Before I take a bite out of the apple

and head to New York in eight hours, I have a couple of things to say.

1) First and foremost, without going into detail, prayer has got to make a difference. And when groups of people do it sincerely, it can make a huge difference.

2) Why do DVD players on TV's and computers wear out so quickly?

3) The New York Jets are going to have a double DVD set released on August 7. Supposedly, there will be 2 DVD's highlighting this franchise. Now, are there really enough good moments in Jets history to fill up two DVD's? Come on. These are the Chicago Cubs of football. At least the Cubs have their own stadium! But they never get to the big game and break your heart with the way they lose and screw themselves up.

Here's what it should be. Disc 1 can be the good moments. The change from the Titans to the Jets, Joe Namath, the one Super Bowl, the Sack Exchange, Parcells' brief resurrection of the franchise, Curtis Martin, the Monday Night Miracle, and Eric Mangini coming in last year.

The other disc can be all the ageda. Think about the chapters:
1) The peple we lost: Verlon Biggs, John Riggins, not being able to pull off the trade for Brett Favre the year he was drafted, Dennis Byrd getting paralyzed, Al Toon having to retire because of concussions, Vinny Testaverde tearing his Achilles in Week 1 in 1998 when we were supposed to win the whole thing, and of course, Bill Belichick quitting to coach New England and win all those titles.

2) The draft choice busts: Kenny O'Brien (over Dan Marino), Johnny Lam Jones, Kyle Brady(over Warren Sapp), Blair Thomas (over Emmitt Smith), Russell Carter, Roger Vick, etc.

3) And of course, the heartbreaking games: The 1982 Mud Bowl loss to Miami for the AFC title, the 1985 Cleveland double OT playoff debacle, the losses against Detroit and Houston that cost us playoff spots in Week 17 in two separate years, the 1994 Fake Spike game, the 1998 AFC championship loss in Denver, and Doug Brien's missed field goals in Pittsburgh.

Of course, I will be buying it nonetheless. I'd better get a few hours of sleep before I have to wake up. Later.