Game Over

I'm sick and tired of it all. I'm tired of Rex and Sanchez making excuses and giving canned answers in the post-game press conferences. I'm sick of watching #6 keep going out on the field as our starting quarterback, and making the same stupid mistakes of throwing off his back foot into double coverage. I'm tired of Tony Sparano's offense, who has proven to be even worse than Brian Schottenheimer. And finally, I'm sick of this defense that talks a big game, but can't make the big play and stop the other team when our putrid offense finally gives us a lead.

After that abortion of a game last night, the Jets season is thankfully over. Rex Ryan has given the Jets fans an early Christmas present by announcing today that Greg McElroy will be our starting quarterback for Sunday's game against the Chargers.

It makes you wonder if Rex had stuck with his gut (which isn't as large as it used to be) than maybe we would be talking about Greg McElroy in the midst of a 3-game winning streak with the Jets are only a game out of the Wild Card. Instead, he went back to Sanchez, and now for the first time in Rex's tenure as head coach Gang Green is out of the playoffs before play begins on Week 17.

According to Jets beat reporter Rich Cimini, the franchise wants Tim Tebow to dress so they don't have to deal with more backlash about the league's most popular backup quarterback. So does that mean that Mark Sanchez will go from starting back-to-back AFC Championship Games, to being a healthy scratch in less than two years? Also, if Woody and Rex are so worried about what people think about Tebow, is that why Greg McElroy wasn't dressed, and possibly given a chance to come into the game last night when it was clear that Mark Sanchez didn't have it?

I would love to be a fly on the wall in Rex Ryan's office to know what really goes on behind closed doors in Florham Park. The quarterback carousel is almost hard to fathom, and unfortunately only 3 men know the truth (Rex, Woody, and Mr. T). That is what makes being a fan of the Jets and writing this blog increasingly difficult. Everything we read about this is pure speculation.

I would like to wait and see how the final two games of the season play out before giving my opinions on the quarterback situation, as well as the rest of the team, for next season. The facts the way I see them are that Sanchez is owed too much money to just be cut, and no team is going to want to trade for him. Tim Tebow came here and said all the right things, but Tony Sparano and Rex Ryan either didn't know the right way to use him, or flat out just didn't want to play him. Greg McElroy has a chance in these final two games to impress the Jets front office and secure at least a roster spot and maybe be embroiled in a legitimate starting quarterback competition for next year,

For now though, pack up the clowns, elephants, and trapeze artists. The circus is closing, and it will be significantly different the next time it comes to town in July in Cortland.