Today we kick off newyorkjets.com's series of stories looking back at the Jets' 2007 season and looking ahead to the 2008 season, position by position.

Eric Allen got a hold of Jerricho Cotchery the other day and Jerricho always has some great thoughts, whatever the subject. He talked about his and his wideout mates' year that was and also what he is doing personally this off-season to come back … More

Curtis Martin has immersed himself in his post-pigskin life, working on NFL ownership and New York City homeless initiatives. But No. 28 has still kept his eye on his team of nine seasons, and count him among those who like what the Jets have done this off-season.

"The Jets and the fans have reason to be optimistic," Martin told me Wednesday. "I think those are some key players they've added to t… More

One personnel question for the Jets has already been answered as they head into today's Herm Bowl against Herm Edwards, their former coach, and the Kansas City Chiefs in less than an hour:

Ben Graham will be punting again.

Graham, a healthy deactivation in favor of Jeremy Kapinos for last week's game at Tennessee, is on the field today, going through his pregame warmups as he had in 47 of the pr… More

This week’s game marks the return of Herm Edwards to the Meadowlands. Edwards, the Kansas City coach who was head coach of the Jets from 2001-05, spoke with reporters about his five-year run during a conference call with Jets reporters this afternoon.

“You have to have energy if you’re going to be there and I’m an energetic person — at least I think so, anyway,” he said of coaching in NYC. “I e… More

One thing that the penalty laps ahead during Mangini Camp II are sure to prevent, appropriately enough, will be penalties.

Head coach Eric Mangini's method worked pretty well last season, when such infractions as false starts got players an invitation to take a once-around tour of the double Hofstra fields the Jets use for their camps. They finished the season third in penalties committed (70) an… More