Congratulations to the long suffering Jets fans, this was a must win for you, and you find yourself alone in first place this late in the season for the first time in several years.
That being said, don't break your arm patting yourself on the back. I rooted hard for the Jets tonight, even though I am a Giants fan, for my best friend, Billy McGrath, a life long die hard Jets fan. Once they won the game, and I could exhale, I made the following observations about the game:
The Jets played a depleated team, missing its star quarterback, its top 3 running backs, its best linebacker, its best cornerback, and they needed overtime to beat them, after blowing a 24-6 lead. The Jets allowed a second string quarterback with no starts since highschool before this year to throw for 400 yards against their vaunted defense, which could get no pressure on him most of the night. The Jets could not convert a third and two in regulation to win the game, and needed to convert a third and fifteen in overtime to avoid disaster. The Jets coach, Mangini, looks to me to be the worst coach at half time adjustments I have ever seen. The Patriots defense were able to hold the Jets to two first downs and a turnover in the third quarter. Frankly, the Jets need to fire Mangini and replace him with someone who has a clue if they ever want to really challenge a healthy Patriots team.
Next week they play the undefeated Titans, who really haven't played many good teams this year. If they can win that game, I will stand corrected and believe the Jets are a legitimate contender.
Congratulations to the long suffering Jets fans, this was a must win for you, and you find yourself alone in first place this late in the season for the first time in several years.
That being said, don't break your arm patting yourself on the back. I rooted hard for the Jets tonight, even though I am a Giants fan, for my best friend, Billy McGrath, a life long die hard Jets fan. Once they won the game, and I could exhale, I made the following observations about the game:
The Jets played a depleated team, missing its star quarterback, its top 3 running backs, its best linebacker, its best cornerback, and they needed overtime to beat them, after blowing a 24-6 lead. The Jets allowed a second string quarterback with no starts since highschool before this year to throw for 400 yards against their vaunted defense, which could get no pressure on him most of the night. The Jets could not convert a third and two in regulation to win the game, and needed to convert a third and fifteen in overtime to avoid disaster. The Jets coach, Mangini, looks to me to be the worst coach at half time adjustments I have ever seen. The Patriots defense were able to hold the Jets to two first downs and a turnover in the third quarter. Frankly, the Jets need to fire Mangini and replace him with someone who has a clue if they ever want to really challenge a healthy Patriots team.
Next week they play the undefeated Titans, who really haven't played many good teams this year. If they can win that game, I will stand corrected and believe the Jets are a legitimate contender.
Yes, please take out the Giants for us.I guess we will find out how good my ravens are this weekend when we travel to new york to play the giants, this is the ravens 5th out of 6th road games in a row and we have won four in a row on the road so if we can pull off a win there we are a better team then alot of people give us credit for gooooooo RAVENS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!.....Sammy
Well if you can see that than you can see them losing since it is easy for a tip, fumble, interception, missed assignment etc to change a one score game.The Ravens are a nice little team but I can't see them winning against the Giants, who are the best team in the league this year. I see a 20-13 or a 20-17 game. .....
What he said in spades.
J E T S= Just End The Suffering, 40 years of futility is enough...............................
"I don't know if the Jets are for real but it's sure nice to see the Patriots lose like that. Can't stand them."
Lose like what? They came back from a 24-6 deficit and almost pulled it out.
Thanks for your .02, much appreciated.