Losing Streak Ends Out West !

Out West has never been kind to the New York Jets. And, the Jets were playing that one team out there that just always seems to have our number - The Raiders. We were coming off three heartbreaking loses and it was a must win situation to turn the once promising season around. However, yesterday, we finally had their number. We actually had all of their numbers as they scored ZERO points in a 38-0 romp.

The win would have been perfect except for the loss of Leon Washington who broke his leg and is now out out for the season. In two weeks, we've lost two starts - Leon and Jenkins - which really hurt.

However, Shon Greene stepped up big time getting his first true action carrying the ball and impressing with every touch gaining 144 yards and 2 TDs. Thomas Jones ran for another 121 and a TD. And get this, the Jets rushed 54 times for 316 yards which made them the first team since 1975 to produce 300+ yards in back to back weeks !

I liked the game plan of run run run limiting the amount of times that Sanchez needed to throw the ball to help him regain confidence and limit the rookie mistakes. Sanchez still managed to make a few bit throws including a 35 yard TD to David Clowny as well as rushing for a 3 yard TD on a draw play. Sanchez ended 9 for 15, 143 yards, 1 TD passing, 1 TD rushing and ZERO interceptions giving him a 114 QB rating. I guess you can't complain about the offense when you score 38 points even though we started 2 drives on the Raiders' 4 yard line. The biggest part of the offense was the offensive line making large holes for the running backs as we averaged 5.9 yards per carry. Gotta love Ryan's smash mouth football.

And the defense looked as good as advertised. Well, we are playing the Raiders but shutouts in this league don't come around often and it was nice to notch the big 0. Calvin Pace is starting to look like the Calvin Pace of old recording 3 sacks and 2 forced fumbles. The D was all over the place forcing a total of 4 turnovers (Jim Leonard and Darrelle Revis each got an Interception) which resulted in 21 of the 38 points.

The game started off great with Pace forcing a fumble at the start of the game and before you could blink, the Jets were up 7-0 and there was no looking back.

I'm not going to get all excited as we were playing the Raiders but I thought the same last week when we were playing the Bills and thought the same the week before when we were playing the Dolphins. So, it's an NFL win and it was much needed.

The best was watching Sanchez scarf down a hotdog in the 4th quarter. I guess he was hungry or just bored out there in this ass-kicking the Blue and Gold (Titans Colors) put on.

Now, it's time to redeem ourselves vs. the FISH next Sunday and prove to them that two weeks ago was a total fluke !

Notes:

1.) It was the Jets' first shutout since Dec. 14, 2003, when they blanked the Steelers, 6-0, at home in a snowstorm.

Just Disgusting !

There are so many words to describe my emotions: Embarrassed. Disgusted. Sick.

People say this is a new regime but it's same crap, different year.

This season started off with such promise. A new energetic head coach. A young stud rookie quarterback. A 3-0 start. All of that has been quickly erased as we lost to an inferior opponent as we usually do and are now 3-3 and a game back of first place. It's just pathetic.

On a day that you can rush for 318 yards, give up only 13 points in regulation, and have a 10 point lead at one point, you would think you would win the game. But, these are the Jets. We were playing a Bills team that had lost 3 straight games and had only scored 2 offensive touchdowns in that same span. So, this should have been a game the Jets should have dominated.

Sanchez, they tell us, has never played in a game where the temperature is under 55 degrees. Well, Mark...welcome to the North East. This was a warm day compared to what it is going to be in a month or so. Sanchez threw the ball great...to the other team ! He had FIVE interceptions. Yes, he had 5 interceptions while at the same time in a different game, Tom Brady threw FIVE touchdowns in just one quarter of football. Some of it wasn't Sanchez' fault. He has NO receivers. Braylon Edwards still is learning the Jets offense. Jerricho Cotchery and Brad Smith were out. That left us with David Clowny, Wallace Wright, and I can't even remember the 3rd wide receiver's name. Not a single ball was throw in the direction of these guys. With not many targets out there, Sanchez really had limited options but that is not an excuse for so many interceptions.

