Comments on: Accuscore Assigns A Percentage to Jets Playoff Hopes

By: greg sec 130

greg sec 130 — Sun, 08 Nov 2009 15:25:10 +0000

fonzie, my response to you was the division. If the Fins beat the Pats once they will be 9-7, maybe 10-6. Look at their schedule and find a 3rd loss, assuming the Steelers beat them in Miami. We are not going 11-5 if the Fins are 10-6, but if the Pats beat the Fins twice the Fins would be behind us, even if they win the other games, while the Pats would have a much tougher schedule, and two losses to us in the tie-breaker.

I think you are rooting based on your fear of the Pats being a better team than Miami, and you may be right — maybe the Pats at Indy is a W for them and Miami at Tampa is a loss for Miami — but I am not underestimating the Dolphins like you seem to be. Beating NE puts Miami in sole possession of first place with a VERY easy schedule, and a tie-break on us

By: miketaliaferro

miketaliaferro — Sun, 08 Nov 2009 14:52:20 +0000

What’s truly needed right now, is someone to throw an arm around Bassett, who’s been sounding awfully dire the last couple of weeks, and give the Big Guy a hug. Hang in there, Bassett, you’re the emotional core for this community, so stay strong — not optimistically dopey, no — but strong, nonetheless. We’ve got another 8 games to get through. And I, for one, would like to enjoy the ride.

Now. As to the play-off possibilities. The only non-variable:

Some team or two among that pack of teams we’re in will get very hot. Some teams will fall off a table, like we did last year.

The rest will muddle along, with a win-one, lose-one cha-cha.

The problem currently is, at this juncture no one has any way of telling which team will go in which direction. We’ve seen to this point, that they all have roughly the same talent level, skill sets and functioning coaching system. From here on in, it’s the intangibles — heart, guts, grit, desire, foxhole mentality, cohesion, discipline, etc. Some teams in that pack will be a step slower at this point. Some will find it within to take a step further.

This is how most years play out. We watch these games every year to find out who is whom. Which team goes in which direction?

So, throw away those dopey computers. Then sit back and watch the people on the field and on the sidelines.

Enjoy the ride, and argue with your friends…

By: tyrone

tyrone — Sun, 08 Nov 2009 14:30:47 +0000

you guys are worried to much about miami if ginn dosen’t return those two kicks foe touchdowns we beat them easy what worries me is why did we wait for them to take the lead then giving our offense the go ahead and you see what they did jets offense is better then what the coaches think i would just let the offense go out and play to evaluate them i say it sanchez is more like a slinger hes going to win alot of games and score a lot this team could be like the 99 rams but the offense cord. dont know what to do with all these weapons leon /edwards/cotcthery/clowney/jones/keller/smith/ this team has alot of talent the defense is set remember belicheck was a defense coach and hes done preety good ryan is right fit not shooty callahan was head coach and offensive cord. with that sb raiders and he took them in his first year yeah wqe know what happen he faced gruden but you cant change the playbook in two weeks

By: bleedgreen&white

bleedgreen&white — Sun, 08 Nov 2009 03:55:14 +0000

That’s why they play the games..damn computers ull be the death of me. 10 000 simulations? do computers have heart? do they take heart into account? hmmm…playoff baby…lol HEART screw the comp!!!!

By: James in TN

James in TN — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 13:23:57 +0000

If everyone is in agreement that Sanchez and Rex improving is a major goal of this year, then Schotty must be let go during the bye.

Callahan replaces him and Rex gets 8 games where his hands aren’t tied to be ready for next year.

THAT is our best chance at long term success. Schotty is a joke.

By: Eddie DiGio

Eddie DiGio — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 05:23:05 +0000

JR- I hear ya, I think about all the stupid mistakes and penalties in those games and it drives me F’in crazy. We all got spoiled by the potential of Sanchez and Rex’s new Defense. There was bound to be some growing pains. Just so damn close to 6-2…

We get a win in Jacksonville then take it one game at a time…I dont care if its .001 of a percent chance, Im going down with this team and this coach until the bitter freakin end. I think they can do it…

By: david harris

david harris — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 03:26:05 +0000

look the jets can make the playoffs… they need the dolphins to beat the pats in 1 or both games they play them, and the jets need to win against the pats at NE to take the division lead. we have games whihc are gimmes but we’ve had games the same way in the frst half which we blew. this team needs to show that its time to buckle upa nd become the team thats destined for a championship… hopeflly this season. i may be overly optimistic but i want to believe this years jets can win the superbowl. this team looks so similar to me to the superbowl winning giants. their team was doing well on all sections but not playing togethor, then it just clicked int he second half of the season and in the playoffs. ts better to play hot than to play wel and end cold. lets hope the jets get it togethor and become a cohesive unit for once this season.

By: pissed

pissed — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 03:12:27 +0000

do we really want to make the playoffs as an 8-8 team? i’d rather get a better draft pick then be a mediocre group that gets creamed in the 1st round on the road.

By: fonzie

fonzie — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 02:58:56 +0000

greg sec 130:

It sounds like you are more worried about the ‘Phins that the Pats. Don’t.

I’m referring to the Jets getting a chance to win the Div.
The only chance, straight forward, is if the Dolphins beat the Pats at least once. This way if the Jets are tied, they beat the Pats because of head to head.

By: kd bart

kd bart — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 01:28:19 +0000

BTW, I think the Titans with Vince Young at QB the rest of the way are going to be tough opponent. They’re going to knock off a few teams.