With the addition of pads, the overall testosterone level in camp will increase.
Guys fighting for jobs start fighting teammates.
For quite a few, they are trying to accomplish their dreams. Making an NFL roster. Hits will be harder, aggression higher.
Hopefully, the Jets band of 90 hopefuls avoid major injuries.
One of the most depressing training camp injuries in Jet history was when Carl Lawson tore his Achilles tendon during a joint practice with the Pack.
That injury stopped the whole Jet universe in its tracks. What a punch to the gut.
Lawson was having an unbelievable camp, he was unstoppable.
Pads also mean, preseason games are approaching.
The Jets first matchup will be against the Buccaneers on Friday, August 14th. That’s really not that far away.
That will be followed by a game on the 21st against the Steelers.
Two interesting weekend notes from the Steeler’s training camp in Latrobe, Pa.
According to reports, it appears that Drew Allar is having an excellent camp comparable to Klubnink’s.
From the “Dumbest Thing I ever heard from an NFL team’s training camp department”, it appears that a mini brawl erupted among Steeler fans who started pushing each other in an attempt to get players autographs. The stupidity never ends. Nothing beats getting into an altercation for a David Clowney autograph.
To our Brigade members who love salary cap numbers, try this one on for size.
NFL most-expensive offenses: Jets rank in unsurprising position
The New York Jets have invested in their offense this offseason, however, their ranking on the list of the NFL's most and least expensive units in the NFL heading into the 2026 season is unsurprising.
The Jets have a new-look offense. It is led by quarterback Geno Smith, who the team traded for earlier this offseason.
Smith comes to New York with a reasonable contract that has a $3 million salary cap hit and approximately $19M in cash attached to it. Compare that to Patrick Mahomes, who has a NFL leading $63M on his deal in 2026.
Aside from Smith, the Jets added several other pieces to their offense as of late, however, many such as first-round rookies Omar Cooper Jr. and Kenyon Sadiq as still on their affordable rookie contracts.
In the end, the Jets enter the 2026 season with the second least-expensive offense in the league at a clip of $97M according to Sharp Football.
most expensive offenses in 2026:
1. Rams ($207M)
2. Buccaneers ($185M)
3. Cowboys ($183M)
4. Vikings ($180M)
5. Bengals ($179M)
6. Lions ($174M)
7. Bills ($171M)
8. Panthers ($170M)
9. Eagles ($166M)
10. Broncos ($163M)
11. Chiefs ($162M)
12. Packers ($154M)
13. Seahawks ($153M)
14. Chargers ($150M)
15. Titans ($150M)
16. 49ers ($150M)
17. Patriots ($142M)
18. Jaguars ($142M)
19. Steelers ($141M)
20. Colts ($138M)
21. Bears ($136M)
22. Falcons ($134M)
23. Commanders ($131M)
24. Saints ($131M)
25. Cardinals ($128M)
26. Raiders ($126M)
27. Texans ($125M)
28. Browns ($124M)
29. Giants ($124M)
30. Ravens ($124M)
<huge gap>
31. Jets ($97M)
<huge gap>
32. Dolphins ($67M)
Going back to Latrobe Pa, it was at one time the original home of Rolling Rock beer. My beer of choice in my early years of inhibiting libations.
Unfortunately, Busch Company bought them out, the beer that tasted like Mountain Champagne now forever ruined, it presently tastes like horse pee.
Spot on with the fights Bobber, we'll almost certainly see the first one today. Not only is it the hitting but the extra pads create a lot of heat.
Not too surprised by the Jets coming in towards the bottom of the offensive $$$ ranking, benefit of having plenty of rookies. Although all these first round picks will need to be paid at some point and we have a lot to fit in over the next few years.
Fashanu, Membou, Cooper Jr, Sadiq, Taylor and I'm sure more that I'm forgetting. Nice that we've already done Tippmann to start spreading it around.
She really liked the clapping but found it a "bit loud" and she lasted around 65 minutes of a 90 minute game which isn't bad at all for the first time.
They're both a way off coming to a proper game but I'll keep taking them to pre-season games and some women's games which are a little quieter.
