FlyHyNY

Fly high, N.Y.!!!

Okay, it's Thursday December 3, 2009, and tonight the Jets take on the Buffalo Bills at the Rogers Centre in Toronto. I'm confident that the Jets will win and finally be at .500 with a record of 6-6. The playoffs are a long-shot, but we're still in it.

This week people made a big deal about Joe Girardi coming in to teach Jets QB Mark Sanchez how to slide. The news stories I've read about it make it look like Mark is so clueless and the coaches are so inept that they have to bring an outside source in. Well, I'm sure there are plenty of people in the staff who can show the technique, but since the manager of the World Series champions was available and willing, what the heck, right? What's the big deal?

Also, part of the issue was that Mark will be wearing a knee brace in the game in his left leg and Girardi was helping him adjust to sliding with the right leg.  According to Girardi himself, it's not exactly easy.  And Girardi was only there for a few minutes.  It's not like he spent the whole day just teaching the guy how to slide.

For the second game in a row, Eric Smith will be starting at free safety instead of Kerry Rhodes.  Eric is a hard hitter, and it's fun watching him running him all over the field with strong safety Jim Leonhard.  Both those guys are tough tacklers (Smith led the team last week with 8).  As much as I like Kerry, and as much as I was excited by his two interceptions on Sunday, he really hasn't done much all season before that.  I like this formula of having Eric Smith starting and dealing the body blows, while Kerry Rhodes comes in on nickel and dime packages to provide the knockout punch.

I'm still trying to figure out the time zone thing on this blog, so whatever it says, it's actually 4pm now.  One hour left to go before quitting time.  I better start working.  :-)

'Til next time, FLY HIGH N.Y.!!! Let's go Jets!!!