Jets will fly over the Fins

December 12, 2010 - the NY Jets will host the Miami Dolphins in this AFC East rivalry game. The Jets are 9-3 and just coming off a embarrassing loss to the New England Patriots. Miami is 6-6 and playing for their pride and to beat a division team. 

Monday night was a night I wish to erase from my memory as a Jets fan. Watching the Jets lose to the Pats was like watching a Varsity team hand their freshman team a whooping (and a big lesson).  #1 lesson learned: Tom Brady needs to be sacked more, because whenever you give him time in the pocket he will give you touchdowns. #2 lesson learned: Schottenheimer really doesn't know what plays to call as the Jets offensive coordinator. This was crystal clear on Monday night. #3 lesson learned: If your team talks big, they need to back it up or else they become embarrassed and the joke of the town. This was proven to the Jets because their coaches and players were talking up and big- while the Pats remained silent. Talking didn't get the Jets a win, so maybe they should take that hint. 

You can't dwell on the past forever, and the Jets did just that. This week at practice Coach Rex Ryan took the ball from the game and buried it into the ground. "He threw the ball in the hole. It was a funeral for the game ball. That might be the best I ever saw, I never seen a coach do that. You usually hear a coach say Lets bury this game, but Rex actually buried it. Everybody was in shock, nobody said anything," cornerback Darrell Revis said. 

Rex also said "we're burying this game and what happened Monday night, let's move forward." As much as I hated losing that game, I bet it put a fire under the Jets- and gave them more motivation that ever before. 

In order to win I think the Jets need to call the right plays and defense needs to be on target. Also, Mark Sanchez needs to be accurate and confident in throwing the ball. If they win this game, it will give them a boost of confidence for the next 3 games and it will also get them into playoff potential!

(Information via http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi f=/g/a/2010/12/08/fanhouserexryanburiesgamebal.DTL)

Big blue welcomes the Fins

So this week the New York Giants let the Miami Dolphins use their indoor practice facilities, and this is a little bit odd considering the New York Jets play Miami this Sunday in NJ. 
For those of you who don't follow football, the New York Jets and the Miami Dolphins are in the same division- the AFC East. The division consists of the New England Patriots, the Buffalo Bills, the NY Jets and Miami Dolphins. Currently, the Patriots are on top being 10-2, the Jets are 9-3, Miami is 6-6 and Buffalo is 2-10. 
The Giants never told the Jets about Miami using their field, which is a little shady. The Dolphins claim they are using the facilities because the team is going to see Broadways Lombardi show before the game and they'd need a place to practice. John Mara, co-owner of the Giants, says "I did not consider it a big deal, I have been in business a long time and I would not consider it a big deal if another team was using the Jets' facility. In retrospect, I wish I would have called Woody and asked him about it first because my relationship with him and the Jets is far more important to me and this organization than my relationship with the Dolphins." 
The Dolphins will not be able to use their outdoor field or their locker room, but they are letting them use their indoor field for free. Mara said it is "common courtesy" and "again, I did not consider it big deal. Apparently, it is a slow enough news day that it has become a big deal." 
When Jets coach Rex Ryan was asked about this, he responded with "It's their facility, they can do anything they want with it. I don't want anyone using our facility but us. This is our facility, I'd feel funny. When we have the Super Bowl (at the Meadowlands in 2014) I'mg going to make sure we're in it because I don't want anyone in our facility but us."
I agree with Rex Ryan and I think it's strange that all of the sudden the Giants are lending a hand to Miami. Since when did these two organizations become best buds? Oh wait, I know - since the Jets took over the spotlight in New York!! I think the Gmen did this because they are a little green with envy and jealousy (no pun intended, lol), over the fact the Jets have blown up. The Giants aren't the only good NY team, and it's getting to them. So they did this for some media attention and to show the Jets whose boss. Well, to the NY Giants, the Jets will truly show you who is boss when they get into the playoffs and you are watching them from your comfortable couches! 
(Oh and I highly doubt the Giants wouldn't be mad if the Jets lent their field to the Cowboys or Eagles - two of their division enemies!)


(Information via http://www.trentonian.com/articles/2010/12/08/sports/doc4d0060e5759a5820489929.txt and http://nfl.fanhouse.com/2010/12/08/dolphins-to-practice-at-giants-facility-so-team-can-see-lombar/)

As much as it hurts...

I am really not that upset about the Jets loosing last night. You win some, you loose some. And Brady and the Pats were on fire last night, nobody could’ve stopped them. I am content with the fact we have already beat them, and I am sure we will see them again (and when we do, we will be prepared and ready to kick ass). Rex’s defense was looking weak, and don’t even get me started on offense. In order for us to even have a shot, Brady needed to be under pressure and sacked more- and that didn’t happen. You can’t give Brady time, because then he will give you touchdowns. He is a machine at that. As for Sanchez, he made some stupid plays but he is still learning and growing. Personally, I think Schotty has a lot to do with it but hey for some reason the Jets like him. I think he is terrible at his job and he only got it because of his father. 

Being a Jets fan my entire life, I know this feeling. The Jets have a great winning streak, then loose a game miserably. But then they get right back on track. So let’s not focus to much on yesterday’s game and lets focus on the next couple of games to come. We play Sunday against Miami (at home, which hopefully the cold weather will bother the fins) so let’s stay positive about a win there. After Miami we play the Steelers, Bears and Bills- so we have to stay focused and not let little mistakes bring us down. We are our own worst enemy at that. 

Rex Ryan said after the game: “Let’s face it, we kicked their butt at our place. They were trying to come back. Trust me, we’ll remember this. There’s not question about that.”

I couldn't agree more with Bart Scott: “We don’t want anybody to feel sorry for us. We’ll take our medicine and we deserve whatever comments are written about us and who we are and what we are. We’ve got big shoulders and we’ll take it and we’ll move forward. I’m not flinching and I’m sure these guys here aren’t flinching. We still have a lot to play for. We’re still a good football team and hopefully we get an opportunity to see them again."