tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-62659939262293895792024-03-05T06:08:02.624-08:00SportstuffblogA New York Sports Fan's view on all things Sports!dave@davesjointhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11115818611250485881noreply@blogger.comBlogger54125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6265993926229389579.post-59805390029356134992013-02-04T07:30:00.001-08:002013-02-04T07:30:55.504-08:00Congratulations Baltimore Ravens Superbowl XLVII Champs<p>Congratulations Baltimore Ravens on a fantastic end to a storybook season of firsts and lasts and ups and downs. Wow what a game!
Just what a Superbowl should be. Great game! And a great end to a great career Ray Lewis!</p>
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Should Rex Ryan give McElroy the shot and start him over the underachieving $60 Million Sanchez? Why not? At 5-7 you might as well give the kid a chance and see what he's got for the next four games. You already know what Sanchez has got (or what he doesn't). Let's face it; it's apparent that Mark Sanchez is not the long term answer at quarterback for the New York Jets! Rex Ryan stood by his man and stayed true to Sanchez butt Sanchez squandered his opportunities and disproved himself to the organization and to the fan base. He's D-O-N-E DONE in New York as far as the fans and the media go. Jets brass are forced to go with the kid and see what he's got.
It's interesting that Ryan waited to pull Sanchez in a game that Tim Tebow was not suited up for. I think McElroy really is the backup QB for the NY Jets and Tebow is really just a trick play quarterback and special teams or offensive special weapon - a change of pace ploy that never worked out and will be gone next year as fast as you can say "Brett Favre"!
THAT WAS EARLIER THIS WEEK
...So now we know that Sanchez will start in Jacksonville and Rex will probably suit up all three QB's for the game. We'll probably never know what McElroy has to offer unless Sanchez screws up (likely) and Tebow is not healthy enough to play. You almost gotta hope that Sanchez screws up as usual just to see McElroy in there. Good luck Mark Sanchez!dave@davesjointhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11115818611250485881noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6265993926229389579.post-64792357371744716252012-03-24T16:33:00.016-07:002012-03-25T11:54:50.108-07:00Tebowmania For NY Jets<b>At first I thought the whole Tim Tebow thing with the New York Jets...</b><br /><a href="http://www.jdoqocy.com/click-2445194-10716765?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.sportsmemorabilia.com%2Fsports-products%2Fpreorder-tim-tebow-autographed-denver-broncos-deluxe-full-size-replica-helmet-tebow-holo.html&cjsku=731629" target="_blank"><img src="http://cdn.sportsmemorabilia.com/sports-product-image/51-t731629-500.jpg" border="0" alt="Tim Tebow Autographed Denver Broncos Deluxe Full-Size Replica Helmet - Tebow Holo"/></a><img src="http://www.awltovhc.com/image-2445194-10716765" width="1" height="1" border="0"/><br /><a href="http://www.tkqlhce.com/click-2445194-10716765?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.sportsmemorabilia.com%2Fsports-products%2Fpreorder-tim-tebow-autographed-denver-broncos-deluxe-full-size-replica-helmet-tebow-holo.html&cjsku=731629" target="_blank"><br />Tim Tebow Autographed Denver Broncos Deluxe Full-Size Replica Helmet - Tebow Holo</a><img src="http://www.tqlkg.com/image-2445194-10716765" width="1" height="1" border="0"/><br /><br /> <b>... was a big media ploy.</b> But the more I think about it, the more I think that the Jets are serious about using Tebow to run the Wildcat Offense and to backup QB Mark Sanchez. The Jets really have missed having the Wildcat threat of Brad Smith and Leon Washington over the past two seasons. Acquiring the versatile Tim Tebow will obviously solve those losses with his talents running and passing the ball in the option. Jets fans and the New York Media can second guess Rex Ryan and Mike Tannenbaum all they want (and I have been), but how the Tebow thing plays out no one knows until it plays out. Let's wait and see.<br /><br /><center><h3>Maybe Tebow to the Jets will work out after all!</h3></center> <br /><br />The key is in Mark Sanchez playing up to his five-year, $58.25 million contract the Jets gave him last month before they signed Tebow. If Sanchez plays half as good as they're paying him then Jets fans won't scream for Tebow to take his place. If he does not play up to high expectations then as soon as he starts to struggle Jets fans will boo and heckle him and Rex Ryan and Offensive Coordinator Tony Sparano will think about replacing him with Father Tebow... and the NY Jets will have another quarterback controversy. But if Sanchez performs well then Tebow can be utilized as planned (or at least as the Jets brass would like us to think as planned) and everyone can be happy in Jets Nation. Either way get ready for Tebowmania to hit New York in a big way since the New York market is ten times bigger than Denver's, where Tim Tebow was the biggest thing since - well - John Elway or Peyton Manning. It's gonna be the biggest thing in New York since... Lin Sanity. Get ready New York, and get ready Mark Sanchez! TebowMania is about to begin! <br /><a href="http://www.anrdoezrs.net/click-2445194-11026123" target="_blank"><br /><img src="http://www.lduhtrp.net/image-2445194-11026123" alt="Shop Fanatics for Denver Broncos Manning Gear!" border="0" height="60" width="468" /></a><br /><br /><script src="http://digg.com/tools/diggthis.js" type="text/javascript"></script>dave@davesjointhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11115818611250485881noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6265993926229389579.post-34261701771082336522012-03-22T03:03:00.011-07:002012-03-22T03:47:27.194-07:00Jets Clean Up Act With TebowThe New York Jets' acquisition of Tim Tebow in a trade with the Denver Broncos will certainly make Rex Ryan and the Jets clean up their act - or they will be answering to a higher authority. I'd love to witness the first time Rex Ryan goes into a profanity laced rant to his NY Jets with Father Tebow in attendance. Ryan will have to go to confession! <br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZR9aYhKQBbXjpHuMwvSFmLmpHfsJl9ibO8R1YQ7NwLqJHrZmcAhvVYKLt_bsnEASmG_Yy_7XTPGfX6xJgnYEMVmP0uw-ErGLaurr2Cv__Kv7Jdgf_iq5hyKoA3nY_9z_-PiDm6W0G7KM/s1600/Tebow+Sanchez.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 258px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZR9aYhKQBbXjpHuMwvSFmLmpHfsJl9ibO8R1YQ7NwLqJHrZmcAhvVYKLt_bsnEASmG_Yy_7XTPGfX6xJgnYEMVmP0uw-ErGLaurr2Cv__Kv7Jdgf_iq5hyKoA3nY_9z_-PiDm6W0G7KM/s320/Tebow+Sanchez.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5722666094986168946" /></a><center><span style="font-size:85%;">AP Photo/Barry Gutierrez</span></center><br />In a trade which gives the Denver Broncos a fourth and sixth round draft pick from the Jets in exchange for Tebow and a seventh round pick, the Jets, once again, have made a huge splash in the pool which is the NFL. Jets GM Mike Tannenbaum claims that Tim Tebow will be used as the Wildcat quarterback and Mark Sanchez will be the starter; but only time will tell. You just have to think that Father Tebow will push Sanchez for his starting position regardless of what Tannenbaum or Rex Ryan says. <br /><br />Really the winner in this whole debacle is the Denver Broncos, who walk off into the sunset with Peyton Manning at quarterback! The Jets got yet another quarterback who can't throw the ball! It should be interesting in New York Jets land as usual. Look out New York - here comes Tebow Fever!<br /><a href="http://www.anrdoezrs.net/click-2445194-10273762?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.FansEdge.com%2FProductDetail.aspx%3FpfId%3D49-04219%26cj%3D49-04219&cjsku=49-04219" target="_blank"><br />Tim Tebow Plaque Details: Denver Broncos, Sublimated, 10x13, NFL Plaque</a><img src="http://www.lduhtrp.net/image-2445194-10273762" width="1" height="1" border="0"/><br /><br /><script src="http://digg.com/tools/diggthis.js" type="text/javascript"></script>dave@davesjointhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11115818611250485881noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6265993926229389579.post-8229373976813416492012-03-20T02:24:00.011-07:002012-03-20T16:59:51.927-07:00Peyton's New Place Denver BroncosSo Peyton Manning has made up his mind and John Elway and the Denver Broncos are the winners of the Manning Sweepstakes. Peyton Manning will take his rifle of an arm - and hopefully fixed neck - to the Rocky Mountains and continue his Hall Of Fame career with the Broncos. It seems as though Tim Tebow's Bronco's time is over; at least as a starter for now. <br /><br />Manning will sign for $100,000,000 over 5 years. That's allot of zeros when you count 'em. Peyton chose Denver, most likely, because of their great offensive line, up and coming defense, and presence of Hall Of Fame quarterback John Elway in the front office. We'll see what happens with Tim Tebow, who I think will go elsewhere for a chance to play. <br /><br />The addition of Peyton Manning to the Bronco's roster surely will make Denver, a playoff team last year, a contender for the Super Bowl. If Manning stays healthy he should be able to lead the Denver Broncos deep into the Playoffs the next couple of years. Look out Denver there's a new Hall Of Fame quarterback in town, and Mile High is now Peyton's Place.