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Week 8

This was a dreadful performance by the offense, coaching and special teams.

On offense, Mark Sanchez was again inaccurate, and constantly failed to see open receivers. Those receivers kept dropping passes. The Jets took penalty after penalty. Again Shnonn Greene was not part of the game plan, despite a lackluster performance by LaDainian Tomlinson. The offense turned the ball over three times.

Rex Ryan was equally awful. He wasted two challenges - the second of which - the challenge of the late 2nd quarter interception - made no sense. As a result, he was unable to challenge the 4th quarter interception. The fake punt may have been a good idea - had it not been 4th and 18. Then late in the 4th, Ryan unnecessarily used all three timeouts with around four minutes left.

Brian Schottenheimer's playcalling was poor too - especially in the 4th quarter - particularly the Jets' final drive and the drive that stalled at the Packers 35. He also failed to make any adjustments in the second half - including getting Greene more carries.

The special teams also hurt the Jets. Nick Folk missed a 37 yard field goal, while Steve Weatherford was mediocre. The Jets return game had one good return by Brad Smith, but otherwise didn't do anything.

Overall, the defense played well. But the DL again failed to get any QB pressure.
posted on 10/31/2010

 
Rivka Matitya

After winning a long battle with cancer, Rivka of the Coffee and Chemo blog passed away this morning.

The cancer that during 2007 suddenly metastasized to Rivka's bones, liver and lungs - and then later also her brain - caused Rivka a great deal of physical pain and tragically ended her life today.

But no matter what, through her final days, the cancer never stopped Rivka from living her life. When faced with a devastating diagnosis and prognosis of Stage 4 cancer - and Rivka was open and aware about how devastating her diagnosis was - Rivka never let cancer stop her from living her life to its fullest extent.

Coffee and Chemo is a blog not about dying, but about living. The character that was displayed in the face of great adversity can be found in its archives.

May Rivka's family be comforted among the mourners of Zion and Jerusalem.
posted on 10/29/2010

 
Week 6

1. This was one of the most unenjoyable Jets wins I can recall. But an unenjoyable win is better than any loss.

2. The refs were lousy today, with numerous dubious calls.

3. Rex Ryan inexplicably failed to challenge the Denver touchdown pass that would have been called back on review.

4. Darrelle Revis was mediocre - and I don't think the problem was his hamstring. He's just a step behind and appears to not completely be in game shape.

5. Antonio Cromartie had another very good game.

6. The Jets are really missing Kerry Rhodes.

7. Mark Sanchez's accuracy was again poor.

8. Kyle Orton is not a rushing QB, which made his 3rd down runs for first downs particularly frustrating. The Jets keep overpursuing and allowing QB's too much open running space in the middle of the field.

9. Shonn Greene again did not get the ball enough.

10. I thought the pass interference call that resulted in the Jets' victory was the right call. The Jets were lucky, as the pass would have probably been incomplete.

11. After a slow start, Matt Slauson has been very reliable at left guard.

12. The Jets' dumping of Danny Woodhead looks worse and worse each week.

13. The Jets' 5-1 start is satisfying. But the 2000 and 2004 Jets both started off 6-1 - and both won some close games in which they played rather poorly. Those teams then faltered down the stretch. The Jets have a lot to improve upon on both sides of the ball.
posted on 10/17/2010

 
Week 5

The Jets were unable to give away last night's game, which featured some positives and negatives.

First, the good:

-The offensive line played very well. The Jets are still not running very well between the tackles, but they ran for more than 150 yards against a strong Vikings run defense, and protected Mark Sanchez.

-The few times he was given the ball, Shonn Greene played very well in the second half.

-Antonio Cromartie was beaten on a perfect TD pass to Randy Moss, but overall had a strong game, breaking up several passes.

-Nick Folk and Steve Weatherford were both excellent.

-The Jets did not turn the ball over.

Now, the not so good:

-Darrelle Revis played his worst game in a long time. The Jets' secondary seems to have several key plays every game in which they look totally confused. Last night, it came on the TD pass on 3rd and 19 to Percy Harvin. Revis also appeared to blow coverage on several other big plays.

-The Jets blew numerous opportunities down the field, with Mark Sanchez displaying poor accuracy. Dustin Keller didn't get involved in the offense, and Santonio Holmes appeared out of sync with Sanchez.

-Greene needed to get the ball more, especially in the 4th quarter, with the Vikings defense tiring.

-The defense imploded down the stretch, and came very close to blowing the game.

-Vernon Gholston is as invisible as ever.

In the end, every win is crucial, and the Jets go to Denver with a chance to be 5-1 at the bye, rather than facing the possibility of a .500 record if they lose.
posted on 10/12/2010

 
Week 4

The Jets' dominating victory over the dreadful Bills was enjoyable to watch, but the Jets will face some tough matchups in the coming weeks.

Once again, LaDainian Tomlinson, Braylon Edwards and Dustin Keller played well. Today, Shonn Greene looked good too. With Santonio Holmes making his Jets debut next week, it should be difficult for opposing defenses to use eight players - or even seven - in the box.

On defense, Antonio Cromartie played a strong game defending Lee Evans.

Sean Ellis' injury hopefully is not serious. The Jets are pretty thin at DL, and Ellis has been off to a good start.

There were a few negatives today. The Jets foolishly ran the ball on 3rd and 7 deep in Bills territory, settling for a 30 yard field goal attempt that Nick Folk missed. The secondary looked completely confused on the Bills' late 2nd quarter TD drive - something that has happened several times this season. Brodney Pool hasn't looked too good as Kerry Rhodes' replacement.
posted on 10/03/2010