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Wednesday, December 31, 2008
Ranking The Coaches Following is my ranking of Jets' coaches since 1963. Based on the following, along with the fact that (1) Bill Cowher has rejected the Jets and (2) Romeo Crennel has expressed an interest in working as defensive coordinator under Eric Mangini, my current inclination is that firing Mangini was the wrong move. 1. Weeb Ewbank 2. Bill Parcells 3. Walt Michaels 4. Eric Mangini 5. Al Groh 6. Herm Edwards 7. Joe Walton 8. Pete Carroll 9. Bruce Coslet 10. Charley Winner 11. Lou Holtz 12. Rich Kotite Tuesday, December 30, 2008
Today's Quiz In what order will the following win a Super Bowl: a. Atlanta Falcons defensive end John Abraham b. Tennessee Titans center Kevin Mawae c. Former New York Jets head coach Eric Mangini d. Miami Dolphins quarterback Chad Pennington e. New Orleans Saints linebacker Jonathan Vilma f. the Detroit Lions g. the New York Jets h. the Toronto Bills Silence In Response To Terror Supporters I had a bad headache as I left my office at around 7:15 last night. Five minutes later, I reached 40th and 6th, where a group of people who support the murder of Jews were marching and chanting "Free Free Palestine." I walked over to the corner. My instinct was to loudly chant "IDF, IDF" in response to the lovers of terror. I looked around for a minute and did not see anyone who seemed likely to join me. And so my response to evil was to walk into the F station and go home. I don't know whether that was the best thing to do. What I do know is that, like in Washington in 2002, many of us would like to express our strong support for Israel and strong opposition to Palestinian barbarism. Alas, our leaders are busy with things that are apparently more important, and so the vocal minority are the ones who are heard in New York City's streets. Rich Cimini Nails It I very rarely post extensive quotes of someone else's writing, but Rich Cimini's latest blog post is absolutely on target about the dismal state of the Jets. Cimini exposes the fact that Woody Johnson has gone Steinbrenner on us (the 80s Steinbrenner). Here's his gem, in full. Some teams, like the Giants, Colts and Patriots (except this year), begin the postseason by preparing for a playoff game. The Jets begin by looking for a coach. Here's my plan: After sitting in section 119 since 1994, I won't be shelling out thousands in PSLs to Woody. Monday, December 29, 2008
Bring Him Back  Bill Parcells has already done a masterful job turning around the Miami Dolphins. Upon the sale of the team, he will have the option to become a free agent. Parcells belongs on the sidelines, not in the front office. The Jets need to find a way to bring him back as their head coach. Sunday, December 28, 2008
Week 17 1. Many players and coaches contributed to the Jets collapse, but none are as culpable as Brett Favre, whose two touchdowns and nine interceptions over the last five games stalled the offense, even when the running game was effective. The name on the jersey said "Favre" but the quarterback played like Nagle, Brister and Clemens. 2. Favre's "I'm not making excuses, but my shoulder really hurts" lines (which followed his lamenting the poor weather during the Denver game) are unbecoming. This is the NFL, not a shul in Palm Beach. Tom Brady's ankle was probably killing him in last year's Super Bowl, but he never used it as a reason for his mediocre performance. 3. On defense, Bob Sutton's playcalling was terrible for much of his three seasons as defensive coordinator, a job he simply is not qualified for. After good starts, Kris Jenkins and Calvin Pace faded badly down the stretch, while Kerry Rhodes took a huge step back after receiving a mega-bucks contract. 4. Eric Mangini is superior to some of the awful head coaches who have led the Jets. He works hard in studying and preparing. That said, Mangini is neither among the elite football minds like Bill Belichick, nor a man who intimidates his players like Bill Parcells. Whether to keep Mangini is the offseason's first key decision. The Jets should not simply fire Mangini out of frustration for how the 2008 season ended. If under Mangini they can bring in Romeo Crennel to replace Sutton as defensive coordinator, they should consider doing so. Regardless of whether they keep or fire Mangini, right now, among division teams, New England and Miami look to have much brighter futures than the Jets. 5. Two coaches who Mangini is better than are Dick Jauron and Herm Edwards. Jauron today did one of the worst ever imitations of an NFL head coach. As for Herm, where are all the "experts" who bashed the Jets for letting go of that master motivator? 6. As the Jets' 2008 season concludes, I hope my readers know that I did my best to blog interesting post-game thoughts. I didn't always succeed. My neck has been hurting, I have a little carpal tunnel syndrome, my sinuses have been acting up again, and every time it gets humid my foot starts killing me. I have no excuses, but there are definitely posts I'd like to have back. Sunday, December 21, 2008
