Here Come The Warm Jets: Week 7 2009

Beating up on Oakland only proves one thing about your team:

That you don't actually stink.

That's pretty much it. Playing Oakland is like playing a minor league team. There isn't a phase of the game they're any good at, so even a halfway decent team is supposed to beat Oakland badly.

So, yeah, the running game was great again, going over 300 yards (for the second week in a row, which only has been done once ever in NFL history, apparently.) But that's what you're supposed to do against Oakland, who stinks against the run.

Sanchez didn't turn the ball over. Good. That's what he's supposed to do. Like Chris Rock said, "What you want, a cookie?"

If you're going to feel good about any stat, it's that the Jets only had two penalties. That's a trend that needs to continue.

The general Jets fan feeling about a game like this is: I'm glad they won, but I'm not going to get happy about it yet. Beat Miami next week, then maybe I can start forgetting the turd of a Buffalo game from last week.

Also, Leon Washington is out for the season, and possibly career, after badly breaking his leg. That certainly takes away from any possible warm feelings about the game. Leon is a fun player to watch, and one of the few guys on the Jets that could be called a "playmaker." It'll hurt not to have him, and I'm really hoping it's just this year and not any worse than that.


By the way, I hope all of you get the Red Zone Channel wherever you live. It is a really awesome way to spend a day at home watching football. Six and a half hours, going from game to game as teams cross midfield or as close games go into the fourth quarter. They show you every touchdown. They tell you every important thing going on in every game, pretty much as it happens. There are no commercials. None. Not a single commercial for six and a half hours.

I can't even express how much having this channel pleases me. I mean, if I didn't have it, I would have been stuck at home today watching that dreadful Bears-Bengals game, and trying to see what's going on with the Jets on my computer. That's no fun.

Instead, my Sunday was like watching TV with someone who has every game and is the most incredible remote-control operator in the history of man. Without the annoyance of actually having to watch it with that guy, who would probably be an arrogant prick about being so good with a remote.

The only downside is trying to figure out when to go to the bathroom or to fix something to eat, because, again, there are no commercials. If that's the worst thing about it, well, sign me up.


The summary for this point in the season: 4-3, playing Miami next week at home, then the bye. Miami is kind of a must-win, since they've already lost two division games. Also they should be embarrassed by the way they blew all those fourth quarter leads from the Monday night game.

The bottom line: Could be better, could be worse. Leaning more on the better side. Slightly. Just slightly.