It’s so much more fun to watch the Jets when they’re winning by 34 points. Finally it seemed the ball was bouncing our way. And it just kept on bouncing. The Cardinals had 11 penalties and seven turnovers. Favre set his career high for touchdown passes in a game not wearing a Packer’s jersey nor a Jet’s jersey but in a freakin’ Titan’s blue and gold throwback. Who’d a thunk that one. I can’t remember the Jets ever putting up 56 points. Can you? We could have outscored the Knicks yesterday.
Kurt Warner should change his name to Cough Warner after yesterday’s game. The Jets were forcing fumbles and getting interceptions almost every drive in the first half. The Cardinals first drive was actually very forbidding. Warner looked great and was picking our defense apart. When he fumbled the ball I was so relieved only to see the Cardinals recover. Then the Cardinals fumbled again. And then again. And then he threw an interception. And then another …
Maybe Brett Favre just needed to get out of the green and white uniform.
No one could have predicted how Sunday’s wet contest between the Jets — donned in their old-school N.Y. Titans uniforms — and Cardinals panned out. Favre and the J-E-T-S were coming off a sloppy loss to the Chargers, a game in which the quarterback and receivers not only seemed to be on the wrong page, but entirely different books. Add the fact that Favre was held out of practice for much of the week thanks to a bum ankle, and it seemed the Jets were attempting to climb a mudslide.
Arizona, led by a rejuvenated Kurt Warner and his mighty receiving duo of Larry Fitzgerald and Anquan Boldin, seemed poised for the road win. New York appeared to be limping into its bye week, just hoping to claw out a win and move back to .500.
Oh what a difference a Sunday can make… or a quarter. After a sloppy, scoreless opening frame, the Jets scored 34 …
We’re just three weeks into the season and I’ve already seen way too many “must wins.” I’ve also spent too much time worrying about our kicking situation(s). Arizona’s rolling into the Meadowlands Sunday and they’re bringing two outstanding recievers, Edgerin James, and their own elder statesman. I think the Jets can lose six games this season. Using one of those losses against the Cardinals would be a disaster. Before the season started, when I looked at the Jets schedule week 4 marked the beginning of a stretch of games the Jets should win. Now that it’s here I’m not so confident.
It blows my mind that Kurt Warner is playing as well as he is. The dude has a QB rating of 111.7 (Favre’s is 98 by comparison). Warner has thrown 6 touchdowns with 1 interception and the thought of his receivers unleashed upon the Jets secondary is frightening. Maybe it’s because of that Chris Chamber’s touchdown last week or maybe it’s because Anquan Boldin and Larry …
Once again, being a Jets fan this week was an excruciatingly painful experience.
Growing pains were to be expected when the Jets went and got Brett Favre. They were on display for the entire country to see last night. It looked like in the aftermath of last week’s goal line debacle the Jets opened up the playbook. Problem is, they all opened it up to different pages. Favre was throwing balls to empty patches of field turf or to the Charger’s defense instead of to our wide receivers. There were three turnovers in the first half. There was also that undeniably stupid onsides kick attempt. Ugly. Painful to watch. Had we recovered the onside attempt it would have been a great call. But we didn’t. So it must be looked upon as a bonehead call.
Despite the turnovers and the questionable calls, it’s the play of our defense that has me worried. David Barrett made a great interception that he turned into a touchdown. For a minute I …
The New York Jets announced their partnership with StubHub yesterday to auction off 2,000 seats in the their “Coaches Club” section. The online auction will begin on Sunday, October 19th, and run through Monday, October 27th. Winners of the exclusive sale will seat fans five yards behind the team’s bench in the new Meadowlands stadium. The section located on the 50-yard line has it’s own bar/lounge area with complimentary food and drinks to go along with the section’s own security team. Members will receive free VIP parking next to stadium and can stand in the tunnel before games and listen to Head Coach Eric Manginis press conference.
This is the first time a U.S. sports team has auctioned off their personal seat licenses. Also this will be the first time the market will be setting the price for the best seats in Giants Stadium. Bids will start at $5,000 per …
After one too many whiffed punts, Mangini has sent Ben Graham packing. The Aussie looked bad Sunday against the Patriots and with the Jets having a terrible time getting their special teams’ act together I’m guessing the last thing Mangini wanted to worry about was crappy punting. I understand where he’s coming from but I never got to see Ben Graham’s individuality utilized on the field.
When the Jets picked him up, Graham was coming off of an incredible career in Aussie Rules Football. It was this experience the Jets hoped to tap into. If Graham’s “drop kick’ style could create an awkward spin on the ball, opposing teams would have difficulty returning it. Actually, we hoped they wouldn’t be able to catch it all. Not so much. I’ve been waiting for teams to fumble the Jet’s punts for years now. I guess the wait is over.
