From: un040251@wvnvms.wvnet.edu
Newsgroups: rec.sport.football.pro
Subject: Re: Why the Jets?
Date: 10 Apr 92 21:29:10 GMT
Distribution: usa
Organization: West Virginia Network for Educational Telecomputing

In article <1992Apr8.202601.21024@cbnewsm.cb.att.com>, vito@cbnewsm.cb.att.com (daniel.b.vought) writes:
> In article <1992Apr8.161453.8237@acsu.buffalo.edu> apyted@ubvmsb.cc.buffalo.edu (T. Steegman) writes:
>>I have seen more than a few predictions that the Jets are going to win
>>the AFC East. What are you people smoking? The Jets will be lucky to finish
>>third, behind Buffalo and Miami. Browning Nagle is no Jim Kelly, and Jeff
>>Lageman does not make up for the rest of the defense. Plus, Miami  surely
>>won't be as bad as everyone thinks. Just watch. The Jets will go 8-8 at best.
>>
>>Tom Steegmann
>>Bills in 93, Cause I'm not getting any younger!
> 
>        As a matter of fact both Kelly and Nagle were coached by the 
>    same guy (I forget his name ) and he said that Nagle at the same  
>    point in his career was better than Kelly. The Jet defense is solid
>    and ranked 1st against the rush and 4th overall in the AFC , and 
>    the bills with all the superstars on D were ranked what ? I agree
>    that Miami will be better than everybody thinks so that means the
>    Bills will be THIRD behind Jets and Miami :)
> 
>    Daniel V                                                   GO JETS! 
>                                               
So because the Bills have a lousy team defense despite a lot of talent
meaans tht superstars don't matter?  The Jets have no significant impact
players or leaaders outside Lageman...since Coslet got there they have played
at or well above their aability.  I commend them for this but to compete
steadily enough to win a title?  assuming Miami stays bad the Jets will
still be hadr pressed to challenge the Bills for the title.  I think the Bills
will have a lock on the title (or virtual lock) by the 2/3 mark through the
season.  I would be surprised if any of the divission mates gve then any more
trouble than that.  To say the jets will challenge for the title after 1 WC
berth is naive.  I can understand it since the Jets jhave had such a long
drought of winning times, but it is still naive, and If I knew
that 1 of the AFC east's teams would win the title and it wasn't going
to be Buffalo I would still pick Miami over NY.  If it doesn't make sense
to you then you ought to look at the two teams.
QB-Miami has Dan Marino who, when Montana is out of the picture, could be
           the league's #1 QB show
   NY has O'Brien who is pathetic, and Nagle who is virtually a rookie
           since he has 0 playing time.

RB-Miami looks to have finnaly found a feature back in Mark Higgs and a good
           third down/blocker/recieving back in Paige 
   NY has Blair Thomas who despite his moments has yet to really get a
           consistent role down, Baxter who seems to fade in and out of
           favor, McNeil who is just to damn old and run down, or Hector
           who I dunno what.

OL-Miami doesn't hve a great line anymore But with Marino this weakness is
           somewhat offset.
   NY has  better OL but it isn't particularly super either

WR-Miami has the edge because they have two good veterans in Clayton and
           Duper while they are getting older for 1 more year they are still
           a better tandem than Moore and Toon.
   NY's Toon and Moore are a good combo but Toon shows his age more and more
           each year, while Moore is still a young guy a little wet behind
           the ears still though he should cure that middle this season.

DL-we all know of Miami's woes here, and this is where lageman resides
           and he is the team's only impact guy

LB-will go to miami if Offerdahl comes back in peak condition.

DB-edge to NY but not by a lot.

Coach-BIIIIIIIIIG edge to SHula though Coslet is not going to harm the team.

all and all the 'Phins have the better Offense/coaching staff and that
will give them more explosiveness which means if one of these
two teams is destined to put the explosive Bills out of the title streak
they are on, I would say the Phins are the team to do it.  Now if
I were voting on who would beat the Bills, I would go for NY cus of
their style...it is the style that hurts the Bills the most, but
in a 16 game season you have to go for the team with the most explosive
ability...ecspecoially if they get their front 7 help.
Brian mulhollnd