Jets could fall victim to expectations they’ve created
Article By mflorio.tsn on 20th April, 2010
The Jets have brought in big names like LaDainian Tomlinson, but will they help?
Last year, the Jets dramatically exceeded expectations with a three-game winning streak to start the season. Then, they lost three in a row. They hovered around .500 for a bit, eventually falling to 4-6 before another three-game winning streak pushed them to 7-6. Coach Rex Ryan declared failure (prematurely) after an ugly 10-7 home loss to the Falcons. A Christmas gift from the Colts, back-to-back wins over the overrated Bengals and an upset of the Chargers in the divisional round delivered an unlikely berth in the AFC title game.
Even without a single addition to the roster over the offseason, last year's success would have created expectations of a return to the postseason, at a minimum. With a string of new, big-name players — Antonio Cromartie, LaDanian Tomlinson and Santonio Holmes — joining the team and Jason Taylor possibly being next to sign on the dotted line, the Jets will have supplemented their squad with a 2007 All-Pro cornerback, the 2006 NFL MVP, the Super Bowl 43 MVP and the 2006 NFL defensive player of the year.
So, basically, it will be Super Bowl or bust for the Jets in 2010.
It's a reality that has been overlooked or deliberately ignored: The Jets have, by all appearances, taken a page from the Daniel Snyder fantasy football playbook. However, as the regular season approaches — and as the team prepares to assume an even higher profile with an appearance on this year's edition of HBO's Hard Knocks — the pressure will be mounting. On the first Monday night of the season, in the inaugural primetime game at the new Meadowlands Stadium, the Jets will be expected to win handily.
If they fail, collars will tighten a bit. And then, six days later, the pressure will be even greater to avoid falling to 0-2.
That said, it's quite possible the Jets will get off to a great start, that quarterba...
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Even without a single addition to the roster over the offseason, last year's success would have created expectations of a return to the postseason, at a minimum. With a string of new, big-name players — Antonio Cromartie, LaDanian Tomlinson and Santonio Holmes — joining the team and Jason Taylor possibly being next to sign on the dotted line, the Jets will have supplemented their squad with a 2007 All-Pro cornerback, the 2006 NFL MVP, the Super Bowl 43 MVP and the 2006 NFL defensive player of the year.
So, basically, it will be Super Bowl or bust for the Jets in 2010.
It's a reality that has been overlooked or deliberately ignored: The Jets have, by all appearances, taken a page from the Daniel Snyder fantasy football playbook. However, as the regular season approaches — and as the team prepares to assume an even higher profile with an appearance on this year's edition of HBO's Hard Knocks — the pressure will be mounting. On the first Monday night of the season, in the inaugural primetime game at the new Meadowlands Stadium, the Jets will be expected to win handily.
If they fail, collars will tighten a bit. And then, six days later, the pressure will be even greater to avoid falling to 0-2.
That said, it's quite possible the Jets will get off to a great start, that quarterba...
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