Football,f1 motorsports,NBA,Premier League

It’s hard not to think that the Giants are the worst team in the NFC East after their most recent performance against the Colts. They were thoroughly dominated in all facets of the game. Their offense was inept and their defense, although they had some moments, simply could not stop Andrew Luck, who by the third quarter had four touchdowns and over 350 yards. Granted, Prince Amukamara was injured early in the game and might be gone for the rest of the season with a torn biceps.

On a night where Giants fans were exuberant for the Hall of Fame ring ceremony for Michael Strahan, the home side did absolutely nothing to take advantage of a crowd that was revved up during pre-game.

This was not a particularly pretty game. The Colts dominated, but they looked rather pedestrian on offense at times. Andrew Luck completed 54 percent of his passes and misfired on a lot of throws. His offensive line (particularly his center and guards) also blew multiple blitz pickups  (the Giants blitzed Luck 29 times, but he had an amazing 81.6 QBR against pressure. Manning saw 31 pressures and had an awful QBR of 29). But, when pressured, as Luck usual was, he was terrific. Eli Manning, was not.

Here’s ESPN’s breakdown of quarterbacks against the blitz on Monday. 

Both teams were terrible on third downs The Giants were three for 13, while the Colts were five for 15. The GMen only averaged 3.6 yards per carry only because Peyton Hillis and Michael Cox combined for three carries and 33 yards. One of the telling plays was Coby Fleener catching a 21 yard pass from Luck where it appeared he did not complete the process of the catch, as the ball was moving as he headed to the ground. The side judge called it a catch but it was surely subject for a review. Tom Coughlin had a hard time getting the challenge flag out of his sock (I kid you not), so consequently, Andrew Luck quick-snapped and threw a beautiful 32 yard touchdown to Fleener. The rest was history. The Giants never recovered.

The Colts had their way not only because they were the better team, but they completely out-coached the lifeless Giants. The only players to show up for the Giants and have meaningful games were Robert Ayers Jr. and Odell Beckham Jr. Ayers was a beast with six quarterback hits on Manning. Unfortunately, he could not get a sack and Luck burned him and the Giants because of that. Beckham, continues to show that he will be an absolute star in the league. He finished with seven catches for 147 yards.

Here are the three things we learned from the Colts-Giants matchup.

1. Ben McAdoo’s play-calling is atrocious

There was much excite for McAdoo coming from a great offense in Green Bay. Having been the quarterback coach for Aaron Rodgers, it was only fair to assume he would ‘fix’ Eli Manning and the sputtering Giants offense. Those aspirations were dumbfounded and have completely disappeared. McAdoo continued to go to the run with very little success, against the Colts, just like he did two weeks ago against Dallas. The Giants had little success running the football and even less on first and second down, where McAdoo often ran useless back-to-back inside runs with the plodding Andre Williams. It meant situations where they consistently had to deal with third and long situations. Manning had a nice statistical game only due to the soft zones the Colts were playing as it was garbage time. The Colts took out most of their defensive starters in the middle of the fourth quarter.  For the first three quarters, there was no rhythm nor continuity with this sputtering offense.

Manning also had a hard time hitting his targets. According to ESPN Stats Inc., Manning overthrew his intended receiver 11 times. Poor accuracy has continued to plague him and today, he was not bailed out by his receiver.

Jon Gruden also alluded many times that the Colts were playing their typical press-man coverage on the Giants receivers. McAdoo rarely called plays with motion or movement for his receivers, nor did he call for any bunch or trips formations, plays that gave the Colts numerous problems last week as Ben Roethlisberger destroyed their passing defense.

He also continued to put Preston Parker into the game, who could not connect whatsoever with Eli Manning dropping passes and running the wrong routes. McAdoo failed to use Larry Donnell properly except for his late touchdown where he was split out wide against , in any one-on-one situations. The Colts have struggled at times against tight ends this season and Donnell should have been used more out wide to create mismatches.

McAdoo and the Giants are privy to enough data to realize that Eli Manning has been awful on deep throws, as he’s only completed four of 26 passes that travel 20 or more yards in the air. That is atrocious and yet, they went 0 for 7 in the game and continued to try and fire deep. Manning has been terrible over the last two seasons on deep throws. Time to stop dialing them up.

McAdoo looks in over his head as a first-year offensive coordinator for the Giants. Eli Manning has not progressed well and the Giants offense has still not clicked consistently. It is starting to look like Aaron Rodgers is the cure to the supposed “mastery” that McAdoo possessed.

2. Vontae Davis has been a top-flight corner this season

Vontae Davis has had his best season as a pro  and should be considered among the best corners in the league. Pro Football Focus has Davis with a quarterback rating against of 37 on passes intended to him.  

NFL Media’s Jeff Darlington tweeted this during the game: “Davis has been targeted 33 times, allowing 15 catches. 45.5 percent of passes caught — that’s 3rd best in NFL.”Those are elite level numbers from a corner who was always on the cusp of becoming a top-flight player, but never has been able to completely put it together until this season.

He is a pure pressing corner who you can leave on an island. With the loss of Robert Mathis, the Colts have relied on Davis to provide the type of coverage that can mask a team not having an elite pass rush. They are also blitzing more this season having They are also blitzing more this season having done so on 39.1% of opponent dropbacks this season.

He was not shadowing one particular player, but any receiver that was on the left side of the formation had their hands full with Davis. Odell Beckham Jr. had the best game of any Giants wide receiver and his big gain of 59 yards and subsequent catches of 11 and 14 yards were against Greg Toler. We saw how badly the Steelers dismantled the Colts pass defense last week as Davis was taken out of the game due to injury. Against the Giants, the Colts proved that their pass defense can be dominant.

3. The Giants are out of the NFC East Race and virtually done from playoff contention

Since 1990, only seven of 135 teams that have started 3-5 ended up making the playoffs. This year, the Giants have already lost games to the Eagles and Cowboys and are 3-5. In contrast, the Eagles are 6-2 and the Cowboys are 6-3.

Barring an epic collapse, the Giants have no chance at winning the NFC East and a Wild Card spot is virtually an impossible task with teams like the Seahawks, Lions and the 2nd place NFC East team vying for two Wildcard spots. They have lost the likes of Victor Cruz, Prince Amukamara and Jon Beason for the season. Players such as Jason Pierre-Paul have not stepped up in areas where the Giants have needed them, most notably in the pass rush.

Their next eight games are: @Seattle, vs. San Francisco, vs. Dallas, @Jacksonville (who can pressure the quarterback), @Tennessee, vs. Washington, @St.Louis, vs.Philadelphia.

At best that is a 5-3 record and they would finish 8-8. Remember how the Cardinals at 11-5 did not make the playoffs last year. There is no way this Giants team is going 8-0 or even 7-1 in the next eight contests.

The Giants have not cleaned up their poor running game and sputtering passing offense and injuries have done them in as well. Looking at the playoffs contenders at this moment, what exactly can pundits say the Giants do well or close to better than any other team? Dallas and Philadelphia run the ball very well. Arizona blitzes the crap out of teams and stop the run like gangbusters. The Lions rush the passer like no tomorrow and the Packers and Seahawks (who they play next week) have elite quarterbacks. The Giants should worry soon about getting more of their young players work as their season is virtually done.

