
A year ago at this time the New York Jets were not on the radar of too many pundits. And why would they be? They were coming off of a disappointing 9-7 season that saw them miss the playoffs for the 3rd time in 4 years. They had fired head coach Eric Mangini, replacing him with 1st time head coach Rex Ryan. They also had to replace quarterback Brett Favre, who after one up down season with the Jets decided to start throwing around the “retirement”...