*****The Official 2007 J-E-T-S JETS JETS JETS THREAD******

[Suigin406]

^^what a shame about ed, blow to the morale and i always enjoyed seeing him

[Mike Gallo]

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Also here's the info on Fireman Ed:

http://www.newsday.com/spo'Fireman Ed' out for the year?
Jim Baumbach
11:38 AM EDT, September 18, 2007


As if an 0-2 start and an injured Chad Pennington weren't enough of a bad omen, the Jets recently learned that 'Fireman Ed' – perhaps the NFL's most identifiable fan – could miss the entire season with a knee injury.

Ed Anzalone, who has long been attending games wearing a No. 42 jersey and a Jets fireman hat and boisterously leading the J-E-T-S chants, told Newsday yesterday he had surgery on his left knee Sept. 6 and does not expect to be attending games for at least the foreseeable future.

"I hurt it at a fire in the summer and I had to get it taken care of," said Anzalone, a New York City firefighter. "I have some issues, man. I have some herniations in my back, some in my neck. So I'm taking care of myself. I'm not up to par right now. I'd love to be at the games. But I have to get myself right before I go back there."

Anzalone has become such a mainstay at Jets games that his absence from their season opener against the Patriots two Sundays ago was noticed by many at Giants Stadium, including some team officials. He said the Jets later called him to find out why he wasn't there, and he told them he didn't know when he'd be back.

He would like to think he could make it back this year, but he wasn't making any Namath-esqe guarantees. Not when he knows rehab could take a while. "Hopefully I can get back before the end of the season, and they'll start winning," he said. "But if they lose every game, I'm still going to love them. That won't matter. I'm not a fair weather fan. I've been through a lot with them."

Anzalone refused to divulge the details of how he became injured, which was first reported by the Web site Jetsinsider.com. His tight-lipped stance would make coach Eric Mangini proud. "Some things are just private, but it's legit," he said. "I had surgery, and I'm going to need to get more things done … I'm up and moving a little better than I was. But I got crutches, cane, the whole bit. I just need to take care of myself right now."

He said he watches the games at home and has been giving away his lower-level tickets by the 10-yard line to various friends and family on a game-by-game basis. When he gets tempted to go to the game, he remembers that all it would take is one person jumping on his back in the crowd to further injure his knee, back and neck.

And, in case you're wondering, he wholeheartedly expects the J-E-T-S chants to continue in his absence. "Somebody has to pick up the slack, bro," he said. "When I get back there, I will, as soon as I can. But there's 80,000 people, I'm sure somebody can do it … Tell the fans somebody needs to pick the slack up."

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Thanks for the information, it did not dawn on me until sometime this week that I did not see him at the game.

[Miamipuck]

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well, happy to hear that thomas won't be playing (hopefully he feels better though)...

come on guys, way to early pass judgement on brick, give him some time, he may just be a bit slow at adjusting...

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Am I being hard on him? Yes. I expect good play out of our 4th overall pick, not to be physically dominated by 250 lb linebackers (Suggs)

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Suggs had 3 solo tackles with one assisted tackle and no sacks. That is not a physically dominant statline.

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Well I don't really need stats to see how Brick played as I watched the game twice. Brick looked bad; the pocket collapsed on his side many times. In addition, he doesn't really do anything to help out the running game. He really needs to put on 15 lbs, it sucks that LT is really the only position he can play on the line at this moment.

The O-line played terribly as a whole (except for Mangold who is a beast, and the one play where Clarke recovered the fumble) but I guess that's to be expected. The jailbreak blitzes caused too many problems and Clemens couldn't get rid of the ball in time.

BTW Degenerasian = me

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Funny how people can watch the same game and see the exact opposite.

First off it was probably the worst game I have ever seen Mangold play. Much of the pressure came in the middle, there were several plays that were busted because of pressure there.

As far as the pocket breaking down you can thank Clarke for that. How many times did Brick have to account for two guys coming through.

I pay particular attention to the O-line as do several other Jet fans that I know.(I mentioned other Jet fans because they came to the same conclusion.) I just do not see how anyone can watch that game and come away saying the line woes are because of him. I am defending him in this instance because I can not see how anyone can say he sucks and then say Mangold had a good game on Sunday. The problem both are having right now is compensating for the empty space between them. Yes Clarke is an empty space.

