BN, I tuned in to a worthless episode of NFL AM a few weeks ago, and some half assed corner from a forgettable team was asked who the best corner in the league was, and he yelled "It's ME!" Then the ugly female co host pressed him about his opinion of greatest corners in the current league, and he only conceded that he wasn't the best because he couldn't say he wasn't the best and not lose respect. No player can just state that somebody else is the best without seeing a nut flapping in his face. Dee stated clearly just like this guy did, you can't concede to some dickhead sportswriter. Get over it. They believe in themselves. Maybe it's time we do, too.
the funny thing is that was an NFL network promo where they handed him a script, one reporter posted it and everyone ran w/ it. That is what happens w/ a lot of these harmless quotes. they get spun to be worse than what they really are. Don't fall into the trap, try to read full quote including context. http://www.ganggreennation.com/2014/7/22/5927061/geno-smith-gets-misquoted-by-ian-rapoport
Ian Rapaport is a complete weasel, I don't understand why anyone gives a shit about his reports. Complete fucking bitch. The Jets fed him so many incorrect leaks this offseason and now he is trying to get back at them. Fool got handled.
The problem isn't with anything Geno said. I see Milliner is walking back (clarifying) his statement too. It just came across badly and I think they know it. Geno stated a goal to be achieved while Pace and Milliner statements sounded like they've already achieved.
Not to bring any negativity to the discussion, but the fans that hate the talk more than likely can't stand it because in the end if the Jets don't succeed, they will feel embarrassed about the team and their peers will make fun of them about it. That's just me. What they don't realize is regardless if they talk or not if the Jets fail, peers will make fun of the Jets / Jets fan-base.
This is a fair point, and generally I don't care much what fans of other teams think. But in real life, I don't care much for chest thumpers. People who talk big and then are not stand up, don't do what they say they were going to do. I also question whether on balance the bluster is more helpful than hurtful as a motivator. Back to fans of other teams, is it a plus that the Jets are perceived as big talkers? I don't think so. People defending Rex and the other trash talkers make some points, but on the whole I wish they would tone it down some. I just don't see the benefit. I also wonder whether it is part of some marketing plan to keep the Jets in the news, which is a cynical explanation that adds to my questioning it.
It's just a game. It will not make a bit of difference in the world, so why be concerned about what people say. You nor I had any say so in putting this team together. If the Jets perform badly I won't feel shit, because I had no say so in shit. I wish them the best and see where it goes. That is all any of us can do.
I see this thread has quieted down, but I thought this excerpt from Eric Clapton's page on Wikipedia has relevance to the discussion: Although Clapton gained world fame for his playing on the influential album, Blues Breakers – John Mayall – With Eric Clapton, this album was not released until he had left the band for the last time. Having swapped his Fender Telecaster and Vox AC30 amplifier for a 1960 Gibson Les Paul Standard guitar and Marshall amplifier, Clapton's sound and playing inspired a well-publicised graffito that deified him with the famous slogan "Clapton is God". The phrase was spray-painted by an admirer on a wall in an Islington Underground station in the autumn of 1967. The graffiti was captured in a now-famous photograph, in which a dog is urinating on the wall. Clapton is reported to have been embarrassed by the slogan, saying in his The South Bank Show profile in 1987, "I never accepted that I was the greatest guitar player in the world. I always wanted to be the greatest guitar player in the world, but that's an ideal, and I accept it as an ideal". Imo, that's the position one should take in such circumstances.
I remember a time not long ago where the arrival of camp meant anxiously reading the paper every morning in order to devour whatever news or feature story written about the progress of training camp, or a story on some long-shot to make the team looking good in practice, or a veteran who's lost a few pounds and has bounce in his step. Now it's all crap. Tweets about the QB using the port o john, concerns and discussions over a TE's one bad afternoon, "reporters" from internet blogs crowing about this guy or that guy thinking he's the best at his position. Give me a break. Too much information that doesn't matter AT ALL. I feel bad for the younger fans who need to wade through all the muck. It seems to be getting harder to get enjoyment out of this.
