I am in an abusive relationship with the NY sports franchises. The teams we call our own are utterly miserable. In truth, the entire hopes and dreams of the city’s sports fans presently hangs on the NY Jets. Yep, those Jets. The ones who still talk about Namath as the last great QB. The Jets who last won in 1968. Those Jets. Why are they the hope? Well, the Bills have sucked since inception. The best they’ve ever done is get to the big show and straight up crumble. Four times in a row. The Giants are presently being beaten to death by the Vikings. This after a series of similar beatings throughout the year based on a near complete lack of talent on both the Offensive and Defensive lines that extends well into the Linebacker and Running Back corps. That’s what bad football is made of.
I’m not even going to get into depth on the basketball issue. Porzyngas seems to be the new hope of the NY Knicks, but I’m not buying it. They were all but out of cap trouble when they bought into Carmelo again. How’s that working out for you? How’s that move to Brooklyn working out for you, Nets? Nothing seems to go well for sports lately in the city that never sleeps.
I get the feeling some of these players need a nap. I just want some tough wins and a feeling that someone has the talent to go all the way. Even when the Mets were doing their thing this year it never felt real. I don’t know, maybe the city is cursed right now or it just isn’t our time. When is our time then?
There are some chances for us to get it right. The NFL offseason can bring change and promise as it did for the Jets. They did a lot of good–though in the era of Brady it means little. We will see how things pan out with these high draft picks next year.