Jets Win But Sanchez Hurt !

It was the 2nd Must Win game in a row and the 2nd Must Win Victory we cashed in. Now, if we can just win four more must win games in a row, we'll be in the playoffs. However, it won't be easy as Mr. Sanchez now has a sprained PCL. But, let's first talk about our 19-13 victory over the Bills which gets us back to even at 6-6.

Yeah, I know Joe Giradi came in during the week to teach Sanchez how to slide but I had NO issues when he dove for a first down yesterday. If he had gone into a slide, we would have been short of a first down. So, he was aggressive and dove for that first down to keep the drive alive. I have no problems if our QB dives for a first down. I have a problem when he doesn't dive or side and gets crunched by the defense. This was a fluke injury when he dove, his knee smashed into the ground. Who's to say that if he went into a sliding position that he wouldn't sprain an ankle or hurt his hip? Everyone is blowing this sliding thing out of proportion. There are times to slide and times not to slide. Yesterday, I was all for him getting the first down in a close MUST WIN game. So, I wish people would get off his case already, especially Rex Ryan. Rex says, "I love the kid, but he has to grow up and understand that he represents our entire organization." Well, maybe if we could get some receivers in that could catch or get open, Sanchez wouldn't have to take it himself and run with the ball. How about that Rex !

Sanchez was having a good game and would have had MUCH better numbers if Braylon Edwards would have caught a bomb when he was wide open. No one was within 20 yards of the guy and he dropped a ball that would have gone for an 80+ yard touchdown. Sanchez finished 7 for 15, 135 yards, a TD, and ZERO interceptions. Luckily Braylon made up for his drop hauling in a TD to extend our lead. But, we didn't need Sanchez to do much as we were able to run all over the Bills for the 2nd straight time gaining 249 yards on the ground. In our two games vs. the Bills this year, we rushed for 559 yards, a Jets record for the most yards against one team in a season. And Thomas Jones had another solid outing rushing for 109 yards and going over the 1,000 yard milestone for the 5th straight year.

The defense was great and Darrelle Revis was all over T.O. who had nine passes thrown in his direction but only hauled in 3 catches for 31 yards. If you add that to the 3 catches for 13 yards T.O. had in their last meeting, he's had a whopping 6 catches for 44 yards and a TD. Plus, Revis covering Owens hauled in another interception. The defense would have had more interceptions but we dropped three of them. All this was helped by the pass rush and constant blitzing strategy we had in place limiting the Bills to just 194 yards of total offense with just 36 yards in the 2nd half. Yup...that's pretty dominating.

And how about Jay Feely. This guy has been solid this year and knocked in another 4 field goals with one of them as long as 49 yards.

But, the story of the game goes back to the Sanchez injury. Kellen Clemens came in and was 1 for 2 for 14 yards but that one completion was a big one which got us a first down and put us in position to go up 2 scores. However, he did look a bit rusty as didn't look comfortable back there with fumbles and indecisiveness.

Now, we have a 10 day break and let's hope Sanchez is a quick healer as we'll need him if we have any chance even if it's against the pathetic Bucs.

Sliding 101

Let's hope Giradi's WSM - World Series Magic - rubs off on Mr. Sanchez.

Still Alive !

The Jets, losers of 5 of their last 6 games were in desperation mode to save their season in a must win game to have any slim chance of making the playoffs. The even went as far as color coding plays for Mark Sanchez to make the plays easier for him.

The colors paid off as Mark made only one mistake for another interception but protected the ball most of the day in a almost mistake free game making the big throw when he needed to connect. And, his numbers would have even been better if Dustin Keller didn't fumble the ball on the 1 yard line after a nice catch which should have been a touchdown. But, a win is a win and I'll gladly take this 17 to 6 win over the Panthers to now play for a chance on Thursday night to get back to .500 ball. You can't really complain about Sanchez' numbers - 13 of 17 for 154 yards and one interception. Plus, he ran three times for 27 yards. It's nice to see a Jets quarterback have the legs and the brains to run forward for positive yards.

We had a very conservative game plan in place but I guess it worked even though it was a bit boring at times. However, I'll take boring over those last second loses which we've grown so used to. Another fumble for Shon Greene hurt us as well. Ya gotta hold the ball a bit tighter Shon.

