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  1. 1. What was the best decade to be a Jets fan?


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1960s: The decade where the franchise made the change from the NY Titans to the NY Jets produced the team's only Super Bowl championship. It also was the decade when Leon Hess purchased the team. Head Coach Weeb Ewbank, Broadway Joe, Don Maynard, Emerson Boozer and Matt Snell fulfilled Namath's "guarantee" in Super Bowl III, defeating Johnny Unitas's Baltimore Colts 16-7.

1970s: The post-merger 70s had few highlights, given that the Jets failed to attain a winning season during the decade. However, a pair of 8-8 seasons at the end of the decade under Head Coach Walt Michaels showed there was a light at the end of the tunnel.

1980s: The Jets achieved some measure of glory for the first time since 1969 during the early 80s. The New York Sack Exchange was formed, featuring feared linemen Mark Gastineau, Joe Klecko, Marty Lyons and Abdul Salaam. Along with RB Freeman McNeil, the Jets reached the AFC Title game in 1982 only to lose to hated Miami. The Jets moved to the Meadowlands in 1984, and nearly reached the AFC Title game again in 1986.

1990s: Browning Nagle, the Fake Spike and Kotite were unfortunate low points in the early 90s, but they gave way to the Parcells era beginning in 1996. The Jets quickly ascended, going from 1-15 and a funny joke to 9-7 and then 12-4 and a 10-0 lead early in the 3rd quarter over Elway's Broncos in the 1998 AFC Title game. However, more despair ended the decade, as the Jets lost that game, and the 1999 season was over before it started thanks to the Meadowlands turf and Vinny Testaverde's ruptured achilles tendon.

2000s: Controversy began the decade, as Parcells gave way to Belichick, who was replaced by Al Groh in just a day. Groh did however provide the Jets, and the world, the Monday Night Miracle, one of the greatest games in NFL history and THE greatest MNF game. More missed chances filled the Herm Edwards and Eric Mangini eras, leading up to the hiring of Rex Ryan for the 2009 season.

2010s: An empty slate for the optimists among JetNation who believe that the upcoming decade will be better than the rest. With the Jets poised for great things coming off an AFC Title game appearance in 2010-11, it stands to reason that the 2010s could at least start off on the right foot.

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1960s (SB win)

then the 2000s - sustained good play with a few down years

1980s - sack exchange

70s - bad teams, but no iconic awful moments

90s - Kotite. Fake Spike. Longest run from scrimmage during a non-scoring drive in NFL history. Johnny Mitchell. Kyle Brady. Ugh.

Hopefully the 2010s will top them all.

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1960s (SB win)

then the 2000s - sustained good play with a few down years

1980s - sack exchange

70s - bad teams, but no iconic awful moments

90s - Kotite. Fake Spike. Longest run from scrimmage during a non-scoring drive in NFL history. Johnny Mitchell. Kyle Brady. Ugh.

Hopefully the 2010s will top them all.

hard to say.. best jets teams i saw were 86, 98 and 2008.. only times i thought we had a shot at sb.. wasn't alive for 60's so hard to say..

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I've been following the Jets since the early 80s and clearly the 00s was the best decade. We had the most playoff apps, the only decade w/ postseason wins in 3 different postseason and tied for the most AFC Championship/AFL Title game apps(sadly our record for a decade is only one).

The 60s had the SB but only 3 winning seasons and 2 playoff seasons in 10 years. In the 2000s we only had 3 losing seasons and we had 5 playoff seasons.

1960s: 69-65-6, 51% win %, 2 playoff apps, 2 div titles, 2-1 in postseason, one SB title, 7 losing seasons

1970s: 53-91, 37% win %, 0 playoff apps, no winning recods, 8 losing seasons

1980s: 73-77-1, 49%, 4 playoff apps, one title game app, 3-4 in postseason, 5 losing seasons

1990s: 65-95, 41%, 2 playoff apps, 1 div title, 1 title game app, 1-2 in postseason, 5 losing seasons

2000s: 80-80, 50%, 5 playoff apps, 1 div title, 1 title game app, 4-5 in postseason, only 3 losing seasons

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I've been following the Jets since the early 80s and clearly the 00s was the best decade. We had the most playoff apps, the only decade w/ postseason wins in 3 different postseason and tied for the most AFC Championship/AFL Title game apps(sadly our record for a decade is only one).

The 60s had the SB but only 3 winning seasons and 2 playoff seasons in 10 years. In the 2000s we only had 3 losing seasons and we had 5 playoff seasons.