It’s hard not to think that the Giants are the worst team in the NFC East after their most recent performance against the Colts. They were thoroughly dominated in all facets of the game. Their offense was inept and their defense, although they had some moments, simply could not stop Andrew Luck, who by the third quarter had four touchdowns and over 350 yards. Granted, Prince Amukamara was injured early in the game and might be gone for the rest of the season with a torn biceps.

On a night where Giants fans were exuberant for the Hall of Fame ring ceremony for Michael Strahan, the home side did absolutely nothing to take advantage of a crowd that was revved up during pre-game.

This was not a particularly pretty game. The Colts dominated, but they looked rather pedestrian on offense at times. Andrew Luck completed 54 percent of his passes and misfired on a lot of throws. His offensive line (particularly his center and guards) also blew multiple blitz pickups  (the Giants blitzed Luck 29 times, but he had an amazing 81.6 QBR against pressure. Manning saw 31 pressures and had an awful QBR of 29). But, when pressured, as Luck usual was, he was terrific. Eli Manning, was not.

Here’s ESPN’s breakdown of quarterbacks against the blitz on Monday. 

Both teams were terrible on third downs The Giants were three for 13, while the Colts were five for 15. The GMen only averaged 3.6 yards per carry only because Peyton Hillis and Michael Cox combined for three carries and 33 yards. One of the telling plays was Coby Fleener catching a 21 yard pass from Luck where it appeared he did not complete the process of the catch, as the ball was moving as he headed to the ground. The side judge called it a catch but it was surely subject for a review. Tom Coughlin had a hard time getting the challenge flag out of his sock (I kid you not), so consequently, Andrew Luck quick-snapped and threw a beautiful 32 yard touchdown to Fleener. The rest was history. The Giants never recovered.

The Colts had their way not only because they were the better team, but they completely out-coached the lifeless Giants. The only players to show up for the Giants and have meaningful games were Robert Ayers Jr. and Odell Beckham Jr. Ayers was a beast with six quarterback hits on Manning. Unfortunately, he could not get a sack and Luck burned him and the Giants because of that. Beckham, continues to show that he will be an absolute star in the league. He finished with seven catches for 147 yards.

Here are the three things we learned from the Colts-Giants matchup.

1. Ben McAdoo’s play-calling is atrocious

There was much excite for McAdoo coming from a great offense in Green Bay. Having been the quarterback coach for Aaron Rodgers, it was only fair to assume he would ‘fix’ Eli Manning and the sputtering Giants offense. Those aspirations were dumbfounded and have completely disappeared. McAdoo continued to go to the run with very little success, against the Colts, just like he did two weeks ago against Dallas. The Giants had little success running the football and even less on first and second down, where McAdoo often ran useless back-to-back inside runs with the plodding Andre Williams. It meant situations where they consistently had to deal with third and long situations. Manning had a nice statistical game only due to the soft zones the Colts were playing as it was garbage time. The Colts took out most of their defensive starters in the middle of the fourth quarter.  For the first three quarters, there was no rhythm nor continuity with this sputtering offense.

Manning also had a hard time hitting his targets. According to ESPN Stats Inc., Manning overthrew his intended receiver 11 times. Poor accuracy has continued to plague him and today, he was not bailed out by his receiver.

Jon Gruden also alluded many times that the Colts were playing their typical press-man coverage on the Giants receivers. McAdoo rarely called plays with motion or movement for his receivers, nor did he call for any bunch or trips formations, plays that gave the Colts numerous problems last week as Ben Roethlisberger destroyed their passing defense.

He also continued to put Preston Parker into the game, who could not connect whatsoever with Eli Manning dropping passes and running the wrong routes. McAdoo failed to use Larry Donnell properly except for his late touchdown where he was split out wide against , in any one-on-one situations. The Colts have struggled at times against tight ends this season and Donnell should have been used more out wide to create mismatches.

McAdoo and the Giants are privy to enough data to realize that Eli Manning has been awful on deep throws, as he’s only completed four of 26 passes that travel 20 or more yards in the air. That is atrocious and yet, they went 0 for 7 in the game and continued to try and fire deep. Manning has been terrible over the last two seasons on deep throws. Time to stop dialing them up.

McAdoo looks in over his head as a first-year offensive coordinator for the Giants. Eli Manning has not progressed well and the Giants offense has still not clicked consistently. It is starting to look like Aaron Rodgers is the cure to the supposed “mastery” that McAdoo possessed.

2. Vontae Davis has been a top-flight corner this season

Vontae Davis has had his best season as a pro  and should be considered among the best corners in the league. Pro Football Focus has Davis with a quarterback rating against of 37 on passes intended to him.  

NFL Media’s Jeff Darlington tweeted this during the game: “Davis has been targeted 33 times, allowing 15 catches. 45.5 percent of passes caught — that’s 3rd best in NFL.”Those are elite level numbers from a corner who was always on the cusp of becoming a top-flight player, but never has been able to completely put it together until this season.

He is a pure pressing corner who you can leave on an island. With the loss of Robert Mathis, the Colts have relied on Davis to provide the type of coverage that can mask a team not having an elite pass rush. They are also blitzing more this season having They are also blitzing more this season having done so on 39.1% of opponent dropbacks this season.

He was not shadowing one particular player, but any receiver that was on the left side of the formation had their hands full with Davis. Odell Beckham Jr. had the best game of any Giants wide receiver and his big gain of 59 yards and subsequent catches of 11 and 14 yards were against Greg Toler. We saw how badly the Steelers dismantled the Colts pass defense last week as Davis was taken out of the game due to injury. Against the Giants, the Colts proved that their pass defense can be dominant.

3. The Giants are out of the NFC East Race and virtually done from playoff contention

Since 1990, only seven of 135 teams that have started 3-5 ended up making the playoffs. This year, the Giants have already lost games to the Eagles and Cowboys and are 3-5. In contrast, the Eagles are 6-2 and the Cowboys are 6-3.

Barring an epic collapse, the Giants have no chance at winning the NFC East and a Wild Card spot is virtually an impossible task with teams like the Seahawks, Lions and the 2nd place NFC East team vying for two Wildcard spots. They have lost the likes of Victor Cruz, Prince Amukamara and Jon Beason for the season. Players such as Jason Pierre-Paul have not stepped up in areas where the Giants have needed them, most notably in the pass rush.

Their next eight games are: @Seattle, vs. San Francisco, vs. Dallas, @Jacksonville (who can pressure the quarterback), @Tennessee, vs. Washington, @St.Louis, vs.Philadelphia.

At best that is a 5-3 record and they would finish 8-8. Remember how the Cardinals at 11-5 did not make the playoffs last year. There is no way this Giants team is going 8-0 or even 7-1 in the next eight contests.

The Giants have not cleaned up their poor running game and sputtering passing offense and injuries have done them in as well. Looking at the playoffs contenders at this moment, what exactly can pundits say the Giants do well or close to better than any other team? Dallas and Philadelphia run the ball very well. Arizona blitzes the crap out of teams and stop the run like gangbusters. The Lions rush the passer like no tomorrow and the Packers and Seahawks (who they play next week) have elite quarterbacks. The Giants should worry soon about getting more of their young players work as their season is virtually done.

The New York Jets traveled to Arrowhead Stadium to play the Kansas City Chiefs.  No one expected the current incarnation of the Jets to win.  Expectations were met.  And still there were lessons to be learned.  Here are three things we learned  from the game.

3. The New York Jets front line got outplayed by the Kansas City Chiefs front seven

While the Jets season is in a tailspin, the bright spot was the defense, specifically the front seven.  Were they overrated, too much optimism? 

