Just End the Season
Base10 has never been one to give up the game so soon into the season, but the Jets completely lackluster performance in yesterday's 31-38 loss to Cincy has driven me to deep depression as I ponder the future of my team. It was a game that the team desperately needed to win in order to have the slightest chance of being in playoff contention come December. That's not going to happen. They are 1-6 and this year will be marked by organizational failure.

What happened? It's easy to blame Chad Pennington. After all, he can't seem to throw anything over 5 yards and seems especially susceptible to interceptions at crucial points in the game (yesterday's late fourth quarter pick is only the latest example). Truth be told, though, the defense looked pretty ugly giving RB Kenny Watson a career high and in fairness to Chad, one of his receivers dropped a pass that hit him in the helmet. The Jets were so bad they didn't even need an opponent.

Where do we go from here? I tend to think that Chad did just enough to keep the starting job for a little while longer. Mangini has made it clear that he doesn't want to bench him right now. All well and good, but the coach also has to realize that he has to adapt to new circumstances. First, as much as it pains me to say this, Chad is not going to take this team to the Superbowl so the rest of this season is better spent finding out if Kellen Clemens is that man. Second, face it, your deployment of the 3-4 is gobsmackingly awful.

That being said, Base10 is looking forward to March Madness already.

In other sports news, the Sox got a stunning victory over the Tribe last night, defeating them 11-2. Boston goes on to play the Rockies on Wednesday.

Labels: football, Jets, sports

- posted by Base10 @ 7:13 PM