N.Y. Jets: Opponents Declaring Open Season on Revis Island

From the desk of:  WALT MICHAELS' REVENGE

Matt Forte Rumbling to Daylight

New York Jets: Play of Darrelle Revis First Major Concern of Season.

The New York Jets evened their record at 1-1 by finally exorcising their Rex Hex with a 37-31 road victory Thursday night over the Buffalo Bills.

After two weeks, a great debate now centers around whether the demise of Derrelle Revis is being greatly exaggerated.

The Jets have thus far recorded eight sacks, and limited a pair of opponents to a combined total of 143 yards rushing.  Yet, Andy Dalton threw for 366 yards on week one, while Tyrod Taylor threw for another 297 yards on Thursday.  That being said, the Jets have allowed 54 total points over their first two games.

Darrelle Revis has acknowledged to not being the same player he was ten years ago.  And perhaps communication breakdowns with his safeties were at the heart of several long successful passes thrown his way.

This much is clear, the league has declared open season on Revis Island.

Chris Ivory Who?

Matt Forte has been a beast as the feature back.  He rushed 22 times for 96 yards against the Bengals, then rumbled for 100 yards and three touchdowns on 30 carries against the Bills.  Forte also has seven receptions for 68 yards, averaging 9.7 yards per.

Bilal Powell has been limited to five rushes so far this season.

New York Jets: Haven't Fumbled Away The Division Yet

From the desk of:   A BLUE BLOODED GIANTS FAN

 

Will Marc Sanchez Be Sleeping With The Fishes after Week Eight?

NEW YORK JETS: Back Pedaling Into Week Eight Against Dolphins.  The Jets Still Have No Plan For Tebow, And Their Trust In Sanchez Is All But Spent.


That's a tough way to lose.  Games within the grasp are hard to accept.  Especially when they're in Foxboro.  Just ask Marc Sanchez.  I hear him getting a lot of flack for getting sacked and fumbling the ball in over-time.  I saw two offensive linemen get badly beaten on the play.  But once you start back pedaling, everyone knows your in trouble.  Yeah, New England got on him quick.  Bad foot work?  Maybe.  But you still need to protect the football.


Among so many things to chose from, the failure of the Jets to hold 4th quarter leads, or blowing games in the 4th quarter, will be their demise.  Through all the nonsense of Tim Tebow, losing Derrelle Revis, and a host of other matters, the Jets have still been in position to win games.  It's no doubt a tough pill to swallow.


Sunday, the Jets did almost everything they needed to.  Marc Sanchez threw for 300+ yards.  The Jets rushed for over 100 yards as well.  Running the ball was a combined effort but they managed the yardage none the less.  Dustin Keller was back in full effect, and the difference in Sanchez was very  noticeable.  But an earlier interception and the final fumble were too much - too many mistakes.  It was a game Marc Sanchez had in hand against a division rival and let get away.


New England is far from leading the pack.  Sunday's win only improved their record to 4-3.  The Jets now have a 3-4 record.  The division is still very very salvageable.  But after losses to the Steelers, 49ers, Texans, and now the Patriots, you have to really question where the Jets belong on the NFL's pecking order.  Their victories came against a flaky Bills team, an overtime win over Miami, and they beat a pretty bad Colts team.


Meanwhile, the secret plans for implementing Tim Tebow are out.  There is no secret plan.  We are heading into Week Eight, and there is still no cohesive plan for Tim Tebow on offense.  Interestingly, the Jets play Miami this weekend.  The last time these teams met in Week Three was the closest Coach Sparano came to giving Jets fans any indication Tim Tebow had purpose, much less a role outside special teams assignments.  Is Coach Sparano's plan to unleash Tim Tebow on the Dolphins again?  Instead of saying stop the nonsense, I'll say sticking with Sanchez is the way to go.


Why is a former (Sparano) offensive line coach's offensive line still playing so horribly?  The Jets allowed five sacks Sunday.  It is worth saying this was the problem with the offensive line last season.  So if lack of faith in their quarterback is what they suffer, well then, the team will just have to just  trust him even more.





