The Jets are considered by many to be one of the sexy picks to head to the big game this year. And who could blame them? They have an up and coming young quarterback in Mark Sanchez who surprised a lot of people last year in leading his team to the AFC Championship Game. They have a promising running game consisting of the up and comer in Shonn Greene and the old vet in LaDainian Tomlinson who is looking to prove he’s got something left in the tank. They have improved their already solid receiving core of Braylon Edwards and Jerricho Cotchery with the additions of Santonio Holmes and the return of Laveraneus Coles. They have one of the best defenses in the league, if not the best, made up of quality players in Shaun Ellis, Kris Jenkins, and Jason Taylor. So they’re a shoe-in for the Super Bowl right?
In order to be a Super Bowl team, you need all of your guys to buy into a system, cooperate with one another, and possess the necessary communication skills in order to succeed. There’s one problem regarding the Jets, and that is one Sir Darrelle Revis.
Revis wishes to be treated like football royalty. He wants the max contract ever given to any player apparently and the Jets aren’t willing to dole out that kind of money. This guy cracks me up. Not only is he threatening to sit out an entire season, but he is willing to lose potential money he could be making if he had settled on his contract this season. What a joke.
Sanchez still needs to mature a bit. He is still quite raw as evidenced by his whopping 20 interceptions last year. That is one of the main reasons why I believe the Jets making the Super Bowl this year is a bit premature. The Jets will finish second in the AFC East behind the Patriots with a record of 10-6, good enough for a wild card berth.
By Josh Delp of the Sports Fan Blog Network
The AFC East will have a new champion this season. The Patriots are no longer the team to beat in the division. Read on to see what team from the AFC East has a good chance of going to the Super Bowl.
1. New York Jets: The Jets may be the best team in all of football this season. The Jets had the best defense in the league last season, led by Darelle Revis, arguably the best cornerback in the game. The only problem is Revis is a holdout this season, not reporting to training camp. The Jets and Revis still haven’t come to terms on a new contract since he outperformed his previous contract. The Jets would be fools to let Revis slip away, they will give him what he wants or the Jets will not be nearly as good as they were last season defensively. On offense the Jets have improved a great deal. Mark Sanchez almost led the Jets to the Super Bowl last season with just one premier receiver in Braylon Edwards. Now the Jets have Laveranues Coles back for the third time after being traded away and Santonio Holmes. Holmes will be suspended for the first four games of the season, but that was alright with the Jets because they know he will help them in a big was once he’s back. To go along with their solid receiver corp. the Jets went out and got Ladanian Tomlinson. Tomlinson was thought to be washed up with the Chargers, but the Jets are taking a chance on him playing like everyone knows he can. If Tomlinson is anything like his younger self this season, the Jets will have by far the best team in the NFL. I think they will go 12-4 this season and wouldn’t be surprised to see them in the Super Bowl.
Click here to read the full article – By Eric Heyer of Sports Fan Blog Network
The playoffs are a reality for the 2009 New York Jets. Yes, the PLAYOFFS! Forget the retiring and un-retiring of Brett Favre, forget the rookie quarterback and head coach, and yes, doubly forget about Mr Diva himself Tom Brady being 100% healthy. No matter what kind of odds Vegas stacked against them they are in.
Riddle me this bloggers, currently the Jets at 10-7 are moving on to face the equally hot San Diego Chargers in the 2009 Divisional round of the playoffs, while their AFC east rivals (the Patriots) were just knocked out after a thrashing on their home field by the 6th seed wild card Ravens.
This leads to the question are the Jets better off without Brett Favre? Defensive changes, Rex Ryan upgrade, Braylon Edwards, and other things aside, What do you think?
… A few numbers for you
2008 Jets
3516 – total passing yards
2004 – total rushing yards
5520 – Total Yards
2009 Jets
2596 – total passing yards
2756 – total rushing yards
5352 – Total Yards
