Jets - Bucs 7:30 tonight

There has been alot of talk lately about who will be starting QB for the Jets. Last seasons start Chad Pennington tore his rotator cuff for the second time and was sidelined for the rest of the season and Brooks Bollinger stepped in, performing inspirationally if not perfectly, the Jets ending the season 4-12. The Jets traded for Patrick Ramsey, who had lost some of his skill, and second round drafted Kellen Clemens. Out of the 4, im putting my bet on Pennington, who has outpreformed the competition in practice and reconvered from shoulder injury. he has the most experience, plus as a starter he is 15-6 with a passer rating of 102.9 when feeling no pain. He also went to my favorite school so. Curtis Martin will be starting for his ninth season at Runningback, but may be running out of steam at 33. The Jets recievers arnt the fastest group but are still exceptable. Although they lost Pro Bowler Santana Moss, they have Laverneus Coles, who lead the team with 845 yards last season, Justin McCareins, who needs to bounce back from a slump year, Jerrico Cotchery isnt used to his potential. They also add ex-patriot Tim Dwight and Brad Smith. TEs Chris Baker and Doug Jolley rnt bad bout could be better. The Jets O-line should be good, using there first 2 draft picks on linemen. Although they lost John Abraham, the Jets D-line is solid, adding Kimo von Oelhoffen from the Steelers. Linebackers look good, with MLB Johnathen Vilma leading the NFL in tackles last season and strong play from Hobson and Barton. The Jets traded Superbowl CBs, Ty Law for Andre Dyson and have pretty good Safetys.. The Jets special teams are solid.

As for the Buccaneers, Simms is the starting QB, starting 10 games last season for an 81.4 passer rating, and has pretty solid depth behind him. RB Cadillac Williams ran away with Rookie of the year last season and should be explosive this season, and Fullbacks Mike Alstott and Jerald Sowell are solid. The Bucs recievers are somewhat lacking, If Clayton bounces back and Galloway does a repeat preformance, theyll do alright. The offensive line is good and should give Williams some room to run. DE Simeon Rice came in 3rd in the NFL in sacks with 14 and should slow down. The Linebackers are lead by Derrick Brooks, a major playmaker, even though hes gettin up in years. Both Buccaneer CBs are in there 30s, but one of them is Pro Bowler Ronde Barber.

Overall, The Jets should win this in my book, Despite the bucs solid defense.