You know that I agree with you. Reason being , is because this is the Jets and they have never done anything right. Just a bunch of random thoughts:
If there is such a thing as a cursed franchise then the Jets are certainly it
if you really can sell your soul, then certainly Namath did so. And I'll go one further, Namath sold his soul for the 1 superbowl victory and forever cursed the franchise. When belichick was approached for his soul he discussed it with Namath and Namath told him to make sure he gets a multi year deal. If we someday see belichick, drunk, at halftime of an NFL game being interviewed and he offers to kiss the commentator then we will have our proof of this
When this season started, anyone who has watched the Jets for years should have known that McCown was going to have a career year and repeat the whole Fitzpatrick fiasco. If he holds out for big bucks next season like Fitzpatrick did, will the Jets pay him and then watch him play like crap next season? Of course they will. this is the Jets.
That said. McCown seems like a good guy so I wish him well. But the sad fact is -we will not be winning the superbowl while he is here. It's not his fault. It's just his age and the timing of things.
Some guys here, (GMF), believe we are building things correctly now. Maybe we are, but because this is the cursed Jets franchise that we have all watched fail for almost 50 years, it's hard to believe that it's true.
As a long time Jet fan it's easier for us to believe that this year is a fluke. There is a very good chance that we have won a few games this season because the team has a chip on it's shoulder. No one wants to be told they will lose 16 games. Are we building with young talent or are we beating a few not so great teams because we want to prove everyone wrong?
Next season, we will expect improvement on this season and if we truly are building things correctly, then we will see that improvement. If we are the same old Jets, then we will have the same old record next season as usual.
As a pessimistic Jet fan, I believe that the team is shooting for the draft pick right after the playoff teams, you know, the unlucky pick 13. After 40 some years of mediocrity, it's hard to imagine otherwise.
If you put the curse aside and want to be positive about things(I don't know how you can do this as a Jet fan), then maybe things do look better. We seem to have some young talent. We have won more games then anyone imagined(although for me I expect the Jets every year to be between 6-10 and 10-6 and usually closer to 6-10). I will believe in this system when and only when they address the oline. Parcells came here , and one of the first things he did was bring in Mawae. Mawae made Vinny look like a hero. belichick brought his oline coach out of retirement because he knows the importance of giving your qb time. Does anybody really think brady would be what he is today if he didn't have time to write a book while standing in the pocket waiting for someone to get open, since day 1 of his career?
The sad fact here, is that belichick isn't ever going to change the way he does things and the NFL, I believe is done trying to stop him from cheating, so right now is a good time to be re building because the next bunch of superbowls are already won by the cheatahs. They will hold every single record before they are done.
My neighbor is a former NFL player . I was talking to him yesterday at our town tree lighting. He doesnt admit to being a cheatah fan but he goes to alot of their games. Surprisingly, he agrees with my rants about the cheatahs. He said , watch belichick in the first half of games, he's watching the other sideline and writing things down. Stealing the signals for use in the second half. He says the things belichick does are not cheating, just bending the rules. My point to him is that rules are insinuated. The rule book shouldn't have to point out things like "don't dress guys in NFL films clothing and send them out to tape other teams signals". The rulebook only states that "the air pressure in the footballs has to be correct at the time of testing". It doesn't state that you can't take the balls into the bathroom and deflate them after the testing. But as long as the rulebook doesn't spell out what is cheating, belichick will do whatever he can to bend the rules in his favor. and until other coaches have the same attitude then belichick will remain ahead of the pack.... so our good old Jets have plenty of time to rebuild because belichicks not that old yet.
I too am not watching much football this year. I do watch most of the Jet games when they are on tv here but I watch them with no emotion what so ever. I don't have every teams record memorized or have a good idea of the wildcard outlook, because it doesn't matter. I know without watching any games, who will be 14-2 at seasons end. I know that without Peyton around that there is no competition in the AFC and that the cheatahs will have an easy ride to another superbowl. I know that there are a bunch of NFC teams that are a little better then average and that they will beat each other up in the playoffs and whoever gets to the superbowl will be happy to get there but will not be up to the challenge of beating a team that knows every one of their plays before they run them.
As for our Jets rebuilding I'll agree with my buddy. When building a winning team, you first build a defense , then an offensive line, and then the rest will fall into place. Can and will the Jets do this? History says "no" Optimism says "we will see". But remember, the defintion of " insanity" is doing the same thing over and over and expecting a different outcome. Isn't that what we do as Jet fans?
