Now the J-E-T-S are merely an afterthought in their own city. The first mention of the Jets on the main page of the NY Times.com’s sports section today was in an article not even about the Jets. It was about how the mighty Patriots have fallen this year, saying their 16-3 victory yesterday was “a dull, mechanical victory over a 2-10 shell of an opponent.”

There you have it. Football article #1: The Giants/Cowboys game. Football article #2: The Bengels/Steelers game. Football article #3: How Notre Dame are in a BCS bowl game. Football article #4: The aforementioned Patriots article. So where are the lowly Jets? They are buried down 3/4 of the way down the page under the “Pro Football” heading in an article titled “Patriots Rip The Seams of the Patchwork Jets.”

Now for the galling stats. Yesterday’s loss was the team’s 7th consecutive defeat and its 9th in a row on the road dating to last year. Their QB Brooks Bollinger has led the team to only 1 touchdown in over 40 something drives since becoming the starter. Then again, at least he hasn’t gotten knocked out. A reader Evan posted a comment to my first update and said, “We’ve been there through the days of glen foley and well you get my point. This year has been one of the worst to watch. It ruins my sunday to watch them.” My friend Justin, who has 1 of only 5 Browning Nagle Jets jerseys in existance, won’t even waste his time watching the games anymore. I for one still will and I am going to next Sunday’s Raiders game. In years past, the Silver & Black versus the Green & White in December meant something. Either its going to be a fun remembrance of things past or cold waste of time.

At least I’ll get to spend time with my Uncle Jeff and my cousin Josh.

In case you were wondering, my fantasy team finished 7-6 but will not make the playoffs due to losing a tie-breaker. On week 13, I either needed to win or have 1 of 3 different teams lose. Wouldn’t you know it – I lost and they all won. Somehow that is just so fitting this year.