Week 16 1. It's official: Brett Favre is done. He again kept underthrowing his receivers and can't do anything other than dink and dunk. Once the Seahawks put seven or more defenders in the box, Favre couldn't do a thing. 2. It's official: Kris Jenkins is MIA. 3. The defense didn't lose the game today, though poor tackling and more ultra-conservative playcalling by Bob "Three Man Rush" Sutton didn't help. 4. The illegal formation penalty on 3rd and 1 and the delay of the game that took away a field goal were inexcusable mental lapses. 5. Eric Mangini should have let Jay Feely try a 50 yard field goal following the delay penalty. 6. With a much more difficult schedule next season and the return of Tom Brady to New England, 2009 does not offer much hope. With that in mind, perhaps it's best for the Jets to bring in a new coaching staff. 7. Good luck to Jets' owner Woody Johnson in selling his PSLs. Thursday, December 18, 2008
Bring Back Irgun That's the thought that comes to my mind whenever I see pompous British Foreign Secretary David ("Bevin") Miliband pontificate about the Middle East conflict. Milliband seems to have forgotten that the British Mandate has expired. Next thing you know, he'll be calling for The White Paper to be put back into effect, and for the High Commissioner to prosecute Jews who cross into the "occupied territories" to pray at the Western (Wailing?) Wall in "Arab east Jerusalem" to the full extent of Her Majesty's Law. Monday, December 15, 2008
The Days The Jets' Dream Died In the decade before the arrival of Bill Parcells, the Jets had one winning season and played one playoff game. In the nine years since Parcells resigned as head coach, the Jets have not been nearly as bad as during the later Joe Walton years or the Bruce Coslet, Pete Carroll and R*ch Kot*te years. They have had six winning seasons since Parcells left, and have gone to the playoffs four times - and can of course make it five with two more wins. And as a result, Jets fans have been lulled to sleep and become relatively complacent about the fact that the Jets' Super Bowl chances are remote. Parcells was all about winning a Super Bowl. During his tenure, it was clear that was the goal. In 1998, he almost made it happen. Sitting in traffic on the way home from Sunday's game, my mind flashed back to the end of the Parcells era. Y2K had come and quietly gone without mass computer crashes. The next day, superfeldman and I (it was not a fast day) watched the Jets win the 1999 season finale to finish at 8-8 after a 1-6 start. Parcells would not commit to returning during his post-game press conference, though most expected him to be back for one last season, reasoning that he would not want to quit after '99 was ruined by Vinny Testaverde's injury in Week 1. Anyway, even if Parcells left, we were assured that Bill Belichick would take over and would retain Parcells' staff, including Charlie Weis and Romeo Crennel - who would be promoted to defensive coordinator. The day after the '99 season ended, I made my first visit to LA. I immediately liked the warm January air, the palm trees leaving LAX, and the valleys and mountains on 405 North that remind me of Israel. I pulled into the driveway of my friend's Encino home when I heard the news: Parcells had resigned. Belichick was taking over and would appear at a press conference the next day. The news was very disappointing, but I had a good feeling about Belichick, despite his prior failures as a head coach. The next day, I hung out at Venice Beach, at the Santa Monica Pier, and in Pico-Robertson. After dinner, I drove to the Staples Center, where the Clippers were hosting the Lakers. Staples was brand new, and even my LA friends were excited to be there. Standing outside the arena, I for some reason called my friend in New York. I asked him whether Belichick had anything interesting to say during his press conference. He asked in amazement, "You didn't hear?" and proceeded to provide the