Football Jets

The Opening Weekend of NFL Football was simply incredible with many upsets and breakout performances. The excitement climaxed on Sunday Night Football where the New York Jets on the Tenth Anniversary of 9-11 had one of the most amazing come from behind victories over the Dallas Cowboys winning 27-24.

This game was emotional. The Jets took off a little slow out of the gates, but then the fourth quarter arrived and the New York Jets behind the energy of 80,000 loud fans made play after play on offense, defense and on special teams to win a game that looked out of reach.

Nick Folk 50 yard field goal gave the Jets the 3 point lead with less than a minute to play. Kicker Nick Folk made the biggest kick in his career, taking avenge on the team that cut him a few years ago.

Mark Sanchez threw for over 300 yards and never quit after making a couple of mistakes. The quarterback Mark Sanchez found different receivers in crucial situations and made just enough plays to pull out the epic win over Rob Ryan’s highly touted defense.

Rex Ryan defense gave up a couple long scoring drives early in the game, but then they got comfortable and put a ton of pressure on Dallas Cowboy Quarterback Tony Romo.  The special teams and the defense decided the game by making some tremendous second half plays. Brian Schottenheimer was steadily aggressive calling pass after pass and only sprinkling in the occasional run. The aggressiveness payed off when the Cowboys secondary was injured and worn down allowing Jets receivers to find openings and opportunities that they took advantage of over and over.

Special Teams of the Jets came up with the biggest plays of the game. The blocked punt return for touchdown made the entire stadium go bonkers. Then Nick Folk drilled the kick of his life to send the Jets into the win column.

Jets Defense by many players including stars Bart Scott and Darrelle Revis. Linebacker Bart Scott pressured Romo and had some huge tackles. Corner back Darrelle Revis made the interception late which set-up the game winning field goal. Romo had the lead and the Cowboys were in the driver seat. However, the pressure of the moment forced Romo to make mistakes, and the Jets capitalized in the biggest way.

Ladainian Tomlinson was making plays including many huge first downs by catching Mark Sanchez passes in the flat and finding the first down chains and doing whatever it took to get past the chains. In reality the stars of the Jets all seemed to make plays.

Plaxico Burress was quite in the first half and then he made his return to the NFL memorable. With several catches on the game none were bigger than the Mark Sanchez to Plaxico Burress touchdown pass down the sideline.

Jim Leonard who ran all the way down the field and made a game changing tackle that preceded the Tony Romo goal line fumble that ignited the comeback.

New York Jets Come From Behind Victory Over the Dallas Cowboys on Sunday Night Football, just had to repeat the title because this win was something special on a truly special day in American History. God Bless America and thank you to all the men and women who lost their lives saving others on that unforgettable day ten years ago. The NY Police Department, NY Fire Department, First Responders and all those who lost their lives  you will all, forever, be in our hearts.

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 dominated the Houston Texans for three quarters. Mark Sanchez, LT, the wide receivers and the defense were all playing great. And then the 4th quarter began.

The New York Jets collapsed. In a span of what seemingly was just a few minutes, the Jets in front of their home fans at the New Meadowlands Stadium let a 23-7 lead disappear. In fact, after a Texans field goal, touchdown, touchdown, and another field goal the Jets were losing 23-27 and the game was all but over. The Jets had fumbled and thrown an interception and had basically given the game away to the Houston Texans.

That is if this was the Same Old Jets team that fans in New York and New Jersey had gotten used to. The Same Old Jets team finds a way to lose, in some very amazing and creative ways.

But.

This is Not the Same Old Jets team.

This team is led by Rex Ryan, Mark Sanchez, LT, a top defense and some of the most talented wide receivers on the planet. They all know that no matter what the situation is, this team can score in crunch time, this team can win in the 4th quarter, and this team can make remarkable plays when they matter most. With 50 seconds to go, and no timeouts, Mark Sanchez found LT a couple times, then unleashed a bullet deep ball to a sideline streaking Braylon Edwards who just for a moment was open deep. The all-of-a-sudden-this-season sure handed Braylon Edwards caught the ball and was knocked out of bounds at the 6 yard line with just 16 seconds to play. At least the Jets will have a chance to win the game. Well, one play later, Sanchez under pressure floated a game winning fade pass to the ultra clutch, Santonio Holmes for the touchdown that made the New Meadowlands stadium erupt.

