Defensive Game Plan ?

Suckin' Out West !

What a crap two weeks the Jets have gone through. After getting murdered last week by a Denver team we didn't play well against, we looked ever worse yesterday against a terrible team.

I really don't care that the Jets had to travel across the country for their 3rd time this year. Good teams don't let that bother them.

Yesterday's first five minutes set the tone for the game. The 49ers won the flip and deferred. So, we were going to receive the ball. However, they went for the onsides kick and luckily, Brad Smith was in the perfect spot. So, we had the ball in great field position to start the game. However, after 3 plays, we were facing a 4th and 2 from their 38 yard line and they elect to punt? What the heck? What's a punt gonna do when he punts it in the endzone? And that is exactly what he did - 49ers ball on the 20. Mangini...were you castrated? Where are your balls? You are against a crap team on the road after a devastating loss last week. This is where don't even try a field goal...you just go for the first down.

I'm not sure what the offensive game plan was the entire game. Actually, they didn't have a game plan. Maybe Mangini just said, "Screw it" this week and let them play. Well, whatever happened, we had ZERO offense. Heck...the offensive was barely on the field the entire game. And when we were, it was Thomas Jones up the middle for 2 yards. What was wrong? We were playing a team that can't stop the run or pass and we didn't take advantage of anything. There were brief moments when I thought they'd get it going but those moments were like tighty whities - Brief !

And the defense was like a bad whore - it sucked ! We couldn't stop the run and even when their running back went down, we couldn't stop the backups either. We also made a nobody Quarterback look like an All-Pro out there. Where was the pass rush? I think maybe we had 2 sacks and one was for no loss of yardage. They were so pathetic that they had an off-sides call on 4th and 1 to keep a 49ers drive alive. That's just unacceptable.

The special teams stank like a bad fart. Leon Johnson runs a beautiful kickoff return for a touchdown and it gets called back for a penalty. That's a joke. Don't block in the back and don't hold. I'd rather have the returner tackled than have a penalty erasing good field position.
Favre was under pressure all day. What happened to our rebuilt offensive line? And why couldn't we run or get a receiver open? And Mangini...what is up with these flea flicker trick plays. Didn't we muff one last week in the rain? Well, we muffed another one this year week with Brad Smith. Enough of these plays. We should be a good enough team to win without these trick plays that aren't working. Jesus !

Mangini looks like a ball boy out there. In three seasons, how many well coached games can you recall? This guy isn't doing the job. With the team and talent we have, we should have hit our 10th win now instead, we are stuck with 8 wins. Things were going so well after New England and Tennessee. So, what happened since then? People were talking Super Bowl. Now, it will be a struggle just to get in the play-offs as we let the Patriots and Dolphins right back into a tie with us. We should have been thinking about clinching the division soon. Now, we're limping towards the finish line.

Who knows what will happen next year. Will Favre be back? If not, and we don't make the play-offs, it's a wasted year since we have no proven QB that can lead this team.

So, this team better get their act together. There are three games left. Let's win all three and make it to the play-offs on a hot streak.

Time to stop typing. I'm gonna have diarrhea thinking about yesterday's game.

Ellis

What a mess. Stop smoking POT during the season !

FIRST PLACE BABY !

Same ole Jets? It sure seemed like it was going to be the same ole Jets but something happened. We won !

This is a new team. A new era. A new leader in the AFC East standings. Yes, the New York Jets, winners now of four straight games, are in first place after going into Foxboro to play our most bitter rival and coming out with a crazy 34 - 31 victory.

It was our old HC of the NYC for a few hours against his old coordinator. It was New York vs Boston. It was the biggest non-playoff game in the Mangini Era. It was time to make a statement against a good team that has owned us the past few years. A loss would have proved that we can't beat anyone good and we had lost 11 of the last 12 games to the Patriots. However, a win was going to show that we are a team to be reckoned with and it surely helped that a man named Tom Brady was not on the other sidelines.

