You said I was taking a shot at the Jets for calling it an AFL / NFL Championship. That is exactly what it was.
I'm not the one who brought it up first. You did with your comment of the Dolphins getting worse each decade. I just pointed out how much better the Dolphins have been while getting worse each decade. It burns me that the Dolphins have been bad for 12 years. What the Jets have done in that same time period does not bother me in the least. Believe it or not.
The Jets are making the playoffs?
You not only blamed the injuries for missing the playoffs, but also said that is why Sanchez played so poorly last year. Every year you have a new excuse for Sanchez. I'm sure next year will be no different.
Good one.
And your team still stinks. :D Bad is bad. I've said it many times before, I'm glad you feel good about the Jets finishing a couple games ahead of a 6-10 team. I'm sure Charger fans feel great that they are finishing ahead of the Raiders.
How did the Jets fair playing 2 out of 3 dead teams to finish the 2011 season?
Sorry, the Giants were 1 game back with 4 games to go and still had Dallas on the schedule twice. Losing one game in the beginning of December is not needing a team to choke away the division. The Jets are the team that needed the Dolphins to choke away the division in 02 by being 2 games back with 2 games to go. Can you not see the difference? The Giants played a big part in the Cowboys collapse by beating them twice in the last 4 games of the season. The Jets had nothing to do with the Dolphins choking.
I'm sure it does. That doesn't make your team one of the best for over a decade. Outside of the crazy 2009 and 2010 runs (which accounted for 70% of the Jets playoff wins in the last 12 years), the Jets had nearly the same playoff record as Miami. If the Jets were really one of the best, how can that be? How can two years take you from being on par with one of the worst teams the last 12 years to one of the best? It can't.
I love it! Philly wasn't dead being 2 games back with 3 games to go, but Miami is dead being 2 games back with 3 games, and the Jets were already dead being 1 game back with 1 game to go. Way to be consistent. 
And was an AFL / NFL Championship game, just like the previous 2. Calling it what it was is not taking a shot.
Here you go again bringing up the 70's, 80's and 90's as if it has something to do with the future. Do you realize how ridiculous it is for a Jets fan to tell Dolphins fans that they have been getting worse each decade? I've already listed all of the other accomplishments that the Dolphins tower over the Jets in, but since you seem to only care about playoff apps and wins, here you go:
Dolphins playoff apps by the decade:
70's (7 playoff Apps) 8 wins
80's (5 playoff Apps) 6 wins
90's (7 playoff Apps) 5 wins
00's (3 playoff Apps) 1 win
10's (0 playoff Apps) 0 wins
Jets playoff apps by the decade:
70's (0 playoff Apps) 0 wins
80's (4 playoff Apps) 3 wins
90's (2 playoff Apps) 1 win
00's (5 playoff Apps) 4 wins
10's (1 playoff App ) 2 wins
The Dolphins have 10 playoff apps in the 90' and 00's alone. The Jets have 12 in their entire franchise history. The Jets have never had more than 4 playoff wins in a single decade. The Dolphins getting worse each decade had more in each of the first 3 decades. (8, 6 and 5) It has only been in the 00's that the Jets have been better. Do you now see why it is silly for a Jets fan to say the Dolphins have been getting worse each decade? Outside of the 00 decade, the Jets have stunk for most of their entire history.
Maybe mathematically, but so do the Dolphins. Neither team is going or deserves to go. We both stink.
When I state the facts, you say they are excuses, but when you give excuses, they are the facts. Got it!
You are a Jets fan, you should be happy. You should just realize that this is still the same team that lost by 21 to Miami, lost by 21 to Seattle, and lost by 30 to NE just a few weeks ago. Just like last year, you guys are getting excited over a couple of wins against really bad teams. Bad teams that Sanchez didn't even play well against either. You are one of the few who think the Jets have good people running things. The Jets have become a bigger joke in the media than the Dolphins, and that is saying something.