sordid details. The thing is, it still didn't seem so bad. On the next Sunday, just before I went home, I watched Keyshawn Johnson being interviewed on a playoff pre-game show. He was full of optimism about the future of the Jets. With Vinny back, they'd be contenders in 2000, he said. Keyshawn never played another game for the Jets. Whether or not the trade was a good one on paper (debatable, though I think not), severing the team from their emotional leader was ultimately the wrong move for the Jets - and bad for Johnson too. Nine years (and six southern California trips) later, listening yesterday to Eric Mangini talk about how "pleased" he was with the win epitomized what's been wrong with the Jets since Parcells quit. Post-Parcells, the goal has been to make the playoffs, and the Jets have actually met that goal relatively often. They are not the Detroit Lions. But their chances of winning a Super Bowl aren't that much higher than the Lions'. It's true, Parcells didn't win a Super Bowl in New England, or here, or in Dallas. But what he did do is instill the understanding that a championship can be the only goal. Parcells' draft record was mixed and the Johnson trade a mistake, but he left the Jets with some talent. Vinny Testaverde and Chad Pennington at QB. Curtis Martin at RB. Richie Anderson at FB. Laveranues Coles and Wayne Chrebet at WR. A solid offensive line led by Kevin Mawae, Randy Thomas and Jason Fabini. On defense, a core of Shaun Ellis, John Abraham, Jason Ferguson, Aaron Glenn, Mo Lewis and Marvin Jones. Herm Edwards took away the recognition that a Super Bowl was what the Jets needed to shoot for. His teams were not the most talented in the NFL, but they had enough talent that when opportunities arose, an elite coach would have taken advantage. Had Herm not been the coach, would the 2002 Jets' run have stalled against Oakland? Would the 2004 Jets have managed to blow the Pittsburgh game? Mangini, to his credit, actually does know what the real goal is, but just doesn't seem to have the staff or the credibility with his players to make it a real possibility. He doesn't have Belichick's football mind, or Parcells' dominating personality that forces players to play hard every week. He has reason to be concerned about his job security and probably can't afford to express lofty goals like winning a Super Bowl. This year, with New England decimated by injuries and with the Jets having avoided injury to key players, the Jets actually are the most talented team in the AFC East. Where would they be with the best coaching? We really have no idea. And that's the problem with the post-Parcells Jets. Sunday, December 14, 2008
Week 15 1. The Jets would be a real contender if only they didn't have a noodle-armed QB who floats passes into double coverage, underthrows his WR by ten yards, and turns a TD into an INT. Hold on a second - Chad Pennington is not the Jets quarterback anymore? Brett Favre is?! Hey, sure Favre throws the occasional interception (17 so far this season), but that's part of what makes him so great! And Favre did bounce back from that INT when he led the Jets to a field goal after taking over on the Bills 20 following a Jets fumble recovery. He also was solid on his final drive, when Leon Washington returned a kickoff to midfield, and Favre drove the Jets into Bills territory, before the drive stalled at the 48. Anyway, you can't judge Favre based on stats. Or based on inaccurate passes. Or turnovers. Or the lack of any deep game - something that Pennington (playing with the same WRs, but without Dustin Keller) was bashed about. Favre's all about intangibles. Here's the real deal: Favre looks old and tired. 2. No, I am not happy with the win - though it's admittedly preferable to a loss. WWPT is my approach. That stands for What Would Parcells Think? I think Parcells would think the Jets played poorly again and deserved to lose. And he'd have said so after the game. 3. Bob Sutton is a joke. When he blitzes, good things frequently happen. But he almost never does. Kerry Rhodes is not allowed to make plays anymore (and he forgot how to tackle and how to cover in the meantime). Even Calvin Pace dropped back on most pass plays. Romeo Crennel please. 4. Why do opposing kickers always make long field goals against the Jets? 5. Reggie Hodges is awful - much worse than the mediocre Ben Graham was. 6. Terrible job by Washington shying away from two obvious fair catches, thereby twice pinning the Jets inside their own 3. 7. How many times will the Jets punt return unit allow successful fake punts? 8. Vernon Gholston looks like he will be the worst draft pick in Jets history. Lam Jones, Blair Thomas, Kyle Brady and DeWayne Robertson were big time busts, but they each at least had a handful of moments. Wednesday, December 10, 2008
