“We’re gonna win the game. I guarantee it.”
Not since shortly after Joe Namath’s bold declaration while drunk at the Miami Touchdown Club has there been so much hype surrounding the New York Jets. Sure, 1998 and 2010 were nice moments, but Vinny Testaverde and Mark Sanchez were not anyone’s idea of a franchise quarterback. Now, the Jets have their guy in Aaron Rodgers.
And that puts the pressure on.
Robert Saleh’s profanity-laced avowal that he hates being told that his team played hard echoes the sentiments of Jets players and fans everywhere.