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One of the most infamous trades in Mets history took place on December 3, 2018 when they traded OF Jay Bruce, RP Anthony Swarzak, and three of their top prospects to Seattle for two players: 36 year old 2B Robinson Cano and young stud closer Edwin Diaz. This trade has been dissected endlessly by the baseball media and Mets fans. As soon as the trade was finalized, it was distressing to learn the Mets were taking on the remainder of Robinson Cano's contract, which was 5 years and $120 million. So, the hope was Diaz would emerge as a great closer. Not a good one, but an elite closer. And that's what he had been in his years as a Mariner. Here are some of Diaz' stats from 2016-2018. 3 years in Seattle 2.64 ERA 14.2 K/9 109 saves 12 blown saves 90 save percentage And his first season, 2019, was one of the most disappointing in team history. Let's look at those numbers. 2019 58 innings 26 saves 7 blown saves 78 save percentage 58 hits 15 home runs 36 earned runs 5.59 ERA 22 ...

 The Jets have been blessed to feature some excellent kick returners and punt returners throughout their 60 year history. We know the names: Bruce Harper, Chad Morton, Leon Washington, Brad Smith, Justin Miller, Joe McKnight, Andre Roberts, and now, Braxton Berrios. But one name from the 1980's gets constantly overlooked and his name is Jo-Jo Townsell. Townsell played his college ball at UCLA, along with future Jets teammates Freeman McNeil and Johnny Lynn. Drafted by the Jets in 1983, but decided not to come to New York immediately. Instead, he signed with the Los Angeles Express of the USFL, where he played from 1983 to 1985. Being a Nevada native and California resident, the opportunity to play closer to home appealed to him, but he was also partial to playing in a stadium with natural grass as opposed to artificial turf. After two years in the USFL, Townsell signed with the Jets, where he played his entire NFL career from 1985 to 1990. In that time, he totaled 70 receptions for...

 Ask any Jets fan who the greatest players are in franchise history, and you'll get a lot of similar answers: Joe Namath, Don Maynard, Mark Gastineau, Joe Klecko, Curtis Martin, Wayne Chrebet, Darrelle Revis. There might even be a little love for the likes of Matt Snell, Marty Lyons, and Mo Lewis. Well that got me to thinking, is that all there is to our history? Do we only have about a dozen players who are worthy of celebrating? Conversely, are there Jets who played well for the team for a long period of time through the leaner years, but don't get the recognition they deserve, likely because they played on a lot of lousy teams?  Well, I would argue we have many players who fit said description. And so in this series, titled the Co-Pilots, I will profile the careers  of various New York Jets players who made notable positive contributions to this franchise but have flown under the radar in retrospect. And for my first profile, I have selected safety Burgess Owens. Owens...

As the 2022 season approaches, we Jets fans start to wonder what players we can count on, which ones we hope will do well, and which ones we have little, if any expectation for. I am rather alarmed to see that a lot of Jets fans place WR Corey Davis into the third category. They are already considering him a bust, some people are calling him the fifth WR on the roster behind Garrett Wilson, Elijah Moore, Denzel Mims, Braxton Berrios.  My argument is not to say that Corey Davis is a #1 wide receiver on the level of a DeAndre Hopkins or Mike Evans or Stefon Diggs. But I'm going to make my case why he is a legitimate starting WR in the NFL and I also want to examine the criticisms of Corey Davis and see if they hold water. So let's get into it.  Before coming to the Jets, Davis played four years with the Tennessee Titans and many of his key stats steadily increased during those years.  2017: 9 games, 34 catches on 65 targets, 375 yards, 0 TD 2018: 16 games, 65 catches on 112...