65 minutes is very good, I’m sure over the course of time, you will find out how much your girls really like it or dislike it.
The most important aspect is that they spend time with you and Kate and that Kate and yourself spend time with them.
You never know what the future brings, either one or both of your daughters will become really involved with soccer. Or they both will really hate it. You never know with young children. All you and Kate have to do is go with the flow.
Exactly. I won't push it on them, if they want to continue coming then I'll happily take them and if they don't, well that's fine too.
Millie is only 3 but she's got a great kick on her, can run with the ball without losing control and she's constantly throwing, catching or kicking a ball. So I think she may develop a love for one sport or the other. We'll find out.
My youngest granddaughter who is 8, last year tried rec league softball which is almost a glorified clinic.
Around March this year, she started asking my son to play catch with her.
Due to the colder weather, they did it every night in his basement.
Next she asked my son if he could teach her how to pitch. My son pitched in high school and college but ironically he hasn’t a clue how to pitch underhand as they do in softball. Every aspect and mechanic is totally different than pitching overhand.
He is going to take her for a few lessons to see if she likes it.
But she started the softball bug in March out of nowhere and she is consumed with it.
My older granddaughter,12, is just as athletic, if not more than her little sister. She is only interested in dance.
You just don’t know. Best things parents and grandparents can do is be positive and supportive.
Bobber, minus Darren Mougey I would be a lot more concerned about our cap down the road. But I get the feeling he’s got a really good idea how he’s gonna handle it! 6 1st round picks in 2 years and maybe 4 get 2nd contracts? It’s do able 👍
I think Mougey knows what he is doing. My concern was how do you handle 6-1s in two years.
If by chance a quarterback of their liking is available with one pick only in 2027, I could see the Jets trading a one for multiple lower picks ( definitely 2-3s) or pull a Belichick trade a 1 from this year to a team offering a 2028 1 + other goodies
The problem with that is you have no idea where the 2028 pick will be. Woodie for all his many faults wants to win. So the more good players you add the better your chances are!
Trying to be realistic here, it seems that Manning and Moore are unreachable unless the Jets trade 2 if not 3-1s.
Arizona with the worst roster in the NFL is a lock for the first pick. They are not trading out.
Cleveland could have the second pick. All of a sudden, people have amnesia. Cleveland just traded the best or one of the best defensive players in the league. That defense will not be as formidable.
One caveat for my defense is the Notre Dame quarterback, he supposedly went to some quarterback camp, Manning was there, he put him to shame.
Manning’s advantage he plays SEC football
Notre Dame’s schedule is always weak, a service academy or two, Purdue, BC and Little Sisters of the Poor.
Isn't Notre Dame playing in the ACC now? They're playing some good teams. They're not as good as SEC teams perhaps, but they're on par with or better than teams from any other conference in the country.
On the beer subject I’m a fan of the unfiltered wheat beers. A good hefeweizen is one of my favorites and I believe Blue Moon and Shock Top are Belgium beers that I like.
Don't worry David, Leinenkugel, from Wisconsin, is still pretty good. And Shiner out of Texas has some good products. I miss Rolling Rock too. But my favorite brew is still Molson's Golden Ale, going back to the mid 1970's. It's still available, but sometimes a hassle to get it. My late father-in-law John was a real beer aficionado, so for his birthday and Christmas I'd always get him a case of 24 different beers, both foreign and domestic. It was always fun trying to track down some of the lesser-known beers, like Red Stripe from the Caribbean, Tiger from Singapore, San Miguel from the Philippines, Ba Mui Ba from Vietnam, Sapporo and Kirin from Japan and several others.
Leinenkugel is a new one for me, I'll take a look to see if they sell that around here, beer is huge here so we tend to be able to get most things. Sapporo and Kirin are outstanding beers, as is Orion from Okinawa, we had it in Okinawa and it was the perfect summer beer, they've just started importing to the UK so I've been taking advantage of that. Tiger is excellent, Singha is also a very good beer as is Cobra. German beer for me is head and shoulders the best in the business but some Belgium beers are excellent, the old monks knew what they were doing a few hundred years ago lol
Asahi is another good Japanese beer also. He used to like Tuborg also, which was also a pretty good beer. And you are right about Belgian beer; they have some really good ones. I rarely drink nowadays; I don't find it as enjoyable as I used to. Just a couple of beers on occasion and no hard liquor at all.
