http://www.yardbarker.com/rss/player/2689 Recent articles about Nick Mangold en-us by Ben Margot - AP View full size photo » There's a lot of pessimism in Jets land right now. That's easy to understand. After a 3-0 start, 4-4 seems like a disappointment, especially considering how it has happened. There's only one loss where the Jets were simply outexecuted, the Monday night game at Miami. In the other three, New York registered a ton of self-inflicted wounds. The thing people need to remem... Sun, 08 Nov 2009 10:52:21 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/all_sports/article_external/First_Half_of_the_Season_Shows_Jets_Have_a_Solid_Foundation/1523626 http://www.yardbarker.com/all_sports/article_external/First_Half_of_the_Season_Shows_Jets_Have_a_Solid_Foundation/1523626 by Ben Margot - AP View full size photo » There's a lot of pessimism in Jets land right now. That's easy to understand. After a 3-0 start, 4-4 seems like a disappointment, especially considering how it has happened. There's only one loss where the Jets were simply outexecuted, the Monday night game at Miami. In the other three, New York registered a ton of self-inflicted wounds. The thing people need to remem... Sun, 08 Nov 2009 10:52:21 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/nfl/article_external/First_Half_of_the_Season_Shows_Jets_Have_a_Solid_Foundation/1523627 http://www.yardbarker.com/nfl/article_external/First_Half_of_the_Season_Shows_Jets_Have_a_Solid_Foundation/1523627 http://www.yardbarker.com/nfl/article_external/First_Half_of_the_Season_Shows_Jets_Have_a_Solid_Foundation/1523627 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/b/c/bc668df15a5e323085bded12afe69d05ef51d5ea/small/New_York_Jets_1486.jpg It's that time of the year, the time most of us hated as students -- the mid-term grades. The Jets are 4-4 after starting 3-0, so don't expect too many As and Bs on this card. I'll have the unit grades in tomorrow's paper. Here, we'll go with individual grades. Quarterbacks Mark Sanchez (C+) -- Some good, some bad, a hot-dog controversy, but a bright future. Kellen Clemens (Inc.) -- Classy backup, never making waves. Now holding on PATs and FGs. Erik Ainge (Inc.)... Tue, 03 Nov 2009 14:31:36 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/nfl/article_external/The_mid_season_grades_are_in/1492996 http://www.yardbarker.com/nfl/article_external/The_mid_season_grades_are_in/1492996 http://www.yardbarker.com/nfl/article_external/The_mid_season_grades_are_in/1492996 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/f/1/f1672069241d4c0ce46ac020651234a499ad4888/small/Washington_Redskins_v_8791.jpg by Bill Kostroun - AP View full size photo uploaded October 22, 2009 It looks like the Jets finally got their run game working last week. A potential matchup between Richard Seymour and Robert Turner if Damien Woody can't go is troublesome. On the other hand, undersized Jon Alston lining up on the right side is good for the Jets in their run game. So is the matchup between Tommy Kelly and Brandon Moore/Nick Mangold. Seymour is only... Fri, 23 Oct 2009 09:00:42 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/nfl/article_external/New_York_Jets_Run_Offense_vs_Oakland_Raiders_Run_Defense/1421817 http://www.yardbarker.com/nfl/article_external/New_York_Jets_Run_Offense_vs_Oakland_Raiders_Run_Defense/1421817 http://www.yardbarker.com/nfl/article_external/New_York_Jets_Run_Offense_vs_Oakland_Raiders_Run_Defense/1421817 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/c/7/c734acc908ede2859f20cde3843678e7fa3fe0fa/small/New_England_Patriots_1b73.jpg More photos » by J. Pat Carter - AP Browse more photos » Miami ranks second in the league against the run, only surrendering 61 yards per game. The average against them is 2.9 yards per rush. This is going to be a tough team to get the run game going against, but the Jets' offensive line needs to start living up to its potential. The Dolphins are one of the rare teams to operate primarily out of a traditional 2 gap ... Sat, 10 Oct 2009 11:54:44 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/nfl/article_external/New_York_Jets_Run_Offense_vs_Miami_Dolphins_Run_Defense/1343631 http://www.yardbarker.com/nfl/article_external/New_York_Jets_Run_Offense_vs_Miami_Dolphins_Run_Defense/1343631 http://www.yardbarker.com/nfl/article_external/New_York_Jets_Run_Offense_vs_Miami_Dolphins_Run_Defense/1343631 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/e/1/e12fed5426657b37914adcad737c634849750caf/small/St_Louis_Rams_2935.jpg Kevin O'Connell, the newest member of the Jets' QB stable, met the media for the first time since coming to the Jets in a surprising trade. It has been a crazy week for O'Connell: One minute he thinks he's going to be Tom Brady's backup in New England, the next minute he's on a plane to Detroit and the next minute he's on his way to Jersey. "It was definitely a shock to me," O'Connell said of his release by the Patriots. "I was getting ready t... Wed, 09 Sep 2009 19:47:37 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/nfl/article_external/OConnell_speaks/1176411 http://www.yardbarker.com/nfl/article_external/OConnell_speaks/1176411 http://www.yardbarker.com/nfl/article_external/OConnell_speaks/1176411 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/8/7/8726f95ab502d38f127cec7a23d98a6d1bb03ece/small/New_York_Jets_c537.jpg Forget all this football nonsense, the real development over the past week has been the Jets’ sweet dance moves. So we here at TJB are authorizing an all-out dance-off between David Clowney and Nick Mangold! Here is Mr. Clowney’s TD dance (approx. 