--- New York Jets 2014 schedule ---

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1 vs. Oakland Raiders
2 at Green Bay Packers
3 vs. Chicago Bears (Monday Night Football)
4 vs. Detroit Lions
5 at San Diego Chargers
6 vs. Denver Broncos
7 at New England Patriots (Thursday Night Football)
8 vs. Buffalo Bills
9 at Kansas City Chiefs
10 vs. Pittsburgh Steelers
11 BYE
12 at Buffalo Bills
13 vs. Miami Dolphins (Monday Night Football)
14 at Minnesota Vikings
15 at Tennessee Titans
16 vs. New England Patriots
17 at Miami Dolphins

 

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The first 7 are key.

 

[Tai Chi≈Surfing]

The first 7 are key.

We're talking about the Jets.......every goddamn game is gonna be "key"

If they can manage to go 5-3, or 6-2 in their 1st 8 games....they're gonna have to equal that or do better in their final 8 just to make the playoffs.

 

[Tai Chi≈Surfing]

Analysis of the 2014 schedule:

Breakdown: Rex Ryan must have done something to upset the folks in the league's scheduling department. Ryan's beloved defense, which struggled against the pass last season, will face five of the NFL's top six passing offenses from 2013 in rapid succession, Weeks 2 to 6. And that doesn't include the New England Patriots, which finished 10th. It's a Murderer's Row of quarterbacks: Aaron Rodgers, Jay Cutler, Matthew Stafford, Philip Rivers, Peyton Manning and Tom Brady. The challenge wouldn't be as daunting if the Jets had made significant improvements in the secondary, but all they've done is replace Antonio Cromartie with journeyman Dimitri Patterson. It might be a good idea to draft a cornerback or two. A year ago, the Jets allowed 3,947 passing yards, the most since 1986. Assuming they seek help in the draft, they will be trying to rebuild part of the secondary, but it'll be tough to accomplish that on the fly, especially with no breathers over the first half of the season. On the bright side, they get to open against the Oakland Raiders.

Complaint department: For the second straight year, the Jets' road game against the Patriots is on a Thursday night -- a tough turnaround under the best of circumstances. That the Jets face the Denver Broncos the previous Sunday makes it an extraordinarily difficult back-to-back. They go from Manning to Brady, two of the all-time greats, in a span of four days, conjuring up memories of when they beat Manning and Brady in the 2010 playoffs. But at least they had a full week to prepare for Brady and New England that year. Ryan, speaking to reporters Wednesday night, didn't sound thrilled. "It isn’t ideal, but, hey, we’ll be up for it," he said. The Jets got hammered in similar fashion in 2011, when they lost to the Patriots at home and played four days later in Denver, falling to Tim Tebow in the final seconds. We'll know a lot about the Jets by Week 7, that's for sure. Their trip to Foxborough, of course, will be spiced by the showdown with former Jets cornerback Darrelle Revis.

On the bright side: The good news is the Jets play three of their first four games at home, increasing their chances of getting off to a good start. Historically, they're a fast-starting team under Ryan, whose September record is 11-6, far and away his best month. The downside is that three of the last four games are on the road, and that's not a good thing. The Jets were a pitiful 2-6 on the road last season, with many of those blowout losses. This year, they close at the Minnesota Vikings, at the Tennessee Titans and at the Miami Dolphins. This marks the third time in four years they've finished in Miami. The Vikings will be outdoors in 2014, so that could be a frigid day. If the Jets don't play better as a road team, they will have no shot at the playoffs.

 

[Tai Chi≈Surfing]

Three takeaways from Rex Ryan after listening to his comments Wednesday night on the New York Jets' 2014 schedule:

1. He likes the home cooking in September -- three games at MetLife Stadium. The last time they had three home games in September was 1998.

2. He challenged his team to improve on the road. Ryan mentioned their 2-6 record last season, pointing out that three of the final four games are away from home. "Clearly, we have to make big strides in how we play on the road," he said.

3. Ryan didn't sound thrilled that, for the second straight year, they have a short week to prepare for a road trip to the New England Patriots. Not only is it a quick turnaround, but they have to play the defending AFC champion Denver Broncos the previous week.

"Obviously that’s a huge challenge," he said. "It’s another year where we go on the road on a Thursday night to play New England, [which] isn’t ideal. But again, we’ll be up for it. It is a challenge. You’re facing the two best teams in the AFC last year, who played in the [AFC] Championship Game, back-to-back. ... But, we’ll have a lot of football to play up until that and hopefully we’re hitting our stride when we play those two teams."

 

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It's bullshit....Denver, 4 days later @ NE.

 

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We're talking about the Jets.......every goddamn game is gonna be "key"

If they can manage to go 5-3, or 6-2 in their 1st 8 games....they're gonna have to equal that or do better in their final 8 just to make the playoffs.

Well yeah every game is key.......but you look at those first 7 games.....they have 3 games I don't see any way they win.


I know it's only April 24th, but that's how I feel right now.

I'd love to see them 5-5 going into the bye week. With the AFC being weak again....If they are 5-5, I feel 4-2 to close out gets them in the playoffs. I think that is possible those last 6 games.....as their is not 1 game after the bye, hell not 1 game in the last 8 I would say they don't have any chance to win.

 

[Tai Chi≈Surfing]

Trust me, I'm trying to stay as optimistic as possible.....but the way I see it, 9-7 won't be good enough for us to make the playoffs...... 10-6 has a nicer ring to it...and could do the trick.....but yeah, it's way too soon to lose sleep over at this point...and of course I'm curious to see how they upgrade via the draft next month......otherwise talk to me in sept + oct.

Go Gang Green