Nets Look To Fill Lopez Void, Acquire Mehmet Okur
To help fill the void, the Nets acquired Mehmet Okur from the Utah Jazz on Thursday for a second-round draft pick.
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To help fill the void, the Nets acquired Mehmet Okur from the Utah Jazz on Thursday for a second-round draft pick.
Al Dukes was trying to think of a way to further amp up the Giants-Jets game this Saturday, so he reached out to a couple of recognizable fans from each team and invited them in for a visit.
Joe Klecko is a member of the Jets 'Ring of Honor' as well as the famous 'New York Sack Exchange,' so he knows a thing or two about preparing for and playing a big game in New York.
As Craig put it this morning: if you don't feel the juice by now, then you're not alive.
The Jets' Calvin Pace was fined $15,000 for an illegal roughing-the-passer hit on Michael Vick. Pace plans to appeal the fine.
The Jets received a boost before their crucial game with the Giants. Plaxico Burress and Jeremy Kerley returned to full practice schedules on Thursday.
According to Jets coach Rex Ryan, Darrelle Revis is the best cornerback in the NFL. As for Giants wide receiver Hakeem Nicks? Well, let's just say he disagrees.
In two days, the Jets and Giants will finally put all the big brother, little brother trash talk aside.
The Jets wide receiver, adding to a week of trash talk, didn't hesitate when he was asked to assess the guys he'll be lining up against Saturday.
What the 7-7 Giants need now is not some safety yammering endlessly on the radio. They need a leader.
NYC has been painted "Big Blue" for the longest time. Now, suddenly, the Jets are doing their best to turn it green.
"You know, that's the truth, but I don't care about Tom Coughlin or anybody else," Ryan said reacting to the Giants coach's statement.
Burress had plenty of memorable moments in four seasons with the Giants. Well, he's planning to add another on Saturday — against them this time, as a member of the Jets.
The boys from the Matthew Fox Experience showed up in the Allstate Studio this morning prepared to perform their latest Jets tribute song for Boomer & Craig.
Craig was a wee bit confused by the message the Jets are sending their fans regarding the attire requested for Saturday's game.
Keller wouldn't take part in all the trash talking, but he did express a desire for the Jets to become Kings of New York.
When Al Dukes heard Victor Cruz talk about how 'teams aren't really scared' of Darrelle Revis anymore, he said to himself, "Al 'Hughes' Dukes, you have to get that guy on the show to advance this story."
The entire morning show staff - excluding Craig - were thrilled to receive a thoughtful, great-smelling gift from Boomer for the holiday season.
After hearing Coughlin's 'talk is cheap' rebuttal and Victor Cruz referring to Darrelle Revis as a 'decent cornerback,' Craig is pleased to report that this game has some juice.
Christmas, Christmas time is near. Time to sell your seats this year?
Last Sunday, Rex Ryan's Jets played like the team bus stopped at Sam Hurd's house on the way to Philadelphia. Yet 'The Quotable Rex Ryan' is still swelling by the moment.
While Joe Namath embraced the attention and thrived - on the field and off - Sanchez is still learning how to deal with it all.
"It's just been a little sore, and I've taken some good shots," Sanchez said. "It's just part of the game and you just keep going."
As for the Jets, can we not give them some credit? They turned some of the most obscene football fans into festive and joyous Philly backers...