I occasionally like a glass of wine with dinner, and I keep a bottle of Woodfor Reserve Bourbon on hand, but I have a drink of it rarely, maybe once every 2-3 months. I still like it, but for old farts like me, it's supposedly not good for us and can contribute to dementia and memory issues, so I try to keep it to a minimum.
Like Scott, I'm partial to wheat beers, pilsners, and lagers. I'm not a fan of IPAs at all. They don't make me very hoppy. My favorite beer is Arrogant Bastard Ale, but I like Blue Moon, Hummingbird, and quite a few others. I haven't had a Molson in forever. When I was in grad school I drank a lot of George Killian's Red. I also used to like Moosehead. There was also a beer I have totally forgotten about. I think it was a Belgian or Dutch beer. It came in a green bottle, I think, and had one of those white porcelain tops with the hinge. I just googled it. It's Grolsch. I'll have to check and see if both it and Moosehead are still around.
Even though it sounds like I drink a lot of beer, I don't any more. We have a men's ministry at church that once a quarter meets at night. We call it "Theology on Tap." One of our members is a retired gynecologist and is a craft beer brewer. He's won numerous gold medals at national competitions for his beers. Another owns a local brewery. At each meeting they have a specific type of beer that night and we'll sample 3-4 beers that either they've brewed or they bought so that we can experience/taste different versions of that type of beer. It's been fun and interesting. We also have a short message from one of our ministers, we talk about upcoming, projects, and we collect food or money for different charities. We do a lot of community ministry volunteering with different community groups. We've also raised a ton of money for different ministries and charities here in town, so it's not just drinking beer.
Grolsch is still available, but no longer has the hinged porcelain top. Moosehead is still available but only in cans. Yuck! Too bad.
I forgot about Killian's Red, it is a pretty good beer. The Dutch beer you're talking about is Grolsch, it came in a green bottle with the flop-top cap. I believe St. Pauli Girl also had the flop-top cap. That was another good beer also. IPA's always turned me off. Moosehead is another one that pretty good, but not well-known. Hoisting a few with friends occasionally is a good thing. I'm going to Texas at the end of August to a symposium at the Nimitz Museum where my good friend Jon Parshall will expound on his new best-seller "1942: Crux of War", which is also the best compendium about the year 1942 in WW II ever written. Jon had been working on it for 17 years and it is just an amazing tome. He presents the year on a monthly basis, covering every theater and has an astounding amount of information that most books don't cover in depth like he did. It's 1200 pages and weighs almost 5 pounds and exemplifies the term "weighty tome". Seth Paridon, host of the great YouTube podcast "Unauthorized History of the War in the Pacific" and head of the Mississippi WW II Museum will also be there. A Who's Who of WW II historians will also be there, Richard Frank, John McManus, Ian Toll, John Lundstrom, Rick Atkinson, Tony Tully, Barrett Tillman and John Bruning. It's going to be interesting to say the least.
such memories. From mid sixties on my dad owned a wine and liquor store in Tenafly NJ and I worked there around college and grad school for 6 years. Customers included Yogi, McDougal and other Yankees. Tug McGraw came in one night while I was working.
Shaeffer, Rheingold and Ballantine as well as Peels (Piels) were all long term NYC breweries. After closures and stuff, may now be available but not from original breweries. However, having access to our store my beers of choice were imports: Carlsberg, Tuborg, Becks, Heinekens and I also liked a less known Norwegian beer - Rignes bock. When at Indiana U. grad school my beer of choice was fire brewed Strohs. I have lived in Maine since 1977 and my beer priorities have mostly shifted to Maine microbreweries - more than 100. I am not an IPA fan, they make me asthmatic, but enjoy Fullers ESB- a shout out to England, Orval and other Belgium and German beers.
