Jets @ Dolphins

Jets +1
Where to begin with this game? The season started with the Jets not expected to compete and the Dolphins being slated by some for the Super Bowl. The Dean never expected the Dolphins to live up to those expectations but they have shown in the past weeks some reasons why people like them. Their problems start and end at the QB position just as they always have. If they can get any level of consistency from that position they have the other parts. The Dolphins gave the Bears their first loss and shut out the Patriots. The Jets meanwhile have compiled 8 wins against teams with a combined record of 22-36 at the time they beat them. New England is their only win against a team with a winning record and that game was after a Jet bye and a Patriot loss to the Colts on Monday Night.

These teams are very similar. They are good enough in certain areas to exploit another team’s weakness but they struggle to put it all together on a consistent basis. If Chad Pennington can control the ball, make 2-3 plays, and the defense can pressure the Dolphins bad QBs, then the Jets are in good shape to win this game. The Dean can’t find any aspect of this game that is deserving of my confidence, but the Dolphin QB situation doesn’t make the short list of candidates and it tips my favor to the Jets getting a point but playing it conservative at 1-star.

REVIEW: Jets 13 – Dolphins 10

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