It seems to me that we have two historical precedents to look at this week: 1994 and Pete Carroll or 1998 and the Tuna. The first is the miserable 1994 catastrophe of the "fake spike" game. We were 6-5 and playing for a share of first place, until Aaron Glenn fell asleep and sent us on a downward spirial of losing out the rest of the season. This was an epic choke that brought us two years of Richie K., Kyle Brady, and all the rest. Or will this be like week 7 of 1998 season? We were 2-3 at the time, but we whipped the Patsies in Foxboro, on our way to running off ten wins in eleven weeks, for one of the best Jet seasons of all time. So which will it be?
I have enough confidence in this team to say that we may possibly only lose one game the rest of the season. That's against the Titans. Other than that, we've got a pretty easy schedule compared to how we've been playing the past 2-3 weeks. Besides I had a bet before the season started that the Jets will be 12-4, that I really don't wanna lose.
Hopefully 1998--perfect comparisons, too. I hate when people blame Aaron Glenn for that play. If you watch it he's one of the only Jets who was paying attention, he didn't turn around fast enough but he was in coverage.
Tennessee is the only team left on the schedule that may actually be better than the Jets and even that is debatable. Coaching will be key from here on out.
id put money on this season breaking towards 1998 at this point. something clicked for them in buffalo. we have seen two different teams this year. the inconsistent yet talented team, and now we are seeing a team that is consistent in all areas of the game. i think the team we have seen the last two weeks is here to stay.
I'd say we look more like the dominant team of 1998, but that doesn't mean I think it's smooth sailing the rest of the way through. I actually think we stand a decent chance of beating Tennessee, given our run defense. However, we'll likely lose a game or two along the way (a la the Colts in 98). We also had a bit of good fortune against Seattle in the 2nd half of that season. Still, I'm guessing we finish 11-5 or 12-4 and have some success in the playoffs. If we win Thursday, I'll even go so far as to suggest that we likely secure a first round bye. Pittsburgh still has games to go against San Diego, Baltimore, New England, Tennessee, and Dallas, and we get the Denver game at home. That could very well mean a 2nd round matchup at home against a division rival.
This team is 1,000 times better than the 94 team. Now as for the 1998 team, I actually think this team has more overall talent but it remains to be seen whether we will come together and play as well down the stretch. We'll see though. If I had to pick between the two, I would go with 1998 for sure.
I think we will smack the Broncos all over the field. I think our O-line will dominate their D line and we will totally control the TOP and their defense will be dead in the 4th quarter of that game. I could see our Defense struggling with Cutler, but I don't see the game being that close.
That '94 team had so much promise. It was spirit crushing when they went 0 fer the rest of the season. Then 4-28 for the next two seasons. :cry:
I hope neither. I would prefer a Lombardi trophy. What's sad to me is that you call a year in which a SB wasn't won one of the best in history. Maybe it's just me because the packers have won 12 championships, but I don't view any regular season, even if it's 16-0, as one fo the best ever if you don't win it all. Againt hough, the jets don't have the history of my team. I would prefer a SB, no matter how it happens.
And winning ten straight and getting bounced in round one doesn't either. As I said, even if it's a .500 record the rest of the way and the jets just sneak into the WC, allt hat matters is winning it all.
We'll know the answer in two weeks. If the Jets win one of the next two they are 7-4 and probably headed for the playoffs. If they win both they are 8-3 and maybe headed for a Super Bowl. If they lose the next two they are 6-5 and we'll all quickly forget about how happy we were with them over the last couple of weeks. Note that for the first two cases to come true they need to either beat the Pats in Gillette or they need to beat the hottest team in the NFL right now, or both. It's no easy test coming their way.
We've only appeared in (and won) one Super Bowl, and for many of us, that came before we were born. If we limited our best seasons to those in which we won a SB, it would be a very short list. 1998 is the best season I've experienced as a Jets fan, particularly because I wasn't really old enough to appreciate those early 80's teams (I was 3 in 1982). Obviously, we'd all prefer a SB to what happened to the Pats last year.
thank you I sat 20 rows from where the play happeneded, he was the only guy who did not fall aslep and if he had any sort of hands up at the line or any push maybe things would have been different.
People do it all the time, no biggie. Actually if Glenn wasn't paying attention he wouldn't be singled out. The fact that he was back there and the pass was completed anyway puts him in the camera shot and makes him the poster boy. Boomer ends up with a free pass for his part in the meltdown.
