KEVIN GREENE-ILLUSTRATOR

A little while back I wrote about how Jets games make me mental. But this one didn't. Yesterday's lost to the Browns didn't surprise me at all. Because in Jetville, this is EXACTLY the kind of game that they traditionally lose. I would've been completely shocked if they had won. The scenario: The Jets are over-achieving at 4-3 and they play the struggling 1-5 Cleveland Browns. Now, being fair, everyone expected this to be a really crap season, with 4 wins MAYBE. I didn't expect them to win more than 6. Too many questions. Mangini has done a great job. But come on. Did ANY Jet fan expect them to win? This was a classic "looking past these 1-5 clowns" game for them. And...they blew it. Classic. See? HERE is the difference between being taken seriously (5-3) and being mediocre (4-4). I've always said that the 4th game of the football season is the most important one of the year besides the first one. Are you 1-2? Hey, you win this and you are back to even. Lose? 1-3. You suck. Also works the other way. You're 2-1 and you can make a statement with this win. 3-1 raises eyebrows. 2-2 puts people to sleep. Leave it to the Jets to make the 8th game of the season this important...