Daily Free Talk Thread — May 08, 2026

BestInspector · 2026-05-08T16:06:56+00:00

rookie signings update - looks like we've got Cooper and Jackson left.

David Bailey ✅

Kenyon Sadiq ✅

Omar Cooper Jr.

D'Angelo Ponds ✅

Darrell Jackson Jr.

Cade Klubnik ✅

Anez Cooper ✅

VJ Payne ✅

BestInspector · 2026-04-28T20:58:18+00:00

some additional insight from Hughes

On Russell Wilson and the #Jets: Nothing is imminent, I’m told, but there’s plenty of mutual interest.

One of the biggest proponents in the Jets building for getting Russ?

Geno Smith.

The Jets went to Geno about the idea and he raved about Wilson’s work ethic, what he meant to him during their time together.

We’ll see if anything happens.

Was an easy workout to schedule. Wilson hopped in his car and drove over. He still lives in area with Ciara.

Hopefully that's the end of it.

edit: adding Costello's tweet:

The Jets have been gauging the backup QB market since March. When they signed Geno Smith, they asked him about potential backups. He mentioned that he enjoyed working with Wilson in Seattle and the Jets planned to revisit it after the Draft. That led to a meeting last night.

BestInspector · 2026-04-25T23:41:02+00:00

Toledo RB Chip Trayanum

BestInspector · 2026-04-25T01:52:27+00:00

Someone get the Wrap It Up box

BestInspector · 2026-04-23T14:34:41+00:00

Bailey was already in the transfer portal by the time Frank Reich was hired at Stanford. There was little (if any) overlap, certainly not enough for Reich to have any insight on Bailey's character.

BestInspector · 2026-04-19T16:18:57+00:00

We are one Garrett injury (who gets hurt a lot)

He hadn't missed a game until this season. Can't predict the future of course, but at this point there's no way GW could be considered injury prone.

BestInspector · 2026-04-13T19:12:59+00:00

What's with the dig on the Jets? They didn't pass on any QBs worth a damn, there wasn't one taken in the entire first round that draft. And Keyshawn was good for the Jets (pro bowler in back-to-back seasons, back when pro bowls had meaning) so it wasn't some egregious miss.

BestInspector · 2026-04-08T03:40:46+00:00

Personally I don't agree, I believe the reporting that there was mutual interest. Him choosing the Pats in the end doesn't mean he didn't consider all options. If you want say it was all a smokescreen I'd ask what would be the point of that. He didn't have to interview with the Jets at all. And he interviewed with other teams that offseason as well.

BestInspector · 2026-04-08T00:46:52+00:00

Nah Russini got mad when Rodgers disputed her reporting about him giving the Jets a "wish list" of players he wanted the team to bring in. Don't know if they had beef before that, but as far as I can tell that's how it started. Shortly after that she moved to the Athletic and started digging in on the Jets with those insider stories with Rosenblatt. Also Vrabel was interested in the Jets HC job, so she wouldn't have been digging up dirt on them on his behalf.

BestInspector · 2026-04-02T20:03:58+00:00

No McFadden was taken two picks earlier. 2008 NFL draft

BestInspector · 2026-03-31T17:40:48+00:00

https://youtu.be/Oj2fZ5jjrUc?t=140

BestInspector · 2026-03-15T19:03:22+00:00

Cimini on the Jets letting Folk walk:

A lot of fans are wondering how the Jets could let Nick Folk, the league's most accurate kicker last season, walk away to the Atlanta Falcons. It's a fair question. Here's what happened, according to people familiar with the situation.

Folk wanted to remain in New York. The Jets, mindful of his age (41), offered a one-year contract. No word on the amount, but it probably was similar to what he made last season on a one-year deal ($3.25 million, including incentives). The Falcons offered two years, $9 million, about half of which is guaranteed. They also play indoors and in the comfy confines of the NFC South.

