Neil Best first worked at Newsday in 1982, then returned in 1985. His SportsWatch column debuted in 2005.
SANTA CLARA, Calif. — Was is it the start of an era, or only a fleeting, mid-December amusement starring two bad football teams in a half-empty stadium?
Ask a time-traveling Jets fan from 2020, or maybe next summer.
For now, all we have to go on is what we witnessed from Bryce Petty at Levi’s Stadium Sunday, and it was . . . interesting. And promising. And entertaining.
And it gave us a reason to show up and/or tune in on Saturday night when he gets his next try against the visiting Dolphins, more so than another start by Ryan Fitzpatrick, at least.