When I was young PBR (Pabst Blue Ribbon) tasted like horse pee to me. I was stunned to learn that it has made a comeback, and someone supposedly bought and brought back the original recipe, not the one when I tried it, but I haven't tried it, and probably won't.
Carling Black Label was better than some of those older brands to my tastes. But we drank what we could get our hands on. Do you remember a German fast food restaurant named Zum Zum ? They started in the mid-to-late 1960's and hung around until the 1980's. There was one in Brooklyn Heights where I worked in the late 1960's and early 1970's. They did breakfast, lunch and dinner in true German style. Breakfast was the best for me, great coffee, toasted rolls with apple butter, apple pancakes and the like. They also had a big selection of wursts and other smoked meats and German salads. But the best was the beer; I don't recall the exact brand; it might have been Heineken. But they listed it as "Hell" and "Dunkel", or light and dark. And it was very good. A group of us used to go in together every day and our favorite waitress was a tall, blonde German girl named Heidi, lol, you can't make this stuff up. The group also got together after work for happy hour, and we eventually asked Heidi to join us. We all had a good time, and we introduced her to great Italian food at the Queen Restaurant on Court Street. Not too long after that I went to work in Manhattan and the group broke up. It was a lot of fun and good company. Those were the days.
LOLOLOLOLOL No harm, no foul. After I moved to work in Manhattan, I never saw her again. I didn't get married until 1983, when the clubbing started turning sour.
I got married in 1983 too👍 She hasn’t dumped me yet so that’s amazing. She became a Jets fan because of Joe and the fact her high school band did the halftime show the day OJ ran for over 300 yards in the snow. The funny thing is I was at that game too. Hadn’t met her yet but a fun story nonetheless the less👍
They are all great names……we can do a Friday Happy Hour segment where everyone grabs their favorite beverage and we rehash the last game or the upcoming game. Or we just pick on a victim player or coach🤦🏼♂️
Carter was OK last year and I think there's plenty more to come from him, but right now and it's probably just home bias talking, I'm taking Bailey for sure.
Carter got a little too talkative this offseason which you would think he would lay low considering he picks unusual places to sleep like team meetings.
Phil, yeah that’s a great question. If I’m being honest I have never been a fan of Big 12 edge rushers. Back in 23 2 otherBig 12 edges were picked round 1 in addition to WMD! Tyler Smith (Az) at pk7 and D. Uzomah (N.O’s ) at 31. Neither one of them did enough to justify their draft position and really even WMD is has maybe been OK? He offers nothing vs the run. Carter from the Big 12 was the more interesting to me! After a poor start he started to emerge the last 5-6 games! I think he will be good this season if he can stay healthy. Neither he or Bailey are big guys so they both need to show they can play the run.
With the addition of pads, the overall testosterone level in camp will increase.
Guys fighting for jobs start fighting teammates.
For quite a few, they are trying to accomplish their dreams. Making an NFL roster. Hits will be harder, aggression higher.
Hopefully, the Jets band of 90 hopefuls avoid major injuries.
One of the most depressing training camp injuries in Jet history was when Carl Lawson tore his Achilles tendon during a joint practice with the Pack.
That injury stopped the whole Jet universe in its tracks. What a punch to the gut.
Lawson was having an unbelievable camp, he was unstoppable.
Pads also mean, preseason games are approaching.
The Jets first matchup will be against the Buccaneers on Friday, August 14th. That’s really not that far away.
That will be followed by a game on the 21st against the Steelers.
Two interesting weekend notes from the Steeler’s training camp in Latrobe, Pa.
According to reports, it appears that Drew Allar is having an excellent camp comparable to Klubnink’s.
From the “Dumbest Thing I ever heard from an NFL team’s training camp department”, it appears that a mini brawl erupted among Steeler fans who started pushing each other in an attempt to get players autographs. The stupidity never ends. Nothing beats getting into an altercation for a David Clowney autograph.
To our Brigade members who love salary cap numbers, try this one on for size.
NFL most-expensive offenses: Jets rank in unsurprising position
The New York Jets have invested in their offense this offseason, however, their ranking on the list of the NFL's most and least expensive units in the NFL heading into the 2026 season is unsurprising.
