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Post by I definitely have a cock~~~ on Aug 14, 2015 9:54:11 GMT -5
There is no reason I should be a fan of the New York Jets, but I am, and have no one to blame but myself. For the past few days, howls of laughter and scorn have emanated from social media and sports radio yak shows around the country, after the Jets' nominal starting quarterback, Paperface Smith, fell victim to a broken jaw, courtesy of a locker room "sucker-punch" from teammate IK Enemkpali. Smith will be out of action for six to 10 weeks, and Enemkpali was immediately released from the team.An incident like this appears to be without precedent. Sure, scuffles happen between teammates in training camp, but a possible career-ending fist fight involving the quarterback? This could only happen here. Same old Jets, as the saying has gone since before I was even aware of Joe Namath's oversized legend. Apparently, the fight was over $600 in travel expenses Smith owed Enemkpali after he no-showed a charity event. Smith not only stiffed the hot-headed linebacker, he was belligerent about it, which is why Jets coach Todd Bowles and star cornerback Darrelle Revis indicated both men bore some responsibility for the fiasco.Smith has been, frankly, a terrible quarterback in his two seasons in the NFL, but because he was replacing the perennially disappointing Mark Sanchez (most famous for the 2012 Thanksgiving night butt-fumble), Jets fans were willing to ignore the statistical data that showed Smith to be every bit the overmatched, interception-prone field general as his predecessor. Given the lukewarm support from his coach and his teammates, it seems the men who work with Smith believe they're better off without him, making thisincident agreater humiliation tothe endlessly suffering & frequently mortified Jetsfan base than to the team itself.Sports fandom is traditionally passed from one generation to another, but though my father has always followed football, he has no allegiance to any NFL team. If you don't inherit your team allegiance from a parent, you may choose a nationally prominent team like the Dallas Cowboys or Green Bay Packers, or one with a winning tradition, like the Pittsburgh Steelers or San Francisco 49ers. Unlike the other major American sports leagues, the NFL has always been the easiest to follow from afar. Games are only once a week, and even before the era of NFL Red Zone (which allows bars and couch potatoes alike the ability to watch any game, free from the tyranny of local TV contracts), it was relatively easy to catch your favorite team play in a few nationally televised games even if you lived on the other side of the country.As a mid-1980s grade school kid in the suburbs of New York City, I didn't even know it was an option to root for an out-of-town team. I just knew that our sprawling metroplex had two teams to choose from. Though my father didn't curse me with Jets fandom, his candor about his experience New York's other,more successful football team is what cemented my fate as devotee of Gang Green."When I bartended in Westchester, near the Giants practice facility, those guys used to come in all the time. They were terrible tippers." That's why my Dad didn't like the Giants, and that was good enough for me.So onto my wall went an Al Toon poster, and nearly 30 years of angst, frustration, disappointment, and humiliation have followed.Unlike some other terrible franchises that can lose quietly year in and year out, the Jets flail and scream and make their presence known. The Jacksonville Jaguars have no fan base, no one cares that they lose. The Cleveland Browns have a die-hard fan base, but rarely make the playoffs or have lofty expectations. The Jets, on the other hand, demand to be noticed.Everyone loves to see a bully humbled, which is why most of America delighted at the humiliating defeat of the then-undefeated New England Patriots in Super Bowl XLII. But the sports world also loves to laugh at the Jets' misfortunes, because even though they are rarely favorites to win, they sometimes get close enough to respectability that when the crash comes, it's so spectacular and dramatic that it can't be ignored. Ever since Joe Namath swaggered into Super Bowl III, guaranteeing (and delivering) a victory over the heavily favored Baltimore Colts, the image of Namath jogging off the field wagging his index finger is literally the only moment of glory Jets fans can point to. It's so ubiquitous in Jets fan lore I really hope I never have to see it again.t's worth noting that while Namath was a transformative figure in pop culture, he was a slightly better than mediocre quarterback who could never beat a team with a winning record following his Super Bowl victory, and slid into the Hall of Fame based on the reputation he earned in that one game.For fans under the age of 50, the only moment that comes