<br /><br /><script src="http://digg.com/tools/diggthis.js" type="text/javascript"></script>dave@davesjointhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11115818611250485881noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6265993926229389579.post-55362516598694021882012-03-14T16:07:00.014-07:002012-03-14T17:40:04.985-07:00NY Knicks and Mike D'Antoni Part WaysAfter a roller coaster two months, including a 7-2 run of Jeremy Lin-Sanity in February and the second 6 game losing streak of the season in March, Mike D'Antoni and the<a href="http://www.nba.com/knicks/"target="new"> New York Knicks</a> have parted ways. Dolan says it was a mutual agreement, but you can't help but think they squeezed him out after an uninspiring run of games in which the Knicks just played poor defense and couldn't keep up with the big boys (Mavericks,Celtics,Bucks,Spurs,Bulls,Sixers) after the return of Carmello Anthony to the Jeremy Lin Sanity crazed Knicks. <br /><br />After lots of talk of Mello asking to be traded because he was not happy with Mike D'Antoni's offense it turns out that D'Antoni is the one to leave. It makes you wonder how much Carmello Anthony's unhappiness with not being The Man had to do with D'Antoni's exit. Mutual or not.<br /><br />Assistant Coach Mike Woodson, who in six seasons as the head coach of the Atlanta Hawks compiled a 206-286 (.419) record with three consecutive playoff appearances, has been named Head Coach. Woodson has been a NY Knicks assistant since August 2011 and now must win over a stunned locker room of players who had a strong allegiance to Mike D'Antoni. With 24 games left and tied for the eighth spot in the Eastern Conference with the Milwaukee Bucks Woodson must find a way to get all of his players on the same page; something D'Antoni struggled with over the last few weeks. <br /><br /><script src="http://digg.com/tools/diggthis.js" type="text/javascript"></script>dave@davesjointhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11115818611250485881noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6265993926229389579.post-68646168849269858372011-08-23T12:57:00.000-07:002011-08-27T16:45:13.074-07:00NY JETS and Plax Will Make Offense FlyAfter Plaxico Burress' first game action in over two years in a 27-7 Preseason NY Jets win over the Cincinnati Bengals, it is evident that Rex Ryans' 2011 Jets will be more of an open offense than just a typical Ryan pound and ground attack. Offensive Coordinator Brian Schottenheimer must be licking his chops with the talent the Jets offense has this season. Three great receivers in Derrick Mason, Santonio Holmes, and Burress, as well as having Ladainian Tomlinson out of the backfield, the solid TE Dustin Keller, and good depth at running back with Shonn Greene and Joe McKnight and Tomlinson as 3rd Down specialist. If the offensive line can be effective after key injuries to versatile backup Rob Turner (broken leg) and RG Brandon Moore, and the retirement of RT Damien Woody - a necessary feat for Mark Sanchez, as well as the running game, to succeed - the offense should be a force to be reckoned with around the NFL. Jets skill players will be on the top of everybody's Fantasy Football list this year.
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<br />Rex Ryan has traditionally been a grind it out with the running game, use the passing game to keep you honest, and play good aggressive smash-mouth pressure defense kind of guy. With the acquisitions of Burress and Mason this off season and Holmes already established as Sanchez's go to guy, Rex Ryan will not be able to resist giving Schottenheimer more freedom to think pass first and run second, at least some of the time. It would be too much of a waste in resources not to take advantage of their experience. These receivers are gonna give defensive backfields fits if they stay healthy and Sanchez has time to get rid of the pig. Schottenheimer will be like a kid in a candy shop. Shonn Greene should be a great compliment to the passing game if he stays healthy too. Greene's success is also dependent on the offensive line's status.
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<br />All in all, the NY Jets should resemble more of a West Coast kind of offense in 2011 with the likes of an improved, seasoned Sanchez throwing the ball to Holmes, Burress, Mason, Keller, and Tomlinson. Look out Joe Montana and Jerry Rice! Here comes Mark Sanchez, Santonio Holmes, and Plaxico Burress.
<br />J-E-T-S, Jets, Jets, Jets!dave@davesjointhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11115818611250485881noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6265993926229389579.post-47318239355100012992011-01-17T05:41:00.000-08:002011-01-17T08:11:08.861-08:00I Had A NY Jets DreamI had this weird dream last night that Rex Ryan and the NY Jets beat Bill Belichick, Tom Brady and the New England Patriots in the AFC Divisional round of the playoffs. You know how I know it's a dream? The Jets pretty much dominated the Patriots and led them through most of the game! We all know that if the Jets could muster up a W against the Pats that they would keep us on the edge of our seats till the last moments of the game, or better yet, into overtime!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhftb1m9DoZLeHR6PiTHy3o0ikiUG5aXjOiuvAX-eo6sZUGyxbKEhhO1YFTsJf5-3WjT_Fq0szb25sQOlzBwLfnDHnoob9ouWgbmQcqOHZV72VDQeBBbu0o-hNmzihOk6Ee3Kcd76dSUUA/s1600/martin-luther-king2.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 173px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhftb1m9DoZLeHR6PiTHy3o0ikiUG5aXjOiuvAX-eo6sZUGyxbKEhhO1YFTsJf5-3WjT_Fq0szb25sQOlzBwLfnDHnoob9ouWgbmQcqOHZV72VDQeBBbu0o-hNmzihOk6Ee3Kcd76dSUUA/s200/martin-luther-king2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5563187293148742626" border="0" /></a><center><span style="font-size:78%;">Martin Luther King</span></center><br />In fact, it turns out, it was not a dream. I woke up and the paper confirmed it! And the final score of 28-21 does not reflect the domination the winning Jets imposed upon the Patsies. Tom Brady and company were pretty desperate at the end, trailing 28-14, and scored what turned out to be a garbage time TD to bring the score to within a TD. But the Jets covered the onside kick (twice) and New England is history, see ya next year, adios! And the New York Jets advance to the AFC Championship Game once again. As Rex Ryan said "..same old Jets, we're in the AFC Championship Game again. The only difference is we plan on winning it this time". It's the new "Same Old Jets", and they're quite entertaining and fun to watch. Certainly better than the stuffed sweatshirts that their counter part, arch rival, Patriots are!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhh9neVx2D9dBHze2jC64ZxjfBmZnkrn7-HMQcbwrAOTl4VCXwLy6NGAFt-GMGFW0rhrf-RMqmBgR1dH-tMVKahfy-paBbWjTsWxkJwiL_WJlnhCdBEK14j3JdO40RA8j2_ECyrYEE8VAI/s1600/NY+Jets+Return+of+the+Jet-I.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 286px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhh9neVx2D9dBHze2jC64ZxjfBmZnkrn7-HMQcbwrAOTl4VCXwLy6NGAFt-GMGFW0rhrf-RMqmBgR1dH-tMVKahfy-paBbWjTsWxkJwiL_WJlnhCdBEK14j3JdO40RA8j2_ECyrYEE8VAI/s320/NY+Jets+Return+of+the+Jet-I.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5563185905186531218" border="0" /></a><center><span style="font-size:78%;">New York Post</span></center><br />As I said in my post before the Patriots game if Mark Sanchez plays better than in Indianapolis and the Jets stick to the ground and pound and the defense applies pressure to Brady (three big ifs) the Jets can win this game; and I say the same thing about Pittsburgh, just substitute Brady's name with Big Ben Roethlisberger. Use the same mentality and the Jets can beat the Pittsburgh Steelers like they already did in December. The Jets are built to beat them. If they play their A Game they can beat anybody, just take a look at the tape from yesterday's game; total domination of a 14-2 team with a future Hall Of Fame Coach and quarterback. Bye bye Patriots. Here we come Pittsburgh Steelers. Been there, done that, let's do it again! Wouldn't it be ironic if Rex Ryan's NY Jets played the Chicago Bears in the Super Bowl? Both teams with Super Bowl connections to Ryan's father Buddy, who was with the Jet's as an assistant and the Bears as Head Coach during both teams Super Bowl appearances. Well let's not think too far ahead. Pittsburgh first. See you there.dave@davesjointhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11115818611250485881noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6265993926229389579.post-37561805128427681692011-01-10T06:24:00.000-08:002011-01-14T13:34:16.250-08:00Jets To Knock Next Monkey Off ShouldersIn beating Peyton Manning and the Indianapolis Colts, Rex Ryan and the New York Jets earned the chance to go to Foxboro and knock the next monkey off their shoulders. They wanted the chance to play the New England Patriots a third time to prove that the last match up was an anomaly in their 11-5 season; that it was just a day they woke up on the wrong side of the bed and got blown out 45-3 by Bill Belichick's bullies. But this monkey up in Massachusetts is more like an ape! He even kinda resembles one on the sideline in sweatpants and a hoodie and holding a clipboard. And his quarterback, Tom Brady, is just as fun as monkeys in a barrel!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHTRv1qaNokYtYt5Uo6_vE9wp6a7pIyeAsfR8HzVDPd05vo4WqX0dDfKjYG7Rp3mUTGo3Hja5MODRF0FxH_2I5Cxk8t9tdIkez9BEkGuyvhL8TpBtDSOZVWLtZpbnc58oF_p2Qv9yU5ug/s1600/Tom+Brady+Barrel+Of+Monkeys.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHTRv1qaNokYtYt5Uo6_vE9wp6a7pIyeAsfR8HzVDPd05vo4WqX0dDfKjYG7Rp3mUTGo3Hja5MODRF0FxH_2I5Cxk8t9tdIkez9BEkGuyvhL8TpBtDSOZVWLtZpbnc58oF_p2Qv9yU5ug/s320/Tom+Brady+Barrel+Of+Monkeys.