Gang Green Gets Giddy

Yesterday's resounding win over the Tennessee Titans has really pumped up the Jets. The AP took this photograph of quarterback Brett Favre slapping Shaun Ellis on the butt and the NY Times reported Favre "wound up the most canonized right arm in football and unleashed a stinging slap to [Ty] Law’s backside."

The Post's Steve Serby says that the Jets have caught "Favre Fever"--the 38-year-old quarterback has been chest-bumping and high-fiving teammates. Just last week cameras caught Jets GM Mike Tannenbaum so caught up in the fire lit by Favre that he was letting the F-bombs fly. But the Daily News' Bill Price thinks Jets fans shouldn't fool themselves with Super Bowl Dreams:

As great as Brett Favre has been, he’s thrown up plenty of postseason stinkers (just ask the Giants or Rams).

So here’s a little message to Jet fans: Enjoy Thanksgiving. Enjoy your family and friends and turkey and wine and whatever else you have. But don’t get ahead of yourselves. There are still five games left and the playoffs. And no matter who’s playing QB, they are still the Jets.

So, speculating about a Subway Series-style (um, okay, NJ Transit-style) Super Bowl is out of the question?

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Bret please! I know your thrilled that you beat the undefeated Titans, but don't grab the man's ass.

No, it's not gonna happen.

"wound up the most canonized right arm in football and unleashed a stinging slap to [Ty] Law’s backside."

Looks like budget cuts have hit the copyediting desk too. Favre is slapping ty law with his left arm. Good effort though, ny times. you'll get the whole left/right thing down at some point.

#3,

That's not Ty Law he's slapping in that photo.

Let me repeat: Football players and their fans are closet homos.

@mrguy--I think Favre was slapping the butts of many teammates.

Yes let's not get ahead of ourselves. A true Jet fan knows this can all go away just as quickly as it came. We almost blew a big lead again Cardinals & Pats. Even IF we get to the post-season, getting through the playoffs will by no means be "easy".

But the team seems to be humble and confident, which is a good combination. Let's take it one game at a time.

I bet he can't wait till he gets him in the showers.

Jen-
ha, well then, good for him...

Good stuff from the Jets, to be sure, but aren't they the NY Mets of footbal?

Not Ty Law, that's Shaun Ellis

Excuse my typo above,

Good stuff from the Jets, to be sure, but aren't they the NY Mets of football?

When this finally comes crashing down, the Joe Benigno meltdown is going to be legendary.

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He's trying to impress Mary.

Nah, but good for the Jets. They played a good game yesterday. This coming from a Giant fan by the way.


What's really odd about the picture is that is was taken before the game.

Can anyone resist green lycra covered man ass?

^ Especially a guy who's looking like Anderson Cooper?

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