New York Nightmare for Gang Green; Desert Delight for the Soaring Skeltons

Ouch.

The Jets sure know a thing or two about making life difficult for themselves.

In a derby fixture that Gang Green must be getting used to losing, the New York Jets Quarterback controversy continued.

Mark Sanchez and Tim Tebow both saw field time, but neither managed to impress. Okay, so they were playing the World Champions, but the New York Giants are not the Steelers of the Patriots, who we can rely on turning up for big contests, nor are they a team that has anything to prove right now.

The Giants must be feeling pretty comfortable in their own skin to beat their fiercest rivals without breaking a sweat in a game that meant little to New York's juiciest apple.

Tebow threw for 69 yards and no scores. Sanchez threw for 59 yards and gave the ball away. The Giants did nothing spectacular and still came out of top by a lop-sided score of 26-3.

The Jets have a lot of work to do. And someone in that organisation needs to teach those boys how to throw a football (preferably to someone in green and white).

Out in California, the desert birds (the Arizona Cardinals) beat the home team (the Oakland Raiders) in a tasty match-up that saw last year's super-sub, John Skelton, throw 3 passes, complete them all and toss a touchdown with the third. Coach Whisenhunt pulled him thereafter, seemingly unwilling to allow the possibility of Skelton's confidence being dented.

It seems probable, judging by Whisenhunt's actions, that Skelton will be the starter for the Cards come week one, and Kevin Kolb will continue his prolific career as a bench warmer with raw talent. So raw, in fact, is Kolb's talent, that it would give you salmonella if ingested. He's got something, but right now it looks like a serious case of the yips.

At least his bank balance will soften the blow. I hope.