The Jets have finally proven that in a season that seemingly was destined to belong to Rex Ryan, not all that glitters is gold. Not only have they fallen two weeks in a row, but they ironically have their assistants trying to trip up the other team in hopes they might actually achieve a win. The line-up of the Jets is as riddled with superstars in varying stages of their careers as the Yankees pitching staff is with holes and recent losses to AFC East rivals proves that their early successes this season could not be sustained.
Revis, Holmes, Tomlinson, and a budding Mark Sanchez make up a line-up that screams success on both sides of the ball. Not only are there issues defensively (see week 13), but they have also only managed to score 9 points in 2 games. Now a team that "had it together" is even less potent on offense than the Tennessee Titans with Kerry Collins at the helm, and even they managed to score 28 points against the Colts last week.
These shortcomings, coupled with the large amount of penalty yards received on both sides of the ball and lack of clutch play lately, discredit any evidence of their Super Bowl contention. All signs point to the crushing defeat at the hands of the New England patriots as the catalyst for this seemingly sudden change. The receivers have been dropping passes more frequently and this inconsistency down the stretch leads me to believe the honey moon is over. They still will manage to limp into the playoffs but no one limps into a Super Bowl. A team that had found it's stride among the coy comments of Rex Ryan has lost its step as if tripped up on the sidelines. With only a couple weeks from the playoffs this leaves the expectation of an early exit. Sorry New York, but you can only hope the Knicks find a way to acquire Carmelo because none of your teams have a chance at a Championship otherwise. For now it seems that teams hailing from the "City that Never Sleeps" are being systematically put to bed.
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