Could It Be 2002 All Over Again?
by John B on Dec 22, 2009 9:30 AM EST
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PrintLooking at the wreckage from Sunday, perhaps those of us who declared the Jets dead were wrong.
"First off, I was dead wrong in the playoff scenario,’’ Ryan said. "You would think that the head coach of the team would know the (playoff) situations. I thought we had to win out. We had a single focus that we were going to have to win six straight games (after the 4-6 start).
"We don’t (just) have a possibility, we have a huge possibility _ if we’ll win out _ that we can be in the playoffs. We’re actually in a better situation right now, this week, than we were last week at this time. That’s unbelievable. We’re there. We’ve got a chance. To make the playoffs and, hey, we’re going for it.
It's surely a long shot, but I can't help but think back to 2002. Remember, the Jets also had an inexplicable heartbreaking loss that year to the Bears to fall 7-7. Everybody thought they were dead in the water there. The last two games seemed unwinnable. Week 16 brought a trip to the defending champion Patriots, a team that had demolished the Jets earlier in that season. Following that was a home game against Brett Favre and a Packers team that was battling for the best record in the NFC. The Jets scored a pair of convincing wins.
Things look bleak now for sure, but things can turn around very quickly in the NFL. Surely a team with the league's top ranked defense and rushing game has a prayer even against the unbeaten Colts and first place Bengals. Wouldn't you agree?
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Its still possible...
But i have the feeling, with every break going our way Sunday and our losing to a team we shoulda beat in a game we all but won, that we won’t be so lucky going forward. I think our good luck was all used up on Sunday. But I hope I’m wrong.
Maybe it won't take luck
Maybe it’ll just take a good ol’-fashioned ass-whuppin’ on them pretty boys ;)
Seriously it all comes down to whether or not we make turnovers and stupid mistakes. If we don’t, we beat any team in this league. If not, we hand games over on a silver platter.
I would agree in any game but this one...
We could win the turnover battle 5-2 and still lose by double digits. The Colts offense will score two TDs. I can’t say the same for our offense.
Man I honestly believe that if Sanchez had 2 or 3 years of NFL experience by now...
and the rest of the team was exactly as it is… we’d be the ones sitting at 14-0 right now.
the year is over no playoffs
The chance we get in the playoffs is really slim but we still should win out the next two games. I dont care about stupid draft picks we need to get sanchez making better decisions for next year.
The Jets are weird like that...
It could happen. I’m not holding my breath. If we’d beaten Atlanta I’d be much more hopeful. Of course, if we’d beaten Miami once (could have won both), Buffalo (should have won), Jacksonville (could have won) we’d be in way better shape too. If they beat Indianapolis though… well, let’s just say having an office mate of mine eat mad crow will make most of this year’s heartbreak worth it!
However, I’m hopeful for the team next year. The offense needs some work. I think Sanchez will improve (he’s not just a rookie, but a young rookie). He’s got to build some rhythm with his receivers. I’m also pretty happy about Chauncey Washington joining the fray.
I kinda feel like the defense blows it in key situations, but when you’re constantly fighting a losing turnover battle, you just plain get tired on defense so I can’t fault them too much. Not bad holding the Saints to 10 offensive points while dealing with 5 turnovers!
Although, if the next two weeks play out like this last week (upset after upset) our boys might make it. We’ll see. Unlike a lot of the naysayers, I like Rex Ryan and I think Sanchez is going to be a very good quarterback in a few years.
I think Sanchez really needs to have a good game before the season is finished, one where we could say, look at the talent, he just needs consistency. A couple of TD’s to go with no interceptions, a good completion % and over 200 yards passing. Jets fans need that lift from the ‘future franchise’
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2002 was different
We had Pennington then…..he had some experience at that point as opposed to Sanchez who is trying to do too much. I think Indy will play there starters until they have the game well in hand so they can keep the undefeated streak going. Our D will probable keep us in the game and hopefully we get better production from the running game then we did against the Falcons. I’m not saying we are dead just yet but we have a tough road ahead. Cincy won’t roll over either, thxs to the death of Chris Henry. I think Balt, Denver, Jax and Miami will all lose one apiece but that means the Jets must win out…..I don’t see it happening. We had our shot with with the falcons and in typical jet fashion, we blew it.
by Banquet Crasher on Dec 22, 2009 1:29 PM EST reply actions
That was Pennington's first season starting.
So I wouldn’t say he had too much experience. In addition, to winning our last 2 games we got help the last week to sneak in the playoffs…Deja vu possibly?
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