The unofficial Jets don't suck (this week) thread

[goheels22002]

Sorry, folks, but after last night's game, I have to say that the NY Jets don't entirely suck. They came into Foxboro and played a hard-nosed, disciplined football game.

The reasons?

1) addition by subtraction - the Jets shut their pie-holes leading up to this game and did not create distractions for themselves,
2) Holmes and Revis being gone put more pressure where it needed to be - on the coaches and players to step up "do their jobs," and
3) the Jets played within their limitations - other than the Dennard interception on a pass Sanchez just can't throw, the Jets did not try to do things outside the abilities of its skill players on offense, and the relative lack of weakness of its front seven on defense.

They looked prepared for the Patriots on both sides of the ball and played them statistically even in every category, including the score. So for this week, my hat is off to the Jets.

Now, that being said, one sign of buffoonery and I'll be back on the Official Jets Suck thread helping out where I can.

[MoLewisrocks]

The JETS have sucked for 43 years and counting. It's not a week to week or seasonal thing. It's an overall organizationally based reality. SOJ.

This thread is definitely PS worthy material.

[goheels22002]

Originally Posted by MoLewisrocks

The JETS have sucked for 43 years and counting. It's not a week to week or seasonal thing. It's an overall organizationally based reality. SOJ.

This thread is definitely PS worthy material.

The opening post was not intended to diminish the NY Jets impressive body of work at sucking for the past four-plus decades. That speaks for itself.

It was meant to point out that we all saw a very different Jets team on the field last night than anticipated. It also signifies, to me at least, that the Patriots' win was more encouraging than it might have otherwise been.

[KontradictioN]

Sorry, but the Jets do suck. The Patriots just aren't a well rounded football team at the moment. IMO, the injuries didn't make a difference. Sanchez would have passed on this secondary even with Chung and Gregory. They looked the same as they did all season. Luckily, the front seven manned up and took control in overtime.

[KontradictioN]

Originally Posted by goheels22002

The opening post was not intended to diminish the NY Jets impressive body of work at sucking for the past four-plus decades. That speaks for itself.

It was meant to point out that we all saw a very different Jets team on the field last night than anticipated. It also signifies, to me at least, that the Patriots' win was more encouraging than it might have otherwise been.

The Jets team that was on the field last night was a product of our awful defense. I'm not even sure why they *tried* to run the ball.

[PatsFanInVa]

The JEST played well for the JEST. That said, we did play sucky ourselves, and the JEST did still lose.

So to the point: Yes, the JEST did suck. We just did too.

[reflexblue]

Originally Posted by PatsFanInVa

The JEST played well for the JEST. That said, we did play sucky ourselves, and the JEST did still lose.

So to the point: Yes, the JEST did suck. We just did too.

The pats always have a tough time against a Ryan defense, allowing Lil' Marky to look like one of the Mannings is what bothers me this morning, last night and probably the rest of the week.

[KontradictioN]

Originally Posted by reflexblue

The pats always have a tough time against a Ryan defense, allowing Lil' Marky to look like one of the Mannings is what bothers me this morning, last night and probably the rest of the week.

We absolutely smoked the Jets on two occasions last year. The offense simply didn't play well enough and consistently enough until the closing minutes and continuously shot themselves in the foot. The OL was having a lot of trouble opening holes in the running game and pass protecting (limited sacks because Brady was either able to evade the pass rush or get the ball out before they got there), receivers were dropping open passes (Lloyd anyone?) or not getting open, and the running backs were having trouble getting it to the outside.

[PATSYLICIOUS]

I agree they're not as bad as I thought they were. It has more to do with the Houston game than yesterday though where they hung right with them. Right now I think any team who's not Buffalo's awful run D or a bottom 5 team can take us to the wire.

[Nehalem]

I think it is more a case of the the Patriots defense and offense sucking, in pretty much every game, in the 4th quarter.

Although I will give props to their defense. Holding Brady and co to 15 regulation points.