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While it didn’t happen too much today, the following are a few terms that I’ve heard my fellow Jets fans (and myself) use to describe Mark Sanchez, usually following a pick-six or a bone-headed overthrown pass. These all-purpose words are used for nearly any football player (say, Nick Folk) when they do something that makes you want to throw the remote at the TV. However, sometimes these words don’t really fit.

Jerk – With this term, the speaker assigns responsibility for the botched play primarily on Sanchez. Which is fine. But calling him a “jerk,” or some other words that shouldn’t be posted on an SNY blog, implies that Sanchez had intent in his screw-up, which is total nonsense.

Moron (see also: “idiot,” “stupid,” or, if you’re Jewish, “goyisha kopf”) – These kinds of outburst, which are my go-to angry words, assign blame for Sanchez’s mistakes on his perceived lack of intelligence. If only he were a little bit smarter (or as smart as us, sitting on our couches watching the game), we’re saying, he would’ve seen how open Plaxico Burress was and thrown it to him, instead of into the arms of a defender. This word is typically used by those intellectual types who haven’t played a game in their life and think football is just a 3D version of chess.

Worthless – Another favorite of mine and another example which has a number of four-letter variants. Here, Sanchez’s mistake instantly strips him of all value. In the moment he chose to let the ball strip from his hands, he went from being a halfway-decent professional football quarterback to being a bumbling fool with no business coaching a peewee team. And at that moment, he probably feels the same.

Markita Sanchita – This insult probably has more variations than any other and they all involve attacks on Mark’s masculinity. Typically used to describe Sanchez’s overall performance as opposed to specific plays, as it’s difficult to call someone a woman when he’s shrugging off yet another body blow.

Note: Each of these terms becomes much more fun to say when preceded by a certain swear-based gerund.

Note: If you’re looking for a recap, look at the live-blog below. This was intended to be a light-hearted post following a feel-good late comeback.

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From Rich Cimini’s blog:

Game officials seem to have it out for QB Mark Sanchez. He has been victimized by at least two illegal hits that resulted in fines — the Broncos’ Von Miller ($25,000) and the Ravens’ Haloti Ngata ($15,000) — but no flag was thrown in either case and there have been no roughing-the-passer penalties all season. Sanchez has drawn two personal-foul penalties (both by Jaguar defenders), but he was out of the pocket in both instances. If Tom Brady took a helmet to the chest, the way Sanchez did from Miller last week, you can bet there would’ve been a flag.

This isn’t limited to Sanchez. In general, the Jets have been pretty unlucky with flags this season. It’s interesting to see that sometimes even the league disagrees with how Jets games are being called.

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Let’s face it: the Patriots are tough team to beat. But right now, the Jets need to win. This is a “statement” game if there ever was one. Faced with the possibility of a 3-game losing streak, winning this game win bring the Jets to 3-2 and quiet the growing murmurs of doubt about them around the league. How can they do that against the #1 overall offense in the league? Here are a couple of ways:

An Offensive Resurgence

I imagine this an obvious point by now but it’s still one worth making. The Jets offensive line has been downright horrible in the past two weeks and the offense has suffered tremendously. Now, with the return of Mangold, it’s time to get back on track. The Jets will need to work fast, rushing often against the Patriots and exploiting their woeful pass defense. Considering how many points the Patriots can score, if the Jets can’t get a lot of points onto the scoreboard quickly, this will be a major disaster.

Shying Away from the Blitz

In last year’s AFC Divisional win, the Jets only blitzed 30% of the time, blanketing the Patriots receivers in coverage. It’s likely they’ll do something similar today. According to SNY Why Guys, if the Jets blitz 40% of the time or more, they will lose. By a large margin.

Pro Football Focus shares a similar sentiment. According to their analysis, Tom Brady has an unbelievable 128.2 quarterback rating when blitzed. The Patriots will likely be expecting to see a similar gameplan to what they saw in January. It’ll be up to Rex Ryan and Mike Pettine to further complicate their looks, ramping up the confusion that Tom Brady experienced in that game. Putting Darrelle Revis on Wes Welker, Brady’s favorite target, certainly won’t hurt.

What do you think? What do the Jets need to do to win this game and stop their skid?

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It’s easy to look at the mind-boggling 135 points the Patriots have scored so far this year and tremble in fear at the strength their offense. Their defense, on the other hand is laughable.

