http://blog.newyorkjets.com/2010/12/16/chrebet-now-is-the-time/ CHREBET: Now Is the Time Posted by Wayne Chrebet on December 16, 2010 – 9:08 am Wayne Chrebet’s 15th blog of the season for newyorkjets.com: Tough one to swallow. Ugly game to watch. Nasty to be out there or in the stands this past Sunday. Don’t really know what to make of it. Certainly not the way they needed or were expected to respond. Everyone knows that when the Jets and Dolphins play, it is going to be a hard-fought game. I wouldn’t say that the Dolphins played great. They were definitely beatable. They played good enough. Unfortunately that’s all it took. Most of the game was about field position. On a rainy day with two good defenses, that’s how it’s going to be. I would say that the MVP of the game was the Dolphins punter. He did an incredible job changing field position every punt. I don’t think they’re really capable of driving the length of the field vs. our defense. That’s why that early interception was so bad. Defense did a great job, but it’s tough to stop any offense no matter how good they are when they start deep into your territory. That’s the defensive effort that everyone knows they can have. Maybe the Dolphins offense is not the Pats but they still have some good players. One guy that I want to point out on the Jets defense is Sione Pouha. He had 10 tackles, a sack and a fumble recovery on a sick hit from Calvin Pace. He has turned into a very good player. He is one of a couple of guys that are left from the team that I last played on in 2005 and I can say that he’s a great guy. All in all, the defense really came to play. If I’m being honest, I don’t know what to make of the offense. I am not in the meetings nor do I watch any film of the opposing teams, so it’s hard for me to comment on too much or critique the game plan. Fingers are being pointed mostly at Sanchez and the offensive coaches. Who’s to blame? Everyone always blames the quarterback, that’s their knee-jerk reaction. “Oh, he stinks. Get him out of there.” That’s usually the first thing an angry fan will say. Heard it a lot when I played. Truth is, sometimes they’re right, kind of right. But there’s more to it. You have to factor in other things. The plays that are called are the first thing that will come to mind. Again, I don’t know the game plan, but when you don’t score a TD in two straight games then something is wrong. The four losses that they have, they did not score a TD in any of them. You can’t be that off that many games. And they have not scored a TD in the last nine first quarters. There has to be something wrong. These are facts; I’m not picking on anybody. Something is not working. Things like that happen. Not scoring a lot, but not coming out of the box in the first quarter is a killer. I think I was like everybody else in the stadium thinking that they had enough time, they’ll pull it out. Well, like Sunday, sometimes it doesn’t work like that. I’m not the coach; I don’t know what to change. It just seems very predictable. For the most part it’s “run, run, and third-and-long pass”. Been there. It’s frustrating. One fan had a great blog. He said that in baseball some pitchers set up the curve with the fastball. And there then there are the pitchers who don’t have the heat and set you up with junk for an 81 mph fastball. Throw a curve. True story. My 9-year-old son asked me why they weren’t throwing the long ones. Who knows? I absolutely hate the fact that I even question a coach that I have no idea what his methods or philosophies are, but how can I not mention it? Mark was 17-for-44. I read what he said. He said that he played terrible and he needs to be the one to help get the offense going. It was bad. Really bad. But dropped passes and a lot of pressure doesn’t help put up big numbers. So it’s not all on him. To go back to it, he’s not going anywhere. He’s the quarterback now and will be in the future. He’s it. The Jets will live and die with him. He’s still a kid. He’s still learning. I was still learning in my 11th year. Problem is that now is the time. Can it be fixed? I think so. Rex said that his footwork is off. Correctable. Better footwork, more precise throws. More precise throws, less interceptions. Fumbles have become a problem of late. Again, fixable. If not, it’ll be a rough last three games. Especially playing on the road at Pittsburgh and Chicago. Two very tough places to play. Going to be interesting.
THIS: "But there’s more to it. You have to factor in other things. The plays that are called are the first thing that will come to mind. Again, I don’t know the game plan, but when you don’t score a TD in two straight games then something is wrong. The four losses that they have, they did not score a TD in any of them. You can’t be that off that many games. And they have not scored a TD in the last nine first quarters. There has to be something wrong." I'm not sure I agree w/the whole "now is the time" mantra though. We have an opportunity to make the playoffs and make something happen. I think this team is still improving and will still be improving next season, so I am not sure about the notion that its all this pressure on Mark as if its now or never. He will most likely continue to improve and lead this team for many seasons.
Don't diss Wayne he is one of the all time great Jets. Yes he suffered about 273 concussions which may have affected his analytical skill set, but he was one helluva a ball player.
I wasn't dissing him at all and I can't imagine anybody else was. I watched the guy's entire career and I still have his jersey which my son's will wear soon. Anybody dissing Wayno is out of their minds, toughest little dude other than GH I've ever seen.
Where's Revis He's been awfully quiet this year stats-wise. Has he even had a single INT or deflected pass yet?
True. I'm one of the many pessimistic fans so i'm embracing the whole "Same Ole' Jets" slogan at the moment but even I'll say while under Rex, this team is unpredictable. Just when you think they're out, they bounce back. A horrendous week 1 results in a 5 game win streak. Then, after a shut-out at home, Sanchez who usually goes something like 18-25 for 165 yards throws for more yards than anyone in the league in 4 weeks combined and add a few late game-winning comebacks to that. Then, we lay an egg against NE after a game in which I thought our defense was on the rise again. It's been a year of unforseen things. Whooda thunk after last year our defense would struggle at times this year and MARK would carry us? I don't understand how we score 23-38 points in 9 wins but 0-9 in 4 losses. That's a lot of disparity. How does the offense look THAT bad in a game where Henne completes 5 passes, yes, 5 passes as the starting QB and still wins the game? Coventional wisdom tells me Pittburgh will man-handle us on Sunday for many reasons. But, after the crazy things I've seen the past 2 years I wouldn't be surprised if Shonn Greene ran for 200 yards in the game and we won. It's his time of the year.
If you were directing this at me, know I would never "diss" Chrebet. I was pointing out that he never mentions Schottenheimer by name. And sometimes I don't either because it's fucking hard to spell.
You already asked the question in a shitty thread you created. Why do you find the need to ask it in another thread?
Big Ups for my Boi, Lil Wayne. Simply condensed, I think that this team is defined by our losses rather than our wins. If we don't have a decisive win over The Steelers -- not just a w, but a W -- we will continue to be a team of losers with a winning record.
