I wish to sincerely thank the New York Jets for making the last two weeks so exciting.  With 2 minutes to go, I, along with countless others, were thinking “Oh no, same old Jets”.  What creative way were they going to come up with to lose a football game this time?  Then Rex “Cryin” Ryan showed us what a team can do when they back their coach 100%.  A lesson still to be learned by ex-Jets coach Man-gina.

So Jets win and I’m yelling at the TV in disbelief.  I turn on the radio to catch what the local sports talk guys had to say… and they blew it.  Same old Jets?  Not this year.  Same old Jets fans?  You got it:  Joe Benigno & Evan Roberts from WFAN finally getting a chance to shine.  Instead they end up fumbling the ball. 

Hey guys, if you didn’t notice, your team won.  Rex Ryan after the game didn’t say “I bet we get more home fan support than the NY Giants now”.  Boomer Esiason didn’t mention on the postgame show “That bald headed jackass I work with on radio sure will be happy Monday”.  But what do you guys do?  First thing out of your mouth is “I can’t wait to hear what Mike Francesa says on his show tonight”.  Did you guys know you were even on the air?  Your post game broadcast could have been part of New York legend.  Instead all you care about is some pompous afternoon radio guy’s pre-game prediction.  Earth to Joe, Mike Francesa wasn’t playing on Sunday.  Even his days of looking like an offensive lineman are in the past.

You don’t have to be a graduate of the Connecticut School of Broadcasting to be aware of the moment.  2006′s “Pandemonium in Piscataway” was a bit over the top, but at least Chris Carlin lost himself in the euphoria of the moment.   Four years later I still remember the call clearly.  Will anyone be playing clips of  “I can’t wait to hear what Francesa says tonight on Miked Up” years down the road?  Doubtful.

Note: I’m actually a fan of the Joe and Evan show.  But I can’t be the only one hoping the Jets win the superbowl just so we don’t have to hear Joe’s schtick again about “Dying before the Jets win it all”.  For those outside the New York radio listening area, WFAN is where 24/7 sports talk radio originated.