Communion from Pittsburgh

Hi All, I apologize that the video is sideways, none the less there are some classic one liners on here, and without further adu, ENJOY this great 20 seconds of footage.....

Thanks Folks of B4 Crew

Hey All,

I just wanted to say thanks for the great afternoon that came of yesterdays events at the Meadowlands! I am quite sure that busy hands are editting the hours of countless film that occured. laughs will follow. We may be 3-10 but I myself have had an awesome time being entertained by the antics of this crew! Happy Holiday Season to you all boys. I know you all think i am nuts but I say with this coaching staff we can get to within 23 points of the Pats.....any takers?

For Jets fans everywhere

Since the Steelers game we Jets fans have been taking a lot of grief as a result of the gate D spiral fiasco. I've been going to Jets games regularly for close to 10 years and I've never heard of this stuff until I read about it in the paper and apparently I'm not alone. At any rate, every day I'm reading another letter from some highbrow Giants fan about what knuckle dragging lowlifes we are. Funny, but every time a Giants fan hangs out with us, I hear the same thing: Geez- you guys sure know how to tailgate!. Anyway, I was feeling poetic tonight so this one's for all of us Jets fans-

An Ode To The Jets Fan

On Sundays we come to see them play,
These Titans of the game
In wind and snow
Through fog and sleet,
And November's frigid rain
We drink the beer
We eat the meat
We huddle by the fire
We burn opponents uniforms
In a ritual funeral pyre
Through Ewbank, Winner, Shipp and Holtz
Holovak, Walt and Joe
We came to games
And screamed their names
And told them where to go
Coslet, Carroll, Kotite too,
Then came the savior Bill
He won some games
And brought us fame
And gave us all a thrill
Then Hess expired
The Tuna retired
And Bellichick ran for the hills
A man named Woody bought the team
Now he pays all the bills
We got Al Groh
But he was quick to go
And some guy named Herm was hired
He had his run
We had some fun
But he quit before he was fired
So North they went, to find a coach
And came back with Mangini
In season one he was the man, but this year he's no genie!
In recent weeks, we've taken grief
From our landlords who wear blue
They say we act like animals
And belong in a zoo
They say we have no dignity, no manners and no class
To this I say you Giants fans can kiss my green and white ass!
Somehow, some way, through thick and thin
We will rise above it
For we shall always scream real loud-
LEARN TO LIVE IT, LEARN TO LOVE IT!
J - E - T - S JETS JETS JETS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

And It Begins....

SO have you ehard the news? In this week of Joe Torre, Joe Girardi and the Red Sox world series, another thing has been being mentioned on the airwaves. That hot topic being BILL COWER to the Jets. Pretty interesting the life span of a coaches love in this city. Can't lie though, Cower is a pretty solid citizen if you ask me.

Either way, the Clemens 8 game tryout begins Sunday. I am excited to see what the kid can do. We know he has the arm, but can he manage a game. can he call the audibles, can he score in the redzone and in the second half and even at all. Those questions will be answered in the coming weeks.

I would now like to focus on the top moments of B4 now 5C of the current season. I am putting them up in no particular order.

5- Opening Day, week 1, when we all were looking forwad to a great year 2, that was awesome.

4- The Dolphins game where we had our only win. We also finally saw 100 yards out of T Jones. It seems so long ago doesn't it?

3- Anthony's Mom's penne a la vodka every week. That is a delightful treat if I ever do say so myself.

2- The "communion line" for basting during week one agains the PATS was also an amazing site. People were seemingly coming out of nowhere to be basted by Monsigneur Martino. What a site.

1- And finally the favorite memory from the B4/5C of the first half is definately Chrissy's fine back side........See below.

Bad Decisions Surrounding You Too?

Have you noticed the absurd number of bad decisions surrounding NY sports lately? Mets and Jets fans saw quite a few weeks of them. Yankees fans just watched their team act like the Mets. Where does it end? It does not end until the decisons makers of these teams follow the words of my high school defensive coordinator and "get their heads out of their asses!"

