Comments on: Bent’s Thoughts from Across the Pond – Week 8 http://www.thejetsblog.com/2006/10/31/bents-thoughts-from-across-the-pond-week-8/ Ranting and Raving about the Gang Green Sun, 12 Feb 2012 16:50:49 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Rich Yeselson http://www.thejetsblog.com/2006/10/31/bents-thoughts-from-across-the-pond-week-8/#comment-3263 Rich Yeselson Wed, 01 Nov 2006 05:27:50 +0000 http://thejetsblog.com/?p=1532#comment-3263 Bent, How come that 3-4 thing doesn't work for US? You know--the LB's rushing the passers from all angles, or else taking away the short routes? And how slow must Schleigel be not even to make the active roster, given the mediocrity of the rest of this bunch? That third round will be looked at as a huge opportunity lost as the years go by. But I digress....Look, the team's fate, like any team in the NFL, is bound to its QB--and this QB is too inconsistent for the team to be much more than average, at best. Chad is no longer a top NFL qb--he has the kind of games--really, really horrible ones--that the great qb's just don't have. And when he does, the rest of team just isn't good enough to compensate. The defense can't suffocate even the Browns, perhaps the worst offense in the NFL. The field goal kicker can't kick one just a bit past 50, despite a spate of such kicks in the league this year, including one of 62. The runners can only average 3.5 yards per carry, not even up to the league average of 4.0, let alone something special in the high 4s. Only Jason Miller really picked the team up with another ko runback--he's obviously a terrific talent in that area (the jury's still out, to be charitable, as a cb). But this was one of those games like the ones Chad was having in preseason--less than 4 yards per throw, multiple interceptions, missing receivers all the day. Like in Jacksonville, he sucked. Indeed, it made you wonder whether the Jets made the right move taking D'Brick, and also wondering how good how soon Clemens will be. Bent,

How come that 3-4 thing doesn’t work for US? You know–the LB’s rushing the passers from all angles, or else taking away the short routes? And how slow must Schleigel be not even to make the active roster, given the mediocrity of the rest of this bunch? That third round will be looked at as a huge opportunity lost as the years go by.

But I digress….Look, the team’s fate, like any team in the NFL, is bound to its QB–and this QB is too inconsistent for the team to be much more than average, at best. Chad is no longer a top NFL qb–he has the kind of games–really, really horrible ones–that the great qb’s just don’t have. And when he does, the rest of team just isn’t good enough to compensate. The defense can’t suffocate even the Browns, perhaps the worst offense in the NFL. The field goal kicker can’t kick one just a bit past 50, despite a spate of such kicks in the league this year, including one of 62. The runners can only average 3.5 yards per carry, not even up to the league average of 4.0, let alone something special in the
high 4s. Only Jason Miller really picked the team up with another ko runback–he’s obviously a terrific talent in that area (the jury’s still out, to be charitable, as a cb).

But this was one of those games like the ones Chad was having in preseason–less than 4 yards per throw, multiple interceptions, missing receivers all the day. Like in Jacksonville, he sucked. Indeed, it made you wonder whether the Jets made the right move taking D’Brick, and also wondering how good how soon Clemens will be.

]]> By: Bent http://www.thejetsblog.com/2006/10/31/bents-thoughts-from-across-the-pond-week-8/#comment-3261 Bent Tue, 31 Oct 2006 18:28:17 +0000 http://thejetsblog.com/?p=1532#comment-3261 OK, thanks...that's not what the announcers were saying. It doesn't change the fact that his elbow landed inbounds anyway. Does that mean if a guy makes a leaping catch over the middle, you can just catch him and then run over to the sidelines and dump him out of bounds, because if so, it would make a good ploy! OK, thanks…that’s not what the announcers were saying. It doesn’t change the fact that his elbow landed inbounds anyway.

Does that mean if a guy makes a leaping catch over the middle, you can just catch him and then run over to the sidelines and dump him out of bounds, because if so, it would make a good ploy!

]]> By: KD Bart http://www.thejetsblog.com/2006/10/31/bents-thoughts-from-across-the-pond-week-8/#comment-3260 KD Bart Tue, 31 Oct 2006 18:20:25 +0000 http://thejetsblog.com/?p=1532#comment-3260 There is no force out rule in college football. You either get one foot down inbounds or you don't. There is no force out rule in college football. You either get one foot down inbounds or you don’t.