2:30 in), appropriately dubbed: WTF (Wu Tang Fandango) by our own Bent. vs. Mr. Mangold’s soft-shoe [...] Sat, 15 Aug 2009 12:26:22 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/nfl/article_external/So_You_Think_You_Can_Dance_Mangold_v_Clowney/991274 http://www.yardbarker.com/nfl/article_external/So_You_Think_You_Can_Dance_Mangold_v_Clowney/991274 http://www.yardbarker.com/nfl/article_external/So_You_Think_You_Can_Dance_Mangold_v_Clowney/991274 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/f/a/fa4dabd0f51db31528f4aa82e12955757f755415/small/New_York_Jets_dade.jpg In the past week, more than a few key contributors have been held out of practice … including Kris Jenkins and Darrelle Revis, now we’re adding Nick Mangold to that list. However, coach Rex Ryan said the injury to Mangold’s right knee is not believed to be serious. He said there is no ligament damage, and that he doesn’t know the timetable of Mangold’s return but he may miss a practice or two. “Anytime you deal with a knee it is a little scary,” Ryan... Mon, 10 Aug 2009 07:45:00 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/nfl/article_external/News_Nick_Mangold_Injures_Knee/961508 http://www.yardbarker.com/nfl/article_external/News_Nick_Mangold_Injures_Knee/961508 http://www.yardbarker.com/nfl/article_external/News_Nick_Mangold_Injures_Knee/961508 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/b/e/bedd5bae52f367a7d9b86a55770b0b907fdf60a9/small/New_York_Jets_0adf.jpg Though coach Rex Ryan says it's no big deal, Jets center Nick Mangold suffered a knee injury during practice on Sunday. "It is a knee, but it's not a serious thing," Ryan said. "I don't know the timetable, he may... Sun, 09 Aug 2009 15:47:50 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/nfl/article_external/Nick_Mangold_suffers_knee_injury/958772 http://www.yardbarker.com/nfl/article_external/Nick_Mangold_suffers_knee_injury/958772 http://www.yardbarker.com/nfl/article_external/Nick_Mangold_suffers_knee_injury/958772 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/7/b/7b1690408789c7a48f62818ba19c3a55f10cb507/small/5b.jpg The first half of Angel Navedo’s conversation with Nick Mangold revolved around his fascination with all forms of technology. From Blackberry and Apple devices to player ratings in EA Sports’ Madden franchise, the man known in Ohio State as Mangod let you know what’s on his mind when it’s not football. But with training camp [...] Fri, 31 Jul 2009 13:15:24 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/all_sports/article_external/TJB_Interview_Nick_Mangold_Part_II/913733 http://www.yardbarker.com/all_sports/article_external/TJB_Interview_Nick_Mangold_Part_II/913733 http://www.yardbarker.com/all_sports/article_external/TJB_Interview_Nick_Mangold_Part_II/913733 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/f/a/fa4dabd0f51db31528f4aa82e12955757f755415/small/New_York_Jets_dade.jpg TheJetsBlog was invited to attend a gamer’s event at the Tribeca Grand Hotel where UbiSoft was previewing some of the games they’ll be releasing for the holidays.  Nick Mangold, a guy who’s been known to game from time to time, was at the event and talked to our very own Angel Navedo. There aren’t many opportunities [...] Fri, 31 Jul 2009 10:30:30 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/nfl/article_external/TJB_Interview_Nick_Mangold_Part_I/912643 http://www.yardbarker.com/nfl/article_external/TJB_Interview_Nick_Mangold_Part_I/912643 http://www.yardbarker.com/nfl/article_external/TJB_Interview_Nick_Mangold_Part_I/912643 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/7/b/7b316d6eda2f50f852f5c845f09678fb4f49ac8e/small/Cincinnati_Bengals_v_4d6b.jpg On the verge of camp, and we’re counting it down … Position: CenterPlayer: Nick Mangold Summary:Mangold, in three years, has been an anchor for this line and has gotten better over the course of that time. Coupled with two other solid players in Brandon Moore and Alan Faneca, it’s not hard to believe that the Jets interior [...] Thu, 30 Jul 2009 08:29:00 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/nfl/article_external/The_Final_Countdown_Nick_Mangold/905643 http://www.yardbarker.com/nfl/article_external/The_Final_Countdown_Nick_Mangold/905643 http://www.yardbarker.com/nfl/article_external/The_Final_Countdown_Nick_Mangold/905643 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/2/b/2bd893930ae5ee32c6d87e65c38bdef62a2b93cd/small/83.jpg So what do Brett Favre’s former Jets teammates think of all the drama surrounding the guy who was supposed to lead them to the playoffs last year but instead led them to a disappointing finish, then deserted them?  Let’s just say there are some unhappy guys in Jetsland right now.  The most scathing words came from an unidentified Jet, who said: I’m tired of being part of his soap opera. If he really wanted to win a championship, he’d be right here. Let’s call it ... 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