It was a game of highs and lows. Who would have thought that the Jets would be up 24-6 (and should have been more had Dustin Keller not dropped a TD pass but I surely have forgiven him). A true Jet fan knows that nothing is easy (well, unless you play the Rams) so we knew it would be a battle. I didn't think we'd blow and 18 point lead but I knew it would be close.

The first half was great. On the game's first drive, Leon Washington caught a 7 yard TD pass from Favre to put the Jets up 7-0 after a nice drive down the field. After giving up a field goal, it was time for more Jets. Jerricho Cotchery made a crazy one handed grab on a Favre bomb for 42 yards. I'm still not sure how he caught the ball. We wound up with a field goal. And before I knew it, there was Leon Washington on a Kick Off return after another Patriots field goal running for 92 yards and a touchdown to increase the lead. This Leon guy is so dangerous every time he touches the ball. Before I knew it, we were up 24 to 6 after another Jets TD. And then the Jets fell asleep. The defense was playing great until we got 24 points. With not a lot of time left in the half, we gave the ball back to the Patriots after the offense stalled and they wound up with a TD right before the half to keep them in the game. So, how can you complain being up 24 to 13 in New England? I surely wasn't complaining.

However, the 3rd quarter was disgusting. We had no offensive game plan. I think we had like 20 yards of total offense in the 3rd quarter leaving our defense on the field most of the time and they weren't doing anything. The Patriots were confusing us a bit but we were not rushing the passer and leaving guys wide open down the field. The Patriots score of course and then go for 2 points where we NEVER can stop. Why are we the only team in the league that NEVER stops a 2 point conversion and never makes them either? Anyway, it was then 24-21 and then before I could blink (a Cotchery fumble hurt), it was 24-24. Yup...we just gave them 18 points right back with shoddy defense. I was disgusted going into the 4th quarter.

But Brett Favre was not going to let the Jets down. We had a HUGE time consuming drive, helped out with a defensive holding call, that got Thomas Jones into the endzone for a score. Phewwww. Back up by 7.

We then held the Patriots forcing them to punt but in typical Jets fashion, we got conservative thinking we could just run out the clock. On 3rd and 2, we went for a run to seal the game. Of course, we didn't gain a yard and had to punt. Come on Mangini, throw a safe pass. We were not going to get two yards in that situation where the entire Patriots team was on the line. So, we had to give them the ball back with a bit over a minute to go and NO time-outs.

And I knew what was going to happen. They walked right down the field and scored on a crazy sideline catch by Randy Moss with Ty Law right on him. Play reviewed - game tied. The Defense was gross the 2nd half. Matt Cassel threw for 400 yards. Yes...Cassell, not Tom Brady, threw for 400 yards. What a joke. And Mangini and crew did was most Jets fans can't stand...they went to the Prevent D. Yup...and again, it didn't work. It drives me crazy. I can't tell you how many games in my life I've seen the Prevent Defense prevent the Jets from winning. It must be at least 50+ devastating losses.

So, there was the coin flip heading into OT. I can't believe I didn't wake up my daughter after the cursing and screaming at the TV. At this point, I kissed my in-laws and wife goodnight as I knew we were going to lose and when that would happen, I wasn't talking to anyone and was just going to leave the room and go upstairs to try and sleep.

But, Brett Favre orchestrated one of the best drives in NY Jets history. The drive didn't start well with a sack on the first play and no gain on the second play. But, on 3rd and 15, Favre found Dustin Keller for 14 and he spun and dove for the last yard to keep the drive alive. This Keller guy is going to be a star ! Favre was 5 for 6 on that last drive with a few huge passes to Keller and Coles. He drove the team for 14 plays and 64 yards to set up the FG attempt. I just kept on flashing back to Herm Edwards and the whole field goal fiasco in that cost us that game in Pittsburgh. But, this was going to be different. We were on the 18 yard line. The snap was a bit high. It got down. And Feely nailed it. The Jets Win. The Jets Win.

We are now 3-0 vs the AFC East on the Road so now Buffalo and Miami have to come to us. Take away next week's game at Tennessee, our schedule is in our favor. Dare I say that word that starts with "P"? I won't say it yet but I'm starting to believe now !

