How Much Does the Preseason Game Against the New York Giants Mean to You?
by John B on Aug 24, 2011 12:00 PM EDT
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PrintI am interested to see how much people care about this weekend's annual preseason contest between the Jets and the Giants. It is back to its traditional spot as the third preseason contest in which the starters traditionally see the most action. That adds a bit of intensity to the game.
Whenever the Giants and Jets meet, it brings headlines. There are natural comparisons between the teams since they play in the same stadium and have allegiances that split a lot of friends and families. Rex Ryan fanned the flames a bit in his book by calling the Giants the little brother of the city, which apparently got under the skin of a Giants PR guy.
This game also seems to mean a ton to Brandon Jacobs. How about you? It really does not mean anything to me. Nothing is really on the line. If it was, starters would go the whole way.
I understand a lot of people on both sides disagree, but I really do not consider Giants-Jets to be a big rivalry. They never compete for anything. They are in opposite conferences so there are no Playoff spots on the line. They have never played in a Super Bowl against each other. When they take the field on Christmas Eve, it will probably be the only time they see each other in a game that means anything between 2008 and 2014. Heck, it would even be different if they played each other late every season and potentially could knock each other out of the Playoffs. I do have friends who root for the Giants, but I have friends who root for a lot of other teams too.
What do you think of the preseason game and Jets-Giants in general?
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If this was any other season, it would mean something, but because we play them during the regular season, that means everything. I can’t wait for that game…
+1
This preseason game is not as important, bragging right wise, due to the regular season game. However, I find that our game against the Giants is always our most important preseason game since we usually play them the third week, resulting in the starters getting a lot of time.
Totally agree
In fact, a part of me would almost rather see us lose this so the Giants are a little more over confident when we meet in the regular season. I just realized that the regular season game is on Christmas eve and I will be spending it with my brother who is a Giants fan. If the Jets lose, Santa may not be getting him anything.
by OldJetsFanatic on Aug 24, 2011 2:06 PM EDT up reply actions
I think it depends on whether you have friends or family who are Giants fans. I like seeing the Jets win and Giants lose just to see my friend’s reaction. I saw him on Monday, and the first thing he said was, big deal the Jets beat the Bengals. But when I said good luck tonight, he was like, what for? He didn’t even realize his team was playing that night.
and the HOLMES of the... JETS!!!
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Stay healthy.
Stay healthy.
Stay healthy.
Stay healthy.
Stay healthy.
Thats what this game means to me.
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I don't even want the Jets starters out there
In case the Giants bad luck is contagious. Seriously, they’re dropping like flies.
by NYJALLFINGDAY on Aug 24, 2011 1:35 PM EDT up reply actions
A little.
Normally I’ll watch with my giants fans friends, but since they actually play each other during the season, it’s not as intense as it would be. I’m still excited to watch, as I hate the giants. It’s not saying much, but if there’s one preseason game I want to win, it’s this one
by devilsjets14 on Aug 24, 2011 12:23 PM EDT via mobile reply actions
Eh (Shoulder shrug)
Since we play them in the regular season this year I’mg like whatever, normal preseason game for me.
by Vegas Jets Fan on Aug 24, 2011 12:24 PM EDT reply actions
Just another game
I’ve always been indifferent to the Giants, however, ever since they knocked off the 18-0 Patriots in the Superbowl, I’ve been a fan of theirs. I’m not sure I ever rooted harder for a non-Jet team than I did for the Giants in that Superbowl.
I feel really bad for them that their secondary has sustained another big injury. At this point, I’m looking for two things in this game:
1) Both teams, as Charlielsles just put it, “Stay healthy”
2) See how our offensive line looks against one of the league’s best defensive lines
As far a rivalry goes, I don’t think there is one. We’ve not really played for anything meaningful in recent history. As far as bragging rights go, who cares. I want the Jets to win a Superbowl and then another one each successive year thereafter. If/when the Giants become an impediment to that goal, then it will become a rivalry. Until then, I wish the G-Men luck – just not this week or on Christmas Eve.
by bloglikeajet on Aug 24, 2011 12:25 PM EDT reply actions 1 recs
Big.