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5562153900402479954" border="0" /></a><center><span style="font-size:85%;">Tom Brady</span></center><br /><br />If the Jets play like they did against the Colts in the AFC Wildcard Game this past Saturday, they can plan on being home on their couches to watch the AFC Championship Game the following week. The defense played a great game, short of that one long play to Garcon for the TD in the 2nd quarter. The Jets ground game was awesome, they kept the ball away from Peyton in the 2nd half, which was key. But this week Mark Sanchez has got to do better than he did against the Colts. Sanchez just makes you wonder whether his shoulder is hurting more than he's giving on to, or if he's regressing, or did he just have a bad day? Some of his passes had some zip on them and others were just plain off. He made the big play to Braylon Edwards on the winning drive, but most of the game he was unimpressive to say the least. The Jets need Sanchez to be on top of his game against the Patriots because their not gonna get away with a one dimensional offense through a whole game in New England. They need to keep the Patriots honest with some sort of passing game. Use the run to set up the play action for some big plays. If not, Rex Ryan should put Mark Brunell in. He looked pretty good against Buffalo. But I guess anyone would've look good against Buffalo! Anything would look better than the kid did last week.<br /><br />I'm not saying Mark Sanchez needs to play like Peyton Manning. He just has to play better than last week. The Jets should stick to the "ground and pound" mentality and just use the passing game to open up the rushing game and vice versa. I think The Man on offense really should be Shonn Greene. All you have to do is look at the Jets Playoff run last year to see that Greene gets strong at this time of year. He was a monster in last years Playoffs and can be the key to keeping the ball away from Tom Brady in the Divisional round on Sunday! And that's what the Jets should try to do. Keep it away from Brady (like they did against Manning) and run, run, run! Then pass it when you need to and when you think you can catch the Patriots defense off guard. Only time will tell, but I have a feeling the Jets will be ready to play on Sunday. Hopefully Sanchez and Rex Ryan and the NY Jets can knock the Belichick and Brady Monkey off their green backs. Let's Go Jets!dave@davesjointhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11115818611250485881noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6265993926229389579.post-66007512461951838042011-01-06T14:46:00.000-08:002011-01-07T14:26:14.909-08:00Rex Ryan's Jets Face Old DemonRex Ryan and his NY Jets go into this Saturday's AFC Wildcard Game facing a familiar nemesis - Indianapolis Colts' Peyton Manning - otherwise known as Superman. And IF the Jets can pull it off against Manning's Colts they will be the lucky team to earn a chance to go to New England and play against Tom Brady's Patriots! Joy, joy! Hey Jets fans, we're in The Tournament and that means that anything can happen. Look at last year. Who thought the Jets would have gone as far as they did, before crashing in the second half of the AFC Championship Game against Manning and the Colts. That's why Ryan and Mike Tannenbaum went out in the off-season and acquired the missing pieces on defense that they felt would bring them up to that next level and be able to beat Peyton Manning and the Indianapolis Colts, and Tom Brady and the New England Patriots. Those pieces to the puzzle are namely; Antonio Cromartie playing opposite Darrelle Reevis, and Jason Taylor and Trevor Price playing spot rolls on the line when they need to bring the pressure on the quarterback. Not to mention bringing in LaDainian Tomlinson and Santonio Holmes, two future Hall of Famers, on offense.<br /><br />They specifically added these guys on defense in order to be able to beat the next two teams and QB's they must face (if they make it to the Divisional round) in the Playoffs. They know that both teams are beatable, and that they did already beat the Pats once this season. But in that first game the Pats WR Wes Welker was injured and out, and the second game the Jets got creamed by Bill Belichik and Brady and company 45-3! But first they must beat Indy by putting their brass' decisions and newest members on defense to the test. Manning doesn't have all of his weapons at his disposal due to injuries but has been raising the level of play of the fill-ins week in and week out. He's the kind of player who can do that.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigBwwQoiHdPWu2neiS7SAIDDec0GorcEyuA-3X5pLXs8Aks5v6U6ePuzmF-M1DfrksCDpRr44LTZMeptRhENkdFiPDZWgr6Onvk8Nx3gncN8qg4mp5nTpJzB4vWR2mWGH5EM3w9N253nE/s1600/coach-rex-ryan-.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 130px; height: 95px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigBwwQoiHdPWu2neiS7SAIDDec0GorcEyuA-3X5pLXs8Aks5v6U6ePuzmF-M1DfrksCDpRr44LTZMeptRhENkdFiPDZWgr6Onvk8Nx3gncN8qg4mp5nTpJzB4vWR2mWGH5EM3w9N253nE/s400/coach-rex-ryan-.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5559573534625279874" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Lots of people have been criticizing Rex Ryan for being so confident and running his mouth off so much; but what should he do? Say he expects to lose? Should he say that the Jets will never make it to the Super Bowl again? "I wouldn't want to insult Tom Brady now, because then he'll be mad at me and beat us". Is that what he should say? Every team and coach should go in to every game they play expecting to win it. If not, they shouldn't be playing professional football. The Jet's made it to the post-season and should be planning on winning it all. And every team should have that same plan! Isn't that what this thing is all about anyway? I enjoy Rex Ryan's enthusiasm and I think his players thrive on it. I think if anyone can bring them up to that next level it's Rex Ryan. Hopefully he gets his revenge on Peyton Manning and earns that trip to a third game against old Tom Brady. Because, hey you never know. Let's Go Jets!dave@davesjointhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11115818611250485881noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6265993926229389579.post-27821399280856902352010-11-23T13:09:00.000-08:002010-11-25T10:48:19.200-08:00New Jets MentalityAs a long term Jets fan I'm starting to think that I'm gonna have to change my way of thinking around here. However hard it may be, I'm gonna have to cut the cynicism and start believing! It almost rubs against my Jets grain. I've expected the Jets to screw up after decades of mediocrity and ineptitude and a few okay years. It's hard to break the habit of trying to figure out how the organization would blow it on a weekly and annual basis. Now I have to adjust to them being winners. Wow! What an adjustment.<br /><br />Rex Ryan brought that winning mentality to New York-Jersey last year and continues with it in the 2010 campaign. At first it was entertaining and refreshing but I couldn't believe it yet. Now, after a trip to the AFC Championship Game last season, and an 8-2 record after four 4th quarter or overtime comeback wins in a row, I'm starting to become a believer. It's the only thing I can do! If you can look past the fact that the Jets defense keeps putting them in these situations where they have to come back at the end of games (which I can), then you can see the light at the end of the tunnel. And that light is the Big Game at the end of the playoffs.... dare I say it? No, I won't yet. <br /><br />The NY Jets do seem poised to go in to next weeks game against the Patriots with a 9-2 record after beating the Cincinnati Bengals on Thanksgiving. And if they can beat New England again they can be 10-2 going in to the home stretch four games. But I'm looking too far ahead. First they have to beat the Bengals, who are a much better team than their 2-8 record indicates, with their high powered passing game featuring Carson Palmer, Chad Ochocinco, and Terrell Owens. First things first. But this NY Jets fan is starting to assume that these New York Jets are going to win (you know what happens when you assume). And with Mark Sanchez at the helm and the Jets offense playing the way they are playing it's hard not to believe; even if it does go against my losing Jets fan attitude. Thanks Rex Ryan and Mark Sanchez, you're changing my way of thinking. Happy Thanksgiving! Let's not be turkeys. Win this one without a last minute comeback. Give the kid a break, so he can go home after the game and have some turkey and look forward to a great match up against the Patriots next week. Let's Go Jets!dave@davesjointhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11115818611250485881noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6265993926229389579.post-71151675619403726462010-11-23T10:13:00.000-08:002010-11-23T11:49:19.345-08:00Mets Start New Era With Collins, AldersonThe New York Mets ushered in a new era in GM Sandy Alderson announcing the hiring of the fiery Terry Collins as Manager. Collins previously was managing the Mets farm team. At his introductory news conference Collins said he hopes to lead the Mets to the Promised Land! Well Hallelujah! Praise The Lord! I hope so! <br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAxgq8MUsOJcxIlKko9yQvLC3Ig4nDkUTphTrA4k1G0bG-Oj7IyDjx5IPjAznEDD6AbLNJ4_Oh0kgm_nv1dCGiaQCPj3nAgnVVWxakAF_-LFBl-c1DhsbjBPAki2on5vBK6W29W0FEhtQ/s1600/IMG00199+Terry+Collins.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAxgq8MUsOJcxIlKko9yQvLC3Ig4nDkUTphTrA4k1G0bG-Oj7IyDjx5IPjAznEDD6AbLNJ4_Oh0kgm_nv1dCGiaQCPj3nAgnVVWxakAF_-LFBl-c1DhsbjBPAki2on5vBK6W29W0FEhtQ/s400/IMG00199+Terry+Collins.