2008 NFL Power Rankings Week 12

By kroberts, Section NFL
Posted on Tue Nov 25 2008 at 7:24 PM EST
More on: 2008 NFL Power Rankings, Brett Favre, Aaron Rodgers, Titans, Giants, Jets, Packers (all tags)

Oh, how the might have fallen. With the undefeated Titans joining the Giants as the only teams with one loss, they fall to second this week, as the Giants prove once again that they just might be the team to beat.

However, if the Jets can do this much damage to the previously assumed "best" team in the league, what does that mean for them? And more importantly, what does this mean for the rest of the league?

As much as I hate to say it, my guess is it means nothing. Not right now, anyways.

Sure, Brett Favre is playing good football, the Jets are solid on both side of the ball, and the Giants and Titans both can clearly be had. But that doesn't mean the Browns are headed for a turn around, or that the Packers are going to the post-season, simply because they took Tennessee to over time.

In fact, their embarrassing loss to the Saints this Monday night showed us they're not quite ready for playoffs without Favre, and they're likely headed to a finish no better than 9-7.

So, then, what do we know? Again, I firmly stand on the guessing game plateau, shouting to the top of lungs; Nothing!

Until the Jets have more than a one game lead in their division, or anyone other than the Giants truly scares me in the NFC, we're still looking at a Tennessee vs. New York title game. Well, probably.

That doesn't mean a little Favre magic can't mix things up in the playoffs though, does it?

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An Open Letter to Sonics Fans

By TokenCanadian, Section NBA
Posted on Tue Aug 05 2008 at 10:56 AM EST
More on: Seattle, Sonics, Supersonics, Winnipeg, Jets, basketball, hockey, Gary Bettman, David Stern, Canada (all tags)

By Scott Gilmour

Dear Seattle;

First off, we would like to officially welcome you to our hell. You see, our city is a charter member of that small fraternity of places that know what it's like to lose their team. Actually, let us rephrase that: have their team ripped away from them under the watchful eye of a short, New York-living commissioner with a law degree. More than that, we felt that we should pull you aside for a man-to-man, city-to-city talk. The kind of talk that almost certainly has to take place in an old bar over a tall pint of beer.

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Season To Remember

By jetsfan12, Section NFL
Posted on Fri Jan 12 2007 at 12:14 AM EST
More on: jets (all tags)

The New York Jets team has come a long way, since earning the right to have one of the highest picks in the draft. This is season was one that was truly special.

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Taking in a game in the lion's den

By ScubaSteve, Section NFL
Posted on Thu Nov 16 2006 at 5:37 AM EST
More on: Jets, Patriots, NFL (all tags)

Back in August my sister's boyfriend, now fiancée bought me tickets for the Jets-Patriots game in Foxboro. At first I thought to myself, why would I want to drive over three hours to see the helpless Jets get shellacked by New England IN THEIR STADIUM?

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