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Five Jets winners from the preseason opener against the Buccaneers
The Jets’ first preseason game of 2026 is in the books. Let’s talk about five players who helped themselves. Cade Klubnik: Klubnik got a surprise start in the preseason opener due to a Geno Smith ankle injury. Any rookie quarterback tends to get overanalyzed in exhibition games. Klubnik didn’t do anything spectacular, but he was […]
Five takeaways from the Jets’ preseason opener against the Buccaneers
The Jets’ preseason opener in 2026 is in the books. What was notable from this game? Here are my thoughts. Cade Klubnik was solid. There generally is an overreaction to rookie quarterback’s first preseason game. I’ll try and offer a reasonable take. The Jets didn’t put a ton of complex concepts on Klubnik’s plate, but […]
New York Jets Flight Connections 08/15/26
Good morning Gang Green Nation! The New York Jets got off to an early 10 – 0 lead last night against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in the first of three preseason games for the Jets. Cade Klubnik played reasonably well in leading the Jets offensive starters against the Buccaneers backups, and the Jets defensive starters […]
Final Score: Buccaneers Backups Bash Jets Scrubs
In the New York Jets’ 2026 preseason opener, on a warm and humid evening in East Rutherford, New Jersey, the Jets lost to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, 24 – 16. The first half saw the Jets open on defense. The Jets defensive starters shut down the Buccaneers’ offensive backups on the first drive. Cade Klubnik […]
Jets vs Buccaneers Game Thread
The long NFL offseason ends for the New York Jets tonight at 7:00 pm EDT. The Jets are at home in East Rutherford, New Jersey to take on the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in both teams’ 2026 preseason opener. NFL teams in recent years have increasingly held their starters out of preseason games in a bid […]
Scouting Jets defensive tackle Junior Tafuna
The Jets recently claimed defensive tackle Junior Tafuna off waivers from the Houston Texans. Today, we break Tafuna down in detail. The 25-year old Tafuna is listed at 6’3” and 305 pounds and was a three-time all-Pac 12 second-teamer who went undrafted out of Utah. He spent last season on the Houston Texans’ practice squad. […]
Jets vs. Buccaneers: Game Time, TV, Announcers, Online Streaming, and More
The Jets open the 2026 preseason tonight at MetLife Stadium at 7:00 pm Eastern against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. The game will be broadcast locally in New York on WCBS 2. Ian Eagle and Anthony Becht will be on the call. If you live in Florida, you might be able to watch the Buccaneers’ broadcast. […]
New York Jets Flight Connections 08/14/26
Good morning Gang Green Nation! The New York Jets finally play a game against another team today as their preseason begins. Tonight at 7:00 pm EDT the Jets take on the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. Sure, it’s preseason football. The starters barely play a quarter, if that. The schemes are plain vanilla, so as to give […]
Scouting Jets UDFA defensive tackle Ben Barten
The Jets recently signed undrafted rookie defensive tackle Ben Barten. Today, we break Barten down in detail. The 24-year old Barten is listed at 6’5” and 330 pounds and was a two-year starter for the Wisconsin Badgers, where he recorded 63 tackles, eight passes defensed, 3.5 tackles for loss and two sacks in his career. […]
Jets injury update: Joseph Ossai is off the physically unable to perform list
The Jets have activated defensive end Joseph Ossai from the physically unable to perform (PUP) list. Ossai (6-4, 263) was placed on the Active/PUP list on July 28. He signed with the Jets in March after playing his first four seasons with the Cincinnati Bengals. During his time with the Bengals from 2022-25, Ossai played […]
New York Jets Flight Connections 08/13/26
Good morning Gang Green Nation! The New York Jets got some good news yesterday. After collapsing at the Jets’ first practice against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers on Tuesday, Qwan’tez Stiggers was sent to the hospital. Yesterday he checked out and is doing well. Stiggers has been placed on the concussion protocol. He is expected back […]
The Science of “Ramping Up”: Why Aaron Glenn Playing Starters is a Calculated Risk Worth Taking
For years, the conventional wisdom in NFL training camps was simple: wrap the starters in bubble wrap, hold them out of preseason games, save them for Week 1. And every September, like clockwork, the league watches soft-tissue injuries pile up anyway – hamstrings, calves, Achilles, all the non contact stuff that has nothing to do […]
New York Jets Flight Connections 08/12/26
