Game by game predictions. The first four are simply horrifying and we will be without the services of Santonio Holmes. The last four will be in some bitter cold weather. Lets start with the big Monday Night Football season opener.
Week 1 @ The New Meadowlands: Ravens vs. Jets. WIN. I am not sure how to express how much this game means to our season. The Ravens will be a powerhouse this year. If we can come out and send a message to the league it will set the tone for the whole season. I predict a very very sloppy game on offense. I am praying that the defense looks like a well oiled, vicious machine. My mind is telling me we lose this game, but I just can't predict that.. my heart won't let me. Hopefully the electricity that will be in the air and the 12th man will help us sqeak out a win. 3 FG's and a defensive TD will hopefully be enough. Ravens 10 Jets 16.
Week 2 @ The New Meadowlands: Patriots vs. Jets. WIN. This one has a lot to do with week #1. If we lose to the Ravens in a close game, I think we stomp the Pats in week 2. If the Ravens dismantle us... our bubble may be burst. I doubt Welker will be back this early and the Pats without Welker are not very scary. I am predicting a big game for Cromartie... hopefully his coming out party. Brady will test him, hopefully he passes. Pats 17 Jets 30 (if we win week 1).
If things work out the way I am saying, by week 3 Jets fans will be booking hotel rooms for the Superbowl. I expect euphoria and fireworks... don't worry, the sky will be falling soon enough.
Week 3 @ Miami: Jets vs. Dolphns. LOSS. Sorry, but I see a very cocky group of players heading down to Miami thinking they have it all figured out. They party the night before and get their asses handed to them by the new big three in South Florida (Henne, Brown and Marshall). The Dolphins will be a tenacious team this year, and they will be very confident considering they swept us last season. I hope Rex finds a way to focus these guys on how we lost 2 games last year that we should have won to this team. Unfortunately some of our new leadership wasn't here last year. This is where chemistry really starts to come into play. How will the team react to a loss? Jets 9 Dolphins 17.
Week 4 @ Buffalo: Jets vs. Bills. WIN. Yep, we face all 3 of our division opponents in the first 4 weeks of the season... wow. If we aren't at least 2-2 after the first four weeks (which won't be easy) we will be in a tough spot if we plan to see the post season. The Bills are a complete mess, and we should be pretty pissed coming off the loss in Miami. I expect a very solid performance. The only real X-factor here would be special teams. I see a big lead at the half and maybe even some starters sitting in the fourth quarter. Bills 17 Jets 38.
Week 5 @ The New Meadowlands. Vikings vs. Jets. LOSS. It pains me to think of Favre coming back here and beating us, but the Vikings are just too good. We won't be able to run the ball on this team and Jared Allen will be in our backfield all day. D'Brick can't handle him. Sanchez will be forced into some mistakes and Brett will get it done. Jets 21 Vikings 31.
Week 6 @ Denver: Jets vs. Broncos. LOSS. This is where it starts to fall apart. This is when the sky starts to fall. The Broncos will be a good team and their headcoach knows the AFC East. Trust me, he hates the Jets and will have his team amped up for this one. The high elevation will expose the age of some of our Vets. I am predicting a big year for Moreno in 2010 and who knows what role Teabow will play. I would expect a close game, maybe even an OT. Jets 27 Broncos 30.
Week 7 *BYE*
OK, we are approaching the mid point of the season. I have us 3-3 and our defense is giving up a bunch of points. In reality I see our offense giving up some of those points on turnovers. .500 isn't a disaster here, but I expect Jets fans to be unhappy.
Week 8 @ The New Meadowlands: Packers vs. Jets. LOSS. I think the Packers will be a top 5 team this year and I don't like how we match up against them. I can see Sanchez really struggling in this one, and Jets fans won't be shy about voicing their displeasure. How will the golden boy respond to being booed? Mark will be a 2nd year guy and every defense he will face in the first half of the season could easily be in the overall top 10 (except Buffalo). That doesn't bode well for the young signal caller. Remember, there will still be more growing pains Jets fans. He can't go from rookie to seasoned, savvy Vet in one offseason. Jets 17 Packers 24.
