2012 Pre-Season Rankings: #20 – New York Jets Quarterback Mark Sanchez That dark cloud hovering over Jets training camp is no indication of an imminent rain shower. It is an ominous warning of trouble on the way. This team has more questions than answers, particularly on offense. It has become apparent that Mark Sanchez is no Super Bowl quarterback. While… Read more »

The words of New York Jets offensive tackle D’Brickashaw Ferguson gave you pause. Then they made you wonder if he was looking at a glass that was mostly empty and seeing it as half-full. The subject was new backup quarterback Tim Tebow — the key word there being “backup.” Ferguson indicated that Tebow will really make a difference. That’s hard… Read more »

No American athletes are more scrutinized, criticized and immortalized than quarterbacks. So in the heat of the summer and chill of the offseason, let us further the discussion. Who are the four best? Who are the four top prospects? Who are the four biggest busts? Martin Gitlin spent 17 years as a newspaper sports writer covering the Cleveland Indians and… Read more »

Superb Jets cornerback Darrelle Revis is like a Frosted Mini-Wheat: Sweet on one side and bristly on the other. At least when it comes to talking big bucks. Martin Gitlin spent 17 years as a newspaper sports writer covering the Cleveland Indians and Cleveland Browns. During that time, he worked the MLB World Series and NFL playoffs. Since then he… Read more »

  THE NFL FINAL FOUR by WAYNE ALLYN ROOT NEW YORK JETS vs PITTSBURGH STEELERS New York Jets (10-6) travel to Pittsburgh to take on the Steelers (12-4). This game will feature big-time players such as Mark Sanchez, LaDianian Tomlinson and Darrelle Revis for the Jets, along with Ben Roethlisberger, James Harrison and Troy Polamalu for the Steelers. All that brash… Read more »

In spite of wining on the Chicago Bears as my 50* Divisional Round Game of the Year on Sunday, I actually felt a bit sorry for Matt Haselback. I thought he threw the ball exceptionally well yesterday and was the victim of an inexperienced receiving corps not giving him much help. Kudos to Hasselback who took a lot of heat… Read more »