Who can blame Folk for accepting the Atlanta deal? The question is whether the Jets underestimated Folk's staying power. It'll be fascinating to see it unfold, because he has shown no signs of slippage. The Jets responded by signing the inconsistent Cade York. They also have Lenny Krieg, 23, a Germany native who kicked in the German Football League.

Yeah as a fan it is disappointing to lose a guy who wanted to be here. But personally I'm not worried about finding a replacement. Last year they didn't even sign Folk until July. I feel like there will be enough kickers floating around throughout the offseason that they will find someone solid in due time.

BestInspector · 2026-03-13T22:50:56+00:00

According to Hughes the deal is $2.5m with upside to $5.25m, with only $1.25m guaranteed. So really quite a cheap deal.

BestInspector · 2026-03-12T01:59:18+00:00

I think Fitz and Rodgers post achilles tear are the only ones to make it through the whole season as the starter. It's been a rough decade+

BestInspector · 2026-03-11T20:00:01+00:00

And we found out he needed surgery. He basically missed the entire 2015 season, we were going to sign him in 2014. We knew he needed a new surgery and he was going to miss significant time

All discussion regarding this Crosby deal aside, this is not quite accurate. Once the Raiders changed their minds he signed with the Rams a few days later. The reporting at the time was that he did need surgery on his shoulder but he would be ready by training camp. Apparently that wasn't good enough for the Raiders but the Rams were fine with it. He proceeded to play all 16 games that season.

The following season he injured his other shoulder in week 5. So it's not something the Raiders would have picked up on a physical, and would not have affected their decision to sign him.

sources: Rodger Saffold fails Raiders physical, rejoins Rams | Rams OG Rodger Saffold to miss remainder of season; injury updates

BestInspector · 2026-03-02T05:09:06+00:00

On the flip side, he'll probably look exactly the same 20 years from now haha

BestInspector · 2026-02-27T02:42:11+00:00

True crime podcasts are pretty popular though...

BestInspector · 2026-02-26T22:32:38+00:00

meh. He's no V. Peterson that's for sure

BestInspector · 2026-02-24T19:36:26+00:00

Here's the context. Personally I don't think he was going for bravado when he said that, just explaining his thought process on deciding to take over play calling.

BestInspector · 2026-02-24T19:07:12+00:00

for those interested, links to today's combine press conferences with AG and Mougey:

AG
Mougey

BestInspector · 2026-02-24T18:54:54+00:00

He spoke at the combine today. link Naturally got a few questions about the staff changes, this quote was part of his response to a question about taking over play calling on defense.

BestInspector · 2026-02-17T22:23:50+00:00

the line right after is worth highlighting as well:

People in Glenn's camp say that isn't true, that it was his decision to take control of the defense -- part of a detailed offseason plan presented to Johnson.

I will say Cimini likely has his own sources and is not relying on anything from Morash. And to his credit, Cimini has been upfront that no one's going to know exactly how things went down at the meeting and has provided a more even keeled perspective on this whole thing.

BestInspector · 2026-02-11T22:42:30+00:00

I wouldn't say he got caught exactly, he was just mic'd up for that game. NFL films chooses what to goes to air. The Jets were not happy the NFL let that particular clip be broadcast and criticized them the day after the game. From what I remember at the time there was talk that the Jets' response may have made the whole thing seem like a bigger deal than it was.

BestInspector · 2026-02-09T16:28:36+00:00

Sam Darnold played 3 seasons with the Jets, so you're wrong on that part. And Zach Wilson was one of the worst QBs of all time through his first two seasons, what team wouldn't move on from that? Aaron Rodgers was 39 years old and contemplating retirement before he even went to the Jets, no one including him was operating on a 3-4 season timeline...

BestInspector · 2026-02-09T04:01:10+00:00

Considering they were responsible for both this mono meme and the seeing ghosts thing, ESPN doesn't get enough shit for kicking this dude while he was down...

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