Football Jets

The New York Jets lost again. After starting the game going the length of the field for a touchdown, the New York Jets rolled over for their stadium sharing rival, the New York Giants.

The Giants defense was better. The Giants offense was better. And their wide receiver made a 12 yard reception into a game changing 99 yard touchdown reception.

The New York Jets have 1 game to play.

If they are to make the playoffs, they MUST WIN. And get lots and lots of help.

Jets Win plus a Bengals Loss plus a Titans Loss plus either a Raiders Loss or a Broncos Loss.

That is a lot of help they need. At 8-7, the Jets are a couple wins below their preseason expectation and with many people picking them to possibly reach the Superbowl, it appears the prospect of reaching the playoffs is unlikely.

The Bengals could lose, they do face the Ravens who are trying to win their division. The Raiders play the Chargers, so it is possible they could lose. The Broncos play the Chiefs, who sometimes play well but Tim Tebow will probably find a way to win. However, the Titans are playing the Texans who have locked up their playoff seed and have nothing to play for, expect them to rest Foster and the rest of their stars. In other words, the Jets might as well be making tee times for Monday morning.

At least the Jets were playing meaningful games in December, too bad they didn’t win many of them.

Happy New Year

The New York Jets had an epic victory at the expense of their most hated rivals, the New England Patriots. Rex Ryan made it personal between him and Bill Belichick and on this day he out coached him by a wide margin. The Jets defense dominated this game and Mark Sanchez had a magical performance throwing three touchdowns.

28-21. A score for the ages, in what is according to Rex Ryan the second biggest game in franchise history. The fact is, this next game against the Steelers will push this win to third, because the game against the Steelers is for the right to go to the Superbowl in Dallas.

Talking smack is cool now! With this being a copycat league, won’t the Rex Ryan and New York Jets players smack talk become the ‘in’ thing to do in the NFL?

Pretty boy Tom Brady is starting to lose his charm after two years straight of being knocked out of the playoffs in their first game, both at home. But tonight, new stars of the AFC shown brightly.

LT played another heck of a game,  scoring his third touchdowns in the playoffs.

Shonn Greene had a heck of a game, running for the score that broke open the game late.

Santonio Holmes made a historic, epic reception in the corner of the endzone, then got his two feet in bounds a split second before landing out of bounds. Holmes once before made an immaculate catch, a pass from Big Ben while playing for Pittsburgh in the Superbowl. That day he won the game for them, and tonight his incredibly difficult touchdown catch adds to his legacy of making the biggest plays at the biggest moments.

Jets Defense played so well, frustrating Brady,  sacking him several times, forcing fumbles, producing some hard hits time and again, and catching a game changing interception early on.  Smith, Scott, Ellis, Revis and Cromartie amongst others had amazing performances. This was a total team effort, and truly the Jets defense stepped up.

Jerricho  Cotchery had a huge catch and run that was so timely.

Braylon Edwards had a huge catch that got Sanchez in a groove.

Mark Sanchez again played great. 4 playoff wins in his first 2 seasons. This kid played at an ultra high level. The offensive line protected him well and gave him time to make some fantastic decisions and throws.

The Offensive Line played strong, allowing the Jets running backs the opportunity to gain yards repeatedly by running the football.

The coaches coached great. From exceptional special teams, to the variety of offensive play calls, to the perfect mixture of defensive blitzes and strong pass coverage choices the New York Jets coaching staff did a fantastic job.

The list of great performances today goes on and on. This was a total team effort.

The AFC Championship Game against Pittsburgh at Pittsburgh for the right to go to the Superbowl in Dallas.

The New York Jets verse the New England Patriots game in Foxborough on Sunday, January 16, 2011 is one of the most historic games in franchise history. The Jets are made to win now, and this win would be monumental.

Pittsburgh awaits the winner for the right to go to the Superbowl in Dallas.

Lets Go Jets!

This game is gonna be epic. I know we have what it takes to win this game.

J-E-T-S Jets! Jets! Jets!

It is personal.

Peyton Manning has to be pressured, hit and sacked. The Jets secondary, running game, O-line, D-line, special teams, wide receivers and the Sanchise have to dig deep and put on their best performance.

This win would be epic. A loss would be an epic failure.

