The 2012 Jets Are Falling

The Jets are headed downhill, I am sure some people don’t think that way because they are 2-2, well frankly their record does not reflect their season.  They lost Reavis in a close game down in Miami that they could have lost if Miami’s kicker made either one of the 2 kicks that he missed during the game.

The Jets lost another key part of their offense this past weekend, Santonio Holmes who is now out for the season, as well as Reavis, however Reavis has not been placed on the IR in case the Jets make the super bowl, and that is very unlikely.  Now the Jets are without their best defensive player and their best offensive weapon.

I do not think Kyle Wilson can pick up Reavis’s slack now that he is gone, nor can running back Joe McKnight who is now being used to play corner back.  The Jets offensive weapons outside Holmes and tight end Dustin Keller are not impressive, Stephen Hill needs to keep healthy and outside of him I really don’t see to many people that can actually be of help.

Mark Sanchez has a completion percentage of 49.2 which ranks lowest in the NFL, he ranks 22^nd in passing yards, and third worst in quarterback rating at 69.6.  I understand it is not entirely his fault, but he is not showing leadership on the field, he looks confused, irritated and flat out lost.  I think when Tebow was brought in it killed him, because after 3 years of not having his job in jeopardy ( because we all know Mark Brunnell was not going to take his spot) he is now in trouble and has a backup that has a media storm following him everywhere. 

Mark needs to show something this upcoming Monday night against the Texans, if not he should be benched in favor of Tebow.  I said in a previous blog entitled “The 2012 Jets and their outcome” that they would go 7-9 and Tebow would be the starter by week 5 or 6 as the starter, and this is week 5 now, I think by week 6 Tebow starts.  The defense could still hypothetically be a top 5 defense, and they need to pick up that running game.  Rex has always been a ground and pound guy, except for last season when the Jets threw the ball a fair amount of times.  However now with the Jets top playmaker gone on offense the Jets need that ground and pound again, and Mark simply cannot be the guy to help that, Tebow is. 

Tebow righted a sinking ship last year in Denver and lead them to a playoff berth by making them the NFLs top rushing attack, I don’t think Tebow can do it in a division where the teams score points and air it out.  He is the best option at the moment though, because maybe he can beat these AFC East teams, and if the Jets want that running game they need Tebow because he will take the punishing hits and he can run an option and spread option game.  Shonn Greene is not a true number one back, but Tebow could help him out.

I am not the only one who thinks Tebow should start, the Jets owner Woody Johnson is pushing for Tebow to start.  That is not good, Sanchez should be angry, but as always he won’t say anything, he keeps that 

bottled up and won’t say a word.  Sanchez needs to step up, but as always he won’t he is too afraid.  ESPN’s Skip Bayless is on the money when he said the Jets coddled Sanchez, this is an issue because you can’t just hand the keys to a guy who really did not deserve a chance right off the bat.  Sanchez is broken in my eyes, he really can’t take a team anywhere now, he has no running game and the defense is not what it was his first 2 years.

Let Tebow start, see what he can do, and then this offseason the Jets need to make changes.

They should fire Rex Ryan, because he clearly only wants to run the ball and play defense, if he wanted to pass he would get more weapons for his team.

Also get Mark Sanchez out of there, and trade him for some maybe mid to late round picks, and start stockpiling picks.  Trade Holmes as well, he could easily land on a team like the 49ers, or the Raiders, or even the Colts in my eyes, and those teams could pay a nice price to the Jets for him. 

Once those three are off the team they can start rebuilding, and let Sparano be the head coach for a year and see how that works out.  He knows the division, and that means he would have an idea of what to do. 

The Jets could trade up and get Matt Barkley or Geno Smith and start new at the QB spot, and bring in someone that will make them EARN the starting spot, and not just turn the keys over to them.  They should also try to trade for a running back, or draft one as well, and shore up the receiving position as well.