The Jets next sunday 4:30 PM (merged X3)

[juny]

Will be cheering the team on from my couch Sunday. No way Jets offense will score enough in this game. (But then again, that is what I thought about jets-colts. This Saturday's games definitely demonstrated the "any given sunday" saying).

 

[robbomango]

You are consistently missing the point. The Packers didn't make it a game vs. the Pats because they could run the ball vs. the Pats. It was a factor, but it also had to do with the Packers' d-line putting pressure on Brady up the middle all game with only four and five man rushes (BJ Raji owned the Pats' oline). The Jets don't have the pass rush to keep Brady to throwing for only 163 yards like the Packers did. The Pats had 249 total yards in that game.

Without the Packers' pass rush, the Pats would have won easily. Mesko punted 5 times in 9 possessions. Fpour of those drives were drives that the Pats were forced to punt after 4 or less plays. That is a huge reason why the Packers dominated on offense like they did.

The Jets ran the ball last night against one of the worst run defenses in the league. Last night, LaDainian Tomlinson rand for more than 50 yards since November and more than 60 yards since the beginning of October. The Jets have not been a good running team as of late. Just because they ran on a team that going into the month of December was worst in the league vs. the run doesn't mean the Jets are now a dominant running team.

Jets should've been favored by a touch down, the colts had a passing game nothing else, Revis on Wayne 1 yrd 1 catch my favorite stat. Jets at times need a map and compass to find the endzone. They should be better Rex sucks period.

Brady put up 10 points in the 4th qtr in a blinding hurry up against greenbay.
freak factor, I'm sure they don't want to see the pats.

 

[FreeTedWilliams]

I just checked out the long range forecast and IT CALLS FOR SNOW!!!! I was more hoping for wind, Dirty couldn't find his receivers in a dome yesterday, I was hoping for some strong winds, but snow would be nice!!!!

 

[fair catch fryar]

Think snow. It would be awesome to watch the Jets crash into a fiery ball during a snowstorm and watching the cameras cue on a frowning Rex, sobbing LT, and Sanchez picking his nose with that "WTF" look he always has on his face.

 

[patsfan13]

Re: Pats v. Jets: Isn't this the matchup we wanted?

If the Jets play the way they did against the Colts they will be destroyed.

 

[sevengables_2207]

The forecast for snow next Sunday is huge. Although I agree in the phrase "Any Given Sunday", I highly doubt the Patriots lose in wintry conditions they never lose in, and to a team of trash-talkers and thugs whose head coach slighted TFB last week (by saying that Belichick is the reason for Brady's success).

 

[TX_Patriot]

Man, I don't understand all the worries. If the Pats are to make the Super Bowl, they're going to have to beat two pretty good teams on the way there. This is a much better match-up for the Pats than Baltimore and I venture to say, KC. On top of that, we don't have to face Manning this year. That's a win-win.

Show me how the Jets can match up with Wes, Deion, Aaron, Rob, and Danny on the field at the same time and maybe they have a chance. The Colts, this year, can't trot out that sort of alignment. BB has said it a bunch of times, the Colts don't use a lot of formations, Wayne is usually outside with Garcon and White in the slot. Easy for the Jets to match up with Revis et al.

The Pats use formations like no other team, I mean in the 45-3 route, the Pats put Crumpler on the outside a few times, and Revis stayed out there on him. Are you joking Rex?

Anyway, any given Sunday, but this was the best match-up for us coming of the by, definitely not the Ravens.

 

[bigcountry75]

I would rather play the Jets than the Ravens also....I am glad that the Jets played the colts because Manning and Brady are similar in their constant changing the plays at the LOS so we got to see what the Jets will try to do to confuse Manning and I believe it will be similar this week....It gives Brady some good film to look at....On D they just ran the ball down the Colts throats but with our D line set and spikes back we should be fine.....Let's beat Fat Rex and those ***s....

 

[Rob0729]

Man, I don't understand all the worries. If the Pats are to make the Super Bowl, they're going to have to beat two pretty good teams on the way there. This is a much better match-up for the Pats than Baltimore and I venture to say, KC. On top of that, we don't have to face Manning this year. That's a win-win.

