AFJF Posted November 15, 2015 Author Share Posted November 15, 2015 Great plan...let's sign this dude, then hide him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T0mShane Posted November 15, 2015 Share Posted November 15, 2015 Best warmup kicker in the game! Patrick Ewing shot 70% from 3 in shootaround. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AFJF Posted November 15, 2015 Author Share Posted November 15, 2015 Patrick Ewing shot 70% from 3 in shootaround. Patrick Ewing shot 70% from 3 in shootaround. How'd Bullock do once the game started? Any FG/XP attempts? Must've shanked all of 'em, right? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sperm Edwards Posted November 15, 2015 Share Posted November 15, 2015 It's not just my expectations, A lot of the media had the same expectations, some even worse. The rest of the fan base wants more? Then the rest of the fan base are idiots who don't understand how to construct a football team. Name me a football team that went from 4-12 to the division title, and then sustain that success? It took Parcells 2 years to do it. We went from 1-15 to 9-7. If that expectation got Parcells another year, then it should be good enough for Bowles. And bullsh*t that I can't use the Yankees and Eagles, They are sports teams, this is the way sports work. No, you are still placing your expectations on others. This team was 4-12 last year with bad coaching, hideous QBs, and 4th string & worse as the starting corners, as well as a badly underperforming rookie safety playing opposite more garbage (when he was even playing). The lone starting WR we had from start to finish wasn't healthy until November. Oh, and the schedule was harder, and we twice nearly beat NE as well as other could-be wins (like vs GB), despite that depleted roster. In March we added a LOT to that. The the prize of FA at one corner spot, the HC's handpicked starter opposite him, and a $6M nickel corner. The safety was going to also get their 1st round guy with a year of NFL experience under his belt, plus we could move him to his more natural role after adding a true coverage asset as another $4M converted-corner at FS. We also upgraded the guard position with Carpenter. Oh yeah, and added a 10+ year veteran at QB and a top-tier WR in Brandon Marshall, paired with a Eric Decker playing with a non-injured hamstring. All this is independent of any rookies making any major impact. If you expected a mere 3-win improvement with all that added, your expectations are ridiculously low and you are easily pleased and easily impressed. There is only a slow, gradual improvement if the team is slowly and gradually filling prior holes in the roster, or if we only added a bunch of stop-gap players, which is not the case with the 2015 Jets. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Warfish Posted November 16, 2015 Share Posted November 16, 2015 Name me a football team that went from 4-12 to the division title, and then sustain that success? 1975 Baltimore Colts 10-4, Lost in Divisional Round (2-12 in 1974) The Baltimore Colts suffered through a horrendous three-year stretch from 1972-74, winning just 11 games in that span. The suffering came to an end in 1975, when the Colts produced an eight-win improvement and earned a trip to the postseason. The improvement was good enough to earn Ted Marchibroda Coach of the Year honors and to bring Baltimore an AFC East division title. The campaign sparked a three-year run during which the Colts did not miss the postseason, though the team did not win a playoff game in that span, either. 1963 Oakland Raiders 10-4 (1-13 in 1962) 1963 was a notable year for the Raiders' organization for a number of reasons, most notably Year 1 of the Al Davis era. After winning just a single game in 1962, the Raiders rebounded with a new look (silver and black) and an exciting new offense. A nine-win improvement was good enough to earn second place in the AFL West and to earn Davis the AFL's Coach of the Year award. Four years later, Oakland would appear in the Super Bowl, and the future of the Raiders' organization, the AFL and the world of football would never be the same. 2004 Pittsburgh Steelers 15-1, Lost AFC Championship Game (6-10 in 2003) Putting together a disappointing campaign in 2003 may have actually been one of the best things to happen to the Pittsburgh Steelers' organization in recent memory. Their record allowed the Steelers to select Miami (Ohio) University quarterback Ben Roethlisberger with the 11th overall pick of the 2004 draft. Roethlisberger went on to lead the Steelers to a nine-win improvement, a franchise-best record and an appearance in the AFC title game. He also managed to take home Offensive Rookie of the Year honors. While the Steelers ultimately fell to the New England Patriots, 41-27, in the AFC Championship Game, the team went on to appear in three Super Bowls during the next six seasons, winning two. 1999 Indianapolis Colts 13-3, Lost in Divisional Round (3-13 in 1998) It is fairly safe to say that drafting quarterback Peyton Manning back in 1998 forever changed the Indianapolis Colts' franchise for the better. However, that fact wasn't quite apparent until Manning's second season. As a rookie in 1998, Manning completed just 56.7 percent of his passes (the lowest total of his career) and tossed 28 interceptions. The Colts won just three games for the second consecutive season. Everything changed in 1999, as the Colts increased their win total by 10 and earned a first-round bye in the postseason. Indianapolis' season ended with a 19-16 loss to the Tennessee Titans in the divisional round of the playoffs. However, Manning and the Colts missed the postseason just once over the next 11 years and won a Super Bowl along the way. 1999 St. Louis Rams 13-3, Won Super Bowl XXXIV (4-12 in 1998) Commonly referred to as the "Greatest Show on Turf," the 1999 St. Louis Rams also come in as our greatest single-season turnaround on our list. After winning a combined 15 games over the three previous seasons, St. Louis found a way to flip things around, especially on offense. With unknown quarterback Kurt Warner leading the charge, the Rams offense scored 30 or more points a remarkable 12 times during the regular season en route to an NFC West division title. Not only was the Rams team good enough to make a nine-win improvement during the regular season, but it was also good enough to take home an NFL title by defeating the Tennessee Titans, 23-16, in Super Bowl XXXIV. These Rams also found a way to sustain their success, making the postseason in four out of the next five seasons with another Super Bowl appearance after the 2001 season (lost 20-17 to the New England Patriots). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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