BOTTOM LINE…
THE JETS ARE BETTER THAN THESE 3 TEAMS AND THEY WILL PROVE IT!

NO EXCUSES!!

i would be more interesting in talking about the 3-4. it is obvious sutton doesnt have a clue. i think we could all agree it would be better if mangini took over the responsibility.

im just not sold on the 3-4 for the long term. it puts extreme pressure on the nose and outside backers. if jenkins ever got hurt we would be screwed. a smart QB would just run the no-huddle and he would essentially be neutralized.

on the linebackers – they just dont make too many players like james harrison. seeing BT and pace chase opponents in coverage is sickening. it would be one thing if they were destroying the QB like earlier in the season…

i think the 4-3 is much more forgiving.

–Rush five or six on many more downs or somehow bring more pressure to opponents’ passing downs. If that means almost more of a 4-3, so be it. I am not convinced that the 3-4 is worth all the money it has cost us, as the defense both bends and breaks, and plays off its heels. Rush more men, and see what happens. Worked for the NYSE. Sacks are exciting for players and fans. Get some.

–On offense, run the ball to death—at least that of the opposing line. You’ve got TJ and Leon. Is there a better player in the league or at least on the Jets than Leon? No, so build the offense around him.

–Passing. Favre no longer has his cannon, and I suspect an injury to his throwing arm. Those long bombs are just “Let’s pretend I can throw it,” stuff. Instead use play action off the runs to complete short passes to TEs and the WRs on slants. All we have. Dust off the Pennington playbook, because right now Favre is more Chad than Brett.

–Mix in some younger players. My fear is that Kris Jenkins and Favre are playing hurt, facts lost on the fans, but not the team. Jenkins no longer penetrates, so we’re playing as if D-Rob was still in there, and Favre has no accuracy down the field. His bombs are like punts, in that all get picked. What about Clemens on some long passing downs? Aren’t teams once again stacking the box against us? Mix him in a little. Give Favre a break, and see what happens.

–A big rush and a running game can still win 2 of the next 3.

–Lastly, bench a few guys who aren’t performing. There must be someone hungry off the bench.

–Question: who should walk the plank for the Golston pick? Or if he is better than we think, then he should be in the mix sacking QBs. If not, it’s a big negative on the entire program.

–It’s a personal observation based on newspapers, but I sense the players don’t really respond to Mangini and the coaches. They play like scared corporate vice presidents, not like guys enjoying a game of street ball. To fix that, let Favre call all of the plays in one game. Be interesting to see what happens. Joe called them in Super Bowl III. That worked okay.