[mmmmmm...... delicious.......... at least it's green.]
Did it suck? Of course it did. But here's 4 reasons why and none of them had to do with Mangini (who, by the way, did what everyone wanted him to do and let Brett air it out. Shows how much everyone else knows...)
1) There was no bigger issue in that game than losing Kris Jenkins early in the first half. He has been the #1 story for the Jets so far this year and the hole he left when he went out put them right back in the position they've been in the past two years - playing a 3-4 defense without a qualified nose guard. This didn't get NEARLY enough attention from the twits in the booth.
3) San Diego is a very good team that easily could be 3-0. They got jobbed last week obviously and they were the victim of last second heroics week one too. This is a team that everyone picked pre-season to go far into the playoffs and everyone isn't wrong.
4) When you get down that far that quick you become one-dimensional and can't do much even with the best offense. It happens. Look at New England.
I will hold Mangini accountable for the dumbest on-side kick decision after the Jets got back to 17-14 in the first half. Sure, lets risk it and give San Diego a 40 yard field if we don't get it. Great plan! But the special teams were all around great yesterday after a stinker in the loss to New England.
The good part? It looked like Brett and the receivers started to get it together in the second half. The offensive line did a pretty good job of getting him time to throw even though everyone knew it was coming. Thomas Jones did some pretty good running when he had the chance.
Finally, and most importantly, this team NEVER gave up. They clearly had the mindset, mostly thanks to Favre's presence I think, that anything was possible and they kept at it and even made the game interesting with 3 minutes to go.
[It's a whole new world with this guy on your side!]
So, these are NOT the same old Jets. I will thank you all to keep your negative vibes away from my team. We get a frisky Arizona team at home this Sunday. I will be cooking a bird of some sort. I hear Cardinal tastes like chicken. Tailgate tip on Friday. Until then have a nice friggin' day!











