Jets and the shore

Jersey Shore

Besides the showdowns between Kobe and Lebron and Crosby and Ovechkin on Thursday night, the season finale of Jersey Shore aired on MTV. By far the most talked about show of the winter, Jersey Shore is tremendously stupid, yet wildly entertaining. I don't care if you're a homeless guy living in Newark or a Columbia professor, if you were not amused by Jersey Shore, at least a little, there's something wrong with you. C'mon, this show is funny! When my family makes our annual trek down to the shore this summer, I will be fully expecting to see tons of Jersey Shore shirts, hear tons of Jersey Shore references, and I will be fully prepared for a situation to go down. And for those of you reading this who are not from Jersey, there are plenty of normal people living in this state, who are not like the characters on that show.

Jets

In another part of New Jersey today, Florham Park to be exact, the Jets will heading off to Indianapolis for the AFC championship game against the Colts. I still can't believe that the Jets are one win away from the Super Bowl. All week long anticipation has been building and there is definitely a buzz in the air. There was a pep rally in Times Square where Mayor Bloomberg unofficially renamed Manhattan Island, Revis Island, the Empire State Building has been lit up green and white, every sports talks show has been talking Jets non stop, and every where you go, people are decked out in Jets apparel. The buzz is infectious and many Giant fans in the area, including me, have caught it. The New York area has contracted Jet Fever, and if the Jets win tomorrow, it will get even bigger (even though I don't think the Jets will win; my predictions are a couple posts down).

For the Jets to win, a few things are going to have to happen:

1. Prevent big plays! Revis is going to have to play like he can against Reggie Wayne, but the rest of the Jets secondary is going to have to step up too, and prevent Manning from throwing the ball down the field successfully.

2. Force turnovers! The Jet's offense is not driving 90 yards for a touchdown, so the defense has to create turnovers and give the offense good field position.

3. Play conservative! The Jets should run, run, run, and run; and if Sanchez throws, make sure there's no chance of an interception.

4. Jay Feely! The Jets are going to struggle putting the ball in the end zone, so Feely is going to have to make some kicks. In the playoffs so far, kickers have been choking all over the place, but Feely must come up big for the Jets to have a chance.

Enjoy the game and GO JETS!