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JAGUARS 25 GIANTS 24 In 1995 Tom Coughlin left his position as head coach at Boston College to take over the NFL expansion Jacksonville Jaguars as its head coach. Coughlin put Jacksonville on the NFL map, turning the Jags into a perennial playoff contender in the late 90s with a pair of AFC Championship Game appearances, and it's fair to say that ever since he left the Jaguars in 2004 that franchise has never been the same. It's ironic in lot of ways that Coughlin's storied coaching career with the Giants might have officially come to a close in the same city in which his NFL journey began, Jacksonville. Sure the Giants came into their game at 3-8, riding a six game losing streak. It has been a bad season, but to lose a game to the once 1-10 Jaguars is excusable. There is no way to justify a loss of this magnitude to this kind of team. The Jaguars are one of the league's worst teams, so much so their head coach Gus Bradley isn't even on the hot seat because...

There has been a lot of controversy surrounding the future of San Francisco 49ers Head Coach Jim Harbaugh for some time now. The general manager is not crazy about him, ownership is apathetic, and rumors have been that no matter what Harbaugh is on his way out of town. The latest rumors are that the 49ers are willing to trade Harbaugh at the end of the season for a draft pick, and two teams have jumped to the front of his race: the Oakland Raiders and New York Jets. Could Harbaugh one day wear Jets gear? The Raiders are perceived the favorite to land Harbaugh , if it came to pass. Harbaugh is a West Coast guy, his family is out there, and in addition to coaching the Niners the past four seasons, coached at Stanford before that. Plus, Harbaugh's rough personality would be a fit for the band of misfits that are the Raiders. That being said, lets say the Jets were a serious player here. Harbaugh probably would want a say in personnel matters, meaning that either John Idzik o...

It's that time of the year again! No, not the holiday season, but the rumor mill season in the NFL, or better known as let's spread as many leaks, misinformation and flat out 'he said-she said' as we can for the teams that have no shot at the playoffs. Hence is the life of the New York Jets. Before the Thanksgiving Day holiday, rumors started swirling around from a New York Post column that Rex Ryan has suspected all along that General Manager John Idzik has wanted to fire him. " Sources told The Post that, during the offseason, Ryan bumped into scouts and other coaches from around the league who told him Jets general manager John Idzik had been telling people his plan all along was to replace Ryan after the season and bring in his own head coach. “Did he think that wasn’t going to get back to me?” an angered Ryan told one confidant " ( NY Post 11/25/14) . So there it is in print. It has been the belief of the media and fans ever since Idzik arr...

COWBOYS 31 GIANTS 28 It was supposed to be the Giants night, because it was certainly Odell Beckham's night. It was supposed to be the Giants night, because they built an 11-point halftime lead, and were playing their most complete football game of the season. It was supposed to be the Giants night, because they came back late with an inspiring 93-yard touchdown drive in the fourth quarter. It was supposed to be  a lot of things, until the Dallas Cowboys, Tony Romo and Dez Bryant pulled the rug right out from underneath Big Blue stealing a 31-28 decision in East Rutherford. The Giants (3-8) are officially Dead Team Walking. Their playoff hopes, as slim as they were, are now gone for good. It's hard to get angry anymore because there was still so much positive that came out of this night, which makes this lose that much tougher to accept. Most notably Beckham, who had a career game, hauling in 10 passes for 146 yards and two scores. His over-the-shoulder, with the tips of...

When the Jets and Bills kick-off their Week 12 contest it will not be at Ralph Wilson Stadium in Buffalo, NY., the lake effect snowstorm that has crippled northwestern New York with six feet of snow has forced the NFL to move the AFC East clash to another venue. What that venue is and when the game will be played is up in the air. According to NFL.com , Ford Field in Detroit, or FedEx field in Landover, Maryland are possible relocations spots. The Lions are in New England this week, which opens up Ford Field this week, however Detroit would be a long distance trip for both the Jets and Bills; I find this location least likely. FedEx field wouldn't be bad for both clubs, with the Redskins are in San Francisco this week. The Meadowlands is out, at least for Sunday, since the Giants play there on Sunday night against Dallas. That doesn't mean Monday night wouldn't be a possibility, however. The Patriots and Eagles are also playing at home this weekend, which cancels o...