But at the end of the game it was the Chiefs' defense that was the bright shining spot.  Specifically linebacker Justin Houston.  Houston completed the game with four tackles.  More importantly, he also had two sacks.  Both sacks came at the expense of the elusive Michael Vick.  Those two sacks bring Houston's season total to 12 sacks.

2. There was an Eric Decker sighting

Was it the change of quarterback?  Decker was targeted 12 times.  He caught nine passes for 63 yards and one touchdown.  That's one more touchdown than he had in the last two weeks.  That was one less target than Percy Harvin.  It isn't gang-busters, but it is a start. 

1. Michael Vick is a viable option

When Michael Vick's head bounced off the ground in the fourth quarter, Jets nation whispered "I told you so".  But then after going through the NFL's concussion protocal, Vick returned.  He not only returned but he has been named the starter for next week's game against the Pittsburgh Steelers. 

In the game Vick passes for 196 yards, one touchdown and zero interceptions.  Yea, he is the better option.  Now if he can only stay healthy.

Follow me on Twitter@ neverenoughglt

It’s hard not to think that the Giants are the worst team in the NFC East after their most recent performance against the Colts. They were thoroughly dominated in all facets of the game. Their offense was inept and their defense, although they had some moments, simply could not stop Andrew Luck, who by the third quarter had four touchdowns and over 350 yards. Granted, Prince Amukamara was injured early in the game and might be gone for the rest of the season with a torn biceps.

On a night where Giants fans were exuberant for the Hall of Fame ring ceremony for Michael Strahan, the home side did absolutely nothing to take advantage of a crowd that was revved up during pre-game.

This was not a particularly pretty game. The Colts dominated, but they looked rather pedestrian on offense at times. Andrew Luck completed 54 percent of his passes and misfired on a lot of throws. His offensive line (particularly his center and guards) also blew multiple blitz pickups  (the Giants blitzed Luck 29 times, but he had an amazing 81.6 QBR against pressure. Manning saw 31 pressures and had an awful QBR of 29). But, when pressured, as Luck usual was, he was terrific. Eli Manning, was not.

Here’s ESPN’s breakdown of quarterbacks against the blitz on Monday. 

Both teams were terrible on third downs The Giants were three for 13, while the Colts were five for 15. The GMen only averaged 3.6 yards per carry only because Peyton Hillis and Michael Cox combined for three carries and 33 yards. One of the telling plays was Coby Fleener catching a 21 yard pass from Luck where it appeared he did not complete the process of the catch, as the ball was moving as he headed to the ground. The side judge called it a catch but it was surely subject for a review. Tom Coughlin had a hard time getting the challenge flag out of his sock (I kid you not), so consequently, Andrew Luck quick-snapped and threw a beautiful 32 yard touchdown to Fleener. The rest was history. The Giants never recovered.

The Colts had their way not only because they were the better team, but they completely out-coached the lifeless Giants. The only players to show up for the Giants and have meaningful games were Robert Ayers Jr. and Odell Beckham Jr. Ayers was a beast with six quarterback hits on Manning. Unfortunately, he could not get a sack and Luck burned him and the Giants because of that. Beckham, continues to show that he will be an absolute star in the league. He finished with seven catches for 147 yards.

Here are the three things we learned from the Colts-Giants matchup.

1. Ben McAdoo’s play-calling is atrocious

There was much excite for McAdoo coming from a great offense in Green Bay. Having been the quarterback coach for Aaron Rodgers, it was only fair to assume he would ‘fix’ Eli Manning and the sputtering Giants offense. Those aspirations were dumbfounded and have completely disappeared. McAdoo continued to go to the run with very little success, against the Colts, just like he did two weeks ago against Dallas. The Giants had little success running the football and even less on first and second down, where McAdoo often ran useless back-to-back inside runs with the plodding Andre Williams. It meant situations where they consistently had to deal with third and long situations. Manning had a nice statistical game only due to the soft zones the Colts were playing as it was garbage time. The Colts took out most of their defensive starters in the middle of the fourth quarter.  For the first three quarters, there was no rhythm nor continuity with this sputtering offense.

Manning also had a hard time hitting his targets. According to ESPN Stats Inc., Manning overthrew his intended receiver 11 times. Poor accuracy has continued to plague him and today, he was not bailed out by his receiver.

Jon Gruden also alluded many times that the Colts were playing their typical press-man coverage on the Giants receivers. McAdoo rarely called plays with motion or movement for his receivers, nor did he call for any bunch or trips formations, plays that gave the Colts numerous problems last week as Ben Roethlisberger destroyed their passing defense.

He also continued to put Preston Parker into the game, who could not connect whatsoever with Eli Manning dropping passes and running the wrong routes. McAdoo failed to use Larry Donnell properly except for his late touchdown where he was split out wide against , in any one-on-one situations. The Colts have struggled at times against tight ends this season and Donnell should have been used more out wide to create mismatches.

McAdoo and the Giants are privy to enough data to realize that Eli Manning has been awful on deep throws, as he’s only completed four of 26 passes that travel 20 or more yards in the air. That is atrocious and yet, they went 0 for 7 in the game and continued to try and fire deep. Manning has been terrible over the last two seasons on deep throws. Time to stop dialing them up.

McAdoo looks in over his head as a first-year offensive coordinator for the Giants. Eli Manning has not progressed well and the Giants offense has still not clicked consistently. It is starting to look like Aaron Rodgers is the cure to the supposed “mastery” that McAdoo possessed.

2. Vontae Davis has been a top-flight corner this season

Vontae Davis has had his best season as a pro  and should be considered among the best corners in the league. Pro Football Focus has Davis with a quarterback rating against of 37 on passes intended to him.  

NFL Media’s Jeff Darlington tweeted this during the game: “Davis has been targeted 33 times, allowing 15 catches. 45.5 percent of passes caught — that’s 3rd best in NFL.”Those are elite level numbers from a corner who was always on the cusp of becoming a top-flight player, but never has been able to completely put it together until this season.

He is a pure pressing corner who you can leave on an island. With the loss of Robert Mathis, the Colts have relied on Davis to provide the type of coverage that can mask a team not having an elite pass rush. They are also blitzing more this season having They are also blitzing more this season having done so on 39.1% of opponent dropbacks this season.

He was not shadowing one particular player, but any receiver that was on the left side of the formation had their hands full with Davis. Odell Beckham Jr. had the best game of any Giants wide receiver and his big gain of 59 yards and subsequent catches of 11 and 14 yards were against Greg Toler. We saw how badly the Steelers dismantled the Colts pass defense last week as Davis was taken out of the game due to injury. Against the Giants, the Colts proved that their pass defense can be dominant.

3. The Giants are out of the NFC East Race and virtually done from playoff contention

Since 1990, only seven of 135 teams that have started 3-5 ended up making the playoffs. This year, the Giants have already lost games to the Eagles and Cowboys and are 3-5. In contrast, the Eagles are 6-2 and the Cowboys are 6-3.

Barring an epic collapse, the Giants have no chance at winning the NFC East and a Wild Card spot is virtually an impossible task with teams like the Seahawks, Lions and the 2nd place NFC East team vying for two Wildcard spots. They have lost the likes of Victor Cruz, Prince Amukamara and Jon Beason for the season. Players such as Jason Pierre-Paul have not stepped up in areas where the Giants have needed them, most notably in the pass rush.