And things got worse. Kris Jenkins may have had a season ending knee injury and he's our most dominate man on the line. That is a killer injury.

But, it shouldn't have mattered. Their starting QB left the game with an injury so we are facing a backup QB for the 2nd straight week and still can't sack the quarterback. What is up with the defense that is supposed to reek havoc on the quarterback and only getting one sack?

And penalties. I think we had 14 at my last count with SIX of them coming in Overtime. How the hell do you have 6 penalties in OT? This is unexceptable. These penalties put us on 1st and long for a ton of drives and killed us towards the end when we got to the 10 yard line only to have it called back due to a Ben Harstock penalty and then we have a perfect snap on a winning FG attempt and Weatherfod couldn't handle it. Instead, he had no choice but to get up and just throw the ball which was picked off.

There was a few bright spots in the game. Thomas Jones rushed for 210 yards and broke his personal record for his longest career run twice. Leon Washington also added 99 yards on the ground.

And get this. Mark Sanchez' passer rating was 8.3. Thomas Jones average per carry was 9.5. That's embarrassing for the QB.

We are poorly coached. Why would you challenge a call over 6 yards when you thought they stepped out of bounds. You lost the challenge and wasted a time out. We also wasted another time out when on fourth down we tried to draw the Bills offsides and then called time out. Time outs are valuable and we need to stop wasting them as we've done the last few weeks. We also wasted a time out when we had too many men on the field for the field goal block team. We also had an intentional delay of game after a time out. Just stupid.

Next up is the Raiders in Oakland where we never win. This season took a bad turn and it needs to be turned the other way before it gets out of control !

Notes:
1. The Jets 14 penalties were the most since a Rich Kotite game in 1996.

2. Thomas Jone's 71-yard run was the longest by a Jet since Adrian Murrell's 78-yarder against the Cardinals in 1996.

3. The Jets managed only one sack against a Bills offensive line that began the day with only 41 combined career starts.

4. PK Jay Feely made his first two FG attempts to break Pat Leahy's team record for most consecutive field goals (23). He was wide left, from 44 yards, on his third attempt.

Put Your Money On The Jets

Yeah...we mostly lose to the Bills. However, we are coming off two tough loses and we can't erase a 3-0 start with a 3rd straight loss. We are back at home playing a 1-4 Bills team that can't do anything right. If I was a betting man, I'd put my money on the Jets. I'm just glad I'm not a betting man.

Great Quote !

Fish Cause Jets Crash !

The Jets were entering the game 3-1 against the Dolphins who were in a "must-win" situation and wearing their UGLY orange shirts. They had a quarterback playing that was even more unexperienced in the NFL than Sanchez. They have a pot head as a running back. We were pissed coming off a loss last week. But, it's Monday Night and as Jets fans know, MNF hasn't always been kind to the Jets less a few specific games.

I'm not sure where to even begin. The offense looked much better as we now have another target in Braylon Edwards to throw too. He looked great hauling in 5 catches with one going for a TD and it looked like he should have had a 2nd for a touchdown as well. Our running game was okay but we just don't get enough yards on 1st down. Sanchez looked much better and more comfortable with his new wide receiver. It was great to see a tall receiver jump up and haul in some catches that would be to high for our other receivers. Sanchez also threw a nice bomb to David Clowney for a huge gain. However, two of the drives were extended that probably shouldn't have been. One was our punter not sure if he should kick it and was able to run for a first down to keep a drive alive instead of punting. Another situation was a direct snap to Brad Smith how somehow was able to change directions and dart forward for a first down to keep another drive alive. If you take away those two strange plays, we'd have less points on the board.

