The Jets have dumped 3 of their last four since my last post. They were completely exposed in New England, flat an uninspired against Miami and lost a shoot out to The Bears. They squeaked out a win in the Big Ketchup Bottle last week, but that was due to the on going heroics of Brad Smith.
In the Miami loss the defense actually looked pretty good but the offense was non-existent. In the Bears game Jay Cutler sliced our defense to pieces but the offense showed some life. In the past few weeks we have also suffered "Trip-gate" and "Foot-gate". If you add all this up you have a circus act and not a football team... certainly not a championship football team.
We may win next week and end up 11-5. We have clinched a playoff birth and will most likely face the Chiefs. KC is not a bad football team, but we are much more talented. So, we could feasibly make it to the divisional round. It really makes no difference. The two teams that will be in the AFC Championship game will be the Steelers and Pats. They are two organizations that demand a professional approach to the game and everyone on those teams understands this is a business.
For some reasons the Jets and Giants both have squads that seem to think they are a part of some summer camp for big spoiled children. They don't punch their time cards and go to work on Sunday. Instead they use the pre game warm ups to practice their celebrations and pouty faces. They must think all the cameras are around because they are shooting a sports themed sit-com... or in the cases of these two teams, a sad melancholy drama.
These rich brats need to start playing with some intensity. When I watched the 2008 Jets give up on Mangini I blamed him. Looking back Mike Tannenbaum built one hell of a team that year and they missed the playoffs. The 2010 Jets are even better and they nearly missed the tournament as well. I have been critical over the years of Mr. T but I just realized that this guy has done everything possible to field a dominate team. The problem is we lack leadership and accountability. I am not an expert on the Giants, but I would suspect it's probably the same story there as well.
Is it NYC that causes these distractions. Too many exotic women, exotic clubs/restaurants and exotic drugs? Too much media exposure? What gives???
All I know is that the Jets are the most talented team in the league. They have underachieved to say the least, and they know that if they turn it on at the end of games they can usually steal a win. They approach the game with very little fire and put in just enough effort to keep it close. Players like Shonn Greene and Darrell Revis know how talented they are and they show up when they feel like it. These are two of our most promising young players and they should be our leaders. After everything #24 put his team and the fans through this offseason he should have showed up with something to prove. He and his fat coach brag every week about how he is the best defender in the league... how about backing that up MEvis?
The harsh reality is... that with this level of talent all a team like the jets really needs is a ticket to the dance, which the Redskins handed us Sunday afternoon. They can win the Superbowl if they turn it on during the next few weeks. The big question is if I will be rooting for them.
This 2010 squad is one of my all time least favorites and Rex has worn out his welcome as far as I am concerned. I'd rather have a high character group like the 2004 Jets whos roster included guys you could root for... Pennington, Martin, Chrebet, Vilma, Mawae, and Jason Ferguson. Those guys punched their time cards and they didn't sit around pouting on the sidelines when times got tough. They were leaders. They may have only made it to the divisional round but I doubt this "new and improved" 2010 version can make it any further.
Even though Sanchez takes most of the heat because he is the QB I feel he has done some good things this season. If we do have football in 2011 he may very well start to look like a top 5 pick. I still have faith in this guy!
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