Comments on: Link: Your Rooting Interest

By: greg sec 130

greg sec 130 — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 22:09:20 +0000

I will look at playoff scenarios every week for every season I watch. While I watch the Jets games, I don’t think about anything but them winning, and the development of our players and coaching long-term. But since quitting fantasy football (after 15 years it just ruined football for me), I like to know who I prefer to win any other game I may be watching. I enjoy having a rooting interest, and playoffs is what it is all about. So I enjoy laying out the scenarios (especially in a bye week) even in the craziest of long-shots. When they are mathematically eliminated, my focus shifts.

So if you don’t want to pay attention to that stuff and not care who we need to win or lose, that’s fine. But don’t tell me I shouldn’t do it because it is pointless, or because of some stupid jinx. In 2003 when the Jets were 2-6 I was thinking about how we can win this thing, and we took the division. It is always possible and I’ll always think ahead and most importantly, I never get disappointed by it because I am realist who knows the odds are long. Just because you may not be able to think ahead without buying Super Bowl tickets when we were 8-3 last year, doesn’t mean I can’t think about situations where we can win this division and get Sanchez some playoff experience.

and 2g — good point about the Pats, they wont lose the last game of the year with the division on the line. So the scenarios are certainly thinning and it seems more likely that we can eek past Cincy or SD for the WC.

By: AKA...Drew

AKA...Drew — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 22:08:35 +0000

First Ed(itor) jumps ship and now he calls the best part of our team overrated?

Go back to bed Ed….

By: JetsFan4Life

JetsFan4Life — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 22:03:48 +0000

The Ed(itor) – I thought after first Miami game that you had left us and foresaken Gang Green? If not, hoping you will lose the tood, and get back to focusing on what’s good about this team rather than whining like a Dolphins fan!

By: Brendan

Brendan — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 21:02:09 +0000

…yeah, that 2nd ranked defense is horrible. All smoke and mirrors.

By: The Ed(itor)

The Ed(itor) — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 20:58:01 +0000

One can only hope that the JETS continue to tank so Rex unloads many of the underperforming members of the over rated defense.

By: SackDance99

SackDance99 — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 20:46:07 +0000

Sanchez’ (and Rex’s) maturation is more important than the playoffs. But, it would be great for Sanchez to get a playoff game under his belt. Playoff experience is invaluable for a young QB and is one of the many reasons why Big Ben has an edge on his 2004 fellow QBs (10 playoff games to 7 for Eli to 6 for Rivers).

By: JetsFan4Life

JetsFan4Life — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 20:36:55 +0000

Why even bother with playoffs if we’re not going to win? If I’m King Rex I’m telling the Men in no uncertain terms we take each week one at a time, but we Will go 7-1 (minimum) for the stretch (just as we should have for the first half! Then, win the division outright, or at least earn rather than fall into a WC spot, and go into playoffs hot.

If we lose more than 2 I’m viewing this simply as a “rookie” season lost due to the inevitable rookie mistakes. Either way, I’ve been impressed by the team this year enough so that I’m the most optmistic as a fan as I can recall in in last 41 years.

By: Panicky_jet_fan

Panicky_jet_fan — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 20:32:34 +0000

Playoffs!?!? We talking playoffs?!? For the Jets !?! that became a fantasy after the Bufallo game. I’m still piss off about that game.

By: bleedsgreen&white

bleedsgreen&white — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 20:23:45 +0000

remember were the only team to go up to foxboro and beat the pats after they lost one the week before we did it twice..whatever happens happens…got jets

By: david

david — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 20:14:56 +0000

bernie – so smart

Playoffs with a rookie quarterback? At the start of the season I thought we would be 0-4 and I was okay with that!

All I need this season is be shown that Sanchez is going to be good and that Rex is going to be good.

Then no matter what happens this season we will look at how well the draft goes and start to get our hopes up for next season where I would hope for the playoffs.

The the season after that hope for a superbowl!