Happy New Year.

That sentiment was issued a few times at Weeb Ewbank Hall today, both as a holiday greeting and coincidentally as a wish for better times for the Jets on this interface day between the disappointing 2007 season just ended and the hopes for the 2008 that is just ahead.

The ritual for "baggie day" the day after an NFL season ends is for all players to take trash bags to lockers, sa… More

Normally in this spot I try to bring together some main theme of what the players are talking about in the Jets' postgame locker room. And to be sure, there was a consensus that the Jets were proud of each other for coming out of the game with the 13-10 overtime win over the Chiefs today, and how important it was for them to end this forlorn season with a victory.

But all of that gets superseded … More

The Jets win the OT coin toss, much to the approval of Brad Kassell, who lets out a Texas-style "Awwright!" over ref Larry Nemmers' mike. Soon Leon Washington squirms to the Jets 30 and OT is under way.

Thomas Jones bursts off right guard for 9 yards, then Kellen Clemens keeps and the Jets' first — and, they hope, the only — series of the fifth period continues. Then a nice play-fake and a 13-yar… More

Neither offense can do anything. The Chiefs get to the Jets 37 at the top of the final frame, only to fall back to the 49 when David Harris blitzes and takes down Brodie Croyle for the Green & White's second sack of the game.

Then the Jets get the next Dustin Colquitt punt and Leon Washington immediately bursts free for a 22-yard run, but three more Leon runs fail to reach the stick and Ben Grah… More

Neither offense can do anything. The Chiefs get to the Jets 37 at the top of the final frame, only to fall back to the 49 when David Harris blitzes and takes down Brodie Croyle for the Green & White's second sack of the game.

Then the Jets get the next Dustin Colquitt punt and Leon Washington immediately bursts free for a 22-yard run, but three more Leon runs fail to reach the stick and Ben Graha… More