A hard hitting game

[LDaniel7]

One thing that I haven't seen discussed that much is the level of intensity on the hitting -- re: the effect it has on teams overall. When teams play a very intense game, getting hit all across the board, it generally affects their next game. Half of their players get 'nicked' in such a hard hitting game.

If anything shows the new Phins it is this hard hitting, this intensity. People were getting blown up all game, both ways. But the Phins gave as good as they got, and this was against supposedly the "Ravens of the East," the new "most physical D" in the AFC.

Cobbs got blown up, gone for the season. That's gonna hurt the Phins at least short term. Lotsa players got nicked, including Ricky.

Thankfully, a by week to recuperate. But how much does playing such a hard hitting team affect us going forward? And playing them twice a season?

Now, to turn it around: how much does playing the Phins hurt the Jets physically? Mentally?

Did we win the battle of physical play? I want to say YES. Yes we did. And this is one reason why the Wildcat chapped their a**. It was a power formation crammed down their throat, and they knew it was coming. No gimmick. No surprise. On film. They got what was advertised and got hit doing it. And lost.

Body shots. Body shots. Knock out: Game winning TD as advertised. And the most physical D had to sit and take it. 413 yards of domination.

LD

 

[Pinkboy]

The Colts defense got totally beat up against us and they were fine and played great defensively against a high powered offense in Arizona.

Plus they had to travel there on a short week.

 

[oasis]

The bumps and bruises definitely come - they heal faster for the winning team.

Mentally, this *could* have hurt the Jets tremendously but they get two very soft teams to rebound against. If they had a moderately difficult next game, it could have hurt them a lot more.

I cannot overstate how big of a loss Cobbs is. But if you watch his injury, it really could have happened on any play against any team...ACL injuries are freakish like that.

 

[LDaniel7]

The Colts defense got totally beat up against us and they were fine and played great defensively against a high powered offense in Arizona.

Plus they had to travel there on a short week.

We had huge TOP against the Colts but it wasn't nearly as hard hitting as against the Jets, imo. There is a difference between controlling the clock [exhausting a team] and beating them up, imo.

The level of intensity wasn't even close, imo. Even those the Phins controlled the clock longer against the Colts than against the Jets, the Jets got hit much harder -- both sides of ball.

LD

 

[LDaniel7]

The bumps and bruises definitely come - they heal faster for the winning team.

Mentally, this *could* have hurt the Jets tremendously but they get two very soft teams to rebound against. If they had a moderately difficult next game, it could have hurt them a lot more.

I cannot overstate how big of a loss Cobbs is. But if you watch his injury, it really could have happened on any play against any team...ACL injuries are freakish like that.

It is a big loss, without question. But it is a short term loss, imo. Cobbs can be replaced just like Camarillo was replaced last year -- even though it took awhile to flow, it still happened in the space of a few games. And didn't kill the season.

LD