Sorry, I wasn’t sure just how many a’s and y’s to put in the title to convey the proper level of sarcasm for Jets WR Braylon Edwards’ incredibly lame prediction. Five seemed too many, and three not enough. So I settled on four.
Got a problem with that?
Edwards, king of the dropped passes, is pulling a Joe Namath. Sort of. Namath predicted a Jets win in Super Bowl III, and delivered as promised. It became part of NFL legend, and helped cement Namath’s status as one of the game’s all-time greats.
Braylon Edwards on the other hand, is a talented WR who couldn’t catch gonorrhea from a whore. That’s my clever way of saying he has bad hands. And it’s a safe bet to say that Edwards will never be considered in the same class as Joe Namath, drunk antics and all.
But that didn’t stop Edwards from making a bold prediction about the Jets upcoming week 17 game with the Cincinnati Bengals. It’s simple for the Jets–win and you’re in.
And, according to Edwards, that’s exactly what the Jets are gonna do.
“We won’t lose this game. We want it too bad,” Edwards said. “You can just talk to the guys and get a feel. You can listen to (coach Rex Ryan‘s) conviction when he talks to us.”
Go on.
“Guys are serious about winning this game,” he said. “Guys aren’t talking about New Year’s Eve. Guys aren’t talking about family. All guys are talking about is the playoffs … beating Cincinnati. I’m convinced this team is 100% in. I don’t think we can lose this game from the mindset we have right now, the attitude we have. I just don’t see it.”
Wow. That is some serious shit. Edwards better bring his “A” game on Sunday, and back up his prediction.
Or not. See, chances are the Jets are going to be facing the Bengals second-stringers, seeing that Cincy has zero to play for and will definitely be resting their starters. Oh, and those second-stringers–yeah, they’ll probably be laying down so that the Jets, and not the division rival Steelers, sneak their way into the playoffs.
Basically what I’m saying here is that even a dickweed like me could’ve made the same lame-ass prediction, but thanks anyway Braylon Edwards, a.k.a. Captain Obvious.
Think how ridiculous I’ll look if the Bengals roll the Jets on Sunday, though.
[USA Today, Image via Wikipedia]
