New York Jets at the Tennessee Titans; doesn't exactly scream "Prime Time". However, in keeping with tradition, I take my dinner to the sofa to enjoy one of my favorite past times. But something happens this Monday night, unlike any other December Monday in my past. With 9 minutes on the clock in the 3rd quarter, a sudden panic comes over me when I lose track of the remote. Once I find that it had fallen between the cushions, a feeling of relief releases the tension from my shoulders. Instantly thankful for every one of the 126 channels provided by my cable company, it hit me what had just happened....
These Jets have become UNWATCHABLE! With a horror story for a quarterback situation, an illusion of an offensive coordinator, and a head coach too stubborn to admit he's made a mistake; this team has very little reason to feel hopeful. Could there be some silver lining somewhere?
Unfortunately, this is one of those situations where the only place left for them to go is up. And in order to get this franchise on that trend, is to "unplug" and "reboot". But we all know that simply "restarting" doesn't get rid of all the problems you have in your system. You have to "uninstall" in order to do it right. As much of a Rex Ryan fan as I am, he's got to go; and if there's room in the cab, throw Sparano in there with him!
Whatever test Tony Sparano had to take to get the title of "Offensive Genius", ought to have its certification revoked. The guy had a miracle season in Miami, where he turned a 1-win team in to an 11 win team. Ever since, this feat has proven to be an outlier. His offensive "genius" was tested this season in the pick-up of Tim Tebow, and between his lack of knowledge of how and when to use him; and Rex's protective, fatherly love for Sanchez, it has been a recipe for disaster.
Perhaps the best investment the Jets can make this off-season is the 8.25 million they should give to Mark Sanchez to play for somebody else. Sanchez's regression has been unlike anything we've seen in the NFL. When your "Franchise Quarterback" leads the league in turnovers and has a QBR of 25 (ranked 36 of 37 qualifying QB's); it doesn't say much for your franchise.
With the potential onslaught of coaches to become available on the market at the close of the regular season, the Jets could make a case to make a move for anyone of them. Lovie Smith, Norv Turner, Andy Reid, are just a small sample of coaches that could find themselves looking for employment. At this point, I've got to believe that any change, is good change in New York.
Thank you for reading.
I feel like you were reading my mind when you wrote this. I just do not understand what Rex is thinking when he puts Sanchez in each week. I think that you nailed it when you said that they should pay Sanches 8.25 million to play for another team. The best thing the Jets could do is get rid of Rex, Mark and Tony!!!! Well written.
ReplyDeleteI agree with you on everything except firing Rex. They should eat Sanchez's contract and Dump Tony, and then grab Michael Vick if he is available. Rex may be a bastard and in love with Sanchez, but he is a great coach and an even greater defensive coach. He has done great this year, if you really think about how bad the Jets are they have no talent on either side of the ball with Revis out this year, and they still almost manged to make the playoffs despite leading the league in turnovers..Rex deserves another shot. They grab Vick and he stays healthy they will make the playoffs next year ... :)
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