This game was also helped out by our defense. Darrelle Revis continued his pro-bowl season with an interception for a TD and Kerry Rhodes helped get himself out of the doghouse with two picks of his own after getting benched as a starter.

The Jets also got some help as well with the Dolphins, Jaguars and Texans all losing. Still, we need to win the next three, all winnable games, before the P word can really be mentioned as we end the year with the Colts and then the Bengals.

What has drived me crazy week after week is the wasting of time-outs. Again, we had to call a defensive time-out in the 3rd quarter due to too many men on the field. Not sure why this happens week after week but it's important to have your time outs for the 2nd part of the 4th quarter. We also wasted a time-out on a field goal attempt due to the play clock near expiration. What a joke.

There was one part of the game that I almost barfed. That was when Sanchez went down near the sideline after a run holding his knee. After three pathetic plays by Kellen Clemens, Sanchez was back in the game the next time the Jets had the ball. I saw "Career Disaster" written all over the injury as that would have been typical but thank G-d, he was OK.

Not much else to say as nothing really happened. Bring on the Bills on Thursday night in the next Must Win Game !

A Season Crushing Blow

We have gone from 3 and 0 to now 0-shit after the first loss all year were we were murdered by a score of 31-14.

The cards were not in our favor. We had beat New England once so they were out for revenge. Also, this game, the Patriots were coming off a tough loss so they wanted nothing more than to get back on the field and make a statement. I just so happens that the statement was made against the Jets.

The Wikipedia definition of a "Dirty Sanchez" is the act of smearing feces on the upper lip of a partner during (or following) various types of anal sex. Some experts claim an equivalent term Stinky Hitler or Frosty Mustache.

I think they should add an alternative definition - "The act of throwing 4 interceptions to the opposing team, fumbling another ball away, and having your last name be "Sanchez."

Things started off bad before game time. The team's hotel had a the fire alarm go off at 1:20 am, 90 minutes past curfew waking up everyone in their hotel and rumors are saying that Patriot fans tripped the alarm on purpose. That's NO excuse for what happened yesterday but it does suck to be awaken in the middle of the night.

What a disgusting day yesterday was. We have lost 6 of the last 7 games after a perfect three game start to the season.

I'm not fully putting the blame on Sanchez. There were a few drops during the game with Braylon Edwards dropping another ball in his chest that would have kept a drive alive. Sanchez also is working without Leon Washington who was a short option if there was no one deep. It seems like we don't have anyone out of the backfield that can even catch the ball. Plus, we are always in 2nd or 3rd and long as the opposition always knows we are gonna run on first down thus putting us in long yardage situations not ideal for a rookie quarterback.

Don't get me wrong, Sanchez (8 for 21, 136 yards) threw some terrible throws but I thought this offense was supposed to be a smash mouth offense running the ball and only passing when necessary. It seems like we throw more than we run and with plays being called that are not high percentage completion attempts. Plays are either too short or too long down the field. Can't run a nice 8 to 12 yard play? Mark made a few bad decisions and a few bad passes. I'm not sure how many of them were due to a bad route being run or Sanchez and the receiver not being on the same page. It also doesn't help when your rookie QB was under constant pressure. What's with the offensive line? Protect the rookie to give him more time? Still, Sanchez needs to better protect the ball as is interception total is now up to 16 with a few of them this week leading to 17 points. If you take away those 17 points, we got a tie game. So, as the QB learns the game, these things are going to happen and hopefully things get better each year.

I remember other highly drafted QBs what happened to them the first year. Remember Troy Aikman? Remember Peyton Manning? Remember Eli Manning? All were horrific in their first year and it took time before they became comfortable running the offense and making smart plays. I'm glad Sanchez is getting the experience instead of on the sideline with the clip board. He now needs to have a few decent games to regain some confidence for the off season and to come back a smarter player in 2010.

But, Sanchez did have some moments of brilliance leading the team to start the 3rd quarter down the field completing 3 passes for 62 yards ending with a 29 yard touchdown to Cotchery. So, the QB has it in him. He just needs to play smarter and we need better coaching and play calling, and fewer mistakes (penalties and dropped balls) for him to succeed. It's just a shame that Bodden wasn't in a green uniform as Sanchez would have had three more completions and three less interceptions.

