Lizard King Posted August 28, 2012 Share Posted August 28, 2012 Jets’ Chances of Winning Season Drop in Vegas With No Touchdowns By Erik Matuszewski Aug. 28 (Bloomberg) -- The New York Jets are the first National Football League team in 35 years without a touchdown through their first three preseason games, and oddsmakers said their chances of having a winning season are dropping. The Jets, who made headlines in the offseason by signing Tim Tebow as a backup to starting quarterback Mark Sanchez, have gone 35 drives and 174 plays in the preseason without putting the ball in the end zone. With the Jets struggling on offense, the odds at Las Vegas sports books suggest that coach Rex Ryan’s squad now has a 42 percent chance to go 9-7 or better, down from 59 percent earlier this offseason, according to RJ Bell, the founder of Las Vegas- handicapping information website Pregame.com. “There’s more questions there than there are answers in terms of their offensive line, in terms of their group of receivers,” former Pittsburgh Steelers coach Bill Cowher, an NFL analyst for CBS Corp., said in an interview. “How patient is Rex going to be in terms of assessing does he need to make a change at the quarterback position if they get off to a slow start? That patience can also be magnified by the chants that start to come out from the fans.” The Jets fell to 0-3 in the preseason with a 17-12 loss to the Carolina Panthers two days ago. “The way I see it, we’re saving all of our good stuff for the regular season,” said Sanchez, who’s completed 24-of-35 passes for 203 yards, no touchdowns and two interceptions during the preseason. Tebow has connected on 13-of-36 passes for 151 yards and has also been intercepted twice while rushing for 84 yards on 11 carries. ‘Making Strides’ The Jets, who are coming off an 8-8 season following consecutive trips to the American Football Conference championship game under Ryan, open their 2012 regular-season schedule on Sept. 9 against the Buffalo Bills. Ryan said the offense is “making strides” as the opener approaches. “By the time we get going, we will be a confident group,” Ryan said. “I don’t think there’s any doubt. Have we had our entire offensive package out there in the preseason? No. Do we feel comfortable with our offense? I would say yes.” The last team that failed to score a touchdown in its first three preseason games was the 1977 Atlanta Falcons. The Falcons went on to have a 7-7 record that season and missed the playoffs while ranking 25th out of 28 NFL teams in points scored. Their defense allowed the fewest points in the league. Before the preseason, oddsmakers listed the Jets’ projected number of wins at 8.5, with bettors expecting nine wins or more having to wager $145 to win $100. While the team’s over/under for wins is still 8.5, bettors now can wager $100 to make a $140 profit on the Jets to go 9-7 or better. Winning Record? Those odds indicate the Jets’ chances of having a winning season have moved to 42 percent from 59 percent, Bell said. While disappointed about the inability to score against the Panthers, Tebow said the Jets realize it’s still the preseason and the records don’t count yet. “You have to work on what you did bad and how you can get better and make sure that when the regular season gets here and we’re playing Buffalo, we can put the ball in the end zone, because that’s what matters,” said Tebow, whom the Jets acquired in a March trade with the Denver Broncos. After the Jets landed Tebow, their odds of winning the Super Bowl were 25-1, according to the Las Vegas Hotel’s Super Book. They’ve now moved to 35-1, “a reflection of their lack of positive production” in the preseason, said LVH assistant sports book manager Jeff Sherman. Of the NFL’s other 31 teams, 15 have better odds to win the Super Bowl than the Jets. While oddsmakers, analysts and fans question the Jets, Sanchez said morale is high as the regular season approaches. “We’ve got to score touchdowns instead of field goals to win. We understand that,” Sanchez said. “We’re steadily improving and, hopefully, we’ll make a big jump for that first game.” For Related News and Information: Top Sports Stories: USPO <GO> --Editors: Dex McLuskey, Rob Gloster To contact the reporter on this story: Erik Matuszewski in New York at +1-212-617-8797 or matuszewski@bloomberg.net To contact the editor responsible for this story: Michael Sillup at +1-212-617-1262 or msillup@bloomberg.net Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jetsfan80 Posted August 28, 2012 Share Posted August 28, 2012 Vegas is changing their odds based on betting trends, not directly because of the performance of the Jets. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lizard King Posted August 28, 2012 Author Share Posted August 28, 2012 That's a little black and white in my opinion... it didn't help that we can't put one touchdown up.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZachEY Posted August 28, 2012 Share Posted August 28, 2012 “The way I see it, we’re saving all of our good stuff for the regular season,” said Sanchez Well, that's reassuring. I remember saying before preseason over and over again that I hope the Jets don't use up all of their 'good stuff' before the game counts. Seems like the team is on board, and there will be plenty left. Watchout Bills! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JustInFudge Posted August 28, 2012 Share Posted August 28, 2012 Vegas knows best, for realz. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JustInFudge Posted August 28, 2012 Share Posted August 28, 2012 Well, that's reassuring. I remember saying before preseason over and over again that I hope the Jets don't use up all of their 'good stuff' before the game counts. Seems like the team is on board, and there will be plenty left. Watchout Bills! If I were the Bills, I'd be scared. Really scared. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lizard King Posted August 28, 2012 Author Share Posted August 28, 2012 We are becoming a joke again....this was the 11th most read story today on the Bloomberg service...that's ridiculous..for perspective the top 10 were all financial Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T0mShane Posted August 28, 2012 Share Posted August 28, 2012 If I were the Bills, I'd be scared. Really scared. Mario Williams, game day: "Yo, what's Tebow doing in the game? Is he...what? Holy sh*t, is he taking a snap and running the wishbone? Oh my God! OH MY GOD THE WISHBONE!" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JetsFanInDenver Posted August 28, 2012 Share Posted August 28, 2012 I don't think the Wild Cat will make us a scoring machine but our complete offensive package will score enough to win because we have a killer defense that can limit opponents to low scoring! So this will be a good bet to take if I was in Vegas! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
afosomf Posted August 28, 2012 Share Posted August 28, 2012 Mario Williams, game day: "Yo, what's Tebow doing in the game? Is he...what? Holy sh*t, is he taking a snap and running the wishbone? Oh my God! OH MY GOD THE WISHBONE!" Tebow may be starting by week 2, not sure sanchez will have any workin body parts after Jillies Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CobraVerde Posted August 28, 2012 Share Posted August 28, 2012 damn 35-1...i got it at 20-1...oh well... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kay_gee Posted August 28, 2012 Share Posted August 28, 2012 We are becoming a joke again....this was the 11th most read story today on the Bloomberg service...that's ridiculous..for perspective the top 10 were all financial what are the odds rich, financially interested New Yorkers love sports gambling? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jetscode1 Posted August 28, 2012 Share Posted August 28, 2012 The Falcons led the league in fewest points allowed. If we can do the same it won't matter what our offense does. We can still reach 8-8. Nothing like have a role model. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZachEY Posted August 28, 2012 Share Posted August 28, 2012 We are becoming a joke again....this was the 11th most read story today on the Bloomberg service...that's ridiculous..for perspective the top 10 were all financial When did we stop? Our season ended with an implosion, then we extended Sanchez, then we traded for Tebow, now our offense is a joke in preseason. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
afosomf Posted August 28, 2012 Share Posted August 28, 2012 When did we stop? Our season ended with an implosion, then we extended Sanchez, then we traded for Tebow, now our offense is a joke in preseason. Quote from fearless leader, what a klondike he is Tannenbaum points out that Jets now have 3 of top 11 picks in 2009 draft: Smith (2), Sanchez (5), Maybin (11). #nyj Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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