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It's become one of my biggest moto pet peeves. That Roczen was a lock for the '17 title. He yarded them the first race. Dungey was...

It's become one of my biggest moto pet peeves. That Roczen was a lock for the '17 title. He yarded them the first race. Dungey was on his ass the 2nd race. And even without Roczen's crash, Dunge was still winning that 3rd race. So from that sample size, he was definitely going to win the title? 

Yep I agree completely. Not to hijack this thread but Dungey was still a machine even if he had lost a bit of a step at...

Yep I agree completely. Not to hijack this thread but Dungey was still a machine even if he had lost a bit of a step at that time. Tomac was mediocre early but eventually got it together and at times looked unbeatable. Kenny was definitely the favourite when he got hurt but it was far from over.

I fully admit I'm biased, as RD is my all time favorite. But my money would have still been on the Diesel. Kenny will always be one of the great what if's in the sports history 

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2/5/2025 6:36am Edited Date/Time 2/5/2025 6:41am
Tate517 wrote:
I hear the argument of.. well staying healthy is apart of the deal.. and I get it. However, lets not kid ourselves. Whoever ends up winning...

I hear the argument of.. well staying healthy is apart of the deal.. and I get it. However, lets not kid ourselves. Whoever ends up winning the SX and/or possibly the MX championship will have everyone in the back of their mind saying, "Yea, but Jett". Please reference Reed's '04 & '08 SX titles (yea, but RC and James). Or Langston's '07 MX title (yea, but James). Or most recently Sexton's '23 SX and '24 MX title (yea, but Eli and Jett).

Why?? It's not like Jett was dominating before he went out, dude got beat straight up the majority of races and he never lead the points...

Why?? It's not like Jett was dominating before he went out, dude got beat straight up the majority of races and he never lead the points before getting hurt

And if that's the game we're gonna play then Jett has an asterisk next to every 450 championship he's won. Didn't have to face the defending champ in 2023 MX (or most of the other top riders for that matter) and won 2024 SX with Tomac coming off injury, Webb tearing his thumb, Chase on a new bike, etc. 

What 450 title has Jett actually won with a healthy field of top riders?

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Ok. Take Langston's '07 MX title in a vacuum. You can honestly tell me Langston would have still won the title if James had not missed...

Ok. Take Langston's '07 MX title in a vacuum. You can honestly tell me Langston would have still won the title if James had not missed the first five races of that season? Sorry but its a *.

BRO don't comment when you have no clue what you're talking about. Stewart raced 8 rounds in '07 MX. He didn't miss the first 5 rounds, he popped his knee in the new back section at Washougal in moto 2. You can easily argue Carmichael would've won that title had he not been retiring. With the racers that were left, Langston had some amazing rides that summer. He would wait until 10 mins to go in the motos and hammer down on that brand new 2008 YZ450F to smoke Alessi, Short, K-Dub and Ferry. It was a terrible summer and then Langston shined.

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Tate517 wrote:
Ok. Take Langston's '07 MX title in a vacuum. You can honestly tell me Langston would have still won the title if James had not missed...

Ok. Take Langston's '07 MX title in a vacuum. You can honestly tell me Langston would have still won the title if James had not missed the first five races of that season? Sorry but its a *.

Wtf are you talking about dude? How many times did Langston beat James before he got injured? Stewart was dominating everyone not named Carmichael in 2007...

Wtf are you talking about dude? How many times did Langston beat James before he got injured? Stewart was dominating everyone not named Carmichael in 2007 before he got hurt. 

I literally JUST explained that Jett is not in that same position. Hell, his average finish before Glendale was 5th place 🤣

Also, if that's your stance then Jett has a big fat asterisk next to every 450 championship he has, especially 2023 MX.

I am going to guess that reading comprehension wasn't your strong suit in whatever kind of school you went to (assuming it was some kind of "homeschool"). 

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Tate517 wrote:
Ok. Take Langston's '07 MX title in a vacuum. You can honestly tell me Langston would have still won the title if James had not missed...

Ok. Take Langston's '07 MX title in a vacuum. You can honestly tell me Langston would have still won the title if James had not missed the first five races of that season? Sorry but its a *.

Wtf are you talking about dude? How many times did Langston beat James before he got injured? Stewart was dominating everyone not named Carmichael in 2007...

Wtf are you talking about dude? How many times did Langston beat James before he got injured? Stewart was dominating everyone not named Carmichael in 2007 before he got hurt. 

