Jets Hit a New Low Footballology by Russ_Cohen - December 6, 20160 The New York Jets lost a Monday Night Football game to the Indianapolis Colts, 41-10. I once watched a 56-3 beating the Patriots laid on them in 1979, Steve Grogan threw for five touchdowns! Andrew Luck threw for 4 touchdowns in his game. Richard Todd had a QBR of 28.7
Geno Smith Will Be the Second of the Jets Quarterback Quartet to Start This Year Footballology by Leslie Monteiro - October 19, 2016October 19, 20160 So here we are. A quarterback change is made. ESPN’s Adam Schefter reported that the Jets will start Geno Smith at quarterback when they play the Ravens Sunday afternoon at MetLife Stadium. This will go swell for sure when Jets fans expect a timely interception from Smith. One wonders if it’s
Todd Bowles is On Shaky Ground Footballology by Leslie Monteiro - October 18, 2016October 18, 20161 ESPN’s Adam Schefter reported Jets owner Woody Johnson is getting impatient about the Jets last night on ESPN’s Monday Night Countdown. Watching Johnson and Jets general manager Mike Maccagnan in the Cardinals suite on television, they weren’t happy with what took place in last night’s game. For the second straight week, the
The Jets Should Trade for Drew Brees Footballology by Russ_Cohen - September 28, 2016September 28, 20160 On November 2nd let’s hope we wake up to hear that the New York Jets have traded _____ and a first round pick to the New Orleans Saints for quarterback Drew Brees. Ryan Fitzpatrick aside, if he can manage to keep the Jets around the .500 mark by Week 8
Fitzpatrick Showed His Worth Against Buffalo Footballology by Leslie Monteiro - September 16, 2016September 19, 20160 Last night showed why the Jets were willing to wait for Ryan Fitzpatrick to agree on a deal this offseason. He engineered a great second half drive that would put Jets running back Matt Forte in a position to score a couple of touchdowns. He had Brandon Marshall and Eric Decker
Stigma of Same Old Jets Still Applies Footballology by Leslie Monteiro - September 12, 2016September 16, 20160 Say this about the Jets. They are well-trained in the art of losing. They always show great determination in dodging victory. It’s been like this since my 36 years of existence on this Earth. So why should yesterday be any different than the last four decades? The Jets played well in the first
The Jets Biggest Issue Is Their Offensive Line Footballology by Russ_Cohen - September 7, 2016September 7, 20160 For the majority of the preseason we’ve heard it’s all about Ryan Fitzpatrick. The season rides on him. That’s partially true. We hear they have one of the best receiving cores, and a great defense and a solid running game but nobody addresses the state of the offensive line. Why? https://www.profootballfocus.com/pro-ranking-all-32-offensive-lines-this-season/
Fitzpatrick’s Play Will Shape Jets’ Season Footballology by Leslie Monteiro - September 7, 20160 Sometimes we make it simple when it’s not. We place everything on one guy of the NFL’s 53-man roster. That would be the quarterback. In the Jets’ case, that is true. It comes down to how Ryan Fitzpatrick does this year if the Jets are going to be a playoff team or
Smith’s Time Should Be Up Footballology by Leslie Monteiro - August 20, 2016August 20, 20160 The Jets are in a unique position where they may keep four quarterbacks on the roster. It’s unheard of. Teams rarely waste a roster spot to keep four quarterbacks. They prefer to keep a defensive player, a lineman or a special teams player to fill the regular season roster rather than
Fitzpatrick Needs To Deliver Footballology by Leslie Monteiro - July 29, 20160 Count me as one of those folks that was indifferent about Ryan Fitzpatrick signing his one-year, $12-million contract with the Jets on Wednesday. It’s great he’s back. It became old hearing about him waiting to get a market value deal. For $12 million a year, he better lead the Jets to the