Thursday Night Attire

Who's wearing this shirt on Thursday Night !

Jenkins Is The Key To The D !

This guy is turning out to be the defensive MVP of the Jets this year !

Historic Win Sets Up Thursday Night's Battle

I missed the home opener this year for my neice's baby naming. But, since then, the Jets have had 4 home games and now, each has been a victory.

Of those two games, I have witnessed a 34-0 lead that turned into the Jets scoring 55 points. Now, yesterday, I get a 40-0 lead at half-time and romp 47-3 which turned out to be the gets biggest margin of victory EVER.

Now, it sets up for the biggest game in a few years on Thursday Night. It's Jets vs Patriots with the winner taking sole position of first place.

I don't even know where to begin from yesterday's game. The offense did everything right. Favre didn't even need to do much as he completed just 14 passes (but only missed on 5) for a season low 167 yards. But, that is fine with me as he made the throws when he needed to. The biggest one was a 54 yard bomb to first round pick Dustin Keller. When was the last time you saw a Jets tight end run a DEEP route and catch the ball? This guy is going to change the entire offense as he learns the game. He also caught a short TD and had his first 100 yard game as a pro. What was great is that it was Favre's first time in 8 games he didn't throw an interception. Again, we didn't have to throw the ball too much. In the entire 2nd half, we only had two passing attempts.

The Jets didn't need to pass because they were running all day long. Thomas Jones had the brunt of the work rushing for 149 yards and 3 TDs. The Jets scored EVERY time they touched the ball in the first half (7 for 7).

However, the story of the day was the defense. We forced 5 turnovers (two interceptions and 3 fumbles). Calvin Pace ran for a 50 yard TD after Abram Elam squashed their QB forcing the ball loose. Kerry Rhodes finally got into the interception action snagging one as we as Hank Poteat. Dwight Lowery and Bryan Thomas also forced the other fumbles. We were pressuring the QB all day and were just dominating them against the run as they had no where to go.

And how about backup kicker Jay Feely? He booted some pretty long field goals including a 55 yarder.

It was a complete game all around but it was against the pathetic Rams.

Thursday night will tell a better story if we can go up to Foxboro and stick it up the Pats asses !

First Place Baby !

Ahhhh, it's nice to be in first place. We are technically tied with the Patriots and Bills but the tie breaker for 3 teams is divisional record and we have a better one!

Yesterday was a bit interesting.

We basically swapped touchdowns on interception returns but Favre's really hurt us as his was late in the game and made it into a nail biter.

But, I loved how he responded. He orchestrated a 14 play, near 9 minute drive for a field goal to solidify the victory.

There was one stretch of the game where the Bills had the ball for 24 straight plays and got basically nothing out of it. My fear was that the defense was going to get tired but they played a solid game. Jenkins had his best day as a Jet with two sacks and a few other pressures. Revis had a great day as well with two interceptions with one going for 92 yards for the score.

But, the play of the game had to be Leon Washington what he did on a kickoff return after the Bills scored to make it close again. A ball gets kicked deep near the sideline but was not going out of bounds. Leon takes on foot and make sure it is out of bounds. While keeping his foot out of bounds, he fields the ball which was still in play. Huh? It turns out that doing this is the same as kicking the ball out of bounds. Who the hell knows this rule? Who has the brains on the field to even think about this? Hats off to Westoff for coaching this little known rule into his players heads. Instead of starting deep in our end, we now were starting on the 40 yard line. What a great play. He should have gotten the game ball just for this play alone.

The offense mixed it up a bit better not just throwing the ball and had a more balanced attack. They got some big key runs out of Jones and Washington when they needed it and Coles and Cotchery had solid games.

Hey, we went into Buffalo where we NEVER play well and won a divisional game. I'm not gonna get too nit picky on this one.

Can you say 5-3 and those First Place Jets ! Woooooooooooooo Yeah !

40th Anniversary !

It was nice to see the old guys out there one more time !

Barely Survived !