Week 9 @ Detroit: Jets vs. Lions. WIN. Stafford vs. Sanchez, I can't wait for this. To make a long story short, the young QB from Detroit will be facing a much tougher defense than the young QB from NYC. Hopefully this is the point where we start to get things back on track as a team. Mark should be able to put up some solid numbers and hopefully our defense beats the Lions into submission. For the last 4 or 5 years our defense usually wakes up around week 9. The offense should also start to gel. The roles should be clear, Holmes will find where he fits and our O-line will be in mid-season form. Lions 9 Jets 28
Week 10 @ Cleveland: Jets vs. Browns. WIN. This team should be on their 2nd or 3rd QB by this pint. My dream is that we make the Browns look so bad in this game that Mangini is fired the next day. If Rex can't out coach this guy he shouldn't be our coach. One interesting wrinkle will be Rex vs. his own brother (Rob Ryan defensive coordinator). For the record, Rob Ryan should be the head man in Cleveland. Hopefully Rex helps grease the wheels on that scenario becoming a reality. Browns 3 Jets 31. Rob Ryan takes over as interim HC.
Week 11 @ The New Meadowlands: Texans vs. Jets. WIN Hopefully our domination of this squad in 2009 will carry over. I expect a lot out of Houston this year, but I think we match up very well against them. We are bigger, stronger and more ferocious. Might be a chilly day, late November is a complete enigma in north Jersey. Rain or cold weather will seal the deal for us. Texans 20 Jets 27.
6-4 after 10 games... not too shabby. The first five games are very hard to predict. Division games are always a toss up and who knows if Favre will play in 2010. we could feasibly be 4-6 at this point. No matter how bad the first 5 are I feel confident that we will have a solid 2nd half of the season.
Week 12 @ The New Meadowlands: Bengals vs. Jets. WIN. We have their number. 4 straight wins should provide some real swagger fuel. If we shut down the Bengals running game, they have no chance. Playing a game on Thanksgiving is a real challenge, we will only have 4 days rest. The question at this point of the season is: How healthy are we? This is where depth becomes a real concern. Bengals 12 Jets 21
Week 13 @ New England: Jets vs. Patriots. LOSS. We will be coming off an 11 day lay off. If Welker is to make a comeback he should be healthy by December. We lose this game and the division title. We have the final 25% of the season left. 7-5 and hoping for a wildcar... so whats new? Jets 21 Patriots 28.
Week 14 @ The New Meadowlands: Dolphins vs. Jets. WIN. Finally a win against the Dolphins. I see us using the cold weather as an advantage. I also see us running up the score a bit considering how long it has been since we beat them. The last win would have been week 1 in 2008, thats 27 months. Hopefully a big game for Greene (200+ yards). This is the stretch where we will be counting on him. We will play 2 of the last four in our house and the other 2 will be in Pittsburgh and Chicago. Holy wind-chill. Dolphins 10 Jets 41.
Week 15 @ Pittsburgh: Jets vs. Steelers. WIN. I hope Holmes goes out and makes a definitive statement. This should be a painful bone crushing war. Both teams will be fighting for their lives. Mendenhal vs. Greene should be epic. This game will be decided in the trenches. #6 will have to make a few plays... if he steps up, we win. Steelers 13 Jets 19.
Week 16 @ Chicago: Jets vs. Bears. LOSS. All of these cold weather games will start to take their toll on us. I would expect a bunch of banged up players on our side, and we lose to an inferior team. Cutler should be able to make just enough plays to squeak one out. We are built for this time of the year, but so are the Bears. They have no chance at the playoffs, but they will probably be playing for their coaches job. Jets 10 Bears 13
Week 17 @ The New Meadowlands: Bills vs. Jets. WIN. We should be able to sweep this pathetic team, and hopefully the Gailey era will be coming to an end after this match up (damn, I am hoping to get two coaches fired this year). I really feel bad for the Bills fans. 15 years ago we were in the same boat: A rich, old owner who was content with collecting his collective bargaining money from the NFL and keeping the payroll as low as possible. Ralph Wilson could care less about winning, and Bills fans will continue to suffer. I enjoy watching them lose, but I know the feeling. Bills 14 Jets 27
I'm calling 10-6 and a wildcard. Our only chance at winning the division is to sweep the Pats. I just don't see that happening. If we are relatively healthy heading into the post season, we can do some real damage. So much of this season rests upon the durability of Shonn Greene. He is the key to the whole damn thing.
I hope to see Sanchez with 3000+ yards and a TD /INT ratio of something like 21-12. Greene has the potential to put up 1500 yards on the ground. If we see 1000 all purpose yards from LT that would be excellent. 100+ receptions and a probowl nod for Cotchery is possible. I would like to see double digit sacks from Pace and Harris in the probowl as well. Defensive MVP for Revis is overdue, and I think Cromartie needs at least 8 picks to have a chance of being here in 2011.
16 solid, healthy games from Sanchez, Revis, Jenkins, Pace, Mangold, Keller and Greene should equal a playoff birth for the NY Jets in 2010.
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