I'm just gonna say, you dont go 15-1 with a QB that throws 20 picks.....
he's not going to throw 20 picks in year 2 but we aren't going 15-1. It's just a silly poll, nothing to get worked up about.
Honestly I feel Miami will be at the top of the division. I feel NYJ will have too many "character" issues and egos to overcome. NE just isnt the team it was and buffalos shattered from the ground up. Miamis on the rise and IF our D is a couple notches improved with our offense continuing its ascending talent then this team is a force.
You guys have alot of charcter issues as well, remember it wasn't the jets getting multiple drunk driving arrests this offseason and Brandon Marshall has issues just like Santonio does. I'm concerned about the new guys coming in and their character but lets not pretend you guys shouldn't have similar concerns.
:lol2: The Jets will be good next year, but with an inferior O-line, and running game, there is little that tells me that they will be better then the Patriots or Dolphins, and niether team will be going 15-1.
I personally think it will be a dogfight next year within the AFC east.
Our Ol may drop off slightly but how is it inferior? we had the best OL and we have 4 starters who have played together for 35 straight games. You guys will also likely be plugging in a rookie to an OL that wasn't as good as ours last year.
I think our running game could be even more efficient than last year but until it's proven we won't know. Remember that we will be passing more w/ more weapons and w/ more experience for the QB. My question w/ the ground game is can Greene stay healthy?(just like you guys wonder can Ronnie stay healthy) is LT done?(just like you worry if Ricky is done) and can McKnightdo much of what leon could do.
One thing I'd caution people about LT is that before we made the OL chances going into '08 Thomas Jones averaged 3.6 YPC in 2007. I love TJ and wish he was back but I expect similar production from LT that I would have expected from TJ this year.
I agree w/ your last sentence. I think NYJ, Miami and NE will be neck and neck- it will be alot of fun.
There seems to be a short term memory here. The jets largely sucked in the regular season. They had so many chips fall into place to even get into the playoffs (even your coach would admit that). When they got there though, they played well. I wasn't at all impressed with beating Cinci, but I think what the did to San Diego was pretty amazing. Props where it's due.
Nonetheless, the Jets were a .500 team last year. Their off-season was like a fire-cracker. Lot's of bang and flash. Big names, dare I say almost Dan Snyder-esque. They didn't set themselves up for long-term success. Two of their flashiest pickups are guys way past their prime with, likely, under 2 years left in their career. Holmes is sitting on a 3/4 year deal, and if the Jets want to keep him, they're going to have to shell out a chunk of change. I think Cromartie is a wild-card, he hasn't played well in San Diego in a couple of seasons, but Rex usually brings out the best in his defensive guys, so I expect success.
With that said, the team noone is talking about is the Patriots. Welker may not be back to 100% at the start of the season, maybe not ever, but anyone who's watched them play knows that Edelman is a damn suitable replacement. The Pats had about 60 picks in the draft, and they draft as good as anyone. Until the Jets or the Dolphins knock them off, they are still the class of the division.
Prediction:
Patriots: 11-5
Dolphins: 10-6
Jets: 10-6
Bills: lol
I wouldn't say we sucked in the reg season, we were mostly mediocre as was expected w/ a rookie QB and rookie HC but we got better and better late in the year and played our best in January which is a good sign.
To say we aren't set up for long term success is foolish when the core of our team is very young. QB, RB, C, LT, TE, WR, ILB, CB. We are a pretty younng team w/ a few older guys sprinkled in.
I have no problem w/ your W-L predictions.
Marshall is far superior to any offensive threat the Jets have.
you may have #1 but we have #2,3,4,5,...
The Dolphins offensive line got better and stronger this off season with the addition of Richy Incognito. And it's pretty safe to say the loss of a 6 time pro-bowl guard won't make the Jets any stronger. Albeit he was getting older. Not sure it was a hot move though. The other offensive linemen seemed to not like it much. They're paying him like 5.5 guaranteed to walk, yet they would have only had to pay him like 7.2 to stay and play. 2 mil wasn't worth it? If it's not broke don't fix it.....I didn't get that move, but whatever.
Inferior might be the wrong word, because they are both going to be very good. But I'd say the Dolphins have an advantage going into this years season on the offensive line. They are clearly a much deeper unit as well.
And you got rid of an extremely over rated RB?? The guy has touched the ball just about 300 times EVERY year for the last 5 season and rushed for well over 1,000 yards each and everyone of those seasons. This same over rated RB who just so happened to have a career best year LAST YEAR and rush for over 1400 yards and 14TD's... But you know, that stuff grows on trees.
If anyone's over rated it's Ladainian Tomlinson.
What has incognito ever done? has he ever been part of a good OL? the man is on his 3rd team in less than a year and you guys will also likely have a rookie starting on your OL. Your OL MAY turn out to be better but as of today ours is better w/ 4 of the 5 guys starting for 35 straight games.
Jones is not overrated, he's a good RB but we made the title game on the ground behind Shonn Greene and it wasn't a coincidence that we didn't score in the 2nd half when Greene got hurt and we had no threat of a run game. Jones would have been a part time back behind Greene this year and that is what LT will do except LT can also catch the ball out of the backfield which Jones was not good at. I preferred Jones but I had no problem picking up LT.
What the hell . . . . do you even bother to actually find out what goes on in the offseason?
Your must have missed Thomas Jones career year last year, they wont miss his 1,000+ rushing yards :err: Overated though.
And Leon Washington scared me more then Greene does at this point. Oh yeah he is gone too.
O yeah, LT came in to replace him though! Nice upgrade. :rimshot:
Again, Jones was ineffective in our biggest games(he was hurt) and Leon was hurt most of the year and not around for the playoff run. I wanted Jones and leon back but if Greene can handle the pounding of getting 200+ carries he's better more explosive than Jones. The man averaged 5.0 YPC in the reg season and 5.6 in postseason- I'll take that.