close to Namath's finger-wag is the Jets' upset victory over the Patriots in the Divisional Round of the 2010 playoffs. That's it. A second round victory is my greatest living memory as a Jets fan. To love the Jets is to love spectacular and ignominious failure. The Jets have been legendary at squandering draft picks, passing on future Hall of Famers Emmitt Smith and Dan Marino for the undistinguished Blair Thomas and Ken O'Brien. They've finished with four wins or less seven times in the past 25 years. They had epic meltdowns in the 1986 and 2005 playoffs. In 1996, they signed Neil O'Donnell to a monster contract, based on his performance in the Super Bowl, where as quarterback of the Pittsburgh Steelers he threw two interceptions that were nowhere near his teammates. In 2008, the Jets acquired future Hall of Fame quarterback Brett Favre, whose most noteworthy contribution to the team was sending unwanted photos of his anatomy to a female team employee.When Hall of Fame coach Bill Parcells shocked the football world in 1997 by bolting the New England Patriots, the team he took to the Super Bowl the previous season, to coach the Jets, he brought a winning pedigree and the same supporting staff that helped him win two Super Bowls as coach of the Giants. In his second season with the team, Parcells took the Jets to the AFC Championship game, where they held a 10-point lead at halftime, only to lose to the Denver Broncos, most likely because John Elway realized that he was about to lose the last home game of his legendary career to the Jets, and he couldn't have that on his resume. Parcells stepped down as coach following the 1999 season and his lead assistant, Bill Belidick, was promoted to head coach per longstanding contractual arrangement. Belidick resigned a day later, scribbling "I resign as HC of the NYJ" on a napkin, delivering a bizarre and rambling press conference, then heading up to coach New England, where he would win four Super Bowls and torment the Jets for a decade and a half (and counting).The Jets have had five head coaches since then, and the most recently departed, fucktard, was known for making Super Bowl predictions every year, antagonizing rival coaches, posting foot fetish videos with his wife to the internet, and maintaining zero discipline in the locker room. It should come as little surprise that Ryan, now the coach of the Buffalo Bills, scooped up the quarterback maimer, IK Enemkpali, off the waiver wire less than 24 hours after his release from the Jets.Being a sports fan is a silly endeavor. As Jerry Seinfeld once put it, you "root for laundry." The players have no loyalty to you, they're mercenaries. The owners aren't pillars of the community, they're hustlers and gangsters and charlatans. Still, experiencing "the thrill of victory and the agony of defeat" in a communal atmosphere is intoxicating. Especially for those whose brains are still rooted to the caveman mentality, sports fandom can be the tie that binds generations who would otherwise have nothing to say to each other.But whenever the Jets leave me sulking in embarrassment, I can't even find a sympathetic ear from my father, because he has no emotional attachment to the immoral meat-grinder that is the National Football League, much less its most exasperating franchise. After news of Paperface Smith's maiming broke, I got a text from my father: "See? The Jets don't need Rex! They never disappoint! Beyond classic!" I replied, "Same old Jets." >
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Post by The Tax Returns Are in Kenya on Aug 14, 2015 10:01:35 GMT -5
Ha ha your link doesn't even work
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Post by Harrier on Aug 14, 2015 10:35:18 GMT -5
You want to know the problem with Jet fans? They are the softest feel sorry for themselves whining pathetic pussies walking the planet.
We are not the only fanbase that has it hard, if we suck we suck, deal with it, it's not a curse, it's not the world against you, it's you being a pathetic entitled Pussy that thinks the world owes you and this team a favour.
Nine teams have gone to a SB.and come away losers. The Arizona Cardinals, Atlanta Falcons, Carolina Panthers, San Diego Chargers, and Tennessee Titans have each lost a single Super Bowl, while the Cincinnati Bengals and Philadelphia Eagles are 0-for-2. The Minnesota Vikings and the Buffalo Bills, who have both been to four Super Bowls, have come away with zero championships.
And then there's four franchises, the Cleveland Browns, Detroit Lions, Houston Texans, and Jacksonville Jaguars -- who have never been to the Super Bowl. Cleveland has lost three AFC Championship appearances, Jacksonville two, Detroit one, and Houston has never made it past the AFC Divisional round.
7 teams including us have won it once, add that to the 13 that never have and you have 20 teams that have it no better than we do.