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5542802150614624450" border="0" /></a><center><span style="font-size:85%;">Terry Collins News Conference</span></center> <br /><br />After donning his new Mets uniform and cap he declared "I'm full of enthusiasm... I've learned to mellow a bit, but my love for the game itself leads me to wanting the game to be played correctly and that will never take a second step to anything. I'm not the evil devil that a lot of people have made me out to be". He praised the Mets roster and it sounds like the core might stay pretty much intact. We'll see. He said "We've got a lot of talented guys. We've got to let them play their game".<br /> <br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBQsX8Ja4MO7-1oePE7GOMwmwZRb78h9GiQpcXTeJHpAx5Y60w-_hMnErXD-Ndyo50ysMlJLY-0ZPOyPgkul6nF2REBagqZP7fB_2G07XBuvDNwzRwBDW8n6zYJ5AkSW-z0zfkdOde5eE/s1600/NOR2NYM-031FLASH.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 250px; height: 250px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBQsX8Ja4MO7-1oePE7GOMwmwZRb78h9GiQpcXTeJHpAx5Y60w-_hMnErXD-Ndyo50ysMlJLY-0ZPOyPgkul6nF2REBagqZP7fB_2G07XBuvDNwzRwBDW8n6zYJ5AkSW-z0zfkdOde5eE/s400/NOR2NYM-031FLASH.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5542804132033693042" border="0" /></a><br /><br />And so It seems like Terry Collins will be a colorful, interesting guy to watch and listen to, much like Jerry Manual and Willie Randolph of recent Mets Managerial history. Whether he can lead us to the Promised Land is to be seen. He says that there's no reason why they shouldn't be a winning team. It ought to be entertaining to watch him try anyway.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixMseXEXm28LKA11RbVh4LbuWF2efmAWWpUQKcSI2f4tWwzc4DKOE8X9UfJ2u_cDPxto171cg_zuTJ909oKVrp3atmU1gXu_echB35lpaJsmjidQSOypBkNn2vNzou0Csea_4pG0lBWYY/s1600/IMG00197+Terry+Collins+Alderson.jpg"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixMseXEXm28LKA11RbVh4LbuWF2efmAWWpUQKcSI2f4tWwzc4DKOE8X9UfJ2u_cDPxto171cg_zuTJ909oKVrp3atmU1gXu_echB35lpaJsmjidQSOypBkNn2vNzou0Csea_4pG0lBWYY/s320/IMG00197+Terry+Collins+Alderson.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5542804496911453730" border="0" /></a> <center><span style="font-size:85%;">Sandy Alderson and Terry Collins</span></center><br /><br />It's exciting to see a whole new regime for the New York Mets. It's gonna be a fresh new start. Let's hope they restore respectability to a team with great history in MLB. Terry Collins, welcome to New York!dave@davesjointhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11115818611250485881noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6265993926229389579.post-35230087904893318032010-10-28T14:43:00.001-07:002010-10-29T01:10:17.105-07:00No Fall Classic For Cablevision SubscribersNews Corp's Fox 5 and Cablevision still have not settled their dispute over a new contract and News Corp continues to hold their programming, including the MLB World Series, hostage. The Dolans and Cablevision continue to play hardball and now some 3 million Cablevision subscribers across New York and Philadelphia are left to scramble to watch the Fall Classic, including yours truly. <br /><br />I received an email from Cablevision last night, at around 6:30 PM, an hour before Fox 5's TV coverage of Game 1 started across the country, informing me that if I registered at MLB.com and paid $9.99 Cablevision would refund me the money by crediting my bill. I could watch the World Series right on MLB.com. Sounded good to me at the time, and so I immediately registered and paid the ten bucks. It was a no brainer! Unfortunately there were a few drawbacks. First of all; it turns out that MLB.com is partially owned by Fox. So the money I paid, which Cablevision promised to return to me, is going to News Corp anyway! The other major problem, for me, is that watching the game streamed on MLB.com sucks! They give you many camera angles to choose from, but you don't get any stats on the screen, nor any pitch count, and the picture keeps freezing up. So I wound up paying more attention to the Knicks game on my TV (broadcast on MSG Network) than the World Series freezing up on my laptop. What a bummer! At least the Knicks won. Oh well. I guess I don't have the right to see the Fall Classic this year. I only hand over close to $140.00 per month to Cablevision; why should I be able to watch what I pay for? I long for the time that things were simpler, when televisions were hooked up to rabbit ears and analog signals came over the air waves. It's the price we pay (or don't pay if you're Cablevision) for living a digital life! I don't know what I'm gonna do for the Jet's game on Sunday against Green Bay. Maybe I'll just go to my neighborhood bar and watch the game with all the other low lives who don't have Verizon Fios. Play ball!dave@davesjointhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11115818611250485881noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6265993926229389579.post-39346461198035910132010-10-12T05:06:00.000-07:002010-10-12T06:43:33.134-07:00Favre Left To Explain After MNF Loss<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZUIuzzZ-y5rbf4kkQAzDkQEBj1PsXzzE_LosmqL1n3Bj5UQxoX_JMN0S0KqxtMKdEUmSt3Z_8BegU1oC3S2m3YUfrjghKPyXZLf1FUJ9obZUCZndG15Hv_tkckq1q0YUA_B4BOD-HWGA/s1600/jenn-sterger-jets.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 264px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZUIuzzZ-y5rbf4kkQAzDkQEBj1PsXzzE_LosmqL1n3Bj5UQxoX_JMN0S0KqxtMKdEUmSt3Z_8BegU1oC3S2m3YUfrjghKPyXZLf1FUJ9obZUCZndG15Hv_tkckq1q0YUA_B4BOD-HWGA/s400/jenn-sterger-jets.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5527144604077526578" /></a><center><font size="1">Photo: Jennifersterger.com</font></center><br />After Brett Favre got sacked trying to go fourth-and-inches with gorgeous former NY Jets intern Jenn Sterger last week, he and his Minnesota Vikings lost to the Jets at New Meadowlands Stadium on Monday Night Football last night. After leading the Vikings the whole game, the Jets were up against the ropes with a 22-20 lead with four and a half minutes left in the game and the dangerous Favre with the ball in crunch time. But the future Hall Of Famer has not been too dangerous (unless you're the 5'2" cutie Sterger) lately. Dwight Lowery sealed the game with a Pick Six on a 23-yard touchdown on an interception of Favre with 1:30 left in the game.<br /><br /><object width="640" height="390"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/5HDDaHtEFm4&hl=en_US&feature=player_embedded&version=3"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowScriptAccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/5HDDaHtEFm4&hl=en_US&feature=player_embedded&version=3" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" allowScriptAccess="always" width="640" height="390"></embed></object><br /><br />Typically, the New York Jets Prime Time game was surrounded by controversy, distractions, and big time side stories. This time, though, the dirt was in someone else' eyes. After Brett Favre was busted sending "salacious" photos to Sterger back in 2008, he was left crying to his teammates before the big MNF game, and likely crying after. His teary apology to his team for the distractions leading up to the game can only be read as an admission to his accusations; sending Jennifer Sterger crotch shots of himself and voice messages which are quite incriminating. It's quite sad to think that Favre would do such a thing and risk his squeaky clean reputation, not to mention his marriage. You would think he would know better than that! So now the NY Jets go on to meet the Broncos (2-3) in Denver next week and Brett Favre goes on to meet with NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell to explain what he was thinking back in 2008. No wonder why he went 1-4 those last five games with the Jets. He had other things on his mind. Good Luck Brett. See you in the tabloids.<br /><script src="http://digg.com/tools/diggthis.js" type="text/javascript"></script>dave@davesjointhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11115818611250485881noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6265993926229389579.post-45393707841116418792010-09-06T09:29:00.000-07:002010-09-07T07:45:37.577-07:00Revis Off His IslandDarrelle Revis really stinks for listening to his uncle and agents and holding out the whole preseason. It’s disrupted progress for the whole defense and special teams, and shows how self centered he is rather than being a team player like Nick Mangold and D'Brickashaw Ferguson. Instead of having Kyle Wilson focus on returning, he had to concentrate on playing corner, prematurely, in place of Revis. Tannenbaum was also forced to keep Joe McKnight on the active roster since the Jets needed him to return punts. I give lots of credit to Mr Tannenbaum and Woody Johnson for not caving in to Revis' demands for so long! Unfortunately they need Revis there and had to give him enough to keep his whining mouth shut! I’m also kinda bummed about Tony Richardson being cut and hope he’s back soon!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_8Hxtu2bJg3F5Bzna46HM3xtScYNp1kpWnxMgaxJAK1jnVzI8VcjpSoDQZ2CYbtja_UAjHW4oWCZfwAEFMxcAQuLoNtPL-Cg668KWXSdwYrewDFcBHWzFYgEJZUE1cdSQ5QyHM-46iRM/s1600/revis_306.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 306px; height: 172px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_8Hxtu2bJg3F5Bzna46HM3xtScYNp1kpWnxMgaxJAK1jnVzI8VcjpSoDQZ2CYbtja_UAjHW4oWCZfwAEFMxcAQuLoNtPL-Cg668KWXSdwYrewDFcBHWzFYgEJZUE1cdSQ5QyHM-46iRM/s400/revis_306.