The Jetsies escaped the mile high city with a win yesterday, no thanks to there offense, defense or special teams, well maybe special teams gets some kudos for Nick Folk's franchise record field goal. Sorry Pat Leahy! All the credit goes to the field judge who threw the flag on a desperation pass from Sanchez and a call that the refs actually got right. Unlike some of the other calls that were made throughout the game. At some point don't the referees realize they are taking the game out of the players hands. The guy in replay booth at some point yesterday should have buzzed down to the field and told the referee to advise his crew to keep thier hankys in thier pockets. It must have been the thin air, because this crew called some very tippy-tat penalties.
Someone please remind the zebras that nobody watches the games to see them...
Gang Green stole one yesterday and they needed to as the Pats keep pace in the divison and those conference wins carry weight.
Someone asked me today who I thought the best team in the AFC is and with the addtion of Deion Branch the Patriots are a better team than they were with Randy Moss. If they continue to improve they may peak at the right time as the Jets did last year.
LT and Braylon Edwards get to the end zone again yesterday...
Santonio Holmes made a pretty catch along the sidelines yesterday, he has an incredible feel for the sideline.
I understand why Revis played yesterday, but he is still clearly hampered by the hamstring injury. The Broncos knew it and made him a target. Something he hasn't experienced since his rookie season.
How many days left does Vernon Gohlston have left as a Jet?
5 and 1 at the break, just what Rex wanted the best record in football. Green Bay coming in on Halloween, Shreck looking for a sweet treat.
Enjoy the bye week!
Monday, October 18, 2010
Thursday, October 14, 2010
Mid week report
Did ya enjoy the game Monday night? I enjoyed watching the offensive line dominate a pretty good defensive line and I don't remember if I heard All-World Jared Allen's name mentioned at all between 920pm and 1230 Tuesday morning. And where are all the Brett Farve shills now? He's such a 'me' guy that he actually celebrated throwing his 500th TD pass, as they were losing the game. And I couldn't be happier for the Vikings coaching staff. They are 1-3, have Randy Moss and a season that looks like it's ready to spontaneously combust. Moss will be a real joy to be around week 12, when they are 4-8. I actually don't blame the loss on Farve, but it did put a ribbon on it with the pick 6 he threw in the waning minutes of the game.
But two things really stuck out in that game as WTF moments. First was the Vikings wasting a time out to discuss if they were going for a two point conversion when they were behind by two points and the Jets overt mismangement of the clock with 2:47 remianing. Even, Charlie Winner and the Mangenius would not have thrown a pass in that series. As Herm Edwards would have said, Run The Clock To WIN THE GAME!
Random Flak...
But two things really stuck out in that game as WTF moments. First was the Vikings wasting a time out to discuss if they were going for a two point conversion when they were behind by two points and the Jets overt mismangement of the clock with 2:47 remianing. Even, Charlie Winner and the Mangenius would not have thrown a pass in that series. As Herm Edwards would have said, Run The Clock To WIN THE GAME!
Random Flak...
- Who's decision was it to let Revis play? He clearly isn't healthy...
- Buckle up your chinstraps... when the timing is there, Holmes is gonna break some really big plays.
- Who would have thought that both Cromartie and Edwards would be playing this well...
- LT continues to amaze. I hope his impact will still be there in December...
- Sanchez had trouble with a wet ball...
- (related item) Tim Hassellbeck, husband of The View's Elizabeth H-back, says NFL QB's are having issues with the pink ribbon balls. Not because of the decal, but the balls are brand new and slick. Didn't we all throw a brand new football on Christmas morning? Where's Lester Hayes when you need him?
- Have the Jets let the fans back into the stadium yet... we're expecting more rain tonight
- The Jets secondary better be well rested. This Denver team has a limited running game. Our front seven need to play three yards behind the line of scrimmage on Sunday...
Jets now believe and go 5-1, and ready for a well deserved bye.
Saturday, October 9, 2010
Good Things Come in 3's
At the quarter pole the Jets are a division leading 3-1! This week, the number three becomes a recurrinig theme. And no I'm not talking about the size of Brett Farve's... well nevermind that! Three is the number of prime time games (2 Monday and 1 Sunday night) the Jets will be playing in, the 3 wins that leads the division that I mentioned at the top of this blog and the most imprtant three, the three players that the Jets get back for Monday's game against a quality opponent the Vikings: Calvin Pace, the much awaited debut of Santonio Holmes and the return of Revis Island (just in time to square up with Randy Moss- again.
These three impact players make the Jets better in a number of ways. Let's start with Calvin Pace, who is the Jets best pass rusher. Now as we've witnessed, Jason Taylor is playing fairly well. When you bring him in now on 3rd and long situations and load one side of the line with both him and Pace, it creates a problem for the other team to protect its passer and force them to look short instead of long. Why? Revis will takeaway one reciever and essentially shut down one side of the field, Cromartie and Wilson are playing very well and the safties aren't making critical mistakes. It will be interesting to see if the Jets have Revis or Cromartie cover Moss. Or keep the Vikes guessing what the coverage is goin to be, or do the Jets have Revis cover AP out of the backfield and play in a shadow-type role. The Vikes will look to get AP out in space with the ball in his hand, as he comes into the game as the team's leading receiver. That's why they needed to add a wide reciever like Moss.