Show me how the Jets can match up with Wes, Deion, Aaron, Rob, and Danny on the field at the same time and maybe they have a chance. The Colts, this year, can't trot out that sort of alignment. BB has said it a bunch of times, the Colts don't use a lot of formations, Wayne is usually outside with Garcon and White in the slot. Easy for the Jets to match up with Revis et al.

The Pats use formations like no other team, I mean in the 45-3 route, the Pats put Crumpler on the outside a few times, and Revis stayed out there on him. Are you joking Rex?

Anyway, any given Sunday, but this was the best match-up for us coming of the by, definitely not the Ravens.

I agree. Two days ago, everyone would universally agree that the Jets were the best match up for the Pats. Now that they squeaked by a really flawed Colts' team, they are scary dangerous?!? Seriously, other than the fact the Colts have Peyton Manning, why did anyone think the Colts could beat the Jets in the first place? Remember after 12 games, the Colts were 6-6. They barely beat a Titans team last week that looked to have packed in the season a month ago.

 

[scout]

Two gunslingers down. Did not want to face Manning. I'll take my chances against a team we demolished vs a team we held on to beat. The loss to the Jets earlier in the year was with a different Pats club with Moss on offense and an inexperienced defense.

 

[Uncle Rico]

I just checked out the long range forecast and IT CALLS FOR SNOW!!!! I was more hoping for wind, Dirty couldn't find his receivers in a dome yesterday, I was hoping for some strong winds, but snow would be nice!!!!

I would think winds would hurt the Pats more. Cold and snow on the other hand -- I'd love to see LdT quivering under his cape all day.

 

[juny]

One positive thing from Jets winning yesterday is that it is an extra 24 hours for BB to prepare a game plan.

 

[Kontradiction]

The pressure has been on the Jets all year, but with lose and you are eliminated the pressure is intensified.

As Belichick and the team is so fond of saying, the postseason is a different season. The pressure that the Jets have put on themselves at the beginning of the regular season is moot at this point due to the fact that they (A) are not the #1 seed, (B) have gotten used to it as the year has gone on, and (C) have suffered a few bad losses since that preseason trash talk. So, let's take a look at what both teams have to contend with, pressure-wise...

Jets:
1. Trash talk from their coaches and players.

Patriots:
1. #1 seed in the playoffs.
2. League's best record at 14-2.
3. Target on backs not only due to success this year, but success in last decade.

There may be pressure on both teams, but the pressure is most decidedly on the Pats' side. Any time you're the #1 seed in the playoffs, have the league's best record, and have had the success that we've had throughout the last decade, the pressure is always on our side. Luckily, we have the type of coaching staff that can coach around it.

The one thing about a Belichick run team, the pressure rarely gets to them. They rarely put unneeded pressure on the themselves.

I agree that we can probably coach around the pressure of being the top seed. But let's not dismiss this so easily. This is a very young team, one of the youngest in the NFL on the defensive side of the ball. It would be quite easy for the pressure to get to them.

I think the pressure is on both teams. But where it should solely be on the Pats, Ryan makes sure the pressure is on his team. I mean he has to deal with a peissed off Brady now because Ryan took a shot at him last week. Brady is going to make sure he is extra prepared this week to show Ryan exactly how much he prepares for the game. Right there is more pressure on his defense that they don't need. Ryan wants the bullseye on his and his team back and that puts pressure on them to win.

This isn't a particularly strong point. While I agree that Ryan's mouth puts pressure on his team, he was also dealing with a pissed off Brady in the Week 2 game this season. That pissed off Brady had one of the worst games of his season against Ryan's defense.

By this logic, the fact that the Pats are the number one seed will make them play harder.

I hope, and expect, that it turns out like that. However, this isn't a very airtight argument, either. There have been numerous instances in playoff history when the top seed has bowed out early and often in the playoffs. I don't think the Pats will play harder because they're the top seed. I think they'll play harder because we have the best coach in the league, whereas I think the Jets will play as hard as they can because of the aforementioned individuals playing for what likely will be their last chance to get a ring.