Mike.BTB

PIGSKIN ~ WEEK 6

I went 7-6 last week on the Sunday docket.  I also hit my Shmear of the Week.  By the way, I'm a perfect 4-0 on the Shmear with one week where I did not make a selection. I finally punched through into the Positive Zone.  I've been struggling on the Sunday docket because many of the picks I've been making have been blowing games in the 4th quarter.  I've managed to stay at break-even on the strength of my Shmear of the Week picks which is a three bagel deal.  So alas, heading into WEEK 6,  I am at Plus Four bagels for the season.

Live it up!



The WEEK 6 Bagel Roll:
(Friday NYDN Line)
NYGIANTS -10 (Lions) LOSS 28-20 NYG
NYJets -3 (BRONCOS) WIN 24-20 NYJ
Chargers -8 1/2 (RAMS) LOSS 20-17 St.L.
Chiefs +4 1/2 (TEXANS) WIN 35-31 HOU
Ravens +2 1/2 (PATRIOTS) LOSS 23-20 N.E. o.t.
Saints -4 (BUCS) WIN 31-6 N.O.
Falcons +3 (EAGLES) LOSS 31-17 PHI
Seahawks +6 1/2 (BEARS) WIN 23-20 SEA
PACKERS -3 (Dolphins) LOSS 23-20 MIA
STEELERS -13 (Browns) WIN 28-10 PITT
Raiders +6 1/2 (49ERS) LOSS 17-9 S.F.
VIKINGS -1 1/2 (Cowboys) WIN 24-21 MINN
Colts -3 (REDSKINS) PUSH 27-24 IND

Record on the week  6-6-1

 13 bagels into the oven.  (+4 on the season)
Broke even on the Sunday docket but hit the SHMEAR.  That makes me +7 bagels going into WEEK 7


SHMEAR of the WEEK:  (season 4-0)
Saints -4 (BUCS)  WIN  ...makes me 5-0 on the season.

New York JETS ~ Flyin' High:

Ladies and Gentlemen, Coach Ryan and D-Generation REX, welcome you aboard WOODY's JET.
You've achieved cruising altitude and The Head Coach has turned off the Fasten Seat Belt sign; You are free to party-on about the cabin.

J - E - T - S    Just  Enjoying  The  Season


OK Jet fans, - You're feeling really good about yourselves and your team; rightfully so.  Being 4-1 after 5 weeks speaks to me.  Mark Sanchez is growing into his own.  The Defense has been stellar.  LT (I cringe doing that, even if Lawrence Taylor is in deep doo-doo) has discovered the fountain of HEALTH.  Dustin Keller is rapidly becoming a stand-out Tight End in this league.  Santonio Holmes returns from suspension to give Mark Sanchez another weapon.  Antonio Cromartie showed he can play big.  Calvin Pace is also back in action, even though he's still listed as probable for Sunday's game.

Speaking of probable, or most unlikely, is Derrelle Revis.  It would be easy to pick on him right now.  I'm a Giants fan but not a Jets Hater.  I'm very entertained by the Jets this year and have always thought of them well.

BUT....  The hold-out was ill advised and now he's paying the price for it.  Practice and Camp get your legs acclimated to the short bursts, cuts, stops and starts a corner-back makes, running backwards and transitioning forward.  Me missed that and his legs were being asked to flick on a switch and show up game ready.  This morning he got pulled over for speeding/reckless driving...blah blah..   So...

If I'm the Jets , I just keep Revis out of action this weekend and he'll have a whole two weeks off because next week is the Jets' buy-week.  He can rest up that "hammie" because they just don't go away and get better by taxing them.  Two weeks off would do him and the Jets a lot of good down the road.  Do you want this injury to linger and really haunt you in December?

The Jets have already inflicted heavy damage within their division; beating the Patriots, Dolphins and Bills.  I get having to coach and plan for the next game, but you also have to manage a season and it would be wise to keep Revis inactive.

There's little to debate without getting too nit-picky so I would suggest this ~ Don't get too cocky.  This is the easiest time to slip and not because your flying to Denver to take on the Broncos in the thin air..  Traveling west of the Mississippi River has presented it's own problems for the Jets over the last couple of years.  For a little while there, going west meant ~

J - E - T - S    Just  Empty  The  Suitcase

Sunday is going to start a whole new conversation about this team one way or another.  Another win and the hype machine is really going to start getting loopy.  A loss just means it's not a party until something breaks.



Mike.BTB