NEW YORK (AP) – No wins, 8 losses and many fans.
The Big Apple is pretty rotten when it comes to its pro soccer teams, and it’s hard to believe things will be looking up anytime soon.
The Jets and Giants are 0-4 for the first time since 1976, the only time they have had similar sad beginnings. They’ve never opened a 0-5 season, but they have a chance at that dubious distinction. York groups are overlooked in Week 5: the Jets at home opposite Arizona and the Dallas Giants, their nfc-east rival.
Former NFL offensive lineman Damien Woody, who played for the Jets from 2008 to 2010, lives in New Jersey and works for ESPN as a football analyst. I could well have spoken for all the Tri-State domain enthusiasts, a perorata about ESPN’s “Get Up” last Friday, and that was before the Giants lost to the Rams on Sunday.
“It’s disgusting to see them on TV!” said an exasperated Woody. “I literally have to watch disgusting football every week!”
He’s alone, of course.
With only 4 games in the NFL season, the Jets and Giants have firmly established the the league’s worst groups. The Giants rank 31st in this week’s AP Pro32 survey, with the Jets last dead. And even with Houston and Atlanta, without winning.
“I think it’s a joke,” said Rob Janicke, a 47-year-old Jets fan from Staten Island. “I know the location doesn’t mean what you’ve done for years, but having two absolutely embarrassing groups in New York rule It’s unacceptable Groups of owners of any of the groups have long been ignorant Bad recruits, bad recruits and don’t let genuine footballers run the show I know there’s a long way to go , assuming they play all season, this year, however, the Jets and Giants may be in the race for the first overall pick in next year’s draft.
“It’s what you need for two groups in the world’s largest market. “
At least the Buffalo Bills, the NEW York state-based NFL team, have a 4-0 record, but being closer to Toronto than Broadway takes them out of the fundamental segment of the three-state region.
So, the poison of the enthusiasts vomits in the Jets and Giants, how about this: the San Francisco 49ers have more victories at MetLife Stadium, two, this season than the groups that live there, and there’s a lot to blame for the team’s fights. , depending on who you ask.
Many Jet enthusiasts need Coach Adam Gase to leave, convinced he is not the right user to take Quarterback Sam Darnold to the next level of his progress. Others are contacted about the property. Some to general manager Joe Douglas for not doing enough to build a competitive list, while others are half wrong that all this is part of a curse caused by the famous Super Bowl secured by Joe Namath in 1969.
Stephan Pechdimaldji is a 46-year-old resident of San Ramon, California who supported the Jets while developing on Long Island and then northern New Jersey before moving to the West Coast in 2006. His a reputation for his favorite team did not diminish with his movement. across the country, however, their frustration is transparent, even 3,000 miles away.
“While I realize the Johnsons will never sell the equipment, I think it all starts from above,” Pechdimaldji said. “Jet enthusiasts are a tough band, but I’ve never noticed that the fan base is so discouraged and despondent. I hope you can correct this shipment at some point, but Jet enthusiasts can’t hold their breath.
Ah, the rich kotite years; The owner at the time, Leon Hess, fired Pete Carroll so he could rent the jets’ old tight final as his coach. In 1996, the Jets beat Arizona on the road 0-8 but finished 1-15 – the worst record in franchise history.
The complicated start of this year has led some Jets enthusiasts to aim for pick out No. 1 and Clemson’s quarterback Trevor Lawrence. Tank For Trevor chants can get a little more powerful now, especially with Darnold without at least this week’s game. with a crooked shoulder.
Darnold’s injury is only the most recent on a long list of them this season for the Jets. The Giants suffered a massive injury loss when Saquon Barkley fell during the Week 2 season with a torn anterior cruciate ligament.
That wasn’t the suffering of the Giants offensive, which scored 47 problems in the league’s low. Daniel Jones still has too many ball losses, he already has seven, and some Giants enthusiasts wonder if his team could also take part in Lawrence’s draw.
Coach Joe Judge appears to be receiving a pass in his first season while trying to navigate his first NFL WORK as the most productive player and a pandemic, but general manager Dave Gettleman, who took over with little in the closet at the end of 2017, has been criticized.
The Giants have played in the playoffs once since the 2011 season and have a 9-40 record with coaches Ben McAdoo, Steve Spagnuolo interim, Pat Shurmur and now judge.
But this playoff appearance is one more that the Jets have made since the 2010 season, when Rex Ryan and his wonderful personality seemed to be about to take the city and the NFL.
“I spoke to a friend of mine, one of my most productive friends who is a Jets fan, and I said, “Things can be worse, I may be a Jets fan,” said Bob Gray, a 60-year-old. former resident of West Caldwell, New Jersey, and a long-time Giants fan. I think it’s too early to judge the judge. I didn’t blame him for his position in his game.
So things have to be from here, right?
“Both groups want genuine footballers to run the boat, tie the general manager and coaches to their hips and allow them to do their job,” Janicke said. “If they don’t change, football in New York will remain as smart as basketball in New York for 20 years. “
And that’s the story of the rotten apple.
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AP Sports editor Tom Canavan of New Jersey contributed.
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