They say defense wins championships. Well, that is how it is looking to be for the New York Jets. Their offense did not look too pretty against a Jacksonville team with a lot of bumps and bruises and a starting quarterback by the name of Luke McCown. The defense, on the other hand was absolutely dominant. Even with the futile play by the offense, the Jets obliterated the Jaguars 32-3.
The release of quarterback David Gerrard may have the seats in Jacksonville as empty as they were in the fourth quarter at Metlife Stadium Sunday afternoon. Rookie QB Blaine Gabbert got to see some playing time Sunday in the second half and may be seeing a lot more playing time coming up. Luke McCown had 1 of the worst games ever seen by a QB. His QB rating, an astounding 1.8. Yes, you read that correctly. Was it the Jets defense or the poor play of McCown? Well, a good combination of both.
The Jets secondary was nearly unstoppable as they hope to be all season long retaining pro bowl cornerbacks Antonio Cromartie and Darrelle Revis. Both had spectacular seasons last year and both have looked good the first two weeks.
On the other hand, the Jets offense did not look like the fired up offense in the fourth quarter the week prior against the Cowboys. Coach Rex Ryan told the team in meetings the day prior that he would like to see the offense come out firing. That, they did....for the first possession. They quickly scored a touchdown ending with a 17 yard touchdown pass to Santonio Holmes in the endzone. After that, Sanchez struggled throwing two interceptions. Luckily, the defense's dominant play had him very relaxed and not having too worry too much about carrying the team. Cromartie and the rest of one of the top defenses last season took care of that.
One thing that I did notice and am starting to notice in Sanchez though is that he is starting to look very comfortable in the pocket. He does not seem to be forcing as many throws and making too many mistakes like we have seen in the past. The fourth year quarterback is starting to look more like a veteran out there. He will try to take the Super Bowl hungry Jets to their first Super Bowl win since prior to when the first man walked on the moon.
The Jets are off to quite the start with two wins to start the season. One coming in comeback fashion and the other in blowout fashion. Gang Green will be tested these next couple of weeks as they play at Oakland, at Baltimore, and at New England. Sanchez and the rest of the Jets are going to need to play a more complete game on both sides of the ball if they hope to keep their early successes going.
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