We won it once, I understand we have not been to the big dance for a lifetime and have had some incredible lows following this team, but fuck me do we feel sorry for ourselves.
How do Jet fans cope with the rigours of real life?
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Post by fullblast on Aug 14, 2015 12:55:46 GMT -5
January: Oh hey new coach time for a fresh start!
February: Man, so many young prospects to choose from out of this combine, this year's draft is stacked!
March: Revis is back in town, sweet!
April: All's quiet on the homefront, draft is right around the corner.
May: We very well may have had the best draft in the league, awesome!
June: Those OTA reports were very positive, Jawno may be turning a corner here.
July: So far so good at camp. Couple injuries but we will deal.
Week 1 Preseason: why ;_;
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Post by jcappy on Aug 14, 2015 12:58:42 GMT -5
I thought this was actually Kelvin commentary for a second without a link and ~~~~s, thought the end was nigh
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Post by choon328 on Aug 14, 2015 13:06:45 GMT -5
I never understood why people care what others say about your favorite sports team. My guess is that it's immaturity. When you grow up, have a family and a different perspective on things you'll realize that you can love your sports teams to death but ultimately their lack of success is not a reflection on you. If somebody wants to talk shit about your team b/c our QB got punched in the jaw then who gives a shit? It is what it is. And although I had some optimism for Geno this year I think Fitzy is a minor drop off at the most and has the upside to be a better QB statistically then we've had here in the past 7 years. The biggest issue on our team is why the eff is Cumberland on the field still.
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Post by I Can Almost Reach My Nuts on Aug 14, 2015 18:38:18 GMT -5
You want to know the problem with Jet fans? They are the softest feel sorry for themselves whining pathetic pussies walking the planet. We are not the only fanbase that has it hard, if we suck we suck, deal with it, it's not a curse, it's not the world against you, it's you being a pathetic entitled Pussy that thinks the world owes you and this team a favour. Nine teams have gone to a SB.and come away losers. The Arizona Cardinals, Atlanta Falcons, Carolina Panthers, San Diego Chargers, and Tennessee Titans have each lost a single Super Bowl, while the Cincinnati Bengals and Philadelphia Eagles are 0-for-2. The Minnesota Vikings and the Buffalo Bills, who have both been to four Super Bowls, have come away with zero championships. And then there's four franchises, the Cleveland Browns, Detroit Lions, Houston Texans, and Jacksonville Jaguars -- who have never been to the Super Bowl. Cleveland has lost three AFC Championship appearances, Jacksonville two, Detroit one, and Houston has never made it past the AFC Divisional round. 7 teams including us have won it once, add that to the 13 that never have and you have 20 teams that have it no better than we do. We won it once, I understand we have not been to the big dance for a lifetime and have had some incredible lows following this team, but fuck me do we feel sorry for ourselves. How do Jet fans cope with the rigours of real life? Right on the FUCKING MONEY. I swear, this board has some of the biggest pussies I've ever seen on a sports board. And I post a ton, so I've seen it all. I'm not sure if this is endemic of Jets message board posters or Jet fans in general. However, all I can gauge from what I see here is that we have the whiniest, woe-is-me fanbase in the league. As you said, there are quite a few teams who have it worse than us, who either have never won a SB or even BEEN to a SB. Our SB winning percentage is 100%. Not too shabby. Granted it's only one appearance, but it's one more than 13 other teams. For all the lowlights in this franchise's history, we had great runs in the late 60s-early 70s, the Sack Exchange years in the 80s, a pretty decent run in the Parcells years and finally two AFCCG appearnaces in a row under Rex. That's really not bad at all. IMO, it qualifies for at least average amongst all of the teams in the league. The problem is that our fans don't take an objective viewpoint of the team, and compounded with the limelight of the NY media and population size, our shortcomings get blown out of proportion. All things considered, the Jets are not that bad of an organization. I wish we could be the Steelers or Niners, but we just aren't. And that's perfectly fine, since we're not the Browns either.