I don't know how the pressure of certain players seeing it being their last time to get a ring not pressure. It may make them work harder or make them make mistakes because they try to overcompensate if things go bad early. If they start to see their last chance for a ring start to slip away, they could play very stupid because the pressure is on and they get desperate.

I won't disagree here. Hopefully, we can jump out on them early so we can see these boneheaded mistakes early and often.

I really think the Jets have successfully given themselves the most pressure to win eventhough they came into the playoffs as the last seed. Everyone wants to be the ones to finally shut up Ryan for the season and their expectations are the Super Bowl or bust.

I'm not disagreeing that pressure is there for the Jets. Pressure is there for all playoff teams. However, the top seed is always the dog with the bullseye on it's back. Anybody that has ever played competitive sports will tell you the same thing. Add onto that fact that the Pats have blitzed through the NFL for the last decade or so, and the pressure scale is firmly tilted toward the Patriots.

I should say, as well, that I think that we'll win this game, and comfortably. The only thing that we need to contend with is their running game and I'm sure we can scheme around the injuries on D-Line to slow down the Jets running game enough. If Sanchez plays the way he did against the Colts in the Divisional round, the Jets are in for a long day at the office.

 

[PATSYLICIOUS]

What is our record under BB coming off a bye week, when the other team had to play? I can only remember losing 1 game in that situation in 2002 when the team was in a major funk.

We should be good for Sunday

 

[aluminum seats]

Re: A friendly reminder.

Not sure I see the point of saying "any given Sunday" as if that's a revelation or something. It's understood fluky stuff can happen. That's sports.

With that pointless caveat out of the way, apart from the typical Jet fan delusions (which admittedly can be sort of funny), this is a game the Pats should win easily. Nothing had evolved on the Jets' defense that leads you to think the Pats won't get their 30. I would expect Sanchez to play better (it'd be hard for him to play worse), but that just means the Jets might get to double-digits.

The Pats can win a blow-out, or with some breaks for the Jets, the Pats could win a closer game. Under the "any given Sunday" rule, the Jets don't turn it over, Brady's TO streak ends at the worst possible time (tipped balls), Pats miss a couple of FGs, and both teams end up in the mid-20's. That's the only possible Jets win.

Not gonna happen, though.

 

[Patriot_in_NY]

Re: A friendly reminder.

Ummmmmm, I don't know about the rest of you, but I'm not playing next week so there is not "taking it lightly" from my perspective. I will cheer and talk smack like the homer I am without fear that it has ANY barring on the actual game itself.

People..... we are fans. Let's not take ourselves too serious.

 

[Dunnieboy]

I cannot argue with the sentiment of this post. However ... i will throw one final thought onto the stoop to see if the cat licks it up ....

If you were in a casino .. and were watching a roulette table that had 99% red numbers come up ... would you be tempted to bet on red or black ...

the Pats NEVER lose at home ... sort of the same thing.

 

[coolworx]

If you were in a casino .. and were watching a roulette table that had 99% red numbers come up ... would you be tempted to bet on red or black ...

the Pats NEVER lose at home ... sort of the same thing.

The difference is, the Patriots don't win by luck.
They execute.

 

[aluminum seats]

I cannot argue with the sentiment of this post. However ... i will throw one final thought onto the stoop to see if the cat licks it up ....

If you were in a casino .. and were watching a roulette table that had 99% red numbers come up ... would you be tempted to bet on red or black ...

the Pats NEVER lose at home ... sort of the same thing.

Except black already came up--Pats lost their last home playoff game by 19 points.

Back to red for the next 99 spins...

 

[aluminum seats]

I agree that we can probably coach around the pressure of being the top seed. But let's not dismiss this so easily. This is a very young team, one of the youngest in the NFL on the defensive side of the ball. It would be quite easy for the pressure to get to them.

Generally speaking, I think "pressure" is something that affects an offense more than a defense. Offensively, the QB and skill players have to play with a precision that pressure is more apt to affect than, say, a linebacker who can "let it all out" and shake off any pressure more easily.