Two Years Later The economy has tanked, and much has changed over the last two years. The Jets remain the same old Jets. Is Tzipi Livni Lying Now Or Was She Lying Ten Years Ago? After parties to his right brought his government down, Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu was forced to call for early elections in 1999. A noteworthy newcomer then among the Likud's Knesset candidates was Tzipi Livni. Livni campaigned for Netanyahu, calling for his re-election. Livni did not, at that time, describe the preceding three years during which Netanyahu led Israel as "terrible." Nor did she question his "decision-making ability." Yet in last Friday's Haaretz, Livni had the following to say about Netanyahu's tenure: When Netanyahu speaks, people remember who he is, what he is. They remember his very problematic activity. His decision-making ability, an ability that is in doubt, if it exists at all. Have we forgotten what went on here when Netanyahu was prime minister? It was terrible. Do we want to go back to that?Livni's present description of Netanyahu's term as "terrible" and her attack on his "decision-making ability" leads to the question of why she so avidly supported him in 1999, calling on Israelis to keep him as prime minister. It'd be one thing for Livni to say that she used to share Netanyahu's political views, but now circumstances have changed and she's changed her mind. It is absolutely appropriate for her to make cogent policy arguments for why Israel should elect her as prime minister, and not Netanyahu. Alas, Livni doesn't offer any cogent policy arguments. She was for the Lebanon War and also against it. She rejects Ehud Olmert's proposed concessions but won't rule out making similar concessions. She might be okay with giving Syria the Golan, but wants to find out if Syria is serious about peace. In the meantime, on some days she supports negotiations with Syria, while on other days rules out talks. So Livni must resort to providing red meat in the form of personal attacks to the Netanyahu-hating media. Which never bothers to ask why, if Netanyahu's tenure was "terrible" and demonstrated that his "decision-making ability" may not "exist at all," Tzipi Livni ran on the 1999 Likud Knesset list he headed. Likud vs. The Stepford Wives The media has hyperactively been yelling and screaming about Likud's purported shift to the far right in the wake of Monday's primary. In fact, this is all much ado about very little I'd strongly prefer that Moshe Feiglin and his small but noisy group end their efforts to infiltrate Likud. It's a shame that Feiglin managed to push the talented Yechiel Leiter to 39th place, thereby probably keeping Leiter out of the Knesset. But the exaggeration about Feiglin's influence is fear-mongering - nothing more. The man is in 20th place on the Likud slate. He'll be elected to the Knesset and will make extreme speeches there, but will have no influence whatsoever on government policy. But, we are warned, most of the Likud candidates opposed "disengagement" from Gaza. Well, that's pretty obvious, isn't it, given that those in Likud who supported ending Israel's presence in Gaza all moved over to Kadima. Of course, those remaining in Likud are, for the most part, loyal to Likud's policies, in contrast to Ariel Sharon's many Stepford Wives: the ex-Likud opportunists who all coincidentally radically shifted their ideology at the very same time as Sharon did. And anyway, why would Israelis punish Likud for having candidates who opposed "disengagement," now that Hamas has taken over Gaza, smuggled massive amounts of weapons, and even the dreadful Kadima-Labor government is telling us that Israel will soon have to re-engage in Gaza, and on a massive scale? In the end, Israel's 2009 election is not about a two-state "solution", or a shelf agreement, or the Saudi Plan. It's a choice between continuing to be willfully delusional for short-term expediency, or soberly dealing with the difficult challenges facing Israel. Monday, December 08, 2008
