Jets offensive coordinator Brian Shottenheimer took a lot of criticism for his conservative play calling last week against the New England Patriots. Many fans blame Shottenheimer for granting journeyman quarterback Matt Cassell his first win as a starting quarterback since high school. Cassell promptly followed the improbable win with an embarrassing loss this past Sunday to the Miami Dolphins and the new NFL SoothSayer...LB Joey Porter.

Last week, the Jets found themselves on the three yard line with a chance to put Cassell and the Patriots on their heels with an early score; but instead of letting Favre take a shot at the endzone, the Jets chose to hand the ball off to Thomas Jones on three straight carries which gained a total of 1 yard. When criticized by local media, Shottenheimer defended his playcalling saying, "...we felt very good about those plays. We were running the ball well, and Thomas was having a good game..." - newsday.com

I'm not an NFL coach, but with Thomas running the ball well...wouldn't you think the defense would make the adjustment to defend the run on the 3 yard line. And even more so...with the defense keying on Jones...wouldn't a play action pass catch the defense by surprise?

I tell you what....if the Jets idea of opening up the offense means allowing Brett Favre to pass on every down, then Favre will be spending most of the game on his back. The Chargers defense will be able to "pin their ears back" and pass rush Favre on every down if the Jets offense becomes predictable. And if the Chargers get an early lead and the Jets are forced to play catch-up...I'm not sure if the Jets offensive playbook lends itself to another come-from-behind effort from Brett Favre.

I'm sorry...but I'm going to have to see more from the Jets before I put my money on them.