Jets Fool (Head Coach 09 Career)

[Bear Pand]

WEEK 2
Pats (1-0) @ Jets (1-0)

Pregame:

Pats are one of the more dangerous teams in this game. Brady to Moss is obviously a problem, but they have good complimentary players like Welker and Maroney. On defense they have a ton of solid vets and added OLB Keith Rivers with a top 10 pick. Rivers was the highest rated LB in the past draft.

Jets Injuries:
Kris Jenkins out 1-2 weeks.
TE Eric Johnson out 3-5 weeks.
LB Chatham out 1 week.

Game

Moss shines as Pats rout Jets
Patriots 37, Jets 7

Jets Offense

Brad Smith 5-11 45 yards 2 INT fumble
McFadden 20 ar 70 yards

Jets Defense
No one showed up

Patriots

Brady 21-33 279 yards 5 TD, 5 diff rec
Maroney 15 car 74 yards
Moss 5 rec 92 yards TD

Notes:
I started off sacking Brady on back to back plays but after that it was over. My offense never got anything going and Brady torched my D throwing a TD to 5 different receivers. Moss embarrassed Revis all day and Maroney killed me while I focused on the pass.

 

[Bear Pand]

WEEK 3
Jets (1-1) @ Chargers (1-1)

Pregame:

Chargers have the best overall RB in the game and they run the ball 63% of the time. They also have a solid passing attack making it tough to focus solely on Tomlinson.

Jets Injuries:
Kris Jenkins out 1 week.
TE Eric Johnson out 2-4 weeks.

Game

Tomlinson, Chargers beat Jets at their own game
Chargers 40, Jets 21

Jets Offense
Clemens 4-6 72 yards 1 TD 1 INT
McFadden 16 car 71 yards 2 TD
W Wright 5 rec 78 yards 1 TD

Jets Defense
No one showed up

Chargers

Rivers 11-22 182 yards 2 TD
Tomlinson 27 car 215 yards 2 TD
Chambers 6 rec 79 yards 2 TD


Notes:
Both teams run an ton and use the 3-4 but SD was a lot better at it. I couldn't stop Tomlinson all day and Revis was lost vs Chambers. Starting to get concerned since he's my best defensive player and is getting torched every week.

My offense was awful for the second straight game. I tried using Clemens but he just wanted to chuck balls into coverage all game. The only bright spot was Wallace Wright, I never paid attention to him but he produces whenever I can get him the ball.

 

[Bear Pand]

Both of these WRs have been early surprises for me.

Swain was a throwaway 6th rounder my GM suggested.
88 potential
91 athletic
90 size

Wallace Wright was originally the 5th or 6th WR on my depth chart is now the 3rd or 4th.
86 potential
90 athletic
92 size

Neither player is good at catching but they're athletic which very important in my offense. They're awful learners with poor intangibles but they're young and cheap. WR isn't a coveted position on my team so it's nice to have two inexpensive options for the future. Right now Coles is one of the highest paid players on my team and is looking more and more expendable.

 

[Bear Pand]

WEEK 4
Cardinals (0-3) @ Jetss (1-2)

Pregame:

Weak offense strong defense. They have a balanced attack and skilled players in: Warner, James, Boldin, Fitz. My #1 goal is to slow down their offense and force a low scoring game. Their defense is suspect and I should be able to control the ball and run at will.

Jets Injuries:
TE Eric Johnson out 1-2 weeks.

Game

Uh Oh
Cardinals 31, Jets 14

Jets Offense
Mcfadden 11 car 81 yards 2 TD

Jets Defense

David Harris 16 tackles 3 tfl 1 FF

Cardinals
james 31 car 171 yards 1 td
fitz 4 rec 63 yards
warner 13-24 1 td 1 int 148 yards

Notes:
This one slipped away. They scored on a kickoff return, an interception return and had a late garbage TD. Other than that my D did it's job. James did have 171 yards but I still feel I had their offense in check.

The problem again was my own offense. McFadden has continued to look good but I'm not getting enough production. It's leading to my D being on the field entirely too much.

 

[Bear Pand]

Quarterly Update PT1

Defensive Focus
What's wrong with Revis?