I literally JUST explained that Jett is not in that same position. Hell, his average finish before Glendale was 5th place 🤣

Also, if that's your stance then Jett has a big fat asterisk next to every 450 championship he has, especially 2023 MX.

Tate517 wrote:
I am going to guess that reading comprehension wasn't your strong suit in whatever kind of school you went to (assuming it was some kind of...

I am going to guess that reading comprehension wasn't your strong suit in whatever kind of school you went to (assuming it was some kind of "homeschool"). 

James and Ricky had some awesome battles for the first five races in 07 before Ricky retired and James got hurt then Langston took over the championship!

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Wtf are you talking about dude? How many times did Langston beat James before he got injured? Stewart was dominating everyone not named Carmichael in 2007...

Wtf are you talking about dude? How many times did Langston beat James before he got injured? Stewart was dominating everyone not named Carmichael in 2007 before he got hurt. 

I literally JUST explained that Jett is not in that same position. Hell, his average finish before Glendale was 5th place 🤣

Also, if that's your stance then Jett has a big fat asterisk next to every 450 championship he has, especially 2023 MX.

Tate517 wrote:
I am going to guess that reading comprehension wasn't your strong suit in whatever kind of school you went to (assuming it was some kind of...

I am going to guess that reading comprehension wasn't your strong suit in whatever kind of school you went to (assuming it was some kind of "homeschool"). 

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James and Ricky had some awesome battles for the first five races in 07 before Ricky retired and James got hurt then Langston took over the...

James and Ricky had some awesome battles for the first five races in 07 before Ricky retired and James got hurt then Langston took over the championship!

Is Tate talking about 03 when James missed the first four rounds?

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2/5/2025 8:08am Edited Date/Time 2/5/2025 8:10am
Tate517 wrote:
I am going to guess that reading comprehension wasn't your strong suit in whatever kind of school you went to (assuming it was some kind of...

I am going to guess that reading comprehension wasn't your strong suit in whatever kind of school you went to (assuming it was some kind of "homeschool"). 

Graduated from one of the best business schools in the country, so try again. Guess you don't have an actual rebuttal so you have to result to personal insults

And dude you don't even know what year you're talking about. Stewart didn't miss the first 5 rounds in 2007 MX. You have no fucking clue what you're saying so maybe keep quiet for a while

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Jett seems to be headed down the same path as Herlings. The fastest guy on the track when healthy but can't stay on the bike (figuratively).

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2/5/2025 9:16am Edited Date/Time 2/5/2025 9:34am
Shaft721 wrote:
Jett has a problem with not winning every race and it could be his downfall.Like Tomac on the Geico 450, beating people by over 1:00, its...

Jett has a problem with not winning every race and it could be his downfall.

Like Tomac on the Geico 450, beating people by over 1:00, its not sustainable.

He is young and will probably learn to tone it down, time will tell. 

I think we downplayed the brilliance of Dungey winning those championships over and over again with consistency. 

Not everyone can be Ricky, sorry fanboys but not even Jett 😀

PS: I don't think there is anyway he is anywhere near 100% at the start of MX. ACL surgery is no joke, 2 months minimum before even being able to swing his leg over a bike. He should probably sit out the first half of outdoors if not longer. 

I don't think that's true at all. 

Jett notably doesn't build big leads, something that was discussed ad nauseum in the undefeated outdoor season. And we've already watched him catch up to the leader and hunt directly behind without major attempt to push the issue in three races this season: Tomac at San Diego, then both Webb and Roczen at Glendale.

You don't see the dude riding over his head often, and I don't think this was a case of that, either. He put his foot in the wrong place and tweaked the shit out of it. We've all done that, hell - even while riding very casually.

I do agree, of course, that Dungey's durability and championship-management was unmatched, and Jett (and most people on a dirt bike) will probably never be that guy.

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Best thing about Jett being out is we don’t have to listen to clowns like you and your donkey shit about how great/how much better he...

Best thing about Jett being out is we don’t have to listen to clowns like you and your donkey shit about how great/how much better he is than anybody else for months.

GWS!

Comparing this to what happened to TOMAC JUST NO.

....the gargling by the unhinged isn't going to stop, injured or not. 

 

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Tate517 wrote:
I am going to guess that reading comprehension wasn't your strong suit in whatever kind of school you went to (assuming it was some kind of...

I am going to guess that reading comprehension wasn't your strong suit in whatever kind of school you went to (assuming it was some kind of "homeschool"). 

