Jets Get Hosed !

It was 20 years ago in Cleveland where the infamous judgement call by an official on a Mark Gastineau "late hit" screwed the Jets out of a chance to advance to the Championship Game. Twenty years later, we are back in Cleveland where another judgement call doesn't go out way and turns a potential celebration into something I'd call Cow Feces or Bull Shit.

When Baker goes up to catch the ball, he is jumping up in the endzone. There was NO movement of his body that showed him jumping right, towards the sideline. It was a great catch that would have been a touchdown if he weren't touched. But, he was thrown out of bounds in mid air causing mass confusion by the officials. One official said he was pushed out of bounds while the other official believed he would have landed in bounds for a Touchdown. So, it figures that the guy who believed it was a TD lost the argument when the officials huddled for a discussion. It was another example of the Jets getting hosed.

However, this game should NOT have come down to the last play. It was a typical Jets loss. Have a chance to end the first half of the season with a winning record against a team you SHOULD beat. Teams like this need to be beaten whether at home or on the road. The Jets ALWAYS lose a game like this on their schedule. It's beyond frustrating. Same shit, another year.

Things started off nice. We had a 16 play drive but it ended in only a field goal. You have the ball for so long, you need to come away with 7 points. However, you can't use a trick play with Brad Smith on EVERY 3rd Down. If teams watch tapes, they are gonna realize you are gonna have Brad Smith in the game. Time to come up with something more original. Maybe put him in the game and let him catch some passes or use him as a decoy. He doesn't have to get the ball EVERY time cause it just won't work. Plus, Chad was terrible with his lowest passer rating of his career. I don't fully blame him. They had decent pass rush and receivers were just not getting open. Plus, when you run for 1 or 2 yards on 1st down, it put Chad in way too many 3rd and long situations. I think 3rd and 6 is a number that comes to mind yesterday.

As for the defense, they just can't stop the run even thought they actually looked good in the 4th quarter finally getting some QB pressures and finally stopping the run giving the offense a chance. We actually even got a few sack's which doesn't happen often with this team.

Tough loss going into the bye week but we totally deserved to lose playing down to their talent especially vs a QB I've never heard of and STILL can not remember his name. Three of the Jets 4 loses this year, the outcome was not determined until the final minute. That leaves a sick feeling in my stomach.