What Went Well: Running the ball. Shonn Greene and Bilal Powell combined for 39 rushes for 155 yards. Muhammad Wilkerson was unstoppable on the defensive line and Quinton Coples played well. The Jets defense created two turnovers and made quite a few stops on third down.
What Did Not Go Well: Offensively, the Jets gave the ball up twice. The defense allowed Montell Owens to run for 91 yards including a 32 yard scamper. For as well as the defense played, the Jaguars still had the opportunity to tie before Chad Henne threw an interception to Ellis Lankster.
What Else: Ground and Pound. That is the Jets slogan and that was their approach. Powell and Greene each had as many carries as Mark Sanchez had passes. The Jets showed no faith in Sanchez, limiting his throws to be as safe as possible. How many times did the Jets have 7 yards to go and he threw a 2 yard pass? It was because the Jets did not want Sanchez to do anything but the minimum. The Jets had two drives that resulted in touchdowns. The first one was 9 plays which featured 7 Greene runs and 2 Sanchez passes. The second one was 7 plays made entirely of Powell runs. Says all you need right there.
Defensively, the Jets held the Jaguars to 2 and 16 on 3rd down. The key play was Garrett McIntyre hitting Henne on a 3rd and 1 from the Jets 11 leading to a Bart Scott interception. The Jaguars have the longest streak of not scoring a touchdown on the opening drive of the game in the NFL and they used a 14 play drive to try to end this. The Jets game plan might have gone out the window if they went down a touchdown. Luckily that did not occur.
Not going to go on about the Jets quarterback situation. Again it shows poor man management by Rex Ryan. Whether it be for financial reasons are not, Mark Sanchez is going to be the starter for the rest of the season and the quicker we accept that the better. Coples needs to play more. The Jets picked him 16th overall yet have not played him all the time. Ryan lobbied to draft the guy yet does not play him. Coples is not the finished article but can only get better with more game time. The Jets need to give it to him.
Now What: Contrary to what the media will tell you, the Jets are not the worst team in the NFL. They are a mediocre one. Every misstep is discussed like they are 3-10 but they are actually 6-7, only one game out of the playoffs in the AFC. Though I don't think they will make it, they are at least in the hunt which is good. Have the Jets lost to a team that is worse than they are? Did they not beat the darling Colts by 26? Though I still advocate changes for the future, I am happy the team is in the mix. Games against the Titans, Chargers, and Bills are winnable. The Jets do have the opportunity to shock some people. Hope they can do it.
Monday, December 10, 2012
Episode 11
On this week's episode, I talk entirely about college football including the Antonio Cromartie Straight Shooter of the Week.
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