Why Tim Tebow Won’t be the New York Jets Savior

Sanchez Tebow Broncos JetsToday has been a nail biter for TIm Tebow and New York Jets fans alike. First, the New York Jets announced a trade for Tim Tebow, who has recently been replaced by Peyton Manning following his release form the Colts. Shortly thereafter, the story leaked that a snafu in the contract details would be holding up the closing of the deal. In addition to the trade agreement, the Denver Broncos are requiring an additional $5 million from the Jets for Tebow. As I write, there has been no official statement about the completion or retraction of the trade agreement. Nonetheless, I am confident when I say that Tim Tebow is not the missing link for our team.

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Jets Free Agency, or Lack There Of

New York Jets LogoOk, I’m getting mad now.  Free agency is supposed to be a big week for Jets fans; it certainly has been in the past.  We haven’t done anything yet though other than sign one free agent, our own punter Nick “Folk it” Folk.  What’s going on here?  Aside from Brandon Marshall leaving Miami, there hasn’t even been any good news.  I wasn’t a huge supporter of ancient Peyton Manning, but not even taking a stab at it didn’t please this fan, nor does the fact that Mario Williams has been in Buffalo all week and looks like he’s going to stay there.  Christ, we can’t even sign Chad Henne who the front office said they wanted to sign to pressure Sanchez.  Why aren’t we signing anyone?  Continue reading

New York Jets Street Cred…

Life Long Jets FanI am one of the lucky ones. I never thought I’d say that about my parent’s divorce, but my mom remarried a life long, die hard Jet fan. My step dad Ed was a Jets season ticket holder from when they played in Shea Stadium going back to the 1966/Namath era. What a treat it was to listen to his stories about some of the games he witnessed. His experiences were amazing. He watched players today’s Jetfans only know as names of Jet lore; names like Namath, Maynard, Ewbank, Walker, Klecko, Lott, and McNeil come to mind. What always impressed me though was Ed’s knowledge of East Rutherford. If there was an accident or a traffic snarl, Ed knew how to get around it. If we were running late, Ed knew how to get there fast. He could get us to Rut’s Hut and in our mezzanine seats in less than an hour despite traffic, weather, and/or road conditions. Continue reading