Jets: Love them or Hate them? Love them.

So the Jets are kind of assholes. But as Kanye West has so eloquently pointed out, perhaps we should have a toast to them.

In a world where no one wants to criticize or insult another team in fear of giving them "bulletin board material," there exists a group of men who goes against this culture. There exists a group of men that takes a huge dump on the widely-accepted values of modesty and humility. And I love it.

In New England, it was like the calm before the storm. No one said anything hateful. Each player was fielding questions from the media, "the right way." Wes Welker was even benched for the first series for mentioning feet repeatedly to reporters, a nebulous way of taking a shot at Rex Ryan's wife's foot fetish videos. By suspending Welker for his comments that are nothing in comparison to Cromartie's comments, Belichick's conveys that his team has a modest identity, the way Belichick wants it.

In the rematch of the 45-3 shellacking in New England, the Jets showed in the week before the game that they hate the Patriots. The Patriots quarterback is an asshole and Rex Ryan has a personal vendetta against Bill Belichick.

The Jets speak their mind. They aren't afraid of exuding the mythical "bulletin board material" (I guarantee there is no bulletin board in the Patriots locker room with Rex Ryan quotes on it). They aren't afraid of speaking the truth. While to some observers the Jets appear plainly to be a group of assholes, to me they are just a group of men that are honest. Honest in speech and honest in action. They said what they were thinking before the game, and when they clinched the victory with Shonn Greene's touchdown run with 1:41 remaining, they celebrated how it was natural to celebrate. Shonn Greene slept in the endzone with the ball as his pillow (putting the Patriots to sleep, it's quite a brilliant celebration) while Rex Ryan sprinted full speed (granted Rex Ryan running full speed is akin to Plaxico Burress thinking at full speed) toward the endzone to celebrate with his players. Both of those actions are clear penalties. All the while, Braylon Edward's is running around with his arms out like an airplane. Excessive? yes. Gracious? no. Honest? yes.

It's truly refreshing to see a team that speaks it's mind like the New York Jets. It's even better when they back it up. The Jets level of hate for their rivals is no different than other rivalries. I highly doubt Lovie Smith and Mike McCarthy go out to movies together on the weekends, but I don't think the Bears head coach will display a personal vendetta towards the Packers head coach in the coming week. I would bet Brian Urlacher and Aaron Rodgers aren't playing Madden 11 at Urlacher's place before the game, but I know Urlacher won't call Rodgers an asshole, even if he may think it. The Jets are unique because they have an attitude that they are going to express what they feel, even if what they feel may be controversial.

So you have to love the Jets for their candor and pure entertainment value. Unless you're a Patriots fan. Then, of course, you hate the Jets.

This kind of behavior is not new within the Jets' organization; it's in the their history. Quarterback Joe Namath controversially guaranteed victory over the Baltimore Colts in Super Bowl III. Maybe New York just breeds this say-what's-on-your-mind behavior.

He's just trying to feed his family