1960s: 69-65-6, 51% win %, 2 playoff apps, 2 div titles, 2-1 in postseason, one SB title, 7 losing seasons

1970s: 53-91, 37% win %, 0 playoff apps, no winning recods, 8 losing seasons

1980s: 73-77-1, 49%, 4 playoff apps, one title game app, 3-4 in postseason, 5 losing seasons

1990s: 65-95, 41%, 2 playoff apps, 1 div title, 1 title game app, 1-2 in postseason, 5 losing seasons

2000s: 80-80, 50%, 5 playoff apps, 1 div title, 1 title game app, 4-5 in postseason, only 3 losing seasons

Based on this I'd say the 80's. Aside from the huge bonus for the super bowl, I was leaning that way in any event. Consider the watered down measure for making the playoffs. In the 80's there were some times ('82, '86) when the team looked like it might actually win a super bowl. I never imagined a Mangini or Herm team winning the super bowl and much as I like Rex and Mex, I felt the team was at least a year away in 2009.

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Based on this I'd say the 80's. Aside from the huge bonus for the super bowl, I was leaning that way in any event. Consider the watered down measure for making the playoffs. In the 80's there were some times ('82, '86) when the team looked like it might actually win a super bowl. I never imagined a Mangini or Herm team winning the super bowl and much as I like Rex and Mex, I felt the team was at least a year away in 2009.

We had little shot in '86 after we tanked and we had not shot to win that SB as we would have been crushed against the Giants. In the '00s we had legot SB contenders in '02 and '09 which equalled the 80s. The 00s had more playoff apps, more div titles, more playoff wins, as many title games, more div rd games. There's no doubt to me the 00s get the nod over the 80s.

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80's because we had two shots to win it all, but I think our best chance was in '82, that was a great team and if not for the conditions (mud bowl) I think we win it all that year.

Good news is I think this is the best team and coaching staff since '82.

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We had little shot in '86 after we tanked and we had not shot to win that SB as we would have been crushed against the Giants. In the '00s we had legot SB contenders in '02 and '09 which equalled the 80s. The 00s had more playoff apps, more div titles, more playoff wins, as many title games, more div rd games. There's no doubt to me the 00s get the nod over the 80s.

Well before the playoffs rolled around the '86 team was basically done, but they were the best team in football IMO at midseason. I never thought any Herm, Mangini or Al Groh team was going to the super bowl at mid-season. The '09 team had a great run, but it was a little flukey and I never took them too seriously as a super bowl contender either. I never considered the '02 team that good. They had a great run at the end, but I didn't feel they were the best team in football the way I did with the '86 team. To each their own.

It's probably more a feeling of building towards something and hope, and Jets fans don't usually lack for that. Justifiably or not.

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Well before the playoffs rolled around the '86 team was basically done, but they were the best team in football IMO at midseason. I never thought any Herm, Mangini or Al Groh team was going to the super bowl at mid-season. The '09 team had a great run, but it was a little flukey and I never took them too seriously as a super bowl contender either. I never considered the '02 team that good. They had a great run at the end, but I didn't feel they were the best team in football the way I did with the '86 team. To each their own.

It's probably more a feeling of building towards something and hope, and Jets fans don't usually lack for that. Justifiably or not.

SBs aren't amde at midseason, b/c yopu felt the '86 team could make it doesn't mean they were going to. That team was awful to end the year while the '0-2 Jets were the opposite.

The '02 team had injuries early and we got off to a terrible start, that team was more like a 11-12 win team than a 9 win team and many people were picking us to get to the SB entering postseason. The '86 team had injuries late and lost their last 5 games, they were not a threat heading into postseason.

'82 and '09 were very similar, 2 good teams that won 2 road playoff games to reach the conf title game.

The difference in the two decades were that in the 00s we won a div title, we made more postseasons, had more postseason wins, won playoff games in more postseasons and had less losing seasons.

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1960s: The decade where the franchise made the change from the NY Titans to the NY Jets produced the team's only Super Bowl championship. It also was the decade when Leon Hess purchased the team. Head Coach Weeb Ewbank, Broadway Joe, Don Maynard, Emerson Boozer and Matt Snell fulfilled Namath's "guarantee" in Super Bowl III, defeating Johnny Unitas's Baltimore Colts 16-7.

1970s: The post-merger 70s had few highlights, given that the Jets failed to attain a winning season during the decade. However, a pair of 8-8 seasons at the end of the decade under Head Coach Walt Michaels showed there was a light at the end of the tunnel.

1980s: The Jets achieved some measure of glory for the first time since 1969 during the early 80s. The New York Sack Exchange was formed, featuring feared linemen Mark Gastineau, Joe Klecko, Marty Lyons and Abdul Salaam. Along with RB Freeman McNeil, the Jets reached the AFC Title game in 1982 only to lose to hated Miami. The Jets moved to the Meadowlands in 1984, and nearly reached the AFC Title game again in 1986.