Herm Edwards, the man who "plays to win the game" was back in the building and yesterday reinforced why I'm glad that he and Dick Curl and NOT part of this organization anymore. If they weren't so conservative and knew how to manage a game clock, they would have basically ended the Jets season yesterday. Instead, the Jets are still alive, but barely, heading into Buffalo next week to set up a huge game.

Farve had some good moments and some awful ones. Two of the interceptions were on strange plays where instead of trying to get a first down, he chucked the ball deep into double coverage for interceptions. But, the worst one was at the 9 yard line where even 3 points would have made it a two score game and throws a horrific interception that went back for 7 points the other way. Oh shit...Jets are behind to one of the worst teams in the league.

I'm not sure what is going on with the coaching. On 3rd and 1 in a tight game, don't' you think you should get the first down instead of throwing the ball deep? This is the 3rd year of this offense and I just scratch my head on at least 2 play calls EVERY drive. Many plays make no sense and the offense is so horizontal. When they do change it up and go more vertical, things happen. I'd like to see a crossing pattern across the middle once and a while. That would be nice. It's not like we don't have people to catch the ball.

What pissed me off the most is that we had around just 5 running plays the first half. I found out the reason for this. Since Chris Baker got hurt in warm-ups, they started Dustin Keller. To back him up, they used an OL named Robert Turner as the #2 tight end. Since he is an OL, they used him as a blocker to protect Favre for passing. But, what makes NO sense is why can't he block for the run? He's an OL right? We have 4 other OLs on the line. It makes NO sense why the entire offense in the first half was tailored around Robert Turner who I NEVER heard of before. I heard this on WFAN this morning and the more I heard about it, the more pissed off I got. What's more annoying is that the Chiefs were the WORST in the league in stopping the run (giving up 205 yards per game) and all we did was throw the ball. Hey Mangini...were you smoking weed while coming up with this week's game plan?

Anyway, I also heard Coles going to the coaches after the first half and telling them to throw him the ball. Now, this is one of our Top receivers. Why does he have to tell the coaches to pass the ball to him. When he gets the ball, things happen so why not make him more part of the offense? Sometimes I really get frustrated by our coaching staff and I really don't think they have a clue. Turns out, Coles caught the winning TD with a minute left in the game. But, what is more annoying, is that with one minute to go, we let Tyler Thigpen (who?) drive down the field to about the 20 before their drive stalled. Where was the defense? How could you let a 3rd string QB pick apart your defense in his first game ever?

The player of the game was Leon Washington. He scored the first TD on a one handed grab that went for 18 yards and then stored another one on a 60 yard run. But, his play on special teams getting us great field position was the key. The funny thing is that we drafted Washington as a compensation pick for Herman Edwards.

Well, maybe things will be better playing a good team next week. We surely didn't look good facing a bad team. Or, maybe we are a bad team ourselves with an easy schedule. We'll understand this team much better after next Sunday.

Where's Our OL ?

At this rate, Favre is gonna get KILLED soon !

Just Disgusting

Losing to the Raiders yesterday was just disgusting. I'm so sick of this team pulling the same crap every year. This should have been a WIN when you look at the schedule and in typical Jets fashion, they dissappoint again ! I have nothing more to say !

Please Buy This Book !

Fight Cancer !

Finally Above .500 !

Well, a win is a win is a win.

But, I have a big problem with the Jets marketing department. We have had 3 home games. I've been to the last two of them and both times we've been in those blue and gold hideous uniforms. We are Gang Green and the newspapers are calling us Big Blue II and that is enough to make me barf. Come on. We are a green team. I want to see green and white uniforms out there. I feel like I'm watching a Michigan game. It's time to stop with these uniforms already and get back to the proper colors.

That being said, we won. It was quite ugly at times and there we were again at the end sweating it out. This team can't do anything easy and the way the game started out, I thought it was going to be a typical Jets loss to a team that hadn't won yet all year. Before we could blink, Favre fumbled the ball and the Bengals took it back for a touchdown. Blink Blink...we're down 7 - 0.

