Is it Dejavu Again?
by Crackback on Jan 19, 2010 2:43 PM EST
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I don't know about you, but I feel like I'm defending the same arguments against our team that I have for the past 3 weeks. "We didn't play our starters; that wasn't a real game last time; we have too many weapons; Revis can't cover everybody; our QB will be the difference; you're just like the Ravens and we beat them; your offense can't score; we will murder your blitzes; if you don't count this, that and the other game our run defense is actually much better; we'll stack the box and make Sanchez throw picks..." And on and on it goes. Oh yeah... how can I forget this one: WE LET YOU IN. YOU DON'T DESERVE TO BE HERE!!!
But the Jets will just keep on doing what the Jets do and are perfectly situated to win this game.
The Colts come into this game under enormous pressure. The Week 16 debacle has forced them to put all their eggs into the Superbowl basket. Most teams go into the playoffs hoping to play well, get hot, and get a few bounces (Jets). Most teams do not enter the post-season with expectations of winning it all in order to validate a regular season decision. This has divided the fan-base and has put the players into the position playing not to fail. Make no mistake, the negativity in Indy is abound.
The Jets bruising running game and stifling defense will only add to the already heightened stress. The Colts high-flying offense largely depends on rhythm and timing. The punishing style of Shonn Greene will wear down their small and speedy defense and allow Sanchez to work mostly from 3rd and short, allowing for a high conversion rate, all the while keeping Peyton Manning on the sideline. When Manning finally is able to enter the game, he will be constantly harrassed by Rex's unrelenting blitzes and will be frustrated by exceedingly tight coverage. The frustration will mount, flags will fly, and the crowd will boo. Sound familiar?
Also, don't underestimate the power of Karma. The Colts have spit into the face of history and now must face the team that they "let" into the playoffs. A team who reached this game despite seemingly insurmountable odds. The irony couldn't be scripted better by Hollywood. Don't forget that the Colts played in a ton of close games this season and have always had the ball bounce their way. This is bound to change. The Jets are in line to receive favorable treatment from invisible forces. And don't be surprised if the phantom penalties that Manning usually gets as a benefit of the doubt somehow go uncalled; as I'm sure that Goodell was none too pleased with their Week 16 decision.
All in all Jet fans, we have every reason to feel really good about our chances on Sunday.
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At least we dont have to hear this lunacy
abut DVOA and 10 foot wideouts from other planets. Scientific stats don’t work in football. They don’t take into account how your attitude changes when you come across the middle and Bryan Thomas buries you, knocking you out of the game, or how you feel when you go uo for a ball and jim leonard sticks his head into your ribs and crushes you. Scientific numbers work in baseball. It is a non contact sport where situations tend to repeat themselves over and over. Neither can be said about football.
"Relax, all right? Don't try to strike everybody out. Strikeouts are boring; besides that, they're fascist. Throw some ground balls. It's more democratic."
- CRASH DAVIS
lol
To me it sounds like you are trying to convince yourself the Jets have a chance at all to even be in this game, let alone win it. Whatever you gotta tell yourself to get up in the morning I guess. I’d suggest doing your homework a little better next time though.
Whatever wewe have to tell ourselves to wake up in the morning?
We are playing with house money, have gotten further then anybody expected. All the pressure is on you here, either you win at home vs the Jets like you are supposed to, or they beat you, and you are seen as chokers…. again.
"Relax, all right? Don't try to strike everybody out. Strikeouts are boring; besides that, they're fascist. Throw some ground balls. It's more democratic."
- CRASH DAVIS
It is the AFC Championship game
I like how people try to say team A has more pressure than team B or that one team MUST win this game over the other. There isn’t any more pressure to win this game that it would if the Colts were 17-0 or 12-5.
The only pressure that matters is “you lose = you go home” simple as that. To think any player on the field is more worried about “Shiiit we’re losing, but we’re supposed to win. Now everyone is gonna talk about how we rested” vs “Shiiit we’re losing looks like no SB for us”.
If you are still going to stick to this whole pressure point just look at how the Colts played the close games this season…7 come from behind wins. If there is a team that personifies calm it is the Colts.
To think that it doesn't matter is amazingly stupid.
Translation, you are a blithering idiot. You think it doesn’t matter that the Jets aren’t even supposed to be in the playoffs? They have nothing to lose. If they get beat, they will be welcomed home like heroes. If you guys get beat, your heads will roll, you will be trashed by the national media, your coach will become a laughing stock, and once again, the world will know your team as the guys who choke when the new year comes around.
