Draft Day Gambles: Fear is Not an Option

by Isaac Cass JetNation Columnist Every year when the NFL draft rolls around there are always a few players that slip down the ranks due to off the field issues. Classic quotes by analysts and NFL scouts include, “He’s a great athlete, but his overall character concerns us.â€? In other words, “Even though he is… Read more

Quarter(Black)s and W(hite) Receivers: Draft by Colors

by Tom Shane Managing Editor Last year, an NCAA quarterback led his team to an undefeated season, completing 70% of his passes while averaging close to 15 yards per completion: a smart guy with a strong arm–a coach’s son–quick on his feet, agile, a hard worker with classic size, classic quarterback mechanics. But Jason Campbell… Read more

Steroids, Sports, and the Fan: Who Cares?

by Tom Shane Managing Editor So they caught Alex Sanchez and 38 minor-leaguers dropping steroids chasing a Major League paycheck and what we got was Bud Selig beating his chest like he’d just wiped the baseball landscape clean of all of its impurities and all of its evils. Congress bought it like it was going… Read more

Jon McGraw/Erik Coleman: Free Safety Superheroes?

by Rob Royal Contributing Columnist Jon McGraw will be defined as a talent that was never fully seen or never fully existed. It’s been pain-staking seeing him toil around the field with no accolade directed towards his football prowess other than, “He’s the next John Lynch.â€? To his credit, McGraw has shown some brief flashes… Read more

Tedy Bruschi, Football Player

by RichardSeymour Contributing Columnist Tedy Bruschi in action against the Jets There’s a banner in Gillette stadium with Tedy Bruschi’s number on it and the slogan “Full Tilt, Full Time.â€? Normally signs like that are hyperbole or chest thumping. This one was always just a fact. Tedy Bruschi played with abandon, selling himself out on… Read more

Fantasy Tailgate.com 2005 Mock Draft

Our friends at FantasyTailgate.com sent us over this mock draft for your perusal. We’ll be looking for and posting the best mocks we can find. This is one of them. Visit FantasyTailgate.com and win your league (finally)! They also have good info on free agents, the draft, and injury statuses for your fantasy teams and… Read more

Major League Baseball Returns to Washington – Will It Succeed This Time?

by Frank Barone Senior Columnist Baseball returned April 14th to the Nation’s capital for the first time since 1971. The Washington Nationals will play the next three years in RFK stadium, helped by a $10 million-dollar facelift, then move to a brand new stadium in 2008. Whether the franchise can survive this time in Washington… Read more

Max's Wife

Dear Greengal, My husband and I have lost that little romantic “spark” that we used to have, and now he couldn’t get my fire burning with a can of kerosene and a blowtorch. Should I dump him and date hotter guys, or should I stick around and try to work it out? Signed, Max’s Wife… Read more

JetNation Movie Review: Sin City

by Cinephile Alk Sin City Director: Robert Rodriguez, Frank Miller Writer: Robert Rodriquez, Frank Miller Producers: Elizabeth Avellan, Robert Rodriguez, Frank Miller Actors: Mickey Rourke Bruce Willis Jessica Alba Elijah Wood Genre: Action While to some…ahem…Guns of Bavaria…seeing Jessica Alba in a pair of chaps is enough to make a movie great, Sin City was… Read more

CONGRATULATIONS SouthernJet! 2005 NCAA Tournament/JetNation T-Shirt Winner!

Congratulations to JetNation poster SouthernJet, who guessed three out of four correct Final Four teams, as well as selecting North Carolina as his National Champion! SouthernJet has won a JetNation T-Shirt. Sign up today and stay tuned for more upcoming contests and prizes on JetNation! Congratulations, as well, to the North Carolina Tarheels on winning… Read more

Bren's Haus of Style–Super Powers and Buns of Steel!

Each month, our intrepid cub reporter, Gang Green Girl, interviews world-famous recording artist, Jets fan, and deep philosophical thinker Brenda to get her thoughts on life, love and all things Bren. This week’s topics: Super-powers, Buns of Steel, and where birds go at night….. GGG: Brenda, if you could have one super power, what would… Read more

AL Central Preview: Anybody's Guess

by Mavrik Contributing Columnist In the age of exploding payrolls and spending wars between a few select baseball teams, no division in major league baseball represents the ideas of parity and “small marketness” more than the American League Central division. The division features 5 teams whose payrolls not only are no larger than $70 million… Read more

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