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Post by Fishooked on Aug 15, 2015 8:04:19 GMT -5
You want to know the problem with Jet fans? They are the softest feel sorry for themselves whining pathetic pussies walking the planet. We are not the only fanbase that has it hard, if we suck we suck, deal with it, it's not a curse, it's not the world against you, it's you being a pathetic entitled Pussy that thinks the world owes you and this team a favour. Nine teams have gone to a SB.and come away losers. The Arizona Cardinals, Atlanta Falcons, Carolina Panthers, San Diego Chargers, and Tennessee Titans have each lost a single Super Bowl, while the Cincinnati Bengals and Philadelphia Eagles are 0-for-2. The Minnesota Vikings and the Buffalo Bills, who have both been to four Super Bowls, have come away with zero championships. And then there's four franchises, the Cleveland Browns, Detroit Lions, Houston Texans, and Jacksonville Jaguars -- who have never been to the Super Bowl. Cleveland has lost three AFC Championship appearances, Jacksonville two, Detroit one, and Houston has never made it past the AFC Divisional round. 7 teams including us have won it once, add that to the 13 that never have and you have 20 teams that have it no better than we do. We won it once, I understand we have not been to the big dance for a lifetime and have had some incredible lows following this team, but fuck me do we feel sorry for ourselves. How do Jet fans cope with the rigours of real life? Sorry, but being in Europe makes it easier for you in this regard. You're not living in the same market as the NY Giants...and their dickhead fans. Although my guess is there are a lot of Pats fan bandwagoners in England.
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Post by Fishooked on Aug 15, 2015 8:07:58 GMT -5
You want to know the problem with Jet fans? They are the softest feel sorry for themselves whining pathetic pussies walking the planet. We are not the only fanbase that has it hard, if we suck we suck, deal with it, it's not a curse, it's not the world against you, it's you being a pathetic entitled Pussy that thinks the world owes you and this team a favour. Nine teams have gone to a SB.and come away losers. The Arizona Cardinals, Atlanta Falcons, Carolina Panthers, San Diego Chargers, and Tennessee Titans have each lost a single Super Bowl, while the Cincinnati Bengals and Philadelphia Eagles are 0-for-2. The Minnesota Vikings and the Buffalo Bills, who have both been to four Super Bowls, have come away with zero championships. And then there's four franchises, the Cleveland Browns, Detroit Lions, Houston Texans, and Jacksonville Jaguars -- who have never been to the Super Bowl. Cleveland has lost three AFC Championship appearances, Jacksonville two, Detroit one, and Houston has never made it past the AFC Divisional round. 7 teams including us have won it once, add that to the 13 that never have and you have 20 teams that have it no better than we do. We won it once, I understand we have not been to the big dance for a lifetime and have had some incredible lows following this team, but fuck me do we feel sorry for ourselves. How do Jet fans cope with the rigours of real life? Right on the FUCKING MONEY. I swear, this board has some of the biggest pussies I've ever seen on a sports board. And I post a ton, so I've seen it all. I'm not sure if this is endemic of Jets message board posters or Jet fans in general. However, all I can gauge from what I see here is that we have the whiniest, woe-is-me fanbase in the league. As you said, there are quite a few teams who have it worse than us, who either have never won a SB or even BEEN to a SB. Our SB winning percentage is 100%. Not too shabby. Granted it's only one appearance, but it's one more than 13 other teams. For all the lowlights in this franchise's history, we had great runs in the late 60s-early 70s, the Sack Exchange years in the 80s, a pretty decent run in the Parcells years and finally two AFCCG appearnaces in a row under Rex. That's really not bad at all. IMO, it qualifies for at least average amongst all of the teams in the league. The problem is that our fans don't take an objective viewpoint of the team, and compounded with the limelight of the NY media and population size, our shortcomings get blown out of proportion. All things considered, the Jets are not that bad of an organization. I wish we could be the Steelers or Niners, but we just aren't. And that's perfectly fine, since we're not the Browns either. Pretty weak attempt to make your point. This?
