Jim Cerny Articles - Page 4

The New York Jets didn’t show much fight until their 32-6 loss to the Buffalo Bills in Week 11 was over. Frustrated and embarrassed, the Jets engaged in a postgame melee in the tunnel as the teams left the field. Some Jets and Bills players were getting into it in the hallway. Hard to see […]

As if the New York Jets offensive line has not been decimated enough this season, Mekhi Becton was carted to the locker room late in the first quarter of their game Sunday against the Buffalo Bills. Becton is out with an ankle injury. He was hurt in pass protection, stayed down on the field grabbing […]

Something’s got to give when the New York Jets visit the Buffalo Bills in Week 11 on Sunday. The reeling AFC East rivals each badly needs a win to remain relevant in the playoff picture. The Jets (4-5) have lost two in a row after a three-game winning streak. Each defeat was against a mediocre […]

As if the New York Jets don’t have enough to worry about, stud wide receiver Garrett Wilson is questionable for their Week 11 game against the Buffalo Bills. Wilson injured his elbow in a 16-12 loss to the Las Vegas Raiders last week and may not play against the Bills, though coach Robert Saleh said […]

Robert Saleh said the New York Jets are not done making changes with their woeful offense after releasing running back Michael Carter ahead of a Week 11 clash against the Buffalo Bills. “There are (more changes coming),” Saleh said Wednesday in his press conference. “I’m not going to get into it now, but there are.” […]

The way things are going, the New York Jets might need a miracle Aaron Rodgers return from Achilles surgery to save their season. But Jets coach Robert Saleh sounded pretty matter-of-fact when discussing the growing possibility that the Hall of Fame quarterback may be back sometime soon. “Aaron’s a big boy, a grown man,” Saleh […]

The New York Jets are reeling after consecutive dismal defeats and under the weight of a historically bad offense, which led to a players-only meeting ahead of Week 11 to sort things out, star wide receiver Garrett Wilson revealed Tuesday. The meeting is significant for the Jets. Players admitted to serious levels of frustration following […]

Robert Saleh said Monday that changes are coming to the woeful New York Jets offense. However, any moves will not include quarterback Zach Wilson nor offensive coordinator Nathaniel Hackett. But there likely will be personnel changes and schematic tweaks to the Jets offense when they visit the Buffalo Bills in Week 11. With Wilson and […]

The New York Jets’ woes on offense are not all Zach Wilson’s fault. In fact, general manager Joe Douglas can take his share of the blame for wasting more than $100 million on free-agent contracts for several underperforming offensive players. If the eye test on this isn’t enough, Zack Rosenblatt of The Athletic did a […]

Statistically, Zach Wilson has had himself a couple good games for the New York Jets the past two weeks. In fact, he found his way into the NFL record books with his performance in Weeks 9 and 10, though not exactly the way he wanted. Wilson is the first quarterback in NFL history to pass […]

Aaron Rodgers said he’s aiming to return to the New York Jets by mid-December, but there likely won’t be a season for him to save by that point after a brutal 16-12 loss to the Las Vegas Raiders on Sunday. Rodgers dropped that bomb in an interview with NBC during the game, one the Jets […]

Joe Namath has some simple advice for the New York Jets ahead of their Week 10 game against the Las Vegas Raiders on Sunday night: stop beating yourselves and you might have the chance to defeat someone else. “I’d like to see them play the kind of game to give themselves a chance. Don’t do […]

Once again this season, the New York Jets find themselves in a crucial game to keep their playoff hopes alive when they visit the Las Vegas Raiders in Week 10. Coming off a brutal loss, we’ll make several bold Jets predictions for this week’s game against the Raiders. The Jets (4-4) had their three-game winning […]

The hits keep coming for the New York Jets’ beleaguered offensive line. Veterans Billy Turner and Duane Brown will not play Sunday when the Jets visit the Las Vegas Raiders. Turner joined the extensive list of walking wounded on the O-Line after breaking a finger in a 27-6 loss to the Los Angeles Chargers last […]

One day after the New York Jets signed Perrion Winfrey to their practice squad, head coach Robert Saleh vouched for the controversial defensive lineman’s character. “He’s not a bad person,” Saleh said Wednesday. “Sometimes players make dumb mistakes … a lot of the stuff he’s been accused of has been wiped clean. He’s a good […]

Things are so bad with the New York Jets quarterback position that coach Robert Saleh had to explain there’s nothing nefarious going on with his decision to start Zach Wilson this week against the Las Vegas Raiders. Saleh has been steadfast in his support of the 24-year-old quarterback despite New York’s dismal offensive showing through […]

In NFL circles, it’s generally agreed upon that the New York Jets have the best cornerback tandem in the League. Not surprisingly, Pro Football Focus’ grades back that take. But football experts and fans might be a bit surprised that PFF grades D.J. Reed higher than Sauce Gardner. And in fact, PFF has Reed graded […]

When an NFL offense is as bad as that of the New York Jets, there’s plenty of blame to go around. We’ll examine who’s most to blame for the Jets’ inept offense this season. Of course, this isn’t a new issue for the Jets. Not since 2015 have they had an offense ranked in the […]

With a chance to make a major statement on primetime Monday Night Football, the New York Jets instead fell flat and appeared incapable of being a playoff-caliber team in a dismal 27-6 loss to the Los Angeles Chargers. Though still in the AFC playoff race, the Jets (4-4) failed to take advantage of a prime […]

