According to the team sites, Hampton is 8 pounds heavier than DRob. so unless you have personally weighed these guys, I stick to my point.
we have only played big ben once in his career...and that was the playoff game...we played them in 2003, but that was when tommy maddox was at QB
we played them in 2004 in the regular season and the playoffs. regular season: we lost 17 - 6 -Roethlisberger: something like 9 for 19 for 144 yards, no tds, 2 ints playoffs: we lost 20 - 17 OT -Roethlisberger: 1 TD (shovel pass to Hines Ward), 2 ints (one returned for a touchdown and the other was a horrible pass that set up missed field goal, part 2) We have played Big Ben twice and have flat out dominated him. But that was 3 seasons ago and Donnie's defense back then was far more effective than Sutton's defense is now. Plus, Roethlisberger has been play very well this year (better than '04, his rookie year) and he has a Parker-Davenport running game.
Three and out: Jets not a good 4th-quarter team BY RICH CIMINI DAILY NEWS SPORTS WRITER Friday, November 16th 2007, 4:00 AM The Jets are a terrible fourth-quarter team. They know it and their opponents know it. After beating them two weeks ago, the Redskins' Clinton Portis all but mocked the Jets, saying that for the first time in his career he actually "felt good" about his team's chances even when it trailed by 14 points. That stinging remark still resonates in the Jets' locker room. The truth hurts. "The fourth quarter is something that, as a team, we haven't come to grips with yet," fullback Darian Barnes said yesterday. Putting their own twist on the old Andy Warhol line, the Jets (1-8) routinely turn the fourth quarter into their 15 minutes of infamy. They've been outscored 91-38, the second-largest deficit in the NFL. They're on pace to become the worst fourth-quarter team in franchise history, which says a lot. During the bye week, Eric Mangini analyzed the problem, trying to figure out a solution. He studied everything from conditioning to scheme to deployment of personnel. He hinted that he may give certain starters more rest earlier in the game, keeping them fresh for the fourth quarter. "You look at playing time, how you're using the 45 guys on the roster," said Mangini, who can start to apply his post-bye formula on Sunday against the Steelers (7-2) at the Meadowlands. "Are you bringing guys to the game that are contributing meaningful plays to allow the starters a chance to be consistent over the course of the four quarters?" So maybe Mangini will tweak his rotations. Maybe he'll try to run the ball more often in the fourth quarter, reducing the chance of turnovers. The Jets have a minus-8 turnover margin in the final quarter, including five interceptions by deposed starter Chad Pennington. That could mean more work for Thomas Jones, who has only 31 carries for 101 yards in the fateful fourth. Because of the turnovers and defensive breakdowns and questionable play calling and general ineptitude, the Jets have blown three fourth-quarter leads in the last five games, and they're 1-5 in games decided by seven or fewer points. The question is, why do they turn to mush in crunch time? Kerry Rhodes, pondering the thought, shrugged his shoulders. "I have no idea," the veteran safety said. "You can look at it a lot of different ways. You could say we're tired, mentally tired and physically tired. You could say we're just getting outplayed. You could say anything. It's tough to put a finger on it." Barnes said the Jets must learn to "match our intensity in each quarter and not get into a lull, which is what happens to us. Collectively, not everybody is all there when we all need to be." Fatigue could be an issue. Mangini is known for his physically demanding practices, which could cause tired legs on Sunday. Privately, some players believe that is a factor. Mangini doesn't subscribe to that theory, which isn't a surprise. "I feel pretty comfortable with the conditioning," he said. "We do quite a bit of work, and the players spend time in between periods where they will run on their own." They adhered to the same practice schedule last season and finished 10-6. But, contrary to popular belief, the Jets weren't a good fourth-quarter team. They were outscored 116-88, although they went 5-3 in games decided by a touchdown or less. At their current pace, the Jets would eclipse the fourth-quarter futility of their infamous ancestors from 1996. That year, the fourth-quarter deficit was 77 points. They finished 1-15, the kind of history you don't want to remember.
I love snow games. Regardless, this could be a very tight game. As a steelers fan I'm excited with ben's performance so far this year. Steelers 17 Jets 14
My Boys and I went to the stadium on a tour today....Got to go in to the Jets locker room....pretty cool Jets win tomorrow, 28 24
...only if the Flight Crew strips naked and bends over. While the Steelers' D is distracted, Leon Washington turns the corner and races to the end zone for a TD. It could work...for one play. Barring that, I fear it is the Jets who will be doing the bending over and Pittsburgh having their way with them. Have the Jets given any reason for optomism on Sunday? They are out-gunned at every level. Ugly, ugly, ugly.
geez..... wasn't it 2003 when the jets beat the steelers in the snow...... right in the middle of the edwards-bradway show....... and if you slipped into a coma that night and woke up this morning and you were told that ONE of those teams had won a super bowl 2 years later..... shame on you if you thought the jets.... go back in your coma jil
Clemens steps up tomorrow.... 300 + yards.....(provided the OC, implements the game plan from minnesota last year)
Sheesh. You guys have GREAT troll control here. Really. 5 days to activate an account and 50 posts before being able to start a new thread... nice stuff. Steelers fan checking in to give everyone kudos on a great forum. There are some people here with fantastic football insight. I'm impressed. Of course I hope the Steelers annihilate the Jets. But that's neither here nor there. Thanks for some good stuff regarding the inner workings of your team. You folks are great fans. All the best.
All the best to you too Mosca. Its not that good Tai Mai Shoo still got through. Jets 17 ~ Steelers 54 hmy:
