Monday morning musings

Posted by Michael Sciannamea

December 31, 2007 |

jets_logo5.jpgIt’s only the first day of the offseason, and already there is a ton of Jet news out there for us to digest.

First of all, yesterday’s win over the Chiefs turned out to be a “loss” in terms of draft order. If the Jets had lost, they would have picked third in the 2008 Draft. Now, they will be picking sixth. Really, that’s not such a big deal–they should be able to draft a very good player at that position. Plus, they will not have to feel the pressure of drafting Darren McFadden–they don’t need him since Thomas Jones and Leon Washington did a fine job running the ball this year and should do even better next year with a (hopefully) improved offensive line.

Special teams coach Mike Westhoff has stepped down from the staff. He’s been suffering from health problems ever since he was diagnosed with bone cancer some years ago, and he’s going to need an operation to have a prosthetic rod in his left leg that will stretch from the hip to the knee. Westhoff has been a great coach–the Jet special teams have always been good since he’s been there, and here’s hoping his operation will go well and he will be able to enjoy a long and healthy life afterwards.

The opponents for next season have been announced and here is who the Jets will play at home and on the road in 2008.

Home: Patriots, Bills, Dolphins, Broncos, Chiefs, Rams, Cardinals, Bengals
Away: Patriots, Bills, Dolphins, Raiders, Chargers, 49ers, Seahawks, Titans

Four away games on the West Coast! You can imagine Coach Mangini is already thinking of ways to get the players ready to handle the long trips.

There were no beer sales at Giants Stadium yesterday and Gate D was blocked off so the drunken idiots who have embarrassed themselves and the Jet organization had nothing to do. Hopefully, this will send a message that the terrible behavior in the past will not be tolerated in the future. We shall see…

Before I forget, I would like to wish you all a Happy and Healthy New Year! Thanks for your support, and I look forward to more blogging about our beloved New York Jets in 2008.


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