Their next eight games are: @Seattle, vs. San Francisco, vs. Dallas, @Jacksonville (who can pressure the quarterback), @Tennessee, vs. Washington, @St.Louis, vs.Philadelphia.

At best that is a 5-3 record and they would finish 8-8. Remember how the Cardinals at 11-5 did not make the playoffs last year. There is no way this Giants team is going 8-0 or even 7-1 in the next eight contests.

The Giants have not cleaned up their poor running game and sputtering passing offense and injuries have done them in as well. Looking at the playoffs contenders at this moment, what exactly can pundits say the Giants do well or close to better than any other team? Dallas and Philadelphia run the ball very well. Arizona blitzes the crap out of teams and stop the run like gangbusters. The Lions rush the passer like no tomorrow and the Packers and Seahawks (who they play next week) have elite quarterbacks. The Giants should worry soon about getting more of their young players work as their season is virtually done.

The New York Jets traveled to Arrowhead Stadium to play the Kansas City Chiefs.  No one expected the current incarnation of the Jets to win.  Expectations were met.  And still there were lessons to be learned.  Here are three things we learned  from the game.

3. The New York Jets front line got outplayed by the Kansas City Chiefs front seven

While the Jets season is in a tailspin, the bright spot was the defense, specifically the front seven.  Were they overrated, too much optimism? 

But at the end of the game it was the Chiefs' defense that was the bright shining spot.  Specifically linebacker Justin Houston.  Houston completed the game with four tackles.  More importantly, he also had two sacks.  Both sacks came at the expense of the elusive Michael Vick.  Those two sacks bring Houston's season total to 12 sacks.

2. There was an Eric Decker sighting

Was it the change of quarterback?  Decker was targeted 12 times.  He caught nine passes for 63 yards and one touchdown.  That's one more touchdown than he had in the last two weeks.  That was one less target than Percy Harvin.  It isn't gang-busters, but it is a start. 

1. Michael Vick is a viable option

When Michael Vick's head bounced off the ground in the fourth quarter, Jets nation whispered "I told you so".  But then after going through the NFL's concussion protocal, Vick returned.  He not only returned but he has been named the starter for next week's game against the Pittsburgh Steelers. 

In the game Vick passes for 196 yards, one touchdown and zero interceptions.  Yea, he is the better option.  Now if he can only stay healthy.

Follow me on Twitter@ neverenoughglt

It’s hard not to think that the Giants are the worst team in the NFC East after their most recent performance against the Colts. They were thoroughly dominated in all facets of the game. Their offense was inept and their defense, although they had some moments, simply could not stop Andrew Luck, who by the third quarter had four touchdowns and over 350 yards. Granted, Prince Amukamara was injured early in the game and might be gone for the rest of the season with a torn biceps.

On a night where Giants fans were exuberant for the Hall of Fame ring ceremony for Michael Strahan, the home side did absolutely nothing to take advantage of a crowd that was revved up during pre-game.

This was not a particularly pretty game. The Colts dominated, but they looked rather pedestrian on offense at times. Andrew Luck completed 54 percent of his passes and misfired on a lot of throws. His offensive line (particularly his center and guards) also blew multiple blitz pickups  (the Giants blitzed Luck 29 times, but he had an amazing 81.6 QBR against pressure. Manning saw 31 pressures and had an awful QBR of 29). But, when pressured, as Luck usual was, he was terrific. Eli Manning, was not.

Here’s ESPN’s breakdown of quarterbacks against the blitz on Monday. 

Both teams were terrible on third downs The Giants were three for 13, while the Colts were five for 15. The GMen only averaged 3.6 yards per carry only because Peyton Hillis and Michael Cox combined for three carries and 33 yards. One of the telling plays was Coby Fleener catching a 21 yard pass from Luck where it appeared he did not complete the process of the catch, as the ball was moving as he headed to the ground. The side judge called it a catch but it was surely subject for a review. Tom Coughlin had a hard time getting the challenge flag out of his sock (I kid you not), so consequently, Andrew Luck quick-snapped and threw a beautiful 32 yard touchdown to Fleener. The rest was history. The Giants never recovered.

The Colts had their way not only because they were the better team, but they completely out-coached the lifeless Giants. The only players to show up for the Giants and have meaningful games were Robert Ayers Jr. and Odell Beckham Jr. Ayers was a beast with six quarterback hits on Manning. Unfortunately, he could not get a sack and Luck burned him and the Giants because of that. Beckham, continues to show that he will be an absolute star in the league. He finished with seven catches for 147 yards.

Here are the three things we learned from the Colts-Giants matchup.

1. Ben McAdoo’s play-calling is atrocious

There was much excite for McAdoo coming from a great offense in Green Bay. Having been the quarterback coach for Aaron Rodgers, it was only fair to assume he would ‘fix’ Eli Manning and the sputtering Giants offense. Those aspirations were dumbfounded and have completely disappeared. McAdoo continued to go to the run with very little success, against the Colts, just like he did two weeks ago against Dallas. The Giants had little success running the football and even less on first and second down, where McAdoo often ran useless back-to-back inside runs with the plodding Andre Williams. It meant situations where they consistently had to deal with third and long situations. Manning had a nice statistical game only due to the soft zones the Colts were playing as it was garbage time. The Colts took out most of their defensive starters in the middle of the fourth quarter.  For the first three quarters, there was no rhythm nor continuity with this sputtering offense.

Manning also had a hard time hitting his targets. According to ESPN Stats Inc., Manning overthrew his intended receiver 11 times. Poor accuracy has continued to plague him and today, he was not bailed out by his receiver.

Jon Gruden also alluded many times that the Colts were playing their typical press-man coverage on the Giants receivers. McAdoo rarely called plays with motion or movement for his receivers, nor did he call for any bunch or trips formations, plays that gave the Colts numerous problems last week as Ben Roethlisberger destroyed their passing defense.

He also continued to put Preston Parker into the game, who could not connect whatsoever with Eli Manning dropping passes and running the wrong routes. McAdoo failed to use Larry Donnell properly except for his late touchdown where he was split out wide against , in any one-on-one situations. The Colts have struggled at times against tight ends this season and Donnell should have been used more out wide to create mismatches.

McAdoo and the Giants are privy to enough data to realize that Eli Manning has been awful on deep throws, as he’s only completed four of 26 passes that travel 20 or more yards in the air. That is atrocious and yet, they went 0 for 7 in the game and continued to try and fire deep. Manning has been terrible over the last two seasons on deep throws. Time to stop dialing them up.

McAdoo looks in over his head as a first-year offensive coordinator for the Giants. Eli Manning has not progressed well and the Giants offense has still not clicked consistently. It is starting to look like Aaron Rodgers is the cure to the supposed “mastery” that McAdoo possessed.

2. Vontae Davis has been a top-flight corner this season

Vontae Davis has had his best season as a pro  and should be considered among the best corners in the league. Pro Football Focus has Davis with a quarterback rating against of 37 on passes intended to him.  

NFL Media’s Jeff Darlington tweeted this during the game: “Davis has been targeted 33 times, allowing 15 catches. 45.5 percent of passes caught — that’s 3rd best in NFL.”Those are elite level numbers from a corner who was always on the cusp of becoming a top-flight player, but never has been able to completely put it together until this season.

He is a pure pressing corner who you can leave on an island. With the loss of Robert Mathis, the Colts have relied on Davis to provide the type of coverage that can mask a team not having an elite pass rush. They are also blitzing more this season having They are also blitzing more this season having done so on 39.1% of opponent dropbacks this season.