Wow, this is awesome! The Cincinnati Bengals vs. The New York Jets at the New Meadowlands. Kick Off in 15 minutes!

Happy Thanksgiving!

thanks NFL for scheduling this game.

The Jets are producing one of their best seasons in history and their victory Sunday against the upstart Cleveland Browns has made the cliche “Good teams find a way to win” the Jets new motto. Luck, fortune and a rabbit’s foot were all on the side of the Jets as they pulled off another improbable win in overtime. The New York Jets are now are with New England as the National Football Leagues only teams with 7-2 records, making both of them the best teams in the NFL.

Did I mention the Jets beat the Patriots already this season, so that would make the Jets the current BEST TEAM in the NFL.

The Cleveland Browns two weeks ago went into the Superdome in New Orleans and embarrassed the defending NFL Superbowl champions. Last week, the same Cleveland Browns team hosted the New England Patriots and embarrassed Tom Brady and Bill Belichick. So this Browns team, which no one expected to be very good, had seemingly come on as of late. The Jets moved the ball up and down the field all day against them and the Jets defense got some timely stops, especially in overtime. The Browns had 3 overtime possessions, including their first one in which the Browns fumbled in field goal range. That was just one of the luckier moments for the Jets.

The Jets kicking which during the first half of the season was looking good, has all of a sudden became a serious problem. Nick Folk missed three field goals including one in overtime and a chip shot late in regulation. Expect the Jets to see which free agent kickers have been home practicing and Rex Ryan just might have a new kicker before next week.

In the end, the wide receiver who seems to be saving his best stuff for clutch, overtime moments broke free of a tackle and split a couple would-be-tacklers en route to the game ending touchdown with just seconds left in overtime. If Santonio Holmes does not score there, the Jets would likely have ended up tying the Browns and nobody likes a tie.

The Jets are lucky, but good teams put themselves in positions to be lucky or make their own luck or whatever other ‘luck’ based cliche you want to throw out there.

The Jets 28-14 absolute thrashing of the New England Patriots was awesome.

Tom Brady said he hates the Jets. Guess what, the Jets and their legion of fans hate New England and Tom Brady.
I know I am sick of the

Oh Brady is so perfect, he has the perfect wife, the perfect looks, the perfect passes.

Give me a break you Brady loving media. I know you media types are all upset, with now having to throw out those pre-written articles about the big talking arrogance of the Jets team, the fraternity house coaching style of Rex Ryan and the Mark Sanchez shows so little promise.
You were all wrong. And now you have to write the TRUTH! Can’t handle the TRUTH! Well, here it is for you. The Jets are for real, their quarterback is for real, LT still has plenty of game, the offensive and defensive lines can push people around, the Jets secondary isn’t only Revis Island and the head coach and offensive coordinator have real game plans that give this team a great chance to win every week.

Now that you have thrown away those bury the Jets articles, consider recycling them next time for another team whose headlines catch readers, the Dallas Cowboys.

Now break out the creativity in your thrashing of the New England Patriots whom you were so eager to dub AFC East champions after one lousy week in which they beat a team the Jets knocked out of the playoffs last year. Here are some headlines to start the thought process…

Tom Brady is Great… Against Bad Defenses

Bill Belichick is Great… When He is Able to Cheat

Randy Moss and Tom Brady Look Great… When Sulking Together on the Bench Late in the 4th Quarter

Jets D Shuts Out Patriots So Called High Powered Offense in 2nd Half… Without Revis

Mark Sanchez Leads the Jets to Victory with 3 Touchdowns… Looks Like a Potential Superbowl Winning Quarterback

Next Week’s Game is Huge… Dolphins Verse Jets for the AFC East Lead

Someone famous once said, “Let’s Get It On” and on and on it will be as the 2010 New York Jets open thier season amongst a sell out crowd in their brand new stadium on…

MONDAY NIGHT FOOTBALL

Now their opponents the Baltimore Ravens are no slouch, with many of the idiotic talking heads projecting the Ravens as Superbowl bound, but hopefully on this day Revis Island and the Jets D can put those thoughts on ice.

Jets are stacked, as much as we have ever been. Obviously, we have something special and entertaining in Head Coach Rex Ryan. So much that he can convince players to get on board the Jets en route to his proclaimed Superbowl bound flight. LT, Jason Taylor, Santonio Holmes and Antonio Cromartie are just a few of the big name new faces we will see tonight, well not Holmes who smoked his way to a 4 game suspension.