The Jets have a new-look offense. It is led by quarterback Geno Smith, who the team traded for earlier this offseason.
Smith comes to New York with a reasonable contract that has a $3 million salary cap hit and approximately $19M in cash attached to it. Compare that to Patrick Mahomes, who has a NFL leading $63M on his deal in 2026.
Aside from Smith, the Jets added several other pieces to their offense as of late, however, many such as first-round rookies Omar Cooper Jr. and Kenyon Sadiq as still on their affordable rookie contracts.
In the end, the Jets enter the 2026 season with the second least-expensive offense in the league at a clip of $97M according to Sharp Football.
most expensive offenses in 2026:
1. Rams ($207M)
2. Buccaneers ($185M)
3. Cowboys ($183M)
4. Vikings ($180M)
5. Bengals ($179M)
6. Lions ($174M)
7. Bills ($171M)
8. Panthers ($170M)
9. Eagles ($166M)
10. Broncos ($163M)
11. Chiefs ($162M)
12. Packers ($154M)
13. Seahawks ($153M)
14. Chargers ($150M)
15. Titans ($150M)
16. 49ers ($150M)
17. Patriots ($142M)
18. Jaguars ($142M)
19. Steelers ($141M)
20. Colts ($138M)
21. Bears ($136M)
22. Falcons ($134M)
23. Commanders ($131M)
24. Saints ($131M)
25. Cardinals ($128M)
26. Raiders ($126M)
27. Texans ($125M)
28. Browns ($124M)
29. Giants ($124M)
30. Ravens ($124M)
<huge gap>
31. Jets ($97M)
<huge gap>
32. Dolphins ($67M)
Going back to Latrobe Pa, it was at one time the original home of Rolling Rock beer. My beer of choice in my early years of inhibiting libations.
Unfortunately, Busch Company bought them out, the beer that tasted like Mountain Champagne now forever ruined, it presently tastes like horse pee.
Spot on with the fights Bobber, we'll almost certainly see the first one today. Not only is it the hitting but the extra pads create a lot of heat.
Not too surprised by the Jets coming in towards the bottom of the offensive $$$ ranking, benefit of having plenty of rookies. Although all these first round picks will need to be paid at some point and we have a lot to fit in over the next few years.
With a possible 3-1s on the horizon
All that salary cap space is going to disappear quicker than a pin pricked balloon losing air.
Was Millie all eyes and ears Saturday
Fashanu, Membou, Cooper Jr, Sadiq, Taylor and I'm sure more that I'm forgetting. Nice that we've already done Tippmann to start spreading it around.
She really liked the clapping but found it a "bit loud" and she lasted around 65 minutes of a 90 minute game which isn't bad at all for the first time.
They're both a way off coming to a proper game but I'll keep taking them to pre-season games and some women's games which are a little quieter.
65 minutes is very good, I’m sure over the course of time, you will find out how much your girls really like it or dislike it.
The most important aspect is that they spend time with you and Kate and that Kate and yourself spend time with them.
You never know what the future brings, either one or both of your daughters will become really involved with soccer. Or they both will really hate it. You never know with young children. All you and Kate have to do is go with the flow.
Exactly. I won't push it on them, if they want to continue coming then I'll happily take them and if they don't, well that's fine too.
Millie is only 3 but she's got a great kick on her, can run with the ball without losing control and she's constantly throwing, catching or kicking a ball. So I think she may develop a love for one sport or the other. We'll find out.
My youngest granddaughter who is 8, last year tried rec league softball which is almost a glorified clinic.
Around March this year, she started asking my son to play catch with her.
Due to the colder weather, they did it every night in his basement.
Next she asked my son if he could teach her how to pitch. My son pitched in high school and college but ironically he hasn’t a clue how to pitch underhand as they do in softball. Every aspect and mechanic is totally different than pitching overhand.
He is going to take her for a few lessons to see if she likes it.
But she started the softball bug in March out of nowhere and she is consumed with it.
My older granddaughter,12, is just as athletic, if not more than her little sister. She is only interested in dance.
You just don’t know. Best things parents and grandparents can do is be positive and supportive.