In the first four games, the Patriots have given up 1,910 yards, the most over that period of time since 1940, according to Pro Football Reference. New England ranks last among NFL teams across a number of categories, including:

• Yard allowed per play (7.2)
• Third-down conversion rate (48%)
• Passing yards per game (368.8)
• Yards per drive (45.95)

If the Jets offense is going to have a renaissance, this week is the time to do it. In the last few weeks, we’ve seen Mark Sanchez struggle when repeatedly put under pressure. He will likely not be seeing many rushers this week. The Patriots are not a team that blitzes often, and when they do, they are nearly always unsuccessful at stopping the pass. According to Rich Cimini, opposing quarterbacks are 20 for 32 when facing five or more Patriot rushers, have thrown for an average of 321 yards, and have a 93.4 passer rating. The Jets defense will likely stymie Tom Brady, but if Mark Sanchez and the Flyboys cannot repeatedly victimize the Patriots second-rate secondary, this is going to be a long game (and a very bad sign).

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Even with Mangold likely returning, there’s still a great deal of worry about the Jets passing game against the Patriots. On Thursday, during practice, Rex Ryan had Mark Sanchez and the Jets offense running plays against a timed buzzer in order to increase the tempo of their routes, an old Bill Parcells trick, according to Erik Manassy of Jets Twit.

I think these kinds of excersizes–forcing Sanchez to increase the speed of his decision-making and better track of time while pushing the receivers to get open faster–can only help the offense improve. Hopefully it’ll be enough for the Patriots.

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This is my first game as a weekend editor, so I’m testing things out. While watching the game, I’ve recorded my thoughts, which you’ll find below. Since this is preseason, I’m more than open to criticism. If you’ve enjoyed this, let me know, and if I’ve missed anything, speak up. Let’s go Jets!

The Jets won the coin flip but deferred, giving Cincinnati the ball to start things off. The Jets d-line dominated, and Bengals ran it twice and threw an incomplete pass before punting it to the Jets 43. Kerley caught the punt and blasted it 8 yards to the Bengals 49.

When the Jets got the ball, Sanchez’s confidence was still a little low, as it tends to be early in games. He hit Burress for a nice gain on his first passing attempt, but his second one, again to Burress, was into tight coverage. Then, his timing was incredibly out of sync with Keller on 3^rd sending him to the sidelines visibly upset. Fortunately, his defense stepped up on the first play of the Bengals’ drive. Eric Smith picked off Andy Dalton’s pass, and make a very effective case for his starting at safety. Thinking quickly, he tossed the ball to Revis, a much more nimble and evasive player, who stretched the pick another 22 yards. Starting at the Bengals 16, Sanchez was back in it. He threw a quick TD pass to Holmes, and, thanks to his defense, he was soaring.

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The development of Sanchez over his first two seasons has been slow but steady. During both seasons, we’ve seen an inexperienced young quarterback overcome earlier issues and lead his team deep into the postseason. Will he continue to improve in Year 3? SNYWhyGuys tries to find out.

Sanchez’s first year was a bit rough and left a lot of room for development. In trying to tie a number to how much better Sanchez got between his first and second season, Mike Salfino of SNYWhyGuys looked at the ratio of TDs to INTS among quarterbacks since 1980 who, like Mark, threw more than 15 INTs and less than 15 TDs in their rookie seasons.

According to Mike’s calculations, Sanchez’s ratio was 0.60 in 2009 and 1.31 in 2010, a very typical improvement. If Mark continues to go the way he’s going (which, obviously, is not guaranteed), then Mike predicts about 20 TD passes and 13 INTs in 2011.

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[Don Banks' pre-Training Camp Power Rankings]

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• Getting ready for the Real Game: With the players back in town, Kerry and David are ready to go back to the grind.
• Women Playing Games: Rihanna to Braylon:  Who are you again, and NO I don’t want your 10K drink. OUCH.
• Tennis Game: Kerry Rhodes, a Tennis player growing up? He tweeted this week about how Andre Agassi was one of his heroes growing up, this on the breaking news that Agassi admitted taking Crystal Meth during his playing years.
• Political Games: Jay Feely talks a ton about politics.  Mark my words, he will run for public office after his career is over.  You heard it here first! (Jay was talking so much about his views, it’s too much to post.)
• The Game: This just in, Mark Sanchez tweets! Period.
• Board Games: David Clowney has one advantage on Dustin Keller, or is it four?
• Online Contest Games: Nick Mangold, sharing the love online with a twitter contest.

Erik Manassy is a weekly contributor to TJB, and founder of Jets Twit, a site dedicated to Social Media and the New York Jets.  Friend Erik up on Twitter (@e_man) and Bassett (@thejetsblog).

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