So what does the 2014 season hold for the New York Jets? Here to break it down is NFL Network Analyst Michael Irvin. You pretty much know that the New England Patriots will own the division, but who will be the biggest threat?
It’s fitting that the NFL Network has both Deion Sanders and Michael Irvin as part of their on-air talent roster. Both of these phenomenal athletes helped define what today’s NFL truly is with their physical talents and outsized personalities. Sanders (exclusive with Neon Deion here) and Irvin established the precedent of what a National Football League superstar must be in today’s mass-marketed, mass media landscape.
To my younger readers, I hope you realize that without Neon Deion or Irvin, who came into the league at almost the exact time a quarter century ago, you just don’t have a Terrell Owens, Chad Johnson, Richard Sherman or Darrelle Revis.
The New England Patriots discussion with Michael Irvin starts right around the 8:10 mark in this podcast and runs until the very end of the segment. Irvin pointed out how Mark Sanchez looks like a different QB now with some actual receivers, and he refuses to label Stephen Hill a bust. (Here’s more on Hill)
Michael Irvin then pointed out how the greatest asset for the New York Jets is also their greatest liability.
“Rex Ryan, great defensive coach, great asset because he thinks his defense can win all the time without a good offense, and it ain’t gonna happen with Tom Brady in that division,” Irvin said.
“If you had any kind of a sustainable offense you would have a chance.”
Have a listen below.
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