:noidea:

Jet's pass defense has been terrible both in the preseason and first four games. Revis surprisingly is a big part of it. Of the 462 rec yards that can be attributed to any defender, Revis is accountable for 218 or ~47% of them. (Note I messed up on the pie chart oops.) He's also given up completions on a high % of passes that were thrown at him. Last he's failed to grab any interceptions.

This doesn't make any sense considering how good he is. And considering that other Jets CBs Miller/Smith are a lot worse but have played better. So what's the issue?

-Lack of playbook knowledge and poor playcalling. The team is still implementing a new defense, and it doesn't help that I call poor plays at times. I also let the DC call the play every now and then even though he's a moron.

-Lack of a pass rush. Anyone can get open with enough time and my DL/OLBs have failed to hurry the opposing QB.

-Scared to use press coverage. It seems like everytime I press one of my CBs or safeties gets burnt. This hurts Revis as he's good at pressing but I haven't been able to utilize it much.

I'm going to start pressing more and altering my gameplanning/playcalling to get Revis in better situations.

 

[Bear Pand]

Quarterly Update PT2

Offense Focus
Offensive confusion and inefficiency


My offense has been very inefficient so far:
34% 3rd down conversions (2nd worst in league)
60% redzone scoring (3rd worst)

The main reason is there's no consistency at the QB spot. The Brad Smith experiment is not going well so far. He isn't skilled enough at reading defenses to make plays with his arm consistently. He struggles in third and long and any must-pass situation.

Clemens off the bench is just as bad. He's a standard pocket passer but has not impressed when given the opportunity.

I'm not sure what the solution to this is other than keeping Smith in good situations. Which means not asking him to make tough throws and avoiding third and long.

My kicker Nugent has also been bad missing a few FGs. This can't happen considering how few scoring opportunities I'm getting.

 

[Bear Pand]

TRADE

Jets trade QB Chad Pennington to Bears for DE Alex Brown. Bears also receive a future 6th round draft pick.

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Positives for Bears:

They are 0-4 and have a messed up QB situation. They have a QB of the future in Joe Flacco but he's not ready. Right now Grossman is getting starts but playing terribly. Pennington will be their best QB and Flacco should be ready by the time his contract expieres.

They also get a future draft pick, guessing they wanted this to offset Pennington's salary.

Positives for me:
Good enough to immediately start
Shorter contract and less expensive than Peterson

Negatives:
Injury concerns
Not a long term solution
doesn't know PB at all and is below avg learner

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I've been trying to get rid of Pennington since beginning of the off-season. Bears were the only team willing to open negotiations.

 

[Bear Pand]

GAME 5
Bengals (1-4) @ Jets (1-3)

Pregame:

Quick Analysis:
They're a heavy run team that has a solid QB and WR corps.

Injuries:
LB Kevin Bently tore his ACL and PCL during practice. He's also in the last year of his deal so this is likely the end of him with the Jets. He's on IR for now. LB Dontarrious Thomas was signed to take his place.

Re-signings:
OL Damien Woody signs a 3 YR / 4.5M extension w 1M bonus
OL Clint Oldenburg signs 2 YR / .75M extension
FS Abram Elam signs 2 YR / 1.5M extension

Game

Too Fast. Jets blow by Bengals.
Jets 31, Bengals 28

Jets Offense

Smith 4-9 44 yards 1 INT
Mcfadden 25 152 1 td, 2pt conv
Jones 15 116 1 td
Justin Miller KR TD

Bengals
Palmer 17-28 4 tds 414 yards
R Johnson 18 car 54 yards
E Doucet 6 rec 170 yards 2 td

Notes:
Justin Miller took the opening kickoff back and it was a race from there. My rushing game dominated putting up over 250 yards while Palmer took advantage of busted coverage all day.

 

[Bear Pand]

GAME 6
Jets (2-3) @ Raiders (1-4)

Pregame:

Quick Analysis:
Raiders are a mess. They have a ton of cash invested in JaMarcus Russel but are going with Andrew Walter as the starter. Their #1 RB is Leon Washington who was formerly my third stringer. They have a decent defense but no offensive talent.

Injuries:
OL Woody out 1-2 weeks with a bruised heel.

Re-signings:
WR Wallace Wright 2 year / .9M extension
DT Hank Smithers 3 year / 5M extension with .5M bonus
TE Eric Johnson 2 year / 2.7M extension 1.5M bonus

Game

Revis, Jets Defense finally arrive
Jets 31, Raiders 3.

