Hello Playoffs, It's Us, The Jets...

Season’s greetings and happy holidays to everyone out there in NYJetsTherapy land. A little bit too much Christmas cheer left yours’ truly slow on the uptake, thus the delay in this weeks’ blog. I mean, it’s one thing for those pro-bloggers over at Deadspin.com but us freelancers hit the occasional speed-bump. Also, figured nobody needed quite so much therapy with the Jets continuing their winning ways. That said, it is definitely time to check in with our favorite fans, Bad Dog and Bad Pup.

Bad Dog is sounding, well, he really puts it best with, “I am all doped up after that game.” Bad Pup had calls from relatives checking in to see if she was in need of medical attention after the game.

Before even discussing the fact that the Jets actually won the game, our Dogs need some time to process the first half. They both agree that QB Chad Pennington was NOT looking himself, even during pre-game warm-ups. However, as the Pup points out, he got it together in the second half, throwing 9-15 for 196 yards and a touchdown. The Dogs took a break from their call when Chad appeared for his post-game interview.

Back from the press conference, the only thing Pennington seems to have addressed was feeling bad for leaving WR Coles so vulnerable. He didn’t say anything about the first half misfires.

Moving on, Bad Dog hands out a game-ball to offensive coordinator Marty Shotenheimer for his calls at the end of the game. Leon Washington gets a game-ball from Bad Pup for his great yards-after-the-catch to keep a couple of scoring drives alive. Bad Dog took issue with Washington for not putting out the “May Day” call on the bad kick.

Both Dogs agree that Mangenius lived up to his moniker, keeping his cool and providing great team preparation. They also agreed that the defense held strong all game, especially the always-consistent Hobson. Bad Dog couldn’t help himself and commented that the defense really improved when his favorite safety, Dyson, got injured and he complained about the defense letting the Dolphins rush for over 100 yards. Bad Pup, always sticking up for her boys, countered that the Jets D held the Fish to 1-for-13 on 3rd down attempts. She also threw in a nice word for this blog’s Patron Saint D’Brickashaw!

On the offensive side, Jets got credit for holding Jason Williams to only 3 tackles and one sack. Cotchery also got a credit for strong play as did Justin McCairens

Done with the team, attention turns to a Bad Dog favorite – the press. Specifically, the guys at ESPN and Tony Kornheiser. “He’s a moron,” offers Bad Pup. Bad Dog clarifies, “This guy is a football moron,” and takes exception to Tony questioning Chad’s ability to lead a 2-minute drill down the field. Michelle Montoya doesn’t escape comment either, as Bad Pup calls her to the carpet for asking the Williams Sisters to compare being a pro tennis player to being a pro footballer. In the end, the Dogs were so unhappy about Kornheiser and the ESPN crew that they were ready to take Dennis Miller back!
Summing it all up

Summing up, Bad Dog and Bad Pup give all credit to the team for the big win and even a nice shout out to Jets placekicker Mike Nugent – of course, you can read more about kickers all around the league at The Kickoff. For now, bring on those Raiders!