Dolphins Gift Wrap Victory for Atrocious Jets
JETS 23
DOLPHINS 20
Okay; so the Jets won the football game. Congratulations, Jets fan; go crazy. Now a reality check: This team is in big, BIG TIME trouble. The victory does not excuse the fact that Gang Green did everything they could do to lose the ball game; fortunately for the Jets, the Dolphins were much worse than they were ... much worse.
If it weren't for Dolphins kicker Dan Carpenter and quarterback Ryan Tannenhill, it would be Jets quarterback Mark Sanchez wearing the goat horns. He was a total disaster from start to finish. From the opening play when Sanchez's first pass was intended for .... ummm ... nobody, the toss fell incomplete, and it became apparent that Sunday would be a very long afternoon for Gang Green. Three plays later, disaster struck when Sanchez threw a pick that landed in the hands Miami cornerback Richard Marshall.
The Dolphins proceeded to drive the ball down the Jets throat with the power of Reggie Bush, who ate up 31 yards on five carries, setting up Daniel Thomas' one-yard plunge, giving Miami a 7-0 lead.
Bush played a large role in this game, and it was not a good thing for the Dolphins this week. Bush injured his knee just before halftime and never returned to the game. Before the injury, Bush ran for 61 yards on 10 carries, and his presence was greatly missed for Miami, as the Dlphins offense got worse and worse as the game wore on.
Meanwhile, Sanchez did everything he could to stink it up for the Jets. He was inaccurate, overthrowing his receivers on numerous occasions; when he had guys open, he missed them badly. When he had guys in tight coverage, he tried to zip it in only to have defenders block it. He was bad. He was terrible.
At one point, the Jets had a first and goal at the one yard line, but they couldn't get it in. Sanchez was nearly sacked on second and goal yet decided to throw it up to Jeff Cumberland, who was wide open, but but he overthrew him by 10 feet!
With Miami leading 10-3 early in the third quarter, the Jets got a huge break when Tannenhill rolled to his right and tried to force the ball down field only to have LeRon Landry step in and pick it off, bringing it back for the game-tying touchdown.
Then on Miami's next possession, Thomas fumbled the ball right back to the Jets, giving New York great field position. What did Sanchez do with this opportunity? He squandered it. On 2nd and goal, the Jets tried to run the wildcat with Tim Tebow, but the back-up quarterback was sacked for a three yard loss. Finally, Sanchez put an exclamation point on the benighted drive by throwong an interception into the hands of Chirs Clemons.
Luckily for the Jets, the Dolphins offense began to stall. They couldn't move the ball past their own 40 after the interception and turned the ball back to the Jets.
Like clockwork, Sanchez and company screwed it up. On what should have been an easy dump off pass to Tebow in the flat on third down, Sanchez hit Tebow in the head with the football! Not exactly the helmet catch -- not even close.
Finally, Miami's offense put a solid drive together. An 11 play, 72-yard drive, highlighted by big completions to Devon Bees and Anthony Fasano, set up shop for Jovorskie Lane's touchdown run.
However, once Miami got back in front, they played not-to-lose-ball. They had one nice drive at the start of the fourth quarter, but Dan Carpenter missed a 47-yard field goal. While Carpenter has a history of hitting 40+ yard field goals, the Dolphins could have gotten closer, but Tannenhill kept overthrowing his receivers with one bomb after another. By the time Miami got to the Jets 35, it was ridiculous.
Miami went into a proverbial funk after that missed field goal; their offense failed to get the football out of their own endzone on their next two possessions. Time after time, the Jets were given life, and finally they took advantage, when Sanchez led them on a long touchdown drive.
He hit Santonio Holmes twice for gains of 18 and 15 yards, before finding Jeremy Kerley in the end zone for the touchdown, giving New York their first lead at 20-17.
The Dolphins finally collected themselves, drove down field in the final two minutes and tied the game on a Carpenter 41-yard field goal. If Carpenter had hit the field goal earlier in the game, this one would have been the game-winner.
In overtime, neither team played like they wanted to win. Sanchez nearly threw his third interception on the day when he tried to get rid of the ball on a sack. Sanchez once again failed to move the Jets offense, and Miami got a chance to win the game.
Tannenhill did everything right here, including hitting Brian Hartline for 41 yards on a play that looked like the turning point of the game; however, Miami stalled at the Jets 32, setting up a 48-yard attempt for Carpenter. The snap was good, but the kick was wide left.
Again, the Jets were given a gift. Sanchez hit Holmes for 38 yards to position New York for the field goal; however, that wasn't to be the end of this bizarre day. Kicker Nick Folk had his field goal blocked, but Miami head coach Joe Philbin called a timeout as the kick happened, nullifying the block, and, essentially, blowing his own team's chances. The end result: a Jets win.
So, while this is "win" for Gang Green, it didn't feel like it. The Jets were awful offensively, highlighted by the poor performance from the quarterback who looked rattled, was inaccurate, and looked like he wanted no part of a Miami defense that wasn't any good anyhow.
As for the Tebow wildcat formation, it proved to be a waste of time. The Jets have no idea what they are doing with Tim Teobw. It's pretty clear, they have no plan in mind whatsoever. When they put him in the game, everyone knows what Tebow will do with the football before it even happens. The Jets need to scrap this idea and get Tebow out of town, or actually commit to playing him, because Sanchez is not doing anything that instills confidence that he is the quarterback of this team.