Jets Offense

Smith 11-18 3td 1 INt
Mcfadden 17 car 71 yards
W Wright 3 rec 86 yards td

Jets Defense
Rhodes 6 tackles 2 tfl 4 deflection
Revis 1 catch allowed, 1 INT TD

Raiders
A Walter 11-28 131 yards 1 TD
L Washington 15 car 16 yards
A Caldwell 3 rec 67 yards

Notes:

Everything worked. Revis got his first INT of the year and took it back for a TD. Brad Smith three for 3 TD passes. Raiders offense was just non-existent and I controlled the game throughout.

 

[Bear Pand]

Tough Choices

DB/KR Justin Miller wants a long term deal.

During the first round of negotiations he asked for 6 years 17M plus he wanted a signing bonus. So I just left the room. I'm sure he'll ask again but I'm not sure if I want to keep him or not. He's grabbed a few INTs and is a skilled KR/PR but..

Potential 84

He can turn into an OK cornerback, but there's no guarantee he'll get there. He seems really dumb.

Athletic 97

Obviously a super gifted athlete.

Intangibles 66

His head is empty and he has an asshole personality.

Production 37

Hasn't done anything to warrant a long term deal.

Learning 77

OK learner.

He'll be the 4th best cornerback in FA this year, assuming other players don't get resigned. Debating whether to re-sign him, wait to FA and see if I can get a better price / shorter deal... or let him walk completely.

 

[Bear Pand]

GAME 7
Chiefs (3-3) @ Jets (3-3)

Pregame:

Quick Analysis:
Heavy run team that tries to grind out victories. I expect a low scoring game since I do the same thing.

Re-signings:
K Nugent 2 year / 2.5M deal 1M bonus

Game

God Damnit Coles
Chiefs 24, Jets 21.

Jets Offense

Smith 9-15 137 yards 1 INT, 97 rush yards 2 TD
Jones 8 car 62 yards TD

Jets Defense
Rhodes 9 tackle, 2 tfl 1 sack
K Mitchel 8 tackle

Chiefs
Huard 16-23 201 yards 1 INT
L Johnson 20 142 2 tds

Notes:

Chiefs scored 21 1st quarter points including an INT return. After that Brad Smith started going off mainly in the rushing game. I had the ball late already in their territory when Coles decided to fumble away the game.

 

[Aso]

Very surprised as how bad your run defense is.

your other corners suck too though. Miller has added value as your returner so I'd give him that dough and set him in at nickelback.

 

[Bear Pand]

My rush D sucks mainly because my D-Line.

Starts with Kris Jenkins who cannot stay healthy and is way overpaid. Only reason he's even on the team still is because his salary is set up in a way it'd hurt me to cut him...and no one has come calling for a trade.

Kareem Brown and Shaun Ellis aren't doing much better on the ends. Maybe I'm using them wrong. Also OLB Bryan Thomas has been invisible all season.

Then it doesn't help that my defensive coaches in general are awful so they're not going to get anyone to play over their head.

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Also could be a slider issue and some stats get out of hand since the CPU never uses it's backup RB.

 

[Bear Pand]

GAME 8
Jets (3-4) @ Bills

Pregame:

Quick Analysis:
Bills outside of Lynch are not a dangerous team. Stopping him is going to be priority #1.

Injuries:
DE S Ellis: cracked leg bone out 5-8 weeks
WR Cotchery: Broken leg out 4-6 weeks
FS Hamlin out 1-3 weeks bruised hip
TE Fletcher out 1-2 weeks sprained thumb

Rough week for injuries esp considering Ellis went down in practice.

Game

Smith's inconsistency continues to plague Jets
Bills 24 Jets 7

Jets Offense
Smith 2 fumbles, 1 lost, 2 INTs

Jets Defense
K Mitchell 9 tackle. 2 TFL 4 QB Hurries

Bills

joey porter 3 rec 40 yards
lynch 29 car 133 yards 2 td
edwards 12-21 1 td 1 int

Notes:

Just an ugly game. Bills rode Lynch to the W, while my offense couldn't get anything going. Rumor is the Jets have been closely scouting college QBs looking for a potential replacement.

 

[Bear Pand]

Mid-Season Update

first: SMH at me just remembering Thomas and Julius Jones are brothers.

