"Snacks" and Gang Green eat "STEEL" for breakfast!

         Anyone notice how spot on my prediction was for last week? Don't get used to it! We all know that on any given Sunday anything can happen!  One player can step up and ignite the team, one player can throw it all away! (GENO!) Last weeks win over Atlanta is in the books but serves as nothing more than an ego booster for us this week. We still have to play the game-and play it well! If we can take anything else from that clutch win over Atlanta, its that G-G-G-Geno & the Jets (yes its catchy and yes you heard it here first!) were making a statement-NO, A PROCLAMATION-and it sounded a lot like..."Bring on the PITTSBURGH STEELERS!"
       

         Big Ben and Co. come into JETlife stadium on Sunday at 1:00 pm winless (0-4) and coming fresh off of a bye week in which they have had AMPLE time to prep for the match-up. The JETS are coming off a short week after week 5 in Atlanta. The "Steel Curtain" has yet to steal a turnover this season and would be the first team in NFL history to go 5 games into the regular season without one but only if Gang Green can protect the football. Everyone knows that Polamalu isn't the same beast he was in his hay day but he is still definitely not someone a rookie like Geno can afford to take for granted. Especially when you combine him with the Steelers DB Coach who is Dick (freakin) Lebaeu! As one of the greatest defensive coaches in the NFL it is no surprise that he is 15-2 against rookie QBs, and with him at the helm of the defense of one of the most proud franchises in the NFL it would be a HUGE mistake to count him, Polamalu and the rest of the Steeler Defense out!

         Mo Wilkerson (DE 19 Tackles 4 Sacks) has deservedly emerged, according to the NY Daily News (not me-too early to know), as this season's best NFL player in the city of New York (Rutherford, NJ whatever)! But as fantastic as he has looked, there is no doubt in my mind that it is the collective effort of that entire defensive line and the competitive nature between them that makes Mo look so awesome. Sheldon Richardson (DT 24 Tackles 2.5 Sacks), "Snacks" Harrison (NT 15 Tackles 0 Sacks), veteran Calvin Pace (OLB 15 Tackles 2.5 Sacks) and, not that I even have to say, David Harris (MLB 42 Tackles, 1 Sack and 1 Forced Fumble!) make up one of the most aggressive defensive fronts in the NFL today.  Look for them to be just as aggressive early on versus a vulnerable Steeler offensive line who is with out starting Center Maurkice Pouncey whom they lost in week 1 to an injury. Big Ben will be Big Ben with his elusive self so be sure to watch and see if we can contain him, keep him in the pocket and then collapse it on top of him because that will be critical. Even with the depleted offensive line of the Steelers, Roethlisberger has still thrown for an avg of a little more than 300 yards per game. With Cromartie (CB) likely not at 100% due to a hyper-extended knee he incurred during practice Thursday, it will be critical to win at the line of scrimmage and not give Roethlesberger the time to find the open man versus a JETS less than 100% secondary.

NFL Ranking
Steeler Defense (YPG) 10th allowing avg 321 YPG
Steeler Offense  (YPG) 19th with an  avg 341 YPG
Steeler Offerse (Points)  29th with an avg 17 Pts per game (*only 4 games played)
JETS Defense    (YPG)   2nd allowing avg 299 YPG
JETS Offense     (YPG) 14th with an avg  350 YPG
JETS Offense    (Points)  22nd with an avg 20 Pts per game (*5 games played)

Game Prediction
NYJ to win 24-21 with another Folk Hero FG!

INJURY REPORT
NY JETS

NAME	POSITION	INJURY	WED.	THU.	FRI.	GAME STATUS
Aboushi, Oday	OL	Knee	LP	LP	LP	Questionable
Allen, Antonio	S	Finger	FP	FP	FP	Probable
Colon, Willie	OL	Knee	FP	FP	FP	Probable
Coples, Quinton	DE	Ankle	DNP	LP	LP	Probable
Cromartie, Antonio	CB	Hip/Knee	FP	LP	DNP	Questionable
Ellis, Kenrick	DT	Non-Injury	DNP	FP	FP	Probable
Gates, Clyde	WR	Knee	DNP	LP	LP	Probable
Goodson, Mike	RB	Illness	DNP	FP	FP	Probable
Holmes, Santonio	WR	Foot/Hamstring	DNP	DNP	DNP	Out
Ivory, Chris	RB	Hamstring	LP	LP	LP	Probable
Jarrett, Jaiquawn	S	Knee	DNP	LP	LP	Probable
Milliner, Dee	CB	Hamstring	DNP	DNP	DNP	Out
Nelson, David	WR	Hamstring	-	LP	LP	Probable
Richardson, Sheldon	DT	Shoulder	FP	FP	FP	Probable
Walls, Darrin	CB	Shoulder	LP	LP	LP	Probable
Winslow, Kellen	TE	Knee	DNP	DNP	DNP	Doubtful

PITTSBURGH STEELERS

NAME	POSITION	INJURY	WED.	THU.	FRI.	GAME STATUS
Cromartie-Smith, DaMon	S	Hip	LP	-	-	-
Foster, Ramon	G	Pectoral	FP	FP	FP	-
Miller, Heath	TE	Coach's Decision	-	LP	FP	-
Roethlisberger, Ben	QB	Right Finger	FP	FP	FP	Probable
Wheaton, Markus	WR	Finger	DNP	DNP	DNP	Out