Hopefully by the time you read this Joe Torre will be fired. More importantly, hopefully by the time you read this Coach Ex-Manginious will have announced that Kellen Clemons is starting against the Eagles. That's right, I have converted. I stood by Chad for alot of games, but I too am now done. I am ready for the gunslinger. I am ready to be down by 10 and sort of excited that we could still come back because of the deep ball. My 10 year old nephew started at saftey this week for his pee wee team. You know what, I think he could have taken that ball to the house too!

I am not just done with Chad though. I am done with Bob Sutton too. Is there any excuse for why there is ZERO pressure on any quarterback ever? I am trying to compile a wish list for which pass rusher I want this off season and I finally figured it out, ANYBODY. Heck can we get Gastineau back? They did promise to search under every rock right?

Oh and a big thank you to Kevin Dyson. I haven't seen patty cake like that since 2nd grade in the timeout corner.

I can only listen to players say they will watch the tape and fix it so much. This is a harsh reality of non-creativeness. I just can't figure out how Art Shell, a 6'5 300 lb. black man snuck into Brian Schotttenheimer's body and completely changed our offensive philosophy overnight. We did sign Thomas Jones right? We did sign Darian Barnes a bruising full back right? We are permitted to have a running game right? Pete Kendall was a good move still right?

Let's make some changes on all fronts, otherwise can we at least get a play to win the game speech for old time sake.

Pennington Ankle Means Day of the DUCK!!!

So word on the street is that Pennington's ankle is out. Lets see if the Duck from way of the Pacific Northwest can handle Ray "I should be in jail" Lewis and company. This should be an exciting weekend for all those bums who cheered when Pennington was hurt on Sunday.

Lets do a quick review, how many starting quarterbacks have winning records in the NFL over the past 7 years? Answer, less than 8 and Chad is one of them. Be careful what you wish for Gang Green.

Clemens does bring soemthing to the table unlike the last time we had this adventure. Let's not start selling #11 jersey's just yet though.

How about this SCANDAL of the video tape. What a loser the former HC of the NYJ's is. That guy already had no class. He just sunk andother forty feet below sea level. F the PATS!!!

Lace 'Em Up!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

So it has been one heck of an off season. I for one was done with the Kendall saga about 10 minutes into it. Right now there are plenty of questions, plenty of nay Sayers, plenty of doubters. Will Thomas Jones work out? Will we finally stop the run? How will the o line perform with a rookie left guard who played tackle at a D2 school? Will Pennington hold up for the season. The reason we have to play all 16 games is to get the answers to those questions.

The keys to the season are very simple. Offense line must play sound. Defensive line needs to build off the moment of the last half of last year. And of course, they need to take the ball away more than they give it away.

The offensive line needs to play well every snap. This is something that has to come by playing games together. Probably going to get some grey hair early this season from the offensive line but I believe they will be a sound unit. Brick had personal training from Lomas Brown this summer. Mangold is as solid as centers come. The right side of the line has continuity in Moore and Clement.

Defensive line is the biggest question mark. Kenyon Coleman got a lot of money for a non-starter. He needs to play big and keep to his role. I was surprised Bobby Hamilton didn’t make the team. There is good depth though at end. Eric Hicks will be a fan favorite early, watch for #77. So the clog needs to come from the rotation of Robertson, Pouha and Mosely. The NT in the 34 defense pretty much dictates the flow of the game.

Takeaways have to outnumber giveaways. The largest contributor to takeaways is pressure from the defensive line. Pressure the quarterback and they make mistakes. Chad should be less interception prone in year 2 of this offense. Thomas Jones has a very good record of ball handling so that adds to what he brings the offense. Keep this ratio in the Jets favor and we will be happy with the season.

Jets Pats opening day. What more can you ask for? Lace em up and lets play.