Stretch Drive from ESPN: What the teams have done so far...

[CobraVerde]

New York Jets (3-9)

How far traveled: Take their two victories over hapless Miami out of the equation, and the only highlight for the Jets was an upset win over Pittsburgh in overtime. There was some suspicion among pundits going into the season that the Jets' playoff berth in 2006 was a bit of a fluke. Although that F-bomb might represent a harsh analysis and diminishes the job coach Eric Mangini did in his debut season, the Jets haven't really done much to counter the claim. With the benching of quarterback Chad Pennington, who committed some atypical turnovers and lacked the strength to drive the ball up the field, the Jets became a franchise in transition and too often have looked the part.

What's left in the tank: Three of the final four games are against teams that either are going to the playoffs or still are in the postseason chase. Although Mangini's team certainly hasn't quit on him, there's no reason to believe New York will mount much of a challenge in the final month of the season. Kids such as rookie linebacker David Harris and first-round corner Darrelle Revis have made good impressions and figure to be building blocks. But the jury remains out on second-year quarterback Kellen Clemens, and he's got to demonstrate some fire and playmaking skills in the final month.

Road to the playoffs: The Jets' road took a U-turn in 2007 and, after such a solid performance a year ago, this season was definitely a setback. No one is referring to the young coach as Man-Genius anymore, and there is plenty of offseason work to be done to get back into playoff contention.

http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/columns/story?columnist=pasquarelli_len&id=3143808

[Irish Jet]

I actually do agree with most of that except the part

"there's no reason to believe New York will mount much of a challenge in the final month of the season"

IMO we have improved from earlier in the year, 2 of our last 3 performances have really shown that. If Clemens, Harris, Revis etc. Continue to improve IMO we could make a good spoiler for the likes of the Browns and the Titans.