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Ray Ratto

SANTA CLARA, CALIFORNIA - JANUARY 11: Defensive coordinator Robert Saleh of the San Francisco 49ers looks on during the NFC Divisional Round Playoff game against the Minnesota Vikings at Levi's Stadium on January 11, 2020 in Santa Clara, California. (Photo by Lachlan Cunningham/Getty Images)

Sometimes You’re Damned If You Do And Damned If You Detroit

Barry Petchesky

ORCHARD PARK, NEW YORK - SEPTEMBER 13: Frank Gore #21 of the New York Jets leaves the field following a game against the Buffalo Bills at Bills Stadium on September 13, 2020 in Orchard Park, New York. (Photo by Stacy Revere/Getty Images)

Frank Gore Kept Running

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Chris Thompson

A referee signals "touchdown" behind a Jets player whose conflicted expression is inscrutable.

To The Screeching Horror Of Jets And Browns Fans, Jets Beat Browns

Samer Kalaf

Head coach Sean McVay of the Los Angeles Rams watches a replay during the second quarter of a game against the New York Jets at SoFi Stadium on December 20, 2020 in Inglewood, California.

That One’s On The Rams

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Notorious Jets Beat Reporter Manish Mehta Fired At Long Last

Tom Ley

You Simply Cannot Explain Gregg Williams’s Horrendous Play Call

Dan McQuade was a founding member of Defector. He died in January 2026.

Dan McQuade

No. 11 on the Raiders celebrates in the end zone as a Jets player sighs behind him

Here Is The Totally Believable Way The Jets Lost

It Appears That Adam Gase Is Just Trying To Get Fired Now

New York Jets coach Adam Gase walks on the field.

“This Is Not Hard,” Insists Adam Gase After Humiliating Loss To Dolphins

Justin Ellis

This Jets Team Is A Special Kind Of Awful

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Drew Magary

You’re Not Out-Tanking The Jets, You Dipshits

Adam Gase Ambles Onward, Unkillable

Maitreyi Anantharaman

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Marcus Maye of the New York Jets intercepts a ball by holding it against his butt.

Marcus Maye’s Butt Pick Was The Only Thing That Went Right For The Jets Today

Can You Even Bring Yourself To Care About Gregg Williams’s Bullshit Anymore?

Le'Veon Bell #26 of the New York Jets runs with the ball against the Arizona Cardinals at MetLife Stadium on October 11, 2020 in East Rutherford, New Jersey. Arizona Cardinals defeated the New York Jets 30-10.

Le’Veon Bell Is Freed From The Clutches Of The Jets And Adam Gase

Patrick Redford

EAST RUTHERFORD, NEW JERSEY - OCTOBER 01: Head coach Adam Gase of the New York Jets looks on against the Denver Broncos during the second quarter at MetLife Stadium on October 01, 2020 in East Rutherford, New Jersey. (Photo by Elsa/Getty Images)