There seems to be a lot of complaining going on about the Jets. Most of it is centered around the fact the some of their players and their coach engage in the fine art of talking trash.
So what?
They won the game. They went on the road and beat a team that had beaten them like a drum a month earlier to the tune of 45-3. Had they lost again after running their mouths they would have been a joke. But they didn't. They won. End of discussion.
What's the saying? Don't talk the talk unless you can walk the walk right?
I think Rex Ryan does a good job of deflecting a lot of the attention away from his team and on to him. It would have been very easy to lose that locker room after that 45-3 drubbing to a division rival. It could have killed their season but it didn't. Instead of fielding questions all week about having their lunch money stolen the last time they were in town, most of the buzz was about Ryan vs Belichick.
So far Ryan is 4-1 in the playoffs with back to back wins over Manning and Brady. That's not bad. And don't look now but Belichick has lost 3 straight playoff games including back to back at home. I don't think they have won a post season game since the 2007 AFC Championship game. Of course that's kind of deceiving because they had byes the last two seasons and the season before they were totally screwed by not making it at 11-5. But find me a stat that isn't deceiving right?
I also think that trash talk is great for the NFL. It's especially great in the playoffs because most of the fans watching the games have already seen their teams eliminated. The fact that I think that two teams genuinely hate each other makes me really want to watch the game. I mean these guys aren't out there curing cancer or breaking atoms. They are playing a game of "controlled" violence. I don't know how classy they have to be really. They are paid huge sums of money to knock the snot out of each other. I want my guys a little insane in the membrane.
I mean for example the last thing in the world I want to see immediately after a Redskins loss, and there are far too many of those unfortunately, is for Chris Cooley to be smiling and hugging Eli Manning like they are best friends forever. At that exact moment I'm probably pretty upset so I would appreciate it if the players acted like they cared. At least until they take off their pads. That's all I ask for really.
I read something today where Deion Branch was upset at the way some of the Jets celebrated after their win. Is this guy for real? I know a way to make sure that somebody's celebration doesn't make you sad. It's called winning the game.
You know New England was winning 31-3 in the 4th quarter the last time they played the Jets. They kept in their starters and they scored two more touchdowns to push the final tally to 45-3. One of those touchdowns was through the air. Some people might say that that was an example of being classless and running up the score. I wouldn't. I don't believe that there is such a thing as running up the score, especially in professional sports. If you don't like somebody scoring on you, stop them. Just like the celebration thing. It really is that simple.
I do know some Pats fans out there so please don't take offense to this entry if you somehow miraculously find yourself reading my blog. I just don't think the Jets should be getting criticized after backing up their talk. If they had lost they would be getting killed in the media.
And I really don't care who wins the Super Bowl. I just care who doesn't.
Peace brah
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