But we responded. Favre had a decent game throwing 1 TD for about 189 yards but most of the passes seemed short and safe with a few chances down the field. Two of them were picked off but those were on 3rd down and pinned the Bengals deep so it was like a punt and put them in bad field position. It seemed like the first one, Favre thought the penalty was on them and it was a free play but it turned out the flag was on us. Oh well. We won the battle of field position all day even though we didn't do a ton with it. I just wished they opened it up more. There were times when I saw Cotchery wide open deep but the ball went for a short safe pass. There were a ton of plays that were horizontal to the line of scrimmage where we would gain one to three yards. I thought we got Brett Favre to make this a vertical game. I thought they were gonna open it up more after their last game with 56 points but it didn't happen.

The offense seemed conservative but they got the first downs when needed. Thomas Jones had his best game as a Jet with 2 rushing TDs and 1 receiving TD for a bit under 90 yards.

As for the defense, they did fantastic. They held the Bengals rushers in check all game. Their leading rusher was their QB. And we didn't really let Ocho Dorko beat us as he was the only one to even catch the ball. We had some good pass rush and some great playing by Calvin Jones, David Harris, Darelle Revis, and Nick Lowery to name a few.

Now we have a few games we should win before setting up that battle with Buffalo. Let's just hope they are wearing GREEN again by the time that game happens.

Gholston ?

Let's hope this guy learns a lot in the off weak so he can contribute to the defense already !

Favre Named AFC Offensive Player of the Week

Brett Favre named AFC Offensive Player of the Week
by M.A. Mehta/The Star-Ledger
Wednesday October 01, 2008, 1:41 PM

To nobody's surprise, Brett Favre was named the AFC Offensive Player of the Week after his career-high six-touchdown performance in the the Jets' 56-31 rout of the Arizona Cardinals on Sunday.

Favre completed 24 of 34 passes for 289 yards in his 257th consecutive start. He threw one interception and had a 123.7 passer rating.

Favre's six TDs tied Joe Namath for the club's single-game record.

Damn...That Was A Lot Of Points

What a fun game to be at !

Back On Track !

A total of 12 touchdowns, 710 yards passing, and 91 points was the main story of yesterday's Jets game that was basically a Must Win. And, the Jets weren't even wearing their green uniforms; they were in those hideous blue and yellow ones from the days of the Titans.

It was definitely a crazy game that didn't start out well. Favre threw a terrible interception. We missed a field goal. But, Jenkins blocked their FG attempt. Things started to change and we had one hell of a 2nd quarter scoring 34 points in a single quarter, a team record. Amazing.

There were so many crazy moments that I don't even know where to begin. We had 5 takeaways in the first half. Coles had 3 touchdown receptions. We scored on eight of 12 possessions. Revis even picked one off for a TD to join in on the fun. Favre threw for a career high 6 touchdowns tying a 36 year old recod by Joe Namath.

Then there was half time. I sat there with not a sign of stress leading the game 34-0. And who would have thought that the defense would go to sleep in the 3rd quarter giving them 21 points right back to cut the deficit to just 13 points. Crap...we have a game now. What the hell happened to the defense? The pass rush stopped. The coverage stopped. It got ugly? Were the Jets gonna blow a 34-0 lead? It sure looked like it.

The 4th quarter was more balanced but still too many points given up. We did exchange points back and fourth but the moment of truth was a 4th and 1 from the Cardinals 40. The smart move was to punt as we were only up 13 points. We were going to go for it and we NEVER get that one yard we need. Favre gets the snap, it's play action and the entire defense was fooled as he heaved the ball 46 yards to Cotchery for a TD. It was a balsy call that luckily didn't backfire like the stupid on sides kick last Monday night.

Then at the end of the game to ice it after they scored again, Favre found a wide open Keller in the endzone. The decided to go for 2 points to make it a 3 TD game. It was a crazy shootout that was fun and quite stressful but a win is a win and we needed it badly.

It was the 2nd most points we've ever scored in a game.

Hopefully with the Bye week here, we can now see what is wrong with this defense.

But until then, I'm gonna enjoy this one for a bit.