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5513846098204528722" /></a><center><font size="1">Stephen Dunn/Getty Images</font></center> <br />Too bad Football is a business… It ruins allot for the fans. I would have liked to see the NY Jets go all the way without Mr Island. Don't get me wrong; I love Revis and am happy he's back. But I think he should have honored his big boy rookie contract and if his agents couldn't get it worked out before training camp, he should have been at camp this whole summer. Oh well. Welcome back DR. Now put your money where your mouth is. Let’s Go Jets!<br /><script src="http://digg.com/tools/diggthis.js" type="text/javascript"></script>dave@davesjointhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11115818611250485881noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6265993926229389579.post-29161386135763017402010-08-06T11:49:00.000-07:002010-08-06T12:33:57.976-07:00The Ninth Annual Brett Favre ShowWelcome Ladies and Gentlemen to the 9th Annual Brett Favre Retirement Show. Put away your hankies for the moment; The Man has not made up his mind yet. Contrary to what Favre may have texted to his buddies on the <a href="http://www.vikings.com/index2.html"target="new">Minnesota Vikings</a> or tweeted to the world, rest assured, there's only one thing for sure on the Brett Favre front, and that is that nothing is for sure. <br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtrYMRUHWo8PPoVmesPkGNGpTmW2CMlGs4b3cBHDfLDHAh00p8NneU2qIxKNtrkRI4xrdihqmyQV2g6PY9qAjpr-Y8G-wHO42Zzii1oXRPpetKA8UaY_Ybhm3LLE27VHTsTdJpwA7bgj0/s1600/capress-fbn_vikings_favre-4110450.jpg"target ="new"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 216px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtrYMRUHWo8PPoVmesPkGNGpTmW2CMlGs4b3cBHDfLDHAh00p8NneU2qIxKNtrkRI4xrdihqmyQV2g6PY9qAjpr-Y8G-wHO42Zzii1oXRPpetKA8UaY_Ybhm3LLE27VHTsTdJpwA7bgj0/s400/capress-fbn_vikings_favre-4110450.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5502379400416338050" /></a><center><font size="1">The Canadian Press</font></center><br />This time of year Favre can change his mind like a woman in a shoe store. Keyshawn Johnson said on <a href="http://www.espn.com"target="new">ESPN</a> that he wouldn't trust that Favre will retire until the start of the regular season. I would take it a step further; I would say that Favre could step in any time during the NFL Preseason or maybe during the regular NFL Season. Who knows, maybe there will be an injury on Minnesota or elsewhere and he'll play. Don't count him out just yet. If Favre heals from his left ankle surgery successfully he might just be playing the last game of the preseason with some team (remember the Jets?) and then be anointed the starter. He loves to find a situation where he doesn't have to go through the whole training camp thing. He'd rather go fishing for the summer and then step in somewhere and play. Stranger things have happened. Actually THAT happened. So don't put it past the King of Football Drama Favre. Just sit back and watch the 9th Annual Brett Favre Retirement Show, and enjoy it while it lasts.<br /><script src="http://digg.com/tools/diggthis.js" type="text/javascript"></script>dave@davesjointhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11115818611250485881noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6265993926229389579.post-81226455921596710092010-02-08T08:54:00.000-08:002010-02-09T12:54:54.661-08:00Saints Ain't Aints No MoreDrew Brees and the New Orleans Saints defeated their own Archie Manning's son Peyton and the mighty Indianapolis Colts in Super Bowl XLIV and finally replaced the stigma of the brown paper bags of Archie's "Aints" with the Who Dat? Nation of the Sean Payton and Drew Brees era! And it sure feels good for a city such as New Orleans which suffered the tragedy of Hurricane Katrina and is still trying to get it's feet back on dry ground. The underdog New Orleans Saints did the unthinkable in beating Manning and the Colts 31-17 in Miami at Sun Life Stadium. <br /><br /><center><a target='new' href="http://click.linksynergy.com/fs-bin/click?id=JKdzX3rJGhI&offerid=145761.10000243&type=4&subid=0"><IMG alt="NFLShop.com" border="0" src="http://www.nflshop.com/graphics/promo/NFL/nfl_nyj_468x60x.jpg"></a><IMG border="0" width="1" height="1" src="http://ad.linksynergy.com/fs-bin/show?id=JKdzX3rJGhI&bids=145761.10000243&type=4&subid=0"></center><br /><br />It was a great Super Bowl! No matter who you wanted to win, it was just a great game to watch. The Colts dominating the 1st Quarter with a lead of 10-0. The Saints stole the momentum back in the 2nd Quarter making it 10-6 going in to halftime on two field goals, failing to convert touchdowns but putting points on the board nevertheless. They never gave back the momentum in the second half; opening up with a gutsy on side kick and recovering the ball to drive it down field for a TD and their first lead of the game at 13-10. But more important than the lead the Saints continued their momentum and even though the Colts did score one more TD New Orleans just did what they had to do; scoring another 18 points including a Field Goal, a TD and two point conversion and the pick-6 of Manning on his would be comeback drive by Cornerback Stacy Porter. That pretty much sealed it with the Saints up by two TD's. Porter was instrumental in picking off Brett Favre late in the NFC Championship win over the Minnesota Vikings as well. <br /><br />There was no Peyton Manning heroics at the end of this one. Hey, the Saints won this one for old Archie. Finally the New Orleans Saints have won a Super Bowl. They're world champs. Take off those paper bags. This is the Who Dat? Nation now. Let Mardi Gras begin early! Grab a drink and a Po Boy. Lets party. Oh when the Saints, Oh when the Saints, Oh when the Saints come marching in. Oh how I'd love to be in that number. When the Saints come marching in.<br /><br /><script src="http://digg.com/tools/diggthis.js" type="text/javascript"></script>dave@davesjointhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11115818611250485881noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6265993926229389579.post-3479469693519893882010-02-05T14:07:00.000-08:002010-02-06T13:49:25.085-08:00Can Saints Stop Super Manning In Super Bowl XLIV?I usually root for Peyton Manning and the Indianapolis Colts in the post season after the Jets are out of contention. Indy is kinda my "second team" after the Jets. Especially since they've been out of the AFC East. When they were in the Jets division I hated them. Once the NFL realigned the divisions in 2002 from five to four teams per division and placed the Colts in the AFC North I had no problem liking them. Hey, they weren't in my team's division anymore. They were always an exciting offensive team to watch with a great quarterback in Manning and I liked Tony Dungy. So why not? Jets fans needed a team to root for in the Playoffs anyway. So I chose the Indianapolis Colts. But this year I just can't do it. Not after the NY Jets fell to the Master Manning and his Colts in the AFC Championship Game two weeks ago. I just can't bring myself to root for them. So I'm gonna go for the New Orleans Saints. <br /><br />I love the city of New Orleans, having gone down there many times to go to Jazzfest, a wonderful music and heritage festival held every spring during the last weekend in April and first weekend in May. I absolutely fell in love with New Orleans while there for my annual fix of music, food, and partying in the streets. So why not cheer for their football team? Seems the right thing to do to me. After Katrina the city definitely can use the money and attention associated with a Super Bowl win. But can the N.O. Saints stop Manning in Super Bowl XLIV? It's not going to be easy! The Saints secondary is the weak link to their defense and Peyton Manning will find a way to exploit that weakness. Hell, he finds a way to exploit defenses even when they don't have such a suspect group like the Saints secondary. So why shouldn't he in this game? The key for the Saints defense will be if they can apply pressure up front with the front seven and rush Manning in to making quick decisions. If they can do that and contain the Backs (a huge feat in itself) they will have a chance. Like I said it's not gonna be easy! <br /><br />Most teams, like the Jets, can come up with a plan to rattle Manning temporarily, but eventually he will figure the plan out and then he'll pick them apart. It's almost like opposing defenses should come up with two game plans for Indy and Manning. One for the beginning of the game and the other to switch to after Manning starts figuring out the first one. I kept thinking that that's what the NY Jets should have done in the AFC Championship Game. After Peyton started figuring them out and directing traffic in the second half the Jets should have come at him with something completely different. Like showing pressure up front but then dropping back in to coverage after the snap. Who knows? Maybe Rex can figure it out next year. Now it's Sean Payton's turn. Hopefully he can figure out a way.<br /><br />I really just want to see a good game. It would be real sweet to see the Saints win the big game finally after all those years of futility and the wounds of Hurricane Katrina still fresh. It's just what the city can use. Drew Brees wants to deliver the victory to his adoptive city. And I'd definitely like to see Peyton lose now. So let's go Saints. It should be a great offensive game for both teams and that should make for a fun game to watch. Enjoy everyone. Who Are You? Who Who? Who Who?