Jolly Jets
If Chad Pennington is a mediocre quarterback, he must be the best mediocre quarterback in NFL history. With no running game to speak of except for Leon Washington, who’s yardage was mostly attained via receptions, Pennington, as he has most of this season, continued to execute well and make 3rd down yardage once it stopped raining and the ball was, one would assume, sufficiently dry.
Though the Jets had some bad luck with the turnover by Graham and the accidental fumble in the 4th quarter which let to the Miami tying field goal, they had good fortune when Coach Nick Saban put in Cleo Lemon.
To put a third string quarterback against a complex defense such as the Jets’ is asking for trouble. At least one of his passes could have been intercepted by 3 Jets and his agility could not stop Bryan Thomas from throwing him for a loss of 6 yards in the fourth quarter.
Eric Mangini has done wonders with this squad. Unlike Tom Coughlin and his staff and players on the NY Giants, Mangini, with his coaches and players have produced a team which rarely takes stupid penalties, plays an overall smart game, has a good demeanor and is a pleasure to watch no matter who has the ball.
This is true even if there’s no scoring as there was none in the first half or a low scoring affair overall. That’s because whether we’re watching the offense or defense, one can visualize a good game plan being attempted most of the time. Though the execution is far from perfect especially with the running game, the offensive line specifically with D’Brickashaw Ferguson and the Jets secondary other than with Kerry Rhodes, the players all try to give a full team effort.
Kudos to the Jets for bringing some excitement to the New York sports scene this fall and congratulations to all long suffering Jet fans for a quality season already way beyond expectations by most sports fans.
Enjoy the game next week against Oakland, Joe. You deserve it.
If Chad Pennington is a mediocre quarterback, he must be the best mediocre quarterback in NFL history. With no running game to speak of except for Leon Washington, who’s yardage was mostly attained via receptions, Pennington, as he has most of this season, continued to execute well and make 3rd down yardage once it stopped raining and the ball was, one would assume, sufficiently dry.
Though the Jets had some bad luck with the turnover by Graham and the accidental fumble in the 4th quarter which let to the Miami tying field goal, they had good fortune when Coach Nick Saban put in Cleo Lemon.
To put a third string quarterback against a complex defense such as the Jets’ is asking for trouble. At least one of his passes could have been intercepted by 3 Jets and his agility could not stop Bryan Thomas from throwing him for a loss of 6 yards in the fourth quarter.
Eric Mangini has done wonders with this squad. Unlike Tom Coughlin and his staff and players on the NY Giants, Mangini, with his coaches and players have produced a team which rarely takes stupid penalties, plays an overall smart game, has a good demeanor and is a pleasure to watch no matter who has the ball.
This is true even if there’s no scoring as there was none in the first half or a low scoring affair overall. That’s because whether we’re watching the offense or defense, one can visualize a good game plan being attempted most of the time. Though the execution is far from perfect especially with the running game, the offensive line specifically with D’Brickashaw Ferguson and the Jets secondary other than with Kerry Rhodes, the players all try to give a full team effort.
Kudos to the Jets for bringing some excitement to the New York sports scene this fall and congratulations to all long suffering Jet fans for a quality season already way beyond expectations by most sports fans.
Enjoy the game next week against Oakland, Joe. You deserve it.
posted by judah h | 12:38 AM
2 Comments:
Agreed about Pennington. The ESPN guys were mocking him all night. It's as though the team is 9-6 due to a statistical error.
Disagree about the benching of Harrnington. Lemon moved the ball well and didn't turn it over (I know he almost did, but so did Pennington).
Tony Kornheisser is an idiot.He certainly didn't add anything of substance to the broadcast.
Though Kornheiser constantly questioned Pennington's arm strength, Theisman, the former QB, did comment regarding on the wetness of the ball and how a QB's grip will affect the throw.
Lemon is no Romo. Though Romo is not always Romo. Too much Jessica Simpson on his mind yesterday.
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