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Post by Fishooked on Aug 15, 2015 8:09:24 GMT -5
There is no reason I should be a fan of the New York Jets, but I am, and have no one to blame but myself. For the past few days, howls of laughter and scorn have emanated from social media and sports radio yak shows around the country, after the Jets' nominal starting quarterback, Paperface Smith, fell victim to a broken jaw, courtesy of a locker room "sucker-punch" from teammate IK Enemkpali. Smith will be out of action for six to 10 weeks, and Enemkpali was immediately released from the team.An incident like this appears to be without precedent. Sure, scuffles happen between teammates in training camp, but a possible career-ending fist fight involving the quarterback? This could only happen here. Same old Jets, as the saying has gone since before I was even aware of Joe Namath's oversized legend. Apparently, the fight was over $600 in travel expenses Smith owed Enemkpali after he no-showed a charity event. Smith not only stiffed the hot-headed linebacker, he was belligerent about it, which is why Jets coach Todd Bowles and star cornerback Darrelle Revis indicated both men bore some responsibility for the fiasco.Smith has been, frankly, a terrible quarterback in his two seasons in the NFL, but because he was replacing the perennially disappointing Mark Sanchez (most famous for the 2012 Thanksgiving night butt-fumble), Jets fans were willing to ignore the statistical data that showed Smith to be every bit the overmatched, interception-prone field general as his predecessor. Given the lukewarm support from his coach and his teammates, it seems the men who work with Smith believe they're better off without him, making thisincident agreater humiliation tothe endlessly suffering & frequently mortified Jetsfan base than to the team itself.Sports fandom is traditionally passed from one generation to another, but though my father has always followed football, he has no allegiance to any NFL team. If you don't inherit your team allegiance from a parent, you may choose a nationally prominent team like the Dallas Cowboys or Green Bay Packers, or one with a winning tradition, like the Pittsburgh Steelers or San Francisco 49ers. Unlike the other major American sports leagues, the NFL has always been the easiest to follow from afar. Games are only once a week, and even before the era of NFL Red Zone (which allows bars and couch potatoes alike the ability to watch any game, free from the tyranny of local TV contracts), it was relatively easy to catch your favorite team play in a few nationally televised games even if you lived on the other side of the country.As a mid-1980s grade school kid in the suburbs of New York City, I didn't even know it was an option to root for an out-of-town team. I just knew that our sprawling metroplex had two teams to choose from. Though my father didn't curse me with Jets fandom, his candor about his experience New York's other,more successful football team is what cemented my fate as devotee of Gang Green."When I bartended in Westchester, near the Giants practice facility, those guys used to come in all the time. They were terrible tippers." That's why my Dad didn't like the Giants, and that was good enough for me.So onto my wall went an Al Toon poster, and nearly 30 years of angst, frustration, disappointment, and humiliation have followed.Unlike some other terrible franchises that can lose quietly year in and year out, the Jets flail and scream and make their presence known. The Jacksonville Jaguars have no fan base, no one cares that they lose. The Cleveland Browns have a die-hard fan base, but rarely make the playoffs or have lofty expectations. The Jets, on the other hand, demand to be noticed.Everyone loves to see a bully humbled, which is why most of America delighted at the humiliating defeat of the then-undefeated New England Patriots in Super Bowl XLII. But the sports world also loves to laugh at the Jets' misfortunes, because even though they are rarely favorites to win, they sometimes get close enough to respectability that when the crash comes, it's so spectacular and dramatic that it can't be ignored. Ever since Joe Namath swaggered into Super Bowl III, guaranteeing (and delivering) a victory over the heavily favored Baltimore Colts, the image of Namath jogging off the field wagging his index finger is literally the only moment of glory Jets fans can point to. It's so ubiquitous in Jets fan lore I really hope I never have to see it again.t's worth noting that while Namath was a transformative figure in pop culture, he was a slightly better than mediocre quarterback who could never beat a team with a winning record following his Super Bowl victory, and slid into the Hall of Fame based on the reputation he earned in that one game.For fans under the age of 50, the only moment that comes close to Namath's finger-wag is the Jets' upset victory over the Patriots in the Divisional Round of the 2010 playoffs. That's it. A second round victory is my greatest living memory as a Jets fan. To love the Jets is to love spectacular and ignominious failure. The Jets have been legendary at squandering draft picks, passing on future Hall of Famers Emmitt Smith and Dan Marino for the undistinguished Blair Thomas and Ken O'Brien. They've finished with four wins