The Jets lost those games because they stunk, not because of 1 play. If you want to talk about single plays, what about Tony Romo and Stevie Johnson?
Let's talk about the last 4 weeks of the season since that is when teams usually back in. The Giants were 1 game back of Dallas with Dallas being on the schedule twice. From week 13 on, the Giants didn't need anyone else to beat the Cowboys because they did it themselves. If you beat the teams that you need to lose yourself, that is not needing help.
No, but it was the Jets fault for being 2 games back with only 2 games to go to a team the wouldn't play again that season. That is needing help. The Dolphins have been in the same spot several times, and the only difference between the Jets playoff app and the Dolphins non playoff apps was something that another team did or didn't do. That is not earning your spot anymore than what the Dolphins did when they didn't get in.
In 03 Miami was 7-7 in week 15 (Just like the Jets in 02) and Pitt was 9-5. Miami needed to win their final 2 games and needed Pitt to lose their final 2 games. Miami won out, but they didn't get the help like the Jets got in 02. Same thing in 03, but 1 week later in the season. The Dolphins were 9-6 and needed a win and a Denver loss (Just like the Jets needed Miami to lose in week 17 in 02), but they didn't get the help they needed like the Jets did. In 05, Miami was 2 games back with two games to go just like the Jets. Miami won out again, but did not get the help the Jets got. You can say the Jets earned their spot by winning the required # of games (9), but that # wasn't better (even worse some seasons than the Dolphins # (twice at 9 and once at 10 when they missed out) and would not have been good enough if not for the help of other teams losing. That is backing in.
Not when 70% of those playoff wins came in 2 seasons. That doesn't change a decade of mediocrity. Even with the playoff wins included, the Jets are still not one of the best teams of the decade. All of the best teams of the decade have at least a Super Bowl app and multiple division titles to go with their playoff wins. The Jets have 1 division title (at 9-7), are barely above .500 the last 12 years and have only 7 more regular season wins than the Dolphins who have been terrible. That is not one of the best. Call it what you want though, I done pointing out the facts. You just ignore them and deflect by pointing out that the Jets have been better than the Dolphins for a decade.
Time will tell if the Jets 09 /10 were a fluke or not. So far, the Jets are off to a good start being on their way to missing the playoffs for the second straight year. :up:
And was an AFL / NFL Championship game. You said I was taking a shot when I was only stating the facts. This is what kills me with you. The Dolphins are out of the race 2 games back at 7-7 with 2 games to go. (I agree with you on that) Guess what? The Jets were in the exact same position in 2002. 7-7 and 2 games back with 2 games to go needing another team (they didn't play) to choke to get in. The Jets got the help they needed, and the Dolphins didn't. 3 out of the 5 times they backed in. The Dolphins (who were really bad) made it 30% of the time.
I never said it wasn't getting worse. I just said it is silly for a Jets fan to mention that when they have 0, 3, 1, 4 and 2 in those decades. 3 out of the 5 decades of the Dolphins getting worse is better than the Jets best in all 5 decades. It would be hard for any team not to get worse with as much success as the Dolphins had early. The Jets have been so bad, they had no where to go but up.
That is not the point. You brag about the Jets having 3 more playoff apps than the Dolphins in the last 12 years and give all the credit to the Jets for making it and calling the Dolphins fake contenders when they didn't make it. In reality, the only difference was something that another team did or didn't do that the Jets had nothing to do with. The Jets got bailed out several times making it at 9-7 twice and 10-6 because of something other teams did or didn't do in the final week of the season. The Dolphins missed out at 9-7 twice and 10-6 once based on something other teams did or didn't do in the final weeks of the season.
Super Bowl wins are a little different than playoff wins that result in nothing. Wouldn't you agree?
10's start a new decade, so in the 00's the Jets made it 50% of the time.
The best AFC teams of the decade are:
Patriots made it 70% of the time with 3 Super Bowl wins, 4 Super Bowl apps, and 7 division titles.
Colts made it 90% of the time with 1 Super Bowl win, and 7 division tittles.