But, I'm not going to blame the game on the entire offense. We were losing 24 - 0 and even though one interception went for a touchdown, the defense still couldn't stop the Patriots offense. Revis did a great job on Randy Moss holding him to just 5 catches for 34 yards and a TD even though they threw to him 11 times. So, great job by Revis. As for the rest of the defense, POOR job. How the hell do you let Wes Welker catch 15 balls for 192 yards. Can you imagine how many more catches he'd have if we made the game close? What a joke. Brady just used Welker to pick us apart. Aside from a few pressures from Shawn Ellis, we let Brady have all the time in the world to find an open receiver.

There was one moment which was nice...the blocked punt which gave us a gift of 7 points before half time.

Now there are 6 games left and it's not looking good. To have any chance, they need to run the table but when you still have to play the Colts and Bengals, the odds are not in our favor. Let's just play some good football and starting correcting the ship now so we don't make the same mistakes again next year.

Notes:.

1. The Jets dropped two games under .500 for the first time since the end of the 2007 season, when they finished 4-12 under Eric Mangini.

2. In the first half, the Jets were outgained 272 to 34 and Sanchez had a 0.0 quarterback rating.

3. Ever since the 3-0 start, Sanchez has six TDs and 14 INTs.

4. Amy Fisher, performing at a nearby strip club, was also in the lobby during the false alarm. I guess any of her "killer instinct" didn't rub off on the Jets.

5. It was the Jets' first blocked punt since 2007, when David Bowens blocked one against the Patriots and scored.

And Now The Tissues

Cryin?

THERE'S NO CRYING IN FOOTBALL !

Another Last Second Loss !

How many more ways can the Jets lose a game this season? We've had so many games we had won and lost. We should have beaten the Dolphins...twice. We should have beaten the Bills. We had yesterday's game in the bag. Instead of having 6 or 7 wins this year, we just have 4 due to ANOTHER crushing last second loss for the green and white. It's just a bunch of the same S**T, different week. We keep on finding new ways to lose games instead of figuring out how to win a game. We started out 3-0 and if we were able to figure out how to close a game, we'd be sitting on top of the standings instead of looking up at the Patriots who now have a 2 game lead on us and are now going to be pissed off after losing yesterday as we head up to Foxboro.

Things didn't start out well for the Jets as Sanchez under threw a bomb for an interception on the first play of the game setting up a nice drive by the Jags to go up 7-0. So, before we could blink, we are in a 7-0 hole at home for this "Must Win" game.

When the offence needed to score in the 4th, we had a nice drive to recapture the lead after a one yard Thomas Jones TD. However, our streak of NEVER converting the 2-pt conversion continued as Braylon Edwards dropped a ball in his hands which would have put us up by three.

Then, it got ugly. The Jaguars were 80 yards away, and much less since they only needed a field goal. And the Jets defense just let them walk down the field including a few third down conversions that we let them convert with ease. There were a TON of mistackles and players left wide open to catch the ball. However, we only had one time out because we WASTED two of them. The defense called one of the time-outs due to 12 men on the field. This seems to be a weekly occurrence. And then, there was further miscommunication on the sideline when the offense, in scoring position on the 1 yard line, had to waste a time-out as well. The worst play was a 33 yard reception by the Jags where Kerry Rhodes didn't change coverage and assumed he had help. Well, there was no help and the Jags had the ball on the 14 just needing 3 points to win. Basically, unless a miracle missed field goal or if we just let them score a TD, the game was over.

So, there go the Jags, driving for the win with the clock ticking down and we only have one time out. What a freakin' joke.

The biggest joke was that the jets were told by the coaching staff NOT to tackle Jones-Drew and let him score a TD so we'd get the ball back instead of having them kick a field goal with no time left on the clock. I know Jones-Drew put his knee down on purpose but he would have made it to the endzone if we didn't try to tackle him. Now, I'm hearing tha tPouha and Douglasss didn't hear the call to let them score. How can you not hear it? Is the wax build-up so caked to the inside of your ears? Then, the Field Goal. Game Over. YUCK !

There was so may other mistakes during the game. There was the Braylon Edwards 41 yard catch to only fumble the ball on the same play. There was the 2nd Sanchez interception which led to another score. There was the poor offensive play calling AGAIN by Brian Schottenheimer who doesn't like to throw into the endzone when they get close. This guy needs to go after this year.

Now we head to New England where Must Win really means Must Win if you want any chance of salvaging this season and that's not going to be an easy task.

