Scott Cordischi On Sports: It’s Jets Week!
Tuesday, October 04, 2011
It’s Jets week. And, in these parts, that means lots of anticipation on the part of Patriots fans.
Jets-Patriots has always been a good rivalry on the field, but the last 15 years have added off the field twists to it creating a real-life soap opera.
First it was Bill Parcells leaving the Pats for the Jets following Super Bowl 31. Shortly thereafter, Curtis Martin followed him there. Then, in 2000, Bill Belichick resigned as the “H.C. of the NYJ” to take the coaching reigns in New England. In 2006, Eric Mangini went from Foxboro to the Meadowlands. And now, the loud-mouthed Rex Ryan is large and in charge.
There is no doubt that every one of those moves added fuel to the fire of what is one of the league’s most interesting match-ups.
-There’s a trend in the NFL which states that a team playing its third consecutive road game, as the Jets will do this Sunday, usually doesn’t fare well.
-However, there’s also an old adage in the NFL that the more desperate team – in this case the Jets – finds a way to win.
-Am I the only one who wonders why Rex Ryan was whining for other teams in the league to “step up and try to beat the Patriots this year” so that his Jets could win the AFC East? Last time I checked, every team controls its own destiny at the start of the season so if Ryan’s Jets were as good as he thinks they were, they wouldn’t have needed anyone’s help. But that would mean that Ryan’s Jets would have to actually beat teams other than New England.
-Wouldn’t it be nice if whatever team Terry Francona manages next year wins the World Series?
-Or maybe he should come back as a pigeon and crap on John Henry, Tom Werner and Larry Lucchino’s heads. You know what they say? Red Sox For Life!
-Did you see where Adrian Beltre has 3 homeruns in game 4 of the ALDS to help Texas eliminate Tampa Bay? Why can't the Red Sox get players like that?
-Kudos to Tom Brady who, upon passing Joe Montana for 9th on the all-time touchdown passes list, acknowledged that he has had the benefit of playing in a much more passer-friendly era.
-The Detroit Lions are 4-0? Really?
-Do you think that Bill Belichick lets his players drink beer in the locker room on game day?
-Speaking of Belichick, the Sports Hub’s Michael Felger was right when he said that the NFL Network’s “A Football Life” documentary on him was like Patriots porn.
-Justin Verlander should be the A.L. MVP.
-One of the most underrated sports movies of all time has to be “Eight Men Out.”
-Mark Sanchez may have had a horrible night against the Ravens defense Sunday night but you can be rest assured that he’ll put up big numbers against the Patriots D.
-Did you see where ESPN removed Hank Williams “Are you Ready For Some Football?” open from Monday night football this week. Apparently comparing our President to Hitler wasn’t such a great idea for Williams, was it?
-Time to raise the Stanley Cup Champions banner to the rafters at the Garden Thursday night!
-What’s your favorite Halloween candy? I’m an M&M’s guy, myself.
-When oil approached $150 dollars a barrel in trading a few years back, gas prices were about $4.40 per gallon in these parts. Why, then, is it that when the price of a barrel of oil is nearly half that ($78) as it is now, that the price of gasoline doesn’t drop proportionally?
-Maybe John Henry can manage the Red Sox with Tom Werner coaching first base and Larry Lucchino coaching third.
-For as great as he is, Bill Belichick has not drafted or developed one great pass rusher since taking over in New England in 2000.
-Isn’t it ironic that Kevin Youkilis, who doesn’t appear to be in the best shape, would criticize Jacoby Ellsbury, who is in better shape than anyone else on the team, for not rehabbing with the team or in Fort Myers?
-The only thing missing from the Red Sox dysfunctional clubhouse is A-Rod.
-If Theo Epstein gets the Cubs GM job, then we’ll really find out how he feels about Terry Francona.
-Hey, Josh Beckett, I like beer too! I just don't drink it while I'm on the clock at work.
-Red Sox ownership can spin it any way that they want but if they really wanted Francona to stay, they would have exercised the option on his contract a long time ago.
-Of free agents Jonathan Papelbon, David Ortiz, JD Drew, Jason Varitek and Tim Wakefield, Papelbon and Ortiz are the only two who the Red Sox should even CONSIDER signing.
-Navy, Air Force, East Carolina to the Big East? Count me out!
-If Theo Epstein was smart, he’d go to Chicago and get away from Larry Lucchino.
-Tony Sporano is safe in Miami………………..for now.
-The next time Tony Romo comes up big in the clutch it will be the first.
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