The right place @ the right time... Jets vs. Colts

I have a few opinions about yesterdays game:

• The play calling on both sides of the ball was horrible. Rushing 3 players and playing zone defense against Peyton on 3rd and long is suicide. That reverse call by Shotty in the first quarter was criminal.

• If the play calling was horrible, then the penalty calls and non-calls were sickening.

• I think Sanchez is a bit shell shocked right now and he needs a little more swagger, thats something I didn't think I would say about any Jets player this year.

• Braylon Edwards is not at all inspired to play football. I would re-sign him in the offseason, but he needs a contract that has a very moderate base salary and a lot of incentives. If we give him a big deal after his half ass performance this season (half with the Browns and the other half with us) we are pretty much guaranteeing that he will continue to be just average.

• Bart Scott was our top free agent priority and he has been a bust, no matter how you measure it. I can only hope he turns it up in the playoffs and stops all of the ridiculous penalties.

• I like Shonn Greene. Thats all, I just like him.

• I don't agree with the Colts decision to bench their players, I fully expected them to go for it. That being said, if the Colts were nursing a 5 or 10 point lead in the 4th quarter and Peyton suffered a torn ACL on an accidental play, everyone on the face of the earth would have attacked that coach and GM for leaving him in.

• I would love to see a big shake up in Washington this offseason. I would trade Edwards for Moss in a second. It would essentially be the same as the trade that sent Moss to Washington so we could get back Coles, who was ours to begin with. Moss and Cotchery would be a wicked one/two punch, and Jets fans would embrace Moss like a favorite son. I don't know where that came from, but I just wanted to get it off my chest.

Here are some facts:

• The Jets are in control of their own destiny going into week 16 because they have won more games than any of the other teams who are still in contention.

• The Steelers in 05', the Giants in 07', and the Cardinals in 08' all had lack luster regular seasons and got hot in the post season. All 3 teams made it to the Superbowl and two won it all.

• Teams who lead the league in rushing and defense usually fair very well in the playoffs.

• The Colts have won 14 straight games, and they earned the right to do whatever they feel is best for their ultimate goal... winning the big game.

• And finally, the Giants are mathematically eliminated from the post season, and no matter how much their fans cry and point the finger at the Christmas gift the Colts gave us... your season is over.

The playoffs have started for the Jets, it's win or go home from here on out. The Bengals have a very interesting call to make this week. If they give us the game like Indy did, they will most likely have to play us again the following week in the wildcard round. If they don't play their starters they are basically saying that they want us and our rookie QB in the post season. That would probably be a good strategy.

If we win and get an invite to the dance, the gameplan vs. our offense will be very simple. Teams will put 8 in the box and challenge us to beat them with our inconsistent QB. Players like Dustin Keller and Braylon Edwards are going to have to exploit singe coverage. We know Cotchery will show up, but the rest of our offense is one big question mark.

All I know is it's week 17, and if we win we are in. Are we lucky that are schedule worked out the way it did? Hell Yes! Should we apologize for it? No Way! Any team who has ever won a Superbowl has had luck on their side. Sometimes you need to be in the right place at the right time.

Will any team be scared to play us in the post season? No. If I was an NFL headcoach I would love to face the Jets. Our QB is as green (no pun intended) as can be, and our #1 defense has made it a habit of laying down when the game is on the line. Our rookie headcoach has also shown his lack of experience. So, we are probably any teams MOST desirable opponent.

That being said, when the playoffs started last year I would have said the same thing about the Arizona Cardinals... and they chewed up the NFC and spit them out. They looked like the most balanced team in football in January, and they were about one minute away from winning it all.