Will we Jets fans have something to be thankful for Thanksgiving? Looks like it.
The New York Jets accepted the NFL’s offer to play host to the Thanksgiving night game this year, the New York Daily News reported.
The game will kick off at 8:20 p.m. The NFL will make the announcement on Monday at the league meetings in Orlando, Fla., the newspaper said. It will also name the Jets’ opponent for the Monday night opener on Sept. 13.
With the first Monday Night Football game of the season, along with Thanksgiving, that’s at least two national games that the Jets will be part of, with potentially more to come. PFT made some conjecture.
Our guess? It’ll be Dolphins-Jets in Week One, ten years after the two teams got together on a Monday night for one of the all-time classic prime-time games.
The fact that the Jets will be hosting a Thanksgiving night game means that the Patriots will be traveling to Detroit earlier in the day. Because CBS will be televising the game hosted by the Lions, the road team must be from the AFC, and the only AFC teams playing in Ford Field this season will be the Pats and the Jets.
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As to the Jets, the Thanksgiving night game could very well entail a return visit from the Bengals, who helped close out Giants Stadium. Other possibilities are the Packers, Vikings, Ravens, Texans, and one of the three AFC East rivals.
I know players love the bright lights, but a bunch of non-Sunday games can also upset the weekly rhythm for teams.
Not to unnecessarily stir up controversy, but you have to wonder if the Jets will have some sort of Faustian deal for these two games. You don’t get something without giving up something, and the Jets kind of got two “somethings” regardless of losing out to the Giants and the first regular season home game. With the pressure to put games abroad, will the Jets have to play a “home”game in London? Mexico City? Based on how ticket sales are going, it might not be a bad thing for the team (but it’s certainly a bad thing for you, Mr. Season- ticketholder) … we’ll just have to wait and see. No reason to get alarmed yet, but just a thought that occurred to me.
i know hank has a man crush on Mangini but to switch to being a browns fan because of a coach is pretty crazy.
This is the dude saying he used to go to Shea to watch games.
Eddie, Drew, promise me something, if I ever end up like Hank, kill me. please, put me out of my misery like i was just bitten by a zombie.
Yea some of this stuff is like saying
The Browns were the best rushing offense…on second down…in the 3rd quarter…in the month of Oct…on even weeks…during low tide
Reefer
You have to do the same for me!!!!!
Hank isn’t a Browns fan, he just roots for Mangini and his team. But he’s a Jets fan. My logical brain is hurting.
hank/naples, on March 18th, 2010 at 12:09 pm Said:
Brendan:
Actually Mangini deferred the QB situation to Holmgren. He is famous for beign to QB’s what Ryan is to defenses.
Being that Hank ducks me at every turn- does this make sense to anyone else
Mangini ONLY deferring to Holmgren on the QB?
The same Eric Mangini that had to beg Mike Holmgren not to send him back to coaching high school football???
I mean its ridiculous…it really is
Hank,
Mack wasn’t even the best rookie OL in his division! Oher was much better as the Ravens’ rookie RT.
Yea he may be a Jets fan but he is the strangest one Ive ever met in person, read over the internet or heard on the radio…
Ive shown buddies of mine, fans of various NFL teams, some of the stuff he has tried to pass off and I get two reactions…
utter and complete shock or uncontrollable laughter
Hey Brendan/Reefer/Jesus:
Relax a moment!!!
Trust me, It was voted on at some writers dinner at the end of the season. I’ll find it!!!
How about we just put Hank out of his misery?
Brendan:
And you are right again!!. Very much follow Mangini AND Pennington and want them both to do well!!
Bottom line, all in, everything on the table, Me Fonzie root for the Jets to win!!!!
I’m NOT as BLIND, HELL BENT, TWISTED, KOOLAIDE DRUNK as some of you Tanwoody worshipers!!!
Now tell me, what is wrong with that?
Hank I think you know that I enjoy our little exchanges. While I do get a little heated from time to time, it’s all harmless fun.
Personally, I am of the mindset that the team I root for is the only thing I root for. I don’t root for other players, coaches, GM’s, teams, cheerleaders, beer vendors (unless they’re giving me freebies) or anyone else. Just my teams. But I know this is borderline psychotic so I don’t hold everyone else to this standard. As long as you throw on the green & white come Sunday and actually care about the outcome of the game, that’s fine with me.
