Jets Handle Business Against Jaguars

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Jets vs. Jaguars Post Game Recap 12/9

The New York Jets were able to pickup their second straight win over a bad team by beating the Jacksonville Jaguars 17-10. The win moves the Jets to (6-7), and with the Steelers and Bengals losing the Jets playoff hopes are still alive.

All the talk heading into this weeks game was about the Jets quarterback situation, and the decision of Rex Ryan to stick with Mark Sanchez who was benched the week before for Greg McElroy. Sanchez wasn’t asked to do a whole lot in this game, as he was only 12 for 19 with 111 yards passing. Sanchez didn’t throw any interceptions against the bad Jaguars defense, but did lose a fumble in Jacksonville territory.

Tim Tebow was in uniform in the state where he became a legend, but despite talk that he may get some playing time in Jacksonville to win the crowd over many who were there just to see Tebow he didn’t get to play a single snap. Notably last weeks hero Greg McElroy who some thought may get a chance to start was instead holding a clipboard and inactive.

The key the Jets scoring on offense was the great play of their offensive line and running backs, as the ground and pound attack was in full force against the Jaguars. The Jets ran the ball 42 times for 166 yards, as Shonn Greene had 20 carries for 77 yards and a touchdown, and Bilal Powell also ran it well getting 78 yards on 19 carries with a touchdown as well.

The lack of weapons for Sanchez was quite apparent, as their was no Santonio Holmes who is out for the season, Dustin Keller didn’t play, and Stephen Hill hurt his knee in the game slipping on the wet grass which didn’t look good for the rookie.

For the second straight week the Jets defense did what should be expected against a poor offense which allowed Sanchez to just manage the game, and hand the ball off to his running backs. The Jets were able to hold the Jaguars offense which is maybe more banged up than the Jets offense to 291 yards. The biggest play from the Jets defense came while Jacksonville was threatening in the redzone, but a delayed blitz by Garrett McIntyre hit Chad Henne’s arm leading to an interception by Bart Scott. The Jets were able to bother Henne all game sacking him three times, as Mo Wilkerson, David Harris, and Quinton Coples all got to Henne. The third down defense was also great for the second straight week holding the Jaguars to only two conversions on 16 attempts.

The Jets will look to reach the .500 mark and redeem themselves on national television on Monday night against Chris Johnson and the Tennessee Titans.

Week 11 New York Jets Team Grades

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Sunday November 18th

Final Score: New York Jets 27 St Louis Rams 13

Jets Team Grades

The New York Jets were able to snap their three game skid with a win against the Rams in St Louis by a score of 27-13, and with the win keep their slim chance for making the playoffs still a possibility.

Passing Offense Grade: B+

Mark Sanchez played much better this week compared to weeks past, as he showed once again that when just asked to manage the game he can be good, and with the win will keep the calls for Tebow at bay for now. Sanchez finished the game throwing for 178 yards on 15 for 20 completions with a touchdown pass to Chaz Schilens, and most importantly for the Jets and Sanchez was that he didn’t turn the ball over.

Rushing Offense Grade: B

The Jets had the ground and pound working against the Rams, as even thought they averaged under four yards per carry as a team they were able to control the game on the ground. There will definitely be some talk of a running back controversy after this game, as Bilal Powell had a much better day than Shonn Greene. Powell had 42 yards on 11 carries, and his first two touchdowns of his career compared to Shonn Greene who has been a disappointment this year, as Greene only ran it for 64 yards on 18 carries.

Passing Defense Grade: A

The Jets pass defense did a great job stopping the former number one overall pick in Sam Bradford holding him to a sub-par day throwing the football. Bradford only had 170 yards while completing 23 of his 44 passes, and was intercepted by Jets safety Eric Smith. Muhammad Wilkerson also had an impact on the game for the second straight week with a big play this time being a strip sack which led to a touchdown drive for the offense.

Rushing Defense Grade: D

The Jets were never able to stop the Rams on the ground, as ran it for 5.7 yards per carry as a team lead by running back Steven Jackson. Jackson had a really good day on the ground against the Jets running it 13 times for 81 yards which is a ridiculous 6.2 yards per carry. The Jets lucked out that they had a lead forcing the Rams to throw the ball otherwise they may have had a serious problem in this game with the way the Rams were able to run it.

