I love being wrong when it comes to the Jets.  I enjoy the days where I curse this team and their lackluster performances versus traditionally crappy teams.  Why do the Jets always play down to their competition?  I’ve been asking myself this question for over 20 years and I still do not have an answer. I’ve come to the determination that it’s what the Jets do.

It’s tough to maintain a positive mental attitude when rooting for the Jets because there are just too many memories filled with Doom and Gloom.  Is it wrong to talk smack about the team you love? I don’t think so if it gets your frustrations out.

There was not much of a game to talk about. The Jets kept accruing penalty yards and making uneducated plays.  A few nice grabs by Dustin Keller kept us in the game. It was great to see a few long pass plays from Sanchez and it was even better that I started Sanchez in my Fantasy league and he did better than projected.

I want to believe in the Jets, yesterday spoke volumes to me as a fan and I am hopeful we take this momentum into the Browns game next week.  Go Jets!

All week long I had been stressing about not being able to get the game due to the dispute between Fox and Cablevision.  I tried installing an HD Antennae to no avail and just when I had about given up, the dispute was over and the Jets would be playing on Fox, on Halloween.

We should have known that the Jets would suck playing on this day of mischief and trickery.  They had 2 weeks off which was enough time to make Super Bowl plans but throughout the course of the week the Jets forgot a few things, like how to catch, where the sidelines were, what down it is and how much time is on the clock.

Call me crazy but WTF! Show some emotion after a bye week.  Don’t let the Offense curl up and die leaving the Defense to keep the game close.  I think Sanchez did his job for the most part, putting the ball where it needed to be but there were too many drops and lost opportunities as a result.

Thank god I had 5 pounds of candy to console me this week and I hope Rex and the Jets get it together ASAP.

Applebee’s was great, the beer was flowing as it should and we forced the manager to give us the Wing special because the bar was overflowing and we could not get a seat because everyone in my town went out yesterday. Cablevision strikes again…

While I don’t hate the Giants, I typically use their games to do laundry, play a round of Call of Duty, call a distant friend, pretty much anything to fill the gap between the Jets game. I have no G-Men on my fantasy teams so I was not really vested in the game.

However, I must admit it was good to see the Giants win yesterday, but it was hard to watch 3 of my fantasy players get concussed throughout the day including; DeShawn Jackson, Todd Heap and Chris Cooley which really hurting my team’s out put this week and it looks like next week is not looking to likely for these dudes. To the waiver wire!

Anyway, the best part of the day came when the beloved NY Jets pull a victory straight out of Denver’s ass.  Seriously, when does anything ever go right for the Jets?

All day the refs were calling Offensive pass interference on the Jets which really killed the momentum on those drives.  When we finally got a call on a 4th down prayer toss to Holmes, it felt HOLY.  Like GOD said, here you go Jets, if you can hold on, you can have this game.

Hold on we did and the NY Jets are the Kings of NY in the early 2010 NFL Season.  It feels nice right now but I know how fleeting this feeling can be.  Cherish is, hold it, put it in a box and let’s pray for more.

The NY Jets are a force to be reckoned with and now that God is on our side it’s going to be hard knocks for the rest of the the teams on the Jets schedule.

-Amen

The Jets scored just enough points to make it interesting and at the same time giving Favre and his Vikings a chance to win. Typical Jets…

However, the rain and lightning could not stop the Jets from completing their mission. It was a close game that really should not have been.  The Jets had TONS of opportunities and it looked like Favre was actually giving them the game by fumbling 2x (Favre holds the NFL record for fumbles) but the Jets could not muster more than 3 points off of each turnover.

Sure glad Nick Folk can kick a good ball in the rain.  Sure glad the Sanchize retained his turnover-less streak through 5 games and that he kept his poise during a rather dramatic 4th quarter that left 2 mins on the clock with Favre ready to drive.  Very happy the DEFENSE came up with that huge pick to seal the game.

All in all it was another great game, another great victory and it was nice being able to sleep soundly last evening. Thank you Jets!!

The next Bills possession the Jets forced a turnover but we didn’t manage to put up any points on the turnover after we missed a very manageable field goal.  We had to wait a little while for the Jets to power up their engines and soon enough we were operating at full power and the route was on.

What a great day for Tomlinson who is certainly rejuvenated and appearing to enjoy himself in Green, which totally works for me.  Ladanian had his first rushing game over 100 yards since 2008 and he had 2 touchdowns on the afternoon.