Citi Field Won't Be The Same Greg Maddux said the following during today's press conference announcing his retirement: Shea Stadium is one of the best places to play baseball on the road, and especially when the Mets were good. There was just a buzz in the air there that you'll never forget. There was a smell, actually, that I'll never forget. There were just certain things about Shea Stadium that, this is a pretty cool place to be and you're just lucky to be a part of it.Hamavin yavin. Pennington vs. Favre From The Phinsider: W-L Comp/Att Comp% Yds YPA TD Int Fumbles 20+ 40+ Rating Pennington 8-5 261/393 66.4% 3,062 7.8 12 6 2 34 6 93.7 Favre 8-5 288/421 68.4% 2,845 6.8 20 15 10 28 7 88.2 Passes that travel at least 21 yards through the air: Comp/Att Comp% Yds YPA TD-Int Rating Pennington 8/24 33.3% 309 12.9 2-1 93.9 Favre 10/34 29.4% 362 10.6 4-5 48.9 Sunday, December 07, 2008
Week 14 Once again the Jets proved to be poorly coached and mentally soft. The 49ers took away Brett Favre's dinks and dunks, rendering the passing game useless. The 2008 season appears headed to a Week 17 triumphant return by Chad Pennington. Saturday, December 06, 2008
The Best Closer The Mets should - must - sign Kerry Wood to be their new closer. Wood is better than either K-Rod or Fuentes, will cost many millions less, and he won't even cost a draft pick. Of course his injury history is a risk, but it's worth taking. The millions saved will enable the Mets to sign a top setup man too. Friday, December 05, 2008
Two Miscarriages Of Justice O.J. Simpson's 1995 acquittal on murder was the result of overwhelmed prosecutors, All Star defense attorneys, and foolish jurors. His 2008 conviction and 15 year sentence on dubious charges of armed robbery and kidnapping is the result of overzealous prosecutors and a Judge who wants to appear tough on crime. O.J. should be serving a life sentence for murder. The unfortunate failure to convict him of murder is no basis to send him away for 15 years on heavily exaggerated grounds. Bring Back Chad If anyone still harbors any doubts as to whether Omar Minaya is a stubborn, arrogant phony who has no business being GM of an anything more than a bad fantasy team, a report yesterday by Joel Sherman of the Post should put those doubts to rest. Sherman wrote: If you are looking for a sign that the Mets are being frugal with their dollars then know this: The Rays offered Chad Bradford to the Mets because $3.5 million is too much in Tampa's world for a set-up man, and Ray officials were shocked when the Mets told them it is too much for them, as well. Bradford pitched to a 2.12 ERA between Baltimore and Tampa last season. Pitching for the Red Sox, Mets, Orioles and Tampa over the past four seasons, Bradford has worked to a 2.92 ERA. He does not strike out many, just 101 in 209 1-3 innings, but he also does not walk many (48). The blow away stat, however, is that he has allowed just six homers in those 209 1-3 innings. Bradford was outstanding for the Mets during the 2006 regular season and playoffs, which prompted Omar to let him leave as a free agent. Minaya explained that his policy was never to give a setup man a three-year deal. A few days later, Minaya abandoned that policy when he gave Scott ("Season Ending HR") Schoeneweis a three-year deal for more than Bradford received! Last season, Bradford - in the course of another excellent season - was traded for a couple of minor leaguers. Minaya expressed no interest, preferring instead to watch as the bullpen imploded for a second straight season. Now Minaya still won't bring Bradford back, because one year at $3.5 million is too much money. Never mind that in each of the last two seasons, Bradford would have been the difference between narrowly missing the playoffs in Game 162 and making the playoffs - and that the Mets would net millions for each home playoff game. Omar is simply stubborn and arrogant. He likes "his guys" - generally players he scouted back in the 80's, or former Montreal Expos or Washington Nationals. Luis Ayala is the kind of guy that Omar would bring back for "sloppy seconds." Chad Bradford doesn't qualify. Thursday, December 04, 2008
