“Moving without the ball” is a time-honored and valuable trait in the NBA, but the phrase works for such NFL notables as general managers, and in particular Darren Mougey, the Jets’ first-year GM. The man they call “Mouge” has been hard at work behind the scenes this summer.<\/p>\n
Mougey spoke publicly Thursday for the first time in a while about how his and his personnel team coordinated operations during his first training camp and first final-cuts process as the man in charge of a pro football front office. The short answer: He feels “blessed” about where the Jets sit Thursday with the new season just over the horizon.<\/p>\n
“It was a great month of training camp, a great process here at the end,” Mougey said. “I feel really good about the guys we were able to keep. And the process doesn’t end today. The roster is fluid. … So we’ll continue to work upstairs to see if we can add players that we think will help our team and add competition to every position room.”<\/p>\n
One room that underwent significant developments this summer and will directly impact QB Justin Fields<\/a> is the wide receivers room. WR1 Garrett Wilson<\/a> signed an extension in July, all the receivers jockeyed for position for the past month, and three young wideouts \u2014 Jamaal Pritchett<\/a>, Quentin Skinner<\/a> and Brandon Smith<\/a> \u2014 plus one veteran \u2014 Tyler Johnson<\/a> \u2014 were final cuts, yet all have returned to the Jets as members of the practice squad.<\/p>\n “I like the room as a whole,” Mougey said. “Obviously it starts with Garrett, and I look forward to seeing him this year. We’ll move him around. He can do it all.<\/p>\n