<br /><br /><script src="http://digg.com/tools/diggthis.js" type="text/javascript"></script>dave@davesjointhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11115818611250485881noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6265993926229389579.post-54438327976969460622010-01-25T08:56:00.000-08:002010-01-25T12:25:56.175-08:00Rex Ryan's NY Jets Fall To Superior ColtsI could say that I'm happy that Rex Ryan's New York Jets even made it to the NFL Post Season let alone a berth in the AFC Championship Game against the mighty Indianapolis Colts. I could say I'm satisfied because Rookie Mark Sanchez and the NY Jets started out with three wins to start the season, then went to 4-6 the next seven games and were pretty much written off by everyone (including themselves) with two games left to the regular season at 7-7 and dependent on lots of factors and little hope. I could say I'm pleased to know that the NY Jets look good going in to the off season knowing they've secured that franchise quarterback in Mark Sanchez, a feature Back in Shonn Greene, a Defense with lots of talent and promise, and a team which has bought in to Rex Ryan's system and love to play for their new Head Coach. This team should be sitting pretty next season once all-purpose RB Leon Washington and colossal Nose Tackle Kris Jenkins return from injuries, shouldn't that bring a smile to my face? No! This AFC Championship loss by the New York Jets hurts just as much as the others from the past. <br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtxPJMNQDQeghEMmBmGGH0TW6OTQl9gxdF5BRRGaKHzgjIHwWcJnPAtslkuVZMKauYY3XgbVSqRb0TvNF0PrjSPsTXcajTRS_Dt4YMACigLhGHx57Z2yDrojiKWXsqQN6iL91JR5wmOjs/s1600-h/RRyanMad.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 215px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtxPJMNQDQeghEMmBmGGH0TW6OTQl9gxdF5BRRGaKHzgjIHwWcJnPAtslkuVZMKauYY3XgbVSqRb0TvNF0PrjSPsTXcajTRS_Dt4YMACigLhGHx57Z2yDrojiKWXsqQN6iL91JR5wmOjs/s320/RRyanMad.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5430768385977852594" /></a><br />The fact of the matter is that any loss in a game like that has to be considered a huge failure! Ask Rex Ryan and he'll tell you that the ultimate goal for the Jets was to go to and win Super Bowl XLIV. Which they failed to do, however entertaining it was to watch along the way. The New York Jets failed to be the better team on the field, a task they accomplished the previous four games. This time around both teams played as hard as they could and Peyton Manning and the Indy Colts proved they clearly are the superior AFC team, leaving the Jets at home to watch Super Bowl XLIV on TV once again. I know, I shouldn't say "same old Jets", what with the new culture Rex Ryan has brought to New (Jersey) York. But I will say "same old result". No AFC Championship for the Jets this time around, and no chance to play for the big ring and Vince Lombardi Trophy. <br /><br />Ah the same old result; "there's always next year"! There does seem to be allot of promise for the near future for this NY Jets team. But you never know. It's not every year that you get a chance to play in an NFL Championship Game and you better take advantage of it when you do get the chance. Like the Colts did. Two things kind of puzzle me about the Jets in this game though; One - after giving up a TD to the Colts late in the first half, and with it the momentum in the game, why didn't they try to put more points on the board with 1:13 left in the half and one timeout and the passing game in top form? At least try to get three more points! It's the Championship Game for God sakes! Two - After Shonn Greene went down early in the 2nd Half and Thomas Jones essentially ineffective, why didn't Schottenheimer go to the Brad Smith Wildcat offense for a spark? Or insert Smith as a straight Running Back? Which he can do! Oh well, it's easy for me to second guess. I've had 41 years of practice! <br /><br />So, it's been an interesting season for New York Jets Fans. They DID advance further than expected and show tons of potential for years to come with Rex Ryan and Mark Sanchez at the helm. So for now it's back to the same old story; "look out for the New York Jets next year". Hey Jets - Atlantic City is just up the road. Why not take a ride and try your luck? Or maybe a few of you will head to Miami for the Pro Bowl. Enjoy the Super Bowl with your families. Hope to see some more magic next year. For now I'm left with that same old feeling of lost dreams and misery all Jets fans share in this heart breaking fraternity of ours. Let's Go Saints!<br /><script src="http://digg.com/tools/diggthis.js" type="text/javascript"></script>dave@davesjointhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11115818611250485881noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6265993926229389579.post-47015225432156128382010-01-18T08:50:00.000-08:002010-01-18T13:03:59.716-08:00Underdog Jets Continue Unlikely RunOkay, I admit it, I've been down on the NY Jets the whole season. Well actually it's been longer than this season. Well I guess it's been for a few decades. It's a defense mechanism of mine. If I expect them to blow it and lose then when they win I'll be happy and when they lose I can say "see I told you so". But now I'm happy they proved me wrong once again by defeating Philip Rivers and the San Diego Chargers yesterday in San Diego. The ball has just seemed to roll Rex Ryan and the New York Jet's way the last couple of games, and they've reveled in the underdog roll. Now they go to Indianapolis next week for the AFC Championship Game as underdog again with all the pressure on Peyton Manning and the Colts. I'm sure all the experts will be jumping on the Colts' bandwagon this week, predicting a Colts-Saints Superbowl. But Rex's Jets are gonna be loose and the Indianapolis Colts can't be too happy about the prospect of playing a confident NY Jets team that just seems to have the luck of the draw these days. One more magical game and the Jets will finally return to the NFL's big stage after a 40 year drought. Wow! Who whoulda thunk? <br /><br /><center><a target='new' href="http://click.linksynergy.com/fs-bin/click?id=JKdzX3rJGhI&offerid=145761.10000243&type=4&subid=0"><IMG alt="NFLShop.com" border="0" src="http://www.nflshop.com/graphics/promo/NFL/nfl_nyj_468x60x.jpg"></a><IMG border="0" width="1" height="1" src="http://ad.linksynergy.com/fs-bin/show?id=JKdzX3rJGhI&bids=145761.10000243&type=4&subid=0"></center><br /><br />Rex Ryan just has these guys believing. And you know what happens when guys believe? They start to prove their beliefs. And that's precisely what Mark Sanchez and these New York Jets are doing. They've bought in to Ryan's scheme and they're following his NFL Playoff schedule, which ended with a NYC Tickertape parade, as well as his prophecy at his first news conference as Head Coach of the NY Jets when he proclaimed that his new team would be making a trip to the White House in the near future. Now he's brought them to within two wins of that very goal in his rookie season with a rookie QB in Sanchez, and all Jets fans can do is keep their fingers crossed and try not to think of the last two AFC Championship Games the NY Jets were in. Those memories are all too painful to me and all long time Jets fans; the Mud Bowl in Miami in 1983 which Richard Todd threw away to A.J. Duhe and the more recent 1998 loss to the Denver Broncos with Vinny Testeverde at the helm. Hopefully the Cinderella Jets continue with their unlikely underdog run and once again prove all the critics wrong. Once again they play a formidable foe in the Indy Colts. And once again they just have to execute their game plan of pressure defense, great rushing offense, and a mostly mistake free passing game. <br /><center><a target='new' href="http://click.linksynergy.com/fs-bin/click?id=JKdzX3rJGhI&offerid=134922.3331504&type=2&subid=0" ><IMG border=0 src="http://SPLN.imageg.net/graphics/product_images/p5338758t130.jpg" ></a><IMG border=0 width=1 height=1 src="http://ad.linksynergy.com/fs-bin/show?id=JKdzX3rJGhI&bids=134922.3331504&type=2&subid=0" ><br /><a target='new' href="http://click.linksynergy.com/fs-bin/click?id=JKdzX3rJGhI&offerid=134922.3331504&type=2&subid=0" >American Stamp Collectibles New York Jets Evolution of the Team Uniforms Picture Frame</a><IMG border=0 width=1 height=1 src="http://ad.linksynergy.com/fs-bin/show?id=JKdzX3rJGhI&bids=134922.3331504&type=2&subid=0" ></center><br />The Jets should be motivated by all the talk following their game 15 win over Indianapolis as being a present from Head Coach Jim Caldwell who pulled Manning and a number of other starters and seemed to basically concede the game to the Jets, who were later accused of backing in to the Playoffs after beating an uninspired Cincinnati Bengals the following week to "back in". The rematch with the Colts should be interesting to watch at the very least. The New York Jets have a huge task at hand if they plan on beating the Colts in Indianapolis for the right to play in Miami in the Super Bowl. I bet you Rex Ryan will have his guys all fired up and ready to compete at a high level come Sunday afternoon. One more game and you're in Jets. A few weeks ago we were saying that in reference to the Playoffs, now we're saying it in reference to the Super Bowl. Let's get rid of that Joe Namath curse once and for all. The one in which he traded the Jets soul to the devil for that one win after his cocky guarantee he would win Super Bowl III. I think this 2009 Jets team wants to do it to prove Rex Ryan's press conference prediction correct. So far Ryan seems to know what he's talking about. Next Sunday we'll see if the Jets can do it again.