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NyJetsFan.com For Sale
Published: December 22, 2008
39 Years and counting… that’s roughly how long I’ve endured being a NY Jets Fan. Endured, does that word tell the story, or should I use words like, suffering, tortured, agonized, embarrassed, stupefied, dumbfounded, bewildered, heartbreak – you get the picture. Have I suffered more than other fans from other teams, maybe, maybe not. Am I the only suffering Jets fan – definitely not!
This article is not so much about the 39 years of suffering. Not about the “Mud Bowl”,”Fake Spike”, Kotite, Belichick. Not about the many, many draft blunders or the over-all incompetence of owners, front office and coaching staffs, it’s not about all that. For some strange reason I always remained a NY Jets Fan. It doesn’t matter that we are a perceived by many as a joke playing our games in another State (New Jersey) in Giants Stadium. That shouldn’t matter to a true fan, should it?
I love this team, don’t I? I spend way too much time building and maintaining NYJetsFan.com. I do it because I love it. I love the mixture of members on this site and wouldn’t trade it for any other site out there. That love has now whithered away. Even the most loyal dog will stop loving his owner if he keeps getting mistreated and beaten. The question needs to be answered - How much can one man, one fan take?
I found the answer to that question and the answer is - NO MORE!
With that being said… NYJetsFan.com is now for sale. That’s no joke, or rash decision. I no longer have the passion for this team to continue to run this site. The site is self sufficient as it is now with Staff Writers and an active fan base on the forums but could use a new owner that will continue on where I left off. Now don’t get me wrong, NYJetsFan.com is not being shut down and will continue on indefinitely, but the opportunity is there for a new fired up owner to take over. For more information on the sale, contact me at ron-at-nyjetsfan.com.
While maintaining NYJetsFan.com, I’ve never held anything back. I have sections of the site dedicated to the misery that is being a Jets Fan, such as: The Hall of Shame & Post-traumatic Jets Disorder. Even through all that misery, I always had high hopes for next season.
Without hope, you have nothing. Each and every season, Jets fans can start all over with high hopes. We’re not a Dynasty like the Patriots, our Super Bowl is the Draft. New players bring new hope, new attitude and new optimism. So why do I feel worse now than at any point in my previous 39 Years as a Jets fan?
The answer to that is simple… The only good coach we’ve had in the last few decades was Bill Parcells and he was 30 minutes away from taking us to the Super Bowl before quitting on us. We should have continued on with Belichick but after Parcells submarined him, Belichick brought the Patriots into a whole new level of domination. From there it was comlete incompetence from Groh through Herm upto Mangini.
Mangini has no business running this or any other NFL team. He was primarily given the job based on the results of his coaching for Belichick. His emotionless hulk on the sidelines is mirrored on the field by his players. This team plays without fire and without confidence. Couple that with a Defensive Coordinator in Sutton that plays a prevent defense from the 1st Qtr and you have the recipe for disaster. There is no better example of this than yesterday’s loss to the 3 win Seahawks. Against a team with nothing to play for other than a win for their retiring coach, while the Jets had a Division to win. The Jets put no pressure on an offensive line with 5 Backups… 5 BACKUPS!!! Not just one injured lineman, but 5! Drop 8 back into coverage against backups? Talk about the final straw!
I could go into much further detail about the bad coaching plan and game decisions, but we all know what they are since we see it every single week. The bottom line is Mangini needs to be fired and a coach with experience, a coach with fire in his eyes needs to come in. Whether that’s Bill Cowher or Marty Schottenheimer or someone else, Mangini needs to go. There is no time to blame this incompetence on the coordinators like Herm did. Will woody do what’s needed? Do you cut out the disease to save the patient?
Now I’m sure some of you younger fans have no idea what it’s like to suffer this long and are more than willing to ride this out because maybe one day in the near future, the Jets will win a Super Bowl. Ask yourself if it was worth it 15, 20, 30 or more years from now and see what answer you come up with.
Now leaving the Jets combined with my love for football would leave a huge void in my life, but I have a solution. 6 Years ago I moved down to South Florida and any thought of rooting for the Fish would have been laughed at prior to a few seasons back. I could never root for a team that had Jason Taylor so I kept at it just waiting for Herm to get fired.
There was a silver lining then, Herm was gone and Mangini might have been the savior to turn this team around. In the early part of his coaching days, I chalked up his bad decisions to inexperience and his soft defensive style to the same. I kept saying Mangini would learn on the job and develop into a good head Coach. That day never came. Will it ever come? Not with this team.
Now back to my solution… Fast forward to the final game of 2008 and beyond… With Jason Taylor gone and the arrival of Chad Pennington along with Parcells in the background and a young fired up team, the time is now to make the change. I would be able to buy season tickets and watch a local home team every week, save $250 by not buying the NFL Ticket on Direct-TV and have a fresh start on a new football fan career.
