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We are at a critical juncture at the quarter pole of the 2016 season. Ranging from desperate teams to teams that are rolling right along at 2-1 and 3-0 things are about to heat up in the National Football League as we turn toward October, a.k.a the best month of the year, period. Let's pick six! If there is one guy who can't wait to get on the field this week it's Jets quarterback Ryan Fitzpatrick. Fitzpatrick turned into Fitz-tragic last Sunday in Kansas City when he threw a franchise record tying six-interceptions. The Jets turned the football over eight times overall in a 24-3 loss. Obviously they can ill afford to do that against the ball-hawking Seahawks. Seattle, by the way, is going to have Russell Wilson was at full practice on Thursday, meaning it looks more and more likely he will play. This is also a home-coming of sorts for Pete Carroll who once coached the Jets way back in 1994. It is also Seattle's first trip to MetLife Stadium since their Super Bowl X...

CHIEFS 24 / JETS 3 Ryan Fitzpatrick did something on Sunday that Mark Sanchez never did, even on his worst day as a Jets quarterback. Fitzpatrick, the $12 million man, threw six interceptions in the Jets 24-3 loss to the Kansas City Chiefs on Sunday. And to be honest, almost all of them were his fault as he forced the ball into tight coverage, sometimes throwing the football up in ill-advised situations. Of the eight turnovers (that's right eight turnovers) the Jets had on Sunday, almost all of them led to points for Kansas City. Whether it be the very first interception that Fitzpatrick threw into the hands of Marcus Peters that led to a Travis Kelce 12-yard touchdown scamper on a swing pass from Alex Smith, or Jalin Marshall fumbling a kick return into the hands of Demetrius Harris, who brought it back for six more points, this game was a nightmare for Gang Green. This is not to say that the Jets defense was anything special. They allowed Kansas City to move up and down a...

REDSKINS 29 / GIANTS 27 There is a reason why the Giants were fortunate to be 2-0 coming into their game against the Washington Redskins. In spite of producing two wins, the team made way too many mistakes in both contests, but only got away with it thanks to mistakes by both the Cowboys and Saints. On Sunday there was no such luck for the Giants. All the mistakes Big Blue made on Sunday came back to cost them a key divisional game against a Redskins team that was ready for a mutiny of their quarterback, Kirk Cousins and likely their head coach, Jay Gruden. The Giants spent boatloads of cash to improve their defense, and, on Sunday it looked like they all forgot how to tackle. The Giants yielded 403 yards of offense; they allowed Cousins to tear them apart for 296 yards and two scores, and allowed Washington to run roughshod at them with reckless abandon. While Washington had to settle for five field goals in the game, it's little consultation considering the Skins scored o...

GIANTS 16 / SAINTS 13 For the second straight week the New York Giants escaped by the hairs on their chinny chin chin. It was not pretty at MetLife Stadium on Sunday; in fact it was downright ugly as a battle ensued between two teams more interested in finding ways to lose a football game, rather than win it. The Giants outlasted another opponent and find themselves at 2-0 on the year. Nobody said 2-0 had to come with style points, because if they did, the Giants would be in the negative column in that regard. Eli Manning and the offense owe the defense and special teams a steak dinner, for without them a 16-13 win over the Saints wouldn't be possible. The Giants shot themselves in the foot with bad play calling, untimely penalties and turnovers all afternoon against New Orleans, yet still found a way to into the victory column. Hence the change in culture for the Giants from last season to this season, at least for now. A year ago the Giants would have found a way to lose ...

Week 2 of the NFL season is now upon us. The Jets and Bills set the stage for what could be a wild week in the NFL, and we will have plenty of big match-ups this Sunday. The Bengals and Steelers meet up for the first time since last January's wild card game. The Dolphins roll into New England against the Brady-less Patriots. The Giants host the high-flying Saints, and the Vikings open up their new stadium against the Packers. The Dolphins nearly pulled one out in Seattle last week, but there was too much Russell Wilson at the end of the day. The Dolphins are getting healthy. Mario Williams practiced on Friday, while linebacker Jelani Jenkins also practiced for the second straight day. The Dolphins have a lot of talent on the defensive side of the ball to keep things interesting against Jimmy Garappolo and the Patriots. Speaking of Garappolo, he really acquitted himself well against a Cardinals team considered by some to be the best in the NFL. This will be fun, but ... Patriot...

Here is a nice recap video I did with one of my colleagues at the end of the Jackals 2016 season. The Jackals finished the year with the best record in the Can-Am League at 62-38. The 62 wins tied a franchise record. Here is a couple more videos I shot and produced. One of them with my call on Art Charles' breaking the Jackals single season home run record, and the other on the Jackals win the regular season title.

JETS 37 / BILLS 31 Take that Rex Ryan!! The Jets got some sweet revenge Thursday night in Buffalo as Ryan Fitzpatrick and the Jets offense turned things into second gear in a 37-31 victory. While the game was certainly sloppy to watch on both sides, the Jets nearly had four different players break the century mark en route to a dominating display of offense. Brandon Marshall (six catches, 101 yards), Eric Decker (six catches, 126 yards, TD) and Matt Forte (30 carries, 100 yards, 3 touchdowns) were the highlights of the show. Quincy Enunwa almost joined them with 92-yards receiving on the evening. In short it was a huge night for quarterback Ryan Fitzpatrick, who picked apart a patchwork secondary for the Buffalo Bills. Let's break it down! Ryan Fitzpatrick and the offense : Going into the game, all the talk was how Fitzpatrick struggled against Rex Ryan coached defenses, and with good reason. He was 1-8 against Ryan's teams head-to-head. Keep in mind a lot of those ...

BENGALS 23 / JETS 22  The Jets 2016 season is off to an inauspicious start after a heartbreaking 23-22 loss to the Cincinnati Bengals on Sunday. The Jets had the lead for most the game, and had the converted on a number of mistakes in the red zone they could have easily beaten the Bengals convincingly.  The turning point of this game came late in the first quarter with the Jets trying to add to a 7-0 lead. New York had just completed a 10-play 78 yard drive that resulted in a Quincy Enunwa score, and recorded an interception of Andy Dalton at the Bengals 31 yard line. If the Jets converted the pick into a 14-0 lead, they would have been well on their way to a tremendous afternoon.  But, typical Jets, the afternoon was full of coulda, shoulda.  Ryan Fitzpatrick guided the offense down all the way to the Bengals four yard line, before wasting away the opportunity. He missed Brandon Marshall over the top in the corner of end zone on first and go...

Leave it to the New York Mets to take away from the teams surprising wild card run by breaking a story that leaves everyone scratching their heads. Yes, the Mets signed Tim Tebow. No, this is not a joke. This is a meme come to life. The New York Mets actually signed former NFL flameout Tim Tebow to the instructional league. While signing and playing in instructional baseball doesn't necessarily guarantee an invite to minor league spring training next year, the fact that the Mets felt the need to jump in and sign a guy who hasn't played professional baseball since high school, and a guy who is using baseball as a "career change" more than anything else is an slap in the face at those who have been trying for years to get to the big leagues. Don't worry this is not going to be a rant by an angry Mets fan. I am not angry at Tim Tebow, the person, who I thought got screwed over by the New York Jets a couple years ago in the Sanchez-Tebow fiasco of 2012. Tebow is...