Last week, the day after the Jets dropped 56 points on the Cardinals, I received a text message from a fellow fan.  He had read somewhere that the Jets would be wearing the throwback Titans jerseys when the Jets come back from the bye against the Bengals and he was furious.  Jets fans, as I’ve said before, are similar to abused puppies.  This is a perfect example. One whole day had passed since Favre threw a career high 6 touchdowns as a Jet (in a Titans jersey) and people had already found something to worry about.  In my head, we had won right?  Let’s just make sure we win again.   Who cares if our Jersey’s are outdated and look like NCIA Division-2 wear? As long as we’re flaring Green and White in the Super Bowl I’m happy.

I proceeded to scour the internet for some official Jet announcement regarding the colors they would wear and came up empty handed.  What I did find was lots of people …

I’ll admit it.  I miss Brett Favre.  Heaven forbid he take one week off and I’m lost.  Sunday rolls around, I wake up, eat some bacon, read the paper, and look at my Jerricho Cotchery jersey with longing.  It will not be on display today.  It will remain in the closet  The Jets bye week is here.  I am sad but I should rejoice for Eric Mangini loves the bye.  He’s undefeated in games following a weekend off (ok, so it’s only 2 but still…).

Last season the Jets bye came in week 10.  We were parked at an incredible 1-8 and the Steelers (with a 7-3 record)  rolled into the Meadowlands along with a seeming 70,000 Pittsburgh fans.  The Jets had looked like pure dog crap all season and Ben Rothlisberger was expected to rip us apart in a game the Steelers needed to help secure playoff position.  In most people’s minds the Jets had already lost.  Thomas Jones ended up rushing for 117 yards and …

Al Davis is well known for being a difficult man to work for.  He’s passionate about his Oakland Raiders and he expects them to win.  When they don’t, he usually takes it out on his coach in a very public fashion.  Now you can add Lane Kiffen to the list of coaches Davis ran out of town.  To be honest, that list isn’t a bad place to be for a young coach.  He’s in great company- Mike Shannahan, Art Shell, Norv Turner, Bill Callahan, and Jon Gruden all had issues working for Al Davis.  I’m thinking that when Davis hates his coach it’s a good thing.  The truth is he doesn’t really want a coach, Al hires personal assistants and that doesn’t sit well with most men who are trying to put together a good football team.

When I saw Davis on TV bashing Lane Kiffen in such an unprofessional manner I couldn’t help but feel sorry for him.  I mean Al Davis, not Kiffen.  Kiffen might …

It’s so much more fun to watch the Jets when they’re winning by 34 points.  Finally it seemed the ball was bouncing our way.  And it just kept on bouncing.  The Cardinals had 11 penalties and seven turnovers.  Favre set his career high for touchdown passes in a game not wearing a Packer’s jersey nor a Jet’s jersey but in a freakin’ Titan’s blue and gold throwback. Who’d a thunk that one.  I can’t remember the Jets ever putting up 56 points.  Can you?  We could have outscored the Knicks yesterday.

Kurt Warner should change his name to Cough Warner after yesterday’s game.  The Jets were forcing fumbles and getting interceptions almost every drive in the first half. The Cardinals first drive was actually very forbidding.  Warner looked great and was picking our defense apart.  When he fumbled the ball I was so relieved only to see the Cardinals recover.  Then the Cardinals fumbled again.  And then again.  And then he threw an interception.  And then another …

We’re just three weeks into the season and I’ve already seen way too many “must wins.” I’ve also spent too much time worrying about our kicking situation(s).  Arizona’s rolling into the Meadowlands Sunday and they’re bringing two outstanding recievers, Edgerin James, and their own elder statesman.  I think the Jets can lose six games this season.  Using one of those losses against the Cardinals would be a disaster.  Before the season started, when I looked at the Jets schedule week 4 marked the beginning of a stretch of games the Jets should win.  Now that it’s here I’m not so confident.

It blows my mind that Kurt Warner is playing as well as he is.  The dude has a QB rating of 111.7 (Favre’s is 98 by comparison).  Warner has thrown 6 touchdowns with 1 interception and the thought of his receivers unleashed upon the Jets secondary is frightening.  Maybe it’s because of that Chris Chamber’s touchdown last week or maybe it’s because Anquan Boldin and Larry …

Once again, being a Jets fan this week was an excruciatingly painful experience.

Growing pains were to be expected when the Jets went and got Brett Favre.  They were on display for the entire country to see last night.  It looked like in the aftermath of last week’s goal line debacle the Jets opened up the playbook.  Problem is, they all opened it up to different pages.  Favre was throwing balls to empty patches of field turf or to the Charger’s defense instead of to our wide receivers.  There were three turnovers in the first half.  There was also that undeniably stupid onsides kick attempt. Ugly.  Painful to watch. Had we recovered the onside attempt it would have been a great call.  But we didn’t.  So it must be looked upon as a bonehead call.