The story of the game was our defense, or lack thereof. How many long drives did the Dolphins have? I think they started the game with a 8 minute drive to go ahead 7 - 0. They had another 8 minute drive later in the game and ended the game with a 5 plus minute drive. We couldn't stop the wildcat. We couldn't stop regular formation. We couldn't get pressure on an unexperienced quarterback. We couldn't stop Ronnie and Ricky (sounds like 2/3rds of Bel Biv Devoe). And, the passing game just ate us apart.

We were coached poorly down the stretch not using any time outs to have time on the clock if Miami scored. The sad part is that we were up and let them drive to score the winning touchdown with 6 seconds left. You gotta call Time Outs and even if they score, you have more than 6 seconds left. What is worse is that they started that last drive on their own 30 yard line and went 70 yards. How can you let that team have a drive like that? Were they not prepared? Hell, we had Calvin Pace back so we should have been even stronger on defense that we were the first four weeks when our defense was unstoppable. We gave up 413 yards and gave up 3rd down conversions 9 of 14 times. That's pathetic.

Not sure what else to say. We got our asses kicked by an inferior team. They better turn it around against the Bills or their 3-0 start would have been erased.

Just disgusting !

Flash - QB - NYJ !

Just a blast from the past !

Fry The Fish

Let's hope Sanchez regains his form and frys the fish !

Cleveland Jets

What the Jets have gotten from dealing with the Browns

Mark Sanchez, quarterback: The Sanchise won the job in training camp and, despite some rookie mistakes, has the Jets 3-1 and tied for first place in the AFC East.

Braylon Edwards, receiver: He had off-the-field problems and was erratic in the Browns' offense, but he's the big-play receiver the Jets were lacking.

What the Browns have gotten from dealing with the Jets

Brett Ratliff, quarterback: He's third on the depth chart behind Derek Anderson and Brady Quinn.

Chansi Stuckey, receiver: Stuckey was the Jets' No. 2 receiver, but didn't seize the job out of camp as much as he was a better option than David Clowney.

Jason Trusnik, linebacker: A depth player and special-teamer, he was undrafted out of Division III Ohio Northern and has an injury history.

Abram Elam, safety: Elam starts for the Browns but would have been a backup for the Jets behind Kerry Rhodes and Jim Leonhard.

Kenyon Coleman, defensive end: Coleman starts for the Browns.

17th overall draft pick (Sanchez trade): The Browns turned another trade, giving the pick to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, who took quarterback Josh Freeman, for picks Nos. 19 and 191. The Browns then dealt No. 19 to the Philadelphia Eagles for Nos. 21 and 195.

The Browns drafted starting center Alex Mack at No. 19, cornerback Coye Francies at No. 191 and running back James Davis at No. 195. Francies is a backup, while Davis is on injured reserve after a promising preseason.

52nd overall draft pick (Sanchez trade): The Browns kept the pick and selected defensive end David Veikune, who now is a backup inside linebacker.

Two undisclosed draft picks (Edwards trade).

Jets Trade For Headcase

Looks like we got ourselves a receiver despite being a headcase:

10/07 — The Jets announced this morning that they have reached an agreement in principle to acquire Browns WR Braylon Edwards in exchange for WR Chansi Stuckey, LB Jason Trusnik and undisclosed draft choices. More to Come…

Edwards, in his fifth pro season, is a downfield threat who's averaged 15.5 yards a reception in his career. The 6'3", 215-pounder had 55 receptions last season for 873 yards and three touchdowns. And he had a phenomenal '07 season, catching 80 balls for 1,289 yards and 16 touchdowns.

Before the deal, Stuckey was considered the Jets' No. 2 receiver and had 11 catches for 120 yards with a touchdown in the Jets' 3-1 start. A seventh round pick out of Clemson in 2007, Stuckey missed that '07 campaign with a foot injury. Stuck, playing primarily the slot role before moving outside this fall, had 32 receptions in '08 for 359 yards. He also caught a TD in each of his first three games, becoming the first active player to achieve that milestone since 2002.

