TTP77
09-29-2009, 01:08 PM
Sweet Play of the Week No. 1: Jersey/B scored first to take a 7-0 lead against Tennessee, then … krumble on the play! Tennessee fumbled the kickoff, and TMQ contends that the kickoff-return fumble -- the krumble -- is the most damaging turnover there is, because a team that just scored gets the ball right back. Now it's second-and-goal on the Flaming Thumbtacks' 2. Jets coach Rex Ryan sends out an ultra-jumbo unit with seven offensive linemen and journeyman blocking tight end Ben Hartsock, who weighs 270 pounds. Power-rush play-fake; Hartsock blocks a man, then shoots into the end zone uncovered; a tailback with no football leaps as if trying to catapult across the goal line; rookie glam-boy quarterback Mark Sanchez fades back, throws and hits Hartsock with a touchdown pass. Sweet!
The Jets' defense is mega-blitzing and playing well; this combination can't last. On the Titans' final possession, Jersey/B alternated between mega-blitzing and three-man rushing -- a Baltimore Ravens tactic when Ryan was defensive coordinator there, and it keeps 'em guessing. Meanwhile, guess what happened at the 11:39 mark of the third quarter in this game? Kerry Collins threw his last completion. His final 13 pass attempts were either incomplete or intercepted. Since the start of the playoffs in January, when Tennessee had home-field advantage throughout, the Titans have lost four straight games. They've all been close defeats and Collins hasn't been terrible, but he hasn't looked sharp either. Anybody remember Vince Young? Jeff Fisher needs to shake things up before this season really slips away.
http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/page2/story?page=easterbrook/090929&sportCat=nfl
The Jets' defense is mega-blitzing and playing well; this combination can't last. On the Titans' final possession, Jersey/B alternated between mega-blitzing and three-man rushing -- a Baltimore Ravens tactic when Ryan was defensive coordinator there, and it keeps 'em guessing. Meanwhile, guess what happened at the 11:39 mark of the third quarter in this game? Kerry Collins threw his last completion. His final 13 pass attempts were either incomplete or intercepted. Since the start of the playoffs in January, when Tennessee had home-field advantage throughout, the Titans have lost four straight games. They've all been close defeats and Collins hasn't been terrible, but he hasn't looked sharp either. Anybody remember Vince Young? Jeff Fisher needs to shake things up before this season really slips away.
http://sports.espn.go.com/espn/page2/story?page=easterbrook/090929&sportCat=nfl