]]> By: Bent http://www.thejetsblog.com/2006/10/31/bents-thoughts-from-across-the-pond-week-8/#comment-3259 Bent Tue, 31 Oct 2006 17:19:33 +0000 http://thejetsblog.com/?p=1532#comment-3259 Well, part of the DL's job is to occupy blockers and enable the LBs to make plays (as we don't have a classic 3-4 space eater, I believe all 3 linemen have to do this to some extent) and as our best pass rushing threat on the line, Ellis has probably been neutralised by double teams, which can be positive if it enables the other playmakers to make stops. The fact that we have not stopped the run though would indicate that either our LBs are not good enough, or Ellis has been stopped from being productive AND been unable to keep the LBs clean. In short, other than the 2 sack game he had, not a whole lot, but he has had slow starts in the past and come on strong so hopefully this will be another example of that. Kimo has been even more invisible and Robertson has actually emerged as the best player on the line. His tackle numbers the last few games are up a bit too. Well, part of the DL’s job is to occupy blockers and enable the LBs to make plays (as we don’t have a classic 3-4 space eater, I believe all 3 linemen have to do this to some extent) and as our best pass rushing threat on the line, Ellis has probably been neutralised by double teams, which can be positive if it enables the other playmakers to make stops. The fact that we have not stopped the run though would indicate that either our LBs are not good enough, or Ellis has been stopped from being productive AND been unable to keep the LBs clean.

In short, other than the 2 sack game he had, not a whole lot, but he has had slow starts in the past and come on strong so hopefully this will be another example of that.

Kimo has been even more invisible and Robertson has actually emerged as the best player on the line. His tackle numbers the last few games are up a bit too.

]]> By: Bent http://www.thejetsblog.com/2006/10/31/bents-thoughts-from-across-the-pond-week-8/#comment-3258 Bent Tue, 31 Oct 2006 17:13:47 +0000 http://thejetsblog.com/?p=1532#comment-3258 To be fair, he was the same while writing the column for NFL.com too. To be fair, he was the same while writing the column for NFL.com too.

]]> By: R_in_CT http://www.thejetsblog.com/2006/10/31/bents-thoughts-from-across-the-pond-week-8/#comment-3257 R_in_CT Tue, 31 Oct 2006 17:09:23 +0000 http://thejetsblog.com/?p=1532#comment-3257 In a side note -- I saw Randy Lange confirmed something buzzing in the back of my mind: The Jets have lost 8 straight when wearing those ugly road uniforms, the white jerseys with the green pants. I love the classic all-whites -- but I wouldn't be opposed to some other uniform change, maybe something incorporating a little black? In a side note — I saw Randy Lange confirmed something buzzing in the back of my mind: The Jets have lost 8 straight when wearing those ugly road uniforms, the white jerseys with the green pants.

I love the classic all-whites — but I wouldn’t be opposed to some other uniform change, maybe something incorporating a little black?

]]> By: R_in_CT http://www.thejetsblog.com/2006/10/31/bents-thoughts-from-across-the-pond-week-8/#comment-3256 R_in_CT Tue, 31 Oct 2006 17:04:42 +0000 http://thejetsblog.com/?p=1532#comment-3256 I'd rather read your analysis than TMQ -- at least you analyze FOOTBALL (and mostly Jets football, to boot). He seems to have forgotten to include football at all lately. Typical ESPN sell-out. I’d rather read your analysis than TMQ — at least you analyze FOOTBALL (and mostly Jets football, to boot). He seems to have forgotten to include football at all lately. Typical ESPN sell-out.

]]> By: andrew http://www.thejetsblog.com/2006/10/31/bents-thoughts-from-across-the-pond-week-8/#comment-3255 andrew Tue, 31 Oct 2006 16:47:32 +0000 http://thejetsblog.com/?p=1532#comment-3255 yeah that was a nice interception, we really could of used that win...now its really gonna be a fight for our lives everyweek...the PATS looked good on monday night so it will be tough when we play them after the bye week... by the way..i never hear shaun ellis's name ncalled in almost any game...whats he been doing to contribute on defense? yeah that was a nice interception, we really could of used that win…now its really gonna be a fight for our lives everyweek…the PATS looked good on monday night so it will be tough when we play them after the bye week…

by the way..i never hear shaun ellis’s name ncalled in almost any game…whats he been doing to contribute on defense?

]]> By: Bassett http://www.thejetsblog.com/2006/10/31/bents-thoughts-from-across-the-pond-week-8/#comment-3253 Bassett Tue, 31 Oct 2006 14:38:34 +0000 http://thejetsblog.com/?p=1532#comment-3253 Smith's pick was awesome ... falling backwards extending to make that grab and pull it back to himself, very nice. Smith’s pick was awesome … falling backwards extending to make that grab and pull it back to himself, very nice.

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