New York Jets Flight Connections 3/28/19

Good morning, Gang Green Nation! I hope everyone’s having a great start to their day. Kind of overlooked yesterday was the fact that a handful of rule changes are going to take effect in the NFL starting this upcoming season. One of the more controversial is the replay of Pass Interference calls (both offense and defense), which as noted for a while now, probably could have helped secure the Saints’ bid for a SB appearance. I think it’s frankly absurd that a rule change even has to be in place for something that should be handled by the referees. What exactly are they paying these guys for if a rule has to be in place to make sure they’re correct on (mostly) obvious calls? Another rule change, and this one I really don’t like, is that blindsided blocks are going to become illegal. I think this goes in the long line of ‘player safety’, but the reality is that you can’t ‘safely’ take hits out of the game, regardless. The amount of perceived protection from helmets and pads give players the confidence to go full force into their tackles, regardless of bodily harm. Rule changes based on tackling, hits, defenseless WR’s, etc, WILL NOT CHANGE THIS. It’s only a matter of time before the fields become an endless land of pillows, with the football being replaced with a Nerf Ball. Rant over. With that said, here are your links to the team for this Thursday.

Matt Stypulkoski - Are Jets more or less likely to trade No. 3 pick now? How would 2019 NFL Draft projections change if they do trade back? And what’s up with Darron Lee? Mailbag

Ralph Vacchiano - 10 Jets Takeaways from NFL owners meetings

Brian Costello - Adam Gase excited to get Jets' offense on the field

Spencer Aber - Adam Gase ready for Jamison Crowder to ‘juice it up’ with Jets

Randy Lange - Gase: 'We'll Easily Be Able to Adapt' to Le'Veon Bell's Style

Rich Cimini - To build Ravens-like culture, Jets had to rob heart of Ravens defense

Randy Lange - C.J. Mosley's Impact on Jets Will Be Felt On & Off the Field

Manish Mehta - Teams interested in trading for Jets LB Darron Lee at the right price: sources

Matt Stypulkoski - Jets’ Jamal Adams tears into NFL rule change – but not the one you’re probably thinking about

Robby Sabo - Jamal Adams is already the greatest safety in New York Jets history

Sam Nuemann - Jets retain needed depth by re-signing Brandon Copeland

Ethan Greenberg - How Peyton Manning Swayed Trevor Siemian to Sign with Jets

Tyler Greenawalt - Jets can’t make the mistake of overworking Le’Veon Bell

Mike Kaye - NFL Draft 2019: Giants, Jets to work out Monmouth WR following strong pro day performance

Justin Fried - New York Jets 2019 NFL Draft Profile: EDGE Brian Burns

Sam Nuemann - 2019 NFL draft: Jets get Kentucky’s Josh Allen in Mel Kiper’s new mock

Here are your missed connections from yesterday.

Here is the thread about nothing, ‘what happened to the sky’?

I hope everyone has a safe and spectacular rest of the day!