I could be wrong about this ... but wasn't that also the only game in his career that Mark Sanchez was held to zero TD passes?
After reading all of the predictions this week from media "experts" and fans alike there seem to be four common themes. - Jets "barely" beat the Raiders last week, therefore they will lose big this week. Anyone (and that includes some Packer fans) that actually watched the game knows that the Jets completed dominated the Raiders in the trenches, in the run-game, and in the passing game on both the offensive and defensive side of the football. The Raiders though won the turnover battle by 2 and won the penalty battle by 85 yards. Essentially those things cost the Jets no less than 10 points scored and the Raiders scored 7 because of them. The thing is those things can change on a weekly basis. Baltimore week 1 had 2 turnovers and they lost, this week they had zero and won. Pittsburgh week 1 had 1 turnover and won, this week they had 3 and lost. These things change week to week. If the Jets turn it over 3 times of course we lose. If the Packers turn it over 3 times of course they lose. - Geno Smith will not be able to keep up with Aaron Rodgers. If they were both facing identical defenses, they yeah Rodgers is going to be better no doubt. That's not the game that will be played on Sunday though. Geno is facing one of the worst 10 defenses in the league. Rodgers is facing one of the best 10 defenses in the league. Geno through 4 preseason games and 1 regular season game also looks light years better then last year. All things considered, I think they both post pretty equal stats tomorrow. - The Jets are CLEARLY better in the trenches and in the run game, but it won't matter because Rodgers is too good. This to me is the one that if the Jets win tomarrow will make everyone look like a fucking idiot. Nearly everything I have read has straight up admitted that the Jets D-Line and O-Lines are on a different level then the Packers, yet for some reason (probebly because of everyones QB boners) even though 90% of NFL games are won in the trenches, the Jets are not being given a chance. The logic behind it is shit. - The Packers do not want to fall into an 0-2 hole. Well no fucking shit. What NFL team says "Ya know, an 0-2 start would be great." The argument is just dumb. For as much as the Packers don't want to fall into an 0-2 hole, I know for a fact the Jets would love to start their season 2-0. Yes when NFL teams play they want to win. How that favors the Packers I still have no clue.
Here's my final predictions for the game too. Rodgers - 30/45, 292 yards, 6.5 yards per attempt, 2 TD's, 1 INT. Nelson - 12 receptions, 120 yards, 1 TD. Cobb - 8 receptions, 80 yards , 1 TD. Lacy + Starks - 19 rushes, 55 yards. Geno - 24/32, 232 yards, 7.3 yards per attempt, 1 TD, 1 INT. 45 yards rushing on 9 attempts. Decker - 7 receptions, 82 yards, 1 TD. Amaro + Cumberland - 8 receptions, 75 yards. Ivory + Johnson - 35 attempts, 165 yards, 2 TD's. Jets win 27 - 23. The X-Factor in this game will be Dee Milliner. Just because he is back does not mean he will be good. For the sake of the Jets, let's hope that he is.
I'm honestly thinking this is still a loss in spite of everything thats been said… because of Rodgers. The jets D'll get to him every now and then, and there all be a few huge runs on the offensive side of the ball, but I get this sinking feeling that he and his receivers gain huge ground through the air and our O doesn't catch up. It won't be a blowout, but I'm not certain it'll be a handle victory for the jets either. My head says Packers win…
Maybe. I think both put up some pretty good numbers tomorrow. They won't get a ton of yards after catch, but Rodgers will find them and find them often. One of the Packers big problems right now though is that it is Nelson, Cobb,and.........nobody. Quarless is average at best at Tight End. Boykin is about as run of the mill as it gets. And then they have 3 rookies. It really limits what the Packers can do. Their receiving core is actually pretty much identical to ours. Nelson = Decker. Cobb is a little better then Kerley. Nelson is better then Boykin. Our Tight Ends are a little better. We both have a ton of projects and yound guys.
Yeah and Aaron Rodgers litterally did nothing the entire game. The first field goal was off a fake punt the Jets tried to do. The second field goal was off one of those strip fumbles, and the third field goal was because the Jets were stopped on 4th down. So all three FGs were already set up pretty much in FG range. The Jets offense was a buzzkill because Nick Folk missed a FG and of course those two stripfumbles, the Packers didnt move the ball any better than the Jets, the difference that the Jets handed them three easy FGs.
Massive "IF" there. The jets no matter the year seem to always have these mundane first quarter football play especially at home. Being away doesn't help either.
I don't see us scoring more then 30 points despite the bad green bay offense , if they can score 3 TDs they win imo
if this wasn't posted at 7:23 AM I would ask if you were drinking. You don't see us scoring more than 30 but if they score 21 they'll win? Maybe it's just me but that sounds pretty stupid!
Im assuming they score field goals as well , and i dont drink already went to gym and likely lifted your body weight.
The longer I wait, the less I feel the Jets will win. Hopefully I am wrong. I picked the Jets though.
I'm still surprised how offended some people get when the 'experts' don't give us a shot to win, we're the Jets, we should expect it. We're playing the Packers, at Lambeau, coming off a week one loss. Good teams have a habit of bouncing back, and they should be comfortably favored at home. With that being said, there's a reason they play the games and I think the Jets can be a really solid team this year. ~~~~~~~ This is a tough matchup for our defense, Rodgers has shown in the past that he's not afraid to take sacks and its tough to throw him off his rhythm without good coverage on his preferred target. I think its going to take a turnover or two (combined with the pressure I think we'll be able to get all day) to keep Rodgers off balance. I really do think our secondary is serviceable, and I think our defense is going to have a good year but I think Rodgers is one of the toughest QBs to bully into having a bad game. With that being said, Seattle and their 12th man were able to accomplish that, and I don't think we're lightyears behind Seattle defensively (we're a great corner, and probably another really good corner away, hopefully Milliner can step up and be one of those.) I expect our offense to build off a solid, albeit sloppy week 1 performance. GB's defense doesn't scare anyone, we need 7's, not 3's and we can't have drive-killing penalties all day again. I think we'll be able to put up some points today, but ultimately I think we're going to fall a little short. I really hope I'm wrong, and I wouldn't be shocked if we manage to pull out a win today. Packers 27, Jets 23
