Kentucky Jet Posted June 17, 2008 Share Posted June 17, 2008 Welcome to 'Metlife' Stadium Tuesday, June 17, 2008 BY JOHN BRENNANSTAFF WRITER MetLife on Monday became the first of five major sponsors for the new Meadowlands football stadium, gaining "cornerstone sponsor" rights for the southeast corner of the stadium. Each corner of the $1.5 billion facility, which so far is ahead of schedule for a mid-2010 opening, will feature a separate sponsor. The National Football League's Giants and Jets also will sign up a predominant sponsor that will have naming rights for the league's only two-team stadium. The cornerstone deals are for a reported $8 million annually, while experts have estimated the naming-rights partner could pay $25 million to $30 million per year. The combined fees, even split two ways, would be a bonanza for the Giants and Jets relative to other sponsorship revenues collected by rival teams. Mark Lamping, chief executive officer of the New Meadowlands Stadium Co., said that the Jets and Giants are deliberately limiting the number of commercial partners in the stadium. "With less clutter, you have added incremental value," Lamping said. "It's like the television broadcast of the Masters," which has fewer sponsors than normal golf telecasts. Team officials have talked previously of signing up partners in various major sectors such as telecommunications, automotive or pharmaceutical. Lamping said the categories are not locked in, but he acknowledged that no other insurance company would be in the running for a major sponsorship. MetLife and the other corner sponsors each will have "exclusive presence with permanent signage at their entrance," Lamping said. Those partners also gain the only permanent signage on a corner scoreboard, and a "dominant presence" on that portion of the concourses. Lamping said that 140-year-old MetLife, a multinational insurance and financial services provider, fit the teams' desire for sponsors that are "a leader in their industry." An agreement in principle is in place, with "definitive documents" expected to be signed in the next few weeks. The naming-rights sponsor would have a visible presence between the end zones and across both sides of the stadium, Lamping said. The football teams are seeking major commitments from businesses in uncertain economic times, but one sports economist said that doesn't necessarily mean it will be difficult to attract partners. "Some industries are in rougher shape than others, like Wall Street financial firms," said Marc Ganis of Chicago-based SportsCorp, who expects the naming rights to go for "well above" $20 million per year. "But the mass-market firms still will spend on advertising. Auto manufacturers learned in the last down cycle that you can't skimp on advertising to sell more cars. And the oil companies are doing great." The new stadium is being built just northeast of 32-year-old Giants Stadium, which also has been the Jets' home since 1984. MetLife already sponsors three blimps that are familiar sights at sporting events, and it has partnerships with professional football, baseball, golf and tennis. MetLife sponsors the Yankees' clock that counts down to the team's last days at their venerable stadium. Bill Webster, vice president of advertising and sponsorship for MetLife, said the company had been approached "by virtually every [new] facility in the area." He added that the combination of the Giants' Super Bowl win in February, the presence of two franchises in one building, and the limited commercial exposure in the stadium all weighed in favor of becoming partners at the new football facility. E-mail: brennan@northjersey.com MetLife on Monday became the first of five major sponsors for the new Meadowlands football stadium, gaining "cornerstone sponsor" rights for the southeast corner of the stadium. Each corner of the $1.5 billion facility, which so far is ahead of schedule for a mid-2010 opening, will feature a separate sponsor. The National Football League's Giants and Jets also will sign up a predominant sponsor that will have naming rights for the league's only two-team stadium. The cornerstone deals are for a reported $8 million annually, while experts have estimated the naming-rights partner could pay $25 million to $30 million per year. The combined fees, even split two ways, would be a bonanza for the Giants and Jets relative to other sponsorship revenues collected by rival teams. Mark Lamping, chief executive officer of the New Meadowlands Stadium Co., said that the Jets and Giants are deliberately limiting the number of commercial partners in the stadium. "With less clutter, you have added incremental value," Lamping said. "It's like the television broadcast of the Masters," which has fewer sponsors than normal golf telecasts. Team officials have talked previously of signing up partners in various major sectors such as telecommunications, automotive or pharmaceutical. Lamping said the categories are not locked in, but he acknowledged that no other insurance company would be in the running for a major sponsorship. MetLife and the other corner sponsors each will have "exclusive presence with permanent signage at their entrance," Lamping said. Those partners also gain the only permanent signage on a corner scoreboard, and a "dominant presence" on that portion of the concourses. Lamping said that 140-year-old MetLife, a multinational insurance and financial services provider, fit the teams' desire for sponsors that are "a leader in their industry." An agreement in principle is in place, with "definitive documents" expected to be signed in the next few weeks. The naming-rights sponsor would have a visible presence between the end zones and across both sides of the stadium, Lamping said. The football teams are seeking major commitments from businesses in uncertain economic times, but one sports economist said that doesn't necessarily mean it will be difficult to attract partners. "Some industries are in rougher shape than others, like Wall Street financial firms," said Marc Ganis of Chicago-based SportsCorp, who expects the naming rights to go for "well above" $20 million per year. "But the mass-market firms still will spend on advertising. Auto manufacturers learned in the last down cycle that you can't skimp on advertising to sell more cars. And the oil companies are doing great." The new stadium is being built just northeast of 32-year-old Giants Stadium, which also has been the Jets' home since 1984. MetLife already sponsors three blimps that are familiar sights at sporting events, and it has partnerships with professional football, baseball, golf and tennis. MetLife sponsors the Yankees' clock that counts down to the team's last days at their venerable stadium. Bill Webster, vice president of advertising and sponsorship for MetLife, said the company had been approached "by virtually every [new] facility in the area." He added that the combination of the Giants' Super Bowl win in February, the presence of two franchises in one building, and the limited commercial exposure in the stadium all weighed in favor of becoming partners at the new football facility. E-mail: brennan@northjersey.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kentucky Jet Posted June 17, 2008 Author Share Posted June 17, 2008 New Giants, Jets stadium sells first ad space By Tom Canavan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kentucky Jet Posted June 17, 2008 Author Share Posted June 17, 2008 Ex-Giants GM Accorsi hired by NFL Story Highlights Accorsi will help monitor league compliance with rules and policies He retired from the Giants after the 2006 season following a 35-year career The new advisory committee will help support and protect the game's integrity NEW YORK (AP) -- Former New York Giants general manager Ernie Accorsi has been hired as a consultant to the NFL and will co-chair a new general managers advisory committee. NFL executive vice president Ray Anderson said Monday that Accorsi will focus on assisting the league in monitoring compliance with rules and policies, and achieving better communication with senior club football personnel. Accorsi retired from the Giants after the 2006 season following a 35-year NFL career, the last 14 with the Giants, including nine as general manager. He also served as general manager of the Cleveland Browns (1985-92) and Baltimore Colts (1982-83). The new advisory committee will provide advice on protecting and supporting the integrity of the game, expanded use of technology, player development and scouting opportunities, and ways to improve the Pro Bowl, Scouting Combine, NFL Draft and preseason. Anderson will co-chair the new general managers committee with Accorsi. The committee also will include Jerry Angelo (Chicago Bears), Kevin Colbert (Pittsburgh Steelers), Rod Graves (Arizona Cardinals), James Harris (Jacksonville Jaguars), Tom Heckert (Philadelphia Eagles), Marty Hurney (Carolina Panthers), Mickey Loomis (New Orleans Saints), Carl Peterson (Kansas City Chiefs), Jerry Reese (Giants), Tim Ruskell (Seattle Seahawks), Rick Smith (Houston Texans) and Mike Tannenbaum (New York Jets). Copyright 2008 Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kentucky Jet Posted June 17, 2008 Author Share Posted June 17, 2008 The New York Jets appear to be moving towards a power running game in 2008 Blogged under Positional Previews, Bloglockers, Front Page, General by admin on Friday 13 June 2008 at 11:32 am The New York Jets appear to be moving towards running a power offense this season. They have added two nasty run blocking linemen (Damien Woody and Alan Faneca), a good fullback (Tony Richardson) and two big running backs (Jesse Chatman and Musa Smith). It all adds up to the Jets trying to run the ball a lot more in 2008 than they did in 2007. Thomas Jones will still likely be the main man in the running game after he had a disappointing 2007 season. Jones needs to run with more authority this season and he needs to catch the ball a little better although that has never been a strength of his game. Jones played in 16 games (14 starts) for the Jets last season and he carried the ball 310 times for 1,119 yards (3.6 ypc) with only 1 TD rushing. He also caught 28 passes for 217 yards (7.8 avg) with 1 TD