He was not shadowing one particular player, but any receiver that was on the left side of the formation had their hands full with Davis. Odell Beckham Jr. had the best game of any Giants wide receiver and his big gain of 59 yards and subsequent catches of 11 and 14 yards were against Greg Toler. We saw how badly the Steelers dismantled the Colts pass defense last week as Davis was taken out of the game due to injury. Against the Giants, the Colts proved that their pass defense can be dominant.

3. The Giants are out of the NFC East Race and virtually done from playoff contention

Since 1990, only seven of 135 teams that have started 3-5 ended up making the playoffs. This year, the Giants have already lost games to the Eagles and Cowboys and are 3-5. In contrast, the Eagles are 6-2 and the Cowboys are 6-3.

Barring an epic collapse, the Giants have no chance at winning the NFC East and a Wild Card spot is virtually an impossible task with teams like the Seahawks, Lions and the 2nd place NFC East team vying for two Wildcard spots. They have lost the likes of Victor Cruz, Prince Amukamara and Jon Beason for the season. Players such as Jason Pierre-Paul have not stepped up in areas where the Giants have needed them, most notably in the pass rush.

Their next eight games are: @Seattle, vs. San Francisco, vs. Dallas, @Jacksonville (who can pressure the quarterback), @Tennessee, vs. Washington, @St.Louis, vs.Philadelphia.

At best that is a 5-3 record and they would finish 8-8. Remember how the Cardinals at 11-5 did not make the playoffs last year. There is no way this Giants team is going 8-0 or even 7-1 in the next eight contests.

The Giants have not cleaned up their poor running game and sputtering passing offense and injuries have done them in as well. Looking at the playoffs contenders at this moment, what exactly can pundits say the Giants do well or close to better than any other team? Dallas and Philadelphia run the ball very well. Arizona blitzes the crap out of teams and stop the run like gangbusters. The Lions rush the passer like no tomorrow and the Packers and Seahawks (who they play next week) have elite quarterbacks. The Giants should worry soon about getting more of their young players work as their season is virtually done.

With a 3-4 record, the New York Giants look like a team that's going backwards fast. Monday night's game against the 5-2 Indianapolis Colts will likely be a nightmare matchup for the Giants.

Everything changed for Big Blue, when their star running back Rashad Jennings went down to injury in Week 5 against the Atlanta Falcons. Jennings suffered a sprained knee, and will miss his third consecutive game. The longer Jennings is out, the more the offense will take a dip.

Backup running back Andre Williams doesn't look like the answer as Jennings replacement. He's only averaging 3.1 yards per carry, and is having a tough time getting into the endzone. Williams is a strong runner that can run over the opposition, but his struggles are trying to get any extra yards.

Rashad Jennings injury isn't the only setback for the New York Giants. Cornerback Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie is questionable for Monday night's game, because of a hamstring injury. Also not having Jon Beason in the lineup has hurt the Giants tremendously. We can't ignore the fact that Beason hasn't played in all 16 games for the New York Giants for four straight seasons.

Before Jennings went down, he was looking like a pro bowl running back. However, looking at his past, Rashad Jennings has a history of injuries going back to his playing days with the Jacksonville Jaguars.

The offense goes through Eli Manning, and so far he's having a good season. However, he needs his offensive weapons if he's going to lead this team to a playoff berth. It also doesn't help that his main target Victor Cruz is out for the season due to a knee injury.

The Indianapolis Colts have one of the most potent offenses in the NFL, and if the Giants don't come prepared, they'll get blown out. In a very competitive NFC East division, the New York Giants need to win these next few games just to stay in the playoff race.

With a 3-4 record, the New York Giants look like a team that's going backwards fast. Monday night's game against the 5-2 Indianapolis Colts will likely be a nightmare matchup for the Giants.

Everything changed for Big Blue, when their star running back Rashad Jennings went down to injury in Week 5 against the Atlanta Falcons. Jennings suffered a sprained knee, and will miss his third consecutive game. The longer Jennings is out, the more the offense will take a dip.

Backup running back Andre Williams doesn't look like the answer as Jennings replacement. He's only averaging 3.1 yards per carry, and is having a tough time getting into the endzone. Williams is a strong runner that can run over the opposition, but his struggles are trying to get any extra yards.

Rashad Jennings injury isn't the only setback for the New York Giants. Cornerback Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie is questionable for Monday night's game, because of a hamstring injury. Also not having Jon Beason in the lineup has hurt the Giants tremendously. We can't ignore the fact that Beason hasn't played in all 16 games for the New York Giants for four straight seasons.

Before Jennings went down, he was looking like a pro bowl running back. However, looking at his past, Rashad Jennings has a history of injuries going back to his playing days with the Jacksonville Jaguars.

The offense goes through Eli Manning, and so far he's having a good season. However, he needs his offensive weapons if he's going to lead this team to a playoff berth. It also doesn't help that his main target Victor Cruz is out for the season due to a knee injury.

The Indianapolis Colts have one of the most potent offenses in the NFL, and if the Giants don't come prepared, they'll get blown out. In a very competitive NFC East division, the New York Giants need to win these next few games just to stay in the playoff race.

With a 3-4 record, the New York Giants look like a team that's going backwards fast. Monday night's game against the 5-2 Indianapolis Colts will likely be a nightmare matchup for the Giants.

Everything changed for Big Blue, when their star running back Rashad Jennings went down to injury in Week 5 against the Atlanta Falcons. Jennings suffered a sprained knee, and will miss his third consecutive game. The longer Jennings is out, the more the offense will take a dip.

Backup running back Andre Williams doesn't look like the answer as Jennings replacement. He's only averaging 3.1 yards per carry, and is having a tough time getting into the endzone. Williams is a strong runner that can run over the opposition, but his struggles are trying to get any extra yards.

Rashad Jennings injury isn't the only setback for the New York Giants. Cornerback Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie is questionable for Monday night's game, because of a hamstring injury. Also not having Jon Beason in the lineup has hurt the Giants tremendously. We can't ignore the fact that Beason hasn't played in all 16 games for the New York Giants for four straight seasons.

Before Jennings went down, he was looking like a pro bowl running back. However, looking at his past, Rashad Jennings has a history of injuries going back to his playing days with the Jacksonville Jaguars.

The offense goes through Eli Manning, and so far he's having a good season. However, he needs his offensive weapons if he's going to lead this team to a playoff berth. It also doesn't help that his main target Victor Cruz is out for the season due to a knee injury.

The Indianapolis Colts have one of the most potent offenses in the NFL, and if the Giants don't come prepared, they'll get blown out. In a very competitive NFC East division, the New York Giants need to win these next few games just to stay in the playoff race.

With a 3-4 record, the New York Giants look like a team that's going backwards fast. Monday night's game against the 5-2 Indianapolis Colts will likely be a nightmare matchup for the Giants.

Everything changed for Big Blue, when their star running back Rashad Jennings went down to injury in Week 5 against the Atlanta Falcons. Jennings suffered a sprained knee, and will miss his third consecutive game. The longer Jennings is out, the more the offense will take a dip.

Backup running back Andre Williams doesn't look like the answer as Jennings replacement. He's only averaging 3.1 yards per carry, and is having a tough time getting into the endzone. Williams is a strong runner that can run over the opposition, but his struggles are trying to get any extra yards.

