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Nov 18

Post Game Thoughts: Jets Beat Rams 27-13

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The Jets beat the Rams by the score of 27-13 today improving their record to 4-6 before their game on Thanksgiving night with the Patriots. Lets break down what worked for the Jets

1. Sanchez Better Than Bradford

I thought that this was Sanchez’s second best game of the season ( the best was the game against the Pats in New England). He was going through his reads extremely well and was very accurate today. It would be nice to see this more often from the 4th year QB

Bradford on the other hand was rattled by the Jets. He seemed to be solely looking for Amendola and it really hurt him. The QB play was the most important key to victory for the Jets today

2. Muhammad Wilkerson

Mo Wilkerson really made his presence felt today. He was constantly getting in the backfield, disrupting the run game and Bradford. This was really impressive to see and if he could keep this going, then perhaps they would not have to blitz all the time in order to pressure the QB.

3. Jets Defensive Gameplan Won the Game

Rex Ryan devised an excellent game-plan for stopping the Rams. He put a lot of bodies in the middle of the field and when Bradford was looking for Amendola (which seemed like he was every play), Lankster did not let him get any yards after the catch, which is where Amendola makes his money. I guess you could say that the Jets gameplanning for Welker twice a year really helped the Jets in this game.

What’s Next: Jets will be playing on NFL Network on Thanksgiving Night to play the division rival Patriots at home. More coverage on this game to come tomorrow

 

 

Oct 12

Does Alex Rodriguez Remind Anyone Of Mark Sanchez?

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Last night after starting off 1 for 2 the struggles reappeared for A-Rod.  He waved at a pitch thrown by Darren O’Day way out of the strike zone and grounding out softly his next at bat. After each of these at bats the boo birds just kept growing, and the facial reaction after those at bats was one of sadness and giving up. But that face looked so familiar to me, and after a while I figured that it was the same face that Mark Sanchez has made way too many times this year for the New York Jets.

That face of helplessness is why the outer shells of both of these New York superstars are so similar, but they also have in common that one already has lost his job, and the other is close to losing his job.

Alex Rodriguez was benched today by the Yankees in the sudden death Game 5 vs the Orioles. Instead Joe Girardi decided to “go with his gut” and play Raul Ibañez at the DH position instead. This tells you all you need to know about the confidence Joe has in his “star” player that they will be paying huge sums of money to for the next 10 years. He is helpless and has no clue what to do to get back on track.

On the other hand, after a great week 1 for Mark Sanchez it has gone downhill rapidly for the 4th year QB. Every Jet fan is waiting for him to mature and stop making those rookie mistakes that he continually makes on a weekly basis. It is safe to say that if he does not perform this sunday vs Andrew Luck and the Colts there is chance he will be riding the bench as well.

These two fabricated superstars are both riding in the same direction and maybe Joe Girardi’s move of benching A-Rod gives Rex a reason to bench his starting QB as well

Do you agree that Mark Sanchez and Alex Rodriguez are too similar?

Oct 10

Loss To The Colts Could Mean End For The Jets

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On Sunday, the New York Jets face the Indianapolis Colts, who are high off an emotional win against the Packers. With the weekly emergence of Andrew Luck, this game seems less and less favorable for the Jets. Most people have already written the Jets off this season, claiming the only move is to bench quarterback Mark Sanchez now and start so-called “savior” Tim Tebow. For the rest of us who still have some hope, this game may be the last straw.

The Jets are 2-3, one game back of the New England Patriots. I’m just going to say it right now, the Jets will not beat the Patriots week 7 on the road. Bill Belicheck is too good of a coach to be unprepared for anything the Jets throw at him. A loss to the Colts would mean the Jets would then be 2-5 by week 7 and most likely 3 games back of 1st place in the AFC East. I don’t see how they could ever recover from 2-5, on a 3 game losing streak.

In addition, the Jets are supposed to have Dustin Keller and Stephen Hill return to the field this week. Sanchez has shown chemistry with Keller; Hill had a great week 1 performance. If the offense can’t improve with those two players returning against a very average defense, I don’t know if its even possible then.

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Oct 09

Why Jets 2-3 Start This Year Is Different than Last Year’s

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On the last play of the game Mark Sanchez was looking for a miracle by throwing a pass and hoping to lateral it to the end zone but they could not even get the ball to the receiver. It was a symbol of the whole night. Complete frustration on the offensive side, and a good performance on the defensive side of the ball.

The Jets loss to Houston last night brought them to 2-3 on the season, which happens to be the same record as they had last season after 5 games. Although most people believe that the Jets are doomed like they were last season I see a total different direction from this 2-3 team rather than last year’s team.

