By Tom Rock
Laveranues Coles was in a combative mood today, picking fights with reporters who asked about the recent troubles the passing game has experienced. At one point he basically denied that there was any problem. If Coles truly thinks that, then the “chemistry” problem between the quarterback and receivers goes deeper than previously thought. It’s obvious from just looking at the team and not introducing stats that the passing game is going through a slump. Pennington and Mangini have admitted so. Coles is not on that page, though. Perhaps he’s still in the denial phase of grief.
B.J. Askew came in with his new haircut, courtesy of Ohio State beating his Michigan team last weekend. Turns out his haircut bet with Buckeye Anthony Schlegel was that Askew would have to go M.C. Hammer if he lost, and sure enough, he did. Askew had the sides of his head buzzed tightly with three tiger stripes etched into the scalp. It actually didn’t look all that bad, just slightly outdated. Now, if Michigan had won, Schlegel would have been forced to get a mohawk and dye it blond like Chad Johnson. That might be the most compelling reason I can think of to advocate an Ohio State-Michigan rematch in the BCS Championship Game.
Tomorrow is Thanksgiving, but not much conversation revolved around the holiday. A few players will have their families come into town. Some of the displaced coaches, players and staff are planning to get together later in the day, after practices and meetings, to share some turkey. They’ll probably be thankful, among other things, that their season still has meaning. A lot of other teams are just grinding out the rest of the schedule, but the Jets are in the thick of consideration for the playoffs. They'll be even more thankful if the Broncos beat the Chiefs.
Glauber's 0-2 in his last two visits to NY football games, and he might soon be as welcomed as Michael Richards at the Laugh Factory after starting the season on a hot streak. He'll be with the Jets on Sunday, and I think his luck will change for the better.
Happy Thanksgiving to all. I'll be here tomorrow and try to post a little something, but I doubt there'll me much interest in it.
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Of course the Chad INTs and the onside kick were contributors to the loss, but another big reason for the Bears win was our punting game. The first half was all about field position with 9 punts. Three of the Jets 4 first half punts were touchbacks and all could have been downed inside the 5. With the Jets outgaining Chicago 156 to 80 yards in the first half, we need points, but if not, the next best thing is pinning them deep. In a tight game, it could have been Grossman getting restless and forcing the intercpeptions.