I've lived through buttfumbles, fake spikes, Vinny's achilles, and Doug Brien, so it really shouldn't surprise me that the Jets found another embarrassing way to lose a football game. Quite frankly, as a 27-year old Jet fan, I should come to expect it. Why would the football Gods ever give the Jets a pass? We're the Charlie Brown of the NFL, every-time we're about to kick the football, Lucy pulls it from right under us.
For those of you living under a rock, and don't know what I'm referring to, trailing the Packers 31-24 at Lambeau Field on Sunday, they faced a 4th and 4 from the Packers 37, when Geno Smith threw a game-tying touchdown to Jeremy Kerley. For about 5 seconds or so Jets Nation was on top of the world, until we got kicked back down to where we belong. Apparently, Marty Mornhinweg didn't think Smith knew where the running back should be on the play, so he started running down the sideline asking Rex to call our last timeout. Rex didn't hear him because he had the defensive channel on his headset (big shock there) so Sheldon Richardson called for a timeout. The ref, with his back to the sideline, thought Rex asked for time, and stopped the play before it started. Touchdown off the board. Jets go to 1-1.
Yes, it shouldn't have come to that play. Gang Green was up 21-3 with 10 minutes to go in the second quarter. Maybe things would have been different if the Packers didn't go 97 yards in the blink of an eye after another backbreaking interception from Geno Smith right before halftime, resulting in a 10 point swing in the game. Maybe if our best defensive player, Mohammed Wilkerson didn't start throwing punches like he was Floyd Mayweather, resulting in his ejection, the game would be different. Maybe Dee Milliner wasn't ready to come back when Jordy Nelson torched him for an 80-yard touchdown after Nick Folk tied the game back up at 24-24.
But what us Jets fans will always remember from this trip to Cheese Head Nation will be the touchdown that was called back because of Marty's timeout. After having a couple days to stew over this loss, I can tell you that the Jets are a decent football team, much better than our co-tenants at JetsLife Stadium. Hell, I'm sticking with my prediction that we can still be a playoff team. This is just another kick in the balls from a team that has been kicking their fans in the balls since Namath in 69.
What's Next
Matt Forte and the 1-1 Chicago Bears come to Jersey for a date on Monday night, after their comeback win Sunday night against the 49ers. Alshon Jeffery and Brandon Marshall will cause matchup problems for the Jets inexperienced secondary. The Bears offensive line is shaky, and Cutler has been known to turn the ball over when faced with a heavy blitz. Chicago is stout on the defensive side of the ball, and will take advantage of any mistakes Geno Smith makes. This is going to be a tough game, but one the Jets should win.
The Haves and the Have Nots
I know it's still very early, however only 12 percent of teams starting off 0-2 have made the playoffs, while 63 percent of 2-0 make it to the dance. There are seven 2-0 teams and seven 0-2 teams, leaving the other 18 teams at 1-1 (you like that math?).
If you told me before the season that Denver, Cincinnati, and Philadelphia start 2-0, I would've believed you, but the Bills, Panthers, Cardinals, and Texans are 2-0, FUGHEDABOUIT!
On the other side of the spectrum, the Giants, Raiders, Bucs and Jaguars all look like 0-2 teams. The Wild Card winning Chiefs of last season are in a deep hole, losing Jamaal Charles and Eric Berry this week, brings their grand total up to 7 starters who are out with injuries. The Colts are happy to see the Jags this week, dropping their first two games to probable playoff teams (Broncos and Eagles). That leads us to the most surprising 0-2 team, the Saints. New Orleans lost their first two games in excruciating fashion to the Falcons and Browns, who both hit "walk-off" field goals.
Fantasy Epidemic
I don't think I want to play fantasy football anymore. Between arrests, injuries, sex change operations, and pets heads falling off, if you're like me your scouring the waiver wires before some douche in your league steals your injured players backup. RG3, Adrian Peterson, Ray Rice, Jamaal Charles, Knowshown Moreno, Mark Ingram, AJ Green, Eric Decker, and DeSean Jackson are just some of the big names who are likely miss time from your fantasy team, and it's only week 2 . I think a lot of people are going to run to those one-day fantasy sites more and more this season as more guys go down.
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