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George R.R. Martin: 'Life for a Jets fan is an unending torment'

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George R.R. Martin isn't happy with the state of the New York Jets.

The "Game of Thrones" author is a huge fan of the Jets and frequently muses about the team on his LiveJournal blog, titled "Not A Blog." In one of his latest entries, Martin shared his thoughts on the Jets' last two games and called for the replacement of quarterback Josh McCown.

Life for a Jets fan is an unending torment.

Last week the refs gave the Pats an win over Gang Green with a bulls--t reversal of a touchdown, one of the worst calls in the history of the NFL.

This weeks the Jets did it to themselves, blowing a two-touchdown lead in the fourth quarter to lose to the Fins. Total choke job.

Josh McCown finished the choke with a horrible INT with seconds left. He's a decent quarterback, but he's not the answer. He's too old to be the future. He's Fitzmagic the Second. The Jets need to bench him and play Petty and Hack to see if one of those might offer hope.

But they won't. They will keep on playing McCown, and win just enough games to make sure they don't get a good QB prospect in the draft, thereby assuring us of another decade of mediocrity.

That's the Jet Way.

Fellow Jets fan Larry David also voiced concern about McCown during a recent appearance on "The Rich Eisen Show," calling him "the worst thing to happen to the Jets this year."

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