Trusnik is a former undrafted free agent who carved a role for himself in the NFL. After the Jets' Week 3 win over the Tennessee Titans, the 6'4", 250-pound reserve 'backer was named AFC Special Teams Player of the Week. In that contest, Trusnik forced a fumble on Ryan Mouton and recovered it, and had a first quarter tackle on kickoff coverage.

Jets Players Cold-Calling

Jets Players Now Cold-Calling Strangers To Talk Trash
By The Brushback

NEW YORK--The brash, bold New York Jets have been talking trash with their opponents all season long, but now they seem to have taken their jawing to the next level. According to several reports from around the nation, Rex Ryan’s boys have been cold-calling total strangers to engage in smack talk with them.

Victims called in to sports-talk radio shows to report their experiences.

“I just got a call from some guy named Bart Scott,” said Susan Muldowney, 43, of King of Prussia, PA. “He was like, ‘Susan Muldowney? This is Bart Scott from the New York Jets.’ And I’m like ‘Yea?’ And he’s like ‘We’re the best team in football right now.’ And I’m like ‘Okay.’ And he’s like ‘You got a problem with that?’ And I’m like ‘I have something on the stove.’ And he’s like ‘It’s probably disgusting. I wouldn’t eat it if I was starving to death, bitch.’ Then he hung up on me.”

Muldowney called the encounter “a little annoying,” but admitted that she respected coach Rex Ryan for “changing the culture in the Jets locker room.”

Another victim, Eric Lynch, 33, of Sacramento, California, reported receiving a phone call from a man named Kerry Rhodes. According to Lynch, Rhodes called him “soft” and told him he would “rip his head off” if he ever came over the middle.

“I didn’t know what beef this guy had with me, but he was pissed, ” Lynch said. “He was like 'I'm coming after you, bitch! Ima knock your fucking head off!’ I was rather alarmed and threatened to call the authorities, but he said he would knock their heads off, too. Then when he found out I was from Sacramento, he was like, ‘Screw you, towel head. America rules!' That’s when I figured out who he was. Stupidity? Check. Confusion? Check. Testosterone-fueled rage? Check. Yea, this guy is an NFL player.”

One caller, a 66-year-old woman from Sterling Heights, Michigan who wished to remain anonymous, described a voice mail that Bart Scott left on her answering machine.

“He told me the Jets defense was going to break all my bones and then eat them and then shit them out and send the shit in a box to my mother and then go after her like a pack of wild dogs and rip the flesh off her bones and mix it in with the shit and make stew out of it and eat the stew,” the woman said. “I mean, that’s pretty harsh stuff, but as long as they can back it up on the field you can’t really criticize.”

When questioned about his players’ harassment of strangers, Rex Ryan said he had no problem with the practice as long as they “walked the walk” on Sundays.

“Hey, I don’t have a problem with it,” Ryan said. “We’re a confident bunch and we’re not afraid to throw down the gauntlet. Whether it’s an opposing team or some old lady on the phone, we’re not about to back down from anyone. You got a problem with that, faggot? I didn’t think so.”

Rhodes also refused to back down from his incendiary comments.

“I’m not backing down from nothing,” Rhodes said. “I meant what I said. We’re violent. We’re angry. But mostly importantly? We’re 3-1. Does anybody want to dispute that? Does anybody want to engage in some trash talking? Anyone? I didn’t think so. See, that’s why I have to resort to calling strangers on the phone. Everybody else is starting to get bored with this shit.”

Jets Suffer 1st Loss

My Monday Morning QB says that yesterday's game will help Sanchez in the future as he hopefully learns from his mistakes and there were many of them - 3 interceptions and a fumble. I didn't know if I was watching Mark Sanchez or the return of Bubby Brister. I knew this game was going to happen but it still sucks the same.

After being down 3-0, we were driving to take the lead. I saw a man open across the middle but Sanchez tried to squeeze in a ball between two defenders and got the TD; however, it was after a 99 yard run in the wrong direction. Ouch. Instead of being up 7-3 or even tied at 3-3, we were now down 10-0. That hurt.

