The New York Jets Are The Favorite To Win The Super Bowl. Can They Live Up To The Expectations?

Posted by By Sports Session at 1 July, at 09 : 51 AM Print

What a difference a year makes, the New York Jets made it to the AFC Championship game last year, falling short only one game from the Super Bowl.  Now the media all of a sudden have the Jets winning the Super Bowl next season, this team finished 9 – 7 last year and will be entering the season with a second year quarterback.  I would hardly say this team is a lock to win or even go to the Super Bowl.

I hate to admit this as a Jets fan, but had Peyton Manning given a crap during their late season meeting last year in Week 16 then the Jets are not even in the playoffs.  I won’t take anything away from what the Jets did last year in the post season, but that does not mean they are poised to win it all this year. The off-season changes are why many experts think they will do well, but did the Jets actually get better?

They let their leading rusher last season Thomas Jones leave the team, and brought in LaDainian Tomlinson in a cost cutting measure.  The Jets did not save all that much money on the deal, comparing the two contracts I believe it was less than $1 million dollars in savings.  Not to mention that Tomlinson is a question mark himself and the Jets really do not have any idea of what they are going to get out of him.  Thomas Jones was a proven commodity; they knew what they were going to get out of him on a weekly basis.  I know that Shonn Greene is the future, and they believe he is ready to be a top rate back in this league, but if he gets injured then you are stuck with LT and Joe McKnight!  According to www.ESPN.com LT was quoted as saying, “We’re obviously competing, and I think the best man is going to get the starting job.” With regards to his competition for the starting running back job.

Through a trade with the Chargers, they acquired cornerback Antonio Cromartie to play opposite field of the best cornerback in the NFL, Darrelle Revis.  Cromartie is the same player the Jets ran over on the way to the end zone and a playoff victory.  He is good against the pass but soft against the run and will be exposed allowing big runs by the opposition just like he did against this Jets team.  That is going to be a problem on a defense that yielded hardly any yards on the ground last season.  They are hoping a change of scenery will bring out a new side of Cromartie, I would not hold my breath.

This team will not surprise anyone this year, and the league will be ready to take on the New York Jets.  Inside the division the Patriots are still dangerous, and the Miami Dolphins beat the Jets twice last season.  This will be far from a cake walk, and with everyone gunning for them it will be difficult to live up to the lofty expectations.  You can look up the NFL Point Spread throughout the season to see if the Jets are living up to expectations.

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