<br /><script src="http://digg.com/tools/diggthis.js" type="text/javascript"></script>dave@davesjointhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11115818611250485881noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6265993926229389579.post-24351586273190007702010-01-14T02:53:00.000-08:002010-01-15T13:22:51.652-08:00NY Jets Advance Beyond ExpectationsRex Ryan's New York Jets have done the impossible by beating the Cincinnati Bengals two weeks in a row, at home and away in the Wildcard Playoff Game, to advance to the Divisional round against the San Diego Chargers. I have to admit they proved me wrong last week and beat the Bengals convincingly by playing their new brand of Jets Football; Pressure Defense, Strong Rushing Offense, and a mistake free, high percentage Passing game by quarterback Mark Sanchez. They were able to accomplish this as a result of the guys in the trenches; the Offensive and Defensive Lines as well as the whole Defense providing constant pressure on Carson Palmer and shutting down Cincinnati's Receivers. Darrelle Reevis continued his incredible run against Chad Ochocinco by nearly shutting him out completely, making Laverenues Coles the Receiver to go to for Palmer. Coles had a good day, but took a real beating by the Jets Defense as well. <br /><center><a target='new' href="http://click.linksynergy.com/fs-bin/click?id=JKdzX3rJGhI&offerid=134922.3589506&type=2&subid=0" ><IMG border=0 src="http://SPLN.imageg.net/graphics/product_images/p5997341t130.jpg" ></a><IMG border=0 width=1 height=1 src="http://ad.linksynergy.com/fs-bin/show?id=JKdzX3rJGhI&bids=134922.3589506&type=2&subid=0" ><br /><a target='new' href="http://click.linksynergy.com/fs-bin/click?id=JKdzX3rJGhI&offerid=134922.3589506&type=2&subid=0" >Highland Mint New York Jets Mark Sanchez Draft Photomint</a><IMG border=0 width=1 height=1 src="http://ad.linksynergy.com/fs-bin/show?id=JKdzX3rJGhI&bids=134922.3589506&type=2&subid=0" ></center><br />The Bengals just really did not play well. Palmer was off target and constantly under pressure. They really did not even look like a playoff team the last two weeks against the NY Jets. Don't expect Philip Rivers and the San Diego Chargers to do the same for the Jets. The Jets seem to have lots of confidence and momentum, good qualities for an NFL Playoff team, but the Chargers are a red hot team. If the Jets stick to their Rex Ryan game plan and excecute like they have the last three or four weeks they'll have a chance. But it's not gonna be easy. It's gonna be a fight on both sides of the ball. Hopefully they don't go in too cocky. It's hard to not be cocky with a coach like Rex. But I like that he's confident and expects his team to win and go all the way. Every team should believe they're gonna go all the way. If not then why would they be playing anyway? Let's do it Jets!<br /><script src="http://digg.com/tools/diggthis.js" type="text/javascript"></script>dave@davesjointhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11115818611250485881noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6265993926229389579.post-7964264086804769212009-12-28T12:55:00.000-08:002010-01-03T13:29:23.930-08:00NY Jets On Flight To NowhereSo everything fell in to place for the NY Jets on Sunday; the Dolphins, Broncos, Ravens, and Jaguars all lost their respective games and Indianapolis Colts' Head Coach Jim Caldwell decided to hand the game to the Jets by pulling Peyton Manning and the rest of his starters halfway through the third quarter, and reducing the game to an exhibition game for his second string. Surprisingly the Jets stepped up to the opportunity, something they have failed to do repeatedly throughout the season, and manhandled the Colts backups, handing Indianapolis their first loss of the season and first loss in the last 24 regular season games (an amazing run by a powerhouse of an organization). It's obvious that had the Colts stayed with their starters they would have won that game and continued their streak. But Caldwell chose to rest his guys and get the second stringers some reps. Result - Rex Ryan's New York Jets' Playoff hopes are still alive. And if Cincinatti Bengals' Head Coach Sherman Lewis decides to do the same thing by resting Quarterback Carson Palmer and friends before the Playoffs the NY Jets will be the lucky recipients of another gift victory for the second week in a row.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaLaHf8m_X_1AU5KHsgiqy8uciNTVURUlnUF5dxbbgUEN5pIehA0ik1HKZGo2GHYKZdX9DQESLLOihZp74TX0eG1nBKOz1ZI9K2Ac-LVwTz0UhxkKtkYg60DJwcYU4cr1ld3e8PfhEg5o/s1600-h/Bengals+Header.jpg"target="new"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 110px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaLaHf8m_X_1AU5KHsgiqy8uciNTVURUlnUF5dxbbgUEN5pIehA0ik1HKZGo2GHYKZdX9DQESLLOihZp74TX0eG1nBKOz1ZI9K2Ac-LVwTz0UhxkKtkYg60DJwcYU4cr1ld3e8PfhEg5o/s400/Bengals+Header.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5421914593573190306" /></a><br />But where do you think the New York Jets are gonna go? The Playoffs? The AFC Championship Game? Dare I say the Super Bowl? Wake up Rex Ryan! Wake up Jets fans! The NY Jets are on a flight to Nowhere, USA. If, by some miracle charity donation from Sherman Lewis, the Jets do win their last game at Giants Stadium, they have no chance in the post season. Believe me. I've been a Jets fan my whole life. I know. They're setting us up for heartbreak. But I won't let them break my heart this time; because I don't believe they can beat a real NFL Playoff team - with their starters - anyway. They may very well play the Bengals again in Cincinnati in the Wildcard Game if they do beat them this week at Giants Stadium, and that would be a good Bengals team including all their well rested starters. Let's face it; the Jets lost to some bad and mediocre teams this season including Buffalo, Jacksonville, Atlanta, and Miami twice. If rookie Mark Sanchez didn't throw the game away the Jets seemed to always find a way to lose it on defense offense or special teams gaffs. Always giving up the big play at crucial moments in the game. So if the New York Jets get a late Christmas present from the Bengals enjoy it this week because next week their just gonna find a way to break their fans green hearts. The legend of Joe Namath will live on.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfdEgi_ywwYlFFp4p0DL_fC03ktttVFhzrsS23xGSXHkDy9cmOu-SAXXxqoVCxjZLXalFnPpulWbBYoeTIOHhRil4JWdjnlHzeOCiefrTHef7_NsNSqeJ5u8sncprQhMYKIZDiKrT96kI/s1600-h/MSanchez.JPG"target="new"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 239px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfdEgi_ywwYlFFp4p0DL_fC03ktttVFhzrsS23xGSXHkDy9cmOu-SAXXxqoVCxjZLXalFnPpulWbBYoeTIOHhRil4JWdjnlHzeOCiefrTHef7_NsNSqeJ5u8sncprQhMYKIZDiKrT96kI/s320/MSanchez.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5421916180651830722" /></a><br /><center>Photo Getty/Andy Lyons</center><br /><br /><script src="http://digg.com/tools/diggthis.js" type="text/javascript"></script>dave@davesjointhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11115818611250485881noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6265993926229389579.post-51781647260146285752009-11-23T15:47:00.000-08:002009-11-24T14:16:03.050-08:00Mark Sanchez Throws Jets' Season AwayI should have known it before Mark Sanchez and the NY Jets' loss to the New England Patriots in Foxboro on Sunday; I just didn't want to admit it yet. But it's pretty much official now at 4-6 the New York Jets are out of the NFL Playoff hunt. I should have known it after last weeks loss to the Jacksonville Jaguars. The New England Patriots are not the same team the Jets faced in the second game of the season when Tom Brady was still working off the rust and Wes Welker was not back yet. And the New York Jets are not the team we once thought they were at 3-0 or even 3-3. They clearly played over their heads at the beginning of the season, particularly Mark Sanchez who has looked every bit like the Rookie he is the last two months. <br /><center><a href="http://www.jdoqocy.com/click-2445194-10606465?url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.stubhub.com%2Fnew-york-jets-tickets%2F&cjsku=131424" target="new"><br />Buy New York Jets Tickets</a><img src="http://www.ftjcfx.com/image-2445194-10606465" width="1" height="1" border="0"/></center><br />Rex Ryan talked a good game. It was fun while it lasted (three weeks). It was really fun beating the Patriots in week two. I guess that was like Jets fans' Super Bowl for 2009. There's always next year. Bill Belichick's New England Patriots are the class of the AFC East and the Miami Dolphins are still in the Wildcard hunt. Rex Ryan says that Mark Sanchez is the Jets Quarterback of the present and the future, so for now we'll just have to sit back and watch him throw interceptions and fumble the ball and hopefully learn from his mistakes. <br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpLTVaIWrd37fWVNanBWlC7JkYjRR2hLZkHsNSL-SxPZ3nR-3e5r_wukbhXMZdboRTjb6zMBMW6-CbaG5lkKY8wPalfaqtujdoxunJBZjFKo12Mpp-4_VIBUbT8VzI-El3m9W4jOC1y94/s1600/Rex+Ryan+AP+Photo.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 227px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpLTVaIWrd37fWVNanBWlC7JkYjRR2hLZkHsNSL-SxPZ3nR-3e5r_wukbhXMZdboRTjb6zMBMW6-CbaG5lkKY8wPalfaqtujdoxunJBZjFKo12Mpp-4_VIBUbT8VzI-El3m9W4jOC1y94/s320/Rex+Ryan+AP+Photo.