Rashad Jennings injury isn't the only setback for the New York Giants. Cornerback Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie is questionable for Monday night's game, because of a hamstring injury. Also not having Jon Beason in the lineup has hurt the Giants tremendously. We can't ignore the fact that Beason hasn't played in all 16 games for the New York Giants for four straight seasons.

Before Jennings went down, he was looking like a pro bowl running back. However, looking at his past, Rashad Jennings has a history of injuries going back to his playing days with the Jacksonville Jaguars.

The offense goes through Eli Manning, and so far he's having a good season. However, he needs his offensive weapons if he's going to lead this team to a playoff berth. It also doesn't help that his main target Victor Cruz is out for the season due to a knee injury.

The Indianapolis Colts have one of the most potent offenses in the NFL, and if the Giants don't come prepared, they'll get blown out. In a very competitive NFC East division, the New York Giants need to win these next few games just to stay in the playoff race.

The New York Jets will limp into Arrowhead Stadium Sunday.  Last week an already inept offense contiuned a downward spiral with starting quarterback Geno Smith being benched in the first half after tossing three interceptions.  His replacement Michael Vick was responsible for one interception, four fumbles and four sacks. 

Meanwhile the Kansas City Chiefs made strides of getting back on track.  Quarterback Alex Smith passed for 223 yards.  He had no touchdowns but also had no interceptions or fumbles. 

Here are five things to know:

5. Geno Smith benched

After several inept performances Smith is benched for this game.  In his 2014 performances he has managed seven touchdowns and 10 interceptions.  His quarterback rating hoovers at 65.6.  So now after a 1-7 record for the Jets, Smith is benched and Michael Vick has been named the starter. 

The real question is, is this benching Rex Ryan's last stand? 

4. Michael Vick's start is against his redemption coach

Vick will start against the man who hired him after his release from prison.  Andy Reid gave Vick his second chance with the Philadelphia Eagles in 2009,  Vick started for Reid for three seasons including the 2010 season in which Vick won comeback player of the year. 

Does the familiarity of Reid with Vick make this an even more dominating performance from the Chiefs defense?  As if they needed more help. 

3. Jets offense is woefully bad

The Jets are 28th in total offense averaging 319.4 total yards a week.  They are 32nd in passing yards, averaging only 196.3 yards per game.  And they are 28th in points, averaging 18.0 points per game. 

The one glimmer of hope is running back Chris Ivory.  Ivory is averaging 4.7 yards a carry with five touchdowns.  Which coincidently is the only category the Jets rank top ten in the NFL.  They are fourth in rushing yards averaging 140.0 rushing yards a game.

Will Vick negatively impact Ivory's stats?

2. Chiefs Defense is Really Good

Last week against the St. Louis Rams the Chiefs collected seven sacks.  The Chiefs defense rank first is passing yards allowed with 215.4 passing yards a game.  They are tenth against the rush, allowing 112.9 rushing yards a game.  And thrid in points allowed, allowing 18.3 points per game.  They are the third overall best defense in the league.  And the third overall scoring defense in the league. 

Is it possible the Chiefs defense will put up more points than the Jets offense?  Ah-yep. 

1. Jets front seven is still pretty good

The Jets still have one of the best rushing defenses in the league.  They rank sixth in the league allowing 85.4 rushing yards per game.  Last week as they were getting scorched against the Buffalo Bills, the defensive line held the Bills rushing game to a total of 67 yards, total. 

They will be tested this week against running back Jamaal Charles.  Charles is averaging 4.58 yards per carry.   And when he is running well. so are the Chiefs. 

Will stopping Charles and the rushing offense of the Chiefs pave the way to a Jets win?

Arrowhead is notoriously unhospitable to visiting teams.  It's not the place for the Jets to get a much needed win.

Prediction: Chiefs 31-Jets 20

Follow me on Twitter @neverenoughglt

The New York Jets will limp into Arrowhead Stadium Sunday.  Last week an already inept offense contiuned a downward spiral with starting quarterback Geno Smith being benched in the first half after tossing three interceptions.  His replacement Michael Vick was responsible for one interception, four fumbles and four sacks. 

Meanwhile the Kansas City Chiefs made strides of getting back on track.  Quarterback Alex Smith passed for 223 yards.  He had no touchdowns but also had no interceptions or fumbles. 

Here are five things to know:

5. Geno Smith benched

After several inept performances Smith is benched for this game.  In his 2014 performances he has managed seven touchdowns and 10 interceptions.  His quarterback rating hoovers at 65.6.  So now after a 1-7 record for the Jets, Smith is benched and Michael Vick has been named the starter. 

The real question is, is this benching Rex Ryan's last stand? 

4. Michael Vick's start is against his redemption coach

Vick will start against the man who hired him after his release from prison.  Andy Reid gave Vick his second chance with the Philadelphia Eagles in 2009,  Vick started for Reid for three seasons including the 2010 season in which Vick won comeback player of the year. 

Does the familiarity of Reid with Vick make this an even more dominating performance from the Chiefs defense?  As if they needed more help. 

3. Jets offense is woefully bad

The Jets are 28th in total offense averaging 319.4 total yards a week.  They are 32nd in passing yards, averaging only 196.3 yards per game.  And they are 28th in points, averaging 18.0 points per game. 

The one glimmer of hope is running back Chris Ivory.  Ivory is averaging 4.7 yards a carry with five touchdowns.  Which coincidently is the only category the Jets rank top ten in the NFL.  They are fourth in rushing yards averaging 140.0 rushing yards a game.

Will Vick negatively impact Ivory's stats?

2. Chiefs Defense is Really Good

Last week against the St. Louis Rams the Chiefs collected seven sacks.  The Chiefs defense rank first is passing yards allowed with 215.4 passing yards a game.  They are tenth against the rush, allowing 112.9 rushing yards a game.  And thrid in points allowed, allowing 18.3 points per game.  They are the third overall best defense in the league.  And the third overall scoring defense in the league. 

Is it possible the Chiefs defense will put up more points than the Jets offense?  Ah-yep. 

1. Jets front seven is still pretty good

The Jets still have one of the best rushing defenses in the league.  They rank sixth in the league allowing 85.4 rushing yards per game.  Last week as they were getting scorched against the Buffalo Bills, the defensive line held the Bills rushing game to a total of 67 yards, total. 

They will be tested this week against running back Jamaal Charles.  Charles is averaging 4.58 yards per carry.   And when he is running well. so are the Chiefs. 

Will stopping Charles and the rushing offense of the Chiefs pave the way to a Jets win?

Arrowhead is notoriously unhospitable to visiting teams.  It's not the place for the Jets to get a much needed win.

Prediction: Chiefs 31-Jets 20

Follow me on Twitter @neverenoughglt

The New York Jets will limp into Arrowhead Stadium Sunday.  Last week an already inept offense contiuned a downward spiral with starting quarterback Geno Smith being benched in the first half after tossing three interceptions.  His replacement Michael Vick was responsible for one interception, four fumbles and four sacks. 

Meanwhile the Kansas City Chiefs made strides of getting back on track.  Quarterback Alex Smith passed for 223 yards.  He had no touchdowns but also had no interceptions or fumbles. 

Here are five things to know:

5. Geno Smith benched

After several inept performances Smith is benched for this game.  In his 2014 performances he has managed seven touchdowns and 10 interceptions.  His quarterback rating hoovers at 65.6.  So now after a 1-7 record for the Jets, Smith is benched and Michael Vick has been named the starter. 

The real question is, is this benching Rex Ryan's last stand? 