Get ready for the Broadway debut of Santonio Holmes! Holmes is one of the biggest impact players in the league. He is gifted with great hands and feet. Remember the game winning catch for the Steelers two years ago in the 'Big Game.' Can anyone's feet be that close to the sideline without being on the line. He is a threat to score from anywhere on the field. Having Holmes on the field at the same time alongside Braylon Edwads will make the TO/Ochocinco combination in the Queen City look limp.
With Edwards playing well, Keller emerging as an All-Pro type TE and Jerricho Cotchery being the dependable steady weapon that they need the Jets can now spread the field and either run the ball with LT or Shonn Greene or go 4 or 5 wide and create some real match-up problems for the Vikings. I like Keller matched-up with any linebacker or small corner, if teams try to shut down the seams that Keller will drive, that will open up opportunities for the other recievers.
Shotty just got his shiny Christmas toy two months early. This offense is really going to be fun to watch. The problem that the coaching staff will have is that if they want to continue to be ground and pound, they will still have to keep the recievers happy. It will also become a challenge for Mark Sanchez to not wan to forcibly spread the ball around and make mistakes. The kid is due to throw an INT and it will happen this week as he tries to force a pass to a reciever to try to get them involved in the game.
The outcome of this game is not as important to me as is the Jets defense splitting Farve like a wishbone as a farewell for sabbotaging our season two years ago and for just being a guy who believes he's bigger than the teams he allegedly play for. It's funny that the local press was scourring the Jets training facility this week looking for positive #4 stories from players and couldn't come up with any. The stories surfaced quickly after the 2008 season that Favre was not a good teammate, and was somewhat aloof to being here. It would be fitting if the Jets take away his season the way he took away ours.
I'm against the 18 game schedule that is being bandied about although it will bring about some interesting changes I'm sure like expanded rosters and changes to the IR list where guys will be allowed to come back; I envision a more MLB like injury list like a 10, 15 an 60 day IR and we'll also need two bye weeks for each team or the play-offs will be a battle of 'survival of the fittest.'
Welcome (Back) To Revis Island!!!
These three impact players make the Jets better in a number of ways. Let's start with Calvin Pace, who is the Jets best pass rusher. Now as we've witnessed, Jason Taylor is playing fairly well. When you bring him in now on 3rd and long situations and load one side of the line with both him and Pace, it creates a problem for the other team to protect its passer and force them to look short instead of long. Why? Revis will takeaway one reciever and essentially shut down one side of the field, Cromartie and Wilson are playing very well and the safties aren't making critical mistakes. It will be interesting to see if the Jets have Revis or Cromartie cover Moss. Or keep the Vikes guessing what the coverage is goin to be, or do the Jets have Revis cover AP out of the backfield and play in a shadow-type role. The Vikes will look to get AP out in space with the ball in his hand, as he comes into the game as the team's leading receiver. That's why they needed to add a wide reciever like Moss.
Get ready for the Broadway debut of Santonio Holmes! Holmes is one of the biggest impact players in the league. He is gifted with great hands and feet. Remember the game winning catch for the Steelers two years ago in the 'Big Game.' Can anyone's feet be that close to the sideline without being on the line. He is a threat to score from anywhere on the field. Having Holmes on the field at the same time alongside Braylon Edwads will make the TO/Ochocinco combination in the Queen City look limp.
With Edwards playing well, Keller emerging as an All-Pro type TE and Jerricho Cotchery being the dependable steady weapon that they need the Jets can now spread the field and either run the ball with LT or Shonn Greene or go 4 or 5 wide and create some real match-up problems for the Vikings. I like Keller matched-up with any linebacker or small corner, if teams try to shut down the seams that Keller will drive, that will open up opportunities for the other recievers.
Shotty just got his shiny Christmas toy two months early. This offense is really going to be fun to watch. The problem that the coaching staff will have is that if they want to continue to be ground and pound, they will still have to keep the recievers happy. It will also become a challenge for Mark Sanchez to not wan to forcibly spread the ball around and make mistakes. The kid is due to throw an INT and it will happen this week as he tries to force a pass to a reciever to try to get them involved in the game.
The outcome of this game is not as important to me as is the Jets defense splitting Farve like a wishbone as a farewell for sabbotaging our season two years ago and for just being a guy who believes he's bigger than the teams he allegedly play for. It's funny that the local press was scourring the Jets training facility this week looking for positive #4 stories from players and couldn't come up with any. The stories surfaced quickly after the 2008 season that Favre was not a good teammate, and was somewhat aloof to being here. It would be fitting if the Jets take away his season the way he took away ours.
I'm against the 18 game schedule that is being bandied about although it will bring about some interesting changes I'm sure like expanded rosters and changes to the IR list where guys will be allowed to come back; I envision a more MLB like injury list like a 10, 15 an 60 day IR and we'll also need two bye weeks for each team or the play-offs will be a battle of 'survival of the fittest.'
Welcome (Back) To Revis Island!!!
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