Good morning Gang Green Nation! The New York Jets had a very eventful day yesterday. The Jets finally hit somebody other than their own teammates as they held a joint practice with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. The hoped-for controlled aggression turned out to be not so controlled, as several scuffles broke out among the players. […]
David Bailey shines, Geno Smith struggles in feisty joint practice between Jets and Buccaneers
The Jets open the preseason Friday night at MetLife Stadium against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. Todd Bowles’ team arrived early in the area, however, as the two teams are conducting joint practices ahead of the exhibition opener. The first joint practice had a number of storylines. Second overall pick David Bailey returned to the field […]
New York Jets Flight Connections 08/11/26
Good morning Gang Green Nation! The New York Jets released their first unofficial depth chart yesterday. As is tradition, this isn’t something put together by the coaching staff, so we should view it with a modicum of skepticism. One thing that immediately stands out – no rookies are listed with the first team. If this […]
Jets fans keep their rookie expectations reasonable for David Bailey
The number two overall pick in the NFL Draft always enters the league with his fanbase expecting big things his rookie year. Jets fans are excited to have David Bailey. The hope is that he eventually turns into a transformational player for the defense and becomes a standout pass rusher. What are the expectations for […]
New York Jets Flight Connections 08/10/26
Good morning Gang Green Nation! The Jets have yet to play a preseason game this year, but that will end on Friday when they take on the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. Things move fast from there, with the preseason slate over just two weeks later. Time is running out for bubble guys to make an impression […]
New York Jets News: David Bailey suffers an ankle injury at training camp practice
Happy Sunday, Jets fan! Injuries continue to be one of the key stories of the early stages of Jets training camp. At Saturday’s practice, number two overall pick David Bailey hobbled off the field with an ankle injury. The good news is that the injury is minor, and Bailey is not expected to miss much […]
Frank Reich thinks Geno Smith is in his prime
Jets offensive coordinator Frank Reich had big things to say about quarterback Geno Smith after a recent practice. “I don’t know how old he is. Isn’t he past 35?,” the offensive coordinator asked Friday before being told Smith is actually 35. “It feels like he’s 28. I’m telling you, it feels like physically, I see […]
David Bailey suffers minor ankle injury at Jets training camp
Jets rookie pass rusher David Bailey sustained an ankle injury at Jets training camp practice on Saturday. It does not sound serious. Bailey has been one of the stories of Jets training camp. Of course you never know for sure about a player until he starts producing in real games. But by all accounts he […]
New York Jets News: Frank Reich says he expects big things from Geno Smith
Happy Saturday, Jets fans! The Jets continue to put in work at training camp. The preseason opener is now less than one week away. Today’s articles include positive quotes from Frank Reich about Geno Smith. I would imagine every offensive coordinator in the league has positive things to say about his quarterback. The Reich-Smith relationship […]
Isaiah Davis to miss time with a knee injury
The Jets are dealing with a number of minor injuries in the early stages of training camp in 2026. We can add another player to the list, running back Isaiah Davis who will miss a couple of weeks with a knee injury per Aaron Glenn. The good news for the Jets is none of their […]
New York Jets Flight Connections 08/07/26
Good morning Gang Green Nation! The injuries are starting to pile up for the New York Jets. Kenyon Sadiq, Kingsley Enagbare, T’Vondre Sweat, D’Angelo Ponds and Isaiah Davis are all currently out with injuries. Some are listed as day to day and are expected back shortly. Others are more week to week, but all are […]
Geno Smith doesn’t get much love in Mike Sando’s quarterback rankings
Every year Mike Sando of The Athletic polls NFL executives and coaches about the league’s quarterbacks. The votes rank the relevant quarterbacks in the NFL and place them into tiers. It probably doesn’t come as a major surprise, but coming off a rough 2025 season Geno Smith did not rate highly. Smith was in Tier […]
New York Jets Flight Connections 08/06/26
Good morning Gang Green Nation! Sometimes you just have to chuckle at the absurd level of hype training camp provides. If you scroll down to the last link in today’s Flight Connections you come to an article titled “Brandon Stephens is quickly giving Jets fans a reason to forget about Sauce Gardner.” Ummm … what?! […]
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