Andy Vasquez NFL writer Published 3:21 PM EDT Oct 9, 2018 The Jets have led a double life through their first five games. They’ve been an incredible force in two blowout wins over the Lions and Broncos. But in between, they sandwiched a three-game losing streak in which they seemed to do everything wrong. The Jets believe they are the good team they showed they can be in Weeks 1 and 5. But no one else is going to believe until they start doing it consistently. “We’ve got to grow up,” offensive tackle Kelvin Beachum said. “It’s a maturity game for us. It’s great to get a win, but at the same time we’ve got to keep things in perspective.” The Jets talked repeatedly about maintaining perspective after their 48-17 Week 1 win over the Lions. Then they immediately played a stinker of a game against the Dolphins, losing 20-12, and followed that up with awful performances in Cleveland and Jacksonville. … [Read more...] about How the NY Jets can start first winning streak in a year
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Stock Watch: Bob Condotta’s take on how the Seahawks fared in a 33-31 defeat to the Rams
It’s the first weekend in October, and a Seahawks team that has been a perennial Super Bowl front runner since 2012, is now left hoping vainly for a wild card spot. A 33-31 loss to the Rams on Sunday makes it difficult to see the Seahawks making a legit run at the NFC West — Los Angeles is 5-0 and rolling, while Seattle is 2-3 and still finding itself, plus Seattle still has to play the Rams on the road in November. The good news is the NFC appears a pretty heavy crap shoot — consider that the Bears would be the number two seed if the season ended today. And Seattle can also find some encouragement in how it played Sunday, rushing for 190 yards and using its play-action game to set up the kind of big plays it was missing earlier in the season. RAMS 33, SEAHAWKS 31 Photos » | Box » | Rewind » LA 33, SEA 31: Seahawks duel Rams but come up short in shootout Instant Analysis | Three impressions from Hawks' last-minute loss to LA Stone | Rams stole … [Read more...] about Stock Watch: Bob Condotta’s take on how the Seahawks fared in a 33-31 defeat to the Rams
Mizzou offense shows glimpses of firepower in spring game
COLUMBIA, MO. • Drew Lock might have expended more energy signing countless autographs on Faurot Field than he did during the actual Black and Gold Game on Saturday. By design, the public debut of Mizzou’s offense under new coordinator Derek Dooley didn’t reveal too many surprises and featured only a cameo from its biggest star, but Lock walked away from the spring finale knowing the Tigers’ season will be measured in the fall, not April.“It’s fun. It’s a cool event,” Lock said on a chilly but sunny afternoon. “But it’s more of a production than something you look back and evaluate and say, ‘We’re going to be really good or really bad’ based on the spring game.”With Dooley calling plays from the press box, third-year coach Barry Odom overseeing from the field and SEC Network broadcasting the 100-play scrimmage, the Tigers didn’t show off any exotic formations or alignments on either side of … [Read more...] about Mizzou offense shows glimpses of firepower in spring game
5-at-10: Braves’ bridge too far, MLB survey says, NFL issues, Rushmore in honor of Air Jordans
Braves The Atlanta Braves start their march to mediocrity Thursday. And no, we do not think that was accepted on the promotional brochures. Nor was "Braves Fever, catch it. Then send it to the minors, deal it before the deadline or see a doctor and get rid of it." Nor was "Braves baseball, or something really close to it." Nor was "Is Freddie Freeman or that Acuna kid batting? No. Where's the remote?" Nor was "Your Atlanta Braves Remember the good ol' days when Hall of Famer Tom Glavine was our No. 3 starter? Memories." Nor was "The Braves bullpen, at least John Rocker's not involved." Wow, those kind of just flowed. Sorry, Braves. (And here's betting that's not the last time a Southern says, "Sorry Braves" this spring and summer, either. Thank you. Try the veal and remember to tip your wait staff.) Seriously, the Braves start Thursday. What they are starting, however, is as important as the players they are starting it with to be honest. Some experts call this a bridge year … [Read more...] about 5-at-10: Braves’ bridge too far, MLB survey says, NFL issues, Rushmore in honor of Air Jordans
World Cup lightning in a bottle-but for Japan, not the US
* Straight from tomorrow morning’s paper, with a topper… –Ann Killion is right-on-the-money: The simple legacy of this year’s U.S. women’s team is that they played significant games and that we stopped and watched them because it was compelling. That was a big part of a very good conversation I had a few days ago with Marlene Bjornsrud, the co-founder (along with Julie Foudy and Brandi Chastain) of the Bay Area Women’s Sports Initiative and former GM of the CyberRays. I was going to get into some of that in the following column–but I got tangled up in the wild drama of the game and Annie says it better than I could have, anyway. Still, I do want to include a few things Bjornsrud said about the potential for this Cup to galvanize women’s professional soccer and the disappointments of the post-1999 non-galvanization Could Alex Morgan be the next Mia Hamm? Sure. In time. But Hamm WAS Mia Hamm and the WUSA only lasted two … [Read more...] about World Cup lightning in a bottle-but for Japan, not the US