I am very happy to have gotten the win against the Cowboys, but I will admit we were outplayed for 48 minutes of that game. Our defense gave up a whopping 390 yards or some such which is very uncharacteristic. However, Dallas made the same mistake 4 or 5 teams made last year as well. They let us hang around. Jets are a good team. The best we have fielded in quite some time. We don't have a prolific offense, our defense is generally pretty top notch, and our special teams are extraordinarily coached by Westhoff and generally provide us with good field position, and some impact plays. If you let the Jets hang around in a game, it can, and generally will, bite you in the end. Definately a team victory, with a little help from a reeling Dallas team. Momentum is a funny thing in a football game. Once we got it in the 4th, it just seemed that we wanted it more than they did. We made some plays, and they made some plays. You guys can call it stupidity or whatever in the playcalling, but in my experience watching football, as an offensive coordinator, you try to do the unexpected. When it works, you are a genius, when it doesn't, you are a goat. Looks like Dallas is the goat this time around and the Jets squeak by with a win and a truck load of adjustments to make for next week.
On a side note, if Dallas can recover from this demoralizing let down through the season, they certainly look better than the 6-10 team they were last year. That defense is something special and would be pretty nasty if it were healthy. I think Miami may have a tougher go of it later in the year when offenses have had a chance to catch up to the defenses in preparation. With all the upsets in opening week, the shortened offseason is definately rearing its ugly head. Teams will be better balanced by week 4, so it will only get harder. Wins in the opening 4 weeks are going to be pretty precious, so good luck to you guys.