Prosperity? Puhleez!

By Jamie Stuart

"It's our time!"

"What goes around comes around!"

"I can't wait till we KILL the Patriots!"

Sound familiar Jets fans?  Those were just some of the comments on the message boards after word came out that Pats legend Tom Brady was injured for the season.  I mean, it couldn't have been set up any better for the J..E..T..S.      

                  Brady is out.   Favre is in.  Home opener.  The vultures are circling.  And my words of advice are:  Stop it.  Hold on a minute.  You DO realize what team we're talking about here, right?

                  These are the Jets.  The team that handles prosperity as well as a a vegetarian handles a porterhouse steak.  They tease you enough to make you THINK something special might happen, only to drag your lifeless body over the coals as they lose a 1-point game in the final seconds with a fake punt, fake spike, fake time-out  drive.

                  Let's remember that even WITHOUT Tom Brady, the Patriots have more offensive talent than the Jets.  And let's remember that the Jets haven't beaten the Pats at HOME since Vinny found Wayne in 2000!

                And finally, let's remember way back in 2001, when Mo Lewis knocked out Drew Bledsoe for the season, the Patriots were FORCED to go to an unheralded backup who hadn't started a game in the NFL.  Three Super Bowl titles later, I'd say backup Brady did just ok.

                Don't take this the wrong way, Jets fans.  I want you to scream.  I want you to cheer.  I want you to SMELL the division title starting with a Sunday victory over the Patriots.

               I just also want you to be prepared for the inevitable.  Same old Jets?  I hope not.