The wide receivers of the Jets are fantastic.

Santonio Holmes, who the Jets traded a 5th round draft pick to Pittsburgh for has made a huge go ahead game winning score or set one up in each of the last 4 Jets victories.
Braylon Edwards has been sensational as he continues to be one of Mark Sanchez’s favorite targets. Edwards career was marred by dropped passes and off the field issues before coming to the Jets. He has totally changed around his image, and his speed and his skills are quickly becoming an integral part of the passing attack every single game.
Jerricho Cotchery is sure handed, and that “groin” grab pass he caught last week against the Detroit Lions was a spectacular highlight, even with the feelings of sympathy all Jets fans had for that sort of injury.
Dustin Keller, who has been quite as of late is often the tight end that emerges with a huge catch when the Jets need someone to make a big play. He can take over games.
Brad Smith is the all versatile guy that can do it all, and we are happy he does it all well.
LaDainian Tomlinson isn’t a wide receiver, but his ability to catch balls out of the backfield and then make people miss tackles against him make him ultra valuable. His 7 catches for 71 yards against the Texans all came at very opportune times.

The New York Jets play the 2-8 Cincinnati Bengals on Thanksgiving Day. Ochocinco, Terrell Owens and Carson Palmer will be a lot to handle for the Jets defense. But after watching Buffalo score 49 unanswered points against the Bengals today I am guessing the Jets offense is gonna have a field day. Happy Thanksgiving to All!

LaDainian Tomlinson was a big offseason addition to the New York Jets, and that is an understatement. Most of the pundits said he was washed up, couldn’t run with power or cut with precision, lacked speed, lost a step, was no longer an effective out of the backfield receiver and was a menace in the locker room.

Like is often the case, the talking heads do not know anything. They hear something said by one talking head and they just repeat it and repeat it. The Jets front office and Coach Rex Ryan knew they were getting not only one of the all-time great running backs, but LaDainian Tomlinson was surely not washed up, had something to prove, could still run over people while making ankle breaking cuts, still had breakaway speed, could catch even the errant Mark Sanchez pass out of the backfield and would be a leader in the locker room.

On Sunday, as LaDainian Tomlinson has done all season long, he showed the Denver Broncos all of the good as he helped the New York Jets beat the Denver Broncos and their smug young coach Josh McDaniels 24-20 in Denver. I’ll give Josh McDaniels this, I loved his celebration last year when the Broncos beat the Patriots which really pissed off Coach Bill Belichick

The game was not the Jets best, with Mark Sanchez throwing a couple interceptions and many other passes that should have been intercepted. The defense and Darrelle Revis were not at their best allowing the Broncos league worst running game to finally appear, but the defense did hold Kyle Orton to under 300 yards something most teams this season have not been able to do. But in the end, the Jets made just enough plays to edge the Broncos and got some help from the officials.

The field judge Gary Cavaletto called a desperation throw by Mark Sanchez on 4th and 6 as pass interference on Renaldo Hill, who lost track of the ball as it sailed in the air and while off balance his fingers hit the face mask of Santonio Holmes, who himself was off balance and falling to the ground. With a second life, and just a couple minutes left in the game, the Jets offense took the controversial penalty which gave them first and goal at the two yard line and cashed in. LaDainian Tomlinson took it in untouched, as the Broncos seemingly let him score, and the defense had a chance to stop the Broncos for the win. The suspense finally ended, as the defense recovered a Kyle Orton fumble on a terrible hike by his center as the Broncos were driving on their last possession.

The Dolphins and Patriots both won in close games against good competition, so it still appears the AFC East is going to be a tough battle right to the end of the season. The Jets have a bye week coming up, which should help rest some of the nagging injuries. But for now, the Jets at 5-1 are off to a great start considering their schedule has been awfully tough so far.