4. Michael Vick's start is against his redemption coach

Vick will start against the man who hired him after his release from prison.  Andy Reid gave Vick his second chance with the Philadelphia Eagles in 2009,  Vick started for Reid for three seasons including the 2010 season in which Vick won comeback player of the year. 

Does the familiarity of Reid with Vick make this an even more dominating performance from the Chiefs defense?  As if they needed more help. 

3. Jets offense is woefully bad

The Jets are 28th in total offense averaging 319.4 total yards a week.  They are 32nd in passing yards, averaging only 196.3 yards per game.  And they are 28th in points, averaging 18.0 points per game. 

The one glimmer of hope is running back Chris Ivory.  Ivory is averaging 4.7 yards a carry with five touchdowns.  Which coincidently is the only category the Jets rank top ten in the NFL.  They are fourth in rushing yards averaging 140.0 rushing yards a game.

Will Vick negatively impact Ivory's stats?

2. Chiefs Defense is Really Good

Last week against the St. Louis Rams the Chiefs collected seven sacks.  The Chiefs defense rank first is passing yards allowed with 215.4 passing yards a game.  They are tenth against the rush, allowing 112.9 rushing yards a game.  And thrid in points allowed, allowing 18.3 points per game.  They are the third overall best defense in the league.  And the third overall scoring defense in the league. 

Is it possible the Chiefs defense will put up more points than the Jets offense?  Ah-yep. 

1. Jets front seven is still pretty good

The Jets still have one of the best rushing defenses in the league.  They rank sixth in the league allowing 85.4 rushing yards per game.  Last week as they were getting scorched against the Buffalo Bills, the defensive line held the Bills rushing game to a total of 67 yards, total. 

They will be tested this week against running back Jamaal Charles.  Charles is averaging 4.58 yards per carry.   And when he is running well. so are the Chiefs. 

Will stopping Charles and the rushing offense of the Chiefs pave the way to a Jets win?

Arrowhead is notoriously unhospitable to visiting teams.  It's not the place for the Jets to get a much needed win.

Prediction: Chiefs 31-Jets 20

Follow me on Twitter @neverenoughglt

The New York Jets will limp into Arrowhead Stadium Sunday.  Last week an already inept offense contiuned a downward spiral with starting quarterback Geno Smith being benched in the first half after tossing three interceptions.  His replacement Michael Vick was responsible for one interception, four fumbles and four sacks. 

Meanwhile the Kansas City Chiefs made strides of getting back on track.  Quarterback Alex Smith passed for 223 yards.  He had no touchdowns but also had no interceptions or fumbles. 

Here are five things to know:

5. Geno Smith benched

After several inept performances Smith is benched for this game.  In his 2014 performances he has managed seven touchdowns and 10 interceptions.  His quarterback rating hoovers at 65.6.  So now after a 1-7 record for the Jets, Smith is benched and Michael Vick has been named the starter. 

The real question is, is this benching Rex Ryan's last stand? 

4. Michael Vick's start is against his redemption coach

Vick will start against the man who hired him after his release from prison.  Andy Reid gave Vick his second chance with the Philadelphia Eagles in 2009,  Vick started for Reid for three seasons including the 2010 season in which Vick won comeback player of the year. 

Does the familiarity of Reid with Vick make this an even more dominating performance from the Chiefs defense?  As if they needed more help. 

3. Jets offense is woefully bad

The Jets are 28th in total offense averaging 319.4 total yards a week.  They are 32nd in passing yards, averaging only 196.3 yards per game.  And they are 28th in points, averaging 18.0 points per game. 

The one glimmer of hope is running back Chris Ivory.  Ivory is averaging 4.7 yards a carry with five touchdowns.  Which coincidently is the only category the Jets rank top ten in the NFL.  They are fourth in rushing yards averaging 140.0 rushing yards a game.

Will Vick negatively impact Ivory's stats?

2. Chiefs Defense is Really Good

Last week against the St. Louis Rams the Chiefs collected seven sacks.  The Chiefs defense rank first is passing yards allowed with 215.4 passing yards a game.  They are tenth against the rush, allowing 112.9 rushing yards a game.  And thrid in points allowed, allowing 18.3 points per game.  They are the third overall best defense in the league.  And the third overall scoring defense in the league. 

Is it possible the Chiefs defense will put up more points than the Jets offense?  Ah-yep. 

1. Jets front seven is still pretty good

The Jets still have one of the best rushing defenses in the league.  They rank sixth in the league allowing 85.4 rushing yards per game.  Last week as they were getting scorched against the Buffalo Bills, the defensive line held the Bills rushing game to a total of 67 yards, total. 

They will be tested this week against running back Jamaal Charles.  Charles is averaging 4.58 yards per carry.   And when he is running well. so are the Chiefs. 

Will stopping Charles and the rushing offense of the Chiefs pave the way to a Jets win?

Arrowhead is notoriously unhospitable to visiting teams.  It's not the place for the Jets to get a much needed win.

Prediction: Chiefs 31-Jets 20

Follow me on Twitter @neverenoughglt

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Former Real Madrid and Spain forward Raul has joined New York Cosmos for the 2015 season on a "multi-year" contract pending a medical, the North American Soccer League (NASL) club said on Thursday. As part of the deal, the terms of which were not disclosed, Raul, 37, will also become a technical adviser for the club's youth academy, which he will take over on a full time basis when he retires from playing, Cosmos said on their website (www.nycosmos.com). ...

The New York Jets will limp into Arrowhead Stadium Sunday.  Last week an already inept offense contiuned a downward spiral with starting quarterback Geno Smith being benched in the first half after tossing three interceptions.  His replacement Michael Vick was responsible for one interception, four fumbles and four sacks. 

Meanwhile the Kansas City Chiefs made strides of getting back on track.  Quarterback Alex Smith passed for 223 yards.  He had no touchdowns but also had no interceptions or fumbles. 

Here are five things to know:

5. Geno Smith benched

After several inept performances Smith is benched for this game.  In his 2014 performances he has managed seven touchdowns and 10 interceptions.  His quarterback rating hoovers at 65.6.  So now after a 1-7 record for the Jets, Smith is benched and Michael Vick has been named the starter. 

The real question is, is this benching Rex Ryan's last stand? 

4. Michael Vick's start is against his redemption coach

Vick will start against the man who hired him after his release from prison.  Andy Reid gave Vick his second chance with the Philadelphia Eagles in 2009,  Vick started for Reid for three seasons including the 2010 season in which Vick won comeback player of the year. 

Does the familiarity of Reid with Vick make this an even more dominating performance from the Chiefs defense?  As if they needed more help. 

3. Jets offense is woefully bad

The Jets are 28th in total offense averaging 319.4 total yards a week.  They are 32nd in passing yards, averaging only 196.3 yards per game.  And they are 28th in points, averaging 18.0 points per game. 

The one glimmer of hope is running back Chris Ivory.  Ivory is averaging 4.7 yards a carry with five touchdowns.  Which coincidently is the only category the Jets rank top ten in the NFL.  They are fourth in rushing yards averaging 140.0 rushing yards a game.

Will Vick negatively impact Ivory's stats?

2. Chiefs Defense is Really Good

Last week against the St. Louis Rams the Chiefs collected seven sacks.  The Chiefs defense rank first is passing yards allowed with 215.4 passing yards a game.  They are tenth against the rush, allowing 112.9 rushing yards a game.  And thrid in points allowed, allowing 18.3 points per game.  They are the third overall best defense in the league.  And the third overall scoring defense in the league. 

