http://www.nfl.com/videos/nfl-am/0ap2000000343738/How-many-games-will-the-Jets-win-in-2014 9-7 seems realistic but i dont agree with the games he picked us to win.
I haven't been this optimistic about our chances since 2010. I see a potential 10-11 win season. And us challenging for the division.
I see Oak, Chi, Det, Pitt, Minn, Tenn as wins with GB, SD, Denver, and KC as losses and 3-3 or 4-2 in the division. So 9-7 or 10-6
IMO 9-7 is our ceiling at this point, there is still a lot of time until the season starts including the draft which is obviously going to be a major factor in the team we field this year.
Here's how I'm feeling right now (win/loss) WEEK TEAM 1 vs. Oakland Raiders 2 at Green Bay Packers 3 vs. Chicago Bears (Monday Night Football) 4 vs. Detroit Lions 5 at San Diego Chargers 6 vs. Denver Broncos 7 at New England Patriots (Thursday Night Football) 8 vs. Buffalo Bills 9 at Kansas City Chiefs 10 vs. Pittsburgh Steelers 11 BYE 12 at Buffalo Bills 13 vs. Miami Dolphins (Monday Night Football) 14 at Minnesota Vikings 15 at Tennessee Titans 16 vs. New England Patriots 17 at Miami Dolphins ------------------------------- That brings the Jets to 5-3. The rest of the games feel too close to call. Even now, before the draft, I'm confident that the D can hold our opponents to 21 or less in at least 4 of the other contests (Weeks 10, 12, 15, and 17), so it comes down to whether the offense can put up points. Just thinking about it -- Decker, Johnson, and Vick -- the O could look completely different from last year. Exciting stuff, really. Anyhow, 9-7 for me.
Right now, looking at the schedule, I'd say 10-6 or 11-5. Based on who we should win and lose to, with a bit of optimism mixed in. Also, we have to see how the draft goes, but I like how our team looks on paper so far. I also like the optimism I've seen among most Jets fans on this board! Week 1: vs Oakland - W Week 2: @ Green Bay - L Week 3: vs Chicago - W Week 4: vs Detroit - W Week 5: @ San Diego - L Week 6: vs Denver - L Week 7: @ New England - L Week 8: vs Buffalo - W Week 9: @ Kansas City - L Week 10: vs Pittsburgh - W Week 11: BYE Week 12: @ Buffalo - W Week 13: vs Miami - W Week 14: @ Minnesota - W Week 15: @Tennessee - W Week 16: vs New England - W Week 17: @Miami - W final record prediction: 11-5
I think we're going to finish 8-8 again. Same record, but I think we'll have a better team on the field compared to last season. Tougher schedule, more convincing wins, closer losses. Solid drafts, improve the OL in next year's FA market, and kick the Pats to the curb in 2015 for the next decade. Young team that we can just keep building upon. Obviously I hope I'm wrong and we win 9+, but this is my expectations for this season.
Wow, 7 consecutive wins to close out the season - when is the last time we even won 5 in a row? I love to see optimism and I like the direction the franchise is heading, however I think 11-5 might be another season away (assuming we continue with smart signings and solid drafts). But heck, I hope you're right!
I'm thinking between 8-8/9-7 to 11-5 season regardless of the opponent (that particular upset win vs N.O. last season proved that). Any of those teams on our sked can be had. *11-5* if the Jet's can maintain focus & play smart football. Elimination of asinine penalties/mental mistakes. Decent OL play/stronger run game/better-than-last-season pass game w. a significant DROP in turnovers (be it Geno or Vick). On D, strong containment of the "edges" by opponents run game, increasingly stronger pressure on qb's & at least, adequate 2ndary play-'specially fr the corners (I'm sorry, but "No-Style-Kyle" Wilson is useless). Intelligent game/time-management/play-calling & quick recognition of an overwhelmed player combined with a lil' luck could lead to positive results. Don't just "Play Like A Jet" - "Play like a Smart Jet"! *8-8/9-7* if the Jets fail to perform on 1 or 2 of my aforementioned reasons ( O-skill pickups, CJ & E. Decker equalize my 8/9 win predict.) *Rex Fired/Under .500" record if Jets can't take that next step up from last season along with playing smart, mistake-free (or keeping mistakes to a minimum) foos'ball! I'm jus' sayin'...!
That is a tough schedule. It will be quite tough for us to win more than 6 games next year. Looking at the early part of the schedule our season could end pretty quickly. Our achilles heal last year was our weak OL and weak secondary. Last year both got run over. But last year we faced quite a lot of teams with dominant defensive fronts that exposed our weak OL. Eeven though the OL this year looks worse it may do better. But this year our secondary may do even worse as we face some very strong passing teams that may quickly expose our secondary. Playing Green Bay in week 2 after they get 10 days off to prepare for us just seems unfair. Follow up GB with 5 great passing teams in Chicago, Detroit, SD, Denver and NE and we quickly could be 1-6. I am sure Rex was embarrassed by last year and will find a way to fix some of the leaks in the secondary. But rookies are unlikely to help much in those 6 games and as of today our secondary has only gotten worse form last year. At best we are likely to be 3-4 after 7 games with a more likely record of 2-5 or 1-6. Then to make matters worse after a 1 week break with Buffalo we have to go to KC and then play Pitt again who thoroughly dominated our OL last year. I know the same could be said for last years horrendus first 9 games and people said we had no chance last year of even competing with a desperate Atlanta team on Monday night or NO but we found a way to win and overcome. But at some point the dam has to break and the opening schedule looks designed to break us. Looking at the schedule does not make me optimistic. Right now I am thinking we will be a better team than last year but with a worse record of 5-11 or 6-10.
I tell my father with much enthusiasm "13-3" every single year... And every single year, it does not happen. With that being said.... 13-3
Waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaayyyyyyyyyyyy too early to predict. :/ Maybe after the draft, even then it's hard to say.
