Bob Glauber
Glauber has been Newsday's national football columnist since 1992. He was Newsday's football writer covering the Jets and
BUFFALO
Their NFL pedigrees are polar opposites — one was the first overall pick in 1987; the other was a seventh-round afterthought nearly two decades later — yet Vinny Testaverde and Ryan Fitzpatrick share a common bond that will forever link them in Jets history.
It was 17 years ago that Testaverde, whose career had been marked by so many unfulfilled expectations, enjoyed his best season as he came off the bench to lead the Jets to a dramatic playoff run that ended oh-so-close to a Super Bowl berth.