Dolphins 19 Jets 17: A Microcosm of the Season

It was nasty plain and simple. Lots to work on but the problems with this team have been analysed to death. At least now we can start looking at the fixes. Schotty will be gone by Tuesday at the latest IMO. Then we look to FA and the draft.

Sanchez, less said the better. Guy needs to go away and take a long hard look at himself, changing the coordinator will buy him another year, but i have serious doubts whether he will ever be the QB we want him to be. A top 5 QB in his 3rd year and in week 17 he is making those mistakes?? boy that’s rough. Then I look over to Detroits game, see 5 TD’s for Stafford, nealy 500 yards to complete a 40+ TD, 5,000+ yard season.

Lets get going on how we compete in 2012.

the Jets do a complete overhaul in the next few weeks, fire Shotty,cut Smith,Hunter and Brunnell, restructure Barts deal or cut his ass too, lets not forget that we need to be aggressive in the FA period, we need to sign Laron Landry and a quality WR with size and speed…8-8 Jets are just not very good

I’m willing to give him one more year but if he doesn’t produce, we shouldn’t hesitate to move on from him. It seems like he was playing with a lot less confidence this year.

I’ve been a big Sanchez defender but I’m done with him. His decision making is actually getting worse, and I don’t see the big arm people seem to think he has. He’s not a leader either, because I’d he was, guys like Holmes would never get out of line. Jets are committed to him though, so I don’t see another option.

are no longer friends, I have given him the benefit of the doubt for 3 seasons but after his awful play today I no longer can sit back and say it was all Shottys fault, Sanchez just doesnt seem to be able to recognize coverages and will too often try and squezze a ball into a spot he has no business throwing to in the first place…I am not against the idea of possibly trading for Peyton Manning at this point, heck even if Manning only has 2 seasons left in the tank it would be worth it considering he basically is his own OC so we would be killing 2 birds with 1 stone in hindsight ( fire Shotty bench/trade Sanchez) …we also need some speed at the LB position, I like Bart but we need some young blood in there

Norv is one of the best playcallers in the game and he likes to use his WRs and then let all the other guys get involved afterwards. Tom moore should be the QB coach and let him work with mark who is absolutely SHELL SHOCKED. Bring back braylon, draft a pass rusher, find a RT, and a safety. CHANGES WILL BE MADE

While I believe the Jets will fire Schotty, I think they will wait. Out of respect to him, I think they’ll praise the hell out of him trying to sucker somebody into hiring him as their head coach, before pulling the plug when they see nobody’s interested.

Holmes had been “moping” through the course of the game, not listening to quarterback Mark Sanchez, according to players. One veteran player approached him before he was yanked by the coaches and told him to get off the field if he wasn’t going to help the team.

The third interception really tells the story of the season. You can complain about receivers getting separation. In the NFL, you seldom get somebody wide open. There are tight windows. Windows are open for inches for a short time. Good quarterbacks deliver accurate balls on time. Bad quarterbacks underthrow their receivers and turn them into interceptions as Sanchez did. There were plenty of throws Sanchez left on the field today.

He has become a very inaccurate QB. I think worse than last year.

according to one player, who asked to remain nameless, it wasn’t just this game.

“He quit,” the player said. “It’s happened for the past two to three weeks. It’s happened all season.”

TMZ.com is reporting that Santonio Holmes just fixed a problem with the IRS.

"Uncle Sam must have been THRILLED when Santonio Holmes signed his $50 million contract with the NY Jets back in July … ’cause it may have helped the NFL star FINALLY pay off a 6-figure tax debt," wrote TMZ.com, "TMZ has learned … the federal government had obtained a tax lien against the former Super Bowl hero back in March to the tune of $175,482.92 … after Holmes allegedly screwed the IRS out of income tax for 2009.

"But back in August — after he signed the mega-deal — Santonio paid off the debt … and is now even-Steven with the gov … this according to official docs filed in Florida."
Hat Tip – Harvey Levin

for showing heart ? and having a good season for himself, being fresh out of jail

If Rex and Tanny try to keep their friend schitty then we will have problems. Even if we take care of every other need.

Great initial success with a “Good Ol’ Boy” coach with player talent and leadership that was already there, and then the wheels come off the team chemistry, despite some remaining talent.

Rex, Tanny, and Schotty all deserve blame for this disaster.
We need a good off season with a lot of new faces to compete next year.

Pouha, Maybin, Wilkerson, Kerley, improved draft spot for me.

As long as NE doesnt win i could care less.

I feel like overachieving might have actually hurt the team.

I can’t say I’m sad this season is over. It was pretty horrific. I mean, we weren’t the Colts or anything, but… still.

I figure I’ll throw in my two cents since this is the thread to do it in:

I’ve been a supporter of Sanchez from the start of his first season. I was actually disgusted with the draft pick—the fact that we traded up just added insult to injury. However, he’s my team’s QB and I like to support that. I even got a jersey which, I guess, makes me REALLY want him to do well.

With that said, I really don’t know what we should do at QB. Our OC has to go, but I think that’s been the general fan opinion for years now. I’ve liked what I’ve seen at times but even three years in, I get nervous every time he drops back to pass. Basically, with his contract, I figure we’ll probably have him for another year. So… I dunno. I really want to see him in the hands of an OC who isn’t a moron but at the same time I think that the damage has been done.

I wonder how hard it would be to get Matt Flynn. I know some people are high on McElroy but… looking good in the preseason is meaningless. Maybe he is good enough. I dunno.

I hope we draft intelligently this offseason, get a new OC and let that person make the decisions about Sanchez. I also hope we avoid any big name free agents.

Schotty’s got to go though. If he doesn’t I don’t think I’ll be capable of even getting excited about next season.

With all the problems the Jets have to address this offseason, the biggest and most important is re-formatting their offense; starting with the replacement of Schotty. Look, Sanchez only hurt his case this last stretch of the season with his awful QB play. But I cant help but feel his poor body language and attitude stems from a frustration with Schotty and the play calling. For three years Ive been screaming from the couch for Schotty to start game planning around Sanchez’s strengths, like rolling him out of the pocket and getting him on the move, mixing up the formations and blocking schemes when the line is getting beat, and establishing a run game for some effective play action. Schotty has had more than enough time to prove his worth, and the results speak for them selves. He has never produced an effective QB, he has never learned how to adjust to opposing defense’s successfully, he has never had a freaking offense period. The only time Sanchez and that offense click is when the head set is off, there is only two minutes left and number 6 is out there trying to win instead run some BS dump off or slant pass. I mean the majority of Jets fans who have been watching this team since Schotty has been here can legitimately call almost an entire game for the offense, and its extremely obvious so can other teams defense. Before personnel issues are taken care of, the person guiding this offense has to be replaced with a capable coordinator. After that, getting some size and speed at WR and RB are crucial, as well as some veteran muscle and a tested skill set at LT and RT on the O-line. Most surprising of all is the defensive woe’s. I guess I’ve come accustomed to a stellar D the last few years with Rex as the head coach, so needless to say after this season Im schocked at the overall performance of the Jets defense. As we all know, safety Eric Smith is freakin awful, and that is a huge understatement. The once feared Rex Ryan blitz was dormant to say the least, and the run defense was flat out sorry. I was embarrassed for half the season, and am relieved its over. I hate to say it, but i was almost happy that we lost, because I want to see some heads roll this week. The house cleaners need to get in there quick, and I can’t wait. We have some serious weapons that need tuning this summer, along with some much needed upgrades. I can only pray the Jets GM makes up for the FA and Offseason blunders we witnessed this season.