Published 12/1/2008
by Joe Caporoso
at Bleacher Report - NFL
Did you really think the Jets were going to head into the playoffs on a 10-game winning streak? You didn't think there would be an ugly misstep along the way in this final stretch of games? Trust me, yesterday's loss will prove to be one of the best things that happens to this team in 2008.
This past week, the Jets were the hot topic of the NFL. Leon Washington, Kerry Rhodes, and Kris Jenkins were all over ESPN. The New York papers constantly discussed the prospect of a Subway Super Bowl.
For the past seven days, the Jets were recognized as an elite team in the NFL. Not anymore, the Jets have fallen back into the pack of the muddled AFC, where any team who ends up playing in January has a good shot of ending up in the Super Bowl.
Leon Washington said after the game the Jets were served a nice dish of humble pie, and honestly, that is probably what this team needed. This is good team but a team with some definite flaws that keeps them a clear level below a team like the New York Giants.
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