New York Jets: New Year, Same Ol' Team that Disappears

No matter how many new players, general managers, and coaches work for the Jets, things remain the same with the team losing year after year.

This year is no different. They continue to torment their suffering fans by winning games to get them interested, yet infuriate them by losing winnable games, especially at Giants Stadium.

The AFC East frauds entered the bye week at 4-4 after a bad loss to the Dolphins yesterday afternoon, and one gets the impression that it isn't going to get any better once the bye week ends. With the Jets, one expects the worst.

Mark Sanchez will be a great quarterback in a year or two, but right now, his growing pains hinders the team from winning the AFC East. He throws interceptions at an alarming rate, and he overthrows the ball to his receivers.

It's hard to win when a quarterback exposes his weaknesses, and it's a stretch to think he will magically get better in November and December, especially when he never experienced playing in cold weather.

It's not just his play that's an issue, but he needs to grow up and act like a mature quarterback before he can be the guy.

This means no more eating a hot dog during the game, and no more throwing temper tantrums if things don't go his way. It's great to have passion, but he can channel his passion better.

Rex Ryan might be the real deal one day, but right now he acts like an amateur coach more often than not by talking too much to the media and showing lack of smarts when it comes to making decisions.

Jets fans ripped Herman Edwards for talking a good game, so it's amusing to see a double standard with Ryan.

Ryan loves to talk about bravado and confidence, but talking about it and doing it are two different things.

The great coaches fail to promote the team to the media. They let their team's play speak for itself on Sundays.

Why does Ryan feel the need to go talk about how great his team is and how his team is going to win each game? What does that prove?

Maybe it says a lot about the lack of self-esteem the Jets have. It's amusing to see guys like Bart Scott, Kerry Rhodes, Leon Washington, Calvin Pace and other Jets follow Ryan's lead by continuing to talk and degrade their opponents.

What exactly have they won to make them act superior to others? Those guys performed nothing all season so they are better off keeping quiet.

It's no secret the Dolphins wanted this game badly yesterday afternoon, and a few weeks ago after the Jets discredited their accomplishments. Expect the Patriots to do the same thing in a few weeks, and if Bill Belichick runs up the score, it's because the Jets deserve it.

Also, it's getting old when Ryan talks about moral victories. This coach talks about how his team outplayed the Dolphins. So what? In New York, it's about wins and losses, not how hard a team plays.

If isn't his mouth, it's his coaching. This guy shows he has no clue how to use his timeouts.

Why is he calling a timeout when the Dolphins are running out the first half? Why waste those timeouts when it could be used for later?

One wonders if Ryan know how to use a two-point conversation. He does this all the time when the Jets are behind, and it fails. Going for the extra point gives the Jets to cut the deficit not widening it.

Ryan's stupidity makes one miss Eric Mangini. It's that bad.

It's funny how Jets fans and the New York sportswriters got excited after a 3-0 start. The NY Super Bowl created steam, but it looks like a lost cause with both the Jets and the Giants underachieving.

We should have accepted the fact the Jets were going to tease us when it matters, and by golly, they are doing it now.