SOMEWHERE IN NEW JERSEY – Covering football in New York when both teams are successful can be one of the most energizing media assignments around the league. Sitting in the MetLife Stadium press box on Christmas Eve 2010 when Victor Cruz rolled 99 yards for a touchdown felt like so much more than a highlight; it was a moment that changed the direction of two franchises, propelling the Giants to the Super Bowl and leading the Jets to the drawn-out, catastrophic end of the Rex Ryan era.
When both teams are bad, you just look forward to the New York Post headlines—“The Big Crapple,” anyone?