What a difference a week makes. Several teams eased their fans’ concerns—at least for the time being—while other performances brought those same concerns to light. It’s still too early to completely separate the wheat from the chaff, but we know more than we did a couple of weeks ago.
We know the Jets can muscle up and play the brand of football they claimed they could play. Gang Green’s performance against the hated New Englanders was exactly what the doctor—and the tabloids, their fans, and their critics—ordered. Mark Sanchez and the defense led a second-half assault on the Pats, shutting out their division rivals 18-0 over the game’s final 30 minutes en route to a 28-14 win. This is what Sanchez can do with the training wheels off: 21-30 for 220 yards and three touchdowns. He didn’t throw an interception and looked sharp throughout, forcing Jet fans