Interesting game tonight as the 49ers travel to New York to face the Jets.
Everyone is speaking of emotion, playing a big role in tonight's game and they are right on the money as the New York crowd will be full of emotion and pulling together to root for the city of New York.
The jets were affected more than any other team in the NFL and spoke out about the reaction of the city, what it was like to see ground zero, and were the frontrunners when it came to not playing the week of the tragedy. I anticipate that it's going to be at least as emotional as it was in New England," Vinny Testaverde said, referring to the Jets' gut-wrenching return to the football field last week against the Patriots in Foxboro.
"I think it's going to be a tremendous atmosphere," Wayne Chrebet was saying as goose bumps rose on his bare arms. "Some of those people in that stadium cheering for us are going to be the firemen, police and rescue workers who risked their lives."
They put alot of time in effort in to helping the city and should be commended for their efforts. There is nothing the team wants more than to win this one for the city of New York, however wanting and doing are two different things.
One thing for sure is that the jets are having troubles with the new west coast offense and to make things a bit easier, the jets have announced they will make the ofense a bit more vanilla tonight, so you can expect a ton of curtis martin tonight. The niners have given good chunks of yardgae against J. Anderson and M. Faulk, and I see the same thing going on tonight in New York.We're a team still in the process of learning what to do on both sides of the ball," Edwards said. "I think this team has potential to get better and we're going to do that. We're going to get better. We're going to be better Monday night."
However I don't think that is an edge for the jets as much it is to go under the total. The jets look to water down the west coast by running which will take time off the clock and lean to long drives.
The niners on the other hand get an edge on the defensive side of the ball when linebacker peterson returns to the lineup tonight. I think this will make a substantial difference in a 49er defense that is a bit under rated. The niners slipped from 5th in defense to 20th, which is reasonable as I suspect anyone who faces the rams high octane offense may slip a bit in the rankings, just check out the dolphins "d".
I also look to the jets "D" to point out a weakness the niners may be able to take advantage of. The jets have a weakness in defense and it is on the front line where teams have been able to run against them. This is exactly where the niners will try to do to open up the passing which was plaqued by seven dropped passes last week. The question will be who is running the ball. hearst is expected to play after he got a concusion, and I look for him to be effective this evening along with rookie kevin barlow. The jets are looking to stop Garcia and the pass and they should have some success and therefore you will also see the niners trying to run the ball a bit more. Another point to the under.
Talented Quarterback jeff garcia has called this the biggest game he has ever played. This is big for us because it's our first Monday night game in two-and-a-half seasons," Garcia said. "We're excited about the opportunity to play on Monday night and hopefully rally with the Jets and put on a great show."
You can look for a very physical game tonight.
The Jets' style of offense is distinctly "smashmouth," centered around 205- pound running back Curtis Martin. They come at you with a big, bruising offensive line.
"I told the team they are going to be physical," 49ers coach Steve Mariucci said. "They are a little more basic and fundamental. They try to out-physical you."
JT Sneaks Forecast:
I look for the jets to come out very emotional and put together a successful drive that should point some points on the board very early. The niners will come out passing which they will soon learn is a mistake. I look for alot of early frustration for the niners.
Halftime: Jets 13 Niners 3
The second half should be full of adjustments for the niners, the niners will realize they can move the ball on the ground easier than in the air, and when the jets adjust that will open the pass for garcia and comapny. the jets on the other hand will look for Chrebet to play well in the second half, and I look for him to be the go to guy on 3rd down situations.
The niners defense will also adjust and put stack the box to stop curtis; the jets offense that looked good in the first half will now begin to sputter. I see a late adjustment by the jets and look for wayne chrebet to be the spark the jets need to win late.
Final Score Jets 20 49ers 17
It's going to be a cold one tonight, and this one will go WAY under the total.
UNDER 47
JT
Sneaks
Everyone is speaking of emotion, playing a big role in tonight's game and they are right on the money as the New York crowd will be full of emotion and pulling together to root for the city of New York.
The jets were affected more than any other team in the NFL and spoke out about the reaction of the city, what it was like to see ground zero, and were the frontrunners when it came to not playing the week of the tragedy. I anticipate that it's going to be at least as emotional as it was in New England," Vinny Testaverde said, referring to the Jets' gut-wrenching return to the football field last week against the Patriots in Foxboro.
"I think it's going to be a tremendous atmosphere," Wayne Chrebet was saying as goose bumps rose on his bare arms. "Some of those people in that stadium cheering for us are going to be the firemen, police and rescue workers who risked their lives."
They put alot of time in effort in to helping the city and should be commended for their efforts. There is nothing the team wants more than to win this one for the city of New York, however wanting and doing are two different things.
One thing for sure is that the jets are having troubles with the new west coast offense and to make things a bit easier, the jets have announced they will make the ofense a bit more vanilla tonight, so you can expect a ton of curtis martin tonight. The niners have given good chunks of yardgae against J. Anderson and M. Faulk, and I see the same thing going on tonight in New York.We're a team still in the process of learning what to do on both sides of the ball," Edwards said. "I think this team has potential to get better and we're going to do that. We're going to get better. We're going to be better Monday night."
However I don't think that is an edge for the jets as much it is to go under the total. The jets look to water down the west coast by running which will take time off the clock and lean to long drives.
The niners on the other hand get an edge on the defensive side of the ball when linebacker peterson returns to the lineup tonight. I think this will make a substantial difference in a 49er defense that is a bit under rated. The niners slipped from 5th in defense to 20th, which is reasonable as I suspect anyone who faces the rams high octane offense may slip a bit in the rankings, just check out the dolphins "d".
I also look to the jets "D" to point out a weakness the niners may be able to take advantage of. The jets have a weakness in defense and it is on the front line where teams have been able to run against them. This is exactly where the niners will try to do to open up the passing which was plaqued by seven dropped passes last week. The question will be who is running the ball. hearst is expected to play after he got a concusion, and I look for him to be effective this evening along with rookie kevin barlow. The jets are looking to stop Garcia and the pass and they should have some success and therefore you will also see the niners trying to run the ball a bit more. Another point to the under.
Talented Quarterback jeff garcia has called this the biggest game he has ever played. This is big for us because it's our first Monday night game in two-and-a-half seasons," Garcia said. "We're excited about the opportunity to play on Monday night and hopefully rally with the Jets and put on a great show."
You can look for a very physical game tonight.
The Jets' style of offense is distinctly "smashmouth," centered around 205- pound running back Curtis Martin. They come at you with a big, bruising offensive line.
"I told the team they are going to be physical," 49ers coach Steve Mariucci said. "They are a little more basic and fundamental. They try to out-physical you."
JT Sneaks Forecast:
I look for the jets to come out very emotional and put together a successful drive that should point some points on the board very early. The niners will come out passing which they will soon learn is a mistake. I look for alot of early frustration for the niners.
Halftime: Jets 13 Niners 3
The second half should be full of adjustments for the niners, the niners will realize they can move the ball on the ground easier than in the air, and when the jets adjust that will open the pass for garcia and comapny. the jets on the other hand will look for Chrebet to play well in the second half, and I look for him to be the go to guy on 3rd down situations.
The niners defense will also adjust and put stack the box to stop curtis; the jets offense that looked good in the first half will now begin to sputter. I see a late adjustment by the jets and look for wayne chrebet to be the spark the jets need to win late.
Final Score Jets 20 49ers 17
It's going to be a cold one tonight, and this one will go WAY under the total.
UNDER 47
JT
