OY!!!
if you have ever read any of my few posts, you know that i am a huge LEON Washington fan. He is a running back for the New York Jets ( at least as of this writing)
He had a terrible injury this year, and has dedicated himself to working to heal his body and get ready for the upcoming season. He was celebrated (along with other Jets players) during the last games at the now defunct Meadowlands stadium. The roar that Leon got when he entered the stadium rival some of the cherished favorites of years past.
So here it is March 3rd, and the Jets have placed a tender on LEON.. willing to give him away for 2nd round pick in the draft.. thats right they will give up a character guy who is a proven leader of the team.. for the 61st pick in the draft.. yep the 61st best of the 21 year old players coming out of college...
how stupid is that?
they have also, just the day previous gotten rid of their workhorse RB, Thomas Jones..
oh yes.. by the way.. the Jets talk about their offense being "ground and pound" but now they have decimated it.
really bright... OY!
the idea of team loyalty has changed... the teams that we love...
The owners and the front office want us to buy merchandise and even more specifically, jerseys of our favorite players... and yet they trade them away on a whim...
sometimes it seems that the only thing about our favorite teams that stay consistent are the colors..
why should we have team loyalty if the team owners dont have loyalty for their players ...?
and in NY loyalty for the fans seems to be an issue also, we are asked to play PSL for our ownership of our seats.. why would we want to own our seats when we arent even guaranteed to see the same faces on the field year to year..
dont get me wrong.. i know not every player can be drafted and then stay with the team for their whole career.. but it is still painful when the team just trades away the fan's favorites just because of the POTENTIAL of another player who has never played a down in the NFL.. or so maybe the owner wont have to pay quite so much for a player that they believe can do almost the same thing...
of course given that there were season ticket holders who cant afford to pay for seats in the new stadium that they owned for 30 years in the old stadium.. and that doesnt seem to matter..why should keeping the same players matter?
Ok.. well at least i always have the colors...
wait.. what??? i hear the #jets are thinking of changing their colors... out with the green...
so i ramble... it is my blog and i can say what i want.
and what i want is LEON Washington leading the offense out on the field in September! period
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