Welcome to the TERROR DOME! Jets vs Falcons MNF Preview!

          Both the NY Jets and the Atlanta Falcons are coming off really hard losses and both desperate to regain some control in their divisions. With New Orleans seemingly running away with the NFC South any hopes of Atlanta getting a wild card spot comes with knocking off the Jets with a chance to get back some healthier Falcons after the bye week and try to crawl back into the mix. The Patriots taking their first loss last night versus the Bengals shows the Patriots are still susceptible and this means the Jets still have a punchers shot at the AFC East! This will be a hard fought battle tonight at the Georgia dome and Welcome to JETlife has an in depth look at what it will take for gang green to stop Tony Gonzalez, Julio Jones and Matty Ice!

Keys to the Game for the J-E-T-S
     

Atlanta Defensive coordinator is very much like Rex in the way he loves to disguise coverages ant with Asante Samuel (CB) back Geno Smith needs to be sure not to make the same mistakes he made last week versus the Titans! The windows are there opposite Samuel, Atlanta's secondary has been very questionable even with him allowing an average of more than 300 yards passing in their first 4 weeks. With Holmes out with a strained hamstring, Winslow (TE) questionable the Jets can consider themselves blessed that Stephen Hill has cleared his concussion tests and will play tonight. The big story, I hope, tonight will be the arrival of Mike Goodson! Atlanta is ranked fourth in the league in rushing defense and I'm optimistic that the tandem of Powell and Goodson with a sprinkle of Chris Ivory will open up Geno's long ball and keep Matty Ice off the field enough to keep this game competitive.  Atlanta protects the ball much better than the Jets with a -1 turnover margin as opposed to Gang Green's -10! I know I am not alone in saying that we can't count on Geno to win the game, he'sin the same category as Sanchez in the light that we have to just not let him lose it!

In the End it all comes down to DEFENSE!
       Even with last weeks routing by the Titans, told you not to drink the Kool-Aid just yet, the NY Jets Defense is still ranked among the best in the league! Top ranked total defense and in rushing defense, third ranked in passing-this game will come down to them and them alone. The one thing that is guaranteed to kill us tonight if we don't get it corrected from the last two weeks is penalties. DBs have to step up their PDs! Since week one versus Tampa Bay the Gang has yet to pick off a single throw, trust me when I tell you Matt Ryan is not going to be handing any away tonight either. Cornerbacks Wilson, Cromartie and Walls will really need to step it up tonight and if they can't pick one up, they need to at least get their hands on a few to disrupt the passing attack.They are a plague on both sides of the ball but we especially can not give them free opportunities on defense. Ducasse has looked stellar aside from his multitude of bone head penalties (hit 6 times in the last 2 games with 5 marked off) but this may open the door for third-round pick Brian Waters to see some time tonight on MNF.

GAME PREDICTION
Its going to take a lot more than the 1-3 Falcons to get me to pick against Gang Green!

NYJ 30-ATL 24 and the Sack exchange 2.0 will take another step toward realization tonight with extensive pressure on Ryan. I think we will be able to get to him early and often, 4 sacks tonight with many more hits and hurries. If have to think so, I truly believe that is what its going to take to get an opportunity for our DBs to get some passes defended and hopefully even a pick or two. That will be the difference, if we can get a pick six it will decide the game.


NY Jets Injury Report

NAME	POSITION	INJURY	THU.	FRI.	SAT.	GAME STATUS
Aboushi, Oday	OL	Knee	DNP	DNP	DNP	Out
Allen, Antonio	S	Finger	FP	FP	FP	Probable
Colon, Willie	OL	Elbow	FP	FP	FP	Probable
Coples, Quinton	DE	Ankle	FP	FP	FP	Probable
Cromartie, Antonio	CB	Hip	FP	FP	FP	Probable
Ellis, Kenrick	DT	Back	FP	FP	FP	Probable
Gates, Clyde	WR	Knee	LP	LP	DNP	Questionable
Goodson, Mike	RB	Hamstring	-	-	LP	Probable
Hill, Stephen	WR	Concussion	DNP	LP	FP	Probable
Holmes, Santonio	WR	Foot/Hamstring	DNP	DNP	DNP	Out
Ivory, Chris	RB	Hamstring	DNP	LP	LP	Probable
McIntyre, Garrett	LB	Shoulder	FP	FP	FP	Probable
Milliner, Dee	CB	Hamstring	DNP	DNP	DNP	Out
Richardson, Sheldon	DT	Shoulder	FP	FP	FP	Probable
Smith, Geno	QB	Ankle	FP	FP	FP	Probable
Walls, Darrin	CB	Shoulder	LP	FP	FP	Probable
Winslow, Kellen	TE	Knee	DNP	LP	DNP	Questionable

Atlanta Falcons Injury Report

NAME	POSITION	INJURY	THU.	FRI.	SAT.	GAME STATUS
Babineaux, Jonathan	DT	Foot	LP	LP	FP	Probable
Baker, Sam	T	Knee	-	-	-	Out
Coffman, Chase	TE	Knee	-	-	LP	Questionable
Davis, Drew	WR	Ankle	FP	FP	FP	Probable
Dent, Akeem	LB	Ankle	-	-	-	Out
Jackson, Steven	RB	Hamstring	DNP	DNP	DNP	Out
Jones, Julio	WR	Knee	LP	LP	LP	Questionable
Samuel, Asante	CB	Thigh	DNP	LP	LP	Questionable
White, Roddy	WR	Ankle	LP	LP	LP	Questionable
Worrilow, Paul	LB	Knee	DNP	LP	LP	Questionable