1990s: Browning Nagle, the Fake Spike and Kotite were unfortunate low points in the early 90s, but they gave way to the Parcells era beginning in 1996. The Jets quickly ascended, going from 1-15 and a funny joke to 9-7 and then 12-4 and a 10-0 halftime lead over Elway's Broncos in the 1998 AFC Title game. However, more despair ended the decade, as the Jets lost that game, and the 1999 season was over before it started thanks to the Meadowlands turf and Vinny Testaverde's ruptured achilles tendon.

2000s: Controversy began the decade, as Parcells gave way to Belichick, who was replaced by Al Groh in just a day. Groh did however provide the Jets, and the world, the Monday Night Miracle, one of the greatest games in NFL history and THE greatest MNF game. More missed chances filled the Herm Edwards and Eric Mangini eras, leading up to the hiring of Rex Ryan for the 2009 season.

2010s: An empty slate for the optimists among JetNation who believe that the upcoming decade will be better than the rest. With the Jets poised for great things coming off an AFC Title game appearance in 2010-11, it stands to reason that the 2010s could at least start off on the right foot.

By the way, we had a 3-0 halftime lead over denver not 10-0. We made it 10-0 early in the 3rd qtr after the blocked punt by Blake Spence. We SHOULD have been up at least 10-0 but we screwwed up way too many great chances int he first half.

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SBs aren't amde at midseason, b/c yopu felt the '86 team could make it doesn't mean they were going to. That team was awful to end the year while the '0-2 Jets were the opposite.

The '02 team had injuries early and we got off to a terrible start, that team was more like a 11-12 win team than a 9 win team and many people were picking us to get to the SB entering postseason. The '86 team had injuries late and lost their last 5 games, they were not a threat heading into postseason.

'82 and '09 were very similar, 2 good teams that won 2 road playoff games to reach the conf title game.

The difference in the two decades were that in the 00s we won a div title, we made more postseasons, had more postseason wins, won playoff games in more postseasons and had less losing seasons.

Um... dude, you do know that this is a subjective question? Do you understand that concept?

The decade includes the off-season, pre-season, mid-season and playoffs. The fact that there were a couple of teams in the '80s that were probably the best team in football at some point during the year holds a ton of weight with me. IMO, the '02 team was never as good as the Raiders, so I don't give a **** if they could have won 11 games. The difference in the two decades is that I feel the 80s teams were scarier. I never trusted Herm or Mangini in the post season.

The '86 team backed into the playoffs, yet they still did as much damage as the '02 team and probably should have continued while the '02 was wiped by the Raiders.

You liked the '00s better. I'm not trying to take that away from you, but you can't convince me to agree. A lot of this will have to do with your age. There comes a point where cynicism takes hold and you just wait for the team to **** the bed.

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Um... dude, you do know that this is a subjective question? Do you understand that concept?

The decade includes the off-season, pre-season, mid-season and playoffs. The fact that there were a couple of teams in the '80s that were probably the best team in football at some point during the year holds a ton of weight with me. IMO, the '02 team was never as good as the Raiders, so I don't give a **** if they could have won 11 games. The difference in the two decades is that I feel the 80s teams were scarier. I never trusted Herm or Mangini in the post season.

The '86 team backed into the playoffs, yet they still did as much damage as the '02 team and probably should have continued while the '02 was wiped by the Raiders.

You liked the '00s better. I'm not trying to take that away from you, but you can't convince me to agree. A lot of this will have to do with your age. There comes a point where cynicism takes hold and you just wait for the team to **** the bed.

I ge that it is subjective, I am giving my opinion and backing it up. Is there something wrong w/ that?

People forget the Raider game was tied in '02 un til very late in the 3rd qtr. They didn't beat us up start to finish.

You never trusted Herm or Mangini in postseason yet you trusted Joe Walton? Walton coached 2 more years than Herm and has less postseason wins so why would you have more confidence in Walton over Herm?

You can think the 80s were better, I loved the 80s. It's when I started watching the jets and some of my best memories watchingt he team come from that decade but it's not the best decade we had. To me it's as clear as could be that it is the 00s. In basically every category the 00s comes out on top.

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I ge that it is subjective, I am giving my opinion and backing it up. Is there something wrong w/ that?

People forget the Raider game was tied in '02 un til very late in the 3rd qtr. They didn't beat us up start to finish.

You never trusted Herm or Mangini in postseason yet you trusted Joe Walton? Walton coached 2 more years than Herm and has less postseason wins so why would you have more confidence in Walton over Herm?