grab. Jones had better turn it around this season as the Jets have more options behind him than they had in 2007. Jones has now played in 116 games (77 starts) in his NFL career and he has carried the ball 1,659 times for 6,503 yards (3.9 ypc) with 35 TD runs. He has also caught 243 passes for 1,593 yards (6.6 avg) with 1 TD grab. Jesse Chatman is a bowling ball type running back as he does most of his damage between the tackles. He will likely be the goal line back for the Jets this season and he could be much more than that if Thomas Jones doesn Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kentucky Jet Posted June 17, 2008 Author Share Posted June 17, 2008 It wasn't a very good year When the Bears released running back Cedric Benson last week, it highlighted how poorly the top draft selections from 2005 have fared in the NFL. Benson was the fourth selection in the draft, and he's now out of a job. Any of the league's other 31 clubs could have claimed him on waivers, and not one took the bait. Yet Benson isn't alone among top-10 picks looking to reemerge. Cornerback Pacman Jones (No. 6) and receivers Troy Williamson (No. 7) and Mike Williams (No. 10) are already with their second teams. Meanwhile, quarterback Alex Smith (No. 1) is in a battle to hold down the starting job in San Francisco, while Antrel Rolle (No. 8) is being moved to safety in Arizona after failing to excel at cornerback. It's difficult to criticize running backs Ronnie Brown (No. 2) and Cadillac Williams (No. 5) - as well as cornerback Carlos Rogers (No. 9) - who are attempting to come back from serious knee injuries that knocked them out in 2007. But at this point, other than Browns receiver Braylon Edwards (No. 3), this looks like the shakiest top 10 in recent memory. In a do-over, Cowboys outside linebacker DeMarcus Ware (No. 11) would probably be the No. 1 pick. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kentucky Jet Posted June 17, 2008 Author Share Posted June 17, 2008 1. Jared Allen DE - Kansas City Chiefs to Minnesota Vikings. Allen recorded 15.5 sacks last season and is a position to try and break that this season. He will make an immediate improvement for the Vikings and will help them try to make a playoff run. 2. Alan Faneca G - Pittsburgh Steelers to New York Jets. Jets made some great offseason moves this year, and Faneca is one of them. He will bring experience to the line and help bring the Jets to a decent season this year, most likely around .500 or so. 3. Donte Stallworth WR - New England Patriots to Cleveland Browns. He will add another explosive element to an already explosive offense in Cleveland. The Browns are already in a position to be a playoff team and will do so again this year. 4. T.J. Duckett/Julius Jones RB/RB - Lions/Cowboys to Seattle Seahawks. Seattle has been missing its running game with subpar performance coming from former MVP Shaun Alexander. They are looking to have decent numbers coming out of this tandem. 5. Michael Turner RB - San Diego Chargers to Atlanta Falcons. Turner is in a position to have a breakout season. He Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kentucky Jet Posted June 17, 2008 Author Share Posted June 17, 2008 Brad Smith gave valley football fans many thrilling moments during a stellar playing career at Chaney and then in college ball at Missouri. Now he's with the New York Jets...and he's giving back to the community. The former 3rd round pick played host to the first ever Brad Smith V-Camp. 120 kids ranging from age 8-16 gathered at YSU's Stambaugh Stadium. Smith was joined by various college and high school coaches for the event...which focused on values and vision for their lives, the power of their voice on and off the field, as well as celebrating the victories of life. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Kentucky Jet Posted June 17, 2008 Author Share Posted June 17, 2008 2008 NFL Odds to win AFC East (06-16-08) Written by Glen Mcneil Sports Picks Monday, 16 June 2008 The 2008 NFL Odds to win AFC East include the New England Patriots and they should run away with this division, no big surprise. The Buffalo Bills come in 2nd place as they are now ready to make a move towards the playoffs. It was a toss up for 3rd place in the 2008 NFL Odds to win AFC East division but I will give it to NY Jets, they are really hard to figure out. Miami will be last in the division again this year, as they still have a long way to go. Buffalo Bills- It is amazing the Bills had a chance at making the playoffs last year but they ended up with three straight losses to end the season. The Bills had the 30th ranked offense and the 31st ranked defense in the league last year. There special teams play is what kept them in games. The Bills special teams unit is great at blocking points and returning kickoffs. If they can improve on both sides of the ball this year they have a great chance of sneaking into the NFL playoffs as a wild card. The 2008 NFL Odds to win AFC East at Bodoglife.com show the Buffalo Bills with 8-1 odds to win the AFC East division. Miami Dolphins- Bill Parcells has done it four times before. Can