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Killing the Golden Goose: A 2014 Super Bowl in the Snow

Posted: 25th May 2010 by Nick Antonicello in NFL
Why is the NFL killing the golden goose known as the Super Bowl? For what possible benefit does the NFL derive from a revenue standpoint in having this game outside in freezing temperatures at night?  Why would the worst possible weather conditions somehow be sold as a positive to the 32 NFL owners? For the week of the Super Bowl will turn the Northern New Jersey area into a virtual gridlock. Route 17 ...

New York Jets: Does Getting Younger Mean Getting Better in 2010?

Posted: 26th April 2010 by Nick Antonicello in NFL
The Jets got younger this weekend with the drafting of Joe McNight and Vlad Ducasse. But did they get better, as they try to stay focused on the team's first legitimate Super Bowl run in more than a decade? The decision to cut nine-time Pro Bowler Alan Faneca and still pay him more than $5 million dollars to play somewhere else makes little sense given his impact on teammates Nick Mangold and ...

Jet Faithful Apprehensive As Draft Looms Huge For Gang Green In 2010

Posted: 19th April 2010 by Nick Antonicello in NFL
Anthony Davis. Lam Jones. Mike Haight. Roger Vick. Jeff Lageman. Browning Nagle. Marvin Jones. Mike Nugent. Blair Thomas. Johnny Mitchell. Kyle Brady. Ouch. Ken O'Brien over Dan Marino. It still stings just to hear it. With the exception of Hall of Famers John Riggins (Kansas) and Joe Namath (Alabama) with first round picks, the choices made in the NFL/AFL Drafts by Gang Green have resulted in over five decades of mediocrity and frustration for most Jet fans. Granted, the new regime ...

Enabling Bad Behavior: The Acquisition of Antonio Cromartie

Posted: 2nd April 2010 by Nick Antonicello in NFL
Why are the New York Jets enabling the likes of Antonio Cromartie? What employer would hire someone who's been named in five paternity suits in the last two years? The 19th pick out of Florida State by the San Diego Chargers in 2006, Cromartie just received a $500,000 advance from his new team to assist him in the payment of child support for nine children he's fathered with eight different women living in ...

What Can The Jets Expect Of Mark Sanchez As a Sophmore Starter?

Posted: 21st March 2010 by Nick Antonicello in NFL
Will Mark Sanchez take that great leap forward in 2010? It's the $64,000 question and when one looks at the off-season moves of the Jet brain trust, everything seems to point into the direction of huge expectations for the second year sophmore from the nation of Troy! After throwing for 2,444 yards with 196 completions on 364 attempts (63.1% QB rating, 53.8% completion percentage), Sanchez will need to tone down the interceptions ...

LaDanian Tomlinson or Thomas Jones? Inside the Numbers

Posted: 14th March 2010 by Nick Antonicello in NFL
The New York Jets rolled the dice by taking a chance on LaDanian Tomlinson with a two-year deal to repace the departed and reliable Thomas Jones who signed with Kansas City Chiefs. Tomlinson, the 5th pick of the 2001 NFL Draft is a five-time Pro Bowler who has rushed for 12,490 yards on 2,880 attempts and 138 touchdowns. Just a year younger than the more durable Thomas Jones, Tomlinson has a history ...

Jets-Bengals: Seven Players That Must Excel for New York

Posted: 7th January 2010 by Nick Antonicello in NFL
For the New York Jets to advance to the divisional round of the AFC playoffs,áseven players must bring their "A" game to Cincinnati come Sunday: á 1. Nick Mangold The Jets All-Pro center and anchor of the offensive line needs to ensure pass protection as well as big holes for Thomas Jones and company. If the Bengals rattle Mark Sanchez in passing downs due to a lack of protection and time, the ...

Baseball Writers Should Implement 50 Percent Rule for HOF Balloting

Posted: 6th January 2010 by Nick Antonicello in MLB
Congratulations to Andre Dawson on his razor thin selection to the baseball Hall of Fame. Afteráyears of being on the ballot, Dawson finally found himself as the biggest name available outside of Mark McGwire, and the writers graciously punched his ticket for a trip to Cooperstown this summer. But is this the best way to select baseball immortality? Dawson received just 14 percent of the vote in his second year of eligibility and ...

Brad Smith: Needs To Surpass Kellen Clemens on Jets Depth Chart

Posted: 4th January 2010 by Nick Antonicello in NFL
As the New York Jets prepare for a re-match against the Cincinnati Bengals in the Wild Card round of the AFC playoffs, they can sleep better knowing they have the versatile Brad Smith on their roster. Smith, the former Missouri standout taken in the fourth round of the 2006 NFL draft out of Youngstown, Ohio gives the Jets the kind of versatility in the backfield I've never seen in ...
Taking care of business, everyday. Taking care of business, every way. Taking care of business is exactly what the New York Jets did as they shutdown the Cincinnati Bengals 37-0 in the swirling winds of the Meadowlands Sunday evening,á as the curtain came down one last time onáthis 34-year old facility. TheáJets closed Giants Stadium in a way the New YorkáGiants could not. They continued their December hot streak by providing constant ...