You can think the 80s were better, I loved the 80s. It's when I started watching the jets and some of my best memories watchingt he team come from that decade but it's not the best decade we had. To me it's as clear as could be that it is the 00s. In basically every category the 00s comes out on top.

Sure, except to me it is clear the 80's teams were better.

You want to make claims about the way the season finished meaning more than mid-season, but the fact is that the '86 Jets were a hell of a lot closer to the AFC title than the '02 Jets. Close until the 3rd? Big ****ing deal. As for Joe Walton, I'll concede that point. Maybe I suppressed the memories or subconsciously hoped you'd be young enough not to remember.

To each their own.

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Sure, except to me it is clear the 80's teams were better.

You want to make claims about the way the season finished meaning more than mid-season, but the fact is that the '86 Jets were a hell of a lot closer to the AFC title than the '02 Jets. Close until the 3rd? Big ****ing deal. As for Joe Walton, I'll concede that point. Maybe I suppressed the memories or subconsciously hoped you'd be young enough not to remember.

To each their own.

The '00's Jets were more consistently pretty good, but there were a couple years in the 80's where the Jets looked like the best team in football. Can't say that about a single moment in the 00's.

And for all of Joe Walton's flaws, and there are a ton of them, unlike Herm and Mangini he was a proven coordinator before he was promoted to head coach. Ultimately he failed, but I had more faith in Joe than Herm. Definitely.

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Well I wasn't alive but the obvious answer is the 60's, it's our only friggin Super Bowl win.

If it's just based on that alone then that is the winner.

In the 60's we only had 2 playoff appearances.

A nightmare in the 70's with not 1 playoff appearance.

4 in the 80's, 2 in the 90's, and 5 in the 2000's.

Based on that the 2000's would be the winner, but thinking about 2004 makes me sick.

The twenty tens appear to be our greatest shot at a dynasty, a young franchise QB with all the fix-ins surrounding him, and wonderful HC, a dominate defense, brand spanking new stadium, and what I hope is a reinvigorated fanbase that will cheer our team onto glory.

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Sure, except to me it is clear the 80's teams were better.

You want to make claims about the way the season finished meaning more than mid-season, but the fact is that the '86 Jets were a hell of a lot closer to the AFC title than the '02 Jets. Close until the 3rd? Big ****ing deal. As for Joe Walton, I'll concede that point. Maybe I suppressed the memories or subconsciously hoped you'd be young enough not to remember.

To each their own.

The '86 Jets were as close to the SB as the '04 Jets were- both choked div rd wins and would have been huge underdogs on the road in the title game had they won. The '82 Jets and '09 Jets made surprising runs to the title game. The difference in the 2 decades? The '00s also included another div rd app and a div title which didn't happen in the 80s.

close in the 4th qtr against oak is not a big deal but blowing a 10 pt lead and losing to Cleveland is a big deal? I said we were tied late in the 3rd against oak, it was still a TD game in the 4th qtr.

The '00's Jets were more consistently pretty good, but there were a couple years in the 80's where the Jets looked like the best team in football. Can't say that about a single moment in the 00's.

And for all of Joe Walton's flaws, and there are a ton of them, unlike Herm and Mangini he was a proven coordinator before he was promoted to head coach. Ultimately he failed, but I had more faith in Joe than Herm. Definitely.

and yet we never won a div title in the 80s. it's great that we felt the jets were the best but they never earned that. In '00 w/ the 6-1 start many felt we could be the best, in '02 during our great run to close the season many felt we were the best but like the 80s we never proved it but unlike the 80s we did win a division and we did win more playoff games.

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The '86 Jets were as close to the SB as the '04 Jets were- both choked div rd wins and would have been huge underdogs on the road in the title game had they won. The '82 Jets and '09 Jets made surprising runs to the title game. The difference in the 2 decades? The '00s also included another div rd app and a div title which didn't happen in the 80s.

close in the 4th qtr against oak is not a big deal but blowing a 10 pt lead and losing to Cleveland is a big deal? I said we were tied late in the 3rd against oak, it was still a TD game in the 4th qtr.

and yet we never won a div title in the 80s. it's great that we felt the jets were the best but they never earned that. In '00 w/ the 6-1 start many felt we could be the best, in '02 during our great run to close the season many felt we were the best but like the 80s we never proved it but unlike the 80s we did win a division and we did win more playoff games.

I don't know if I would call the 82 team a "Surprise Run".

That was a really the peak of the Michaels teams. They lost the last week of the season to a very bad KC for whatever reason and ended up playing on the road for the post season.

The 80's to me comes down to 82,85 and 86 where they Jets really were Super Bowl contenders.

The 2000's the Jets were basically competitive every year except for 2005 and 2007 but maybe other than 04 I never got that feeling that this could be the year.

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