Paul Hackett has decided that “There are other opportunities that I would like to explore at this point in time.” and Head Coach Herman Edwards has accepted his resignation. On paper, it appears that there are not any hard feelings between Hackett and Edwards nor between Hackett and the New York Jets organization. Coach Edwards noted that the Jets “will now begin the process of identifying and interviewing candidates for the position with the goal of increasing our offensive productivity and consistency.” The full story is online at
So my beloved Jets officially ended their season with a loss to Pittsburgh. They really should have won that game. Most people are quick to blame Doug Brien for missing 2 field goals. I sure was in that situation during the post-game show. If he made one field goal out of those 2, it would have given the Jets enough points to win. But he can’t bear all the blame though, since the offense just didn’t produce. Winning the turnover battle is what kept the Jets in the game at all, thanks to Santana Moss’ punt return for a touchdown, Reggie Tongue’s interception on defense and the fumble recovery given up by the Steelers’ running back Jerome Bettis. Any way you slice it, they just missed many opportunities and couldn’t secure the ‘W’. I’m disappointed either way, since the Jets are done for the season.
The other shocker of the weekend for me was that the Colts lost so badly to the Patriots. I thought that Peyton Manning and company’s offense was going to steamroll the Pats. I hate those Patriots, but they always seem to get the job done, which further irritates me, especially as such a die-hard green-bleeding Jets fan.
Now I have to go for the Steelers all the way, even though they just eliminated the Jets. “Look kids! Big Ben! Parliament!”
J!-E!-T!-S! Just! Ended! The! Season!
There’s always next year…
I hope everyone had a nice New Year’s night and that everyone’s finding 2005 in good shape. If you have a hangover, take some Advil and drink plenty of water! (:
