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09-12-2005, 04:00 AM
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Jets head list of biggest Week 1 disasters
N.Y. defense absolutely lame against K.C.'s powerful offense
Jets quarterback Chad Pennington (10) walks away from the pile after losing a fumble to the Chiefs during New York's 27-7 loss Sunday.
COMMENTARY
By JT the Brick
NBCSports.com contributor
Updated: 9:12 p.m. ET Sept. 11, 2005
JT the Brick
No team looked worse than the New York Jets in Week 1 of the 2005 NFL season. Everything that could have gone wrong did Sunday, and coach Herman Edwards will have to go on the offensive with the New York media to explain the team’s 27-7 loss at Kansas City.
Chad Pennington looked like a backup quarterback, fumbling the ball almost as much as he did the entire 2004 season. The Jets secondary got chopped up by the powerful Chiefs offense and looked confused as they tried to blitz and play basic zone coverage. The Jets are supposed to be one of the premier teams in the AFC, but they have to find a way to get back to their basic offense of the past because they couldn't execute the new game plan installed by offensive coordinator Mike Heimerdinger.
It added up to a miserable afternoon for Pennington, returning from offseason rotator cuff surgery and still getting acclimated to an offensive scheme implemented by new Jets coordinator Mike Heimerdinger. Pennington threw for 264 yards, but New York didn't score until backup Jay Fiedler hit tight end Chris Baker with a 23-yard TD pass in the game's waning seconds.
"It's embarrassing," said Martin. "I think we're all ashamed of the way we played today. There are no excuses.
"They just kicked our butt."
"I wish we could have made more of a game of it, but it wasn't," said Jets coach Herman Edwards. "They took us behind the woodshed and whupped us."
The Jets open their home schedule against Miami next Sunday and better not overlook arguably the worst team in 2004, because the Dolphins defense is just as good as what they faced from the Chiefs.
Jets head list of biggest Week 1 disasters
N.Y. defense absolutely lame against K.C.'s powerful offense
Jets quarterback Chad Pennington (10) walks away from the pile after losing a fumble to the Chiefs during New York's 27-7 loss Sunday.
COMMENTARY
By JT the Brick
NBCSports.com contributor
Updated: 9:12 p.m. ET Sept. 11, 2005
JT the Brick
No team looked worse than the New York Jets in Week 1 of the 2005 NFL season. Everything that could have gone wrong did Sunday, and coach Herman Edwards will have to go on the offensive with the New York media to explain the team’s 27-7 loss at Kansas City.
Chad Pennington looked like a backup quarterback, fumbling the ball almost as much as he did the entire 2004 season. The Jets secondary got chopped up by the powerful Chiefs offense and looked confused as they tried to blitz and play basic zone coverage. The Jets are supposed to be one of the premier teams in the AFC, but they have to find a way to get back to their basic offense of the past because they couldn't execute the new game plan installed by offensive coordinator Mike Heimerdinger.
It added up to a miserable afternoon for Pennington, returning from offseason rotator cuff surgery and still getting acclimated to an offensive scheme implemented by new Jets coordinator Mike Heimerdinger. Pennington threw for 264 yards, but New York didn't score until backup Jay Fiedler hit tight end Chris Baker with a 23-yard TD pass in the game's waning seconds.
"It's embarrassing," said Martin. "I think we're all ashamed of the way we played today. There are no excuses.
"They just kicked our butt."
"I wish we could have made more of a game of it, but it wasn't," said Jets coach Herman Edwards. "They took us behind the woodshed and whupped us."
The Jets open their home schedule against Miami next Sunday and better not overlook arguably the worst team in 2004, because the Dolphins defense is just as good as what they faced from the Chiefs.