Fred Smerlas..."The Jets are a fraud"
 

Bills fan here, this was a refreshing read as it was something different from the daily media hype of the New York Bretts

I cant believe actually gonna say this but I am rooting for the Pats over the Jets this Sun!




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Smerlas: Jets are 'frauds'

September 12, 2008 5:57 PM

Posted by ESPN.com's Tim Graham

I had the pleasure of speaking to Fred Smerlas on Friday afternoon. Let me correct that. I had the pleasure of listening to him.

Smerlas, a five-time Pro Bowl defensive tackle, is a riveting gabber. We covered a bunch of topics, among them his AFC East predicitions now that Tom Brady has thrown his last pass of 2008.

Perhaps not surprisingly, he sees the division coming down to the Buffalo Bills and New England Patriots, a pair of teams he played for. He also takes exception to much of the media anointing the New York Jets the new team to beat.

"The Jets are frauds," Smerlas said from his office in Marlboro, Mass. "They barely beat Miami, a team that absolutely sucks. I've watched tape of [the Dolphins], and they're in trouble. The Jets had a hard time with them.

"Brett Favre is going off the cuff in the huddle. Favre, that pass he threw [a 22-yard desperation lob to Chansi Stuckey] was a punt. It turned into a touchdown, and they win by six points."

Compared to Favre, Smerlas said Bills QB Trent Edwards "is a much more structured player. [Marshawn] Lynch is a good running back. Their O-line is good. Their defense is better. Buffalo is balanced on offense, defense, special teams."

But Smerlas isn't about to give up on the Patriots either.

"So who's going to be there? The Patriots and the Bills will be there in the end."

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Pssst...Evan - I don't know if you know this, but Fred Smerlas is a bigger Pats homer than everyone on this board. It's all good though; I love Freddie!!

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BAh bababababababababa Pats rule Brady is God BABABABABABABABa

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I'm the Mayor of Homerville. Fred is President of Homer Nation.:rofl:

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Love Freddie .. especially when him and DeOssie are together. Fred is extremely astute and misses nothing ... his comments got me revved up a bit more.

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The thing is, he's right. If Favre tries to pull that crap against a real defense, he'll get killed. Jets go 0-4 versus the Pats and Bills this season.

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I have to be honest here. I am a true Pats fan, but I am impressed with the strides the Bills have made over the past couple years. They are definatley a good team, and look to get better. I hope we can sweep them this year, but it would not surprise me to split the series with them.

But the Jests and the "Fins? yeah... not so good.

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we all hate the jets but i really dont get this logic of jets are a fraud logic just because we dislike them...and just because they barely beat a bad miami team in miami. we too struggled to win in the end against KC and their backup QB.if you ignore the green color and see their players ..they are talented. no longer dwayne robertson and victor hobson and vilma play for them . they have players they believe fit their scheme with jenkins,pace and harris. revis and rhodes are very good in the secondary and they have addressed their o line also.
the jets may struggle but iam not sure what they needed to do more than they did to try and compete .iam glad they threw all this money and brought in favre because it sets them back after 1 or 2 yrs again but this team is good now.cant say that they almost held on against miami but say we played red zone D against KC. if we think we will improve as the season , they can too.
personally i like the bills a lot but they havent made the playoffs in 7-8 yrs now. lets wait.

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Yeah, I like that Bills team this year. I was not surprised at all with the way they handled Seattle. Of course, I think people have been overrating the Seahawks as well... their offense is going to be bad this year, very bad. But that Buffalo defense is stout, and if Edwards can just protect the ball and keep the offense balanced, they should make the playoffs.

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Who said the Jets are frauds because we dislike them? No one I've heard has made that claim. I think they're frauds because of my opinion of their talent, their coach and their quarterback. Jenkins has been nothing but a fat, injured load for years, Pace has done nothing during his career to make me believe he'll suddenly become and impact player, Revis and his tight hips and poor lateral agility should be a safety, and Favre is maybe the most overrated player ever. I like Kerry Rhodes and David Harris, but they aren't going to be enough to put this Jets team over the top. They also need to contend with the fact that their "franchise" left tackle, D'Bustashaw, has regressed steadily since he came into the league.