Featured Editorials
Braylon Edwards: Number One With a Bullet
by Joe Grinwis JetNation Columnist Braylon Edwards believes in his heart that he can be the next Terrell Owens for the San Francisco 49ers, current owners of the top pick in the April 3rd NFL Draft. That may be the case, but there is one thing that Terrell Owens has that Edwards has never had… Read more
Draft Day Gambles: Fear is Not an Option
by Isaac Cass JetNation Columnist Every year when the NFL draft rolls around there are always a few players that slip down the ranks due to off the field issues. Classic quotes by analysts and NFL scouts include, “He’s a great athlete, but his overall character concerns us.â€? In other words, “Even though he is… Read more
Quarter(Black)s and W(hite) Receivers: Draft by Colors
by Tom Shane Managing Editor Last year, an NCAA quarterback led his team to an undefeated season, completing 70% of his passes while averaging close to 15 yards per completion: a smart guy with a strong arm–a coach’s son–quick on his feet, agile, a hard worker with classic size, classic quarterback mechanics. But Jason Campbell… Read more
Steroids, Sports, and the Fan: Who Cares?
by Tom Shane Managing Editor So they caught Alex Sanchez and 38 minor-leaguers dropping steroids chasing a Major League paycheck and what we got was Bud Selig beating his chest like he’d just wiped the baseball landscape clean of all of its impurities and all of its evils. Congress bought it like it was going… Read more
Jon McGraw/Erik Coleman: Free Safety Superheroes?
by Rob Royal Contributing Columnist Jon McGraw will be defined as a talent that was never fully seen or never fully existed. It’s been pain-staking seeing him toil around the field with no accolade directed towards his football prowess other than, “He’s the next John Lynch.â€? To his credit, McGraw has shown some brief flashes… Read more
Tedy Bruschi, Football Player
by RichardSeymour Contributing Columnist Tedy Bruschi in action against the Jets There’s a banner in Gillette stadium with Tedy Bruschi’s number on it and the slogan “Full Tilt, Full Time.â€? Normally signs like that are hyperbole or chest thumping. This one was always just a fact. Tedy Bruschi played with abandon, selling himself out on… Read more
CONGRATULATIONS SouthernJet! 2005 NCAA Tournament/JetNation T-Shirt Winner!
Congratulations to JetNation poster SouthernJet, who guessed three out of four correct Final Four teams, as well as selecting North Carolina as his National Champion! SouthernJet has won a JetNation T-Shirt. Sign up today and stay tuned for more upcoming contests and prizes on JetNation! Congratulations, as well, to the North Carolina Tarheels on winning… Read more
AL Central Preview: Anybody's Guess
by Mavrik Contributing Columnist In the age of exploding payrolls and spending wars between a few select baseball teams, no division in major league baseball represents the ideas of parity and “small marketness” more than the American League Central division. The division features 5 teams whose payrolls not only are no larger than $70 million… Read more
2005 New York Yankees : C’ya in October
by Shawn306 Guest Columnist The question facing the 2005 New York Yankees is not will the make the playoffs but will they vanquish the demons from last years historic collapse in the ALCS against Boston and once again represent the American League in the World Series. Here is a look at the good, the bad… Read more
AL East Preview: King Kong vs. Godzilla?
by Tom Shane Content Editor The AL East is everything that is right and wrong about baseball. It’s right because Yanks-Red Sox is the best rivalry in sports….ever. They are two teams that push the rest of the league–or those who care about winning–to improve their rosters and their front office philosophies in order to… Read more
Dollars, Steroids, and a Dream: JetsBosoxFan Breaks Down the 05 Yanks-Sox Rivalry
by: Jet/BosoxFan Contributing Columnist Greetings and salutations to all Major League Baseball fans residing in our beloved cyber-home known as JetNation.com. The 2005 season is upon us and it is shaping up to be another track meet between the Mighty Red Sox Nation and the Bronx Bombers. Brace yourselves for seven grueling months of speculation… Read more
West Side Stadium
From The NY Daily News 03/30/05: Jets poised to score stadium Seven MTA board members support the West Side football plan The Jets should get ready for a victory dance in the end zone – the team is on the verge of winning the MTA’s West Side railyards. Seven members of the Metropolitan Transportation Authority… Read more