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It’s officially “Geno Time” in the Big Apple these days. After a nail biting 30-28 victory over the Falcons this past monday night, Geno Smith and the New York Jets have gotten off to a 3 and 2 start surprising most of the sports world. Many people including ESPN claimed that the Jets were actually the bottom feeders of the NFL, ranking them number 32 out of 32 teams before the season began.

The success of the Jets so far this season can be attributed to the stellar play of the teams defensive unit, and also from the rookie quarterback Geno Smith. Against the Falcons subpar defense lead by former Giant Osi Umenyiora, Smith had 16 completions out of 20 passing attempts for 199 yards and 3 touchdowns. He also lead the Jets downfield on the final drive of the game that set up Nick Folk for the game winning 43 yard field goal.

If Geno and the Jets continue to come out with performances like this one, the boy’s in green will soon definitely prove their many doubters wrong.

Linsanity has officially enter Manila. Jeremy Lin has become a international superstar in the making since his breakout game with the Knicks last February. Lin has especially been popular in Asia where a huge amount of devoted fans  wait to see him. Linsanity has swept through Manila where the Rockets will pay their first preseason game. Jeremy immediately is mobbed by a swarm of fans everywhere he goes. For many fans in Asia its as if Linsanity never went away. Jeremy Lin is easily one of the most popular basketball players overseas.

Eli Manning was considered an elite quarterback by many people in the NFL after the two Super Bowl wins; however his performance from the past weeks, disappoints many. Eli Manning is known for his comeback wins during the 4th quarter in multiple games, include the two Super Bowl XLII and XLVI. Author Bill Pennington in “Powerhouse to Punch Line, N.F.C. East Is in Free Fall,” states that it is stunning how bad the Giants have been, and the New York Giants fans can totally agree. The Giants are being compared to the 1954 Chicago Cardinals, a team that won a total of 33 games in the 1950s. From the looks of it the Giants will continue to play just as bad as they have been the first five games, letting the opponents score 31 points or more.

Andrew Luck has been more than giving the Colts a lot of luck since they drafted him last year. Luck has helped Indianapolis go from a 2-14 season to an 11-5 turnaround. His statistics having only been improving.  He has become one of the most underrated players in the league. Author Chase Stuart in “Luck’s Effect on Colts Transcends His Statistics,” points out that Luck has a league leading third down QBR of 97.6 as well as the most value production running for any quarterback. Thanks to Luck the Colts are now serious contenders for the Super Bowl. It looks like the Colts made the right choice drafting Andrew because they definitely needed a whole lot of luck.