The Jets earned an AFC Wild Card spot in the playoffs, the number 5 seed and surprised most who predicted a less then stellar year. The Jets, however, did lose to the Patriots in the playoffs. No one saw head coach Eric Mangini’s first season going as well as it did, but this year the team is hoping it can make another run into the playoffs, especially since they only lost one starter. But the Jets face a tougher path through the regular season with a difficult schedule. In the 2007 schedule the faces the Jets they will find a whopping seven games against teams that made the playoffs in 2006, thanks mostly to them drawing the NFC East which fielded three playoff teams last season.
Despite the rough schedule looming ahead, the 2007 season should be looking bright for the New York Jets, especially their offense, even though they averaged nearly 20 points per game last season. Chad Pennington was healthy a season ago, and started all 16 games and also earned the NFL’s Comeback Player of the Year Award. He will also have an entire off-season to get better, and his numbers should be improved this year. It will now be two years since his shoulder injury, so one can...