Eric Mangini, please meet Rich Kotite. Yes, you now have the Jets off to their worst start since 1996 when we started 0-8. Pathetically, the Jets are 1-7 and are currently on a 5 game skid. We are truly a pathetic team.
Yesterday was truly a snooze fest. The Bills started the game with a long 10 minute and 7 second drive that resulted in 3 points. We then had a long drive of our own, about 7 minutes, resulting in 3 points which took 15 plays to achieve. That was the only time the Jets put points on the board against a weak Bills defense. So, that pretty much says that our offense SUCKS and doesn't work with Chad Pennington at the helm. Yes, I truly felt bad for the booing of Chad and the offense yesterday as it's hard to boo your quarterback that has taken us to the play-offs a few times over the last 5 years but the arm is as weak as a wet noodle.
All game, we are waiting for Mangini to change QBs to see if that can spark the offense. It wasn't until 3:32 left in the game that he finally made the change. What the hell is the coach waiting for? Why has it taken so many weeks to put the kid in? Why did he wait until the game was pretty much over before making the change? It was basically garbage time. You can't put the kid in with such little time left in the game as it showed by Kellen forcing some throws that he shouldn't have made but at that stage of the game, he was just trying to get something done that the team couldn't do for the first 56 and a half minutes. However, I did like what I saw - hard throws down the field. There was one throw before the interception that went down field for around 20+ yards and Kellen just flicked the wrist and didn't put his arm or legs into the throw and the ball just sailed to the receiver. That was great to see and I hope to see a lot more of that over the next 8 weeks as he learns to play the position.
Chad just can't move the offense anymore. He didn't throw any interceptions but throw for a season low 106 yards against a Bills defense ranked 31st in the league. That's NOT acceptable. Pennington was 13 for 20 meaning his average throw was 7.85 yards per reception. Again, that is NOT good. The Offense just doesn't move. We had to try a trick play with Brad Smith taking the snap only to hand off to Leon Washington who fumbled to try and fool the opposition. This offense isn't fooling anyone.
The defense played better giving up only 13 points at home but they just don't play well in the 4th quarter. This season, we've been outscored 83-35 in the fourth. I thought Revis had a good game getting his first interception but I didn't like the way they used him. There was a Bills drive that they sent Revis on the same blitz for 3 consecutive plays leaving the receiver he was covering open. And the 85 yard play he was torched on was tough to swallow. He had the ball in his hands and Abram Elam somehow hit Revis allowing the ball to go from Revis' hands to the receiver who sprinted the rest of the way for the touchdown that sealed the game. That was a fluke play. David Harris played well starting for Vilma and recorded his first sack of his career and also recording a team-high 17 tackles.
Mangini is impossible to listen to in the post game conference. He just says that it was a tough loss. The guys practiced hard all week and just didn't get it done. Hey Eric...NO SHIT ! Maybe change your schemes, get some balls, and change personnel. I hated when we had the ball past mid-field with 6 minutes to go and we punted. It was 4th and 3. Get some balls and go for it. Also what drives me bananas is the offense. Why can't they have Pennington snap the ball before 1 second left on the play clock? They get to the line sometimes with 16 seconds and don't snap it until 1 second. This causes too much confusion for our offense and not really any confusion for the defense. Snap the freggin ball with 6 seconds instead of just getting it off before a delay of game penalty.
And how is it that Laveraneus Coles didn't catch a ball until the 4th quarter before getting hurt. Why? Because we have a QB that can't reach him anymore. I'm reading this morning all these writers bashing Kellen Clemens for not looking good. Not many QBs are gonna look good when standing on the sidelines for 2.5 hours only to come in rusty for the final 3 minutes. It's unfair to judge this kid on 3 minutes of a game that was pretty much over.
So, the season is over. We are 1-8 with 8 games to go. We are NOT winning the rest of the games with the Steelers, Cowboys, and Patriots still to come. Get some balls Mangini and make the QB switch for the final 8 games so we can see if we have a QB on our hands. If we don't, then at least we know that our Top 5 pick will have to be used for a QB instead of a pass rushing stud.
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