Jeez ... If they gave away a VL Trophy for whining, you'd win it every year. I expect us to be competing for a playoff spot in week 17. If we do that, it's good enough for me to enjoy the ride of the season. If we get eliminated I'll be depressed for about a day and then I'll move on with my life like an adult. That's how all us pills roll. BTW --- while you've been busy bitching like a woman about how bad the team is, we've added a handful of good football players and our SB odds in Vegas have dropped from 60-1 to 25-1. I know you have us at 1,000,000-1 so you're a little bit off on that.
Vegas story: One year I was in Vegas between the 2nd and 3rd game of the year and bought a $5 ticket for each of my work mates back home depending upon what team they liked. Pats had dropped their first 2 games and their odds shot up to 40:1. My cell mate was a Pats fan so I got him a $5 ticket. Fucker won $200. He bought me a $40 lap dance which eased the pain a little.
PFT just ran a story showing the early lines on each of the 16 weeks and it has the Jets favored in only 3 of our 16 games. While I am not optimistic given our schedule, our weak OL and our secondary it is a good example of how little respect we get every year. They only had Oakland, Jax and the Vikings favored to win less games than us.
The Jets are going to win 8 games next year. The question is whether they'll get over the top at QB and make the playoffs. The negative media spin on the Jets is kind of ridiculous. They haven't had an NFL caliber QB in the last 5 seasons and they've still managed to win 42 regular season games over that span. Nothing about that is going to change next year unless they get hit by a really bad run of injuries. You'd think people would look at what the Jets actually did with Sanchez and Geno at QB and take that into account but they don't.
NO, NO I want Rex to stay here forever. I am getting to be at an age now where I like everything to stay the same. You don't have to trade up or down in the draft. The middle of the pack is very safe. Not the worst, not the best but just there. A wildcard spot is our SB. Imagine if they add 2 more spots in the playoffs? 8-8 will become the new 10-6.
10-6 We were 8-8 last year with a lot of roadblocks. New offense installed, rookie QB, cap room was shit, injuries, OL had no chemistry, the list is endless. I think the defense is playoff calibre, so if the offense can click with another year in the system we should be able to make the playoffs easily.
Yeah, I think what happened last year is a pretty good indicator of where the floor for the 2014 team is. They did get outscored by 97 points and so you'd normally expect some rubberbanding backs towards the point differential but they also had an absurd turnover ratio. It wasn't just Geno's interceptions it was the fact that the ball kept bouncing away from them on fumbles, which is unnatural. I see the overall performance last year as very indicative of a team that can go 8-8 this year with the additions they've made. If Geno or another QB gives them a significantly positive TD/TO ratio they're going to make the playoffs.
Yeah usually teams that have the kind of turnover ratio we had last year end up 4-12, the defense didn't help much in that category either though, we have to create more turnovers on defense, I believe Pryor will be a big help with that.
I'm cautiously optimistic. I'd guess 9-7 or 10-6, leaning more towards 9-7. Safe to say the defense will be phenomenal barring major injuries. The offense is anyone's guess, it was nearly unwatchable at times last season but we have added a significant number of pieces and Geno should improve after showing flashes last season. We should be happy we have such a young team that will likely be in the playoff hunt, the team this year is probably the best combination of youth and talent we've had in a long time. Whenever we've had solid players in the past they were mostly ancient leaving us with tiny windows to work in before we had to regroup.
4-12, and we draft Mariota with a top 5 pick. I cant see beating anyone besides Oakland and Buffalo before the bye week if I'm being honest with myself
8-8 if Geno starts and 10-6 if Vick starts . I think we have a tough schedule but really think we can sweep division and make playoffs esp if Vick starts ( or Geno is considerably better than his exit rate from last season) Sept. 7 Oakland Raiders, 1 Win Sept. 14 at Green Bay Packers, 4:25 This will be tough. Probably a loss as we won't be able to keep up with Rodgers Sept. 22 Chicago Bears (Mon), 8:30 Could be close if Vick plays but prob a loss as their pass offense is robust Sept. 28 Detroit Lions, 1 Loss but will be a close game Oct. 5 at San Diego Chargers, 4:25 Loss but could be tight Oct. 12 Denver Broncos, 1 Loss Oct. 16 at New England Patriots (Thu), 8:25 Win Oct. 26 Buffalo Bills, 1 Win Nov. 2 at Kansas City Chiefs, 1 Loss Nov. 9 Pittsburgh Steelers, 1 Win Nov. 16 BYE Nov. 23 at Buffalo Bills, 1 Win Dec. 1 Miami Dolphins (Mon), 8:30 Win Dec. 7 at Minnesota Vikings, 1 Win Dec. 14 at Tennessee Titans, 4:05 Win Dec. 21 New England Patriots, 1 Win Dec. 28 at Miami Dolphins, 1 Win
Wow, with everything that happened so far in the offseason you think we'll only eke out 4? You're entitled to your opinion but it sure is a decidedly pessimistic one...
I'm interested in why you think we'll only win 4 games. It looks like we will be better in all 3 phases of the game, so I wouldn't expect a big regression this year. Hopefully this is the year we start going back to the playoffs.