Graduated from one of the best business schools in the country, so try again. Guess you don't have an actual rebuttal so you have to result...

Graduated from one of the best business schools in the country, so try again. Guess you don't have an actual rebuttal so you have to result to personal insults

And dude you don't even know what year you're talking about. Stewart didn't miss the first 5 rounds in 2007 MX. You have no fucking clue what you're saying so maybe keep quiet for a while

Which one is that? Devry.. University of Phoenix? lmao. By the way, why didn't you answer the question? I would guess because if you answered correctly it would have proved my point that Jett was almost a year younger during his premier class SX rookie season than MC was during his rookie season. 

All of you vitards that have so much hate in your heart for Jett is ridiculous. Jett is the best SX/MX on the planet, and has been for the last almost two years.. GET OVER IT! Go ahead and accept reality. 

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Tate517 wrote:
Which one is that? Devry.. University of Phoenix? lmao. By the way, why didn't you answer the question? I would guess because if you answered correctly...

Which one is that? Devry.. University of Phoenix? lmao. By the way, why didn't you answer the question? I would guess because if you answered correctly it would have proved my point that Jett was almost a year younger during his premier class SX rookie season than MC was during his rookie season. 

All of you vitards that have so much hate in your heart for Jett is ridiculous. Jett is the best SX/MX on the planet, and has been for the last almost two years.. GET OVER IT! Go ahead and accept reality. 

1. J.M. Tull School of Accounting, Terry College of Business, UGA. Now where did you go to school?

2. I literally never said McGrath was younger during his rookie season....I refuted the claim that Jett still has a year left before he's the same age MC was as a rookie. That claim is verifiably false

3. Odd that you keep trying to insult my intelligence yet you can't even remember the topic of discussion. That's what happens when you have no valid rebuttal and you lack the ability to admit you're wrong

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Tate517 wrote:
I am going to guess that reading comprehension wasn't your strong suit in whatever kind of school you went to (assuming it was some kind of...

I am going to guess that reading comprehension wasn't your strong suit in whatever kind of school you went to (assuming it was some kind of "homeschool"). 

Graduated from one of the best business schools in the country, so try again. Guess you don't have an actual rebuttal so you have to result...

Graduated from one of the best business schools in the country, so try again. Guess you don't have an actual rebuttal so you have to result to personal insults

And dude you don't even know what year you're talking about. Stewart didn't miss the first 5 rounds in 2007 MX. You have no fucking clue what you're saying so maybe keep quiet for a while

Tate517 wrote:
Which one is that? Devry.. University of Phoenix? lmao. By the way, why didn't you answer the question? I would guess because if you answered correctly...

Which one is that? Devry.. University of Phoenix? lmao. By the way, why didn't you answer the question? I would guess because if you answered correctly it would have proved my point that Jett was almost a year younger during his premier class SX rookie season than MC was during his rookie season. 

All of you vitards that have so much hate in your heart for Jett is ridiculous. Jett is the best SX/MX on the planet, and has been for the last almost two years.. GET OVER IT! Go ahead and accept reality. 

No hate for Jett...now his unhinged fans are a little much at times....

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Graduated from one of the best business schools in the country, so try again. Guess you don't have an actual rebuttal so you have to result...

Graduated from one of the best business schools in the country, so try again. Guess you don't have an actual rebuttal so you have to result to personal insults

And dude you don't even know what year you're talking about. Stewart didn't miss the first 5 rounds in 2007 MX. You have no fucking clue what you're saying so maybe keep quiet for a while

Tate517 wrote:
Which one is that? Devry.. University of Phoenix? lmao. By the way, why didn't you answer the question? I would guess because if you answered correctly...

Which one is that? Devry.. University of Phoenix? lmao. By the way, why didn't you answer the question? I would guess because if you answered correctly it would have proved my point that Jett was almost a year younger during his premier class SX rookie season than MC was during his rookie season. 

All of you vitards that have so much hate in your heart for Jett is ridiculous. Jett is the best SX/MX on the planet, and has been for the last almost two years.. GET OVER IT! Go ahead and accept reality. 

DonM wrote:

No hate for Jett...now his unhinged fans are a little much at times....

I wasn't aware of just how many illegitimate younguns JL has until this year - it's astounding.

But hey, at least they defend their mom with the ferocity of a wolverine. 

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Lol there's a guy in her calling for an imaginary asterisk and calling everyone else stupid for not living in fantasy land

 

The internet never fails to deliver the goods!