But Hank, honestly, where are you finding an “Offensive Lineman Rookie of The Year Award”? I googled it and it’s nowhere on the internet.
ramble914:
You don’t mean euthanasia? Do you?
You actually mean send me away to camp, right?
Brendan:
I swear to you I read it in a Cleveland Browns article. I’ll find it and all will be ok again, trust me!!!
I am hoping opening day is either Vikings or Pats, want one of our two toughest home games out of the way early Farve may still be rusty.
Would much prefer an easier opponent such as Buffalo on Thanksgiving night, short week and all, I guess Houston would be my next choice since they would be travelling cross country on short rest.
I want Miami for the opener on MNF!!!!!!!
And I hope we beat them 49-0 !!!!!!!!!!
hank,
Here’s a tidbit from Mike Lomabardi’s “National Football Post”:
“The Browns under Mike Holmgren are changing their approach to everything, and these changes will keep happening. Holmgren is in charge and is making his presence felt, so much that I often ask myself, “Where is Eric Mangini?” Mangini has gone from being in control of everything, from the décor of the office to just being in the office. His fate now is tied to Delhomme and Seneca Wallace.
Once the signing of Delhomme was announced, I wondered how much longer until the Browns announce the hiring of John Fox as head coach? Fox has less than a year left on his deal in Carolina, so the “Fox Watch” in Brownstown has officially begun. More on that later.”
http://www.nationalfootballpost.com/Diner-morning-news-Is-LT-too-old-for-the-Jets.html
I wouldn’t automatically dismiss Lomabardi’s comments because he was in the Browns’ FO back in the day.
niice too primetime games this year to remind the country of the new JET stadium
And the idea of a London game sounds great. The ultimate road trip. Three days in Amsterdam then take the chunnel to London. Could be fun.
SD99:
Thanks for the info.
But as I have stated before, many times and on this blog, do NOT believe half of what you see and nothing of what you hear, specially from the Media Sharks of which Lombardi AND Grossi are Head Sharks in the Media Cesspool!!!
I have it STRAIGHT from Holmgren’s mouth that ” this is Manginis team, built in Manginis vision and that is his (Holmgrens) and Heckerts resposibilities to get Mangini the player(s) he wants”!!!
Here is the Intro Presser with Mangini, Heckert and Holmgrten:
“It’s not like we’re going to change the system and all of a sudden we’re needing a different type of player,” Holmgren said. “He is coaching this football team and he has to let us know his vision and how he would like to set the thing up, then it’s our responsibility to get that done.”
Here is the presser, Note where Mangini sits, Holmgren on his right and Heckert on his left!!!
http://www.cleveland.com/browns/index.ssf/2010/01/cleveland_browns_coach_eric_ma_12.html
Jets vs. Vikes
Detroit vs NE
Following Sunday NE vs. Jets
Mangini will be gone after the season…and someone from the Holmgren tree of coaches, an Andy Reid, Brad Childress or ex Seahawk guy will be brought in…
Holmgren is giving Mangini ONE season to prove he can do it…and another year like Mangini had last year and he is out of Cleveland and the league…my money is on the guy failing
They can put on the united front for the cameras and newspapers but Mangini is getting only enough rope to hang himself with…
Above all else, J Lerner, the OWNER, the guy who pays everyone, brought Holmgren in to be a “respected leader”…thats all I need to know, sorry Hank
hank/naples,
Of course Holmgren is going to publicly support Mangini. That means absolutely nothing. The Browns didn’t hire him to sit in an office smoking cigars. They hired him to make personnel DECISIONS. Yes, I’m sure he is going to take Mangini’s opinions into consideration. But there is no way Mangini has total control of that franchise. If he did, they wouldn’t have hired a “guru” in the first place.
“I’m NOT as BLIND, HELL BENT, TWISTED, KOOLAIDE DRUNK as some of you Tanwoody worshipers!!!
Now tell me, what is wrong with that?”
Now isnt thats calling the kettle black huh?
Funny how Hank can’t tolerate it but is the same exact way…just on the opposite end of the spectrum
JOKE
Dylan:
One last stab at it:
Did you read the article AND watched the video? Because NOWHERE does anyone say that Mangin “has total control of that franchise”.