Steelers made it 60% of the time with 2 Super Bowl wins, 3 Super Bowl apps and 4 division titles.
Ravens made it 60% of the time with 1 Super Bowl win, and 4 division titles.
The Jets don't belong in that list. They belong in this list:
Jets made it 50% of the time with 0 Super Bowl wins or apps and 1 division tittle
Chargers made it 50% of the time with 0 Super Bowl wins or apps and 5 division tittles
Titans made it 50% of the time with 0 Super Bowl wins or apps and 2 division tittles
Broncos made it 50% of the time with 0 Super Bowl wins or apps and 1 division tittle
You want to include the Jets with the big boys because they won 4 playoff games (70% of their total in the decade) in 2 years. Playoff wins that result in nothing don't mean much and don't make your team one of the best in the decade. It is like me trying to put the Raiders on the same level with the Jets, Chargers, Titans and Broncos based on their 1 Super Bowl app in 2002.
That wouldn't be the correct term. AFC / NFC Championships are what gets each conference to the Super Bowl. You could call it an NFL Championship if you like.
I just pointed out how silly it was for you to say the Dolphins are getting worse each decade, when even getting worse the Dolphins were still much better than the Jets. In recent, relevant history, the Jets have been better than the Dolphins. That doesn't make them one of the best in the AFC in that same time frame.
Facts that are only facts according to you. You use the argument of how much better the Jets have been based on playoff apps/ wins but ignore the fact that the Jets barely made the playoffs several times and the Dolphins missed out several times. The Jets won 9 or more games 7 times in the decade. The Dolphins won 9 or more games 6 times in the decade. You are giving the Jets credit and discrediting the Dolphins based on things that other teams did or didn't do for them in the final weeks of the season. You can say the Jets won the required amount of games, but it was only the required amount because teams choked in the final week for the Jets and did not for the Dolphins.
The Jets whipped NE the year they won 9 games and missed the playoffs, and we got shut out the year they went 14-2 and won the Super Bowl. The Jets whipped the top NFC team that was 1 and done in the playoffs (beat 27-7 by 9-6-1 Atlanta) while the Dolphins loss was to the top NFC team that made the NFCC game.
You are the one who is always saying that it doesn't matter if you win games early or late, yet you credit the Jets for their 9 wins and discredit the Dolphins for their 10 wins. One 9 win team made it because they got help and the other 10 win team missed out because they didn't get help. I don't care what big games the Jets won when they are 2 games back with 2 weeks left in the season. They got in based on another team choking. They didn't earn it the way the best teams do.
No, it is not. Average teams can make the playoffs and even win some playoff games. You are trying to make the argument for being one of the best teams in the decade based on playoff apps / wins. Winning 70% of your playoff total in 2 seasons does not change nearly a decade of mediocrity. I didn't say to take those two years away. Even with them included, the Jets have not been one of the best.
You are the one who wants to narrow time frames in order to try and make your argument. If you are talking best teams of the decade, I think it is common to start at the beginning of each decade. 80's, 90's 00's, 10's. You want to start at specific points because it adds to the Jets and takes away from other teams.
What is your point? The Jets won just 2 playoff games from 2000 to 2008 and you want to call them one of the best based on the 4 playoff wins that came in two seasons. Each team doesn't get to face the same competition in the playoffs. If you want to narrow the time frame to take away 4 playoff wins and the Super Bowl win, I wouldn't consider Bal one of the best AFC teams.
I'm just using you logic. Winning % doesn't matter, division tittles don't matter. Nothing else seems to matter except for AFCC game losses. Well, the Raiders have 1 Super Bowl app while the Jets have 0.
I've enjoyed debating with you, but it is clear that I'm never going to get through to you. I doesn't bother me if you want to think that your team has been one of the best in the decade. We've both given our point of views for why or why not, and I am going to move on. I'm sure we will pick this back up in the future sometime. :up:
:sidelol::sidelol: I can't take it!!!!!!:sidelol:
