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As the Bells of St. Mary's ring out a blessed Christmas Carol and Miami Dolphins fans everywhere begin to believe It's A Wonderful Life, behind the scenes, a still very mean and green Jets team would love nothing more than be the spoiler of Dolfan dreams...the Grinches Who Would Steal Our Christmas. And with all of the ease of reeling in bait on a hook, they have at their disposal the ultimate in bulletin board fodder...the 2007 win-loss record of the Finz and their own poor, dispirited play down the stretch in 2008.
Each night this week, Jets fans will all be tucked in their beds with perhaps their last thought after a long, hard day being a somber and despondent one...of a season gone awry. SuperBowl dreams had once danced in their head as again they were victimized by Piped Piper journalism. They drank the Kool-Aid with relish as it was offered up by chicken-necked analysts and square-jawed football has-beens. But into the lime-green liquid was stirred what appears to be front office incompetence, if not flat out betrayal. And instead of sugar, the sourest ingredient of all was splashed into the mix in great amounts...uninspired play by a gang of overpaid free agents.
So now the fans of New York are awash in a near-zombie state of existence and weep like so many drooping willows near a dried up lake, their dreams of football glory once again fed into the ever grinding mill-stone we affectionally call 'the NFL season.'
Can anything save them from this horrible fate? Can nothing be done to end the pain?
The answer is without question, YES! And unfortunately, the Miami Dolphins have unwittingly served it up to them.
Imagine for a moment that you're a great fighter. You've been fighting for years and sure, you've had your ups and downs, your good nights and bad nights. But now, here you are in the 13th round of a fight where you just got the living **** kicked out of you here at the end of the fight. The only way to end the fight at this point to where you were considered a "winner" would be to go for the knockout.
That is exactly what the New York Jets will be all about this coming Sunday when they play Miami, and don't think for a moment they won't.
The fans are trodding on their good names and their good reputations on the air and in print. The city of New York is even considering allowing certain sidewalks to be "spit optional" in honor of their green team. Fours are being covered up by Tens...everywhere! And if that wasn't enough motivation to go out and play one more game with all the ferocity of an engine with its throttle stuck on full, there's the 2007 Miami Dolphin win-loss record.
Oh...it will be used against the Dolphins. Make no mistake about that. It will be the headline on the Jet's Bulletin Board, along with all the motivational fodder that feeds...as well as bruises egos. It's probably already circulating in their conscious thoughts..."I will not let a miserable 1 and 15 squad of squids beat my team...our team."
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I've always had this thing that I would do if I were to be fortunate enough to wind up coaching a high school football team. On the first day of practice, I'd line up the entire team on the 5-yard line facing an open end zone with two referees on each side. One after another, I'd hand players the ball and tell them to go in there and score the most thrilling, most awesome touchdown they could ever imagine doing.
As a coach, I would expect each player to go into the end zone and then show off and celebrate in some fashion that would make all the other players laugh or go "Yeah Man!"
At the end of the drill, I would then take the ball myself and say, "Now, here is how each and every one of you will score a touchdown. Pay attention." After moving into the end-zone, I would hand the ball to the closest official signaling touchdown and then without a word, jog back to the bench, where I would patiently wait for my team to join me.
I tell you this now so that you will not get sucked into the spasming New York Jets fans' life of agony this week. They will tell you "congratulations on a great season" today, only to wreak havoc in here come Sunday night should they win the game. I hate pre-mature celebrations. I really, really do. They serve no purpose, and in fact...can be quite destructive. So what if you've scored a touchdown. Go out there and score another one! Because there's always one more game to play, and if you win it, guess what? There's another one to play after that, a harder game. Win it and guess what? An even harder one to play.
And therein lies the focus. Win the game. Win it, no matter what has to be done, what must be done will be done to win the game.
The Miami Dolphins have the same bulletin board fodder as the New York Jets. We're evenly matched, know each other well...and right now the only difference between the two teams is that one of them is on a playoff tear and the other is causing fans to tear and swear and glare.
If they use our 2007 record against us, you know by God we're going to put it to good use, too...for we have suffered more than any Jets fan of any time. Nothing in football inspires more hatred and regret than a losing season. Nothing can inspire a team more than to take that record and shove it down the throat of every opponent they face when football season rolls around once again.