It appears there’s some good news for Zach Wilson and the New York Jets ahead of their Monday Night Football showdown against the Los Angeles Chargers in Week 9. Jeremy Fowler of ESPN reported that Allen Lazard is expected to play for the Jets after an injury scare this weekend. The 27-year-old wide receiver showed […]

As if the New York Jets didn’t have enough problems and injuries on offense ahead of their Week 9 showdown against the Los Angeles Chargers. Now, Allen Lazard surfaced on the Jets injury report and is questionable to play Monday night with a knee injury. The Football Gods have some sense of humor, don’t they? […]

Two of the more unpredictable teams in the NFL meet in Week 9 when the New York Jets host the Los Angeles Chargers on Monday Night Football. Though the crystal ball is muddy for this one, we’ll present bold predictions for the Jets Week 9 game against the Chargers. The Jets (4-3) and Chargers (3-4) […]

With their offensive line in shambles, Duane Brown could be riding to the New York Jets rescue. The veteran offensive tackle will return to practice this week and begin the 21-day window before he must be activated off IR. Brown started the first two games at left tackle before landing on IR with a hip […]

The New York Jets held on to disgruntled veterans Carl Lawson and Dalvin Cook ahead of the NFL trade deadline Tuesday. So now what? Each player is unhappy with a reduced role with the Jets. And each appeared open to being traded last week. Now, coach Robert Saleh must make it work with Lawson and […]

Desperate for help on their injury-ravaged offensive line, the New York Jets failed to make a trade before the NFL deadline Tuesday. But they did sign veteran free agent Rodger Saffold to their practice squad. The 35-year-old is a two-time Pro Bowl guard who hasn’t played this season. He started 16 games for the Buffalo […]

The New York Jets are desperate for help on their injury-depleted offensive line. But coach Robert Saleh doesn’t envision help to arrive from the NFL trade deadline. The Jets are down five offensive lineman, including their top three centers. Connor McGovern and Wes Schweitzer are the latest casualties, each lineman injured in the Jets’ 13-10 […]

Allen Lazard, like most of his teammates, was somewhat in shock after the New York Jets rallied for a 13-10 overtime win against the New York Giants on Sunday. In fact, the wide receiver admitted he didn’t quite know how the New York Jets pulled off a stunning game-tying drive in the final 24 seconds […]

The New York Jets received a mixed injury update on center Connor McGovern on Monday. NFL Network Insider Ian Rapoport reported that McGovern dislocated his kneecap but may not need surgery. He is week to week with the injury, but it appears he might be able to return this season. ‘Jets C Connor McGovern suffered […]

The New York Jets appreciate Thomas Morstead so much that they’ve updated their X account on social media to highlight their veteran punter. The Jets now feature a photo of Morstead running down the field to celebrate a well-placed punt on the official @NYJets X (formerly Twitter) account. They also updated their banner headline to […]

The New York Jets won the battle Sunday, rallying past the New York Giants for a 13-10 overtime win. But the Jets could ultimately be losing the war to make the NFL playoffs because of an injury epidemic. Already missing a slew of key pieces to their offensive line, the Jets lost two more linemen, […]

For someone who’d struggled all afternoon to produce points, Zach Wilson had quite the confident take about the New York Jets’ game-tying drive in the final seconds of a 13-10 overtime win against the New York Giants on Sunday. Trailing 10-7 and held without a point in the second half, the Jets got the ball […]

As the injuries mount on the New York Jets offensive line, Zach Wilson may find himself under siege more than ever against the New York Giants in their Week 8 game. The Jets not only lost starting center Connor McGovern in the first half, but his backup Wes Schweitzer went down with an injury shortly […]

Aaron Rodgers isn’t in uniform for the New York Jets’ Week 8 game against the New York Giants. But the future Hall of Famer did catch everyone’s attention pregame. Rodgers, less than two months removed from surgery to repair a ruptured Achilles, was dropping back, bouncing on his feet and throwing passes on the field […]

Quincy Williams is having a scary good season and the New York Jets linebacker may have found a way to throw even more fear into the New York Giants ahead of their game Sunday. In the Halloween spirit, Williams arrived at MetLife Stadium looking like the Joker, complete with demonic face paint. The emerging star […]

The battle for bragging rights in New York/New Jersey takes place Sunday when the New York Jets face the New York Giants. The Jets (3-3) have won two straight, including a Week 6 upset against the Philadelphia Eagles. They should be refreshed coming off their bye and will have their starting cornerbacks — Sauce Gardner […]

Sauce Gardner and D.J. Reed each cleared concussion protocol and will play for the New York Jets in Week 8 against the New York Giants. That’s huge news since the Jets have not had their starting cornerbacks on the field together since a Week 4 loss to the Kansas City Chiefs. Reed missed two games […]

Clearly John Franklin-Myers couldn’t care less about bragging rights being on the line when the New York Jets face the New York Giants in Week 8 at MetLife Stadium. The Jets defensive lineman is more focused on winning another game and gaining ground in the AFC playoff race. “At the end of the day, shoot, […]

With the NFL trade deadline looming next week, Carl Lawson made it known that he’s not happy with his lack of playing time with the New York Jets this season, via Rich Cimini of ESPN. “I’m a football player, I’m not a cheerleader,” Lawson said. The 28-year-old edge rusher has been inactive for two games […]

Nathaniel Hackett didn’t pull any punches Thursday when discussing the New York Jets struggles the first seven weeks converting on third down and in the red zone on offense. “We sucked,” the Jets offensive coordinator stated bluntly. Nathaniel Hackett was asked what he saw when he did self-scouting over the bye week: "We sucked in […]