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5407779989183456930" /></a><br /><center><font size="1">Rex Ryan 11/22/09 AP Photo</font></center><br />Rex Ryan's defense has also been a disappointment this year. Expected to be a strong point of this years Jets team, the defense continues to fail. This past Sunday they couldn't figure out what to do about Wes Welker in the slot, giving up 15 receptions for 192 yards to him. Rex Ryan is gonna have to figure out a way to get his defense to play more inspired football in the future, or else he won't have much of a future in New York. The Jets just need to go back to the drawing board and put the pieces together. The rest of this 2009 season will just be to develop Sanchez and the Defense and evaluate the depth on the whole team. Hopefully the NY Jets can save some face the remainder of the season and learn as much as they can and go in to next season with some more talent from the draft and free agent market and put a winning program together in the near future. If not we'll be looking at another change in coaching and philosophy in 2011. Right now it seems like the rest of the season it will be the (excuse the cliche') Same Old Jets again. Oh well. I guess I can route for that other team in New York for now.dave@davesjointhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11115818611250485881noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6265993926229389579.post-7237717653344132612009-11-02T09:46:00.000-08:002009-11-05T17:02:08.574-08:00NY Jets' Statistics LieWow! Look at the NY Jets Stats against the Miami Dolphins yesterday. They must have kicked the Dolphin's butt huh? The Jets dominated in all offensive and defensive Stats including 23 First Downs to the Dolphin's 10, 378 Total Net Yards to Miami's measly 104, and 6 Sacks for a loss of 60 Yards to Miami's 2 Sacks for a loss of 14 Yards. Mark Sanchez also played a solid game, going 20-35 for 265 Yards, 2 TD's and one Rushing TD. You'd expect that the Jets won; but not so fast! The one Stat that proves to be the difference in this game, the second loss to the Dolphins this season, is Kickoff Return Yardage. The Dolphins' Ted Ginn Jr. returned 6 Kickoffs for 299 Yards and 2 Touchdowns. Ironically Ginn Jr. was in the doghouse this week after a series of drops against the Saints last week, which actually cost the Dolphins the game. Benched as the starting WR, Ginn Jr. made up for his sins by coming up big on Special Teams. In the process he made the Jets Special Teams, ordinarily a strong unit, look downright terrible. I mean TWO TD's on Kickoff Returns! ONE is bad enough! But TWO! Ted Ginn Jr. became only the eighth player in NFL History to return two in the same game for touchdowns. Rex Ryan "takes his hat off" to Ginn Jr. It's hard to believe that that happened to a Mike Westhoff coached Special Teams. A complete anomally in Westhoff's career as well as in the history of NFL Football. Ironic that it should happen against the Jets in a divisional game which had huge implications in the AFC East. The Jets had a chance to be 5-3, which would have put them only a half game behind New England, and would have put the nail in the coffin of Miami, which would have been 2-5. But No. They had to lose and now they're going in to the Bye Week at 4-4 instead of two games above .500. Now Miami is 3-4, only a half game behind them. And the Jets already lost to Buffalo, so they have to win that second Buffalo game in order to have a chance of going .500 in their division. That also means they'd have to sweep the Patriots, by beating them again, and New England is looking better as the season goes on. <br /><br /><center><a target='new' href="http://click.linksynergy.com/fs-bin/click?id=JKdzX3rJGhI&offerid=134922.3553018&type=2&subid=0" ><IMG border=0 src="http://SPLN.imageg.net/graphics/product_images/pMLB2-5892427t130.gif" ></a><IMG border=0 width=1 height=1 src="http://ad.linksynergy.com/fs-bin/show?id=JKdzX3rJGhI&bids=134922.3553018&type=2&subid=0" ><br /><a target='new' href="http://click.linksynergy.com/fs-bin/click?id=JKdzX3rJGhI&offerid=134922.3553018&type=2&subid=0" >New York Yankees "Got Rings?" T-Shirt by Majestic Athletic</a><IMG border=0 width=1 height=1 src="http://ad.linksynergy.com/fs-bin/show?id=JKdzX3rJGhI&bids=134922.3553018&type=2&subid=0" ></center><br /><br />Rex Ryan has told his players to go and enjoy themselves for the week off. So the Jets can enjoy the Bye week and come back in two weeks against Jacksonville (3-4) and try to turn a new leaf over and start winning. They need to go 6-2 in their second half of the season in order to be a 10-6 team. That means winning the games against the 3-4 teams like the Jaguars, and Buffalo Bills, and Tampa Bay Bucaneers(0-7), because they have some tough teams (Cincinatti Bengals, Indianapolis Colts, and the Patriots) that they'll have to beat a few of in order to go 10-6. So after Rex and the boys rest up we get to see whether they can muster up enough character and be the team Jets fans thought they were at the start of the season when they went 3-0 and the ball seemed to bounce their way. All I know is that the NY Jets can't lose this week. We'll see what the following week brings.<br /><br />What do you think the New York Jets are gonna do the rest of the 2009 season? Leave a comment and let us know.<br /><br /><script src="http://digg.com/tools/diggthis.js" type="text/javascript"></script>dave@davesjointhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11115818611250485881noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6265993926229389579.post-40212154014024652142009-10-23T13:36:00.000-07:002009-10-23T15:12:09.143-07:00Newsday Fantasy NFL Football League Pigskin Pick'emI used to play a NFL Football pool at work but stopped a few years ago. I'm a huge NFL football fan and New York Jets fan but I'm not the biggest gambler and it kind of bothered me sometimes to pick against the Jets while using the spread some weeks. Sometimes I'd be rooting against my own team just because I wanted to win the pool (which I never did). It also bothered me that I'd be rooting more for a particular score rather than a win or loss in any given game. It also bothered me that some people would win the pool even though they knew nothing about football; the nerve of 'em. So I stopped playing. I never really caught on to the Fantasy Football thing either because it just took too much time to manage for me. But I just discovered a Fantasy Football League that's different from the others. It's more like a giant weekly and season long football pool on <a href="http://fantasy.newsday.com/"target="new">newsday.com's website.</a> It's called Pigskin Pick'em. You can register for free at any point in the NFL season (I just registered week 6). You pick winners for each game each week without a spread. I love that there's no spread; makes it purer. Then you can choose up to five "Best Bets" out of the weeks games. <br /><br /><u>Game Scoring</u><br /><br />You earn 5 points for every winning team you pick <br />You do not lose any points for a pick which your team lost <br />You earn 5 points for every correct Best Bet (a game you chose as a Best Bet where you also chose the winning team) <br />You lose 5 points for every incorrect Best Bet (a game you chose as a Best Bet where you picked the losing team) <br />In the event of a tie between two NFL teams, the game is voided for the current scoring period. The game and your pick will still display on the My Picks page but not be included in the scoring update for the week. If you chose a best bet on a tied NFL game, it also is voided, neither gaining or losing any points. <br /><br /><center><a target='new' href="http://click.linksynergy.com/fs-bin/click?id=JKdzX3rJGhI&offerid=145761.3510705&type=2&subid=0" ><IMG border=0 src="http://nfl.imageg.net/graphics/product_images/p5768985t130.jpg" ></a><IMG border=0 width=1 height=1 src="http://ad.linksynergy.com/fs-bin/show?id=JKdzX3rJGhI&bids=145761.3510705&type=2&subid=0" ><br /><a target='new' href="http://click.linksynergy.com/fs-bin/click?id=JKdzX3rJGhI&offerid=145761.3510705&type=2&subid=0" >Reebok NFL Recline PH3 Jets Mens</a><IMG border=0 width=1 height=1 src="http://ad.linksynergy.com/fs-bin/show?id=JKdzX3rJGhI&bids=145761.3510705&type=2&subid=0" ></center><br /><br />Each week there are prizes of $25.00 for whoever scores the most points and at the end of the season there are big prizes for the top three cumulative winners. 1st Prize is $1000 Cash, 2nd Prize is a Playstation 3, and 3rd Prize is a Blu-Ray Player. It's fun and I can make my picks any time before the weekend and I don't have to put up ten bucks each week to play. The one thing it's missing is social networking. It would be nice to be able to interface with the other players. You can view their names and scores but you can't communicate with them. I earned 35 points my first week picking seven winners and seven losers. I wish I joined the first week of the season because some people have over 300 points already, but now I know and I can play next season from the beginning. And I don't have to pick the New York Jets every week, but this week I did pick them. They better spank the Oakland Raiders in Oakland.<br /><br />So go to <a href="http://fantasy.newsday.com/"target="new">Newsday's Pigskin Pick'em </a> and check it out. If you register and play you can look for me progressing up the chart to beat you. My name is Sportstuffblog (surprise, surprise). Drop me a comment to let me know you joined and tell me what you think. Have fun. Play Ball!<br /><br /><center><a target='new' href="http://click.linksynergy.com/fs-bin/click?id=JKdzX3rJGhI&offerid=145761.2458830&type=2&subid=0" ><IMG border=0 src="http://nfl.imageg.net/graphics/product_images/p3166104t130.jpg" ></a><IMG border=0 width=1 height=1 src="http://ad.linksynergy.com/fs-bin/show?id=JKdzX3rJGhI&bids=145761.2458830&type=2&subid=0" > <br /><a target='new' href="http://click.linksynergy.com/fs-bin/click?id=JKdzX3rJGhI&offerid=145761.2458830&type=2&subid=0" >Mounted Memories Chicago Bears Gale Sayers Autographed "Rookie of the Year 1965" Jersey</a><IMG border=0 width=1 height=1 src="http://ad.linksynergy.com/fs-bin/show?id=JKdzX3rJGhI&bids=145761.2458830&type=2&subid=0" ></center>dave@davesjointhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11115818611250485881noreply@blogger.com0