NOTES:
- Jets lost their 5th game in 6 tries.
- Jets dropped to 0-4 in games decided by less than seven points.
- Jets, below .500 for the first time since last season's 1-2 start, remain two games behind the first-place Patriots, who lost Sunday night to the Colts.
- Jets allowed their first 100-yard rusher. The last time a Ryan-coached defense allowed a 100-yard rusher was Dec. 10, 2006, when the Chiefs' Larry Johnson ran for 120 against the Ravens.
- Braylon Edwards is 1-8 this season - 0-4 with the Browns, 1-4 with the Jets.
- Jets dropped to 2-3 at home.
- Jets allowed the Jaguars won their first road game.

Second Half

We now enter the 2nd half of the season at 4-4 after a 3-0 start. It's time to get on a roll or it will be another season watching from the outside !

What Coulda Been...

We have 4 loses this year and all 4 loses were winable games in the 4th quarter. The Jets have a history of head scratching loses including The Mud Bowl, the Fake Spike Game, the Eric Allen interception return, the Bubby Brister flea flicker, the 10-0 halftime lead against the Broncos for a trip to the Super Bowl, the Blair Thomas MNF fumble against the Bears, the Doug Brien missed FG (which I still blame Herm on), last year's Brett Favre collapse the last few weeks, the 10-1 start only to lose the rest of the games, the Mark Gastineau late hit on 3rd and 10 vs. Cleveland, the 2 failed trick plays in 97's season finale in Detroit which included Leon Washington's halfback option, the Heidi Game, Jets handing Panthers first win ever, etc...

I'm sure I'm missing a TON of other heartbreaking losses from each year but ALL 4 loses this year I'll be sure to remember forever. I still can't figure out which one is the most pathetic:

JETS vs. SAINTS
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. Held Drew Brees to just 190 yards and 0 TDs.

JETS vs. DOLPHINS
We gave up 413 yards and gave up 3rd down conversions 9 of 14 times.

JETS vs. BILLS
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. It's also the second-most rushing yards by a losing team in NFL history. Sanchez is the first Jets QB to throw five INTs in a game since Chad Pennington threw five against the Patriots in 2003. ... The Jets' 14 penalties and 96 penalty yards are both the most in a game since they had 15 penalties for 100 yards in Game 2 of the 1996 season vs. Indianapolis. Lose Kris Jenkins for the year.

JETS vs. DOLPHINS #2
Ted Ginn Jr. became the first player in NFL history to score two kickoff-return touchdowns of 100 or more yards in the same game, He's the first player to return two kickoffs for a touchdown in the same quarter since Travis Williams of Green Bay did it in 1967. We outgained them in yardage 378 yards to a pathetic 104 yards. Yes...we only gave up 104 yards ALL game and lost.

All four of these games we had a chance to win and that's what kills me - what coulda been !

Jets Gift Wrap Victory For Fish

It was time to take revenge on the Dolphins for embarrassing us with their Wildcat offense just 20 days ago.

We were home coming off a dominating win out west and hoping to bury the Dolphins and get to 5-3 for the first half of the season.

Things didn't go as planned. After starting out the season at 3-0, we've not fallen apart and are just 4-4 at the midway point of the season.

We dominated on both sides of the ball. Heck...our defense gave up just 104 yards ALL game long.

On offense, Sanchez went 20 for 35, 265 yards and 2 TD passes as well as running it in for another one.

We outgained them in yardage 378 yards to a pathetic 104 yards.

But the blunders killed us. In just the 3rd quarter alone, we gave up TWO 100+ yard kickoff returns to the same guy. That's a 14 point gift. We also gave up a fumble by Shon Greeen for a TD. That's another 7 point gift. All in all, we gave them 21 points in gifts in the 3rd quarter.

And the coaches made just as many blunders. When down 11 points in the 3rd quarter, you don't need a 2 point conversion. Go for 1. There is too much game left to be played. By missing the 2 point conversion which the Jets never convert, we had to go for 2 on the next TD which we also missed. If we went for 1 on the first TD and 1 on the second TD, then the end of the game would have been just to kick a field goal to tie the game. Coaching like that is inexcusable. And what was worse...we wasted a time out on a failed 2-pt conversion play. What a joke ! The fish went 12+ minutes between offensive snaps that 3rd quarter and wound up with 21 points. Yes, you heard me. I said TWENTY ONE points !

