The Hippo Jets Podcast - with Jon & Al

Jon and Al are back with one more pre-draft pod, where they use the Athletic Beast draft profiles to come up with the ideal picks at each point of the Jets’ 2026 draft. They try to fill needs, take the best players, and there are few special guest appearances from Jon's mini-me, Jack, who makes an excellent mid-round selection for the Jets!

Craig and Al are joined by 2026 International Fan of the Year Anth Cook, just a couple of days before he flies to Pittsburgh to represent the international Jets fan community. Anth plays GM one last time before he walks the walk on draft night itself, while Al and Craig do their best to run interference and make him take a pick he didn't actually want!

Steve Shoes joins the pod with one mission in mind: to put Anth Cook’s fabled Jets Lens through the draft process. Expect a few surprises along the way, as Steve throws out some intriguing selections that could reflect what the Jets brass might do, or perhaps should do, on draft night. If you’re a fan of Anth’s Jets Lens series, this is an episode you won’t want to miss.

The Hippo Jets return with their first pre-draft episode of 2026. Jon and Al are joined by Warren Thomas — a lifelong Jets fan, marathon runner, and a driving force in the UK Jets community, known for his incredible charity efforts as much as his passion for the team. Warren steps into the GM role for a live mock draft, with Jon and Al doing their best to disrupt proceedings from inside his “war r...

Jon and Al are back with a special episode that previews Super Bowl 60. Al has a quiz for Jon, who also makes some interesting predictions and lays out his best bets. The lads also discuss the continuing clown show that is the New York Jets in hiring mode and tease some exciting new things headed the way of UK Jets fans very soon. * This episode includes discussions or references to betting and ga...

Jon and Al are back with an end-of-season awards show. Prestigious decisions like "WTF of the Year" and "Clown of the Year" will be decided in this episode. The lads also look ahead to this weekend's playoff football. * This episode includes discussions or references to betting and gambling. Listener discretion is advised, especially for younger audiences.

Jon and Al are back for one more time in the regular season to look ahead to the Bills game and discuss the implications of the Jets’ season on draft strategy. Two new people board the bus, and Al shows off some new threads that finally confirm that age-old question - who does wear number 20 for the Jets? * This episode includes discussions or references to betting and gambling. Listener discretio...

Jon and Al are back with a late Christmas episode where they allocate nicknames to all the Jets players "on the bus", break down a potential draft scenario with a trade-up to one overall, and talk about what Jets fans need to root for to get the Colts pick as close to the top of the first round as possible. * This episode includes discussions or references to betting and gambling. Listener discret...

Jon and Al talk about the Hippodrome Jets Christmas Party, the aftermath of another horrible defeat to Miami, and discuss being dressed down by Gavin for not knowing enough about the college QBs. Al promises a mock draft for the next episode, and Jon gets intense in Betting Corner after a 4-1 win last week and big money for Scott. * This episode includes discussions or references to betting and ga...

In the third episode of the new era, Jon and Al are joined by long-time Jets fan Tony, all the way from Wales. The three guys talk about quarterbacks, paint fumes, and who is on and off the bus for the 2029 Super Bowl. Tony talks about his history as a Jets fan and gives us his take on where AG is at in his first year as head coach of the Jets. Jon and Al look ahead to this week's Hippo Jets Chris...

Jon and Al continue their look ahead to the Las Vegas Super Bowl of 2029, breaking down the newfound positivity at the Hippodrome, now the goals are longer term. Discussion turns to who is on and off the bus for the 2029 roster and who needs to make more of an effort at the Hippodrome on a Sunday at the home of the Hippo Jets watch parties! * This episode includes discussions or references to bett...

Jon and Al start a new era, while everyone else is still dwelling on the old one. The road to Super Bowl 2029 starts here for the Hippo Jets boys, and they spend this episode planning the trip, discussing the players who will still be on the roster by the time of the big game, and diving into the mailbag. There is also a positive update from Jon's Betting Corner (sponsored by Green Smoke). * This...

Jon and Al both stayed up late to watch the TNF defeat in New England. This pod is the result of that late night. The lads discuss the Hippodrome revival and fresh hope in Jet land after the trades and two wins. They also talk about the debuts of two new wide receivers and their hopes for the rest of the season. * This episode includes discussions or references to betting and gambling. Listener di...

Jon and Al break down their reactions to the two mega trades on deadline day and what it means for the Jets in 2025 and beyond. Mystic Jon makes a prediction for TNF before it happens, knowing the game will have played by the time the episode releases! * This episode includes discussions or references to betting and gambling. Listener discretion is advised, especially for younger audiences.

Jon and Al are joined by Craig Butler, who talks about the impact that Gang Green UK and the Hippo Jets have had on his last 12 months, after stepping into the community at the Redemption tailgate ahead of the Vikings game. The boys pay their respects to the great Nick Mangold, who left us last weekend ahead of the win over the Bengals. * This episode includes discussions or references to betting...

Jon and Al talk about the ups and downs of the London games weekend and debate which parts of the Jets organisation need slashing right back and which parts need a bit more time. * This episode includes discussions or references to betting and gambling. Listener discretion is advised, especially for younger audiences.

Anth from Gang Green UK hijacks the episode to bring in two Jets fans from opposite sides of the world. Gurmeet from Fantasy Draft UK tells us all about their exciting app, and Donna from D7 shows up to tell us how excited she is for her upcoming trip to London If you’re interested in Fantasy Gameday app mention in this episode, then more about it can be found here: https://fantasygameday.app It w...

Jon & Al are joined by Heiko from Gang Green Germany, owner of the best Jet-Cave this side of the Atlantic. Heiko talks about looking forward to his first trip to London, the formation and growth of Gang Green in Germany, as well as football in general. There is also an update on the antics of Happy Dave and the guys talk about the amazing play of Will McDonald at Tampa in week 3. * This episode i...

Jon and Al are joined by Nic of Greensmoke, London's full-service for Jets fans in the capital. Nic talks about the success of Grub with Greensmoke and previews everything lined up for Jets fans making the pilgrimage to London for the Broncos game in October. * This episode includes discussions or references to betting and gambling. Listener discretion is advised, especially for younger audiences.

Jon and Al are joined by Santa Thom, a Jets tailgating legend. Thom tells us about his 60 years as a Jets fan, commuting from Maine, and his son standing strong in an era dominated by Pats fans. The guys also discuss the loss to the Steelers at the home opener (which Jon went to and Al didn’t), and preview Week 2's match-up with the Bills. * This episode includes discussions or references to betti...

Jon and Al are joined by Daniel from Gang Green Sweden, who’s live from Stockholm. Find out about the origins of the Swedish fan club and what he is most looking forward to about the season ahead. Also, does Jon mess up the episode numbers again?! LOL We hope you enjoy the fourth episode of season three (the third of the season featured on Gang Green UK’s YouTube channel). * This episode includes...

This week we are joined by special guest Steve Shoes of Gang Green UK, who will be giving his predictions for the season and looking ahead to the Leicester watch party for week one at home to the Steelers. We will also be talking about the roster cuts and where that leaves us for the season ahead. J-E-T-S! * This episode includes discussions or references to betting and gambling. Listener discreti...

Jon and Al from The Hippodrome Jets talk pre-season and welcome Anth from Gang Green UK with a very special announcement!

Jon & Al talk NY Jets ahead of another NFL season. This time without Aaron Rodgers under centre.

It’s a draft quiz on this episode, and joining Jon & Al is special guest Steve Shoes.