or less seven times in the past 25 years. They had epic meltdowns in the 1986 and 2005 playoffs. In 1996, they signed Neil O'Donnell to a monster contract, based on his performance in the Super Bowl, where as quarterback of the Pittsburgh Steelers he threw two interceptions that were nowhere near his teammates. In 2008, the Jets acquired future Hall of Fame quarterback Brett Favre, whose most noteworthy contribution to the team was sending unwanted photos of his anatomy to a female team employee.When Hall of Fame coach Bill Parcells shocked the football world in 1997 by bolting the New England Patriots, the team he took to the Super Bowl the previous season, to coach the Jets, he brought a winning pedigree and the same supporting staff that helped him win two Super Bowls as coach of the Giants. In his second season with the team, Parcells took the Jets to the AFC Championship game, where they held a 10-point lead at halftime, only to lose to the Denver Broncos, most likely because John Elway realized that he was about to lose the last home game of his legendary career to the Jets, and he couldn't have that on his resume. Parcells stepped down as coach following the 1999 season and his lead assistant, Bill Belidick, was promoted to head coach per longstanding contractual arrangement. Belidick resigned a day later, scribbling "I resign as HC of the NYJ" on a napkin, delivering a bizarre and rambling press conference, then heading up to coach New England, where he would win four Super Bowls and torment the Jets for a decade and a half (and counting).The Jets have had five head coaches since then, and the most recently departed, fucktard, was known for making Super Bowl predictions every year, antagonizing rival coaches, posting foot fetish videos with his wife to the internet, and maintaining zero discipline in the locker room. It should come as little surprise that Ryan, now the coach of the Buffalo Bills, scooped up the quarterback maimer, IK Enemkpali, off the waiver wire less than 24 hours after his release from the Jets.Being a sports fan is a silly endeavor. As Jerry Seinfeld once put it, you "root for laundry." The players have no loyalty to you, they're mercenaries. The owners aren't pillars of the community, they're hustlers and gangsters and charlatans. Still, experiencing "the thrill of victory and the agony of defeat" in a communal atmosphere is intoxicating. Especially for those whose brains are still rooted to the caveman mentality, sports fandom can be the tie that binds generations who would otherwise have nothing to say to each other.But whenever the Jets leave me sulking in embarrassment, I can't even find a sympathetic ear from my father, because he has no emotional attachment to the immoral meat-grinder that is the National Football League, much less its most exasperating franchise. After news of Paperface Smith's maiming broke, I got a text from my father: "See? The Jets don't need Rex! They never disappoint! Beyond classic!" I replied, "Same old Jets." > How about posting your own opinion for a change, Paste-Bot?
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Post by Harrier on Aug 15, 2015 8:24:06 GMT -5
You want to know the problem with Jet fans? They are the softest feel sorry for themselves whining pathetic pussies walking the planet. We are not the only fanbase that has it hard, if we suck we suck, deal with it, it's not a curse, it's not the world against you, it's you being a pathetic entitled Pussy that thinks the world owes you and this team a favour. Nine teams have gone to a SB.and come away losers. The Arizona Cardinals, Atlanta Falcons, Carolina Panthers, San Diego Chargers, and Tennessee Titans have each lost a single Super Bowl, while the Cincinnati Bengals and Philadelphia Eagles are 0-for-2. The Minnesota Vikings and the Buffalo Bills, who have both been to four Super Bowls, have come away with zero championships. And then there's four franchises, the Cleveland Browns, Detroit Lions, Houston Texans, and Jacksonville Jaguars -- who have never been to the Super Bowl. Cleveland has lost three AFC Championship appearances, Jacksonville two, Detroit one, and Houston has never made it past the AFC Divisional round. 7 teams including us have won it once, add that to the 13 that never have and you have 20 teams that have it no better than we do. We won it once, I understand we have not been to the big dance for a lifetime and have had some incredible lows following this team, but fuck me do we feel sorry for ourselves. How do Jet fans cope with the rigours of real life? Sorry, but being in Europe makes it easier for you in this regard. You're not living in the same market as the NY Giants...and their dickhead fans. Although my guess is there are a lot of Pats fan bandwagoners in England. Yep there is, and the dolphins for some reason. I understand how it feels though, I live amongst the City/United rivalry. My sisters husband is from the states, he's a Jet fan so I'm in touch with what it must be like to live amongst Giant fans etc. Either way it's a fan base that wallows in self pity.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 15, 2015 9:01:49 GMT -5
I think the Bills have had it pretty hard of late. They've basically been in last place for the last 15 years. To be honest I'd have a hard time staying a fan in that kind of drought.
