I know he has been awful but it's hard to think about Manning being a bad thing. my brain still has trouble processing that.
Anyone would have signed off on a 11-5 record with new players and coaching staff. Go look up the threads before the season started. A failure is last season, when Geno and crew sucked so much ass. Todd Bowles has turned this franchise around
Anyone who doesnt give a shit about going 10-6 or 11-5 and not making the playoffs --after last year--is an idiot. This is entertainment pure and simple. Think if it as a movie. Last year you walked into the theater and within 3 minutes you knew the movie sucked rancid ass but you paid for your ticket and pop corn and pop so you felt you couldn't leave. And you stayed and watched the full 3 hour shit show. This year you went into the movie not expecting much and although the ending wasn't great the whole movie was entertaining and feel good and you felt like you got your money's worth. If all that matters is the final result, then don't go to the theater, don't watch the movie, just read the reviews the next day and if it got 4 stars, take that as your enjoyment. For me, even if the ending is deflating, the fact that I'm watching a thoroughly enjoyable team playing meaningful football AFTER Christmas while last year I had to endure total craptastic football after Labor Day, I'll take it. _
Also the 2013 and 2012 Jets were bad as well. (The 2013 Jets were a lot worse than their 8-8 record would lead one to believe. They were probably the worst 8-8 team of this era.) And in 2011 it seemed like the Jets were deflated after the Giants loss, losing the last 3 if I recall correctly. So it's been awhile since we had a season that we could look back on and say "We got significantly better this year. We're heading in the right direction." The last season we could say that was 2010, IMO. So like you said, it's just fun to see the Jets be a competitive team again. Those living and dying for a Super Bowl win... just try to enjoy the ride, folks. It'll happen when it happens, if it happens; not on our schedule. I feel like it's mirroring Star Wars - after those awful prequels we now have a good Star Wars movie, and even though right now this is not as good as The Empire Strikes Back, The Em-Pryor Strikes Back is still good and a lot better than what we've had in recent years, and gives me the sense that things are back on track again.
If the Jets finish 11-5 and miss the playoffs, it wouldn't be a failure or their fault. 11-5 gets you in the playoffs MOST years.
Meh, Eagles and Raiders (over there) always own us. The one that got away was the Buffalo game... But my point remains, 11-5 gets you in pretty much every season. It would be really bad luck to go 11-5 and miss the postseason.
I'm not going to moan about the divisional structure keeping us from the post-season. In a couple of years we may be facing a TB/BB-less Pats, the Bills fresh from a Rex tailspin and Miami in Tanny cap-hell. These things go in cycles, the AFC East may soon be as craptastic as the AFC South is now.
And here we doubted the sagatious wisdom of Ron Wolf and Charlie Casserly Prob Woodrows best move in decades we are on victory track with Bowles/Mac/Gailey imho
A failure is what Miami did, with the same schedule and their new super tackle to join their mythical QB. A failure is Bufflao, taking a 9-7 team with talent to oblivion--with the same schedule as the jets.
If we can add Mario Williams and Richie Incognito in the off-season after Buffalo implodes that would be awesome.
only thing that bothers me is the fact that like NE, cinci has already clinched . which means like NE, i think they won''t be hesistant to rest starters and limit players.
Cinci has NOT clinched the division or a bye yet. They have only clinched a playoff spot, they could end up playing wildcard round on the road. They need the bye to get Dalton back in there. The only way it doesn't mean anything is if Pittsburgh loses before they play. And if that happens we really don't give a shit anyway.
If there is a level below failure then thats where the Dolphins belong. Of all our games this season the fins were the only ones we really dominated. Hell, if it weren't for the refs feeling sympathy in garbage time they wouldn't of moved the ball on us at all.