Because I like to tell my friends the Jets are NY’s football team currently and not the Giants. Please, win 3 more SB’s.
Go Cowboys/Jets.
Residing on the BEast Coast.
I hate the Giants
I would rather beat them then the Pats and Miami. They think they are a big deal in this town, when now the are only the little brother. Their fans are overblown windbags.
Every team (except the Jets of course) has some fans that are overblown windbags
If your goal is to win Superbowl, then you should rather beat the Pats. Statistically, we will have the best chance win the Superbowl if we first earn a 1st round playoff bye. To do that, we need to win the division. To win the division, our most important games to win are those against teams within our division, namely the Pats.
If and when we win a Superbowl, I doubt you’ll care what they think.
by bloglikeajet on Aug 24, 2011 12:41 PM EDT up reply actions
Fixd
Every team (except especially the Jets of course) has some fans that are overblown windbags
6/10/2010 - Tra Thomas signs with the Chargers
8/21/2010 - Tra Thomas retires.
That was fast.
Hey! I resemble that remark!
I may not be the most noble of men but in a town of lepers, im the one with the most fingers.
Giant LB'z SUCK!!? Mark Herzlich, Greg Jones,Spencer Paysinger...Maybe not..
The Giants fans think they're the dominant NY football team.
They think their ranked 2nd behind the Yankees. I doubt that. I see plenty of Jets fans. Also I think the Knicks have more fans. Football is America’s sport, but that doesn’t mean the Yankees aren’t NY’s team.
Residing on the BEast Coast.
For me I love both teams because the rep NYC and I love my New York teams, knicks,Met, Yankee,Rangers,Islanders, and JK teams as well. When the Giants won the SB, I was at the parade. When Yankee won, I was there. Now Im rooting for the Jets to win it all.
If no injuries are sustained, I would be happy and that would be a good game for me. So I would say big up to New York and New Jersey on this one, let’s have fun my people.
NJ Devils and I thought te Jets and the Giants are New Jersey teams too… oops my bad.
by overloadblitz on Aug 24, 2011 5:13 PM EDT up reply actions
All this game means to me
is a chance/risk to watch some guys develop/get hurt.
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When I was a kid my dad would get season tickets through his company and one year we’d go to Jets games and the next year we’d go to Giants games. I grew up rooting for both. So whenever we went to a preseason game of the Jets vs the Giants I never knew who to root for! I remember being so torn so I just rooted for the loser to make some awesome play to win the game at the last second and make it exciting. I was so confused! If you look at pictures of me as a kid of have a Giants 1988 penant right next to the Jets penant above my bed. I have autographs from both teams.. LT and Al Toon… So games like this are always fun. It gives me an opportunity to be nice and buy my dad a ticket to see both of his teams play each other for relatively cheap.
At some point I decided to be more of a Jets fan than a Giants fan because they were always the underdogs and I DESPISE the Patriots more than any other team.. but I do have a special place in my heart for the Giants. But you’re right.. there’s no rivalry. Usually it’s just a bunch of friends sitting around watching a game where you have almost everyone you know rooting for somebody. I think it just makes it fun. But again.. it’s Preseason… all I really care about is peeps staying healthy.
I think Jim Leonhard should be in the next Nike "Boom" Commercial or at least the next time he makes one of those tackles he needs to jump up with a can of Kool-Aid and shout "Oh yeah".
I had a very similar situation
but I picked the Jets over the Giants day one.
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Many times I've had to do this.
Only I chose
Yankees over Mets
Cowboys over Jets
Islanders over Devils/Rangers
Here’s my story.
Cowboys vs. Jets game 2003 at the Meadowlands. My Dad is a Cowboys fan and got tickets from his Jets fan friend who gave us tickets around the 50 yard line. They were perfect and first level, but about 18 rows back. My Dad tells me I was previously an Oakland Raiders fan. lol. But Dallas won 17-6 and I became a Cowboys fan. I always liked the Jets 2nd to Dallas though, but my fandom for the Cowboys is so much more. First game of the year’s going to hurt, but it’s good to get it over with for the next 4 years.
