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12-18-2012, 10:30 AM #25Hyperbolic curmudgeometer
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I scheduled a chimney inspection recently & the company sent a couple of brothers originally from Long Island. I casually asked them if they were Giants fans & they said No, Jets, & before I could stop myself I blurted out, You poor bastards...
The real problem with the Tebow trade is that it laid bare the dirty not-quite-secret of the NFL: It's become nothing much more than a made-for-TV reality show. "Survivor" with more rules & a longer history. Ca$h is king--generated by TV contracts--priced by ratings--generated by controversy, notoriety, herd following, & (very occasionally) the quality of play. The Jests noted that almost the instant the Ponies drafted Tebow his jersey (not even worn yet) shot to the top of the sales lists, & decided he represented a major opportunity to target the huge national fundamentalist-Christian demographic. (And who knows, the kid might actually be able to play some?)
Let's not forget, though, that the situation started to slide toward farce when Sanchez was drafted with the #5 pick overall--waaaay above the skill set he showed at USC. That too was a ratings-driven target-demographic move--the target in this case being Hispanics, who prefer to follow futbol that's actually played with the feet.
But I agree that both young men are probably damaged goods (at least as football players) from here on out.
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Lob, that's a good post, and there's a lot of truth to it. But more than anything winning bringsin revenue.
I don't think the Jets drafted Sanchez for the Hispanic fan, he was drafted too high, but he showed flashes of being a good QB at USC ( I think it had more to do with the players around him).
I can't see the Jets wasting a to 5 pick and being the butt of of 90% of the jokes about bad teams just to pick up a few fans.
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12-18-2012, 11:46 AM #27
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Absolutely agree!
He got the best out of everyone on that side of the ball.
He is extremely smart and I believe born to be a DC.
I would take him over any other DC anywhere.
And yes, it probably would be impossible to get him back here.
But if he was here, the defense would rise back up.
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12-18-2012, 12:48 PM #28Hyperbolic curmudgeometer
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Winning consistently, over a number of seasons, in an entertaining fashion, in a major media market. For dogsake, man, consider the Ravens--5 straight years in the playoffs, tons of respect from their peers & the media, but renowned for bone-jarring defense & a punishing running game. And as a result their national following is nil. Pittsburgh overcomes this via the 1970s championships (older generation of bandwagoners) plus the two recent Lombardis (younger generation of bandwagoners) plus the Mullethead Diaspora which scattered the Primanti-addled across the country...
I don't think the Jets drafted Sanchez for the Hispanic fan, he was drafted too high, but he showed flashes of being a good QB at USC ( I think it had more to do with the players around him).
I can't see the Jets wasting a to 5 pick and being the butt of of 90% of the jokes about bad teams just to pick up a few fans.
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12-18-2012, 06:19 PM #30Legendary RSR Poster
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Jets have named McIlroy the starter over Tebow. I hee the man continues to be jerked around by Rex. All he did was win at Florida and in Denver.
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12-18-2012, 08:50 PM #31Regular 1st Stringer
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12-22-2012, 11:05 PM #32Regular 1st Stringer
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Rex continues to prove he is a jackass and the Ravens are better off without him. He is dicking over Tebow in some absurd power play with the GM. There is no reason for Rex not to give Tebow the start. Except for not making himself look like an idiot for sticking with Sanchez for so long.
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12-23-2012, 08:25 AM #33
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Signs of Jets mutiny are brewing...
Mike Pettine, Rex's "right hand man" who he took to NY to be the DC...just turned down a contract extension.
Mike Smith, the former Ravens LB who turned down several college jobs to stay with the Jets, just announced he was leaving for the DC position at Texas Tech (To be fair, that's a promotion AND his alma mater)
I'm almost to the point where it'd shock me if Rex is ABLE to keep his job..
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12-23-2012, 06:40 PM #34Legendary RSR Poster
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Wow,jets Qb sacked 11 times. Oline had a mutiny today also.
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12-24-2012, 10:55 PM #35SuggsKill Guest
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The Jets are so god damn bad. Why the hell did they get Tebow? Where is Sanchez going next?
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12-27-2012, 04:34 PM #36
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Looks like McElroy had a concussion on Sunday and didn't reveal it until Thursday.
Sanchez in the driver's seat again!
Concussions are serious, of course, and I hope McElroy has a full recovery.
But my main reaction to this news is that the Jets are the gift that keeps on giving.Festivus
His definitions and arguments were so clear in his own mind that he was unable to understand how any reasonable person could honestly differ with him.
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