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Tate517 wrote:
Which one is that? Devry.. University of Phoenix? lmao. By the way, why didn't you answer the question? I would guess because if you answered correctly...

Which one is that? Devry.. University of Phoenix? lmao. By the way, why didn't you answer the question? I would guess because if you answered correctly it would have proved my point that Jett was almost a year younger during his premier class SX rookie season than MC was during his rookie season. 

All of you vitards that have so much hate in your heart for Jett is ridiculous. Jett is the best SX/MX on the planet, and has been for the last almost two years.. GET OVER IT! Go ahead and accept reality. 

Wow man, you have really rocketed to the top of the unhinged fan shitpile.... 

So nice Jett has his own super hero team to defend him....   

....to the rescue!!!

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Jett seems to be headed down the same path as Herlings. The fastest guy on the track when healthy but can't stay on the bike (figuratively).

That's a real stretch. Herlings was destroying himself in his 250 days

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Shaft721 wrote:
Jett has a problem with not winning every race and it could be his downfall.Like Tomac on the Geico 450, beating people by over 1:00, its...

Jett has a problem with not winning every race and it could be his downfall.

Like Tomac on the Geico 450, beating people by over 1:00, its not sustainable.

He is young and will probably learn to tone it down, time will tell. 

I think we downplayed the brilliance of Dungey winning those championships over and over again with consistency. 

Not everyone can be Ricky, sorry fanboys but not even Jett 😀

PS: I don't think there is anyway he is anywhere near 100% at the start of MX. ACL surgery is no joke, 2 months minimum before even being able to swing his leg over a bike. He should probably sit out the first half of outdoors if not longer. 

I don't think that's true at all. Jett notably doesn't build big leads, something that was discussed ad nauseum in the undefeated outdoor season. And we've already...

I don't think that's true at all. 

Jett notably doesn't build big leads, something that was discussed ad nauseum in the undefeated outdoor season. And we've already watched him catch up to the leader and hunt directly behind without major attempt to push the issue in three races this season: Tomac at San Diego, then both Webb and Roczen at Glendale.

You don't see the dude riding over his head often, and I don't think this was a case of that, either. He put his foot in the wrong place and tweaked the shit out of it. We've all done that, hell - even while riding very casually.

I do agree, of course, that Dungey's durability and championship-management was unmatched, and Jett (and most people on a dirt bike) will probably never be that guy.

This is where some, me, see it differently.  I think Jett wanted to win all three of those SX races but couldn’t catch/pass them.  I think the proof is clear in Jett’s reaction’s to being beat.  Even in the appearance of good humor loosing to Tomac, his riding was balls out all he had.  I think the stupid and misleading comments that Jett was riding at “80”, or was it 70, percent, even in outdoors, and still beating his competition was actually believed by some.  Despite fast qualifying laps being within a fraction of a percent some said this, including some fanboy broadcast analysts.  SX has shown that’s wishful thinking.  I think this, combined with a weakened field in MX, has actually hurt Jett on some level.   Case and point…the lack of training to his competition’s level that not only left him vulnerable for wins, but may have had a hand in the ACL injury.  Right now I think the “speed” difference between Jett, Chase, Eli, and even Kenny and Coop (never thought I would say that about Coop) is dependent on the day and track.  Most top riders can’t even accept that and blame bikes, ect, for not winning.  I’ve followed SX closely for over 30 years and imo this IS the most competitive field/season.  I would say any rider going at 80% these days will get lapped.  Don’t get me wrong….i put Jett in my first spot in fantasy more often then not….but less these days.  All jmho

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Shaft721 wrote:
Jett has a problem with not winning every race and it could be his downfall.Like Tomac on the Geico 450, beating people by over 1:00, its...

Jett has a problem with not winning every race and it could be his downfall.

Like Tomac on the Geico 450, beating people by over 1:00, its not sustainable.

He is young and will probably learn to tone it down, time will tell. 

I think we downplayed the brilliance of Dungey winning those championships over and over again with consistency. 

Not everyone can be Ricky, sorry fanboys but not even Jett 😀

PS: I don't think there is anyway he is anywhere near 100% at the start of MX. ACL surgery is no joke, 2 months minimum before even being able to swing his leg over a bike. He should probably sit out the first half of outdoors if not longer. 

I don't think that's true at all. Jett notably doesn't build big leads, something that was discussed ad nauseum in the undefeated outdoor season. And we've already...

