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Thoughts on the Revis Trade

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After reading opinions and thoughts on the Darrelle Revis trade the past few days, I’ve decided to throw (up) out my two cents. But first, here’s my favorite slice of opinion from one of the contributors at thejetsblog.com.

As mesmerizing as Revis was on the field, he was painful to deal with off of it. He whined. His agents whined. And they did it all through a 50 megawatt smile and with the help of a few select local scribes. How many holdouts is enough for a player of Revis’ status? Hard to know, but I’ll tell you what – I’m not paying that guy 16 million this year just for him to want 20 million in two years and miss all of training camp to make sure he gets it.

darrelle-revis-cartedThere’s this idea that Revis was a leader in the locker room, which I’ve heard countless times on ESPN the last few days. I beg to differ. Revis is (was) a distraction. He was with the Jets for 5 years. During 3 of those years he either held out of training camp (twice) or threatened to hold out of camp (once). And this obviously brought out the press to discuss the matter ad nauseam. I had had enough a couple of years ago when he was the talk of the town during the HBO show Hard Knocks for holding out of camp. During these years he’s voiced his displeasure with Jets management / ownership in public or through his agents, yet was given a pass by most of us (including me) due to his unique talents. Now that he’s signed on with Tampa Bay he’s still whining about how the Jets lied or didn’t treat him right. You know what, I’d love to be in a position of being paid millions of dollars then turning around claiming I wasn’t treated right. Boo hoo!

Well, Mr. Darrelle Revis, I give to you the online equivalent of a backhanded slap in the face… I’m going to unfollow you on Twitter!

Beaches, Mountains or Concrete

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It seems I’ve recently come to a fork in the road. Using past experience this should come as no surprise. Let’s go back about 18 years to take a look at said history. In late 1994, at the ripe old age of 18, I left the comfy confines of Long Island to go to college in Pennsylvania. Four years later, after finishing college, I promptly moved to Washington, DC.  I ended up moving back to Long Island just two and a half years later. I only spent a year and a half back home before leaving for mile high country, Denver, CO. In what might go down as a personal record, it took six years to leave Denver for sunny Southern California. And here I am today, almost 4 years later, living in the Marina del Rey / Venice Beach area. For how long is the big question as I’m having thoughts of making a change (again).

The fork that I’ve come to seams to split in three prominent directions. The first road goes straight, leaving me in Southern California. This may involve moving to a different location. That location may be with a different employer or it may be closer to my current employer.

The second fork takes me slightly north and to a much higher altitude… Denver, CO. I haven’t forgotten what a great place Denver is to live. Add the fact that I already own a home there, so the transition would be quite smooth. There’s something to be said about being able to walk out of the front door, hop on the bicycle, and go for a long ride without having to worry about getting hit by a car… all with beautiful scenery.

The last fork would take me close to where this all got started… New York. It occurred to me recently that, although I’m from New York, I didn’t really get to experience it as an adult. I’ve seen the Knicks play in Washington (DC), Denver, and Minneapolis since leaving NY, but have never seen them play in Madison Square Garden. I’ve seen the Mets play in Denver, Los Angeles, and San Diego, but not in their new confines at Citi Field. I’ve never seen the Jets play in person… at any stadium. Beyond sports, it would be nice to be able to walk around Central Park and be closer to family and friends from my younger days. Even being closer to my parents to help them out as they get a little older.

So there you have it – 1 fork, 3 directions. Sandy beaches, rocky mountains, or concrete?

Tebow to NY Jets

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@rodboone RT @nyjets: #RL Jets have just announced they have agreed on a trade with Denver Broncos for QB Tim Tebow.

Rumor has it the trade involved 4th and 6th round draft picks. How does one react to this news after making the following statement after Week 11 of the fantasy football season?

Tebow may have finished off the Jets in the final minutes of the game, but make no mistake, he is not a quality NFL quarterback. Anyone that watched the game and doesn’t have Tebow-colored glass can see it every time he throws the ball. I’m not much of a Vick fan either, but at least Vick can throw the ball down the field. It takes Tebow half a minute just to wind up before throwing the ball. And before Tebow fans jump all over me for this, let me get one thing straight, I don’t think he’s a bad guy. Don’t mix up what I think of the person vs. the football player, they are two totally different opinions.

I’m stunned the Jets would make such a move. It will be interesting to see what they have planned for Tebow, because we know he is not a full time QB.

Jets @ Steelers Final

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It’s been a few days now since the Jets lost to the Steelers in the AFC Championship game. Although they lost by less than a touchdown, it was an uphill battle right from the start as the Steelers took 9 minutes off the clock on the first drive of the game, which resulted in a touchdown. As tough as it was to watch the Jets lose, it was still an exciting season. There are some fans that will probably complain about this player or that coach, but I’m not one of them. Maybe because I don’t live in NY anymore and don’t have to listen to everybody talk about it at the water cooler, but I like to think I have a good amount of perspective when it comes to the teams I root for. Anyway, there was one pretty funny moment in the game, which I didn’t catch at the time. It was brought to my attention a few days ago while reading some articles online. Check out the video, the person recording the video will point you in the right direction.

That’s just too funny!

