Even though the Jets finally got a big win over the Chargers,
certain people still think so. Watching the game, however, I did not get a warm and fuzzy feeling about how the rest of the Jets' season will go. Shonn Greene finally got the run game going and the secondary, especially my future best friend Darrelle Revis, looked pretty good. That being said, the offensive line still looked way sketchy, despite the return of center Nick Mangold, and Sanchez was rushed a number of times, including on an interception returned for a touchdown on the first drive. The run defense continued to look shoddy giving me the feeling, in a, sadly all too normal for me, ridiculous bout of overconfidence, like I could rush for 5.0 yard per carry against them. Disconcertingly, there were a number of unnecessary penalties indicative of an undisciplined team. It was enough to make me feel like I was back in the bad old
goddamn Jets days. A lot will be learned coming off the upcoming bye week. The Jets need to win at least one of the two games following the bye against the Bills and Patriots if they are going to shift from pretenders to actual, official (kinda, sorta, maybe, hopefully) contenders. And, if not, at least the Knicks will starting playing soon. What's that? There is a good chance the NBA season will be canceled? Ehhhhh... at least
Brett Favre is gone.
The Jets didn't look great yesterday, but it was a pretty impressive comeback in the second half. Finally getting Greene going was huge for the offense, because it's pretty clear that Sanchez is not going to win the Jets a ton of games. What he needs to do is avoid losing games with mistakes and turnovers. I don't think they're an elite team by any means, but anything can happen once a team hits the postseason. 10 wins should get them there and I think that could very well be in the cards for Gang Green.
ReplyDeleteI agree but their only showing up in the second half worries me. First half struggles and second half comebacks have been their M.O. and while the comebacks are great, I think it is a recipe for disaster. It is just not a sustainable model. They have to come out ready to play and I think that they don't seem to be reflects poorly on the coaching staff (I'm not about to get started on Shotty, Shoddy may be more appropriate, as we don't have nearly enough time for such a rant). I think playoffs are still in sight right now, but I'm just down on their play. Sanchez and co. need to come out swinging in the Buffalo, NE, Buffalo stretch and then I'll stop hyperventilating into a paper bag.
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