The coaches made more mistakes as well. In the 4th quarter, it looked like we had a fumble recovery and we didn't even challenge? Who knows if a whistle was blown but you at least have to throw the red flag.

So, it's the end of the game and we are down by 5 (should have been three if we kicked extra points). We have the ball on the 12 yard line and it's first down. We run the ball on first down. Sanchez runs on 2nd down and almost breaks thru but doesn't. We get sacked on 3rd down. And we throw a desperate pass on 4th down that was incomplete. When you are on the 12 yard line to win the game, why are we running for 4 yards on 1st down? Take chances at the endzone. Why limit your chances to get a touchdown by running plays that is only going to get you closer to the endzone? The play needs to be in the endzone.

Many of the 3rd downs all game were passes thrown well short of the 1st down marker. This has been a big beef I'd had with Schottenheimer in his tenor here in NY. When you need 8 yards for a first down, why do we only throw the ball 5 or 6 yards. You need to design plays that gets you to the first down marker. And why do we ALWAYS run on 1st down? We get put in 2nd and 3rd and longs every drive. Can we change it up a bit?

The big positive of the game was Jay Feely making two Field Goals with one being a 55 yarder. He also recorded two tackles.

We were supposed to squish the fish and all we did was squish our chances of making the playoffs and showing the league that we could win a big game.

Notes:

1. Sanchez has gone two straight games without a turnover.

2. Ginn became the first player in NFL history to score two kickoff-return touchdowns of 100 or more yards in the same game, He's the first player to return two kickoffs for a touchdown in the same quarter since Travis Williams of Green Bay did it in 1967

3. The Jets had last given up a touchdown on a kickoff return in 2007.

4. During special teams coach Mike Westhoff's nine-year tenure, the Jets had given up three before Sunday.

5. Miami swept the series from the Jets for the first time since 03'.

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

http://www.bangcartoon.com/2009/cluck.htm

Please Not The Giants !

Watching the Jets for the last 39 years, most of us should know that a good start has lead to heartbreak.

Hypothetically speaking, if the Jets were to have one of those Magical years and make it to the Super Bowl, the last team I'd want to play is the Giants.

And NO, it's not because they scare me.

It's because they've been to 4 and have won 3 of them

In my lifetime, the Jets have been to ZERO.

I would not want to share a Jets Super Bowl day with the Giants.

We've waited too long to share the day with a local team.

I want the backpages to be all NY Jets.

I want the talk radio to be all Gang Green.

I want the TV news to be all about OUR team.

I would be SICK to my stomach to have to share the day that I've been waiting for my entire life with that team I loathe that we share a stadium with.

And, would would ever happen if we were to lose the game to the Giants?

They'd be celebrating their 4th Championship and we'd have our drought extended.

The worst day in my sports life was watching the Giants beat the undefeated Patriots in the Super Bowl.

Losing to the Giants in the Super Bowl would be 100X worse if it were to ever happen.

Again, 3 wins to start a season does not a Super Bowl make, but if, by chance, we finally have that year we've all been waiting for, PLEASE let it be against any other team than the Giants so we could have our 2 weeks of glory leading up to the game and not have to share it with anyone !

What Is Rex Cooking?

Not sure what Rex's game plan is but we need to keep Brees under constant pressure and continue to blitz. If we can stop the high powered Saints offense, this could turn out to be a magical year !

Rookie Of The Week Honors...Again !

For the third week in a row QB Mark Sanchez has been nominated for Pepsi NFL Rookie of the Week honors.

He completed 17 of 30 passes for 171 yards and two touchdowns in the Jets' 24-17 win over Tennessee, becoming the first rookie quarterback to start and win his team's first three games of a season in the past 40 years. The other finalists are QB Matthew Stafford of the Detroit Lions, WR Percy Harvin of the Minnesota Vikings, RB Knowshon Moreno of the Denver Broncos and RB Donald Brown of the Indianapolis Colts.

Sanchez has won Rookie of the Week honors in Week #1 and #2 so far this season.

Fans can vote for one of these five players on NFL.com/rookies beginning Tuesday at 9 a.m. ET and ending on Friday at noon ET to determine the Pepsi NFL Rookie of the Week. The winner will be announced Friday on NFL.com/rookies.

Vote Here: http://www.nfl.com/partner?partnerType=rookies

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