Bobber, minus Darren Mougey I would be a lot more concerned about our cap down the road. But I get the feeling he’s got a really good idea how he’s gonna handle it! 6 1st round picks in 2 years and maybe 4 get 2nd contracts? It’s do able 👍
I think Mougey knows what he is doing. My concern was how do you handle 6-1s in two years.
If by chance a quarterback of their liking is available with one pick only in 2027, I could see the Jets trading a one for multiple lower picks ( definitely 2-3s) or pull a Belichick trade a 1 from this year to a team offering a 2028 1 + other goodies
The problem with that is you have no idea where the 2028 pick will be. Woodie for all his many faults wants to win. So the more good players you add the better your chances are!
Trying to be realistic here, it seems that Manning and Moore are unreachable unless the Jets trade 2 if not 3-1s.
Arizona with the worst roster in the NFL is a lock for the first pick. They are not trading out.
Cleveland could have the second pick. All of a sudden, people have amnesia. Cleveland just traded the best or one of the best defensive players in the league. That defense will not be as formidable.
One caveat for my defense is the Notre Dame quarterback, he supposedly went to some quarterback camp, Manning was there, he put him to shame.
Manning’s advantage he plays SEC football
Notre Dame’s schedule is always weak, a service academy or two, Purdue, BC and Little Sisters of the Poor.
Isn't Notre Dame playing in the ACC now? They're playing some good teams. They're not as good as SEC teams perhaps, but they're on par with or better than teams from any other conference in the country.
Notre Dame plays an ACC schedule in all sports except football. They are an independent in football.
NBC is there personal tv station for all of their home game, I think.
They were forced to go to an established conference because they were having a tough time getting games in girls sports, lacrosse, baseball etc.
They needed an association with a league just for the💰💵💰💵💸
Bobber, yup, Bud really did their best to ruin Rolling Rock! 🤦♂️It’s still drinkable (unlike Bud🤮) but it’s not the smooth refreshing beer I remember
You're both making me sad that I never got to try Rolling Rock!
On the beer subject I’m a fan of the unfiltered wheat beers. A good hefeweizen is one of my favorites and I believe Blue Moon and Shock Top are Belgium beers that I like.
Scott, have you tried Red Oak Brewery's Hummingbird? It's VERY good. Also Belgian Chimay and New Belgium Trippel.
No but I will be on the lookout for them tanks for the suggestion.
Don't worry David, Leinenkugel, from Wisconsin, is still pretty good. And Shiner out of Texas has some good products. I miss Rolling Rock too. But my favorite brew is still Molson's Golden Ale, going back to the mid 1970's. It's still available, but sometimes a hassle to get it. My late father-in-law John was a real beer aficionado, so for his birthday and Christmas I'd always get him a case of 24 different beers, both foreign and domestic. It was always fun trying to track down some of the lesser-known beers, like Red Stripe from the Caribbean, Tiger from Singapore, San Miguel from the Philippines, Ba Mui Ba from Vietnam, Sapporo and Kirin from Japan and several others.
Leinenkugel is a new one for me, I'll take a look to see if they sell that around here, beer is huge here so we tend to be able to get most things. Sapporo and Kirin are outstanding beers, as is Orion from Okinawa, we had it in Okinawa and it was the perfect summer beer, they've just started importing to the UK so I've been taking advantage of that. Tiger is excellent, Singha is also a very good beer as is Cobra. German beer for me is head and shoulders the best in the business but some Belgium beers are excellent, the old monks knew what they were doing a few hundred years ago lol
Asahi is another good Japanese beer also. He used to like Tuborg also, which was also a pretty good beer. And you are right about Belgian beer; they have some really good ones. I rarely drink nowadays; I don't find it as enjoyable as I used to. Just a couple of beers on occasion and no hard liquor at all.
I occasionally like a glass of wine with dinner, and I keep a bottle of Woodfor Reserve Bourbon on hand, but I have a drink of it rarely, maybe once every 2-3 months. I still like it, but for old farts like me, it's supposedly not good for us and can contribute to dementia and memory issues, so I try to keep it to a minimum.