On a side note, this seems to be a new phenomenon lately, people taking out their video camera and recording the game to catch an interesting/funny moment on the TV and then uploading it to YouTube. I guess if you can’t upload video from your DVR, this is the next best option.

Random Rumblings – January 18, 2011 Edition

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You would think with a blog named “Random Rumblings” I would post often about anything / nothing, but that just doesn’t seem to be the case. Well, today I decided it was time.

Let’s start with the J! E! T! S! Jets! Jets! Jets! It’s been a while since one of the teams I root for was good. This year the Jets are in the AFC Championship game for the second year in a row with a chance to go to the Super Bowl. It won’t be easy with Pittsburgh in their way, but it would be quite a feat if they were to win, having defeated Manning, Brady, then Roethlisberger. That would be 3 Super Bowl winning quarterbacks during the past 10 years. No small feat. But, what I really like about the Jets is something that seems to be missing these days in sports. The players actually take pride in being Jets. They want to win for their coach, the teammates, and the fans. I can’t explain in detail what I see that makes me think their is pride in being Jets. And I’m not sure if I’m the only one that see’s it through all the talk coming out of the Jets players mouths, but it’s something I see nonetheless. And I like it!

On the opposite side of the spectrum are Patriots fans, with the number of fans growing exponentially since they began winning Super Bowls this past decade. I had good intentions of watching the Patriots vs. Jets game at a local bar (Baja Cantina) in relative silence on Sunday, only getting excited for game changing plays such as touchdowns, interceptions, etc. Last weekend I also watched the game at a local bar (The Terrace). I may have paced around the bar a lot making people nervous, but didn’t let out any outwardly (read: obnoxious) acts/sounds until the field goal ending the game went through the uprights, which I did in the back room where no one was sitting (there’s a TV back there too). Anyway, back to this past weekend. As expected, there were also Patriots fans at the bar. One in particular was sitting on the right side of the bar. I was seated towards the left of the bar, about 25 feet apart. Every reception, first down, or positive play by the Patriots was greeted by him leaning forward off the seat, clapping at the TV until the next play was about to be run, and yelling “NICE!” It was annoying!. I’m sure there were other Patriots fans that wished he would just be quiet. At first my brother, the consummate NY’er (and Giants fan) who will root against any Boston team, started getting louder to combat this one Patriots fan. It didn’t take me long to take it to the next level, which was helped by the Jets leading for most of the game and in the final score. Although I didn’t get to the point of clapping and such for every first down, when the Jets did score I leaned forward, I clapped for an extended period of time, then yelled NICE!. I didn’t stop there. I would do all this while staring down the obnoxious Patriots fan. This was all followed by apologizing to the individual sitting next to me for being obnoxious, somehow he understood. Anyway, I do apologize to the other Patriots fans who watched the game at the bar and had to listen to me, it probably made for tough viewing. Although I did refrain from doing the Jets chant… only because I literally just thought of it as I’m writing this. Sadly, it only takes one obnoxious fan – and another not willing to take accept obnoxious behavior – to ruin it for everyone. Historically Steelers fans aren’t obnoxious fans, so this weekend promises to be a bit more cordial.

Back online with Directv!

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After almost 7 weeks of not having DirecTV we’re back online, which was just in time for the Jets to take on and beat the rival Patriots.  The last 7 weeks went surprisingly quick and I didn’t miss having DirecTV too much, especially with the Netflix subscription and ability to connect my computer to the TV to watch shows via Hulu.   We had originally pushed back the restart date to November, but knew all along we would probably start back up when CBS season premiers started, which is scheduled for tomorrow.   Some of my favorite shows are on CBS, including NCIS, Two and a Half Men, and Criminal Minds.  Paying for them on iTunes just didn’t seem to make much sense @ $.99 per episode.  Too bad CBS doesn’t allow their shows to be viewed on Hulu, or their own website, which is disappointing.  Otherwise, we probably would have stayed the course.

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A few thoughts from this morning, first regarding the Jets game last night and another regarding what some people like to call “Crackberry.”

if you’re jumping off the #jets bandwagon after yesterday’s game, the first game of the season, we didn’t want you on the bandwagon anyway.
33 minutes ago via web from Venice Beach, California, Santa Monica

no disrespect to #ravens defense, but the game ends different if your kicker doesn’t flop, resulting in a lousy roughing the kicker penalty.
32 minutes ago via web from Venice Beach, California, Santa Monica

and 1 more thing, what is people’s fascination with the blackberry keyboard. just got my 1st bb yesterday (for work) and I’m not impressed.
26 minutes ago via web from Venice Beach, California, Santa Monica

Could the Giants have been any worse dur…

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Could the Giants have been any worse during last few weeks of the season? I found this LINK to a press conference from the firing of the Giants defensive coordinator. On the other side of Giants stadium land the J. E. T. S. Jets! Jets! Jets! who ended the season on a strong run. Some claim they don’t deserve to be in the playoffs, I say they do, and I don’t care how they got there. No one can say with any certainty the Jets would have lost the game to the Colts during week 16. And, I don’t care who was playing for the Bungals last week, they weren’t going to beet the Jets after that 11+ minute drive in the first quarter. And 5 years from now no one is going to remember how the Jets got into the playoffs, just that they got it. Well, assuming they don’t win the Super Bowl, then people might remember. :-)