Things then got worse when we were pinned deep in our own end, Sanchez goes back in his own endzone, doesn't feel any pressure, sack, fumble, TD ! Ouch. That really hurts. Now we were down 17-0. The offensive line didn't help the situation as we were constantly under pressure a lot of the game giving up 4 sacks in the process. Don't we have 3 Pro-Bowl players on the OL ?

We finally had a nice little drive but it only resulted in 3 points partly due to some weak play calling as we neared the red zone. Okay...down only 2 scores going into half-time and we get the ball to start the half. Still, we were on the road against a good team and it was not going to be easy. Unfortunately, we didn't do anything with the ball to start the half.

However, after Bryan Thomas forced a fumble on the Saint's 34, we had a chance to make this a game again after Thomas Jones darted for a 15 yard run. Okay...we were now down a touchdown and the Defense really stepped up their game.

What drove me crazy is that every time we got the ball back, at least for three or four consecutive drives, it seems like we were third and short every time and couldn't convert the 1st down forcing us to punt. Some of the play calling was odd. Just get the first down and stop doing fancy stuff. A few of the plays we get screwed where the defender was on our backs and didn't get the call but when you are down and need a first down, we need better play calling.

The defense played well covering their receivers with another solid game by Revis but why couldn't we stop this Pierre Thomas guy. He ran all over us. What drove me bananas was on the drive that they put the icing on the cake, it was 4th and 1 and Kris Jenkins went off-sides. What a backbreaker for the D that played so well. They held the top rated offense to just 10 points. We had a nice goal line stance and also stopped the saints on two 4th and 1 plays. You can't complain much about the defense except for stopping the running game and the one really bad off-sides. Heck, we stopped Drew Brees who was only 20 for 32 for 190 yards and no TDs.

I know we are now 3-1 entering the easier part of our schedule but man, imagine the statement we could have had if we were to play better on offense and win this game as the defense did their job. But, if you go 3-1, three more times, that's 12-4 and I would be happy as a fly on shit if that happened.

Bring on the Dolphins next Monday night. The Jets are pissed off and ready to fry some fish !

NOTES:

1. This was Sanchez's first loss since last Sept. 25 at Oregon State.

2. Sanchez's 27.0 passer rating was the lowest by a Jets starter since a 21.1 by Chad Pennington on Oct. 29, 2006, at Cleveland.

Jets Win Their Superbowl !

JETS WIN THEIR SUPER BOWL !!!
The Sports Pickle

The New York Jets won the franchise's second Super Bowl last Sunday, topping the New England Patriots 16-9 in Week 2 NFL action.

"I told these guys that if they don't limit themselves and set their goals high, they can accomplish anything," said Jets head coach Rex Ryan. "But even I didn't really believe we could win the Super Bowl this year. Not in September."

The victory means rookie quarterback Mark Sanchez, playing just his second regular season game, has now won a Super Bowl quicker than any other quarterback in league history.

"This is an amazing feeling," said Sanchez. "And it all happened so fast. It seemed like just weeks ago we were at camp, and now we're celebrating our Super Bowl win. I don't even know what to do next. I guess take a few weeks off and then start getting ready for next season."

Jets officials say they are working with New York City and New Jersey officials to help schedule a parade for the team later this week.

"There's no plan in place right now. This was kind of unexpected," said New York mayor Michael Bloomberg. "But we had a huge turnout for the Giants parade two years ago and we expect even more for the Jets parade because the weather is so much warmer."

While the Jets are celebrating their Super Bowl win, the Patriots are trying to put their performance behind them.

"We have to treat this loss as though it was just any other game," said head coach Bill Belichick. "Because it was. We have 14 more regular season games, then three weeks of playoffs and then, if we're fortunate, the Super Bowl."

The loss to the Jets dropped Belichick's career record in Super Bowls he knows about to 3-1 and Super Bowls he is unaware he is playing in to 34-2.

Beginner's Cluck

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