Here Come The Warm Jets: Week 6 2008

I don't want to hear anything about ugly wins or uninspiring wins or shaky wins or retarded wins.

The team won 4 games last year. They've won 3 already this year.

Read that sentence again.

Sure, the offense looked pretty bad at times against the Bengals. But, let me tell you, from where I was sitting (at the Newport Bar and Grille, full of coffee and eggs and bacon and vodka, like usual) the Bengals defense came to play. Credit where it's due - they were pursuing the ball well on misdirection plays, and they made a lot of solid tackles, especially on third down. It wasn't just that the Jets had an off day - the Bengals contributed their share.

Also, keep in mind that on a bad day for the offense, they scored 26 points.

Read that sentence again. If you can score 26 points on a bad day, you're not in the worst shape in the world.

Also, the run defense was again spectacular.

Read that sentence again. Then go read the Here Comes The Warm Jets columns from last year, and see if you can find an instance of me actually praising the Jets run defense.

Yes, this one was against one of the worst offenses in the league. But we all know that in other Jets seasons, Chris Perry or Cedric Benson would have had 135 yards and two touchdowns, for the best day of his career.

The bottom line is this: the Jets haven't had a lot of wins like this, where they didn't play a perfect game but had enough talent to pull out a win anyway.

They're 3-2, they play Oakland and Kansas City the next two weeks. In other seasons, I've felt a lot worse at this point. Shoot, in other seasons, it's been over at this point.

Right now, it may not be pretty, but it sure as hell ain't over.

Read that sentence again.