He hasn't picked us to win a game all season. What an a-hole. Fromm si.com With a glum Daunte Culpepper looking on from the sideline, Joey Harrington leads the Dolphins to two fourth-quarter touchdowns and stakes his claim to this crazy quarterback job. The Jets sure do play some wild games. Miami 33, New York Jets 31
french is a lot like english I see....fuck that fat bastard, but I must admit I have a BAD feeling about sunday
so, is it your position that anyone who doesn't think the Jets are very good is an a$%? why do you take it personal what another persons opinion is of the Jets? not liking the Jets doesn't reflect at all what or who Peter King is, other than maybe he is just a bit more objective than you.
This pick for King is probably based on the fact that Bellichek likes Saban better than Mangini. King is so pro NE, it makes me sick. I have heard good stories about King, he does a lot for charities and sick kids and stuff, so I dont want to destroy him, but he is heavily influenced by Little Bill.
You know what, I just have a bad feeling about this game too. Desperate team with a backup quarterback - any other older fans know what I'm talking about? We've seen a lot of these kind of games over the years. Believe me, I'm hoping Mangini can prove me wrong and that he's got these guys in the right place, emotionally and physically, for this game. It's going to be a tough one, I guarantee that much.
:lol: The Carp are averaging a tick or two over 12 points a game. They haven't scored 2 TDs in 1 game since the opener. It's impressive that Joey Harrington can throw the ball away rather than take sacks, but can he actually complete passes? Mularkey's still there playing "Inspector Gadget". The Carp still have a big, slow dude masquerading as a RG. Ronnie Brown is still missing holes. McMichael is still "the invisible man" while Chambers is "the missing man" (that's not their faults, btw, it's just Mularkey's offensive system!). So, why would any rationale person pick a team that could only score 1 TD against the worst defense in the league -- the Texans -- to score 33 points in one game? Miami might win 17-14 or 13-10 but 33 points is a scoring orgy they aren't going to have. FWIW: A sample of King's great Opening Day "wit": "If the Bills don't open the season 0-2, then I'm Shirley Temple."
Joey looked pretty good against the Patriots last week. Early in the week leading up to that game, I was anticipating lots of sacks of the immobile Culpepper. That just didn't happen with Harrington. The pass rush really wasn't effective until late in the game when the Fish had to abandon the running game. Yes, too many of the passes were completed, from the perspective of a Patriots fan. The Patriots beat the Bills by 2, the Jets by 7, the Dolphins by 10. No easy games. (There was a guy on the Bills board saying that if the Bills had been able to hang on against the Patriots, the Bills would be tied for AFCE first while owning the tie breaker, which suggests a pleasant what if for Jets fans as well.) While the Patriots have a significant lead in the standings, until last weekend, all four teams in the AFC East have been competitive with everyone they played, staying within 10 points of their opponents through their entire schedules. The division is close in many respects. Last weekend, though, the Jets and Bills got blown away by good out of division teams. The Dolphins, while last in the standings, have not yet been blown away. They are still fighting. I for one will be curious as to how they play the Jets, and how the Jets play them.
I really like Peter King. He's given the Jets some props this year, even if he hasn't picked them to win. I look forward to all his articles. He's an excellent writer.
Wow, that sounds like something my twelve year old nephew would say. I will rewrite what the poster said. He has not picked the Jets to win yet this year. What an A-hole. You see? I know I do. Generally, I like Peter King, he has some decent insight on specific players abilities, showing a good grasp of an individuals strengths and weaknesses. But the fact he picks the Jets to lose EVERY week. That is sad. Especially with the quality of Chad's play in the weeks prior to last. Hopefully we(the Jets) can prove him wrong. Only thing this team can do is win and make him look stupid.
Because we were so convincing last week, right? After the Colts game, it was understandable to expect a very tough game, but after yesterday, and seeing the dropoff from the team that played Indy, to the team that played Jacksonville, it's tough to take the Jets regardless of who they're playing.
Dr. Z, also of Sports Illustrated, picked the Jets. So there's your counterbalance. I think King has picked vs. the Jets every game so far, making him 3-2. So he's no fortune teller. Mangini went up to Buffalo and won that game very unexpectedly, so I wouldn't be surprised if he pulled it off vs. Miami too. Jets always play Miami tough no matter their record or Miami's record, so I would expect the same this game. We need to establish a home field advantage. Jeez! Let's go, guys.
You could get banned for using terms like "*@#$"... Anyway, does it really matter what some sportswriter chump says? I'd rather be underrated and shock the world....
Eh, I like King. I think he's a good writer, though I know more about his coffee habits and children than I need too. I read him every week, and I can't remember any specifics, but I think he's been pretty complimentary about the Jets overall. Especially prior to the Jags blowout. Yeah, he's a Friend of Bill, but I think he gets some good info.
I know somed of you guys don't like him, but this is one of the reasons that I do: h. Finally, this dispatch from Brian Hyland, my tough-talking HBO boss who's got a pretty soft side: "Sometimes you see something that makes you remember why you love football. Saturday night I was at a fund-raiser for a buddy's sick father -- a mountain of a man who's been cut down by pancreatic cancer. When I say mountain, I mean it. Jack Sullivan is a gigantic guy -- 250-plus pounds, with one of those tough, whisky-soaked Irish faces and a smile that would make any stranger in the bar feel welcome. His friends gathered together to raise money for his care and to show how much he's loved as he fights this horrible disease. "Jack is just a normal, knockaround guy, which means he's a prince of his city. He's worked for Con Ed for over two decades and three of his sons have fought in the war against terror. His son Matty Sullivan, my friend, is a New York City cop who just got back from a year-long tour or duty in Baghdad. Anyway, the things that have been most important to Jack over the years have been family, friends, hard work, service to country and the New York Jets. "Old Jack and his boys are there rooting on the Jets every Sunday. Have been for years. From Shea to the Meadowlands; from Namath to Pennington; from bad football to truly horrific football; from one chemo treatment to the next, Jack Sullivan has been there, a normal guy who loves his team. So what does it mean? What does a fan, who is fighting cancer, get back from the players he's loved and supported for so many years at the most vulnerable time of his life? Well, after a few beers were drunk and after the speeches from Jack's union brothers and Army buddies, who comes out from the back room to surprise Jack Sullivan? Only Wesley Walker, Bruce Harper and his all-time favorite Jet, Joe Klecko (holding Jack's baby grandson). "These old Jets did not know Jack Sullivan. They were made aware that Jack was sick and that he loved the Jets so they went out of their way on a Saturday night to show up and tell Jack Sullivan that he meant something to them, because he was a great, great fan. More than a few tears were shed -- not just for Jack Sullivan, but for the reminder that there's something special about heroes.''
