JetNation Posted January 21, 2011 Share Posted January 21, 2011 By Joe Brod I woke up this morning and a wonderful thought occurred to me: ‘what am I going to do if the Jets go to the Super Bowl?’ Why is this thought so wonderful? Because it actually might happen! With the Jets playing in the AFC Championship Game for the second straight year on Sunday, the very real possibility of the Jets playing in the Super Bowl really just hit me for the first time this morning. Last year, I was just so stunned and happy that the Jets made it their first AFC Championship Game in 11 years that the thought of them actually winning never really occurred to me. Even when they had the lead at halftime, I never once thought they would win. I just didn’t. Why would I? I am a Jets fan. For Jets fans, to really believe there is a chance their team might go to the Super Bowl, much less win it, is a huge stretch of the imagination. Even the biggest homer among us never really would allow himself to believe they could actually pull it off. To be perfectly honest, I really would be satisfied with the season if they lost on Sunday. I know, I know. Rex Ryan has been predicting a championship almost since the moment we lost the AFC Championship game last year. But I never thought it was really a possibility. If anyone asked me what I would see as a successful year this year I would have told them a return trip to the playoffs and marked improvement by Mark Sanchez would be more than acceptable. I wouldn’t have presumed to believe the Jets could repeat back to back road playoff wins and get back to the NFL’s final four – and to have those playoff wins be over our tormentor Peyton Manning and our nemesis Tom Brady? Never in a million years does that happen! These are the Jets, after all. But then I found myself thinking this morning: ‘if we could beat Manning and Brady in their houses, why can’t we beat Big Ben Roethlisberger? Hell, we already beat him in his house just five weeks ago! Rex Ryan has stymied better QBs. We’re gonna beat that big son of a bitch on Sunday dammit!’ Wait a second! These are the Jets. The Super Bowl? Winning two games in the state of Pennsylvania in the same season? We never won a meaningful game in the state of Pennsylvania until five weeks ago! Literally! How can I possibly believe we can actually win this Sunday? We can’t actually win this Sunday! For the last decade I’ve had a bit of a jealous streak for Eagles fans and their 6000 NFC Championship Game appearances the past 10 years. I always wondered how Eagles fans managed to get jaded by all those close calls. I always figured it would be great if your team managed to advance to this point in the playoffs over and over again. Guess what? I was right! It is awesome for your team to go to their conference championship game more than once in a row! But win? Is that really possible? Is it really possible for this star crossed franchise to overcome 42 years of futility and get back to the top of the mountain? You bet it is! View the full article Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GreenBeans Posted January 21, 2011 Share Posted January 21, 2011 Why not us? Go Jets! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Boy Posted January 21, 2011 Share Posted January 21, 2011 grown men will cry.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
80gonyjets51 Posted January 21, 2011 Share Posted January 21, 2011 WE WILL WIN! BEAT THE STEELERS Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Crusher Posted January 21, 2011 Share Posted January 21, 2011 GO JETS!!!!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T0mShane Posted January 21, 2011 Share Posted January 21, 2011 Cool article, Joey! I feel the same freaking way! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LWC611 Posted January 21, 2011 Share Posted January 21, 2011 grown men will cry.... This..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Klecko73isGod Posted January 21, 2011 Share Posted January 21, 2011 Cool article, Joey! I feel the same freaking way! Right? It's no longer a question of "can we?" but "will we?" I don't know if we will, but we definitely can. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jetsfan80 Posted January 21, 2011 Share Posted January 21, 2011 Is this real life? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JiFtheOracle Posted January 21, 2011 Share Posted January 21, 2011 Its all pretty surreal for me as well. I never actually imagined the Jets in the Super Bowl. And its been a life long dream to watch them in one while my father is still around since he's the reason why I'm a fan. I dont think its going to happen, but it could. And thats a weird feeling. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
faba Posted January 21, 2011 Share Posted January 21, 2011 Yes we can! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bleedin Green Posted January 21, 2011 Share Posted January 21, 2011 Good job, although I have to be honest, I did stop reading at "By Joe Brod". That pretty much did it for me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZachEY Posted January 21, 2011 Share Posted January 21, 2011 Good job, although I have to be honest, I did stop reading at "By Joe Brod". That pretty much did it for me. If you read on, you come across the word 'stymied'. It's worth it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hoping4ASuperBowl Posted January 21, 2011 Share Posted January 21, 2011 Its all pretty surreal for me as well. I never actually imagined the Jets in the Super Bowl. And its been a life long dream to watch them in one while my father is still around since he's the reason why I'm a fan. I dont think its going to happen, but it could. And thats a weird feeling. +1. Wish my dad was able to see this too. He is the reason I am a Jets fan today. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maxman Posted January 21, 2011 Share Posted January 21, 2011 +1. Wish my dad was able to see this too. He is the reason I am a Jets fan today. +1 plus your +1, great post. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
faba Posted January 21, 2011 Share Posted January 21, 2011 Yeah I grew up watching the Jets with my Dad- next week will be 15 years he is no longer here- wish he could be here with me to watch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZachEY Posted January 21, 2011 Share Posted January 21, 2011 All I ask for this weekend is something to top this: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
winB4eyeDIE Posted January 21, 2011 Share Posted January 21, 2011 All I ask for this weekend is something to top this: Just got chills watching that. And this whole playoff run has felt like a dream. I hope we don't wake up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LionelRichie Posted January 21, 2011 Share Posted January 21, 2011 Team of destiny Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DMaynard Posted January 21, 2011 Share Posted January 21, 2011 I always wondered if I would live long enough to see another Jets Super Bowl. I was starting to lose hope. With the ways things are going now, I got a physical this week to make sure I am going to live at least for a few more weeks. Odds are good I am going to make it. Now it is up to the Jets. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GREENBEAN Posted January 21, 2011 Share Posted January 21, 2011 Right? It's no longer a question of "can we?" but "will we?" I don't know if we will, but we definitely can. Well said Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SMC Posted January 21, 2011 Share Posted January 21, 2011 Great article. Even if I wasn't a fan of the Jets, this has been one of the most entertaining season I can remember for a team. This has been wild! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnnyHector Posted January 21, 2011 Share Posted January 21, 2011 To be perfectly honest, I really would be satisfied with the season if they lost on Sunday. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a-pIwA-E-UY Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lupz27 Posted January 21, 2011 Share Posted January 21, 2011 I won't know what to do with my hands, what do I do with my hands? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
visajets Posted January 21, 2011 Share Posted January 21, 2011 +1. Wish my dad was able to see this too. He is the reason I am a Jets fan today. +10000000000000000000000 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
THE ILK Posted January 22, 2011 Share Posted January 22, 2011 All I ask for this weekend is something to top this: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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