And there it is. Unmitigated proof that, even during the most blindly optimistic time of the year, the Jets still can't help but suppress their fans' confidence in the future. Against all odds, the reactions to their decision to make a substantial trade that's likely to have long-term ramifications came back overwhelmingly positive. For the first time in a long time, they actually seemed like they actually had a organizational plan in place...annnnd then their coach opened his mouth to answer a harmless question and discouraged everyone with a vested interest in his team by making it seem like he's numerically challenged. I have no doubt that the Jets had eyes for that 3rd spot because it would give them some options in their seemingly never-ending search for a franchise quarterback, but how Todd Bowles was unable to convey that message without making it sound like he uses two hands to count to five is something I am unable to wrap my brain around this early in the morning. The media in attendance basically played a game of "pick a number between 3 and 5" and an NFL head coach whose qualifications are still in question responded with "6...wait, no...7". If Todd Bowles didn't have the personality of a pet rock that somehow got into its owner's supply of ambien I would assume he was trolling. Instead I'm just left wondering if he's strolling through Sesame Street trying to find summon Count Dracula for a math tutorial while the rest of the league is deciding whether or not it wants to fully embrace the arithmetic of advanced analytics. Now, none of that changes the fact that the Jets will more than likely select the kid that they expect to thrive under center for the next 5-15 years, but it does ever-so-slightly change the narrative that they have all their ducks in a row when they can't even tally up prospective ducks without looking like quacks. Simply put, nice things - like hope - are not long for those that have been beaten into submission by the New York Jets' continued incompetence.
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