JETS 24DOLPHINS 6
They will try to spin this as a huge victory for the New York Jets, but the tale of the Jets 24-6 victory over the Miami Dolphins at Metlife Stadium was more of a testament to how badly the 0-5 Dolphins play than how good the Jets are.
Let's face it: for the most part, the Jets looked putrid in this "victory." The offense was, once again, non-existent as Mark Sanchez, this time against a 31st ranked defense, was inaccurate and uninspiring in his efforts against the Fish. In fact, the entire Jets offense stunk it up against Miami.
On the Jets first four possessions, they were forced into a three-and-out and struggled to move the football both through the air and on the ground in the first half. Heck, the Jets had ten yards of offense after the first quarter! TEN YARDS!!! In fact, the Jets didn't get a first down until there was 5:30 minutes remaining in the half!
The reason the Jets won this game had more to do with the fact that the Miami Dolphins could be the worst team in the NFL. Initially, the Dolphins were moving the ball well on the Jets defense; Reggie Bush had 71 yards in the first half, but Matt Moore played like a rookie quarterback. He telegraphed his throws all night when he zeroed in on Bradon Marshall, who was covered by the incomprable Darrelle Revis. Moore was so bad that he ignored a number of guys who were wide open for huge gains, let alone touchdowns in that first quarter.
Sure enough, on Moore's third straight pass in the direction of Revis, the all pro corner picked it off and took it the distance for a 100 yard touchdown to give the Jets a 7-3 lead. Miami would move the ball one more time in the second quarter, before Marshall dropped a sure touchdown, forcing Miami to settle for a field goal making it 7-6.
Marshall made one more bone-headed play in the first half. He caught a huge pass in stride down the sideline with room to run for the touchdown, but he decided to hug the sideline and slide out of bounds, which made no sense at all. In short, the Dolphins could have been up 21-0, if it weren't for their own bone-headed mistakes.
After that, Miami shut down. The Jets tiptoed their way through the rest of the game, making enough plays to put some distance between themselves and the Dolphins, but the fact remains this Jets offense was so poor in their ground game and air attack against a dreadful Dolphins defense with no pass rush that the offense was offensive.
Plaxico Burress, invisible once again, hauled in only one catch for the entire game. If fans thought the Jets problems with their wide receivers ended with the trade of Derrick Mason, for get about it! Burress was petulant, didn't run his routes, and appeared disinterested on the sidelines mainly because Sanchez hadn't thrown him the ball.
Santonio Holmes was also having a quiet day until Sanchez found him on a slant down the middle; Holmes hauled in the pass, and dashed down the sideline for a 38 yard touchdown to put it away at 24-6.
To say that the Jets didn't look good would be an understatement, and, with Phillip Rivers and the San Diego Chargers coming to town this Sunday, if things don't improve, the Jets will be back under .500 with the flick of his wrist. The Jets can't run the ball, can't throw the ball, and they can't stop the run; they give up way too many big plays in the passing game. Look for the Chargers to pick the Jets apart on Sunday.
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