Randy's Radar : Archive : March 2009

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Archive: March 2009

Tue, March 31, 2009 - 12:00pm ET

Real's First Mock Looming on the Horizon

File Under: Mock Draft, Pat Kirwan, Josh Freeman, Real Football Services, Derrick Williams

We've moved past the halfway point with our predraft position-by-position presentation with Monday's posting of Eric Allen's linebackers story and videos of nine of the top 'backers available in the draft, now less than a month away.

That's the fourth out of seven positions. Thursday we'll direct our predraft spotlight onto the offensive linemen at the top of this draft. Then next week we'll wrap… More

Mon, March 30, 2009 - 12:56pm ET

Preseason MNF for Rex's Jets ... at Ravens

File Under: Meadowlands, Giants, Philadelphia Eagles, Baltimore Ravens, Rex Ryan, preseason schedule, St. Louis Rams, 2009 schedule

Rex Ryan's Green & White will play in 2009 on Monday Night Football.

Preseason Edition, that is.

The Jets and the NFL have just released the team's upcoming preseason schedule, and the highlight of the summer slate is Monday, Aug. 24: Jets at Baltimore, kickoff at 8 p.m. ET.

Thus ESPN will put the early spin on Ryan, in his second game as an NFL head coach, taking the Jets back to the city whe… More

Fri, March 27, 2009 - 3:16pm ET

Szott's Player Development Work Recognized

File Under: Award, Mike Tannenbaum, Eric Mangini, Woody Johnson, Brett Ratliff, Rex Ryan, Dave Szott, Danny Woodhead, Player Development

Congratulations are in order for Dave Szott. The 14-year guard who spent his last two seasons of 2002-03 with the Jets, continues to lead-block for his teammates now that he's the Green & White's director of player development.

The Jets won the Outstanding Players Assistance Services Award, for assisting players in their adjustment to life as professional athletes and helping them prepare for lif… More

Fri, March 27, 2009 - 10:48am ET

Tell Us Your Thoughts on 18-Game Skeds

File Under: Roger Goodell, Japan, Tokyo Dome, Lewis Carroll, USFL, Hall of Fame Game

"The time has come," the Walrus said,

"To talk of lots of stuff:

Of Hochuli--and onside kicks--

If OT's up to snuff.

And why not 17 or 18 games--

Or is 16 enough?"    

With apologies to Lewis Carroll, that's a little summary of the competition committee's rules discussions at the recently concluded NFL owners' meetings. The "Hochuli replay rule" and the no-rekick-after-an-illegal-onsides… More

Thu, March 26, 2009 - 6:37pm ET

Rex's Training Camp May Be a Road Show

File Under: training camp, Florham Park, Rex Ryan, Hofstra University, Atlantic Health Training Center

There are many approaches to NFL training camp. For 40 years the Jets held their camp at their trainining facility on the grounds of Hofstra University. Other teams also stay close to home.

But others still look further afield, to sites that subject a team and its players to a spartan environment, away from familiar surroundings, to produce a unit knit tightly by adversity that is ready out of th… More