Jets fan here... a real Jets fan, not a recent bandwagon-hardknocks fan... a fan that has been through misery since before I was born...
I called the Ravens to beat the Jets last week.... Ravens match-up very well against the Jets and I thought the Ravens were going to blow-out the Jets... i was impressed they only lost by 1... especially with all of those penalties.
I thought the Jets woudl get blown out, kinda like the Pats at home in the Playoffs... and that was without Anquan Boldin... The Ravens are a gooooooood team... the only way to beat them is through the air, especially without Ed Reed... just ask Peyton Manning...
You cannot run on the Steelers, you cannot run on the Jets, and you sure as hell cannot run on the Ravens....
Brian Shotty obviously missed the memo.... I don't blame Sanchez for his lack-luster performance, I blame the offensive coordinator... they did not try to stretch the field at all.... Sanchez had an awful game, but the good throws he did make were dropped...
(and for the record Mark Sanchez does not suck, the kid is 22-fuckin years old... give him another 2 years in this league and then you can make your judgements.... and if you look at last years playoffs you will see that Mark Sanchez does not suck)
now the Patriots...
well they can't stop the run.... that is just a fact.... if you watch their games you can easily see this...
last year week 2 was the Jets superbowl and that stadium was crankin... and they beat the Patriots with a timid-off-surgery-Tom-Brady...
now we definitely won't see that again... Brady looks like he's in good form and Welker looks Dangerous... Moss is Moss but Revis will probably earn his contract this Sunday....
at the end of the day.... the Jets are facing a division opponent at home and getting points.... they have a much better defense but a much worse offense....
I disagree with anyone who thinks this will be a blowout... it won't... it's going to be a close game...
I'm buying this up to 3.5 and taking my team....
GL TO ALL... (I post in the Jets forums because I'd like to think I know a little more about the Jets than most cappers because I see them every sunday) I'm not a homer sitting here saying my team is the best.... but I will say that the Jets match-up very well against the Patriots.... for some reason, you can blitz brady... but you can't blitz Peyton...
at the end of the day... if the Jets make the mistakes they made last week, then they will get crushed.... but if they play smart then this will be a hell of a game...