It was just two weeks ago that MetLife Stadium was home to a two-day football-palooza (as coined here at least) which was going to alter the course of the sport in this city (as claimed here) and usher in an age of excitement (here) and joy (here again) for the many downtrodden fans of the two franchises who call it home.
Two short weeks. Two very long short weeks.
The Giants and Jets will reprise their double dip of prime-time home games this coming weekend, only now, the most intriguing story line among them seems to be whether the biggest pop star in the world will show up to root on Kansas City’s tight end on Sunday night.
Swift? Yep, that is exactly what the twin demises of the two actual tenants of MetLife have been.
We’ve been rooked. Jobbed. Swindled and bamboozled.
It wasn’t supposed to be like this.
But here we are, once again forced to watch Zach Wilson try to salvage his career and the Jets’ hopes of contending with a roster that is otherwise poised for success. Once again subjected to watching the Giants defense pretend to tackle opponents and the O-line fail to block for Daniel Jones.
And once again we’ll have to watch both on national television, the Jets facing the defending Super Bowl champs who are coming off a 41-10 drubbing of the Bears on Sunday night and the Giants hosting Geno Smith and the Seahawks on Monday.
These two seasons took almost immediate nosedives in their opening minutes, the Giants having their field goal blocked and returned for a touchdown by the Cowboys, the Jets watching Aaron Rodgers’ lower leg explode on his fourth play in their uniform.
If not for a thrilling punt return by Jets rookie Xavier Gipson and one half of MVP-caliber play from Jones against the Cardinals, both teams could very easily be 0-3 right now. As it is, they are both 1-2 and facing existential issues in Week 4 of a 17-game season.
The Jets are the bigger disappointment. They are the ones who crowed about crows — remember…
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