Quite the ominous headline, is it not? Couldn’t you hear the dramatic “dum, dum, dummmm” immediately after you read it? No? Forget you, then. Moving right along, everyone that’s ever paid an inkling of attention to the strange coincidences surrounding EA Sports’ Madden NFL video game franchise has watched the 2009 iteration of the top-seller closely. When EA Sports thought they could finally pull a fast

One day after firing third-year head coach Eric Mangini, the New York Jets have set out to do the impossible—make Bill Cowher their new head coach in 2009. Only days after Cowher declined a potentially lucrative opportunity with the Cleveland Browns, the Jets’ front office has been working diligently to discover what Cowher needs to leave the confines of CBS’ studio on

There are a lot of thoughts running around my head this Monday morning. Eric Mangini was supposed to be the coach with a winning plan who would lead the Jets to Super Bowl glory. The football gods clearly had other plans. But standing along the sidelines has been Mike Westhoff, coordinating one of the NFL’s best special teams units. As

During the offseason, New York Jets’ GM Mike Tannenbaum told reporters that Eric Mangini will “absolutely” be the Jets’ head coach in 2009—no matter what happens in 2008. Now fans have to wonder how true that is. Those comments were made after a disappointing 4-12 season, and before the trade for Brett Favre. When Favre came to town, it was

Sorry, people—I will not allow your negativity to spoil Brett Favre’s accomplishments with the New York Jets. Favre is going to Hawaii, and he’s just as deserving as he’s ever been in his long career. Why did it take Favre’s first Pro Bowl as an AFC quarterback to bring the fire and brimstone out of NFL fans? Group-think seems to be be

The bubble has officially been popped. Two weeks ago, the New York Jets were runaway favorites to continue doing damage in the AFC, on the verge of greatness, and Super Bowl-bound. They dispatched of the NFL’s only undefeated team in Tennessee, and finally climbed over the hump in New England. And everyone was ready to anoint them. The problems started when the