The 38-14 thrashing of the Buffalo Bills by the New York Jets doesn’t say a whole lot about how good the Jets are as a team.

What it does say is that the Buffalo Bills Suck.

Honestly, we already kinda new the Buffalo Bills Suck but the Jets exposed them in every aspect of their suckiness. Their offense was pathetic, with their quarterback scrambling for 74 yards the only positive yardage they seemed to muster all game. Their defense couldn’t come even close to stopping the constantly improving offensive juggernaut which has become the Mark Sanchez led Jets offense. Even the Buffalo Bills special teams sucked.

The NY Jets won 2 games in the division last year, so far we have won all 3 games in the division this year. Mark Sanchez has 8 touchdown passes on the season and 0 interceptions. LT and Shonn Greene both ran for over 100 yards, with LT scoring two touchdowns.  Secret weapon Brad Smith did his usual thing and Dustin Kellar caught two touchdowns for the second week in a row.

The NY Jets blew up the New England Patriots
The NY Jets blew up the Miami Dolphins
The NY Jets blew up the Buffalo Bills

Who in the AFC East is gonna compete? We know the Buffalo Bills Suck with their 0-4 record, and despite giving both Miami and New England a run for their money in games earlier in the season the Bills might end up with 0 wins. With the Dolphins playing the New England Patriots on Monday Night Football on October 4 the contender and pretender in the division will be revealed.

Okay, so the Buffalo Bills suck, but that doesn’t mean this wasn’t a good win for the Jets. The Jets are getting a lot of attention from the media as being one of the premier teams in the AFC. Indianapolis lost to Jacksonville today, and Jacksonville is horrible so Peyton Manning’s squad is no longer as big a bully as it once was. Baltimore, Pittsburgh and Houston appear to be the other NFL cities with quality teams that through a quarter of the season appear to be playoff caliber.

Even though the Buffalo Bills Suck it is still awesome to watch our NY Football Jets play this well in all facets of the game. The offense can move the ball and has plenty of weapons.  Now we get to add Santonio Holmes to the mix, and if you don’t know how good a Superbowl MVP wide receiver Santonio Holmes is than you are in for a pleasant surprise. With Braylon Edwards catching another touchdown today, we will now have two awesome wide receivers. Jerricho Cotchery can move to the slot where he will be more effective and with Dustin Kellar playing the tight end position at the level he is the Jets have one of the best passing attacks in the NFL. Add to that two great running backs, a young improving quarterback, a great defense, a brilliant defensive minded head coach, a talented offensive coordinator in Brian Schottenheimer and some wrinkles like Brad Smith the NY Jets management have put together a title contender.

Today was a nice win even though the Buffalo Bills Suck, but let us focus on a huge game coming up as we have Brett Favre and the Minnesota Vikings next weekend.

The 2010 New York Jets team is a blend of talent and intrigue you would only dare ensemble if you were directing the next Hollywood blockbuster.

1. A star who once shined so bright on the biggest stage, known for one of the greatest catches in Superbowl history, Santonio Holmes. Holmes won’t make his appearance during the opening credits, he has a 4 game suspension for violating the league’s substance abuse policy.
2. 2009′s most fast rising star, Darrelle Revis is holding out for more money despite a $120 million offer.
3. One of the greatest stars of all time, LT is trying to rediscover his former glory.
4. Another fresh face and troubled star, Antonio Cromartie has tabloid written all over him as he arrives in NY. The drama begins when you have seven kids in five states, and child-support issues.
5. The trash talking funny man Rex Ryan whose quotes are so entertaining.
6. Charismatic young quarterback Mark Sanchez who has a bit of Brett Favre recklessness to his game.
7. Over-paid and under-performing first round draft pick Vernon Gholston who doubtfully will ever live up to his hype for even one play.
8. Braylon Edwards who evidently has seriously more memorable dropped passes than passes he has caught
9. There is also some real TV talent in Jason Taylor, his moves on “Dancing With the Stars” should help land him a starring role in this show.
10. The fans who love them.

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.