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More Jets news and wildcard predictions

Posted by Michael Sciannamea

January 6, 2008 |

nflplayoffs.jpgThe Jets are wasting little time in looking to improve the team’s depth. This report indicates that the team is showing interest in running back Joe Smith of the British Columbia Lions in the Canadian Football League. Smith ran for over 1500 yards last season and has had brief stints in the NFL with the Jacksonville Jaguars, Tennessee Titans, and Tampa Bay Buccaneers. I’m not sure if pursuing players from a clearly inferior league is the best option, but sometimes talent emerges from all sorts of unusual places.

As for yesterday’s games, the Redskins had their chances to make a game out of it, but the Seahawks capitalized on mistakes and made a rout of it in the fourth quarter. The Jaguars-Steelers game was a thrilling one–that fourth quarter fourth-and-two run by David Garrard was as clutch a play as there has been so far this season. The Jags shouldn’t have blown an 18-point lead, but it just goes to show you what a gamer Ben Roethlisberger is.

Today’s Giants-Bucs game is probably the toss-up game of the weekend. The Giants are all banged-up, and they’re traveling to a warm weather locale after playing for a number of weeks in cold, inclement weather. The Bucs haven’t been that impressive this season, although quarterback Jeff Garcia has beaten the Giants twice before in the playoffs as a member of the 49ers and Eagles. However, the Bucs offense doesn’t scare too many teams, and running back Earnest Graham will probably have to break a few decent runs to keep his team in the game.  The Giants pass rush has been good all season long, and if Eli Manning can play close to the level he did against the Pats last week, the Giants should win this game rather handily. Giants 27, Bucs 17.

The Chargers-Titans game is (on paper) the most lopsided match of the weekend. I don’t see how the Titans with a banged-up Vince Young at quarterback can keep up with a Charger team that is itching to get a playoff win to wipe away last year’s disappointing loss to the Pats. The Titans can’t keep up with the Charger offense, and I can see LaDanian Tomlinson having a huge game. For the Titans to have any chance, they need to create at least two turnovers on defense. I don’t see it happening. Chargers 34, Titans 13.


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