Friday, September 27, 2013

Don't drink the Kool-Aid at least until after week 4!

New York Jets Vs. Tennessee Titans
Sunday 9/29 @ 4:05 PM on CBS

       We all saw the game in Week 3 versus the Bills. It's too easy after a game like that to start daydreaming of finally getting back to the BIG GAME... and of course the big game is in NY which makes the sparkly lights that much prettier.  But I have to say STAY AWAY FROM THE KOOL AID! At least until after week 4! We can not just take these 3 games and see the streaks of Brilliance in coaching, see the brilliant poise of our new rookie QB, see the terrifically stout defensive line and the rock solid offensive front and think we are a lock! There are a few factors in this road game against a team just as hungry that we gotta see corrected and if we do...then I'll say OOOOOHHHHH YEEEAAAAAH!

Defensive Breakdowns and Penalties
       
As lock down as we have seen the Jets D these past weeks, there are consistently 2 or 3 breakdowns in coverage that lead to huge gains and these games are too close and the margin for error to small to allow that to continue.  We already know what happens when we let that happen versus Tennesse, last year the D fell asleep after stopping Johnson (Tenn-RB) for a loss but no one put him on the ground and he turned the corner and burned us for a really long TD. Last week both teams had a lot of penalties, hopefully Ryan's Push ups tactics worked and we can limit those mental mistakes. Titans do not force many penalties so lets not give them any freebies. In first 3 games: Titans-26 penalties for 246 yards/ NYJ- 34 penalties for 279 yards. 

Create Turnovers!
        They say with a rookie QB you have to expect mental mistakes and a few turnovers. The Jets are having a lot of trouble forcing the turnover on the other side of the ball and that needs to be corrected in order to keep us in the game. Locker has yet to turn the ball over and Geno has had multiple interceptions in each of the last 3 games. There are only so many games you will win with a negative turnover ratio and I don't think this will be one of them. Lockers been sacked 7 times already in the first 3 games, lets make sure he knows that week pressure he has seen the past two weeks was definitely not the same as the suffocating pressure Rex is going to put on him-lets get some strips while we're in there! Turnover ratios in first 3 games: Titans  -4    NYJ -6

Stay in Attack Mode
       Offensive line has been doing a great job of keeping Geno of the turf and I am confident they will be able to keep it up against this Titans offense. Mornhinweg has to keep his foot on the throttle and stick it to the Titans D early and often. I'm not saying that he has to keep going for the long ball, even though Geno is tied with Aaron freaking Rogers with the most plays of 20+ yards! Spread the offense with a few dink and dunks, a few slants and of course get Billal his carries and THEN go for that beautiful long ball to Hill and Holmes! Remember Geno... YOUR SHORT, Titans D isn't great but one thing they are good at is their pass defense keep your eyes up high and your release up higher!  
What does ESPN know anyway?
BEST FANS IN THE NFL PERIOD! (exclamation-whatever)

There are no greater fans in professional sports than JETS FANS! Which is why I must say that ESPN Mags assessment that we are second to last as a franchise and as fans out off 122 professional sports teams, second to last over the lowly Memphis grizzlies-really? Jets fans may groan like any other NFL fan but there is no fan more energetic, more driven, or more loyal than us and I believe that whole-heartedly. One of the reasons I love being a Jet fan. We Jets fans typically fit in one of two categories.... we are either way too eager to say "this is the year", or your that ridiculously pessimistic/vindictive fan that has been burned too many times to let yourself get caught up in the hype but too loyal to turn to big blue.   We will stand together for gang green through dismal years, through constant rebuilding, through one disappointing trade to the next. We will sit faithfully to the end of (almost) any game, in the freezing cold watching and waiting for that Jets magic in the weaning seconds and win or lose come the following Sunday-We support our team and we stand by our franchise.

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