I am not saying Mangold sucks or anything because I think the exact opposite. However his game was poor this Sunday and the tape bears that out.

Also when Suggs was coming off the left side he was not a factor at all in the game. You can say what you want about stat lines but if it buoyed your argument I am sure you would not hesitate to use them.

I guess we agree to disagree which is cool. Except the 15 pound poor run blocking part.

He is going to be a more than adequate LT especially when he matures and puts on that weight. The main problem right now (with Mangold too) is compensating for the load of crap, commonly referred to as the other 3 guys on the OL.

[Tokyo!!]

I've met Fireman Ed. He's a super nice guy and is awesome. I really hope he gets better soon, cause its always great to see him there supporting the JETS baby!

[Veecee]

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well, happy to hear that thomas won't be playing (hopefully he feels better though)...

come on guys, way to early pass judgement on brick, give him some time, he may just be a bit slow at adjusting...

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Am I being hard on him? Yes. I expect good play out of our 4th overall pick, not to be physically dominated by 250 lb linebackers (Suggs)

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Suggs had 3 solo tackles with one assisted tackle and no sacks. That is not a physically dominant statline.

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Well I don't really need stats to see how Brick played as I watched the game twice. Brick looked bad; the pocket collapsed on his side many times. In addition, he doesn't really do anything to help out the running game. He really needs to put on 15 lbs, it sucks that LT is really the only position he can play on the line at this moment.

The O-line played terribly as a whole (except for Mangold who is a beast, and the one play where Clarke recovered the fumble) but I guess that's to be expected. The jailbreak blitzes caused too many problems and Clemens couldn't get rid of the ball in time.

BTW Degenerasian = me

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Funny how people can watch the same game and see the exact opposite.

First off it was probably the worst game I have ever seen Mangold play. Much of the pressure came in the middle, there were several plays that were busted because of pressure there.

As far as the pocket breaking down you can thank Clarke for that. How many times did Brick have to account for two guys coming through.

I pay particular attention to the O-line as do several other Jet fans that I know.(I mentioned other Jet fans because they came to the same conclusion.) I just do not see how anyone can watch that game and come away saying the line woes are because of him. I am defending him in this instance because I can not see how anyone can say he sucks and then say Mangold had a good game on Sunday. The problem both are having right now is compensating for the empty space between them. Yes Clarke is an empty space.

I am not saying Mangold sucks or anything because I think the exact opposite. However his game was poor this Sunday and the tape bears that out.

Also when Suggs was coming off the left side he was not a factor at all in the game. You can say what you want about stat lines but if it buoyed your argument I am sure you would not hesitate to use them.

I guess we agree to disagree which is cool. Except the 15 pound poor run blocking part.

He is going to be a more than adequate LT especially when he matures and puts on that weight. The main problem right now (with Mangold too) is compensating for the load of crap, commonly referred to as the other 3 guys on the OL.

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OK that's fair, I respect that. From what I remember Mangold was battling Ngata very tough. One thing for sure is that Clement played awful, and Clarke was terrible (other than his fumble recovery, which Kendall's lazy ass never would have done). Ferguson and the whole left side didn't handle bull rushes well.

[Magra]

Big week for us. I'm not gonna be happy unless we destroy the Dolphins. This is a game that everything needs to get working, and get us prepared for a stretch of must win if we want to get playoffs. I'll be watching Brick a lot, if he can contain JT for this game, it should be much easier on Pennington. If he starts struggling, we need to get Baker over there to help him out (Or that new TE, Ryan i think?? heard he is a good blocker)

Expecting Tjones breaking 100 yards, Penny with no INTs and 2 TDs. Hoping for atleast 3 sacks, and maybe an INT or two( Revis's, first??) Lets go jets!

[MattSuspect]

Passed up tickets to the game for stupid poker related [censored], have my rhodes jersey on right now. BIG GAME!

[brettbrettr]

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Passed up tickets to the game for stupid poker related [censored], have my rhodes jersey on right now. BIG GAME!

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That is dumb. They're honoring Chrebet at halftime. Jets score 30 today. Fins score 26 or less.

Re: Jason Taylor, we should not double him if Brick struggles. We should Double him immediately and hope *both* guys don't struggle.

[THAY3R]

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[Veecee]

God Leon Washington is such a stud. This guy needs the rock.