New York Jets Tickets

New York Jets Tickets

After such an offensively disappointing preseason and such a resounding beginning to the 2012 NFL season, fans holding New York Jets tickets to MetLife Stadium are confused. First, it appears Mark Sanchez may make Tim Tebow nothing more than a highly paid spokesman at this point, then the defense makes Rex Ryan proud and forces enough turnovers to overlook any number of yards allowed. Is this going to be a transcendent season, or is this just a tease? Perhaps the only consoling fact is that after Week 5 the Jets will know for sure what to expect. They will have played the Steelers, 49ers, and Texans by then.

Between now and then the optimistic Jet fan would like to relish the on-the-field relationships between Sanchez and rookie receiver Stephen Hill. Hill has looked amazing running down the sidelines. Hill going deep and Santonio Holmes can run across the middle after having lost a step. It would also be pleasant to enjoy a balanced offense, with Shonn Greene keeping the linebackers close to create space for Hill to frustrate corners and safeties with his speed and size. Greene will not be as effective if Tebow steals his touchdowns, which could send Tebow away to a third team in his young career.

The Jets are built on the idea of defense. Last season that held up the reputation with regards to yards allowed but failed to do so with regards to scoring defense. Thus, maintaining the 3-4, Ryan went to work putting the pieces together to fit the scheme. The giant rookie Quinton Coples will adjust to a new role plugging holes to allow the linebackers to be much more effective than last year. Thus, Calvin Pace and Bart Scott can continue to stop the run and perhaps join Aaron Maybin rushing the quarterback. Ryan wants to do all he can to avoid overextending his safeties. LaRon Landry and Yeremiah Bell have to be the upgrades imagined otherwiseNew Yorkis simply wasting the talents of Darrelle Revis and Antonio Cromartie on the corners. This is a football team with the potential to sneak up the AFC East standings and into the postseason with a wild card designation, especially given the four games total against the Bills and Dolphins.