Front de libération du Québec We at The Zionist Conspiracy are proud to offer the following guest post by McGill University senior Adam Brander. Adam's piece first appeared as a letter to the editor in the McGill Tribune. Michel Lafleur states that "Quebec secession groups are overwhelmingly not motivated by racism against North Americans." Perhaps. But in evaluating the empirical truth of that claim, we should look at what occurred at the lecture about anti-Canadaism, which was the impetus for Mr. Lafleur's article. During the presentation, several Front de libération du Québec members in the audience were publicly defending a poster which likened The Maple Leaf to Elmo, as well as a cartoon depicting Stephen Harper as a French (fry) eating monster of "sloppy seconds." Someone in the crowd even praised the cartoon (which also included a depiction of actress Elisha Cuthbert) as "beautiful." Surely this goes beyond opposition to any particular policy of the State of Canada with regard to Quebec, but instead demonizes the very notion of a State of Canada. If Michel Lafleur is truly sincere in his opposition to racism, than he should have condemned this barefaced bigotry, which is only discrediting the cause of a free, liberated independent Quebec. Lest one think that this letter is coming from some radical Canadian nationalist, let me say that I strongly support the two-state solution and an end to the occupation of Quebec. I hope for a respectable Québécoise movement that will have the courage to stand up for the human rights of every Quebecer instead of simply attacking Canada's very existence. I'm still waiting. Adam Brander Bring Back Avery  What's wrong with "sloppy seconds?" The Jets brought Laveranues Coles back. Obama brought Larry Summers back. Israelis will hopefully soon bring Likud and Binyamin Netanyahu back. Now it's time for the Rangers to bring Sean Avery back where he belongs. Avery needs the Rangers and New York and the Rangers need Avery. And when that's taken of, the Nets should bring back Eddie Jordan and the Mets should bring back Bobby Valentine. Monday, December 01, 2008
Mumbai and the Israeli Occupation Last week's attacks in Mumbai once again underscore the failure of the Bush Administration to adequately address the primary threat to international stability: Israel's occupation of the West Bank. Mumbai further underscores the urgency of immediately ending the occupation and establishing a Palestinian state. So long as the occupation continues, it will be inevitable that frustrated youth, living without hope for a better future, will resort to the use of violence. The world must not continue to passively watch as innocents die because of Israel's refusal to grant the basic rights of the Palestinian people. The Chabad House Massacre There is very little if anything for me to add to the many words already written. But here are a few thoughts: 1. Rescuing hostages is extremely difficult. Even a well-planned and well-intentioned rescue operation would likely have resulted in failure. That said, the raid by Indian commandos was appalling in its complete disregard for the Chabad House hostages. The raid was in no way a rescue operation. It was first and last an operation to ensure that the terrorists be killed without any casualties among the Indian military. The statements by ZAKA members on the scene, that Rabbi Holtzberg and possibly others were likely still alive when the raid began on Friday, are heartbreaking and infuriating, and mandate that India's apathy toward the hostages be condemned. 2. The apathy toward the hostages was consistent with the media coverage from India, particularly that of IBN, which had significantly less information about the hostage situation than anyone could pick up in five minutes on the Internet. CNN's India reporters similarly had no idea even of the basic facts. This is not really surprising, since many more victims were located in the other locations, and India was presumably most concerned about its own citizens. The exhausted media members were similarly mainly focused on the situation at the Taj Mahal hotel. Nevertheless, it is hard to avoid the obvious conclusion that in India, the victims in the Chabad House were at most an afterthought. 3. I've read comparisons to the massacres at Ma'alot and Munich, which are certainly apt. But for me, the enduring thought about last week is the murder of a Jewish family in their own home. Neturei Karta Mourns Holy Mumbai Martyrs We are Neturei Karta International, representatives of the Torah abiding Jews throughout the world who stand true in their Torah observance and stand strong in their opposition to Zionism and the state of “Israel”. Torah true Jews stand in solidarity with our Islamic brothers opposed to Zionist colonialism. Neturei Karta expresses our deep mourning over the loss of the nine kedoshim in Mumbai, India, who died sanctifying G-d's name. Leaders of Lashkar-e-Taiba, we Torah true Jews stand with you in solidarity. We support you as you seek justice and vengeance over the cowardly murder of nine of your finest members by Zionist-controlled India. | "
