Moving Forward: Positives Heading into the Jets Game - New England Patriots Forums

***mayoclinic*** · 11-17-2009, 07:40 AM

Enough of all of the analysis over how we blew the Colts game. It's time to move on.

Jets come to Foxboro on Sunday. A lot of things have changed since we lost 16-9 in New Jersey:

1. Tom Brady is back full force. He was vintage Brady in the Colts game, spreading the ball around to 8 different receivers. He has 19 TDs and just 6 INTs in 9 games, is 2nd in the NFL in passing yardage has completed almost 2/3 of his pass attempts, and has a rating over 100.

2. Wes Welker will be playing. He missed the first Jets game.

3. The long passing game has returned. It was a thing of beauty in the 2nd quarter against the Colts.

4. Sebastian Vollmer has emerged as a bona fide future franchise LT, and brings a dimension of power and physicality that Matt Light never had.

5. Joey Galloway is gone, and we have multiple guys besides Moss and Welker who have contributed as receivers.

6. Lawrence Maroney is running with an attitude.

7. Jerod Mayo is back, and Gary Guyton has matured.

8. Derrick Burgess is beginning to show signs of life.

9. Brandon McGowan has taken over the starting S spot opposite Brandon Meriweather, and Meriweather & McGowan have emerged as an elite safety tandem.

10. Patrick Chung and Darius Butler are becoming forces to be reckoned with on the defense. The secondary has come together as a formidable unit, and is producing big plays and turnovers.

Meanwhile, the Jets have regressed since week 2, when they were coming off a dominant opening win against Houston and were full of confidence. Now they have their tail between their legs and are whipped. Mark Sanchez has thrown 12 INTs and just 9 TDs, with a passer rating of 66.5. The Jets are 1-3 in the conference and 4-5 overall, and a loss would pretty much finish them.

Lots to look forward to.

***Patjew*** · 11-17-2009, 07:41 AM

It's a biggun and never a slam dunk when those guys come to town. The rivalry has really peaked and I can't wait for this one. I'm glad that Leon won't be there, that guy is really tough, not to mention Jenkins. But I'm not predicting the blow out that many others are.

I'm hoping Morris and Light can get some PT this week.

***mayoclinic*** · 11-17-2009, 07:43 AM

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Originally Posted by Patjew

It's a biggun and never a slam dunk when those guys come to town. The rivalry has really peaked and I can't wait for this one. I'm glad that Leon won't be there, that guy is really tough, not to mention Jenkins. But I'm not predicting the blow out that many others are.

I'm hoping Morris and Light can get some PT this week.

I just started a thread on it:

Moving Forward: Positives Heading into the Jets Game

***Rob0729*** · 11-17-2009, 07:55 AM

My question is will Mark Sanchez spend more time this week writing his post game press conference speech or studying Patriots game film?

How can things change in two months. The last time the Pats and Jets met, the Jets were everyone's binkie and legitimate Super Bowl contenders and Sanchez was runaway leader for Rookie of the Year. Now the Jets are considered frauds and a mess and Jets fans are calling for Kellen Clemens.

I think the Pats should win this game pretty handily. Everyone on the radio seem to be talking about the Patriots having a hangover from the Colts' game, but what about the Jets. They just lost their fifth game in six games, MJD and the Jags totally outsmarted the Jets to win the game in the final seconds, and the NY media are killing them especially Ryan, Sanchez, and some of the talker on defense.

Based on Sanchez's play and his bizzarre post game press conference, I think Pete Carroll was right and he should have stayed in school another year. I think he is having difficulty going from the Golden Boy for most of his life to the harsh criticism of the NY media. I wonder about his mental make up.

The Jets still have a good defense and running game. So the Pats can't sleep on them, but the Pats are clearly the better team. I think the Pats are looking for some revenge from week 2 and have their egos bruised from Sunday night. I have a feeling the Jets could be victims of their fury.

***Patjew*** · 11-17-2009, 07:55 AM

Let's see how the Pats counter the Jets pressure this game. Should be interesting.

***Patjew*** · 11-17-2009, 07:57 AM

I sure hope you're right.

What did Sanchez do in his press conference.

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Originally Posted by Rob0729

My question is will Mark Sanchez spend more time this week writing his post game press conference speech or studying Patriots game film?

How can things change in two months. The last time the Pats and Jets met, the Jets were everyone's binkie and legitimate Super Bowl contenders and Sanchez was runaway leader for Rookie of the Year. Now the Jets are considered frauds and a mess and Jets fans are calling for Kellen Clemens.

I think the Pats should win this game pretty handily. Everyone on the radio seem to be talking about the Patriots having a hangover from the Colts' game, but what about the Jets. They just lost their fifth game in six games, MJD and the Jags totally outsmarted the Jets to win the game in the final seconds, and the NY media are killing them especially Ryan, Sanchez, and some of the talker on defense.

Based on Sanchez's play and his bizzarre post game press conference, I think Pete Carroll was right and he should have stayed in school another year. I think he is having difficulty going from the Golden Boy for most of his life to the harsh criticism of the NY media. I wonder about his mental make up.

The Jets still have a good defense and running game. So the Pats can't sleep on them, but the Pats are clearly the better team. I think the Pats are looking for some revenge from week 2 and have their egos bruised from Sunday night. I have a feeling the Jets could be victims of their fury.

PatsFanSince74 · 11-17-2009, 08:08 AM

personally, i need one more day of wallowing in my misery

but i will say that if there's any team the Pats will be able to get up for after a deflating loss and want to kick some serious green butt, it's the Jests, Wrecks and the Sanichize, winner of the September Super Bowl

Halifax_Pats_Fan · 11-17-2009, 08:09 AM

Yes, moving on, the COlts game is in the book, instant classic and in a weird kind of way it was interesting to hear all the commentary on it in the media the past couple days.

Can we catch the Bengals, absolutely.

The Jets, having Wes for this game should help. Will be interesting to see our D 'respond' to last week. Definitely interested in seeing Brady continue to improve, Moss played great last week I thought.

Week to week improvement folks, week to week improvement. We have a lot to build off of re: the Colts game....

***BelichickFan*** · 11-17-2009, 08:10 AM

The three things I think we need are :

3rd WR.
Consistent running even on run downs.
Pass rush.

Hopefully we will start to see them this week. Edelman is back. Morris has a good chance to be back. Pass rush is a little iffy but with Burgess looking more alive, when TBC comes back maybe this will be decent. It won't be a great pass rush with this personnel but it can hopefully be better.

italian pat patriot · 11-17-2009, 08:12 AM

sorry, Patjew, but i need perhaps 1 day more to re-cover...it was so tough and i feel exactly the same way after our L against NYG in the Super Bowl

i admit that i still can not believe we lost a game like this

but...i try...we have to think about the Jets

we are @ home and we need a win as an Afc East game: i thought the Jets were a better team, expecially at the beginning of the season but for sure they will give everything next sunday

a crucial game...