Contrary to all reports and opinions Mangini was given TOTAL control by Lerner even after the “glowing” exit interview by Woody, the great “SUPPORT” bt Tannenbaum and and the “positive” reporting by the Media.
Mangini not only landed on his feet after being made the scapegoat for the Farve fiasco by TanWoody, but was immediatelly re-hired with 10 times more authority and twice the salary!!!
Two things:
*Holmgren was hired to be President of the Browns, no one is denying that. However Lerner made it clear that Mangini IS untouchable!!! I’m not saying PART OWNER, but if he is going to get fired, Lerner (AKA OWNER) is the only one that can do it!!!!
* Mangini has COMPLETE control over the TEAM, PLAYERS, and COACHES, period end of sentence!!!
If not, then tell me why ALL his assistants were untouched (NOT EVEN IN A WHISPER) PLUS Holmgren hired an ADDITIONAL asistant to incorporate extra plays for the WCO?
So Dylan, don’t be like the rest of the CLOSED MINDED, BLIND, HELL BENT, TWISTED, KOOLAIDE DRUNK idiot fans, and MOST Media Sharks, and believe everything you hear and read negative about Mangini!!!
Remember, EVERYONE was absolutely bet the ranch positive and the Media tripped ALL OVER their impecable “sources that Mangini would be fired by Mid-Season!! When that did not work, they all swore that Mangini would be fired Dec 31st!!! When that did not work their “Impecable” sources assured us Mangini would be fired by the new “GURU” as soon as he was hired!!
Now some thick headed ( those that remain) IDIOTS are saying he will not last one more year.
What I can assure you is that Mangini Haters in Cleveland are dropping like flies!!
They don’t drink the KOOLADIE any more, they have converted to Mangini supporters and can’t wait to use ALL the ELEVEN (11) DRAFT PICKS Mangini HAS GIFT WRAPPED THE TEAM!!!
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Eddie DiGio, on March 19th, 2010 at 12:00 am Said:
Mangini will be gone after the season…and someone from the Holmgren tree of coaches, an Andy Reid, Brad Childress or ex Seahawk guy will be brought in…
Holmgren is giving Mangini ONE season to prove he can do it…and another year like Mangini had last year and he is out of Cleveland and the league…my money is on the guy failing
They can put on the united front for the cameras and newspapers but Mangini is getting only enough rope to hang himself with…
Above all else, J Lerner, the OWNER, the guy who pays everyone, brought Holmgren in to be a “respected leader”…thats all I need to know, sorry Hank
Hank
Why did they have the meeting then???
Why did Lerner bring in Holmgren???
How do you know so much more than the rest of us, are you related to the guy???
After all the ridiculous flat out incorrect things you’ve stated about everything football- why are we supposed to believe you now?
Kool Aid has no “e” at the end of it…and I prefer 4C Ice Tea with regards to powdered drinks
Hank
One more thing-
Be a man. Refer to me by name. You are a like a teenage girl- you have a lot to say about EVERYTHING but you cant take it when it comes back. When the Jets collapsed you had a lot to say here, when they had a great year no one heard a peep from you…and Im supposed to calm down to spare your feelings? Uh-uh…nope. If the Jets had a bad year you would be on here ranting and raving on how Rex is this and Rex is that, while telling everyone how RIGHT you were…you ruined the Favre season for me and now its my turn
I dont care that you dont drink the “kool aid”, my problem is you know everything the Jets do wrong but you dont know how to fix it. You offer no insight to what goes on the field ,why things go wrong when they do or what can be improved, other than saying Tanny is a snake, Rex is an ogre and Sanchez is a clown…you bring nothing to the table of discussion. People only respond to you because your posts are SO ridiculous that its hard to believe anyone with any football knowledge can actually think the way you do…
You can call me a CLOSED MINDED, BLIND, HELL BENT, TWISTED, KOOLAIDE DRUNK idiot fans…did I get it all…but if you asked the vast majority of people who’s opinion they would take, I bet my life it’d be mine
So go ahead, duck me and continue to give out your fictitious awards, make up your own media stories about Mangini and pass them off as fact or be the overcritical, supernegative, malcontent you are…but at least be a man about it