Jets "Mt. Rushmore" currently leads the NFL in rushing yards
Left to Right: Darren McFadden, Thomas Jones, Brad Smith, Jerome Felton

One of my goals entering the season was to have the #1 rushing attack. So far so good. My passing game leaves a lot to be desired though.

TEAM LEADERS

Rushing
McFadden 617 yards 5 TD 4.8 avg

Passing
Smith 614 pass yards yards 4 TD 8 INT

Receiving
Coles 18 rec 243 yards 2 TD

Defense

Harris 54 tackle 13 tfl 1 sack
1 FF 28 qb hurris


Mid Season Standings

AFC East
Pats 7-1
Bills 5-3
Jets 3-5
Phins 1-7

NFL Top 5
Bucs 9-0
Eagles 8-0
Texans 7-1
Pats 7-1
Giants 7-1

Bottom 5
Browns 0-8
Cards 1-7
Doplhins 1-7
49ers 1-7
Raiders 1-7

I'm a long shot to win the division, which means I need to start looking at a wildcard berth. One looks to be sealed up between the Colts/Texans who both have one loss. The AFC North will prob only get 1 playoff team.

My main competition is: Bills/Chargers/Chiefs/Broncos

 

[Bear Pand]

GAME 9
Rams @ Jets (3-5)

Pregame

Quick Analysis:
Rams had a top 5 pick last year and are one of the least talented teams in the league. They run the ball 75% of the time and fit a common theme I've seen recently. Poor QB play, playmaker at RB and no other real weapons.

Game

Cleo Lemon!?
Jets 38, Bills 31

Jets Offense
B Smith5-12 70 yards 1 TD 1 INT, 163 rush yards 2 TD
McFadden 15 car 92 yards TD

Jets Defense

Revis INT, TD
A Brown 2 sacks

Rams
Lemon 16-27 226 yards TD
Jackson 164 rush yards 4 td
Holt 9 rec 71 yards

Notes:
Rams were using Lemon at QB which makes no sense, thought I'd see Bulger. Revis put a knife in any comeback attempt when he took his second INT of the year back for a touchdown. Jackson put up some #s in garbage time after that but it wasn't a huge deal. Good to see Alex Brown contribute with a multi-sack game. He's been getting some PT with Ellis out and Kareem Brown sucking.

 

[Bear Pand]

GAME 10
Jets (4-5) @ Pats

Pregame

Quick Analysis:
First time I played the Pats they kicked my ass. This time I've created some custom plays to try and stop or at least slow them down. They run a lot to the outside and throw a ton of short passing routes.

My defense is missing starting DE/DT/FS and to make things worse it's a Thursday game so I only have 2 days to prepare.

Re-signings
HB Torain 2 years .6M
I'm just stashing him cuz of his potential. Not sure he ever gets an opportunity though.

Game

I dont even
Pats 42, Jets 21

Jets Offense
Smith 11-19 185 yards 2 TD
Coles 3 rec 76 yards 2 td

Pats
Brady 29-41 317 yards 6TD
Maroney 31 yards
Moss 13 rec 163 yards 5 TD

Notes:
Pats are just too good for my team right now. I stopped Maroney this time but then they actually managed to shut down my running game too. Game turned into a pass battle that I can't win. Last time Brady threw 5 TDs to 5 diff WRs. This time it was 5 TDs to moss and 6 total.

How do I stop them? :noidea:

 

[Bear Pand]

Would not surprise me. Game has a lot of stuff that makes no sense, like signing an undrafted rookie mid season to 1 year deal... then a month later him asking you for a 6 year deal w/o having played any.

 

[Aso]

I suggest you play a 46. 8 guys always in the box to stop the run, bring all sorts of blitzes.

 

[Bear Pand]

PB I'm using is Rex Ryans which had 4-6, 3-4. 4-3 and 3-3-5.

I took out all the 4-3.

I run the 46 some, but I get into some rough spots with it. For some reason the game will tell me the other team is coming out with 2 wrs, then they actually come out with 3-4 and burn me. Don't know if this is because my coaches have low ratings or just a game bug. Also my players love losing containment. Have had several plays where my team gets caught inside, RB breaks one tackle and takes off.

I'm just counting down until the offseason where I can make some wholesale changes. Also my team is getting good experience with the PB so next year wont be as much learning.