We Stink

I’m not even sure to begin after watching last night’s fiasco. My finger is all wrapped up from tearing6 a finger tendon that it is good that I can’t type much.

First of all, Mangenius is Manlost. After 3 years, when will he realize that the 3-4 defense isn’t working. We can’t stop the run. We get minimal pass rush. And we can’t cover the receivers. Maybe it is time to change the scheme already. We gave up over 30 points in the first half alone.

I have issues with Mangini calling an onsides kick when you were within 2 scores in the first half. I think we do this twice a year under Mangini and it never works and bad thins always come from it. So Eric…stop F**KING doing it. It’s killing us.

And why can this team EVER convert 2 point conversions. Every team does it against us when then need it and succeed but we NEVER convert. Why is that?

Yeah, Favre had two bad interceptions with one for a TD but they gave us one to David Barrett so that really wasn’t the issue. The offense is definitely a bit rusty. They need a deep threat / speedy receiver on this team to better stretch the field. I’m liking Dustin Keller. Wish they’d throw him the ball more. And Cotchery is turning into a hell of oa wide receiver. But the offense just stalls out all the time.

And I was shocked when I saw Ben Graham back on the team. Wasn’t he just cut? When did they re-sign this guy?

Yesterday we were awful from beginning to end. We are one play away from being 0-3. If they go 1-3 heading into the bye week, can you say, “season over.” Yup…it’s MUST WIN already!

Too Conservative

Jets Not Even Close To Pats Yet

Yesterday's loss was unacceptable. It was our home opener. It was our Favre debut. It was the return of Fireman Ed. It was the unveiling of our revamped team that spent $150M in the off season. It was against our bitter Spygate / Belechicken division rivals. It was with out league MVP Tom Brady. And the result was still the same.

We had a great opening drive to start the game and our newly signed kicker misses a 31 yard field goal. That's unacceptable and changed the whole game.

After holding the Pats to two field goals with some good defense when it counted, we have another great drive and get to the 3 yard line. It's first and goal from the 3 and we run 3 straight times and don't even come close. Don't we have Brett Favre back there? Why are we not passing as we surely aren't fooling anyone on the Patriots defensive line. So, instead of 7 points, we get a measly 3.

A big problem I have with the game is our play calling. There were at least 4 times when Favre threw the ball behind the line of scrimmage for negative yardage. To move the first down markers, you need to throw the ball down the field. We don't have Chad Pennington anymore; Brett Favre is our quarterback and he has a lot stronger of an arm that Chadwick had. Let's use the future Hall of Famer to throw the ball to our receivers already and stretch the field which may help with the running game. We have this great offensive line and Thomas Jones struggles to rush for 70 yards for the game.

Favre's interception killed us but it was eventually going to happen when you start to fall behind as we had chances early to take the lead.

The penalties were WAY too many and when you start on the 20 yard line for every drive, that puts you in a huge hole. Plus, what the hell is up with our punting situation? Did Graham forget how to boot the ball? His second punt went a massive 29 yards. We were killed all day long in the battle of starting field position.

And our run defense was terrible. After Maroney went out of the game for a bit, Lamont Jordan killed us averaging over 6 yards a carry and it seemed as if it were more as they were getting huge yardage running on first down. What killed me was that when we had a nice drive to get the score within reach, we let them drive right back down the field, mostly on the ground, eating up around 6 minutes of game time.

Our pass rush was better but it was only around for a few drives. We rattle this Cassell guy who hasn't started a game since high school and we still let him beat us. Why did the pressure stop? This guy should have been hammered and we let them beat us on the ground and in the air.

Yeah, we only lost by 9 points but that is 9 points too many. We had a golden opportunity to make a statement in the AFC east. We did made a big statement and it is that we are NOT good enough yet.

Too Conservative !

My Thoughts On Game #1

When the NFL Schedule first came in out in April, it was nice to see the Dolphins as the opening game - two of the worst teams in football last year battling it out for a victory in the opening week. It was going to be touted as either Kellen Clemens or Chad Pennington vs whatever clown Miami was going to have behind center. At lot changed since then.

