Do The Jets have the Ability

I Think we do and it should start against KC sunday. We gotta win that game its a must for the season.

 

They need to win one before they win two. Can't worry about streaks.

 

What good does winning do them against KC if they lose the following week to Buffalo? The reality is if they want to get on track for a playoff berth they need to win both. Otherwise the math becomes problematic. Jets already have a loss in the division with a win against NE in the second game a marginal prospect at best. Down two against AFC West opponents. If they can't handle Buffalo, the numbers become increasingly difficult.

 

Sorry I would go even further they have to whip KC. Buf & NE back to back to back to prove to us & the league they are really/truly a team that can contend for the WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP of FB

 

If the Jets can manage to win the next 2 games all this doom and gloom talk will go away. They played poorly and had a bad loss to a team they should have beat. Shit happens. Winning the next 2 would put them 1 game out of the division lead (at worst) with 1 game left against each division opponent. That's not a horrible spot to be in.

The team has showed promise in all facets of the game, it's a matter of putting it all together at the same time and being consistent. I refuse to lose hope at this point because IMO they have shown the ability to be very competitive. The talent IS there, and the division title is still a realistic goal.

 

I agree, Champ. That would make us appear as a serious contender. I'll be shocked but of course happy, if we won three in a row.

 

It would be bleak, at best, if we lost to KC. Even though we should not have lost to Oakland; one can take that and multiply by 5 on the KC game. KC is nearing the bottom of the NFL. You just don't lose to a team in that bad a shape. Infact, even if we eke-out a win by 3 points; that, too would be serious cause for worry.

If we are for real at all; we should beat KC by at least 17 points.

And, just as we lost to a team we should have beaten; we need to beat teams we should lose to. :beer:

 

We have shown nothing to prove we can win 3-4 in a row. Time will tell. Hopefully we can.

 

Have to agree with your first sentence. Think back - Jets had to win against the Cards or go 1-3, they take advantage of turnovers and Favre has some great throws. Okay the D played too loose the second half against a team that was too risky for, but they held on for a much needed win.

The bye week passes and the Jets have three mediocre to bad opponents up. Why not take the Cards win and run off 4 in a row heading into Buffalo? Finally get that O cranking, the D in the game for four quarters, and ST, too.

Instead the O can't run much, and luckily Palmer didn't play, otherwise who knows what happens in that game. An ugly win.

An ugly win unfortunately followed by an even uglier loss to 1-4 and in turmoil Oakland. Well, there goes three in a row.

If the Jets could not win a third consecutive victory against those guys, where on the schedule do we see that kind of string coming together?

 

And then if they lose the game right after we're back to square one. We'd be 5-4. We'd still need another streak. The thing is you can't just keep losing games all the time and expect that streak to just happen towards the end of the season. You don't even want to have to play a serious game the final week, and you really want that bye. Most of the time the team with the bye will get to and win the SB.

 

Hate to say this, Serph, but talking SB right now is kind of a waste of time.

 

Agreed. It's just consistency. Even the play-calling has looked okay at times. Hopefully everyone will get on the same page eventually and they'll get the kinks worked out internally.

 

the doom and gloom would go away for a week, maybe two. one loss sends this place right down the craphole. nice to see a voice of reason, that while the loss to oakland was awful it is not the end of the world. now going 1-2 in the next 3 would probably be a killer. but as of right now the jets are not in a horrible situation.

 

No one here is saying the single loss to Oakland is the end of the world. Please consider more closely, the Jets do not inspire confidence on any level now that they will be able to improve significantly above .500. They have the Pats and Bills above them in their division, with Miami a not so easy opponent left on the schedule.

Where does the voice of reason say we should look for inspiring us to think this team can go 7-3 the rest of the way based on performance to date?

 

I'd say 6-4 would be a mild shock, but perhaps possible. 7-3 looks completely out of reach. Honestly we'd need 8-2 to be assured of a playoff spot.

Crappy teams lose games and just make excuses. Good teams win them. People mention the Giants, well weren't they 6-2? They finished the season 4-4. It's not like they were inconsistent to begin with, they had a good early run. People also mention the Steelers in 2005. They started 7-2. Sure they dropped to 7-5 before they made their "run" to win the final 4, but they'd already proven they could win games and were starting 2 games above .500.

Neither of those above 2 teams were ever 3-3, so are terrible comparisons to us.

 

The Giants started out 0-2 last year, worse than us this year.

 

Unfortunately it is no longer Week 3, so that doesn't cut it.

 

First of all the Giants had better all around talent that just had to Gel where we have alot of what if's on both sides of the ball for our team.

 

and this is a new year. anything can happen. ask any coach or player in the league and they'll say it's not over at 3-3