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 Sunday night's Jets-Chiefs game started out all about the Swiftie's, by the end it was all about Zach Wilson, and a controversial finish that left Gang Green at 1-3 following a 23-20 loss to the World Champions. Early on it appeared that the Chiefs were going to run the Jets out of the building, jumping out to a 17-0 lead in the first quarter. The New York tabloids were starting to write themselves. "Jets get blown out by Champs." "Swifties Take Over MetLife." "What's Next for Zach After Stinker?" It all turned around thanks to a safety when Chiefs offensive tackle Jawaan Taylor was called for a facemask in the end zone.  All of sudden at 17-2, the Jets turned it on. And Zach Wilson figured it out. He started hitting receivers in tight windows, and look very comfortable in the pocket. By the end of the night, Wilson finished with 245 yards passing, and the highest passer rating of his career (105.2) in a single game. Wilson's 10-yard touch...

  The New York Mets officially parted ways with Manager Buck Showalter, with the latter announcing he is stepping down during his daily pre-game press conference before Sunday’s regular season finale. “We got some new leadership coming in,” an emotional Showalter said. “Billy and the organizaton in fairness to me gave me the option to stepping aside… I appreciate that. The new leadership are going in a new direction with the manager next year.” And just like that, the man who won 101 games and was the N.L. Manager of the Year in 2022 is out the door one year later. It was a disappointing year for the Mets in 2023 for sure. The team fell well short of expectations, winning only 74 games. The Mets gambled on uniting veterans Justin Verlander and Max Scherzer at the top of the rotation, and by August 1 both pitchers were traded to Houston and Texas respectively. The catastrophic injury to Edwin Diaz in the World Baseball Classic back in March certainly didn’t help, and ea...

 It's been a while, a long while, since I wrote or discussed anything related to Major League Baseball, the Mets or the Yankees.  It pains me to even admit that, but considering the Mets waived the virtual white flag at the Trade Deadline on August 1, and the Yankees have been toiling in fourth place since July, the season has felt over for months.  Now it officially ends.  And not a moment too soon.  Pete Alonso breaks a bat over his knee. Getty Images.   Now we can get on with an off-season that is sure to answer as many of our lingering questions as possible. It will be an off-season that could carry the fates of both New York franchises for the rest of the decade. No, I am not being facetious either, it is liteary one of the most important off-seasons in the history of both the Yankees and Mets.  For the Amazin's we know that David Stearns is taking over as President of Baseball Operations, and that General Manager Billy Eppler will remain as his u...

 Brace yourselves Jets fans. Swiftie mania is coming to MetLife Stadium Sunday night when the New York Jets host the Kansas City Chiefs. Of course, the only reason she is coming is to show her support behind her new beau, Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce.  As I cited in my story on such a topic on Fox Sports Radio New Jersey: "Even though she won’t be crooning any of her hit singles, ticket prices to the Sunday night game are skyrocketing on the secondary market according to multiple reports.  Rich Cimini, a Jets beat writer for ESPN reported Vivid Seats saw an 173 percent increase in traffic for tickets to Jets-Chiefs." So we are going to see a whole bunch of "Swiftie" fans flood into MetLife Stadium to see someone who will never touch the field, never sing and, more than likely, will be holed up in a suite.  There was even rumors that the NFL would hand out Swift's signature "friendship" bracelets, a story that was quickly debunked by SNY's Conn...

 If things weren't already wild and crazy in Jets-land, after Joe Namath bashed Zach Wilson and the Jets front office and coaching staff on the Michael Kay Show on Monday, here is a story that also has social media asunder. Former NFL quarterback - turned activist, Colin Kaepernick has written a letter to Jets General Manager Joe Douglas, making an appeal to join the team on the practice squad.  The two-page cover letter, outlines Kaepernick's training regime, and makes the case that he could be an asset to the organization. G ive Kaep credit, it's a well written letter .  That said, the chances of this happening are next to zero. The Jets have had enough media attention this year from Hard Knocks, and the trade for Aaron Rodgers that adding what amounts to a political pariah in Kaepernick would be inviting a whole other world of trouble the Jets don't need.     If the Jets even signed him to the practice squad, every media outlet would descend on the Jets...

 The New York Jets finally brought in a veteran quarterback.  Just not the type of veteran that is going to make Jets fans click their heels, and scream "hallelujah!"  Nope. Not at all. The Jets have re-signed veteran journeyman Trevor Siemian to the practice squad since it will take him time to acclimate to the Jets offense schemes run by offensive coordinator Nathaniel Hackett.  For those who forgot, Siemian was once a member of the Jets back in 2019 -- the first year of the Adam Gase error ... I mean ... era. He started one game, week 2 against the Cleveland Browns and suffered a season ending knee injury in the first quarter of that game when Myle Garret rolled over the back of Siemian's leg.  Siemian was starting because Sam Darnold was out battling mononucleosis. It all comes back to Sam Darnold's mono, doesn't it?  While many have pointed that he can't be any worse than current starter Zach Wilson, Siemian is no great shakes either.  He's been...

 PATRIOTS 15 - JETS 10  It is starting to feel like Groundhog Day when it comes to the New York Jets and their quarterback Zach Wilson.  It has been three years and the results are very much the same. Happy feet in the pocket. Zeroing in on one target downfield. Holding the ball too long. The offensive line breaks down, and either a turnover happens or a dreary incompletion.  The Jets have lost Zach Wilson, and in turn are about to lose their season as a result. The funny thing is, this wasn't supposed to happen. The Jets say they believe in Zach Wilson, but, in fact they never did.  Why else would they bring in Aaron Rodgers into town, other than to hide Wilson on the bench for the foreseeable future as Rodgers wins games with the Jets plethora of young, talented weapons.    With Rodgers now out for the season, it is the Zach Wilson show, and the results are the same.  A 15-10 loss on Sunday afternoon with Tropical Storm Ophelia dropping a misty ...