Chad Pennington was wearing teal with the Dolphins and Brett Favre, still in green, was quarterbacking the Jets. Yup, definitely a strange match up for sure.

Brett and the Jets came out a bit nervous but then he settled down on the second drive faking out the entire defense and then tossing a 56 yard touchdown to Jerricho Cotchery. I haven't seen the Jets have a nice long pass like that in a long time.

I like the way the new offensive line played as Thomas Jones was able to crack the 100 yard mark (101 yards) and scored a touchdown, something he did only once all of last year. Plus, Favre had protection. He was hit a few times but as the unit gets used to how Favre plays, the play of the line will only improve.

I didn't like the whole kicking situation. Not sure what happened on Nugent's field goal miss or how he bruised his thigh but that changed the entire game. We had a chance to first go up 14-0 or 10-0 if we make the field goal. Then, we are in position to kick another field goal but with Nugent hurt, we went for it on 4th down on a bizarre play where Favre avoids getting sacked and heaves a throw up in the sky with nothing to lose only to have Chansi Stuckey haul it in for a touchdown. But, since Nugent was hurt, I had a problem with us going for 2 points. How can we not have a backup plan for someone else to kick an extra point if the kicker gets hurt? I thought that was POOR planning by Mangini and crew.

But, I liked what I saw of Chansi Stuckey. The announcers even compared him to Wes Welker. He Chansi turns out half as good, I'd be extremely happy.

Favre was solid in his debut. He passed for 194 yards, 2 TDs, and no interceptions. He almost lost a fumble but things like that are gonna happen until the center becomes a bit more familiar with Favre's count. He should have had a 3rd TD but he threw a bit low to Coles in the endzone. With more time working with Coles over the next few weeks, they should start to get some better chemistry like Favre now has with Cotchery.

I did like the use of the tight ends with Baker, Franks, and Keller all contributing. The use of the tight end could really change how we move the ball down field and this has been such and under utilized position for the Jets in recent years so it was good to see.

And how about Dwight Lowery! This guy should be AFC Defensive Player of the Week in his first EVER NFL Game !

What was up in the 4th quarter with some of the plays. There was a Leon Washington run for a loss on 3rd and 3? Hey Eric Mangini...we have Brett Favre...let him pass for the 1st down. Yeah, I understand running down the clock but wouldn't you rather keep the ball for another set of downs than kicking it off to give the opponent another chance? There were a few head scratching calls in the fourth similar to this one like the Thomas Jones run for 3 yards on 3rd and 7 instead of trying to throw for a first down. The Dolphins call time out and the clock stops. If we threw and missed, the clock would still stop. All that did was have them use one of their time outs but I would rather have not even given them the ball back as we were only up by 6. Maybe Mangini was having penis problems but I hope Mangini gets his balls back and stops being so conservative. At some points in the fourth, I felt as if I was watching a Herm Edwards managed team.

It was nice to see some pass rush. I think we had like 4 sacks and a bunch or hurries. I'd like to see Gholston do some things as he was in there only on rushing situations so hopefully he'll improve to the player we want him to be. It was nice stopping the run as well. David Harris yesterday made you say, "Vilma who?"

But with all of these positives, there was Pennington with the ball with 1:43 left on the clock, no time outs, and only 61 yards away from getting his revenge on the Jets for dumping him. Nausea set in as he marched the fish down the field to the 18 yard line with 13 second remaining. The extra point we didn't attempt is gonna bite us in the ass and I was about to puke. Chad saw a receiver in the corner of the endzone. Revis boxes him out and gets in position and makes an incredible one handed interception. Oh crap...there's a flag. Wait...it's on them. The Jets Win ! Phewwwwwww... Nothing ever comes easy with this team.

Earlier in the game we had news that Tom Brady had left the game with an injury. Now there is news that he's out for the year. The whole face of the AFC now changes with a huge match up vs. Belicheck and his Bradyless Pats. I don't really care. Yeah, sucks that he got hurt but no one cared back in 1999 when we were Super Bowl favorites and Vinny went down for the year. So, to all you whining Patriots fans, "Booo-Hoooo, so sad. See ya next week !"

