From: un040251@wvnvms.wvnet.edu
Newsgroups: rec.sport.football.pro
Subject: Re: Why the Jets?  Ditto!
Date: 13 Apr 92 20:59:23 GMT
Organization: West Virginia Network for Educational Telecomputing

In article <1992Apr11.115049.21557@clpd.kodak.com>, hammond@sys6.serum.kodak.com (Kevin Hammond (x37516)) writes:
> In article <1992Apr10.142403.2835@wvnvms.wvnet.edu> un040251@wvnvms.wvnet.edu 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!
>>
>>
>>I agree.  The Jets have 0 impact players outside of Lageman.  They don't know
>>who's going to be their starting runner (I think Thomas/Baxter/Hector all
>>split time last year right?)  McNeil is over the hill and cannot do it anymore.
>>No proven QB (unless proven bad in O'Brien counts) Moore and Toon make an
>>adequate but nothing special recievers Corps, I don't know about TE but I think
>>they are weak there too, OL is good but not sensational. DL is the same with
>>Lageman a possible exception, LB corps is nothing to brag about, and secondary
>>has holes.  Where is this division winning team?  Granted they have made
>>tremendous strides since they got Coslet but there is not enough power
>>talent to launch a title campaign yet and the Jets management admitted it
>>after the loss to Houston.  They need leaders.  While I think second is
>>a reasonable goal first seems a stretch and second will not be easy if
>>Miami gets their front defensive 7 help they are looking for plus the
>>return of Offerdahl.  I see 7-9 or 8-8 maybe 9-7 as the Jets level unless
>>some off-season  miracle happens.
>>Brian Mulholland
> 
> I must disagree.  I am a Bills fan, but I do not dismiss the Jets as division
> contenders.  
> 
>   I fear that the Bills will have a down year because of consecutive
> Super Bowl losses, as well as because of a pretty crappy defense.  I also
> expect more of the egotistical crap that we saw during Super Bowl week to 
> weaken the Bills.  
> 
>   The Jets are a much better team than people give them credit for.  They
> are not great, but I think that they have a shot at winning the AFC East, 
> especially if the Bills falter.  One other comment on the Jets, the Bills
> (and many other teams) would gladly trade all of their WRs to the Jets for
> the Jet's receivers.
> 
>   Just my opinion...

I agree they are a good TEAM but the fact is they lack enough truly dominant
INDIVIDUALS to make the leap from playoff team to true SB contenders.  Only
a Bills collapse in the most total way (D stays awful, Kelly has off year,
kicking problems continue, team lacks motivation) could put the Bills
down far enough for the Jets to beat them for teh season (IMO).
If the Jets had more explosion ability I would easily say watch out for
them, but they have NO IMPACT PLAYERS outside of Lageman. that i believe
is the key.  They have no real holes, but lack any 1 position where you can
say "hey this is a tough group of..." except MAYBE DE but that might be a
strecth.
Brian Mulholland