The Jets team unity is moving the right way after a loss against the Texans last night. If you remember the Jets went to 2-3 last year after a miserable loss to the Ravens on Sunday Night Football. After the game, Derrick Mason said there were cracks that needed to be fixed, and also later on that week Mahnish Mehta of the Daily News reported that Plax, Tone, and Mason went to Rex to ask for the removal of Brian Schottenheimer.  This year on the other hand, instead of splitting apart, it seems to me like they are coming together. There is no blaming any one person on the team for their loss last night. Instead the Jets are going down together. For example Brian Costello of the New York Post tweeted right after the game that Mark Sanchez went to Jeff Cumberland, who must have been in a very foul mood after dropping the pass that led to the game sealing interception, and told him that he played his ass off. That would not have happened last year. This is a different team that really wants to succeed. Mark Sanchez wants to become the leader of this offense and that simple pat on the back shows me he is working towards doing that.

After the game the talk from the players was all about how they had that game in their hands and gave it up. They continually kept showing disappointment and made sure to express the point that mediocrity is not accepted on this team. Last year the players would blame people for their mediocre play, but this year they are looking for solutions to their problems. Overall though, the fact that they are united excites me as a Jet fan and I know that they will fix the cracks on both sides of the ball that were showed last night.

Sep 30

Initial Thoughts on the Jets Loss to 49ers

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So ye that sucked. The Jets got rocked by the 49ers today by the score of 34-0. There is so much to say that I will not be able to fit it into this whole article, but lets start somewhere.

1. Time for a QB Change

Mark Sanchez looked as bad as I have seen him since coming to the Jets today. At times he was holding the ball for too long, or at other times he was overthrowing his receivers. Worst of all I thought he had no chemistry with any of his receivers. That is unacceptable in this league. The Jets should have at least been able to score a TD with all the chances they had in the first half. Instead, Rex Ryan would not want to put in Tebow because he is scared of a QB controversy. Unacceptable.

2. Jets Defense Played Average At Best

The linebackers on the Jets are very old. Bryan Thomas and Calvin Pace on the outside seem like they have no chance against the opposing blockers. In the middle David Harris and Bart Scott seem like they cannot plug the hole to block the running lanes. Also I thought that Kyle Wilson played terrible today. Although no one that was on him scored a TD, he got beat at least 4 times today and luckily Alex Smith had no touch on his long ball today.

3. Where is the urgency?

Out of all things today i was more dissapointed by the fact that the Jets showed no urgency to prove the world wrong. Everyone picked the 49ers to win because they thought that the Revis-less Jets would not be able to do it. Well they were all correct, but I was expecting Rex to motivate them by bringing up all the haters and to play a little above their heads today. I was totally wrong and at times it seemed like they did not care to be on the field at all. It might be time to start over all together. There will be more to this later this week.

 

 

Sep 24

Official News: Darrelle Revis Out For Season

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The New York Jets just lost their best player, Darrelle Revis, to a season-ending left ACL injury. This is a devastating injury for the Jets, who are already thin at cornerback. The whole Jets defensive scheme is based on Revis being there in coverage. Without him, they will have to be more conservative and hope their pass rush improves dramatically (3 sacks in 3 games). Things are not looking good in Jet Nation. Playoffs look like a longshot as of now.

Sep 24

Jets Fear Torn ACL for Darrelle Revis

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Jets Star CB Darrelle Revis will undergo an MRI today on his left knee. Many in the Jets organization fear that he has a torn ACL, which will effectively end his season. This will also damper the Jets chances of contending for a playoff spot this year. At 2-1 and currently in 1st place in the AFC East, the injury couldn’t have come at a worse time. CB Antonio Cromartie and CB Kyle Wilson have struggled in coverage this year and without Revis the Jets Secondary will be exploited.

Stay tuned at Nysportswall.com, as we await the MRI results.

Sep 10

What To Take From Jets Week 1 Victory

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So the Jets kinda shut up the critics didn’t they? If you have not heard yet, the New York Jets beat the Bills by the score of 48-28 yesterday. Heres a breakdown

1. Shonn Green Stinks

I will start with the ugly because there was not too much of it in this game. Shonn Greene did not impress me one bit in that game yesterday. For a team that is looking to ground and pound he needs to be able to break out some big runs and he was consistently in the 3-5 yard run range. Not enough in my opinion

2. This Is Mark Sanchez’s Team

The one thing I got from yesterday’s game is that this is Mark’s team. The Jets will go as far as the Sanchise takes them. Yesterday other htan the interception in the beginning of the game, he was spot on. He threw two beautiful touchdown passes to Stephen Hill and Jeremy Kerley had a nice one also.

3. The Jets Defense Looked Great

The Jets defense was swarming Fitzpatrick in the first half of the game. Once the score got out of hand the Jets eased up.They were consistently jumping routes, as you saw with the 3 picks. Also on top of that Landry and Bell looked awesome as the safety tandem. Finally, I thought the front seven was creating a lot of pressure. 28 points is never good but in a closer game I am sure it would be a lot less.