Is it possible the Chiefs defense will put up more points than the Jets offense?  Ah-yep. 

1. Jets front seven is still pretty good

The Jets still have one of the best rushing defenses in the league.  They rank sixth in the league allowing 85.4 rushing yards per game.  Last week as they were getting scorched against the Buffalo Bills, the defensive line held the Bills rushing game to a total of 67 yards, total. 

They will be tested this week against running back Jamaal Charles.  Charles is averaging 4.58 yards per carry.   And when he is running well. so are the Chiefs. 

Will stopping Charles and the rushing offense of the Chiefs pave the way to a Jets win?

Arrowhead is notoriously unhospitable to visiting teams.  It's not the place for the Jets to get a much needed win.

Prediction: Chiefs 31-Jets 20

Follow me on Twitter @neverenoughglt

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Former Real Madrid and Spain forward Raul has joined New York Cosmos for the 2015 season on a "multi-year" contract pending a medical, the North American Soccer League (NASL) club said on Thursday. As part of the deal, the terms of which were not disclosed, Raul, 37, will also become a technical adviser for the club's youth academy, which he will take over on a full time basis when he retires from playing, Cosmos said on their website (www.nycosmos.com). ...

The New York Jets will limp into Arrowhead Stadium Sunday.  Last week an already inept offense contiuned a downward spiral with starting quarterback Geno Smith being benched in the first half after tossing three interceptions.  His replacement Michael Vick was responsible for one interception, four fumbles and four sacks. 

Meanwhile the Kansas City Chiefs made strides of getting back on track.  Quarterback Alex Smith passed for 223 yards.  He had no touchdowns but also had no interceptions or fumbles. 

Here are five things to know:

5. Geno Smith benched

After several inept performances Smith is benched for this game.  In his 2014 performances he has managed seven touchdowns and 10 interceptions.  His quarterback rating hoovers at 65.6.  So now after a 1-7 record for the Jets, Smith is benched and Michael Vick has been named the starter. 

The real question is, is this benching Rex Ryan's last stand? 

4. Michael Vick's start is against his redemption coach

Vick will start against the man who hired him after his release from prison.  Andy Reid gave Vick his second chance with the Philadelphia Eagles in 2009,  Vick started for Reid for three seasons including the 2010 season in which Vick won comeback player of the year. 

Does the familiarity of Reid with Vick make this an even more dominating performance from the Chiefs defense?  As if they needed more help. 

3. Jets offense is woefully bad

The Jets are 28th in total offense averaging 319.4 total yards a week.  They are 32nd in passing yards, averaging only 196.3 yards per game.  And they are 28th in points, averaging 18.0 points per game. 

The one glimmer of hope is running back Chris Ivory.  Ivory is averaging 4.7 yards a carry with five touchdowns.  Which coincidently is the only category the Jets rank top ten in the NFL.  They are fourth in rushing yards averaging 140.0 rushing yards a game.

Will Vick negatively impact Ivory's stats?

2. Chiefs Defense is Really Good

Last week against the St. Louis Rams the Chiefs collected seven sacks.  The Chiefs defense rank first is passing yards allowed with 215.4 passing yards a game.  They are tenth against the rush, allowing 112.9 rushing yards a game.  And thrid in points allowed, allowing 18.3 points per game.  They are the third overall best defense in the league.  And the third overall scoring defense in the league. 

Is it possible the Chiefs defense will put up more points than the Jets offense?  Ah-yep. 

1. Jets front seven is still pretty good

The Jets still have one of the best rushing defenses in the league.  They rank sixth in the league allowing 85.4 rushing yards per game.  Last week as they were getting scorched against the Buffalo Bills, the defensive line held the Bills rushing game to a total of 67 yards, total. 

They will be tested this week against running back Jamaal Charles.  Charles is averaging 4.58 yards per carry.   And when he is running well. so are the Chiefs. 

Will stopping Charles and the rushing offense of the Chiefs pave the way to a Jets win?

Arrowhead is notoriously unhospitable to visiting teams.  It's not the place for the Jets to get a much needed win.

Prediction: Chiefs 31-Jets 20

Follow me on Twitter @neverenoughglt

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Former Real Madrid and Spain forward Raul has joined New York Cosmos for the 2015 season on a "multi-year" contract pending a medical, the North American Soccer League (NASL) club said on Thursday. As part of the deal, the terms of which were not disclosed, Raul, 37, will also become a technical adviser for the club's youth academy, which he will take over on a full time basis when he retires from playing, Cosmos said on their website (www.nycosmos.com). ...

The New York Jets have been a circus this season. Today, the Jets fell to the Buffalo Bills 43-23 at Metlife Stadium, falling to 1-7 on the season. New York has lost seven in a row for the first time since 2005.

Geno Smith was pulled in favor of Michael Vick late in the first quarter after throwing his third interception of the game. New addition Percy Harvin, who was acquired from the Seattle Seahawks for a 2015 conditional draft pick,had three receptions for 23 yards while adding 28 yards on the ground. The game was close at halftime as Nick Folk kicked a 55 yard field goal as time expired in the first half. But the Jets were outscored 20-6 in the second half with the game pretty much over going into the fourth quarter.

So where do the Jets go from here? In the difficult AFC East division that is clearly out of reach and a season that is by all means over, many questions still loom.

1. Will Rex Ryan be fired?

After reaching back-to-back AFC Champiomship games in 2009 and 2010, the Jets have failed to get back to the playoffs since. In his sixth season as the head coach, Rex Ryan has a record of 43-44. Just two weeks ago, Ryan admitted that if his team doesn't right the ship he believes he will be fired. "You're right, if that's the case and we don't get this thing on the right track, I don't think for a minute I'll be here. I know I won't, but I believe this team will right itself and we'll find a way." Well now that the team has fallen to 1-7, Rex Ryan's job is quickly slipping from his grasp.

2. Is Geno Smith a NFL starting quarterback?

Coming out of training camp, the Jets organization was very pleased with the development of Geno Smith. After showing promising signs at the end of last season, Geno Smith looked poised to take the reigns for the Jets in his second season in the NFL. The team brought in Michael Vick to contend for the starting job, but it was evident early in camp that it was Smith's job to lose. But after just eight games, Geno Smith has thrown 10 interceptions while only throwing seven touchdown passes in that same span. Smith looks extremely uncomfortable in the spotlight of New York. With a high draft pick looming, Geno Smith's days as the quarterback for the New York Jets are numbered.

3. Can Percy Harvin be an every down wide receiver?

Percy Harvin was dealt to the Jets from the Seattle Seahawks just a day after the Jets fell to the Patriots on Thursday Night Football two weeks ago. The speedy wideout is a great addition to the Jets who lack explosiveness on the offensive side of the ball. But can he really be expected to be an every down receiver? Seattle used Harvin mostly in the screen game, a little out of the backfield and had him on special teams returning kicks. Harvin says that he wants to be defined strictly as a wide receiver and not a player that did a little bit of everything else. Percy Harvin unquestionably brings intrigue to this lackluster offense but without a quality quarterback to get him the ball, the addition of Harvin might go rather unnoticed in the short run.

The New York Jets generated plenty of excitement coming into this year. A team that was expected to compete for a playoff spot in the AFC, the Jets are now inevitably looking ahead to the offseason where a complete overhaul is expected for Gang Green. For all the Jets fans out there, just remember, it can only get better from here.