vancouver flowers–vancouver flowers

Let’s home the optimism pays off and we could start off the second half of the season right with a home win over the Jags who have some dangerous players on offense. A win over them sets the stage for a monster November match-up with the Pats for the 3rd time in 4 times (we have 2 of those in 2006 and 2008).

Coach,
It was a busy and expensive weekend but at least the semester is almost over which means wild card weekend is close and training for Spirits flag football can soon begin.

Also, let’s go Colts this weekend.

Big, hearty thump on the back for you, too, Ace – you’re doing a real nice job with this blog, nice and comfortable, like gettin’ together with a few of the guys at the local bar to knock back a couple a cold ones, eat some wings and root for our favorite team.

In Rex I trust. And my trust goes a long way. I’ve seen the typical paranoia that is the NY media center in general, and the emotional scars of Jetsfans walking 40 years in the desert in particular. It’s all noise, just noise.

Rex is the best thing that’s happened to the Jets since Parcells signed Curtis Martin. He’s a winner, a fighter, he will never quit, never say die, never back down. He believes in his troops, goes out on the limb for them. He is loyal to his men, to his coaches, and these men will fight hard and win for him. You know, lost in all the ruckus about the ST fiasco was a very cool fact; Rex didn’t throw Mike Westhoff under the bus.

All kinds of yada-yada about how he should be putting more of his stamp on the team; well in my book, when you’re the head hondo and one of your guys screws the pooch, you take the hit for him – cause that’s what the boss is supposed to do. You gotta do it for all the times your guys busted their ass for you in preparing and winning games past, and you gotta do it for all the games you hope to sweat, curse and work together to win in the future.

It’s why you get paid the big bucks, pure and simple. Rex knows this, and it’s no sweat off his nose. he can take the heat, cause he knows the team’s getting better, building a foundation that will hopefully turn the Jets into a team to be feared by the rest of the league (yeah, I’m lovin that Dogs of War defense, brother, let me tell ya!)

Hell, there’s gonna be incoming fire anyway, so there’s no sense in getting the blood splatter on more people than is necessary. Rex is a big guy, casts a big shadow. Westhoff knows he screwed up, and trust me, it won’t happen again. It’s like seeing Mariano lose 3 in a row; it’ll happen once in a lifetime. My money is on the Jets ST becoming a dangerous force the rest of the way.

Now, regarding 10 wins and the show – I hope so, Joe, I hope so. This team is exciting, but I don’t mind pointing out the obvious, that the difference between a very good team and a championship caliber team is execution. All the parts working together well, all the time. Your analysis hits the nail on the head; losses were due to breakdowns, two of them uncharacteristically so.

For this reason, it’s not the Dolphins who we have to worry about, it’s the Pats. Much as I dislike them (and I really, really dislike them), I will give props and identify them as the class of the division. They execute, have a high level of play at all aspects of the game, all the time. They’re a worthy enemy, deserving of getting every ounce of effort and grit from the guys – and when the wins come, they’re that much sweeter, because the guys know they beat a damned good team, and that says alot about who the Jets are if they can beat the Pats.

I’m looking forward to the next game against them; and hope the Jets are up to their best level of play. I’ve a feeling, if the Jets can win their 2nd match against NE, then your expectations of a 6-2 record of the break and a playoff run become more realistic.

the Road to the show goes through Foxborough. Best part about this? Unlike other years when I dreaded the thought, now I’m like, “YEAH, Bay-bee, Bring It OOOONNNNN!!!! Effing-HEY!!!!

Be well, Joe, enjoy the time off – Go JETS!!!!

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