On John Idzik and The Jets Playoff Hopes

We all heard the talk prior to last season about Rex Ryan being a lame duck coach with, what many considered, the most dysfunctional and undisciplined team in the NFL. Despite all of this talk, the Jets still won 8 games last year. They were able to win largely because of the strength of Sexy Rexy's defense.  The fact is that no matter what pieces he has on defense, Rex's defensive players always give 110% for him because he is just the kind of coach that gets that extra 10% out of his players. The biggest weakness for the Jets is their offense, it has been ever since Mark Sanchez inexplicably turned into a turnover machine in his third year. Jets GM John Idzik's "controversial" idea to not try and win the NFL's version of March Madness will only help the Jets in the long run. The methodical approach Idzik has taken to free agency also gives the Jets a very good chance to have short term success as well. Idzik's moves put them in position to win 10 games this year, and possibly even compete for a wild card berth. With the late breaking news of Michael Vick's decision to sign with the Jets, it's suddenly very believable that the Jets could be a 10 win team. Even if Vick misses half the season he should still be good for at least 4 wins by himself; throw in the Jets' defense and the they don't look half bad as a dark horse candidate for the playoffs. Reports are the Jets are not done with big moves on offense, with a lot of people believing they will end up being the landing spot for Desean Jackson. Desean Jackson would give Vick a receiver he is familiar throwing to, and give the Jets a strong compliment to Eric Decker and Stephen Hill. Vick and Desean also both have experience in Marty Monhinweg's offense, and with two very underrated receivers in Stephen Hill and Eric Decker this group could be very hard to defend. Don't sleep on the Jets Tight End Jeff Cumberland either, he has shown flashes of great potential when healthy. Even without Desean Jackson the Jets have enough firepower in the passing game to keep defenses honest while pounding them into the dirt with Bilal Powell and Chris Ivory. I honestly believe the Jets are making the kind of moves to put them in direct competition with the Patriots, and right now they are leaps and bounds ahead of the Bills and Dolphins in the AFC East. The big concern on defense is their lack of big name corners, but I really don't see that as a problem. They have Dee Milliner, who has all of the talent to succeed and a year of NFL experience under his belt, and as I said I trust Rex to get every ounce of production possible out his defense; that goes double for his defensive backs. Going forward, the Jets are my dark horse playoff pick for this upcoming season, and I cannot wait to see what Idzik does in the draft this year.