Jason Kidd made his return to Brooklyn, months after a messy divorce with the front office, in which he campaigned to have General Manager Billy King fired, so he could have the title of both General Manager and Head Coach. The Nets refused to balk to Kidd's demands and as a result the ex-Net became the Head Coach of the Milwaukee Bucks. Apparently Nets fans were happy to see him. Kidd got the last laugh, as the Bucks defeated the Nets in triple overtime 122-118. The Bucks are one of the surprises in the East thus far, posting a 7-5 record. The Nets are 4-7. However you cannot blame the Nets for letting Kidd walk. Kidd had this response for the boo birds. Even if Kidd pretends that he didn't hear anything, looking at the video of the actual event, it looked like Kidd was taken aback by the boos from the crowd. His eyes popped out of his head, and he tried to smile after the 10 seconds of booing ended. Kidd can say whatever he wants, the booing bothered him.

Take a listen to Wednesday night's Open Mike program, featured on BlogTalkRadio. Tonight I had an opportunity to speak with Dan Rice of TheHockeyWriters.com, to talk about the slumping New Jersey Devils and surging New York Islanders. It's a terrific listen. LISTEN HERE ! Open Mike is live every Monday, Wednesday and Friday on BlogTalkRadio at 5:30 p.m. ET.

The city of Buffalo and upstate New York has seen enough snow to last a typical winter. Reports of five to six feet of snow have crippled the area, leaving residents stranded at home, people stuck on the road, and sadly have cost some individuals their lives. It has not been a good time of things lately upstate, and certainly football is the last thing that should be on anyone's mind. However, the Buffalo Bills do play a home game at Ralph Wilson Stadium this weekend against the New York Jets, kickoff at 1 p.m. The snow is supposed to continue to cripple the area at least two more days, and there is reason for concern whether the game will even be played on time. As of right now the Bills expect to play the game on schedule at Ralph Wilson Stadium, however they are working with the league on this matter and those plans could change between now and Sunday. If they do, the game could get moved to Monday night. There is precedent for this. Three years ago, the Minnesota Vi...

One of the biggest complaints coming from the Mets and its hitters has been the fences at Citi Field. Deemed too deep of a ball park for the Mets to provide any power (even though their opponents have had no problems hitting homers at Citi Field), the Mets have brought the fences in. On Tuesday the media got a glimpse of what the new dimensions look like. While left field has remained the same, it is the right field porch that has seen the most dramatic of changes. In 2014 the dimensions in right-center were 390 and 375. Now, the dimensions will be 380 and 370. The Mets hope this helps their beleaguered offense. Then again, getting some actual hitters might be a better tonic.  Take a look: METS FACEBOOK PHOTOS !

In an era where the NFL Commissioner has come under fire for his handling of many things, this one is not going to be one of them. The NFL had to level a severe penalty to Adrian Peterson, the once mighty superstar running back of the Minnesota Vikings. Peterson was suspended by the Vikings, with pay until further notice regarding his hearing for child abuse charges back in August. Since pleading no contest earlier in November, and basically admitting that he beat his son, Peterson was closing in on a return -- that was until the NFL put a stop to all of that suspending him for the year without pay. The information that came out regarding the situation, from images of scares on the child left by Peterson, to the facts that Peterson used a switch (tree branch) to beat his son for what he termed disciplinary reasons was too much to bear; not after the NFL already had a black eye over the Ray Rice fiasco. Bravo to Goodell for showing the guts to make such a tough move on a once very...