Defensively, the biggest news of the day was the loss of Darrelle Revis. Revis was lost in the third quarter with a knee injury and never returned. It is not known at this moment what the severity of the injury is, but if Revis is out for an extended period of time that will be a colossal loss for New York.
So, yeah, it was a win, but the Jets are in big trouble moving forward.
DOLPHINS 20
Okay; so the Jets won the football game. Congratulations, Jets fan; go crazy. Now a reality check: This team is in big, BIG TIME trouble. The victory does not excuse the fact that Gang Green did everything they could do to lose the ball game; fortunately for the Jets, the Dolphins were much worse than they were ... much worse.
The Dolphins proceeded to drive the ball down the Jets throat with the power of Reggie Bush, who ate up 31 yards on five carries, setting up Daniel Thomas' one-yard plunge, giving Miami a 7-0 lead.
Bush played a large role in this game, and it was not a good thing for the Dolphins this week. Bush injured his knee just before halftime and never returned to the game. Before the injury, Bush ran for 61 yards on 10 carries, and his presence was greatly missed for Miami, as the Dlphins offense got worse and worse as the game wore on.
Meanwhile, Sanchez did everything he could to stink it up for the Jets. He was inaccurate, overthrowing his receivers on numerous occasions; when he had guys open, he missed them badly. When he had guys in tight coverage, he tried to zip it in only to have defenders block it. He was bad. He was terrible.
At one point, the Jets had a first and goal at the one yard line, but they couldn't get it in. Sanchez was nearly sacked on second and goal yet decided to throw it up to Jeff Cumberland, who was wide open, but but he overthrew him by 10 feet!
With Miami leading 10-3 early in the third quarter, the Jets got a huge break when Tannenhill rolled to his right and tried to force the ball down field only to have LeRon Landry step in and pick it off, bringing it back for the game-tying touchdown.
Then on Miami's next possession, Thomas fumbled the ball right back to the Jets, giving New York great field position. What did Sanchez do with this opportunity? He squandered it. On 2nd and goal, the Jets tried to run the wildcat with Tim Tebow, but the back-up quarterback was sacked for a three yard loss. Finally, Sanchez put an exclamation point on the benighted drive by throwong an interception into the hands of Chirs Clemons.
Luckily for the Jets, the Dolphins offense began to stall. They couldn't move the ball past their own 40 after the interception and turned the ball back to the Jets.
Like clockwork, Sanchez and company screwed it up. On what should have been an easy dump off pass to Tebow in the flat on third down, Sanchez hit Tebow in the head with the football! Not exactly the helmet catch -- not even close.
Finally, Miami's offense put a solid drive together. An 11 play, 72-yard drive, highlighted by big completions to Devon Bees and Anthony Fasano, set up shop for Jovorskie Lane's touchdown run.
However, once Miami got back in front, they played not-to-lose-ball. They had one nice drive at the start of the fourth quarter, but Dan Carpenter missed a 47-yard field goal. While Carpenter has a history of hitting 40+ yard field goals, the Dolphins could have gotten closer, but Tannenhill kept overthrowing his receivers with one bomb after another. By the time Miami got to the Jets 35, it was ridiculous.
Miami went into a proverbial funk after that missed field goal; their offense failed to get the football out of their own endzone on their next two possessions. Time after time, the Jets were given life, and finally they took advantage, when Sanchez led them on a long touchdown drive.
He hit Santonio Holmes twice for gains of 18 and 15 yards, before finding Jeremy Kerley in the end zone for the touchdown, giving New York their first lead at 20-17.
The Dolphins finally collected themselves, drove down field in the final two minutes and tied the game on a Carpenter 41-yard field goal. If Carpenter had hit the field goal earlier in the game, this one would have been the game-winner.
In overtime, neither team played like they wanted to win. Sanchez nearly threw his third interception on the day when he tried to get rid of the ball on a sack. Sanchez once again failed to move the Jets offense, and Miami got a chance to win the game.
Tannenhill did everything right here, including hitting Brian Hartline for 41 yards on a play that looked like the turning point of the game; however, Miami stalled at the Jets 32, setting up a 48-yard attempt for Carpenter. The snap was good, but the kick was wide left.
Again, the Jets were given a gift. Sanchez hit Holmes for 38 yards to position New York for the field goal; however, that wasn't to be the end of this bizarre day. Kicker Nick Folk had his field goal blocked, but Miami head coach Joe Philbin called a timeout as the kick happened, nullifying the block, and, essentially, blowing his own team's chances. The end result: a Jets win.
So, while this is "win" for Gang Green, it didn't feel like it. The Jets were awful offensively, highlighted by the poor performance from the quarterback who looked rattled, was inaccurate, and looked like he wanted no part of a Miami defense that wasn't any good anyhow.
As for the Tebow wildcat formation, it proved to be a waste of time. The Jets have no idea what they are doing with Tim Teobw. It's pretty clear, they have no plan in mind whatsoever. When they put him in the game, everyone knows what Tebow will do with the football before it even happens. The Jets need to scrap this idea and get Tebow out of town, or actually commit to playing him, because Sanchez is not doing anything that instills confidence that he is the quarterback of this team.
Defensively, the biggest news of the day was the loss of Darrelle Revis. Revis was lost in the third quarter with a knee injury and never returned. It is not known at this moment what the severity of the injury is, but if Revis is out for an extended period of time that will be a colossal loss for New York.
So, yeah, it was a win, but the Jets are in big trouble moving forward.
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