Offensive Line looks as good as ever, execpt for the BIG hole at left tackle, but who needs to block the Sanchise’s blindside anyway. Defensively we have big names that will hopefully lead us to another top defensive year.

And we got Sanchise. Who people knock at every opportunity for inadvertantly throwing to the wrong colored jerseys way too often. But he was a rookie, and now as a seasoned veteran – ok thats a stretch – hopefully he will surprise those expecting a sophomore slump like he surprised those who said rookies can’t win playoff games.

I went to the liberty of asking my friend his take on the game, and not to my surprise he of course chose to pick the ‘nevermores’ over the Jets during the opening day game. Here I share his thoughts:

I’ve been running hot in football so here are my picks for the 2 games tonight. All lines are as of when I write this.

Baltimore (+1.5) AT NY Jets

This is going to be ugly, as Flacco is dealing with new receiving corp, and Derrick Mason and Heap are still going to gouge the Jets in the playaction game. Which means Ray Rice will killing it. But, the Jets D is good so killing it will be 70 to 80 yds for him, and 20 points as team. Holding calls and 2 picks by Sanchez are going to doom the D on a possession, as field position is going to be key. The B’More offense will be unspectacular as well, but a little more cohesive. I have Shonn Greene in the fumble pool for this one.

20-16 Ravens (with a 40% chance of Ravens blowout)

Good thing he gets 80% of his picks wrong

The entire NFL world is talking about the New York Jets moves during the 2010 off-season in which several marquee players have been added to the roster. It seems the Jets are on the verge of winning a Superbowl, and the Jets management have added several pieces that might put them over the top.

Ladainian Tomlinson was added as a free agent to replace Thomas Jones. At first it appeared he would be signing with the Minnesota Vikings backing up Adrian Peterson. But after visiting New York, LT was wined and dined by Rex Ryan and decided to hopefully revitalize his Hall of Fame career wearing green.

Teammate of LT and one of the players in the Charger’s doghouse following the upset loss against the Jets in the playoffs was Antonio Cromartie. The Chargers traded Cromartie to the New York Jets at the begin of the off-season. Cromartie is a superb athletic specism whom the Jets hope to regain his pro-bowl form opposite Darrelle Revis. As a cornerback, Cromartie had a bunch of interceptions a couple years ago when the Chargers played more man-to-man defense but his impact was minimal last year when the Chargers played more zone defense.

Santonio Holmes won a Superbowl with the Steelers, even earning Superbowl MVP honors for his amazing fourth quarter that included a diving catch from Ben Roethlisberger that gave the Steelers the lead for good. Holmes fell out of favor with the Steelers with several off the field incidents including substance abuse problems for marijuana. The league has imposed a 4 game suspension which will be served the first month of the season. Holmes only has a 1 year left on his contract, but he should be a huge offensive weapon for Mark Sanchez. With Holmes opposite Braylon Edwards, Jerricho Cotchery in the slot and Dustin Keller at tight end the Jets seemingly should have a strong passing game in 2010.

Jason Taylor signed as a free agent from the Miami Dolphins. Taylor has said some pretty awful things about the Jets and their fans in the past while playing for the Dolphins. A very controversial signing, hopefully the Jets faithful can welcome Taylor after he sacks a few quarterbacks.

Kyle Wilson was drafted by the Jets in the first round. Wilson was arguably the best cornerback in the draft, and played a pivotal role for the very successful Boise State program. Along with Cromartie and Revis, Wilson gives the Jets an unbelievably talented secondary in what is now become a passing league.

Joe McKnight, the USC running back, was drafted in the third round by the Jets. Jets cut Thomas Jones after the season ended and cut Leon Washington immediately following the Joe McKnight draft pick. McKnight will be a force on kick returns and is very similar to Washington’s skill set. Washington will be missed, but coming off a terrible broken leg the Jets felt it better to move on and traded him to the Seattle Seahawks, ironically coached by ex-USC and ex-NY Jets coach Pete Carroll.

All of these players plus the entire Jets team will be featured in this year’s Hard Knocks show on HBO.

New York Jets 17 – Indianapolis Colts 30