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      That’s the best you got coming off your bye, Jets?

      October 31, 2010 /
      EAST RUTHERFORD, NJ - SEPTEMBER 19: Rex Ryan, Head Coach of the New York Jets looks on against the New England Patriots on September 19, 2010 at the New Meadowlands Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey. (Photo by Al Bello/Getty Images)

      Even for as banged up as they are, the Green Bay Packers are a damn fine football team. I picked them to win the Super Bowl this year, so this post is in no way intended to downplay their 9-0 victory on Sunday.

      But seriously, that’s the best you got, Jets? That’s the best you could do coming off your bye, Rex Ryan?

      The Jets outgained the Packers 360 to 237 in total yards, outgained them on the ground (119 to 81) and outgained them through the air (241 to 156). But what the game essentially came down to was one horrendous decision by Ryan to fake a punt on a 4th-and-18 on his own 20-yard line, and three New York turnovers.

      I know the Jets only came up a yard short on Sean Weatherford’s fake punt run, but why go for it there? It was so early in the first quarter and the game had no tempo. Punt the ball, play good defense and win the field position game. Don’t take a huge gamble like that and give the Packers the first points in the game.

      The Packers only turned one of Mark Sanchez’s two interceptions into points, but coupled with Ryan’s fake punt debacle, the Packers led 6-0 early in the fourth. And because the Jets’ offense couldn’t sustain drives, Crosby’s final field goal with roughly two minutes remaining put the game away.

      How could the Jets not muster 10 measly points at home against the most injury-plagued team in the NFL? Again, the Jets were coming off their bye – there’s simply no excuse for them not to score a single point when they had two weeks to prepare for Green Bay. None.

      As for the Packers, this was a huge win for their moral. They certainly didn’t dominate New York and they have some serious problems on offense, but they didn’t turn the ball over and they allowed the Jets to beat themselves. For as many injuries as the Packers are dealing with, the end result is the only thing that matters right now and the end result was victory on Sunday.

      External Sports, NFL

      Broncos lose to Jets on horse crap interference call

      October 17, 2010 /
      New York Jets quarterback Mark Sanchez prepares to throw against the Denver Broncos in the first quarter of their NFL football game in Denver October 17, 2010. REUTERS/Rick Wilking (UNITED STATES - Tags: SPORT FOOTBALL)

      With the Jets facing a 4th-and-6 from Denver’s 48-yard line with just over a minute to play, the Broncos had to have felt confident that they were going to earn a huge win over one of the top teams in the AFC.

      The Broncos held a 20-17 lead and Jets’ QB Mark Sanchez had just thrown two straight incomplete passes to bring up a fourth down. When he began to scramble on that crucial fourth down, he heaved a desperation pass to receiver Santonio Holmes, who was being covered by Renaldo Hill deep inside Denver territory. The pass fell short, but the ref standing on the sidelines immediately threw his flag to indicate pass interference on Hill.

      The ref may have been in perfect position to make a call, but that doesn’t mean he made the right one. Hill did have a hand on Holmes and at one point he even had his hand on the receiver’s facemask, but to say that he interfered with Holmes’ ability to make the catch is a reach. Should it have been a 15-yard facemask? Sure. But not interference. Both the receiver and corner have a right to the ball and when it was underthrown, Hill was just trying to get in position to knock the ball down while keeping a hand on Holmes at the same time. But he didn’t shove Holmes, he didn’t impede his progress and it wasn’t a situation where he wasn’t looking back at the ball. It was a crap call, plain and simple.

      The result of the penalty brought the ball down to the 2-yard line and allowed the Jets to score on a LaDainian Tomlinson 2-yard run one play later. Despite a late drive by the Broncos, New York recovered a fumble at midfield to put the game away.

      Bad calls happen every week in the NFL, but it’s always a shame when they affect the outcome of a game.

      External Sports, NFL

      Mark Sanchez makes strides for second week in a row

      September 27, 2010 /
      EAST RUTHERFORD, NJ - SEPTEMBER 19: Mark Sanchez of the New York Jets huddles with his team before a game against the New England Patriots at the New Meadowlands Stadium on September 19, 2010 in East Rutherford, New Jersey. (Photo by Andrew Burton/Getty Images)

      Sometimes Mark Sanchez does things that make you want to claw your face off with a cheese grader. He’ll lock onto one receiver, he’ll telegraph a pass to a defender, or sometimes he’ll just lob a pass to Kendall Langford, who was so stunned by the throw that all he could do was drop it.

      But the Mark Sanchez that has lined up under center for the Jets the last two weeks makes you realize what the front office saw in him when they took him with the fifth overall pick in the 2009 draft.

      Outside of the brain-fart to Langford late in the fourth quarter, Sanchez was outstanding last night. He completed 15 of his 28 pass attempts for 256 yards and three touchdowns in the Jets’ 31-23 win over the Dolphins and more importantly, he didn’t turn the ball over for the third consecutive week. He only completed 54% of his passes, but his average yard-per-completion was 9.1 and he actually threw the ball vertically, which was something that had been absent from his game in a Week 1 loss to the Ravens.

      Sanchez also seems to be developing a great relationship with tight end Dustin Keller, who caught six passes last night for 98 yards and two touchdowns. The tight end can often be a quarterback’s best friend and considering Keller is more of a receiver in a tight end’s body, it helps that Sanchez can use him to work the seams of a defense.

      This is the second week in a row that Sanchez has been impressive and to do it against a solid Miami defense last night will go a long way for his confidence. Things could always start unraveling again, but for now Sanchez is finally starting to come into his own.

      External Sports, NFL

      Phil Simms returns to chat with The Scores Report

      September 23, 2010 /
      Feb 3, 2010; For Lauderdale, FL, USA; Phil Simms emcees the FedEx Ground & Air NFL Players of the Year press conference at the Fort Lauderdale/Broward County Convention Center.

      Obviously we’re doing something right here at The Scores Report if a Super Bowl MVP quarterback is willing to chat with us two years in a row.

      Over the past four years, Giants’ legend Phil Simms has worked with FedEX to promote their “Air & Ground NFL Players of the Week.”

      What is it? Every week during the NFL season six finalists are chosen for the FedEx Air & Ground NFL Players of the Week award. Three are nominated as the FedEx air player (so quarterbacks, obviously) and three are nominated as the FedEx ground player (so punters, obviously) online at NFL.com. At the end of the season, fans nominate three finalists for each category and then two players (one air and one ground) are chosen as the FedEx Air & Ground Players of the Year. Last season, two worthy receipts in Drew Brees and Chris Johnson won the awards.

      Why is it important? The winners of the awards will each receive a $2,000 donation in their name to a local Safe Kids coalition in the player’s areas. Over the years, FedEx has donated over $13 million to this program, which educates people on pedestrian safety – especially around schools and playgrounds.

      Over the past two years, we’ve been fortunate enough to chat with Phil about his involvement in the program and what it means to him. He’s also been gracious enough to talk football with us and this year we got to pick his brain about whether or not Mark Sanchez is the Jets’ Achilles heel, what quarterback (Peyton Manning, Drew Brees, Tom Brady or Aaron Rodgers) he would select if he were starting a franchise tomorrow, and what his take is on the Brandon Jacobs situation in New York.

      The video interview is below and to check out our first interview with Phil last year, click here.

      External Sports, Interviews, NFL, Video

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