When asked about new Quarterback Geno Smith during a media scrum on Tuesday, Aaron Glenn told reporters that "I just feel like he's the guy that's going to lead us to the promised land." In the iconic words of Breece Hall, "Teams will shoot themselves in the foot and we come back and shoot ourselves in the head."
The New York Football Jets just can't stop themselves from giving dumb quotes to the press. From Woody Johnson saying "If we can just complete a pass," to another AG classic " I’ve never said that we’re going to be proud of them right now," the guys leading this franchise must have great gallows humor.
The usual suspects came out with their Same Old Jets jokes that the Promised Land Glenn spoke about is the first overall pick and Arch Manning, but as a fan, the promised land is just giving me a reason to go to Metlife for a game after Halloween. With the additions to the roster in free agency and four picks in the top 44 of the upcoming NFL Draft, it's not unreasonable to think that Gang Green could be close to .500 by the midpoint of the season this year.
Bringing in a veteran Offensive Coordinator in Frank Reich, the offense should turn from The Nightmare on Route 3 to somewhere in the 20th overall range. While Geno fails to generate any true excitement, he has thrown for 4,000 yards twice in the past four years, something that this franchise hasn't seen Joe Namath in 1967.
I'm still advocating for taking a shot on Ty Simpson with the 16th overall pick. The former Crimson Tide leader was neck and neck with Fernando Mendoza on most draft boards until a late swoon in the SEC Title game against Georgia and a CFP game against Mendoza's Hoosiers. It was later reported that Simpson lost over 20 pounds battling gastritis during that period.
Last night's Dynamite continued the Road to Dynasty, along with the shocking return of the Ayatollah of Rock N Rolla, Chris Jericho. Jericho interrupted the beginning of the show in his home town of Winnipeg, ending months of speculation where most pundits suspected he'd return to WWE for a retirment tour. The Demo God was a man of few words on Wednesday, just saying "I'm home," before dropping the mic.
The AEW sickos were getting tired of Jericho's act when he left almost a year ago, but I'm sure the man known for reinvention has some tricks up his sleeve for his character on this run. Maybe a return match against his Learning Tree proteges Big Bill or Brian Keith is on the table for Dynasty.
The rest of the show was a mixed bag for me. The matches themsevles, including the opening trios match and MJF-Speedball main event were good, but some of the angles of the top feuds heading to the PPV left a little to be desired.
I'm not a big fan of Kenny Omega's promo style and thought MJF's delivery was much better in the contract signing. It's getting a little tiring hearing how the top babyface's are in near death peril, which was repeated later in the show when the Death Riders attacked Will Ospreay's surgically repaired neck.
The Don Callis Family angle with Darby Allin feels clunky to me, with Don choosing a reluctant Andrade to face Allin at the PPV, as he continues to be in MJF's pocket. The stip that if Darby wins he'll get a shot at the World Champion feels like it spoils the main event, and will set up Darby against MJF at Double or Nothing.
It seems strange that was only fourth match announced for Dynasty, along with MJF vs Kenny Omega, Mox vs Ospreay, and FTR defending the the tag titles against Cope and Christian, with only one Dynamite left.
A lot of top players feel directionless or are just spinning their wheels at the moment after a hot build to Revolution. Frenemies Okada and Takeshita are in a seemigly never ending feud, same with Ricochet and National Champion Jack Perry. Thekla might be defending against Jamie Hayter, and Willow has an open challenge on Collision that might lead to her defense at Dynasty. The Young Bucks should be added on the show to get a win before a possibe 3 Team Ladder match in an homage to the match that defined Cope and Christian's career. On top of that, Kyle Fletcher may miss the show after appearing to get injured during Collision on Saturday.
