Last night I sat down and watched the overhyped $70 million production “Olympus Has Fallen”, over a bowl of leftover Halloween candy. You know, the good stuff, like mini chocolate bars. Not that other crap the rug rats bring home like candy corn (who eats candy corn?). I’d rather have an apple with a razor blade in it. Anyways the movie sucked! It sucked real bad. And I expected that.
Earlier this week, I saw Captain Phillips over a bowl of caramel corn. It was good…. mostly!
It seems that’s the way the ball bounces for me on the movie end of things. I can’t string together 2 good ones in a row if my life depended on it.
Jets fans, counseling starts Monday AM every week. If all holds true this weekend against a much much better Saints team, they should have the Who Dat Nation shaking their melons by 4:30 eastern. Why? Last week the Jets were dropped like a prom dress against, what we now know, is an undermanned Bengals squad! This week? This is the 1st week of November, ergo an odd numbered week (see way down below).
Keys to the game:
Injuries:
Saints: Jimmy Graham (foot) and safety Kenny Vaccaro (concussion, back), are questionable.
Jets: Should be without tight end Jeff Cumberland, and Guard Willie Colon (calf), and center Nick Mangold (ribs) are questionable.
Rankings:
Saints:
Offense 6th, Passing 3rd, Rushing 24th
Defense 12th, Passing 9th, Rushing 20th
Jets:
Offense 17th, Passing 23th, Rushing 13th
Defense 6th, Passing 14th, Rushing 1st
Thus, LOGIC SAYS Saints torture Jets secondary all day; but cannot and will not run the ball; Jets run effectively all day, as soon as Saints blitz from everywhere including the nacho stand on the 1st concourse.
Antonio Cromartie to cover Graham (will be limited), but in some professional analytical back rooms, Cromartie has been as low as second worst rated DB in the NFL to this point of the season. Graham, except red zone, will be just use up space and save the foot for the though stretch the Saints have coming up.
If Cromartie covers Graham, expect Marquise Colston to break out as we’ve been expecting all year. He has lost a step, no question, but Brees and Colston have been like peas and carrots for the last ½ decade.
Saints have confidence on the road with a solid in Chicago and a just short screw job in New England.
The Ryan brothers will be animated. One may “moon” the other before half.
More importantly…KEY Facts:
The Jets in odd-numbered week per game: 26 pts. – 362 yds. – 1.25 turnovers.
The Jets offense in even-numbered weeks: 9.5 pts. – 288 yds. – 3 turnovers.
The team is 4-0 in odd weeks, and 0-4 in even ones.
And, every week the past 3 years that I cannot find dirty rice at my local grocery store for jambalaya; and / or someone misplaces my Who Dat championship flag, THE SAINTS LOSE.
Both happened this week.
There is NO WAY the Jets should win. With what remains in front of the Saints to get home field playoff possibilities, NO WAY Jets should win.
But they will.
The Saints like to squat and “lay an egg” at least once every season when they’re on a roll. Every bone in my rigamortis-laden body says this is the week. Sorry WD Nation, I hate myself!
Jets 24, Saints 23
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