Congress to Buy Itself Some New JetsThis is the same Congress that’s always excoriating executives of companies bailed out by taxpayer dollars for using private jets.
Brett Favre Announces Retirement, to ShrugsAnd even if he tries another of his patented “well, if the game wants me back, I guess I just CAN’T retire!” moves, he won’t be able to play again.
ByWill Leitch
the jet set
Citigroup Continues to Bungle PR on Jet PurchaseFirst they were buying a new jet to save them several million dollars, now they are spending several million dollars to NOT buy it. Jeez Louise.
Finally, That’s Over: The Jets Fire ManginiThis year, with Brett Favre, other new players, and a big win over New England, most Jets watchers were more optimistic than ever. They shouldn’t have been.
Leitch:The Jets’ Nightmare ScenarioWhat if the Jets never make it to the playoffs? Would this be not the beginning of a new era in Jets football, but the end of it?
Jets + Giants = Subway Series?Let’s try to keep our enthusiasm in check here, but right now it looks like the two best teams in the NFL play in the same building. Are you prepared for a Jets-Giants Super Bowl?
Predicted: Every Week of the Jets and Giants SeasonsBoth New York professional football teams are above .500, but there’s a long way to go this season. Here’s what could possibly, maybe, perhaps happen every week from now.
Favre Headed for Trouble?The five-minute stretch that Jets fans are talking about this morning — that span where everything in the AFC East changed — might not be the five-minute stretch that matters most for the Jets this year.
Jets Fans’ Great ShamePeter King doesn’t think you like Brett Favre, or at least not enough.
ByJoe DeLessio
the sports section
The People Most Grateful to FavreAnyone who has watched a Jets game over the last few seasons had to enjoy seeing a pass go more than twenty yards without wobbling like a dying quail.