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The new facility features three natural turf football fields, one artificial turf field, outdoor sand and incline training structures, a field house with another artificial turf field, a two-story office building and other amenities. There is an auditorium and classroom seminar rooms, a coach’s atrium, two cafeterias, an owner’s suite, a corporate hospitality wing and rooms dedicated to health and fitness as well as medical training. The entire facility and grounds occupy a total of 217,561 square feet.

Among the design elements that make this facility unique are:

All key entries to the building focus on a primary view of the football field.

All primary interaction spaces including the coach’s atrium, learning atrium, training atrium, cafeteria and owner’s suite overlook the goal line, the 50-yard line or other views of the field.

The integer of the yard line is integrated throughout the building – in lighting, flooring and ceilings – another constant reminder that football is the task at hand.

Photographic murals of fans line the corridors.

Anti-microbial materials were used throughout to minimize infections and maintain a healthy team and staff.

Learning spaces extend out into "circulation spaces" creating an environment that encourages learning beyond the classrooms and fields.

High quality lighting, ventilation, acoustics and technology were used throughout the facility to maximize the efficiency of training and the levels of comfort.

Highly sophisticated audio visual systems throughout the building facilitate research, understanding and learning.

A field house with a 95-foot-high ceiling clearance.

A training area that includes a 12,000-square-foot weight room, locker room with careful ventilation and highly sophisticated therapy pools and equipment.

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Favre In The Onion

Brett Favre Getting That Retirement Itch Again
September 4, 2008 Onion Sports

EAST RUTHERFORD, NJ—Although veteran Jets quarterback Brett Favre claims he still loves the game, dwindling enthusiasm and a desire to bow out while on top has him contemplating retirement again, Favre confirmed Monday.

"I always told myself I'd know when it was time to walk away," the guaranteed first-ballot Hall of Famer told reporters at the Jets practice facility. "But after 17 or 18, you know, practices as the quarterback of this team, I'm just tired, mentally and physically."

Favre's decision to sit out last Thursday's preseason game against the Eagles sparked rumors that Favre was already reconsidering finally hanging up his cleats again. Favre said that, although he had not yet made a decision, he and his wife Deanna had been discussing his possible retirement since he returned from retirement in early August.

"I just showed up at camp, looked around at all those young faces, the unfamiliar stadium, thought about the brand new playbook, and I realized I was tired of it all," Favre said. "I love being a football player, I love being a quarterback, and I love being a New York Jet. But one thing Deanna and I have talked about is that I love retirement, too."

"At least, I love talking about it," Favre joked. "I guess I have a lot more experience with that than I do actual retirement, now that I think about it."

If Favre were to retire this week, the starter for the first game would be third-year pro Kellen Clemens, a strong-armed but untested passer who has backed up Favre for Favre's entire Jet career.

"I think he's ready," Favre said, noting that he had been doing his best to mentor Clemens over the past few days. "He's been waiting what seems like forever for his shot, and they can't expect him to just sit around while I take, like, a farewell tour around the league. You have to want it at this level, and I'd say that at this point, he wants it a lot more than I do."

In addition to mental fatigue, Favre said rising expectations were putting him under undue pressure.

"Face it, last year I went to the conference championship, so the only way for me to be successful here would be for me to win a Super Bowl," the all-time leader in passing touchdowns said. "And that's a tall order. With me out of the picture, though, these guys will have a great season if they can beat Miami twice. So I think, really, that this is best for the fans."

Coach Eric Mangini admitted that he had spoken to Favre several times concerning his possible retirement, but would not speculate on the team's future either way.

"I told him that only he knew if fatigue was a factor, that he should talk it over with his family, and that I'd respect any decision he made," Mangini said. "A player of his caliber, after everything he's done and with what the name Brett Favre has come represent, it's really no surprise he's tired."

"Hell, I'm pretty tired myself, and Brett's only been here a month," Mangini added.