Halftime: Jets 0, Bills 0
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- September
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Well, as expected, that was quick. At this rate, the game could be over by 3:30, or about the same time the Mets’ season will end.
What was not expected was the wide-open nature of the Bills’ offense. Instead of mega-doses of running back Marshawn Lynch, the Bills are allowing rookie quarterback Trent Edwards the freedom to throw the ball. Lee Evans has already had the best game of his season. (And I see my buddy Steve, who has been crying about Evans bad fantasy season, did not play him today). Edwards has not been 100 percent accurate with his throws, a few too high and that one that Andre Dyson intercepted in the end zone on the 38-yard route to Evans underthrown so it hung up.
The real excitement occurred after the two-minute warning with Dyson’s interception and Chad Pennington’s excellent two-minute drill which included a fake spike (take that, Dan Marino) on a pass to Laveranues Coles that set up Mike Nugent’s 38-yard field goal try with 1 second remaining. That boot, of course, hit the right upright fairly solidly.
The Jets offense needs to play the entire second half with that urgency. I haven’t felt much of that out of the Jets today.
Again, the Jets defense has not been that solid. However, the Jets do have two sacks and two turnovers, both sacks the result of Edwards hanging onto the ball just a touch too long.
Bills coach Dick Jauron spread a little disinformation this week by telling the New York media he would have to downsize his playbook this week for Edwards and that the rookie would be nervous in his first NFL start.
If anything, the Bills a showing more confidence in Edwards than the conservative approach they took with J.P. Losman. Edwards looks anything but nervous.
Which is what the Jets should be right now.
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Jane McManus 
Losman is gonna lose his job and we are in deep crap. Living in Bills country gets exceptionally miserable at times like this. I hope for a turnaround, but God knows I’ve watched this happen too many times against the Bills. C’mon Jets…
This is, without a doubt the worst defense in the NFL. I go back to Al Dorrow to Art Powell days. This is the most disappointed I have ever been with a JET team. The J*E*T*S S*T*I*N*K. I think I may have watched my last game this year. Unless changes are made, I’m done
Argh…it’s gonna be a long year, methinks. I saw some positives out of the Jets, today, but not enough for me to think it will get a whole hell of a lot better. We remain a work in progress. Bye bye Losman…that new qb looks like the real deal for them.
Was it just me, or didn’t Pennington get hit in the head on a first-half sack? I mean, the first contact seemed to be a hand to his head. I recall the Jets getting flagged several times last year for that and less. No flag today. Wouldn’t have changed anything anyway, I guess. It seems the team-
on both offense and defense-is just not aggressive enough, including the coaches’ calls. What else is the big difference between last year’s team and this year’s, besides the schedule?Hey Alex, I thought the same thing when I saw it, but I guess we couldn’t expect to get that call from a young ref on the road. Penalties burned the Jets.
David,
Check out the photo on Andrew’s lead newspaper story today. It shows Pennington’s head turned awkwardly sideways with a big mitt on his facemask. You’re right about the rookie ref.