Today I couldn't decide who to give photo props to. There were so many worthy contenders. So I picked two: Wes Welker for an impressive 15 catch game and setting a career high in receiving yards in a game (and for the cool stiff arm pictured), and Leigh Bodden with a stellar 3 picks on the rookie QB (pictured taking this one to the house). The defense was relentless on the young Sanchez forcing 5 turnovers and making him look like the rookie he is. The emotion of a new coach and a promising star is long gone and things are back to normal, with the Jets looking 3 games up at the Pats. However, Thomas Jones still churned out a hundred yard game even though it was all for naught. The offense was also impressive. Maroney stepped it up when we needed to wind down the clock, something he couldn't do a week ago. Brady was, well...Brady. The major point of concern I saw was quite a bit of QB pressure in the second half.
Everyone knows if Brady's jersey stays clean then the Pats are gonna clean up. Chances of doing that would be greatly improved with a respectable run game, which will hopefully get a boost in Sammy Morris' return in the near future. All in all, the defense did their job making an average offense look bad. The biggest test of this young secondary will be against Drew Brees and his high powered offense next Monday night. We've all seen our offense can score enough points to keep up, but can our defense keep us ahead when it counts. That's the lingering question that makes the difference between a bye and wildcard weekend.
Today I couldn't decide who to give photo props to. There were so many worthy contenders. So I picked two: Wes Welker for an impressive 15 catch game and setting a career high in receiving yards in a game (and for the cool stiff arm pictured), and Leigh Bodden with a stellar 3 picks on the rookie QB (pictured taking this one to the house). The defense was relentless on the young Sanchez forcing 5 turnovers and making him look like the rookie he is. The emotion of a new coach and a promising star is long gone and things are back to normal, with the Jets looking 3 games up at the Pats. However, Thomas Jones still churned out a hundred yard game even though it was all for naught. The offense was also impressive. Maroney stepped it up when we needed to wind down the clock, something he couldn't do a week ago. Brady was, well...Brady. The major point of concern I saw was quite a bit of QB pressure in the second half. 
Everyone knows if Brady's jersey stays clean then the Pats are gonna clean up. Chances of doing that would be greatly improved with a respectable run game, which will hopefully get a boost in Sammy Morris' return in the near future. All in all, the defense did their job making an average offense look bad. The biggest test of this young secondary will be against Drew Brees and his high powered offense next Monday night. We've all seen our offense can score enough points to keep up, but can our defense keep us ahead when it counts. That's the lingering question that makes the difference between a bye and wildcard weekend.
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