Residing on the BEast Coast.
u guys can have this one
I’ll take the W in week 16s game. And a big ol’
praise the lord to the football gods for all to stay healthy.
I may not be the most noble of men but in a town of lepers, im the one with the most fingers.
Giant LB'z SUCK!!? Mark Herzlich, Greg Jones,Spencer Paysinger...Maybe not..
Nothing
I don’t care who we play in the preseason. I want to win every game because even though we don’t game plan, we should still execute plays and such. The teams we play don’t matter though.
Clear eyes, full hearts, can't lose
The game is only useful for smacktalk purposes
Otherwise it’s just another game against another team in the preseason. I want them to win, but idc if they don’t.
This game is still BIG
Despite the recent success of the Jets over that of the Giants the past 2 seasons, this is still a Giants area for the most part…or it at least seems that way. Jets need to still beat this team…whether it’s preseason game or regular season game. To the media, easy for them to spin a Jets loss any number of ways. And should they lost the preseason game then go on to lost the regular season game…ouch….the media will make a big stink of it then it should be, even if the Jets have a #1 seed locked by that that XMas eve game.
For the players, I do think it means something. For the Jets players, it’s a chance to beat up on what most believe to be the class organization in NY between the two teams. For Giants players, it’s just another chance to beat up on what they think is a second rate team. When the Nets got good for that 6 year stretch with Kidd, they didn’t care if it was pre-season game or regular season game….every game vs. the Knicks was big and they blew out the Knicks every single time. Now look at what Tuck is saying about the new “Metlife stadium” name, he said arrogantly, “What!?!, it’s still Giants stadium”.
So yeah, even the pre-season matchup is important between these two teams.
It's bigger for giant fans than jet fans. I have a friend who talks all day about last years meeting. Not too big. Week 16 is the day.
by jets4life24 on Aug 24, 2011 1:56 PM EDT via mobile reply actions
not really
we’d prefer not to play one starter and lose. better yet just forfeit the game. you can have it.
Yes, I am a Giants fan. Now that we got that out of the way....
IMPEACH DOLAN!!!!
I will not - lose! -Jay Z-
nah, they'll just tear ligaments in there fingers
Yes, I am a Giants fan. Now that we got that out of the way....
IMPEACH DOLAN!!!!
I will not - lose! -Jay Z-
More then other preseason games...which is still not much.
The only thing im really excited to see is how our offense and more specifically our O Line handles what could be one of the best d lines in football (hate to say it!). And we all know its a little sweeter when you can stick your success right in someones face! #guiltypleasure
It means alot
Last year while watching it. WR # 3 for the Giants torched the Jets in the second half. I don’t even remember his name (Victor something), but I remember the performance because it was a Jets Giants game. The battering that Eli Manning took was like an early Christmas treat that the Giants were going to get beat up all night and the Jets would be dominant during the season. This one I’m hoping Aaron Maybin steals the show.
I want to win because its a game and we should.
but that being said I could care less, its the regular season game I want to see them win in.
And the home of the .... JETS!!!
Now lets get a G-D snack!!!
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Very little to nothing
This is a rivalry in the very loosest sense of the word. There’s no history of animosity like Oakland/San Fran. It isn’t city vs city like Houston/Dallas. It’s a pre-season game against the neighbors, most of whom we still like. I was a one-man cheering crew in my section I think it was two years ago (I’m a loud mofo) and no one gave me or my friend any shit.
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by Cory Braiterman on Aug 24, 2011 6:08 PM EDT reply actions
Looks like it might be a monsoon...
As of right now Hurricane Irene is forecast to be in the NYC area on Sunday. Might be 2nd straight Jets game in the pouring rain.
i know it's preseason
as long as we don’t have any pennington-like injuries, i realy don’t care. however, i do live with giant fans, and any win is welcomed. we have a long time untill the real game in 4 months from now, and who knows whats going to be on the line then.
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"we the mets are an improved ball club, now we lose in extra innings"-casy stengel
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he's gone!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!OLLIE PEREZ IS GONE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
i care about week 16
We are in another atmosphere. You're just in the Troposhere we in the Exospere. In other words the JETS are higher than you!
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