Let’s not forget completely about Shonn Greene who managed his first 100 yard game of the season and very nearly broke his first touchdown run of the year.  Ground and Pound was working to perfection but then sprinkle a little Schottenheimer magic and the passing game started to open up, WIDE.

Sanchez found Dustin Keller for another 2 touchdows this week.  Keller is really a great TE and it’s awesome to watch the chemistry developing between the two.  Braylon Edwards had a few catches and one for a Touchdown.

At this point in the early football season the Jets are 3-1 and 3-0 in the Division.  Hopefully we maintain this momentum as we head home to face Favre and the Vikings.

I saw some run defense but our secondary desperately needs a healthy Revis and for Kyle Wilson to get in the game. It was great to see Jason Taylor get a sack against his former team.  I am sure Bill Parcells felt that in the booth.

Thankfully, Sanchez, Keller, Edwards and Tomlinson provided enough firepower to outlast the Dolphins and we are fueling up for Buffalo. The Jets are roaring into a city near you and we’re calling you out!

It was refreshing to see the Jets take an opening drive down the field for a touchdown and when we went up 14-0, I felt a sense of calm for about a minute then a wave of uneasiness forced me to watch the game from bed as the Dolphins stormed back scoring 17 unanswered points.

While I was watching the game a stat of all the greatest Jets v. Dolphins came across the screen and sure enough another shootout was in progress and you can’t turn off a Jets v. Dolphins game.

Special Teams played a huge factor in this game with a blocked punt and some great returns from Brad Smith that pushed the game in the Jets favor.

If you watched “Hard Knocks”, Rex Ryan predicted games like this one and to see his vision play through to a hard fought victory was inspiring. The Jets are real.  Enjoy the flight!!

Watching the game, you got that same old feeling that Brady was going to go off on the Jets as they held the ball for the majority of the 1st QTR running 20+ plays to the Jets who only managed a 3-and-out.

Panic was creeping in until I got a text from my Dad, My old man texted me the obvious “The Jets stink and Will Not Win”.  I was a bit upset because it was the 1st QTR but, I do tend to believe him as his year’s of experience dealing with Gang Green has taught me well.

Then I got another text from my old man that said: “Now that that’s out of the way, the Jets will take it in the second half”  That’s more like it I thought as I watched the Jets march down the field and tie up the game, only to give up a big drive on the following possession allowing the the Pats to score and make it a 14-7 game.

This is usually when a Jets fan knows that there is something in the air and it might not be your day.  BUT this is when the Jets, knowing they get the ball back in the second half, drive down the field with under a minute and score 3 to get some momentum back and it worked.

The Jets DEFENSE stifled Tom Brady the entire second half. Nothing worked for them which was great to watch on TV.  We picked Brady off 2x and we got a few calls to boot which is exactly what you need to win.  Combine that with the fact that Sanchez had his best day as a Jet and things start to look a little better.

Check out the Post Game Rex Ryan Interview

The alarm was sounded on Week 1 and the Jets answered the call! See you next week Dolphins!

As part of my pre-game ritual I have already read Newsday and scoured some blogs about today’s match-up.  During my morning reading I came across a post about how Tom Brady wishes Patriot fans were like Jets fans.  I thought this was great because Tom hates the Jets but loves the passion of our Fans? You can’t have it both ways Brady!

Jets fans are unlike any other fans. There is no way a Jet fan is leaving the game with a 21 point lead. This is usually where the game gets interesting!  History and the prevent defense has shown that a Jets fan can only leave the game early with a 35 point lead with 2 minutes to go in the game.

Even then we don’t leave.  Unless of course we are getting killed, then it’s safe to leave and beat the traffic.  Monday Night miracles are few and far between.

It was a tough game to watch to be honest and I have watched years of terrible Jets football.  Sanchez looked awfully bad at times and spent more time checking down to find the 4th receiver than he did drawing faces on his coaches family portraits, I am so glad I watched Hard Knocks. I get that Sanchez has to play safe because of his interceptitis but we need him to sling that ball further than 15 yards to have any kind of chance.

After all the issues with Reevis, the Hard Knocks hype, and watching the preseason games, is anyone surprised that the Jets got slapped on Monday?  The Ravens did not throw to Reevis but to our Rookie, and considering the Raven running game was slow to develop, it was the only option the Ravens had and no one saw it coming, including did Rex Ryan.

Now the Jets face the New England Patriots in a Week 2 showdown, am I scared, yes! Welker is looking mighty good week 1 and Moss is lurking, plus we just lost Jenkins for the year.  I hope Cromartie and the rook are up to it and I hope Sanchez is using his marker to go over this week’s play list.