On the Mark

Here is my proposal, as a die-hard Jets fan, and you have to hear me out.

This defense is good. It's good enough to honestly nearly win games on it's own, sure we have to deal with some refs and some Ravens sometimes, but this defense is pretty special. If Jenkins' injury is serious, it obviously goes down a notch, but the defensive backs, when corralled, are stellar. Ellis and Taylor off the rush obviously isn't the greatest ever but the guys know their way around the game. As an aside, I agreed with the Taylor signing, but it still pains me because I have always disliked the guy. He went to Akron! But he had some really nice tackles on Rice during the game tonight, literally just one-armed Ray Rice. Not easy. Anyways, here is my proposal:

Start Mark Brunell. As in, bench Mark Sanchez, and play Mark Brunell. While we're at it, start Ladainian. Greene is good in moderation, but I truly don't believe he has the RB1 talent, and this is again, coming from a Jets fan. I like him as a player, he's a bruiser, he occasionally has speed, but he's a poor man's Rashard Mendenhall. Ladainian Tomlinson was the best running back of all-time for most of a decade. I mean, he was legitimately one of the best players to ever grip a football. His natural talent is freakish. One of the best running backs ever, ever, and he never won a Super Bowl ring. Not one, blame it on whoever you want, but he never won a single ring. The Jets are primed and ready, and most importantly, hungry for a Super Bowl title. Thomas Jones broke 1,000 rushing yards five times in his first ten years in the NFL (this being his eleventh). Three of those seasons were with these New York Jets (who now have an improved O-Line as opposed to three years ago) as a 29, 30, and 31 year-old man. For the first five years of his career, all of which were sub-1000 yard seasons (but also sub-240 carry seasons), he averaged 3.84 yards per carry.

One thing I'll admit is that LT's legs aren't nearly as fresh as TJ's were, but Ladainian Tomlinson also has also averaged 4.3 yards a carry for his a career. Tomlinson's a more dynamic pass catcher than Jones was or Greene is right now. Tomlinson's 31, so he's be on the back-end of Jones' Jets career, but all I want is a Super Bowl ring this year. Did I mention Mark Brunell has already had the honor of hoisting a Lombardi trophy on Super Bowl Sunday? He's been there, as the backup for Drew Brees last year.

Ladainian Tomlinson, a relatively underrated, true legend of the game, will lead these New York football Jets to the 2010 Super Bowl. And I was at the game last night, and I'm that optimistic about my beloved Jets.