Alright, so the Jets did not play the perfect game against the Dolphins in Week 1, but some great things did come out of it. Here are a few of things I noticed:
- Brett Favre did what he had to do out there. He didn't do anything over the top to make himself seem superhuman (Yet, that toss up prayer throw to Chansi Stuckey was amazing)
- Thomas Jones will have a very solid fantasy year. And all the moves along the offensive line have seemed to pay off. Jones had a solid day of rushing with 101 yards on 22 attempts. Even though the line was called for a handful of penalties, they will easily provide Jones with the holes he needs to become a 1,000 yard rusher again.
- When he was drafted in April, I said Dwight Lowery would win out the starting corner job by the end of the season...well with opening day done, I think he secured it up yesterday. All around, our secondary played solid. Most notable play of the game was obviously Revis' interception that saved the game in the end.
- Finally, our front 7 played very well and gave Chad Pennington adequate pressure. It was sad seeing Chad go, but I still feel Favre can get us further than he ever could. It was nice to see Calvin Pace get involved, as well as Bryan Thomas realizing his job is on the line all season get two sacks for us. If we can keep this up, our defense should be a formidable unit for the entire season.
With that said, I do not count my chickens especially after week 1. Yes, Tom Brady might be out for the season but once again we must understand...this is the New York Jets. This is the team that breaks their fans hearts year after year after year. However, the buzz is out there. We are 1-0, and it seems like we were noticed. It will be an interesting year as we move forward.
I give the Jets performance all around a B+. There was plenty of room to improve with penalties and a near collapse late, but I was very impressed by what I saw in the first week.
Until next time,
The Conzz
