Just a quick programming note here as the Jets prepare to face the Eagles at Lincoln Financial Field.

Like many of you, I, too, am not in Philadelphia right now and will, like most of you, catch this game on the small screen.

No, don’t worry about me, our paper just doesn’t travel to road preseason games. If it makes you feel better, I already have my flights booked for the regular season so once the gun sounds officially, I’ll be there for every snap.

Not that I like missing any games but, if I am going to miss one Jets game this year, this would have been the one I picked. I know this is a crucial game for all those on-the-bubble players but since I don’t have any say in personnel…well, let’s just say it’s worth missing the game to spend the day with my kids.

Anyway, a couple of things I’ll look for tonight:

Darrelle Revis will probably see a few more snaps at left cornerback. I’m guessing he’ll look as good as he did five days ago against the Giants.

As I wrote for today’s paper, I find the choice between Brad Smith and Marques Tuiasosopo for the team’s third quarterback position and interesting one. I believe the Jets are going to go with Smith, meaning they’ll keep just two full-time QBs on the roster. If that’s the case, I would think Brett Ratliff will be signed to the practice squad if he doesn’t wind up elsewhere after the cut to 53.

Here’s what to look for out of Jacob Bender: How much resiliency does the kid have? He got beat bad by the Giants’ Justin Tuck but took it in a positive way, meaning he recognized it as a learning experience. Had Chad Pennington been hurt on that play, it could have ruined Bender if he blamed himself. But I think he’s got the right mental makeup to be a good NFL player.

Also, on the offensive line, take a look at Robert Turner. He’s kind of flown under the radar but he’s got some skills, too.

Expect Danny Ware and Alvin Banks to get most, if not all of the carries. With Thomas Jones resting until Week 1, I don’t think it makes any sense to play Leon Washington, either.

This marks the seventh straight year the Jets have ended their preseason schedule playing the Eagles. They’ve won the last five games.

This also marks the second straight preseason I’m advocating a reduction in the preseason schedule. Two games is plenty but the owners don’t want to lose the guaranteed gate they get by making the fans purchase preseason tickets along with their regular-season packages.

Please feel free to post any comments or thoughts on the game and we can have a nice little discussion about what we watched on TV.

Enjoy.