"Relax, all right? Don't try to strike everybody out. Strikeouts are boring; besides that, they're fascist. Throw some ground balls. It's more democratic."
- CRASH DAVIS
Who gives a shit about what the colts did in the regular season?
Like you said, this is the AFC championship. Nobody cares about losing a regular season game. Everybody will laugh at you if/when you choke against the Jets and go home early.
"Relax, all right? Don't try to strike everybody out. Strikeouts are boring; besides that, they're fascist. Throw some ground balls. It's more democratic."
- CRASH DAVIS
The Media
will trash us even if we win the Super Bowl. They hate us cause how good we are and that we don’t need to have super star players that talk all the time to win. They hate us cause we don’t destroy every one we play. They hate us because we just keep rolling and no matter what happens we just move on and focus on the next week.
When we lost games in the past the media goes on and says how much Manning sucked and it was his fault, but they are so high up on the Patriots’ dicks that when they got owned by the Ravens this year and ‘Golden Boy’ Brady had 4 trunovers. They went on saying that it was the defense that lost that game. They didn’t say a word about Brady sucking it up.
See Ball, Get Ball. Quarterback Has Ball, Sack Him.
by 7_Painter's_First_Fan on Jan 22, 2010 3:18 PM EST up reply actions
It’s hilarious I think how last week Charger fans just would not give the Jets ANY credit. They forgot to anticipate how their “perfect” team could implode. I saw a stat on ESPN earlier and it showed how Manning lost 4 times to a 3-4 D in the playoffs. Obviously he beat the Ravens last week, but the Jets D is better, according to Tedy Bruschi(who actually played the game.) I just think Colt fans look at the week 16 game and realize if Manning stayed in the game the Colts would have blown out the Jets. So now I think they are overconfident. Jets D and O is better than the week 16 version,which was demoralized from the falcons loss.
Who has more momentum? the Jets or Colts? I say Jets-2 playoff wins on the road against division winners.
Momentum is meaningless in the playoffs
You guys should know that since the Jets just beat a team on an 11 game winning streak.
"About a month ago I got a cactus. A week later, it died. I was really depressed because I was like 'Damn! I am less nurturing than a desert.' (Ladies, that's not true)"
Don’t let ESPN feed you that 3-4 BS. Manning has struggled against 3-4 defenses but he as also torched 3-4 defenses in the playoffs (see AFCC against the Pats on our super bowl run). Manning has also torched and struggled agaisn’t 4-3 defenses.
3-4 or 4-3 it doesn’t really matter. It all comes down to talent and execution in the end. I’m not saying at all that the Jets won’t beat us by their defense, but it won’t be because Manning can’t beat 3-4 defenses, its because they executed better than he did.
Also, don’t underestimate the power of Karma.
What, is Rexy praying to Vishnu before the game or something?
Absolutely not, Buddha more like
Writer/Assistant editor
Eternal optimist
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Why would he pray to a person?
"About a month ago I got a cactus. A week later, it died. I was really depressed because I was like 'Damn! I am less nurturing than a desert.' (Ladies, that's not true)"
Good luck Jets fans!
This is going to be a great game! I believe the Jets offense is underestimated just as I know the Colts defense is. I am confident the Colts can win just as a good Jets fan is confident in their teams ability to pull out a victory. Week 16 means nothing at all. This is the playoffs. Each team showing up this Sunday is a different team. The Jets belong in this game, they have earned it. So have the Colts. This is not revenge for the Colts or vindication for the Jets-week 16 is a non-factor. This is a chance to go to the Super Bowl and nothing more. It is an opportunity for the Colts to prove they have a defense that can stop the best running attack in the league. It is a chance for the Jets defense to stop the greatest QB playing today. It is also a time for the Colts to prove that their offense is truly a step above the vaunted Chargers this season and for the Jets to once again show the world that they can offensively compete with ANY team. I am as confident in my Colts as Rex is his Jets. Should be a great game. Good luck!
