With the Colts sewing up the #5 seed, a Jets division title would put us on course for the following assuming the Colts defeat Denver and Tennessee on the road, which I believe they would do. A home gave vs. Baltimore A road game vs. Pittsburgh A home game in the Championship vs. Indy. Still, I think it's doable if the Jets coach smarter, specifically establishing these 4 fixes. They need to blitz enough to generate constant pressure and keep QBs uncomfortable. They need to cut off the QBs running lanes--we're getting killed by scrambles for 1st downs. They need to wake-up on special teams...we're still sleeping on the fake punts, and suprise onsides kicks, and you'll see more of that in the playoffs. They need to commit to the run, keep Favre on a tight leash. Then when the run is established, hit some big pass plays. Flacco, is still a rookie, he's got to be blitzed into mistakes. Pittsburgh, though solid, is an ideal matchup for our defense with their run-first focus Indy defense can be run on, which means we can, potentially, limit Manning's time on offense Then if we manage to run that gauntlet, we end up facing the Giants in the Super Bowl. We'd really have earned it.
Yeah gotta go through the #1 and the #2 defense back-to-back. No one from the AFCE is doing that. Can luckbox 1 time but 2 times, no, not happening
Of course it is doable. We just have to be smart, have great execution and control time of posession through a good ground game. The Jets have all the tools; they just have to use the correct end of the shovel (at times this year they have come under suspect).
Umm if Pittsburgh wins this weekend, then you'd have to go to Nashville for the divisional round, and then either go to Pittsburgh or host Indy in the championship game. Not easy, but not as hard as what was previously said.
I have felt this all along, our personnel matches up better w tennesee, baltimore and Pitt, history shows we play baltimore and Pitt tough lately and Tennesee we drilled. I just like the baltimore matchup, I think we establish a running game against them I really believe that, though the next weeks game will be brutally physical again games we can stay in. I do believe Indy is gonna upset the apple cart and be on the road for the Championship Game- so why not in the Meadowlands In addition to our personnel matching up our coaching staff has seemed to scheme against the better teams with more consistency. I think possibly easier to do as it forces us to look at ourselves more and makes more focused on what will work against the other team as they don't have many holes, so you need to attack the ones they have. KC, Raiders- we outfooled ourselves- lets pass because they assume we will run - when all it would have taken was for us to do what we do well. Tenn, NE, and yes even SD to a degree we had offensive and defensive game plans geared to exploit the small number of weaknesses these teams had and had to play to our strength
i'll be very dissapointed if we don't get the opportunity to send NE home for the winter. the 'crazed feel good' can not be gotten from any other game.
Call me crazy but we have the talent to do this, provided the guys came out fired up and executed well. My biggest concern is coaching. We would be outcoached in every one of these potential matchups. Can flawless execution overcome shitty coaching in the playoffs? I personally doubt it.
I actually think that scenario's not that likely. Here's probably the seeding: 1. Pittsburgh (they're beating Tennesee for sure this week and will take the #1 seed) 2. Tennessee 3. Jets 4. Denver 5. Indy 6. Baltimore So first round: Baltimore at Jets Second round: Jets at Tennessee Third round: Jets at Pittsburgh (maybe Indy at Jets) First two seem very winnable to me and with the Pittsburgh field the way it is, if it's a cold January day with lots of snow, I can see us winning that one. If Indy somehow upsets Pittsburgh, I'll take the Jets at home any day. We just have to take care of business.
I guess I'm not getting why (assuming we keep #3 seed, which we will if we win out) we would prefer to host the Colts instead of Baltimore? What am I missing? If the Colts do what you say you think they'll do (win the next two) they will be riding a TEN game winning streak going into the playoffs. And they're doing that with a primarily passing offense. That is a less "rough" road for us than hosting Baltimore? And if not Baltimore or Colts -- say Cowboys and/or Jags beat them -- then who is the next most likely #6 seed? I think it's the Patsies. That's something we'd rather have a piece of instead of Ravens? I'm just not getting it.
I guess U R assuming that based on the way we have played in the last 3 weeks that we will whip the Hawks & Blowholes. If we win this week & the blowholes take us down next week we are again going to be watching the POs from the sidelines just as we have been for the last 40 years
I dont see why people keep having Baltimore in the 6 seed. They will lose at Dallas this week and I honestly believe NE will take care of business at home against Ariz and then the following week at Buff. In this case Balt is out and NE comes to us in a 3 vs 6. This of course assumes we take care of business and win out also. Mia and Balt are left out.
Jets @ Ravens/Pats--we already won in Foxboro, and Flacco would be a rookie QB in his first playoff game; I think we could win that too Jets @ Titans--been there, done that Colts @ Jets--Colts haven't been great on the road, all of their road games have been really close wins or losses; I think we could win that at home Jets @ Steelers--the matchup I would fear most But, let's at least get to the postseason first
I wonder, is it safe to say we all agree on that? (except for some who are very superstitious and fear the "karma" of playing Bellichek or Pennington). I guess I feel our biggest weakness overall is pass defense, so I'd rather that they have to face the Baltimore offense (ranked 13th of 16 in AFC, ypg measure), than the New England one (ranked 6th). For what it's worth (maybe not that much), the Baltimore offensive stats are amazingly similar to the Titans' stats for rushing, and their passing game is slightly weaker. Baltimore's D is better against the run though (also the pass).
You guys are nuts whoever rather play New england then baltimore.. Baltimore atleast I dont fear us getting blown out.. we will have chances for 60 minutes to make plays to win the game.. The Pats have the abillity to just wipe us out..
