Pats/Jets POSTgame Reaction Thread
1.) While Talib and Jones had all the flashy plays, I don't see how you can give the game ball to anyone but Edelman. Without him, I don't think we would have gotten a single first down. Hope he lasts till Amendola returns, because we'll be SOL without him. His punt returns were great too, and vital to setting up our answering punts...
2.) I... was actually impressed by Dobson. Yes, he had a lot of drops, but it's rare to see a fresh rookie play as much as he did. I think he has great potential but is being pressed into service raw and unready right now. Fortunately, I think that's the best way to bring him a along. Kids got great speed, and you could see that with a little more chemistry he would have had a great game.
3.) Thompson dissapeared for huge stretches of the game. Not sure who was taking him out.
4.) Pass rush showed up today, and that's a decent offensive line. I don't know if I should be impressed with the secondary yet. Seems like they covered decently, but its hard without a good QB on the other side throwing.
5.) Something wrong with Vince. He looked tired and sick and very easily pushed around.
6.) Maybe related to 5, but the rush defense was brutally bad. I don't know if it's a result of kicking Jones inside and going into a pseudo-NASCAR front, but Powel and Ivory were killing us to the tune of 4 yards/carry. They were running it up the middle with ease.
7.) When did Steve Gregory become Bernard Pollard? He was laying the wood. Very impressed with him today.
8.) I like the team's focus on ball-stripping this year. Talib, Arrington, Nink were all maniacs in this regard.
9.) Running O was miserable today. Looked like Ridley was holding on to the ball for dear life instead of hitting the hole as hard as possible, but the O-line was not getting any push.
10.) Bill looked bizarrely happy with this win. I think he enjoys these dogfights. I hope the media rips the Jets for Wilkerson's fake injury. The broadcasters claimed there was no benefit and criticized the crowd for booing, but they neglected to mention the extra time the coaches had to talk to the players.
11.) Last but not least, I can't think of anything funnier than Edelman being triple covered in the end zone.