I don't think that's true at all. 

Jett notably doesn't build big leads, something that was discussed ad nauseum in the undefeated outdoor season. And we've already watched him catch up to the leader and hunt directly behind without major attempt to push the issue in three races this season: Tomac at San Diego, then both Webb and Roczen at Glendale.

You don't see the dude riding over his head often, and I don't think this was a case of that, either. He put his foot in the wrong place and tweaked the shit out of it. We've all done that, hell - even while riding very casually.

I do agree, of course, that Dungey's durability and championship-management was unmatched, and Jett (and most people on a dirt bike) will probably never be that guy.

I know he does well when hes in the lead at managing it, but mistakes happen when hes trying to move through the pack. 

Also, no reason to even do that jump at hangtown this year on lap 1 of moto 1. He was in the lead.

I am just thinking that history is repeating itself and to sustain Jett like speed (which is sometimes quite a bit faster) isnt possible.

Note* Herlings injured every single year type speed. 

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This is where some, me, see it differently.  I think Jett wanted to win all three of those SX races but couldn’t catch/pass them.  I think...

This is where some, me, see it differently.  I think Jett wanted to win all three of those SX races but couldn’t catch/pass them.  I think the proof is clear in Jett’s reaction’s to being beat.  Even in the appearance of good humor loosing to Tomac, his riding was balls out all he had.  I think the stupid and misleading comments that Jett was riding at “80”, or was it 70, percent, even in outdoors, and still beating his competition was actually believed by some.  Despite fast qualifying laps being within a fraction of a percent some said this, including some fanboy broadcast analysts.  SX has shown that’s wishful thinking.  I think this, combined with a weakened field in MX, has actually hurt Jett on some level.   Case and point…the lack of training to his competition’s level that not only left him vulnerable for wins, but may have had a hand in the ACL injury.  Right now I think the “speed” difference between Jett, Chase, Eli, and even Kenny and Coop (never thought I would say that about Coop) is dependent on the day and track.  Most top riders can’t even accept that and blame bikes, ect, for not winning.  I’ve followed SX closely for over 30 years and imo this IS the most competitive field/season.  I would say any rider going at 80% these days will get lapped.  Don’t get me wrong….i put Jett in my first spot in fantasy more often then not….but less these days.  All jmho

I believe you're referring to Jason "80%" Thomas, no?

 

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Which one is that? Devry.. University of Phoenix? lmao. By the way, why didn't you answer the question? I would guess because if you answered correctly...

Which one is that? Devry.. University of Phoenix? lmao. By the way, why didn't you answer the question? I would guess because if you answered correctly it would have proved my point that Jett was almost a year younger during his premier class SX rookie season than MC was during his rookie season. 

All of you vitards that have so much hate in your heart for Jett is ridiculous. Jett is the best SX/MX on the planet, and has been for the last almost two years.. GET OVER IT! Go ahead and accept reality. 

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Wow man, you have really rocketed to the top of the unhinged fan shitpile.... So nice Jett has his own super hero team to defend him....   ....to...

Wow man, you have really rocketed to the top of the unhinged fan shitpile.... 

So nice Jett has his own super hero team to defend him....   

....to the rescue!!!

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2/5/2025 10:20am Edited Date/Time 2/5/2025 11:22am
Shaft721 wrote:
Jett has a problem with not winning every race and it could be his downfall.Like Tomac on the Geico 450, beating people by over 1:00, its...

Jett has a problem with not winning every race and it could be his downfall.

Like Tomac on the Geico 450, beating people by over 1:00, its not sustainable.

He is young and will probably learn to tone it down, time will tell. 

I think we downplayed the brilliance of Dungey winning those championships over and over again with consistency. 

Not everyone can be Ricky, sorry fanboys but not even Jett 😀

PS: I don't think there is anyway he is anywhere near 100% at the start of MX. ACL surgery is no joke, 2 months minimum before even being able to swing his leg over a bike. He should probably sit out the first half of outdoors if not longer. 

I don't think that's true at all. Jett notably doesn't build big leads, something that was discussed ad nauseum in the undefeated outdoor season. And we've already...

I don't think that's true at all. 

Jett notably doesn't build big leads, something that was discussed ad nauseum in the undefeated outdoor season. And we've already watched him catch up to the leader and hunt directly behind without major attempt to push the issue in three races this season: Tomac at San Diego, then both Webb and Roczen at Glendale.

