Dolphins at Jets Monday Night Game Preview

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I feel some more pain coming in the form of a prime time embarrassment. Granted, I'm wrong more often than I am right, but I have a feeling things are going to get worse before they get better. The head coach is a canned man walking and he has seemingly checked out. Neither QB the team has started can consistently lead the Jets to victory. The Jets have a top rushing offense in a passing league. The donut shop down the street appears to be closed. Everything is horrible.

Here's a goat playing with some puppies.

Where Each Team Is

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Patriots vs Jets coverage

Sister Site: Pats Pulpit

Location: MetLife Stadium, East Rutherford, NJ.

Field: Open air, artificial turf.

Coverage: ESPN

Weather: Partly sunny with a high in the mid-50's.

Record: Jets lead the all-time 50-46-1.

What happened last time? The Jets made tuna out of the Dolphins, 20-7 on December 29th, 2013.

Who is favored? Dolphins by 4 on the opening line.

Injuries

Jets

Name	Position	Injury	Practice Status	Game Status
Chris Ivory	RB	Shoulder	Full Participation in Practice	Probable
Eric Decker	WR	Toe	Full Participation in Practice	Probable
Oday Aboushi	T	Shoulder	Full Participation in Practice	Probable
Jace Amaro	TE	Concussion	Did Not Participate In Practice	Out
Jaiquawn Jarrett	S	Calf	Full Participation in Practice	Probable
Chris Johnson	RB	Knee	Full Participation in Practice	Probable
Nick Mangold	C	Shoulder	Full Participation in Practice	Probable
Leger Douzable	DE	Ankle	Full Participation in Practice	Probable
Willie Colon	G	Knee	Full Participation in Practice	Probable
David Harris	LB	Shoulder	Full Participation in Practice	Probable
Muhammad Wilkerson	DE	Toe	Did Not Participate In Practice	Out
Sheldon Richardson	DT	Back	Full Participation in Practice	Probable
Antwan Barnes	LB	Knee	Full Participation in Practice	Probable
John Conner	RB	Groin	Full Participation in Practice	Probable
Michael Vick	QB	right Wrist	Full Participation in Practice	Probable
Bilal Powell	RB	Illness	Full Participation in Practice	Probable

Patriots

Name	Position	Injury	Practice Status	Game Status
Charles Clay	TE	Hamstring	Did Not Participate In Practice	Doubtful
Rishard Matthews	WR	Groin	Full Participation in Practice	Probable
Jared Odrick	DT	--	Full Participation in Practice	--
Mike Wallace	WR	Chest	Limited Participation in Practice	Probable
Daryn Colledge	G	Back	Limited Participation in Practice	Probable
Nate Garner	T	Illness	Did Not Participate In Practice	Doubtful
Koa Misi	LB	--	Full Participation in Practice	--
Jonathan Freeny	LB	Hamstring	Out (Definitely Will Not Play)	Out
Samson Satele	C	Foot	Full Participation in Practice	Probable
Jimmy Wilson	S	--	Full Participation in Practice	--
Lamar Miller	RB	Knee	Full Participation in Practice	Probable
Ryan Tannehill	QB	--	Full Participation in Practice	--
Cortland Finnegan	CB	Ankle	Did Not Participate In Practice	Doubtful
Lowell Rose	CB	--	Full Participation in Practice	--
Jamar Taylor	CB	Shoulder	Out (Definitely Will Not Play)	Out
Jarvis Landry	WR	--	Full Participation in Practice	--
Ja'Wuan James	T	Neck	Limited Participation in Practice	Questionable

Rankings

Jets: On offense the Jets are 30th in points scored, 29th in overall yards on average, 32nd in passing yards and 4th in rushing yards. The Jets are an excellent running offense, but their scoring and passing is so incredibly poor, at the bottom of the league, that it really makes no difference how good the running game is.

On defense the Jets are 28th in points allowed, 7th in overall yards allowed, 12th in passing defense, and 3rd in rushing defense. The Jets are an above-average defensive unit in every measure except points allowed believe it or not, but where they are bad they are really bad. Rex Ryan needs to move on and has many faults as a head coach, but he coached these guys up. 12th overall pass defense is impressive with the roster he was handed. That's my story and I'm sticking to it.

Patriots: On offense the Dolphins are 9th in points scored, 17th in overall yards, 22nd in passing yards; and 9th in rushing yards. The Dolphins aren't exactly a potent offense but they have managed to be an effective if somewhat mediocre blend of run and pass.

On defense the Dolphins 6th in points allowed, 5th in overall yards allowed, 4th against the pass, and 10th against the run. This matchup does not bode well for the Jets offense, no matter whether Geno Smith or Michael Vick is leading the charge.

AP Pro Ranking has the Jets at 30th overall, and the Dolphins are ranked 15th.

Attacking the Patriots

Yeah, good luck with that. Maybe Eric Decker or Percy Harvin will make a few impact plays. Jeremy Kerley could wake up from his hibernation, you never know.

I randomly and without authority declare today to be Nick Mangold day. You celebrate this holiday by leaving loved ones a giant turkey leg smothered in gravy in stockings at the foot of their bed and telling them a lumberjack visited them while they slumbered.

Patriots to Watch

I hear Flipper is a pretty cool dude.

Lamar Miller, Jarvis Landry, Mike Wallace, and Charles Clay have quietly built up a decent if somewhat erratic offense behind Ryan Tannehill. Landry is also a special teams threat on returns. Cameron Wake is an absolute beast with 8.5 sacks and 3 forced fumbles. Brent Grimes has a whopping 5 interceptions for 80 yards and a touchdown.

Bottom Line

Winning would mean the Jets pick lower in the NFL draft and makes them that much more likely to retain John Idzik as the general manager. While this does not fit the agenda of many Jets fans, I'll never be able to root against my team. Expect the worst, hope for the best. The best in this case being playing spoiler to the damned Miami freaking Dolphins.

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