Week 12 - Patriots vs JETS
Who is afraid of "The Golden Boy" Tom Brady? not us
Who is afraid of the big bad new england patriots? Not us
Who is afraid of "Gronk"? Not Us
Who is afraid of Gillette Stadium on the road? NOT US!!
if it sounds like I am excited.. it is because, I AM!
seldom does rivalry games live up to the hype much less for the so-called "rivals" to actually play like rivals.. but this? this game lived up to everything sending out shockwaves throughout the league with the physicality and brutality which played out
the very first play of the game was a portent of things to come.. Tom Brady hit Maurice Jones-Drew on a perfect HB Angle which he got smashed in the middle forcing the fumble! Although the Patriots Defense held us to a FG and on the very next drive, MJD took it 70+yds for the TD redeeming himself -- it was a sign of how this game was going to be played.
No boys allowed! Only men would take the field this Sunday.
And no bigger man was there than the Patriots' foundation on defense Vince Wilfork. He was absolutely dominant and try as I could, my RB's found no room to run at all literally grinding out the entire game at around 2ypc. I think the longest run they had was about 5 yds -- Vince was that dominant.
But I kept running.. kept playing smashfouth football and thankfully, Geno Smith was more than up to the task of facing Tom Brady. He played magnificently and his growth has been amazing to behold! He had help.. WR J. Kerley and TE Kellen Winslow who played with a chip on his shoulder hearing about GRONK all week long was fantastic out there. But in the end.. this came down to 1 key possession.
The 3rd qtr was ending and the grind of the game finally got to Wilfork where he got injured as the 4th qtr began. That helped my decision to go for it twice on a drive around midfield on 4th and 1 & 4th and inches. That was the key possession of the game.. keeping the drive alive and eating up the clock.
I thought I coached the game to PERFECTION. I ate up the clock burning all 3 of the Patriots' timeouts as the 2 minute warning hit and kicking a FG to go up 8 points.
You'd think 2 minutes, no timeouts left, down by 8.. that it would be enough to secure a comfortable win. Oh not so. Not against the Golden Boy. Not in his turf. Tom Brady methodically marched downfield 80 yds leading NE to a touchdown drive but thankfully my defense stopped their 2pt conversion.
this is a game for the ages.. definitely one to savor. It was bloody. It was brutal. IT WAS OLDSCHOOL AND I LOVED IT!!
| New York Jets at New England Patriots |
| Jan 1, | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | F | | NYJ () | 6 | 13 | 0 | 9 | 28 | | NWE () | 7 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 26 |
| Top Performers | | PASS: NYJ Geno Smith - 120.1 / 22-31 / 278 yds / 2 TD / 0 int | | RUSH: NE Maurice Jones-Drew - 8 att / 74 yds / 9.2 avg / 2 TD | | REC: NYJ Kellen "Swag" Winslow - 10 rec / 157 yds / 15.7 avg |
| | Team Stats Comparison | | NYJ | NWE | | First Downs | 18 | 13 | | 3rd Down Efficiency | 6-17 35% | 3-9 33% | | 4th Down Efficiency | 3-3 100% | 0-0 | | Total Yards | 481 | 451 | | Passing Yards | 256 | 279 | | Rushing Yards | 81 | 72 | | Penalties-Penalty Yards | 0 | 0 | | Turnovers | 0 | 1 | | Time of Possession | 32:08 | 15:52 |
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| New York Jets | | PASSING | C/A | YDS | TD | INT | | G. Smith | 22-31 | 278 | 2 | 0 | | RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | | C. Mills | 20 | 49 | 2.4 | 0 | | C. Ivory | 13 | 24 | 1.8 | 0 | | M. Goodson | 4 | 8 | 2 | 0 | | RECEIVING | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | | K. Winslow | 10 | 157 | 15.7 | 0 | | C. Mills | 3 | 32 | 10.6 | 1 | | J. Kerley | 3 | 25 | 8.3 | 1 |
| New England Patriots | | PASSING | C/A | YDS | TD | INT | | Tom "Golden Boy" Brady | 27-33 | 301 | 1 | 0 | | RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | | M. Jones-Drew | 8 | 74 | 9.2 | 2 | | RECEIVING | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | | R. Gronkowski | 12 | 99 | 8.2 | 1 | | D. Amendola | 5 | 59 | 11.8 | 0 | | DEFENSE | TACK | SACK | INT | TD | | Vince "The Beast" Wilfork | 8 (4TFL) | 1 | 0 | 0 |
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Things are looking better for my JETS team. We may only be 1 game above .500 but honestly speaking .. it feels like a whole new team. Ever since I decided to stop with the Read Option offense and its dink and dunk style opting for a more traditional attack which opened up a vertical offense I never dreamt I had .. things simply feel better for my squad. For the first time this season we have won 2 games in a row and after staring down Tom "Golden Boy" Brady at Gillette Stadium.. things keep looking better as my defensive General returns MLB David Harris who has been injured for the past 8 weeks!! Bring on the Chiefs let's try and make this 3 in a row!!
FLY JETS FLY!
DRAFT STORIES: Anyone looking for a National Champion Heisman Winning QB? I love Pocket Passers and seems "Gumshoe" is the best QB in the land!
