How could a general manager reigning over a 9-23 team receive near-universal applause for his efforts to date?
Many New York Jets pessimists ask that very question daily. After all, what has Joe Douglas actually done for the green professional football team residing in Northern New Jersey?
It’s not as if the Jets have experienced the Canyon of Heroes as of late. Hell, parties would break out from Clifton, NJ to Hempstead, NY if the team captures just eight wins in the NFL’s new 17-game regular-season schedule.
So, yeah … understanding the plight of the old-school, wait-for-the-other-shoe-to-drop Jets fan is important when evaluating the team Joe Benigno, Rich Eisen and Larry David root for with an anxious and neurotic undertone.