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Why Sam Darnold was proud of Jets after an 'embarrassing' loss

FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — There were ups. There were downs. Lots of downs, which is usually the case when a team finishes 4-12. But there mainly was hope for the future...

What Jets' parting gift to Todd Bowles should be

There is always a human element to these NFL death marches to the firing squad. You do everything you can to make sure there is no Blue Christmas Week with...

Best receiver, JaMarcus Russell regret: Josh McCown tells all

In 16 NFL seasons, Josh McCown has played with hundreds of teammates and against hundreds of opposing players. He gave Emmitt Smith his last hand-off. He threw Larry Fitzgerald his...

The signs the Jets already have their Aaron Rodgers

Only the Jets. Only the Jets can find a way to stain the finest career performance of their prized rookie quarterback, Sam Darnold. Only the Jets can find a way...

Sam Darnold delivers Christmas gift of hope to Jets fans

He has been everything Jets fans have hoped for and wished for, growing pains and all, and Sunday will be their last chance in person to see what Sam Darnold...

The biggest free-agent questions on the Jets' roster

The Jets are a few weeks away from one of the most critical offseasons in franchise history. It appears certain they will be hiring a new coach. It is possible...

Jets never can seem to get off of the dysfunction train

This is how crazy life has become around the Jets. Todd Bowles could not even announce Friday that kid quarterback Sam Darnold will be back starting at Buffalo on Sunday...

Todd Bowles still not ready to commit to Sam Darnold

One issue is supposedly still up for debate: whether Sam Darnold is ready to play Sunday. Another certainly is not: The Jets offense is on life support. Todd Bowles still...

Why matchup vs. the Bills is 'personal' for the Jets

December is the worst month of the season for a losing football team. Making the playoffs is no longer a reality, the weather makes your teeth chatter, and a lame-duck...

Bowles and Maccagnan not only ones to blame for Jets' fiasco

The blame game for this awful Jets season is in full swing. The cries from the fans subjected to watching this 3-9 mess are loud: Todd Bowles must go. He...

The inconsolable face of Jets frustration, who saved and killed them

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — It was half an hour after the final gun, 30 minutes since the Jets had walked off the field losers, again, ninth time in 12 games, this...

Jets melt down and watch big lead and a victory vanish

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — The postgame expressions worn by members of the Jets organization told the story Sunday. Jets owner Christopher Johnson walked out of the locker room ashen. General manager...

Jets desperate to end brutal five-game losing streak

NASHVILLE — The Jets begin December here, playing out the string on another lost season, desperate to end a five-game losing streak. At 3-8, they are not going to the...

Todd Bowles knows who his QB will be vs. Titans, but isn't talking

The Jets will travel to Tennessee with gamesmanship on their side. Coach Todd Bowles indicated he has already made up his mind as to who will start at quarterback Sunday...

Jets' harsh reality: Injury has put dent in Darnold's development

This Jets season is so much worse than their 3-8 record shows. The fact Sam Darnold is not getting the kind of quarterback reps the Jets had planned for him...

How Jets will decide which quarterback starts versus Titans

The Jets’ starting quarterback Sunday may come down to whoever is least beat up. Sam Darnold and Josh McCown both were limited again in Thursday’s practice, leaving the starter status...

Sam Darnold back at Jets practice, 'hopeful' for Sunday

Sam Darnold is no longer just a spectator. The Jets quarterback participated in positional drills and some team periods Wednesday for the first time since straining his right foot in...

50 passes, 12 runs: Todd Bowles thought offensive coordinator nailed it

Jets coach Todd Bowles is on the defensive when it comes to his offensive coordinator. On Monday, Bowles defended the job Jets offensive coordinator Jeremy Bates is doing this season....

Josh McCown was never going to be enough against Patriots

Josh McCown was better but still not good enough to win for the Jets. McCown was terrible in a 41-10 loss to the Bills on Nov. 11, his first start...

Only one way Jets can salvage something from this lost season

The old gunslinger tried. He did what he could. He flung the football around MetLife Stadium 45 times, and he flung his 39-year-old body at the Patriots defense a couple...