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Post by I Can Almost Reach My Nuts on Aug 15, 2015 9:53:48 GMT -5
Right on the FUCKING MONEY. I swear, this board has some of the biggest pussies I've ever seen on a sports board. And I post a ton, so I've seen it all. I'm not sure if this is endemic of Jets message board posters or Jet fans in general. However, all I can gauge from what I see here is that we have the whiniest, woe-is-me fanbase in the league. As you said, there are quite a few teams who have it worse than us, who either have never won a SB or even BEEN to a SB. Our SB winning percentage is 100%. Not too shabby. Granted it's only one appearance, but it's one more than 13 other teams. For all the lowlights in this franchise's history, we had great runs in the late 60s-early 70s, the Sack Exchange years in the 80s, a pretty decent run in the Parcells years and finally two AFCCG appearnaces in a row under Rex. That's really not bad at all. IMO, it qualifies for at least average amongst all of the teams in the league. The problem is that our fans don't take an objective viewpoint of the team, and compounded with the limelight of the NY media and population size, our shortcomings get blown out of proportion. All things considered, the Jets are not that bad of an organization. I wish we could be the Steelers or Niners, but we just aren't. And that's perfectly fine, since we're not the Browns either. Pretty weak attempt to make your point. This? I did concede that it's a small sample size, but it's part of my overall point that the Jets don't have it so bad. There are teams that have yet to even reach the Super Bowl, or for those who have been there, have yet to win one. Would you rather be the Jets who are 1 for 1, or Buffalo who went 0-4 in four consecutive Super Bowls? The bottom line is that SOJ is dumb and SOJ fans as a whole are losers who like to wallow in self-misery. There are PLENTY of teams that have it worse than the Jets do and I don't see their fans crying woe-is-me all the time.
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Post by JetRepulsion1 on Aug 15, 2015 22:32:11 GMT -5
Right on the FUCKING MONEY. I swear, this board has some of the biggest pussies I've ever seen on a sports board. And I post a ton, so I've seen it all. I'm not sure if this is endemic of Jets message board posters or Jet fans in general. However, all I can gauge from what I see here is that we have the whiniest, woe-is-me fanbase in the league. As you said, there are quite a few teams who have it worse than us, who either have never won a SB or even BEEN to a SB. Our SB winning percentage is 100%. Not too shabby. Granted it's only one appearance, but it's one more than 13 other teams. For all the lowlights in this franchise's history, we had great runs in the late 60s-early 70s, the Sack Exchange years in the 80s, a pretty decent run in the Parcells years and finally two AFCCG appearnaces in a row under Rex. That's really not bad at all. IMO, it qualifies for at least average amongst all of the teams in the league. The problem is that our fans don't take an objective viewpoint of the team, and compounded with the limelight of the NY media and population size, our shortcomings get blown out of proportion. All things considered, the Jets are not that bad of an organization. I wish we could be the Steelers or Niners, but we just aren't. And that's perfectly fine, since we're not the Browns either. Pretty weak attempt to make your point. This? And the jets afc championship game record is 1-5. Pathetic. Fuckig loser franchise thru and thru.. Giants r 5-0 Iin championship game appearances. That's the difference between the 2. Loser franchise.
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Post by JetRepulsion1 on Aug 15, 2015 22:36:49 GMT -5
Sorry, but being in Europe makes it easier for you in this regard. You're not living in the same market as the NY Giants...and their dickhead fans. Although my guess is there are a lot of Pats fan bandwagoners in England. Yep there is, and the dolphins for some reason. I understand how it feels though, I live amongst the City/United rivalry. My sisters husband is from the states, he's a Jet fan so I'm in touch with what it must be like to live amongst Giant fans etc. Either way it's a fan base that wallows in self pity. Self pity? I just react to the crappiness of the team. They suck most of the time. And break ur heart the rest of the time. I'm also a Yankees fan and feel different about them because they r a great franchise. I never ever feel emvarrased or pity with them. Jets make me feel ashamed to like them often. It's the team idiot not the fans or the media.
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