Like Scott, I'm partial to wheat beers, pilsners, and lagers. I'm not a fan of IPAs at all. They don't make me very hoppy. My favorite beer is Arrogant Bastard Ale, but I like Blue Moon, Hummingbird, and quite a few others. I haven't had a Molson in forever. When I was in grad school I drank a lot of George Killian's Red. I also used to like Moosehead. There was also a beer I have totally forgotten about. I think it was a Belgian or Dutch beer. It came in a green bottle, I think, and had one of those white porcelain tops with the hinge. I just googled it. It's Grolsch. I'll have to check and see if both it and Moosehead are still around.
Even though it sounds like I drink a lot of beer, I don't any more. We have a men's ministry at church that once a quarter meets at night. We call it "Theology on Tap." One of our members is a retired gynecologist and is a craft beer brewer. He's won numerous gold medals at national competitions for his beers. Another owns a local brewery. At each meeting they have a specific type of beer that night and we'll sample 3-4 beers that either they've brewed or they bought so that we can experience/taste different versions of that type of beer. It's been fun and interesting. We also have a short message from one of our ministers, we talk about upcoming, projects, and we collect food or money for different charities. We do a lot of community ministry volunteering with different community groups. We've also raised a ton of money for different ministries and charities here in town, so it's not just drinking beer.
Grolsch is still available, but no longer has the hinged porcelain top. Moosehead is still available but only in cans. Yuck! Too bad.
I forgot about Killian's Red, it is a pretty good beer. The Dutch beer you're talking about is Grolsch, it came in a green bottle with the flop-top cap. I believe St. Pauli Girl also had the flop-top cap. That was another good beer also. IPA's always turned me off. Moosehead is another one that pretty good, but not well-known. Hoisting a few with friends occasionally is a good thing. I'm going to Texas at the end of August to a symposium at the Nimitz Museum where my good friend Jon Parshall will expound on his new best-seller "1942: Crux of War", which is also the best compendium about the year 1942 in WW II ever written. Jon had been working on it for 17 years and it is just an amazing tome. He presents the year on a monthly basis, covering every theater and has an astounding amount of information that most books don't cover in depth like he did. It's 1200 pages and weighs almost 5 pounds and exemplifies the term "weighty tome". Seth Paridon, host of the great YouTube podcast "Unauthorized History of the War in the Pacific" and head of the Mississippi WW II Museum will also be there. A Who's Who of WW II historians will also be there, Richard Frank, John McManus, Ian Toll, John Lundstrom, Rick Atkinson, Tony Tully, Barrett Tillman and John Bruning. It's going to be interesting to say the least.
It was a good mild lighter beer. Easy drinking. A friend and I popped down 2 buckets of nips (7oz bottles) each on a golf trip ( about 30 years ago😂)
Ron, shame on you 7oz ponies
It was a special, 10 nips for $7
When younger the 7 ounce beer was Little Kings Cream Ale. I also have enjoyed a Rolling Rock
My father owned a neighborhood bar. We use to go through Rolling Rock 7 ounce ponies faster than any other bottle beer.
Back then the three biggies in our area were Ballantine, Rheingold and Schaefer.
Ballantine had the best bottled Ale and was the official beer of the Yankees.
A Yankee would hit a home run and Mel Allen would call it “ a Ballantine Blast”
Rheingold had the yearly vote for Miss Rheingold contest
Other popular bottle beers back then were Pabst Blue Ribbon and Carling Black Label
A big one late 40s early 50s was Hensler.
such memories. From mid sixties on my dad owned a wine and liquor store in Tenafly NJ and I worked there around college and grad school for 6 years. Customers included Yogi, McDougal and other Yankees. Tug McGraw came in one night while I was working.
Shaeffer, Rheingold and Ballantine as well as Peels (Piels) were all long term NYC breweries. After closures and stuff, may now be available but not from original breweries. However, having access to our store my beers of choice were imports: Carlsberg, Tuborg, Becks, Heinekens and I also liked a less known Norwegian beer - Rignes bock. When at Indiana U. grad school my beer of choice was fire brewed Strohs. I have lived in Maine since 1977 and my beer priorities have mostly shifted to Maine microbreweries - more than 100. I am not an IPA fan, they make me asthmatic, but enjoy Fullers ESB- a shout out to England, Orval and other Belgium and German beers.
