Jets Soar For New Head Coach  

Now maybe this is because I am in no way a fan of the New York (*cough cough* Jersey *cough cough*) Jets, but they really know how to snatch up a coach, and a couple of headlines. The latest news flash is that the Jets picked their man, Rex Ryan, to become their new head coach.

Now obviously this seems like a good idea, I mean Rex Ryan was on a team that almost won the AFC championship game. Almost. So that must mean that acquiring him will lead the Jets to the same fortune (or misfortune seeing as though the Ravens will not be making an appearance in the Super Bowl this year). But is that what the Jets really want? To get to the AFC championship game only to lose the one game away from the all-mighty Super Bowl game?

There was much speculation as the Jets laid low in pursuit of their attack, I mean pick. There were a multitude of names thrown out to us avid football fans: Cowher, Spagnuolo, Grimm, Billick, the list goes on and on. After the Cowher craze lasted for about 48 whole hours, the big trend was pointing to Spanuolo. It seemed as though his miraculous Giants would pull the right strings and make it back to the Super Bowl, which would be a positive quality for a Jets' coach to have. But unfortunately for the poor Giants (I hope you can gather the sarcasm), they got rocked on their home turf. I'm assuming due to that misfortune, or just the lack of skill that deterred the Jets from further going down that lane.

So now it's all Rex Ryan for the Jets. Honestly I'm surprised they aren't still waiting to see whats going to happen with Grimm and the Cardinals. I mean, at least they made it to the Super Bowl, Rex. And I just can't believe that their hard work and amazing 37-year-old quarterback is actually all that amazing. John McCain is pulling strings somewhere. And Warner's success might be stirring some ideas in Brett Favre's head, I'm sure. Maybe his twentieth try at retiring may be pushed back yet again. If the Jet's decide to keep Favre then they need more than just a stellar coach. Anyway, before the minor tangent, I would think the Jets would want a coach who can actually get its team to the Super Bowl, whether they win it or not. Unless they are on the same page as I am and don't think that the Cardinals are all that they are cracked up to be (but then again, neither are the Jets, but I digress...)

Although I've read some articles about Ryan, I don't really know that much about him. Some coaches do really well in certain cities and absolutely lousy in others. But maybe Ryan will turn around the floundering Jets. Maybe they will make it to the playoffs next season, or dare I say to a championship game? As for now, I hope that doesn't happen, for I have to stick with my Buffalo Bills who also know how to crumble on impact. The only positive thing from the Jets making it to the Super Bowl in this day and age (and possibly winning it) would mean that all the Jets fans will shut up about their one and only Super Bowl win, which for most of these fans, happened before they were even a figment in their parents' imaginations.


(note for the picture: THE JETS WERE ON SESAME STREET? FOR THE LOVE OF GOD AND ALL THINGS HOLY I hope there weren't any kids watching that day; brain cells might have been obliterated if they had!)