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yankee87

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12. Jets- New York Sack Machine

Reply to Jilly_in_VA (Original post)

Sun Jan 21, 2024, 04:15 PM

Jan 2024

I’m old enough to remember when the Jets had a defensive line called the New York Sack Exchange.
Tearing up the games, if I remember, 10 - 1, then fell apart. Either lost first round or missed playoffs.
I believe the mid 80s.

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The NFL has never seen anything quite like the Eagles' warp-speed collapse [View all] Jilly_in_VA Jan 2024 OP

Iggles blew it stillers blew it Westren and Eastern Pennsylvania pronunciation 😂 Duncanpup Jan 2024 #1

100% correct on local pronunciation. In fact, I texted the following to a few friends on Monday. Probatim Jan 2024 #2

The Dolphins did the same thing the Eagles did this year. iscooterliberally Jan 2024 #3

To be fair Jilly_in_VA Jan 2024 #4

Former Eagle QB Norm Snead passed away 2 days ago underpants Jan 2024 #5

I didn't know that. Traded from the (then) Redskins to the Eagles for Sonny Jurgensen. rsdsharp Jan 2024 #7

IIRC Jurgensen was one of first modern passers. He could sling it. He always ended up in competition... brush Jan 2024 #8

He was a slinger. He played more like the AFL QBs of the time rsdsharp Jan 2024 #10

The loss to the 49ers was the beginning of the unravelling lapfog_1 Jan 2024 #6

I believe the same thing happened to the Eagles as happened to the Cowboys: Auggie Jan 2024 #9

I love it when teams with insufferable fan bases crash and burn and end up in the shit house AZLD4Candidate Jan 2024 #11

Jets- New York Sack Machine yankee87 Jan 2024 #12