Flight Connections 12/22/17: Buster Skrine turned up his play, New York Jets want deep balls from Bryce Petty

Good morning, Gang Green Gangsters! Here are your daily New York Jets links for this Aloha Friday...

Rich Cimini: The Jets have made it a point of emphasis to "score with the ball" instead of extending when going to the pylon to avoid a potential disaster.

Calvin Watkins: CEO Christopher Johnson says the key is progress on the field, not necessarily win. ...I guess six wins would be considered progress?

Daniel Popper: HC Todd Bowles won’t discuss his future with the Jets as the offseason nears.

Daniel Popper: The Jets may look for more deep-ball opportunities for QB Bryce Petty.

Dennis Waszak Jr.: Petty enters his second start of the year looking for progress. ...There’s nowhere to go but up!

Connor Hughes: QB Christian Hackenberg is still working exclusively with the scout team.

Connor Hughes: The Jets must find a way to bring TE Austin Seferian-Jenkins back next year.

Rich Cimini: With a solid contributor in WR Jermaine Kearse and a second-round pick in their 2018 pile, the Jets look to have gotten the better of the Sheldon Richardson trade.

Kristian Dyer: ILB Demario Davis has put up a Pro Bowl year for the Jets this season without the recognition.

Andy Vasquez: CB Buster Skrine is quietly putting together one of the best seasons of his career.

Ethan Greenberg: Skrine turned up his play following the bye week.

Randy Lange: DEs Leonard Williams and Xavier Cooper teamed up for a noteworthy interception.

Darryl Slater: The Jets have talked with DE Kony Ealy’s camp about re-signing him.

George Willis: There’s no reason for Bowles to be coy on DE Muhammad Wilkerson.

Rich Cimini: Wilkerson makes no apologies. ...He doesn’t want to take all the blame with aqua sea foam shame.

Brian Costello: S Jamal Adams agrees with his Pro Bowl snub.

LA Times: The short-handed Los Angeles Chargers run down angles to stop the Jets’ attack and find a way into the playoffs.

The Ringer: Chargers WR Keenan Allen is only scratching the surface of his potential.

Associated Press: The Baltimore Ravens seek to remain playoff-bound in a matchup with the Indianapolis Colts.

Associated Press: The Seattle Seahawks are fined $100K for QB Russell Wilson’s concussion violation.

Associated Press: The New Orleans Saints place S Kenny Vaccaro on injured reserve.

Deadspin: No one will say if Pittsburgh Steelers LB Ryan Shazier can walk.

Chase Stuart: San Francisco 49ers QB Jimmy Garoppolo is the first quarterback to win his first five starts since Steelers QB Ben Roethlisberger.

Dom Cosentino: All of a sudden, Jacksonville Jaguars QB Blake Bortles is good enough.

Barry Wilner: Young quarterbacks are getting hurt too often in the NFL. ...Like Josh McCown, for example.

Danny Kelly: Opponents should watch out for the Carolina Panthers’ wheel route.

Associated Press: The NFL says it is not pressuring Panthers owner Jerry Richardson to sell the team.

Associated Press: The NFL has told its officials not to use index cards or any other paper to aid in measurements.

SI.com: A makeup artist who worked at NFL Network shares her firsthand experience with inappropriate sexual advances from on-air talent, in this case former players Eric Davis and Michael Irvin.

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Happy TGIF!