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Deseret News Please, Jets, give Zach Wilson a break The Jets have not fared well during the last decade, and their success at the quarterback position has been even worse Share this story Quarterback Zach Wilson throws during BYU pro day in Provo on Friday, March 26, 2021. Wilson, who many expect to be taken with the No. 2 overall pick by the New York Jets, created a buzz on social media with his pro day performance. Jeffrey D. Allred, Deseret News An open letter to the New York Jets: Don’t d...

Is There a “Sweet Spot” for Drafting Quarterbacks? Balancing potential reward against opportunity cost Photo by Rich Graessle/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images This article takes its inspiration from a recent discussion in the comments section of Hogs Haven. We were discussing the merits of selecting a QB in the first round versus later in the draft, when one frequent commenter wrote: “By and large, mid-round QB picks are a terrible investment, especially when viewed against the steep oppo...

How often is the first QB selected the best in his draft class? And other questions Photo by Harry How/Getty Images Ron Rivera exceeded most reasonable expectations in his first year as head coach and face of the new-look Washington Football franchise, leading last year’s train wreck to a division championship and giving the eventual Super Bowl champions their hardest playoff contest. Even as WFT fans were celebrating the better than expected finish, Rivera began to make it clear that to take...

On this episode of Podward State, host Samuel Brungo is joined by associate editor Will Pegler to chat with legendary Penn State running back Bill Belton. Belton starts the show by talking about his recruiting process and what it was like being recruited by Joe Paterno after having previously being committed to Pitt. During his time at Penn State, Belton was one of the few players who played for all four coaches of this century: Paterno, Tom Bradley, Bill O’Brien, and James Franklin. He speak...

New York Jets Flight Connections 3/07/21 Photo by Ron Antonelli/NY Daily News Archive via Getty Images Good morning, Gang Green Nation! Eight more days before legal tampering begins. It’s the calm before the storm. Everyone has their top free agents the New York Jets should pursue. You know the names: Joe Thuney, Corey Linsley, Allen Robinson, Trey Hendrickson, etc. But what about the less prominent names? Chances are Joe Douglas will not be signing all the biggest names in free agency, and w...

The city of Chicago was officially incorporated on this date, 3/4. Chicago's best football player wore No. 34. Perfect.

Ex-Jets QB Christian Hackenberg lands as coach at N.J. high school | What will his role be? Updated Mar 03, 2021; Facebook Share Former Jets quarterback Christian Hackenberg is now a coach at Winslow Township High School in Atco. Let’s take time give a warm welcome to Christian Hackenberg a former All-American, NFL QB and Penn State Alum. Hackenberg will be joining us as the QB coach here at Winslow Twp. @chackenberg1pic.twitter.com/JnbTAwuBlk— Winslow Twp HS Football (@winslowtwpfb) March...

2021 NFL trades: The Philadelphia Eagles have traded Carson Wentz to the Indianapolis Colts The Eagles did not get what they were hoping for by trading Carson Wentz. Photo by Mitchell Leff/Getty Images We are only in our second week without any NFL football and have already seen plenty of fireworks this season, with more likely on the way. A few weeks ago the Los Angeles Rams got the party started by trading for quarterback Matthew Stafford and sending Jared Goff to the Detroit Lions in the pro...

It doesnt really matter which one — for our purposes here, it can be any of the quarterbacks in the draft not named Trevor Lawrence, who will almost certainly be the first pick — all that matters is that the Eagles used their top pick on a quarterback. In fact, it matters so little that were not even going to create a hypothetical in which the Eagles land Zach Wilson or Justin Fields or Trey Lance or anyone else. Feel free to pick whichever QB you prefer, it doesnt make a difference.  The ...

FLORHAM PARK, N.J. -- Todd Bowles is a trend-buster, a former New York Jets coach thriving in his first post-Jets job. Hes the defensive coordinator of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, preparing for Kansas Citys Patrick Mahomes & Co. in Super Bowl LV. His three Jets predecessors flopped in their rebound gigs, winding up in the same place. Working as TV analysts. After getting sacked by the Jets, Rex Ryan, Eric Mangini and Herm Edwards went a combined 40-71 with the Buffalo Bills, Cleveland Browns and ...