Special Teams Grade: C-

The Jets special teams was better this week compared to the horrendous play from a usually good unit, but still not where the Jets need them to be. The big problems on special teams this week was a 26-yard field goal which was blocked, and a failed fake punt with Tebow. There was some good on special teams by Nick Folk who did his two 50+ yard field goals.

Coaching Grade: A

Rex Ryan was complemented by Rams coach Jeff Fisher for doing a good job preparing his team to play this week despite all of the Tebow chatter, and locker room issues so if the opposing coach says he did a good job the coaching grade has to be good. Sparano also did a good job not asking to much from Sanchez only having him throw the ball 20 times, and just managing the game something he does far better than when asked to throw it 40-50 times.

Jets Snap Losing Streak Against Rams

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Jets vs. Rams Post Game Recap 11/18

The New York Jets were able to bounce back from three straight losses to beat the St Louis Rams on the road, as the Jets looked like a completely different team from last week in the 27-13 win.

Mark Sanchez with his job figured to be in serious jeopardy with his poor play of late and Tim Tebow as his back up was able to come thru with one of his better games of the season to probably hold off the quarterback controversy for a little while at least. Sanchez finished the game against the Rams going 15 for 20 for 178 yards with a touchdown pass, and most importantly no turnovers. Tim Tebow was almost no where to be found in this game only getting a few plays which lead to negative yards, as with the newspaper reports of the team being against Tebow, and a lack of playing time its surely had to be a tough week for Tebow.

If the quarterback controversy is over for now the running back one is heating up between Bilal Powell, and the struggling starter Shonn Greene. Greene didn’t run it that good only getting 64 yards on 18 carries, as Bilal Powell had 42 yards on 11 carries, and scored the first two rushing touchdowns of his career.

The receiving core for the Jets was lead by surprisingly good game from Chaz Schilens. Schilens lead the Jets in catches and yards, as he four catches for 48 yards, and caught his second touchdown pass of the season. For the Jets despite not throwing it that many times nine different receivers had at least one catch.

The Jets defense after a bad first drive played very good against the poor offense of the Rams, and last year’s offensive coordinator Brian Schottenheimer. The Jets defense was able to force three turnovers, and once again Mo Wilkerson had the biggest play on the defensive side of the ball on a strip sack, as it seems that Wilkerson is coming into his own as a good lineman. The Jets did a good job of stopping the former number one pick Sam Bradford holding him to 170 yards on 23 for 44 passing. They did however struggle against the run, as Steven Jackson 81 yards on 13 carries, and as a team the Rams averaged over five yards per carry.

The special teams for the Jets once again didn’t play good, but at least they didn’t turn it over this week. The bad things on the Jets special teams was a attempted Tebow fake punt which he flipped it to Lex Hilliard for a loss of yards, and a Nick Folk attempted field goal was also blocked. Folk did however hit two 50 plus yard field goals at the end of the first and second quarters.

The Jets won’t have much time to enjoy this win, as they will be playing the Patriots on a short week in the primetime game on Thanksgiving. Some good news for the Jets for the game against the Patriots is that they will be without star tight end Rob Gronkowski who broke his forearm in the Patriots blowout win over the Colts.

Jets Release Aaron Maybin

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In the midst of a three game losing streak and with their season seemingly all but over, the New York Jets made a semi-major move releasing linebacker Aaron Maybin.

Maybin, who was coming off a good 2011 season, was arguably the Jets best pass rusher coming into this season but his lack of production was rather eye popping; Maybin wasn’t able to record a sack in the first eight games of the season, and was inactive in the loss to the Seattle Seahawks on Sunday.

The biggest thing Aaron Maybin did in 2012 for the Jets was call out Dolphins' running back Reggie Bush saying that the Jets were going to knock him out. This led to some trash talking from Dolphins' center Mike Pouncey, who called out Maybin about his lack of playing time; Pouncey was right as Maybin only got five snaps on defense.

The release of Maybin will give the Jets the roster spot they need to sign former Chicago Bears running back Kahlil Bell, who will play Sunday against the Rams due to injuries to both Jets' backup running backs Bilal Powell, who has a concussion, and Joe McKnight with a high ankle sprain.

This is now the second time that Aaron Maybin has been cut, as the former 11^th overall pick in the 2009 draft NFL's future is certainly going to be in question.