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Though all indications are Geno Smith will remain the Jets' starting quarterback for the foreseeable future, head coach Rex Ryan left the door to a Mark Sanchez return open just a crack on Wednesday.
No team that started 0-5 team has ever made the NFL playoffs, which means the Giants can cling to the long-shot belief that they could become the first. But it has to start with a win Thursday night over the Chicago Bears
"Let baby brother know that we believe in his football skills," the letter reads. "We know his recent questionable judgment on the field and in Hoboken politics can be corrected."
While medical science has progressed, true progress has yet to be made by the league regarding headshots. Players are still targeting the heads of fellow professionals, and are only receiving small bans for their actions.
Before their rivalry comes to an end, the schools square off Thursday night in their lone meeting as American Athletic Conference members.
One of the all-time best quarterbacks in the SEC is still busy rewriting the record books while keeping the Georgia Bulldogs in the SEC and BCS title hunt.
Cincinnati Reds general manager Walt Jocketty says his organization hasn't reached out to Paul O'Neill, despite a report to the contrary.
"I think having the Tim Tebow circus out of here, and having different things that were kind of holding this team back, are starting to go out the window," Colon said.
The Islanders might still have what to work on, but they have the depth and determination to pull through -- something they have not had for a very long time.
Wouldn't it be nice to go out like Mo and Andy? Girardi, with a fresh four-year deal, hopes Robinson Cano will factor his Yankees legacy into the equation when weighing his options in free agency.
Injuries have been mounting for the 0-5 New York Giants; it seems that each game a different starter goes down with a serious injury. This week starting running back David Wilson has been ruled out with a neck injury. For the Bears, starting cornerback Charles Tillman may miss Thursday's game with a knee injury, and linebacker Lance Briggs is nursing injuries to his foot and hip. Both Tillman and Briggs will be game-time decisions for the Bears.
Most folks in the Tri-State area would say the Giants have no shot to make the playoffs after an 0-5 start. We say "most" because there's a group that won't give up just yet -- the guys in the locker room.
"I mean, that's just how I am," Smith said Wednesday. "My Mom thought it was weird. I never really got big on Christmas when I was a kid. That's just how I was all the time."
Ole Miss coach Andy Kennedy told me on Monday that the amount of games that Marshall Henderson will miss this season has still yet to be determined.
Adam Wainwright went all the way on the mound Wednesday night, pitching the Cardinals past the Pittsburgh Pirates 6-1 and into the NL championship series for the third straight season.