Good job making it this far
I’m no Jets fan, but luck or not you made it. In the end all that matters are the wins and losses regardless of the manner won.
by Choose your screen name: on Jan 20, 2010 8:41 PM EST reply actions
LukeNukem
What is funny about you & the rest of your Colt buddys is you come to our site act all cocky. But the bottom line is this just like the Bolt fans from last week not if but when you lose to us you wont be back. You wrote all of these things to knock down Crackback who is supporting his team but you do not have 1 valid point as to why the Colts will beat the Jets.
look in the questions thread
there about a thousand reasons why we THINK the Colts will win. Real valid stats and evidence that points to why we think so. All most here are doing in favor of the Jets are talking about momentum and karma. Momentum is null and void as 3 of the 4 teams left finished the season with a losing streak/month. Karma is subjective and a cop out for a reason on why someone will win
Indianapolis Colts, taking focus away from my DBacks every Sunday.
Poor Crackback. Supporting his team.
He also thinks the Jets are better at EVERY position except DE and QB. He failed to respond to the counter arguments we provided. Would you like to help him out?
"I have never let my schooling interfere with my education." -Mark Twain
huh
So you still have not made 1 vaild point as to why the Colts will win. You talk about being INTELLIGENT but you call guys clowns because you cant come up with something INTELLIGENT to say. Are you 13 that you have to call guys clowns GROW UP!
Manning
Is 1 of the best regular season QB’S in the NFL key word regular season. He has 1 title in 13 years some might say he chokes in a big spot. If you take out the year he won his 1 title he is 4 & 8 in the playoffs including a 41 to 0 whopping at the hands of the Jets. If you include his 1 title year he is 7 & 8 or 8 & 8 a 500 playoff QB. There are a few QB’s that I would rather have in a big spot over Manning. Until he wins his 2nd title all this talk of him being the greatest ever is a insult to the QB’s who played before him.
my point is
“Until he wins his 2nd title all this talk of him being the greatest ever is a insult to the QB’s who played before him.”
"Until he wins his 2nd title, why is it that Manning always has to do this or that to justify anything.
Did Marino ever win a SB, why the double standards.
by Ufanforreal on Jan 22, 2010 12:02 PM EST up reply actions
What's your obsession with titles?
Teams win titles. Not individuals.
by WaynesWorld on Jan 22, 2010 12:19 PM EST up reply actions
No, Peyton is the best ever. Easy.
He is a fucking surgeon. I have never seen anything like it. Championships don’t an individual career make. That is why Dan Marino, Patric Ewing, Chuck Barkley are still known as all time greats. You need a team to win the ship.
"Relax, all right? Don't try to strike everybody out. Strikeouts are boring; besides that, they're fascist. Throw some ground balls. It's more democratic."
- CRASH DAVIS
Why the Jets will win this game
First we are the #1 rushing team in the NFL we average over 170 rushing yards per game. We have 2 stud RB’S who pound the ball punish the defense. Our O line has 3 pro bowlers & 4 1st round picks by the time the 4th quarter rolls around the Colts will be worn down & thats when will will pull it out.
The Colts D is ranked 24th vs the run we have just run over the #5 run D the Bengals 2 times & the #20 run D the Bolts both on the road in the playoffs. We are going to run the ball control the clock dominate the line of scrimmage & keep the ball out of Mannings hands. The Colts fans will try to say well Miami did that & we beat them but the Miami D is NOT the JET D. Miami had 2 rookies starting at CB the Jets have the best CB in the NFL & a former pro bowl corner in Lito (who is still only 27) who missed 5 games this year. Since Lito has been back in the lineup the Jet pass D has been lights out. We have the #1 pass D in the NFL with Lito missing 5 games.
The Colts running game is last in the NFL they will get nothing on the ground vs us. The Colts passing game while it is 1 of the best in the NFL the will NOT be throwing the ball all over the place vs us. 1 Wayne while he is a great WR he is on Revis Island he will be lucky to have 80 yards I have seen Revis shut out WR’S just as good as him if not better. 2 Garcon will have very little sucess vs Lito with these 2 players being taken out of the game almost. The Colts better hope Collie & Clark have the games of there LIVES if not Manning will be in for a long day.
IMO the Jets have already beat the best team in the AFC in the Bolts on the road. If Sanchez has 1 or no turnovers we win. If Mark has 2 or more we lose & if he has a good game I think we win by at least 7 points.
by tom spicer on Jan 22, 2010 12:35 PM EST reply actions 1 recs
LukeNukem
Hey, it is going to be a great close game game the ONLY way I see it not being close is if Sanchez has multiple picks.
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