Aussie Rules is a very violent sport. It’s a tough, bruising game and everyone on the field runs the ball and …
Sunday the Jets once again showed their ineptitude when it comes to field goals and the first quarter.This ineptitude hung over their heads the entire game and every single Jets fan knew that missed field goal was going to come back to bite us in the ass.
The first drive of the game was a thing of beauty. Farve was all over the place making good things happen and the Jets marched right down the field. That’s when Jay Feeley blew a gimme field goal. After that we all knew how this movie was going to end.
Our offensive growing pains were on display for the world to see. We had too many penalties once again. Hopefully these will begin to fade out with each extra week of practice Farve gets with the offense.
Apparently the officials were instructed to protect Matt Cassell because they called the Jets for roughing the passer whenever they could. Late hits …
The New England Patriots won their 21st straight regular season game by beating the New York Jets for the eigth consecutive times in the Meadowlands yesterday. Pats quarterback Matt Cassel has not started a game in nine years with his last start coming as a senior in high school. The former backup USC quarterback was efficient filling in for Tom Brady, who is out for the season with a knee injury. Cassel finished the game 16-23 for 165 yards (89.9 QB rating) and zero turnovers.
In his home debut, Jets quarterback Brett Favre completed 18 of 26 passes for 181 yards, one touchdown, and one crucial interception. On the first drive of the game the Jets moved the ball down to the Patriots 19 yard line. However, newly signed kicker Jay Feely missed a 31-yard field goal wide right. Feeley was replacing …
All week long I’ve watched people slowly warm up to the idea that the Jets are suddenly the favorites to win the AFC East. After last season it sounds ridiculous but it’s true people. I’ve watched the Sportscenter folks hold back on bringing it up after 1 week of play. Then the Vegas betting machine let us know that people secretly are expecting the Jets to win this weekend. That’s right. Expecting. And those people are putting their money where their mouths are. Just look at the line in the paper. After that, it had to be mentioned on ESPN. The Jets are favored to win this weekend. If they beat the Patriots, does that make them the favorites? I know we need to win Game 2 first but………….. Yes!
Without Tom Brady the Patriots no longer seem so unbeatable. With Brett Favre looking like his old self the Jets no longer seem so easily beaten. Buffalo looked good last week too but they don’t cheat nor …
The New England Patriots are still the team to beat-New England Patriots WR Randy Moss
When Kansas City Chiefs safety Bernard Pollard delivered the shot heard around the NFL world last week, fans around the league literally began to rejoice. No longer will they have to endure Randy Moss’
annoying endzone antics. They can take the television off of mute as they will not hear announcers gush over Bill Belichick’s “genius”. They will not be subjected to Teddy Bruchi’s mascot-like, sadistic smile. And most importantly, the NFL’s most hated team will become a shell of itself. Life will go back to a simpler time when football coaches didn’t look like vagrants on the sideline, steroid using, cheap-shot artist, defensive backs weren’t considered “leaders” and the Patriots were a perennial sub .500 team….
On Sunday Jets fans got a glimpse of Chansi Stuckey when he caught a 22 yard pass in the back of the end zone, giving the Jets a 13-7 lead over the Miami Dolphins. Stuckey finished the game with 2 catches, 37 yards and a touchdown. While it’s not the best debut in the NFL this past weekend, it’s not terrible numbers for a professional debut. It’s no secret the Jets like what they see in Stuckey, so this is only the beginning for the twenty-four year old wide out.
When the Jets drafted Stuckey in the Seventh Round of the 2007 draft, they thought they might have a steal. The Clemson wide receiver slipped in the draft after a less than impressive Senior Bowl and average combine numbers. Although he didn’t turn heads, he was better then what he showed. An excellent route runner, with good hands and breakaway speed, the Jets envisioned him as a slot receiver. Unfortunately Stuckey …
Here are the answers to yesterday’s quiz.
1. Pat Leahy is the Jets all-time leading scorer, with 1,470 points.
2. Ken O’Brien has the most career completions for the Jets, with 2,039.
3. The single-season Jets record for completions is 328, held by Vinny Testaverde in 2000.
4. The Jets recorded the most victories in a season in 1998, with 12.
5. Three Jets have rushed for over 5,000 career yards: Curtis Martin (10,302), Freeman McNeil (8,074) and Emerson Boozer (5,135).
6. Three Jets have over 500 career receptions: Don Maynard (627), Wayne Chrebet (580) and Al Toon (517).
7. Freeman McNeil rushed for the fourth most yards in a season for the …