What’s Next: The Jets take their talents to Pittsburgh to play in the nationally televised CBS game. Starts at 4:25. Another week of teams not believing. Be prepared Jet fans

Sep 09

Preview: Jets vs. Bills

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Tomorrow, the day Jet fans have been waiting for since that miserable ending in Miami last year. The Jets will be hosting the Bills for their opening game of the season. I know everyone is looking to see what Sparano has in store for us with the Wildcat, but in my opinion here are the 3 keys if the Jets want to win

1. Successful Press Coverage

Ryan Fitzpatrick is a QB that thrives on the 3 step drop and throw. The way to prevent him from being successful is by pressing the receivers and making him take some 5 step drops and 7 step drops. Historically, the reason Ryan Fitzpatrick has been so miserable when he plays the Jets is because of the success of this game plan. The Jets need to execute this tomorrow

2. Ground and Pound

This might seem a little obvious but it is even more important in this game vs the Buffalo Bills. Mario Williams is forced to be reckoned with and without a successful run game it will be a long day for Mark Sanchez. In order to throw him off guard the Jets will need to run the football early and often, in order to lead to the play action later on.

3. Get Santonio Involved Early

As everyone knows, Santonio has a tendency to doze off on plays if he isn’t thrown the ball to early in the game. Tone is the Jets lone playmaker on offense and in order for him to succeed and stay focused, Sanchez will need to look for him when passing early on

(P.S No Predictions This Year. Since Rex stopped predicting so will I)

Sep 08

Season Outlook: New York Jets

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Finally, the regular season starts tomorrow for the New York Jets. There has been enough talk and controversy, mostly unnecessary, over this team throughout the offseason than most teams face throughout a season. Starting tomorrow, it’s time to produce or lose your job. Here’s a game-by-game outlook on the Jets this season from my perspective…

Home games are in bold

Week 1: Buffalo (9/9)-This almost seems like a must-win for the Jets with their tough schedule coming up in the next few weeks. Rex Ryan gets his team ready to make a statement in game 1 and wins the home opener, Jets Win 1-0.

Week 2: Pittsburgh (9/16)-Not a good matchup for the Jets offense. The steelers have too many good pass rushers, with Harrison and Woodley. Austin Howard might get embarrassed during this one. Jets Lose 1-1.

Week 3: Miami (9/23)-Remember the last time the Jets were in Miami? Complete disaster to end the season. Oddly enough, this might be the game Santonio Holmes breaks out and has over 100 yards. Jets defense is too strong. Jets Win 2-1.

Week 4: San Francisco (9/30)- This will be a very physical, tough game. Two of the best defenses in the NFL, but the 49ers have the offensive edge with their balanced attack. Alex Smith makes a few more plays than Sanchez. Jets Lose 2-2.

Week 5: Houston (10/8)- Rex Ryan will call this one a must-win. I really believe the Texans will come into this one extremely confident and actually overlook the Jets. Tebow and the wildcat score a few touchdowns and come up big. Jets Win 3-2.

Week 6: Indianapolis (10/14)- This will be a low scoring game, with both teams trying to control the clock. The Jets defense will be too much for Andrew Luck to handle. Jets Win 4-2.

Week 7: New England (10/21)- Jets always have a hard time beating the Patriots on the road. This will be no different, Patriots cruise during this one. Jets Lose 4-3.

Week 8: Miami (10/28)- By this time in the season, Ryan Tannehill will have slighty improved from the last time they played, but so will Mark Sanchez. Run game comes big in this one. Jets Win 5-3.

Week 10: Seattle (11/11)- The Jets are not a good team on the west coast. On the road, in the crazy 12th man atmosphere, Mark Sanchez has one of his worst games of his season. Jets Lose 5-4. 

Week 11: St. Louis (11/18)- Every season, there’s always one or two games the Jets should win, but don’t. Here’s one of them. Sanchez doesn’t play well and the media starts to turn to Tebow. Jets Lose 5-5.

Week 12: New England (11/22)- On a short week, coming off two straight losses, the Jets play better but its not enough. The Patriots have somewhat of a running game to go along with that great passing scheme. Jets Lose 5-6. 

Week 13: Arizona (12/2)- The Jets get over a week to rest and gameplan for Arizona. The Jets come out in a big way and fire on all cylinders in a blowout win. Revis has another pick-6 touchdown against the Cardinals. Jets Win 6-6. 

Week 14: Jacksonville (12/9)- The Jets know they must stop MJD, and they do. With the game in Blaine Gabbert’s hands, he throws a pair of interceptions and the Jets close it out in the 4th quarter. Jets Win 7-6.

Week 15: Tennessee (12/17)- On MNF, this could potentially be an elimination game in the playoff chase. This will be a very close game, with both sides trying to run the ball and control the clock. The Titans do it a little better than the Jets. Jets Lose 7-7.

Week 16: San Diego (12/23)-The Jets always play well against the Chargers and that will continue. The Chargers receiving corp does not get enough separation against Revis and Cromartie which leads to a few sacks by Coples and Pace. Jets Win 8-7.

Week 17: Buffalo (12/30)-With the playoffs highly unlikely, the Jets lose their focus. Rex Ryan also puts in Tim Tebow more than usual, but that doesn’t work too well. Jets Lose 8-8.

There you have it, the Jets will go 8-8. The Jets will have a top-10 defense without a doubt, but there are way too many question marks on the offensive side of the ball. The NFL is an offensive-driven league right now. Until I see improvement on offense, the Jets will miss the playoffs.