Jets claim Bruce Ellington off waivers

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  1. BroadwayAaron

    BroadwayAaron Well-Known Member

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    He probably won't make the roster, but if anyone remembers the 2014 draft, there were massive amounts of internet tears shed when we passed on this guy for Jalen Saunders. We got him guys! Finally, after years of watching him thrive in San Fran, he lands with the team he should have been with all along.

    Moral of the story: crying over players passed on during day 3 of the draft is rarely warranted.
     
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  2. Cman68

    Cman68 The Dark Admin, 2018 BEST Darksider Poster

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  3. Just another body for the Jets "Offensive" shit show
     
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  4. The Waterboy

    The Waterboy Well-Known Member

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    Was he out all last season with a hammy injury? This must be the start, jyst getting some of Kaep's former teammates so he will be comfortable on the Jets
     
  5. FJF

    FJF 2018 MVP Joe Namath Award Winner

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    And completely botched the tweet announcing it. Called him a rb and posted a picture of an Arizona rb that was definitely not him.
    It was so jetty of them
     
  6. IDFjet

    IDFjet Well-Known Member

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    This guys got some talent--believe he was hurt running back a punt or kick--I wouldn't be surprised if he makes the 53.
     
  7. NCJetsfan

    NCJetsfan Well-Known Member

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    OMG Are you freaking serious? This fucking team. SMH
     
  8. FJF

    FJF 2018 MVP Joe Namath Award Winner

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    yup, good pick up though, keep churning the bottom of the roster and something just may rise to the top
     
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  9. NCJetsfan

    NCJetsfan Well-Known Member

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    Definitely a good pickup, but how in the hell did they call him a RB and post the picture of the wrong player? Do they think all African Americans look alike?
     
  10. xxedge72x

    xxedge72x 2018 Gang Green QB Guru Award Winner

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    More likely their twitter person is a 17 year old intern with wide eyes and the situational awareness of a blind person out for a stroll on a busy highway.
     
  11. NCJetsfan

    NCJetsfan Well-Known Member

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    Probably true, but does that intern not work under supervision, and does he/she not have to have approval before he/she can post anything on the web? This is totally inexcusable. It's as unprofessional and rinky-dink as it gets. No wonder the Jets are a laughingstock.
     
  12. xxedge72x

    xxedge72x 2018 Gang Green QB Guru Award Winner

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    If you've worked in any professional office anywhere ever, the very term professional is a misnomer for suit wearing powerpoint pushing imbecile. Not saying that's not what happened here because frankly I have no idea why this happened, but it seems more reasonable to me than because of a racist freudian twitter slip. Maybe that is what happened, I don't know.
     
  13. ukjetsfan

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    If an organisation is bad, it tends to be bad everywhere. I can only hope the culture is changing. The attitude that 'this is just Twitter so let some idiot handle it and who cares' can permeate through into other departments.
     
  14. NCJetsfan

    NCJetsfan Well-Known Member

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    I agree. I worked in a ton of "professional offices" in NYC for 16 years.

    I don't really think it was a racist freudian slip. That was more a tongue-in-cheek comment, kind of the dumbest thing I could think of at the moment. I wasn't searching for a real, plausible explanation.
     
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  15. Greenday4537

    Greenday4537 Well-Known Member

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    Jets fans can't catch a break.

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    I mean, REALLY?
     
  16. NCJetsfan

    NCJetsfan Well-Known Member

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    Huh? I think Ellington is a decent-good signing. He's a good return man, and has some experience.
     
  17. Walt White

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    Yeah, you see this type thing more and more online. Not just with the Jets, or in sports.
     
  18. Greenday4537

    Greenday4537 Well-Known Member

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    The picture isn't Bruce Ellington.
     
  19. NCJetsfan

    NCJetsfan Well-Known Member

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    LOL Sorry, I didn't look that closely to realize that you were posting the actual tweet that FJF mentioned. I thought you didn't like the signing of Ellington.
     
  20. Bellows1

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    Slight edit.


    I know nothing of the guy, but I fall into the "doing something, is better than doing nothing" category. ... I wouldn't buy the jersey just yet. :)
     
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