he do it again? Last season Miami went 1-15 on the season and needed an overtime score to keep them from going winless. Parcells has turned around four other teams to make the playoffs in the past and he is going to try to do it again with Miami in 2008. They need to improve at quarterback and until then they really have no shot at winning the division or even making the playoffs. The 2008 NFL Odds to win AFC East at Bodoglife.com have the Miami Dolphins 20-1 odds to win the AFC East division. New England Patriots- How will coach Belichick approach this season after finishing one win shy of a perfect 19-0 season. The Patriots bring back their record-shattering offense, virtually intact. They will win this division if there isn't an injury to Tom Brady. The Patriots have the easiest Schedule in 2008. There opponents had a .387 winning percentages in 2007, losing 58 more games than they won. They are only going to play four playoff teams from last year and the other 12 they play had losing records last year. The 2008 NFL Odds to win AFC East at Bodoglife.com show New England Patriots 1/8 odds to win the AFC East division. NY Jets- After the Jets couldn't stop anyone last year on defense they poured out a ton of money for the 2008 season with linebacker Calvin Pace and nose tackle Kris Jenkins. Jenkins, out of Maryland will take up space in blockers better than Dewayne Robertson. Pace is out of Wake Forest and the Jets picked him up because they saw the huge upside in him, but why didn't anyone else in the league think so? The 2008 NFL Odds to win AFC East at Bodoglife.com show NY Jets 8-1 odds to win the AFC East division. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kentucky Jet Posted June 17, 2008 Author Share Posted June 17, 2008 Monday, June 16, 2008 Final Member of the NY Jets Flight Crew Revealed Posted by Sasha at 9:39 AM ET The 22nd Flight Crew Member Is ... Liana By Randy Lange Editor-in-Chief NewYorkJets.com 06-13-08 Liana has been named the winner of the contest to name the 22nd member of the 2008 New York Jets Flight Crew, the Jets have announced. Liana, from Bergen County, N.J., and Danielle D., from Westchester, N.Y., waged a close, spirited contest to be the top vote-getter that began June 1 and concluded at noon today. The winner was chosen from among Liana, Danielle and Jennifer W., from Brentwood, N.Y., on the basis of votes cast by visitors to newyorkjets.com. "I am really pleased to have Liana as our 22nd Flight Crew member," director Denise Garvey said. "Our 2008 squad feels complete and I am excited about welcoming her into training camp on Monday. This will be a very memorable year in her life." When the contest concluded, more than 196,000 votes had been cast Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drago Posted June 17, 2008 Share Posted June 17, 2008 ...regular training camp, at least by Tony Sporano (not, that's not a typo, kids). but that is...lol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greenseed3 Posted June 17, 2008 Share Posted June 17, 2008 2008 NFL Odds to win AFC East (06-16-08) Written by Glen Mcneil Sports Picks NY Jets- After the Jets couldn't stop anyone last year on defense they poured out a ton of money for the 2008 season with linebacker Calvin Pace and nose tackle Kris Jenkins. Jenkins, out of Maryland will take up space in blockers better than Dewayne Robertson. Pace is out of Wake Forest and the Jets picked him up because they saw the huge upside in him, but why didn't anyone else in the league think so? The 2008 NFL Odds to win AFC East at Bodoglife.com show NY Jets 8-1 odds to win the AFC East division. He must mean, aside from the teams we outbid. moron. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drago Posted June 17, 2008 Share Posted June 17, 2008 He must mean, aside from the teams we outbid. moron. the writer didn't see the jets play. He assumed the defense was terrible because it was for half the games. The other half of the games were the only reason we were in any of the games. Hell if BT would have played at all last year it would have been a decent unit for all 16 games. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flgreen Posted June 17, 2008 Share Posted June 17, 2008 the writer didn't see the jets play. He assumed the defense was terrible because it was for half the games. The other half of the games were the only reason we were in any of the games. Hell if BT would have played at all last year it would have been a decent unit for all 16 games. Vilma, who I like, in a 4-3 at least, was also a culprit. After Harris replaced him is when the defense started to play good football. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drago Posted June 17, 2008 Share Posted June 17, 2008 Vilma, who I like, in a 4-3 at least, was also a culprit. After Harris replaced him is when the defense started to play good football. I would put Erik Coleman in that class as well. As his playing time decreased the jets seemingly got better. Lots of factors at play with the 07 defense. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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