Talk about dodging a bullet

Remember when the Jetties were considering trading for Jay Cutler, but instead opted to draft Sanchez? Getting Cutler seemed like the "safe play" at the time--a guy who'd already made a Pro-Bowl.

Look at where he is now. The next Jeff George.

Trading for Cutler would have set the franchise back irreparably. It's amazing how 50/50 decisions can alter the fate of multiple franchises.

Meet the new boss...

...same as the old boss:

Alderson graduated from Dartmouth College in 1969 and Harvard Law School in 1976. He served four years in the United States Marine Corps as an infantry officer, including a tour in Vietnam.

Sounds like he's cut from the same cloth as Omar. ; )

Random thoughts

It's been about 4 or 5 months since I've really watched baseball. Man did Ryan Howard drop a ton of weight.

Can't wait to see Philthies and Jankees out of the playoffs.

Johnnies will be a top 15 team within 2-3 seasons.

Jets can go on a roll after the bye, but have a tough 3 game stretch near the end of the season (Pats - Fins - Steelers). Revis not keeping himself in shape during his bogus holdout is really annoying me. His selfishness is hurting the team and defensive schemes; he has gotten beat for easy TDs in almost every game. Braylon is having a big season and seems very focused on the field.

This Just In

J-E-T-S Jets Jets JETS

Now, if the Ravens beat the Pats Sunday, we'll have an even stronger lead in AFC East.

Intriguing...

Randy Moss possibly being traded to Vikes? If so, Jets would have to face him again this Monday night. I know Pats were almost certainly going to dump him at end of season, but I'm not sure what Vikes could offer them in return right now. Sure, they could get draft picks, but unless Pats get players on the field this season they will not win the AFC East. Their D stinks, and without the threat of Moss and loss of Faulk, their offense will also be limited.

2011 Mets

Well, with the firing of M&M there is a chance I could be reinvigorated about the 2011 Mets, depending on who they bring on. I can't really evaluate the situation any better than this article.

Of particular enjoyment:

The Mets need to be fumigated, stripped bare and built from the ground up. There is no patch job here.
Let's face it. Your team is filled with losers.
That's not harsh. Sadly, it's reality.
Plus, the culture is all wrong. There's something missing. Your team never had a real identity.

Another article basically said be honest with the fans, level that the team will need to be entirely rebuilt, and if you do it the right way people will support them along the way. The Mets do have some exciting young prospects--but I can only get excited about them if I believe the team is in capable hands and has a real future. Under the M&M regime there was no reason to get excited about any prospect since you knew the team was going nowhere.

Jets at Bills

In a nutshell, they did what they had to do. Physically manhandled a team that they should have manhandled, and as a result, took all the variables off the table.

Sanchez has zero INTs through 4 games, and the runnning game has been solid ever since week 1.

That said, this offense wasn't as bad as it looked against the Ravens, and it's not as good as it looked against the Bills.

They're still going to need the D to win some tight games if they want to be a great team. They were already going to be a good team anyway.

Looking forward to the Vikes and getting Santonio on the field.

Jerry to be fired; Omar to be demoted

These two don't even deserve a link. I'm just gonna leave it at that.