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We have the 31st position filled on the GGN All Time Jets Team. The winner of the second vote at Interior Offensive Line is: Nick Mangold!
Jets fans have been spoiled at the center position the last couple of decades, as the team moved from Hall of Famer Kevin Mawae to Nick Mangold, who should be a future Hall of Famer. Mangold played 11 years in the NFL, from 2006 through 2016, all with the Jets. He earned Pro Bowl honors seven times and first team All Pro honors twice. Mangold was the heart and soul of the Jets teams that made back to back AFC Championship games in 2009 and 2010, when the Jets fielded perhaps the best offensive line in the NFL. On most teams Nick Mangold would be the best center in the history of the franchise. That he ranks second on the Jets list is a testament to how strong the Jets have been at the center position through the years.
From now until mid July I’ll be putting up a daily poll asking GGN to vote on the best Jets players of all time. The idea here is to build a 55 man roster of the best players ever to wear the Green and White. The roster will consist of 26 offensive players, 26 defensive players, and three special team players.
OFFENSE
Quarterback: 3
Wide Receiver: 6
Running Back: 4
Tight End: 3
Offensive Tackle: 4
INTERIOR OFFENSIVE LINE: 6
KEVIN MAWAE
NICK MANGOLD
DEFENSE
SAFETY
JAMAL ADAMS
VICTOR GREEN
KERRY RHODES
ERIK MCMILLAN
CORNERBACK
DARRELLE REVIS
AARON GLENN
JAMES HASTY
ANTONIO CROMARTIE
JOHNNY SAMPLE
BOBBY JACKSON
LINEBACKER
DAVID HARRIS
LARRY GRANTHAM
MARVIN JONES
LANCE MEHL
KYLE CLIFTON
GREG BUTTLE
EDGE
MARK GASTINEAU
JOHN ABRAHAM
GERRY PHILBIN
SHAUN ELLIS
MO LEWIS
INTERIOR DEFENSIVE LINE
JOE KLECKO
MARTY LYONS
DAMON HARRISON
JOHN ELLIOTT
ABDUL SALAAM
SPECIAL TEAMS
Kicker
PAT LEAHY
Punter
TOM TUPA
Returner
LEON WASHINGTON
Every day I will be putting up a poll at one position. The choices will be limited to players who were on the Jets roster for at least three seasons. I will not be including players who were great for other teams but not great for the Jets (for example, guys like Matt Forte or LaDainian Tomlinson will not be included in the polls, though both those guys would be excluded for not meeting the three year rule as well). Each day we will close the previous day’s poll and the candidate with the most votes will be added to the GGN All Time Jets Team. In the event of a tie vote both players will be added to the team.
In the event I have made an egregious omission and a name you think should be on the poll is not there you can write in candidates in the comments section. If a player gets support in the comments section I’ll add him to the next day’s poll.
So let’s get to it. We have closed the voting on the special teams and on the defense, leaving the offense still to be named. Today we continue voting on perhaps the Jets’ strongest position over the years, the interior offensive line. Who will it be? Vote early, vote often, and let’s hear who you think are the best players ever to have played for the New York Jets.
Poll
Who is the third best Jets interior offensive lineman of all time?
This poll is closed
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29%
Randy Rasmussen
(58 votes) -
3%
Dan Alexander
(6 votes) -
9%
Jim Sweeney
(19 votes) -
22%
Joe Fields
(43 votes) -
13%
Brandon Moore
(26 votes) -
4%
Dave Herman
(9 votes) -
5%
John Schmitt
(11 votes) -
0%
Mike Hudock
(0 votes) -
0%
Roger Duffy
(0 votes) -
0%
Dwayne White
(0 votes) -
0%
Garry Puetz
(1 vote) -
2%
Randy Thomas
(5 votes) -
0%
James Carpenter
(0 votes) -
6%
Pete Kendall
(12 votes) -
0%
Mike Haight
(1 vote) -
1%
Willie Colon
(3 votes) -
0%
Dave Cadigan
(0 votes)