My god, I forgot about Bert and Harry Piels.
I preferred the Miss Rheingold contest.
No Schlitz or Miller HighLife? LOL
When I was young PBR (Pabst Blue Ribbon) tasted like horse pee to me. I was stunned to learn that it has made a comeback, and someone supposedly bought and brought back the original recipe, not the one when I tried it, but I haven't tried it, and probably won't.
Carling Black Label was better than some of those older brands to my tastes. But we drank what we could get our hands on. Do you remember a German fast food restaurant named Zum Zum ? They started in the mid-to-late 1960's and hung around until the 1980's. There was one in Brooklyn Heights where I worked in the late 1960's and early 1970's. They did breakfast, lunch and dinner in true German style. Breakfast was the best for me, great coffee, toasted rolls with apple butter, apple pancakes and the like. They also had a big selection of wursts and other smoked meats and German salads. But the best was the beer; I don't recall the exact brand; it might have been Heineken. But they listed it as "Hell" and "Dunkel", or light and dark. And it was very good. A group of us used to go in together every day and our favorite waitress was a tall, blonde German girl named Heidi, lol, you can't make this stuff up. The group also got together after work for happy hour, and we eventually asked Heidi to join us. We all had a good time, and we introduced her to great Italian food at the Queen Restaurant on Court Street. Not too long after that I went to work in Manhattan and the group broke up. It was a lot of fun and good company. Those were the days.
maybe St. Pauli girl
LOL, St. Pauli Girl was a pretty good beer too.
The ending of your story disappointed me. I thought you were going to say you married Heidi. Lol. Just joking
LOLOLOLOLOL No harm, no foul. After I moved to work in Manhattan, I never saw her again. I didn't get married until 1983, when the clubbing started turning sour.
I got married in 1983 too👍 She hasn’t dumped me yet so that’s amazing. She became a Jets fan because of Joe and the fact her high school band did the halftime show the day OJ ran for over 300 yards in the snow. The funny thing is I was at that game too. Hadn’t met her yet but a fun story nonetheless the less👍
Geez Bobber, your giving me serious flashbacks 😳 I’m gonna have to pop open a fresh frosty🍺😂
Geez,Bobber, who would have guessed we have so many Beer fans here🤔
Maybe we can do an off shoot of The Jets Way for the Beer Drinkers
Jets Way Pub
Torch and Pitchfork Saloon
Touchdown Tavern
Heidi’s Brauhaus
How about in honor of Joe Willie
Bachelors 3
They are all great names……we can do a Friday Happy Hour segment where everyone grabs their favorite beverage and we rehash the last game or the upcoming game. Or we just pick on a victim player or coach🤦🏼♂️
Can you imagine my Glenn rants after a 🍾 of my favorite vino.
Here is a fun question. If you had your choice right now, who would you rather have on your team. Abdul Carter or David Bailey.
I'm taking the upside of Bailey for sure.
Carter was OK last year and I think there's plenty more to come from him, but right now and it's probably just home bias talking, I'm taking Bailey for sure.
Carter got a little too talkative this offseason which you would think he would lay low considering he picks unusual places to sleep like team meetings.
True, however he is going to have a great year.
Phil, yeah that’s a great question. If I’m being honest I have never been a fan of Big 12 edge rushers. Back in 23 2 otherBig 12 edges were picked round 1 in addition to WMD! Tyler Smith (Az) at pk7 and D. Uzomah (N.O’s ) at 31. Neither one of them did enough to justify their draft position and really even WMD is has maybe been OK? He offers nothing vs the run. Carter from the Big 12 was the more interesting to me! After a poor start he started to emerge the last 5-6 games! I think he will be good this season if he can stay healthy. Neither he or Bailey are big guys so they both need to show they can play the run.
Bailey!
It’s only what the 3rd day of camp. The stats are meaningless at this point. If it’s after the 3rd game then maybe.