And to Miami's credit, they have done just that for most of this year.
Only...there's one more guest that has come in here at closing time. They're begging us to just try and shove it down their throat.
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Submitted by The Ozman - 72TributeBike - Los Alamos, NM
Each night this week, Jets fans will all be tucked in their beds with perhaps their last thought after a long, hard day being a somber and despondent one...of a season gone awry. SuperBowl dreams had once danced in their head as again they were victimized by Piped Piper journalism. They drank the Kool-Aid with relish as it was offered up by chicken-necked analysts and square-jawed football has-beens. But into the lime-green liquid was stirred what appears to be front office incompetence, if not flat out betrayal. And instead of sugar, the sourest ingredient of all was splashed into the mix in great amounts...uninspired play by a gang of overpaid free agents.
So now the fans of New York are awash in a near-zombie state of existence and weep like so many drooping willows near a dried up lake, their dreams of football glory once again fed into the ever grinding mill-stone we affectionally call 'the NFL season.'
Can anything save them from this horrible fate? Can nothing be done to end the pain?
The answer is without question, YES! And unfortunately, the Miami Dolphins have unwittingly served it up to them.
Imagine for a moment that you're a great fighter. You've been fighting for years and sure, you've had your ups and downs, your good nights and bad nights. But now, here you are in the 13th round of a fight where you just got the living **** kicked out of you here at the end of the fight. The only way to end the fight at this point to where you were considered a "winner" would be to go for the knockout.
That is exactly what the New York Jets will be all about this coming Sunday when they play Miami, and don't think for a moment they won't.
The fans are trodding on their good names and their good reputations on the air and in print. The city of New York is even considering allowing certain sidewalks to be "spit optional" in honor of their green team. Fours are being covered up by Tens...everywhere! And if that wasn't enough motivation to go out and play one more game with all the ferocity of an engine with its throttle stuck on full, there's the 2007 Miami Dolphin win-loss record.
Oh...it will be used against the Dolphins. Make no mistake about that. It will be the headline on the Jet's Bulletin Board, along with all the motivational fodder that feeds...as well as bruises egos. It's probably already circulating in their conscious thoughts..."I will not let a miserable 1 and 15 squad of squids beat my team...our team."
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I've always had this thing that I would do if I were to be fortunate enough to wind up coaching a high school football team. On the first day of practice, I'd line up the entire team on the 5-yard line facing an open end zone with two referees on each side. One after another, I'd hand players the ball and tell them to go in there and score the most thrilling, most awesome touchdown they could ever imagine doing.
As a coach, I would expect each player to go into the end zone and then show off and celebrate in some fashion that would make all the other players laugh or go "Yeah Man!"
At the end of the drill, I would then take the ball myself and say, "Now, here is how each and every one of you will score a touchdown. Pay attention." After moving into the end-zone, I would hand the ball to the closest official signaling touchdown and then without a word, jog back to the bench, where I would patiently wait for my team to join me.
I tell you this now so that you will not get sucked into the spasming New York Jets fans' life of agony this week. They will tell you "congratulations on a great season" today, only to wreak havoc in here come Sunday night should they win the game. I hate pre-mature celebrations. I really, really do. They serve no purpose, and in fact...can be quite destructive. So what if you've scored a touchdown. Go out there and score another one! Because there's always one more game to play, and if you win it, guess what? There's another one to play after that, a harder game. Win it and guess what? An even harder one to play.
And therein lies the focus. Win the game. Win it, no matter what has to be done, what must be done will be done to win the game.
The Miami Dolphins have the same bulletin board fodder as the New York Jets. We're evenly matched, know each other well...and right now the only difference between the two teams is that one of them is on a playoff tear and the other is causing fans to tear and swear and glare.
If they use our 2007 record against us, you know by God we're going to put it to good use, too...for we have suffered more than any Jets fan of any time. Nothing in football inspires more hatred and regret than a losing season. Nothing can inspire a team more than to take that record and shove it down the throat of every opponent they face when football season rolls around once again.
And to Miami's credit, they have done just that for most of this year.
Only...there's one more guest that has come in here at closing time. They're begging us to just try and shove it down their throat.
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Submitted by The Ozman - 72TributeBike - Los Alamos, NM