You don't see the dude riding over his head often, and I don't think this was a case of that, either. He put his foot in the wrong place and tweaked the shit out of it. We've all done that, hell - even while riding very casually.

I do agree, of course, that Dungey's durability and championship-management was unmatched, and Jett (and most people on a dirt bike) will probably never be that guy.

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I know he does well when hes in the lead at managing it, but mistakes happen when hes trying to move through the pack. Also, no reason...

I know he does well when hes in the lead at managing it, but mistakes happen when hes trying to move through the pack. 

Also, no reason to even do that jump at hangtown this year on lap 1 of moto 1. He was in the lead.

I am just thinking that history is repeating itself and to sustain Jett like speed (which is sometimes quite a bit faster) isnt possible.

Note* Herlings injured every single year type speed. 

Maybe. But neither of Jett's injuries occurred during serious over-the-head moments. The thumb was in "a minor practice crash" and this one was just a misplaced dab. Even Kenny's turn 1 dive bomb was more of a "goin' for it" moment than anything we've seen from Jett this year.

Herlings may just be kind of a brittle dude. His last big injury was also a practice dab, and prior to that, during a photo shoot. Those aren't "wants to decimate the field" situations. Between those two injuries, they found unrelated bone fragments, and additional time-off, surgery was needed. Meanwhile, we see Gajser pop up from insane yard-sales semi-annually.

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This is where some, me, see it differently.  I think Jett wanted to win all three of those SX races but couldn’t catch/pass them.  I think...

This is where some, me, see it differently.  I think Jett wanted to win all three of those SX races but couldn’t catch/pass them.  I think the proof is clear in Jett’s reaction’s to being beat.  Even in the appearance of good humor loosing to Tomac, his riding was balls out all he had.  I think the stupid and misleading comments that Jett was riding at “80”, or was it 70, percent, even in outdoors, and still beating his competition was actually believed by some.  Despite fast qualifying laps being within a fraction of a percent some said this, including some fanboy broadcast analysts.  SX has shown that’s wishful thinking.  I think this, combined with a weakened field in MX, has actually hurt Jett on some level.   Case and point…the lack of training to his competition’s level that not only left him vulnerable for wins, but may have had a hand in the ACL injury.  Right now I think the “speed” difference between Jett, Chase, Eli, and even Kenny and Coop (never thought I would say that about Coop) is dependent on the day and track.  Most top riders can’t even accept that and blame bikes, ect, for not winning.  I’ve followed SX closely for over 30 years and imo this IS the most competitive field/season.  I would say any rider going at 80% these days will get lapped.  Don’t get me wrong….i put Jett in my first spot in fantasy more often then not….but less these days.  All jmho

I believe you're referring to Jason "80%" Thomas, no?

 

Mmmaaayyyybbeeee….but he wasn’t the only one.

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I don't get some of the "logic" here.  That wasn't some yard sale like Roczen's big crash, he caught a foot.  

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Jett seems to be headed down the same path as Herlings. The fastest guy on the track when healthy but can't stay on the bike (figuratively).

That's a real stretch. Herlings was destroying himself in his 250 days

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Ya'll are hell bent on taking this thread right to the Dumgeon. lol 

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2/5/2025 5:16pm Edited Date/Time 2/5/2025 5:18pm
Magoofan wrote:

....the gargling by the unhinged isn't going to stop, injured or not. 

 

This thread has confirmed that. 😊

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I hate it for him, but yes the was having a hard time winning first 4 rounds. 

It's a long way to the top if you wanna rock n roll

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This is an observation:


Jett is the only guy that dabbed his foot in that spot. Watch the video, no other rider even thought about putting his foot/leg out. So did Jett’s bike let him down?

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Kawboy14! wrote:
This is an observation:Jett is the only guy that dabbed his foot in that spot. Watch the video, no other rider even thought about putting his...

This is an observation:


Jett is the only guy that dabbed his foot in that spot. Watch the video, no other rider even thought about putting his foot/leg out. So did Jett’s bike let him down?

How close was he to the nearest Pro Circuit rider?

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Kawboy14! wrote:
This is an observation:Jett is the only guy that dabbed his foot in that spot. Watch the video, no other rider even thought about putting his...

This is an observation:


Jett is the only guy that dabbed his foot in that spot. Watch the video, no other rider even thought about putting his foot/leg out. So did Jett’s bike let him down?

How close was he to the nearest Pro Circuit rider?

😂😂😂

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