Despite the turnovers and the questionable calls, it’s the play of our defense that has me worried.  David Barrett made a great interception that he turned into a touchdown.  For a minute I …

After one too many whiffed punts, Mangini has sent Ben Graham packing.  The Aussie looked bad Sunday against the Patriots and with the Jets having a terrible time getting their special teams’ act together I’m guessing the last thing Mangini wanted to worry about was crappy punting.  I understand where he’s coming from but I never got to see Ben Graham’s individuality utilized on the field.

When the Jets picked him up, Graham was coming off of an incredible career in Aussie Rules Football.  It was this experience the Jets hoped to tap into.  If Graham’s “drop kick’ style could create an awkward spin on the ball, opposing teams would have difficulty returning it.  Actually, we hoped they wouldn’t be able to catch it all.  Not so much.  I’ve been waiting for teams to fumble the Jet’s punts for years now.  I guess the wait is over.

Aussie Rules is a very violent sport.  It’s a tough, bruising game and everyone on the field runs the ball and …

So here we go again. OJ Simpson will once more be forced to let a jury decide his fate. This time he’s on trial for kidnapping and armed robbery. Allegedly, Simpson and a group of friends stormed into a hotel room brandishing firearms with the intent of stealing OJ Simpson sports memorabilia. Bizarre huh? Since that eventful evening there have been conspiracy theories, karmic theories, and an audio tape with the break-in recorded on it released to the media. My favorite part of the tape?

“Don’t let nobody out of this room. Motherf#*^@r, You think you can steal my s#*t and sell it?” -OJ Mothf&$#ing Simpson

Somehow, the week long jury selection process produced zero black jurors for this trial.  If ever there was a case that required a racially balanced jury, it is this one.
This is just a mistrial waiting to happen. Johnny Cochran would eat this case up for lunch. OJ Simpson is a …

Sunday the Jets once again showed their ineptitude when it comes to field goals and the first quarter.This ineptitude  hung over their heads the entire game and every single Jets fan knew that missed field goal was going to come back to bite us in the ass.
The first drive of the game was a thing of beauty. Farve was all over the place making good things happen and the Jets marched right down the field. That’s when Jay Feeley blew a gimme field goal. After that we all knew how this movie was going to end.
Our offensive growing pains were on display for the world to see.  We had too many penalties once again.  Hopefully these will begin to fade out with each extra week of practice Farve gets with the offense.
Apparently the officials were instructed to protect Matt Cassell because they called the Jets for roughing the passer whenever they could. Late hits …

All week long I’ve watched people slowly warm up to the idea that the Jets are suddenly the favorites to win the AFC East.  After last season it sounds ridiculous but it’s true people.  I’ve watched the Sportscenter folks hold back on bringing it up after 1 week of play.  Then the Vegas betting machine let us know that people secretly are expecting the Jets to win this weekend.  That’s right.  Expecting.  And those people are putting their money where their mouths are.  Just look at the line in the paper.  After that, it had to be mentioned on ESPN.  The Jets are favored to win this weekend.  If they beat the Patriots, does that make them the favorites?  I know we need to win Game 2 first but………….. Yes!

Without Tom Brady the Patriots no longer seem so unbeatable.  With Brett Favre looking like his old self the Jets no longer seem so easily beaten.  Buffalo looked good last week too but they don’t cheat nor …

What I expected to see Sunday was Brett Favre struggling to run the Jets offense.  I expected the win but I also expected to see some growing pains for Favre.  Maybe an interception because of misscommunication, some confusion when calling audibles, some snap count mix-ups-  I figured they were inevitable and to be expected.

What I saw was Favre outplaying everybody around him.  This was a tough win but only because the Jets left so many points on the field.  The Dolphins are known for having a physical defense but Favre looked great carving them up.  Did you see that playaction bomb?  You knew it was coming.  Run.   Short pass.  Short pass.  Run.  Run.  Run- psyyyyke!  Bomb!!  Touchdown Jets!!!!! That was the first two drives in a nut shell. Good times that first quarter.

Favre was on target the whole game.  It’s too bad the recievers were’nt.   Coles dropped a touchdown and a bullet on a quick slant.  Cotchery missed a big 30 yard pass he just …

“You’re wearing the wrong Jersey!’

I was tending bar last night and since it was the beginning of the NFL season I was proudly wearing Jerricho Cotchery’s # 89.  A gaggle of women were standing in front of me wearing their night-on-the-town outfits and drinking apple martinis.

“You’re wearing the wrong Jersey!!!”  Again.  More of a shriek than a yell.  It didn’t take long for me to figure out who was responsible for hurting my ears.  She was on the chubby side and drunk as a skunk.  Naturally, I assumed she was from Boston.

“What are you, a Patriots fan?”  I said.  No way some Bostonion is going to come in my bar and rag on me ten minutes into the new season.  I loaded my Patriot Fan cut down cannons and fired away.  “Hey, we might have lost ten games last year but none of them hurt as much as that Super Bowl.  Karma’s a bitch huh?”

“But I’m a Giants fan!  They’re the winners!”  Loud.  High pitched squeal.

I’m …