The Mets want their fans to believe that they are ready to open up the wallets and go for it. That would be easier said than done. The Mets made a move this week, signing free agent Michael Cuddyer to a two-year $21 million contract just days after he rejected a qualifying offer from the Colorado Rockies. The Mets did give up a lot for him. By signing Cuddyer they gave up their first round pick in the 2015 draft, a draft pick that was basically rewarded to the Rockies, who lost a player after their offer was rejected. On the positive side, Cuddyer has done something that not many players have done in several years, he wanted to come to New York and play for the Mets. That's correct. Cuddyer grew up in Norfolk Virginia, once the home of the Mets Triple-A affiliate, and the home of Mets third baseman David Wright. Wright and Cuddyer have grown up together, and word on the street is Wright wanted Cuddyer to come to the Big Apple. Cuddyer's desire to play for the Mets, combin...

SEAHAWKS 38 GIANTS 17 The New York Giants had a great opportunity to do something special on a rainy Sunday in Seattle. They were up 14-7 and, later 17-14. They found a way to quiet the 12th man, and found a way to slow down Russell Wilson and company. A win in Seattle, coming off of a inept 40-24 showing at the hands of the Colts, would have not only been amazing, it would have breathed new life into a dying Giants season. Instead the Giants blew a 17-14 lead, and watched it turn into 38-17, Seattle in the blink of an eye. It was like watching the tortoise and the hare, only instead of the lowly turtle winning the race, it was the rabbit, who realized he was better, faster and stronger and pulled away like most champions are supposed to.  Now, the Giants season is on full life support; then again it might be D.O.A. Heck the Giants have only one more win than the Jets! Think about that. With seven minutes remaining in the third quarter, everything the Giants hoped this gam...

JETS 20 STEELERS 13 Someone break up the Jets they actually won a game. In the words of Harry Doyle from the movie Major League, "we call that a winning streak." Joking aside New York actually came out to play on Sunday smacking around an overconfident and, perhaps overrated Pittsburgh Steelers team across the side of the head. The Jets dominated the Steelers. They took advantage of Pittsburgh soft defense, harassed an usually unflappable Ben Rothlisberger, and made plays in the secondary for the first time in a coons age. Who knew that fans could motivate their team by threatening that everyone be fired on billboards and airplane signs? I am sure the Jets will point at their fans for the added motivation. No the Jets are not on pace to do a complete 180 from their hideous first half this year. They are going nowhere inspite of what Rex Ryan might think. The Jets simply caught the Steelers looking past New York. The Steelers had recently won three big games at h...

COLTS 40 GIANTS 24 It was no contest. The Indianapolis Colts waltzed into MetLife Stadium on Monday night and to them, the game was more like a walk in the park than anything else. The Colts didn't need to break a sweat on Monday because the Giants were THAT bad. Before a couple of garbage time touchdowns, the Giants were getting their doors blown off 40-10. They had gained a grand total of 242 total yards of offense, while Indianapolis rolled up 439 yards and Andrew Luck tore it up for 354 yards through the air. And this was the stat line entering the fourth quarter! The Giants offense was anemic, not because of Eli Manning, but because of all the failed pieces around him. While there was no specific count made, the Giants had dozens of dropped passes Monday night. New York could have done a lot good work when the game was close, but their offense stalled every single time because of a dropped pass by a Giants receiver. Result: New York had no answer for Indianapolis ...

CHIEFS 24 JETS 10 There is not much left to say. There is not much left to recap. Everything that has needed to be said about the Jets has been said; their coaching staff and front office needs to go and it is now all about waiting until Woody Johnson comes out from underneath his rock to fire people between now and December 29 (the day after the season). The Jets hit a new low Sunday in Kansas City. They were uncompetitive, listless and played like a team resigned to its fate as a 2-14 or worse 1-15 football team. The Kansas City Chiefs didn't have to break a sweat in this one, because the Jets played like they didn't care. Kansas City took the opening drive of the game and rammed it down the Jets throats on a crisp 12 play 81 yard drive that ate six and a half minutes off the clock before Jammal Charles scored from one yard out to make it 7-0. After Vick led an uninspiring three and out on New York's first possession, the Chiefs found the end zone once more whe...