By Jason Keidel
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The Giants and Jets have always been a before-and-after photo.
The Jets are the unkempt, unemployed bachelor who camps on the couch and gorges on potato chips and ice cream. The Giants are the after, the ideal, the sculpted, non-smoking aristocrats, who do everything in moderation, marry the dream girl, and rise up the ranks of industry.
Football often espouses parity, yet the same teams win and the same teams fail. Among the buffet of forlorn franchises are are the Lions, who haven’t won since the 1950s; the Browns and Eagles, who haven’t won a world title since the 1960s; and the Bills, Chargers, and Falcons, who are still seeking their first Super Bowl titles.