collection of talent as the Jets are about to get back a number of starters. 

Terrelle Pryor is another player worth watching as he could make his preseason debut tonight. There might be no bigger wild card on the roster.

On the other side of the ball, the defense will look to bounce back after an uneven performance. Darron Lee in particular could use a strong game.

On special teams, the kicking competition is unsettled..

We will discuss all of these things and more on the show today.

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The Jets broke training camp yesterday. To celebrate both that and the fact today is Thursday, we will do a podcast mailbag today. Thanks to everybody who submitted questions. I was able to answer most but not all of the submissions. Please feel free to send your question again next week if it was not answered this week.

On today's show we look at what the Jets should offer Oakland for Khalil Mack if the star pass rusher is made available in a trade, whether the Jets should sit Teddy Bridgewater in the third preseason game to avoid an injury, whether Mike Maccagnan and Todd Bowles are tied at the hip when the Jets evaluate their job status after the season, whether Dez Bryant might be worth signing if he was willing to take a minimum deal, whether the Jets can upgrade their pass rusher, whether the Jets can upgrade their offensive line, and the nature of the safety position.

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Today is the end of training camp for the Jets in 2018. The team is set to break camp ahead of its third preseason game against the New York Giants.

On today's podcast we take a look back at an eventful training camp and discuss some of the key developments. The most important of these developments was clearly that the Jets got promising play from two young quarterbacks. Rather than argue which of their two shaky quarterbacks is less bad, Jets fans have been able to argue which of their two quality quarterbacks is better.

We also will discuss some of the positive play of other rookies, one position that showed its lack of depth, one position that potentially looks deeper than we first imagined, the unsettled special teams situation, and the frequent injuries of camp.

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