Tripping and Falling

During this season, I have been becoming slowly annoyed and disenchanted with the New York Jets. While I credit Rex Ryan with improving stability and attitude with the team and in the Jets' Culture, I am very concerned by their losses, where it looked as if a different team was playing, and the attitude of some of the leaders.

Even though Rex Ryan has done a lot of good, his brashness and cockiness can have the potential blow up in his face. Confidence is good, but there are times he crosses the line into arrogance. And at this point, after getting shellacked by the Patriots and losing to a mediocre Dolphins team, there isn't much to be arrogant about. Sadly, this arrogance is imparted to the rest of the organization.

Mark Sanchez, while making gains, is not exactly Eli Manning or Phil Simms. The fact that he does not have a good backup forces a sense of entitlement on him and threatening to bench him with the 40 year old is empty. I understand Rex wants to give Sanchez confidence, but he must teach him to be a competitor, which occurs when giving him competition within the team.

Yesterday's incident with Sal Alosi tripping Nolan Carroll was absolutely uncalled for! In examining the video, it was clearly deliberate and with all the cameras at an NFL game, his getting caught was inevitable. While not as bad as Woody Hayes, it clearly provides enough evidence to question the leadership of Ryan and others on the Jets. Sanctions have come down and Alosi is suspended for the remainder of the season without pay and will be fined $25,000 by the Jets.

In the off-season, depending on what happens (I'm thinking the Jets are losing ranking on the Supe-o-meter, considering they have 2 very tough road games and they haven't scored a touchdown in 9 quarters.), Woody Johnson needs to take a close look at what the heck is going on in his organization.