Sorry for the delay. We’re Backkkkk!!!

Ok. Sorry for the delay but between not much happening in Giant/Jet land and the Yankees slow start i was not dying to face the fact that not much was going on. However, finals are over and I (Rick) have just totally caved in and gave into the twitter world. Lets recap!

 

Me and Anthony were supposed to do a draft blog. Do i even know if this happend? Nope. Sorry.

Now to the loyal Jet fans…Tired of watching a superbowl champ play in the same building finally do a smart thing and go out and get a franchise quarterback. I have to go off the fact that he will be able to step right in there day 1 based on the fact the fact the he played at USC and a pro style offense under Pete Carroll.  I am not big in having a guy step in day 1 but when there is no better option i get the move. Kellen Clemens might be good and deserves a shot however under the regime of the stand up comedian Rex Ryan he may want to start with a new leaf and start with Mark Sanchez. People, including Joe Namath, have said that Sanchez can step right in and have the same success as Joe Flacco and Matt Ryan. Those players had 5 and 4 years, respectivly, of expierence and Sanchez has 16 games of expierence. So this remains to be seen. If i am Jet fan, which most of people who know me i am not, i would be very pleased to hear about Sanchez and his meeting with his WR corp to start to get ready for work. I know that is more of intangible but it lays a nice ground work. Now I have heard people in other blogs  say for the Jets are interested in former Giant, Plaxico Burress. He would help the Jets greatly and give them a great deep weapon. The common belief is that Burress will plea bargain his way out of jail or into a minimal stay in prison. There is no way Plaxico Burress can plead guilty to any charge and not suspend him when he has gone out of his way to make guys in trouble in the NFL’s life miserable. This is an illegal hand gun in New York City, not exactly the wild wild west that allows the sort of things. As a New Yorker gun laws are not very flexible. Burress picked one of the worst places to be caught with an illegal hand gun. He will be suspended for quite some time at the very least. Sorry Jet fans.

quick thoughts for the jets

• Whats up with Mark Sanchez modeling his clothes (Taken from GQ)
  

  Marky Mark modeling it up

• Drew Rosenhaus(Who i follow on twitter) said on twitter that Thomas Jones will be at the OTA’s next week.
• Thomas Jones would be wise to duplicate last seasons numbers with Shonn Greene and Leon waiting for the RB-1 spot
• Leon play says he deserves his money because he is an absolute game breaker but what happend to the old days when if you were not the starting RB you were not paid like one
• Rex Ryan will be a hit with the media, but all the corny one liners have all ready gotten on my nerves
• I know Bart Scott will be a force for years to come but man does he ever stop talking. It goes with out saying he is already a media favorite.
• Many people figure i hate the jets, and theyre right, but if Sanchez manages the game half way good and the defense is as good as it should be i say they win 10-11 games. Im not sure if that wins the division but it should put them in the playoffs
• The Jets do need a bonafide #1 WR. I do not think it will be Braylon Edwards. Sorry.

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OK. Giant Time!

There has been absolutely no news on the giants. Which after last season it is kind of nice. The Giants went and drafted and absolute catching machine Hakeem Nicks. I initally wanted Kenny Britt (due to size and resemblence of Burress) or Rey Maulauga because Antonio Pierce has slowed down. The giants took care of the SAM LBer spot with Clint Sintim who was a OLB in the 3-4 of Virginia.  Many people have been concerned with the new transition for 3-4 to a 4-3 but i think many Giant fans would agree back in the glory days (1980s not 1950s-1960s) they would switch based on the talent level from the days of Carson, LT, Banks, they had the talent for any type of defense. Football players are players and i think Sintim should eventually get the defense as Tom Coughlin did say he was good in coverage so lets see how this goes. The giants got Hakeem Nicks and the tall Ramses Barden who seem like very talented options. Along with H-back Travis Beckum. It looks like they will be able to create some match up issues while learning on the job. Kevin Gilbride said it looks like the WR corp will be Hixon, Smith, and Moss. Yes, that Sinorice Moss who had 8 catches last year. Probably wishful thinking and way to build confidence in a WR who has not sniffed the field they figure to get Mario Manningham involved as well who like Moss did not get involved at all other than a quick slant and an Uber-failed reverse (probably explains why the giants dont run plays like that). I expect Nicks to be heavly involved as he is quick and strong and has drawn comparisons to Michael Irvin and Aquan Boldin (if he is 3/4s of that the giants are thrilled) Ramses Barden and Beckum seem to be nice goal line/ and other matchup options. The loss of Plax hurts but lets give it a shot. The Giants rarely throw the ball 35 times a day. Brandon Jacobs and Bradshaw and Danny Ware seem to have there mix of carries and figure to be key roles. The giants also selected Andre Brown from NC State might crack the line up as Jacobs usually gets hurt at some point during the season. The giants have given Eli many options to move the ball and with the stacked defensive line and nice Will LBer Michael Boley and Kenny Phillips going to be a starter this season the giants should be a tough defense just like last season and plan to make Sundays hard for Campbell/Romo/McNabb who they would like to give some payback for the rough playoff loss last season. However i can not wait!

• Hakeem Nicks says he wasnt used as a deep threat but feels he can do it all. After this video why not
• Ramses Barden looks to have great skills and can be a great option for Eli. He makes a big blunder midway through but he seems like he can be a big player. No pun intended for a 6′6 WR
• Whats up with WR picking non WR numbers: Nicks 18/ Barden 13/Britt 18/ Maclin 18/ Crabtree 15. Whats the deal with that?
• I have been checking out the new meadowland stadium. It looks nice but with gray seats and concrete walls it looks incredibly bland. I understand stayin nuetral to the Giant and jet fans but yeesh it looks boring. HOORAY FOR HOME FIELD ADVANTAGE!
• OTA start first week of June for the Giants so thats when I will update status of Nicks/Barden/Beckum/ Sintim.

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Quick Blurb on the Yankees.

• A-Rod is looking mighty comfortable at the band box formally known as Yankee Stadium
• Teixiera better start buying A-Rod dinner for all the halfway decent pitches he is seeing with A-Rod behind him and not Nick Swisher
• Joba has been a bull and will be a bonafide super star as a starter with in the next 2-3 years
• CC Sabathia its good to finally meet you!
• Phil Hughes i know youre young but you need to start pitching better.
• 7 game winning streak and the yankees have picked up 2 games on the Blue Jays. I think they might be legit this year.

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Quick NBA

• Beat LA! (im hoping Nuggets in 6)
• I am looking foward to Kenyon Martin abusing Pau Gasol for the next week. Should be fun.
• Jerry West is right Lebron is the best player in the league
• So, do the Cavs win in 4-5-6?
• I think this is Lebron’s year.
• Knicks can not buy a break can they? 8th pick?  They would probably trade this pick for Eddy Curry. Oh that already happend.

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I swear there will not be a huge delay in post. Enjoy the NBA playoffs and baseball season and training camp. I will try to keep updating as much as possible.  Anyone agree/Disagree/ wanna argue/ Leave comments i love feedback. Thanks readers