Who knows what’s in store for me, but I do know that I won’t have to root for that lifeless bunch of players wearing the green and white. Coles can go cry his way onto another team without me having to hear about it. The only players I’ll miss are Leon Washington, Kerry Rhodes, Justin Keller and possible future stars in the making - Clowney and Ratliff. Not leaving much behind, am I?
Can this be done? Can a Fanatic of almost 40 years survive this type of operation? Will my body’s immune system reject this new team? Only time will tell. Stay tuned for a follow up report.
So what will I do now if NYJetsFan.com ends up being sold? Simple, I’ll put all my effort into MyGridIronSpace.com - The Ultimate Football Social Network!
8 Comments on "NyJetsFan.com For Sale"
Dolfanforever on Mon, 22nd Dec 2008 11:38 am
As a loyal Dolphin fan of over 40 years I welcome you to the bandwagon. Parcells, Ireland and especially Sparano have turned a bunch of role players into winners (sounds like early Belicheat doesn’t it?). He has taken a lifeless team and given it life and Pennington has been masterful in his execution of the offense. This is the perfect time to become a Dolphins fan as we are on the ascent and the Jests are on the way down (AGAIN). It was funny watching Mangenius just stand there on the sideline not having a clue what to do, it reminded me of Cam Cameron last year. Welcome aboard the Dolphin express and I assure you that you are in for a great ride.
Angel Navedo on Mon, 22nd Dec 2008 1:23 pm
You’re breaking my heart, Ron.
Bob Ashford on Mon, 22nd Dec 2008 1:38 pm
Ron,
While I understand completely I hate to see you sell the site. I am pretty new to the site but have enjoyed it copmpletely. It’s so nice to have a place where I can share the pain and the joy with fellow Jet fans. I would buy the site but am pretty sure I couldn’t afford it. I just wanted to thank you for taking the time out of your life to put this site together no matter if you sell it or not, You did a great job on it.
I am sticking it out with the Jets although I just moved to upstate New York so I could possibly switch to the Bills, but somehow I think I will continue to suffer with Gang Green. Thanks again.
Kyle (socaljetsfan) on Mon, 22nd Dec 2008 3:15 pm
Well this game was a tough one to swallow…Now i am one of the young jets fans you spoke of, somewhere around 7 years of following this team intently. Now of course this is no where near the 40 years that you have been a fan. I am also an out of state fan which means i am not able to see the jets play as much but that is ok, because i would rather be at an away game anyway, i love traveling to the jets games when they travel to the easy coast, it is just a fun time. This year may not have been the best, i was at the raider, 49er, and charger game, these were tough to watch but its the experience that counts, those were not the best to watch, but there have been, my favorite game attending was the charger jets playoff game in ‘04 which went from feelings of sadness turning into feelings of joy and walking around seeing all the fans just deflated. I’ve had to live around charger, raider, and just plain bandwagon fans for many years now, and being able to start a new season and have the feeling that maybe, just maybe there is a chance to see my team again, or see them win games, make the playoffs, maybe go on a streak. Now of course this isnt gonna happen every year, but i know that i will be along for the ride. I will be a jets fan til i die. If you are to change teams and sell the site i must say thank you for all you have done, this site has given me a chance to talk to fellow fans and share feelings of joy, feelings of shame about OUR team, but this is what i was brought up to love and i cant wait to see what will happen in the future. So thanks for putting your all into this site and making it all it has become.
Ron Block on Mon, 22nd Dec 2008 3:22 pm
If I do end up selling this site, it would only be to an extreme Jets fan. So the site will be here to stay and continue on for you Die Hards!
Joe (mangold107) on Tue, 23rd Dec 2008 1:52 pm
I am getting close to going with you Ron. I am on the wait list, which I no longer care about. I have no hatred for Miami, they might be my next team. Good luck with the sale and your new team. I know I will invest a lot less time on the Jets after this year…
gmany3k on Fri, 26th Dec 2008 2:58 am
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Pronunciation: \əb-ˈsərd, -ˈzərd\
Function: adjective
Etymology: Middle French absurde, from Latin absurdus, from ab- + surdus deaf, stupid
Date: 1557
1: ridiculously unreasonable, unsound, or incongruous
2: having no rational or orderly relationship to human life : meaningless ; also : lacking order or value
3: dealing with the absurd or with absurdism
— ab·surd·ly adverb
— ab·surd·ness noun
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Tom on Fri, 2nd Jan 2009 7:51 pm
Ron,
I am with you 1000%! I stuck with these guys through thick and thin for 45 or their 49 year history since the age of 5! I haven’t lived in NYC since joining the military in 1973 but have remained a fan of this team through everything! My unknowing wife always used to ask why there were never any Jets gear on sale in cities that we traveled through even though it seemed all other teams were represented and I always jokingly told her that “it’s because they are all sold out!” I am sick and tired of the bad, illogical, and down right stupid trades, I’m tired of a front office that doesn’t seem to be able to manage their way through a paper bag, and I’m tired of head coaches that make pee wee league calls and mistakes. I’m done as well my friend…….don’t quite know what team I can stand behind because I literally hated them all except for the Jets…. maybe it’s time to go back to College Football!