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• Jets Vs. Seahawks Prediction
  

  My original thought process on this game was that the Jets were absolutely going to lose. However, I have exhausted myself from drinking the "Same Old Jets" Kool-Aid. The Same Old Jets wouldn't have recovered from Brett Favre's INT to beat the Chiefs on a one-handed touchdown reception by Laveranues Coles. The Same Old Jets wouldn't have recovered from Randy Moss scoring a touchdown on the last play of regulation to beat the Patriots with a gutsy drive in overtime, highlighted by a 3rd and 15 conversion. The Same Old Jets wouldn't have won on a miracle strip sack by Abram Elam and an unlikely rumble by Shaun Ellis.

  This isn't the same old Jets. They are simply an inconsistent NFL team. Just like the Colts were inconsistent in the beginning of the year, just like the Titans are struggling now, just like the Giants are on a two game losing streak, and just like the Cowboys, Eagles, Bucs, and Broncos, who all have struggled heavily at times this year.

  Seriously, the Colts struggle against a 5-9 Jacksonville team last night and win the game on a gift INT from David Garrard but nobody in Indy is talking about how bad they played. Nobody talked about how bad they played to sweat one out against the Lions or Browns either, instead they focus on them being a resilient team. The Jets have been a resilient team this year. They are 9-5 and in great position to win the AFC East.

  So, yes I think the Jets are going to take care of the 3-11 Seahawks on the road this week. I don't know if they are going to blow them out but they will make enough plays to move to 10 wins. You don't think Brett Favre is due for a big game against the NFL's 32nd ranked pass defense? You don't think Thomas Jones is going to rip off a few big runs? You can't can't picture the Jets getting a pass rush on 5 backup offensive lineman? I can, and I predict a Jets victory: 24-14.

  While we are it, despite the recent love fest the NFL has had with Chad Pennington, I feel great about our odds against him throwing the ball on a cold, windy night to whomever the Dolphins are starting at receiver now. Do they still have OJ McDuffie? Really, I am not worried about Ted Ginn Jr, Devon Bess and the rest of the "high-powered" Dolphins next Sunday night, and yes I think it will be flexed to prime-time or at least it should be.

• No Excuses: Jets Must Beat Seattle
  

  Seattle is always a tough place to play. It is Mike Holmgren's final home game as the Seahawks head coach so there will be a high amount of emotion in the building. Seattle has a strong passing attack since Deion Branch has returned healthy. The Seahawks gave the Patriots a good game in their building. As a typical Jets fan, there a lot of reasons to believe the Jets can lose this week. Honestly, my first impression of this game was a terrible feeling in stomach. It just feels like a typical game for the Jets to blow late in the season. They have been awful on the West Coast all year and it would only make sense for the 3-11 Seahawks to effectively end the Jets season.

  Yet honestly enough is enough, there is no excuses for the Jets to lose this football game. Seattle is 3-11, I don't care where the game is, when the game is, or who is coaching their final game, you need to beat a 3-11 team when you are in a battle for a division title.

  You can't lose a game when you have Brett Favre facing off against Seneca Wallace. Never mind the fact that Favre is playing behind an offensive line with two pro-bowlers and Wallace is playing behind five guys who started the year as backups. You can't lose a game when you have two pro-bowl running backs, and Seattle doesn't have one guy who is anywhere near 1,000 yards. Two of Seattle's three wins this year came against the St. Louis Rams, the team we scored 41 points on by halftime. They haven't beat anybody this year, and the Jets have no excuse to be their first signifigant win.

  Eric Mangini your defense should steam roll Seattle. I want to see people coming after their backup quarterback. Lock up Deion Branch with Darrelle Revis, lock up John Carlson with Kerry Rhodes and send everybody else after Wallace. Seattle shouldn't have more than 50 rushing yards. They hate running the ball and have nobody to hand it off to.

  On offense, ride the legs of Thomas Jones and Leon Washington. Yes, Leon Washington the guy who keeps ripping off 50 yard touchdowns every week despite only getting 3 touches a game on offense. I don't care where you put #29, at running back, fullback, receiver, just find a way to hand him and throw him the ball some more. Stay with the intermediate passing attack that had success last week, but forget the deep throws unless you are going to David Clowney.

  Seattle is 3-11, they are going to play like they have nothing to lose. Respond by playing the same way, don't be shy about going for it on fourth down or taking a chance in any of the three phases of the game. Go for the throat, end this game before it begins and prevent your fans from having to deal with another heart attack.

  The bottom line is just beat the 3-11 Seahawks.

• Notable pro-bowl snubs; 2008 Edition
  It's because of the way that the pro bowl selection process works that makes snubs inevitable.  The fans get one third of the vote.  The players get one third of the vote.  And the coaches get one third of the vote.  Herein lies the problem:  no one knows anything.  The coaches and players are too busy watching film on their opponents to be able to accurately grade players on teams they don't play.  Same with the players.  And don't get me started on the fans: who if they would have had their way would have sent Redskins K Shaun Suisham to Honolulu, and he's one of the larger reasons the Redskins have lost 5 out of their last 6 games.
  
  With all that out of the way, the selection trio from hell actually did a relatively good job this  year.  But they still inexcusably omitted some overqualified players in order to get some players who were undeserving on the list.  Here are just a few.
  
  QB Chad Pennington, Miami Dolphins
  How can you leave Chad Pennington off the pro-bowl team?!  He's got the Dolphins at 9-5; they were 1-13 at this time last year.  He's completing two-thirds of his passes for a career high and totally absurd 7.8 yards per attempt.  He's the very definition of pro-bowl quarterback, and he's a legitimate MVP candidate.  Apparently, his only fatal flaw is that he's not Brett Favre.  No word on whether or not he will change his offseason workout regimen to become more like Favre in the future.
  Who to Remove: Brett Favre
  
  QB Phillip Rivers, San Diego Chargers
  Even though I'm a big stats guy, and Rivers' statistical profile is even stronger than Pennington's, I'm not as adamant that he should be included in the pro-bowl party.  His team is a very disappointing 6-8.  This is not Rivers' fault, per say, because he's having an outstanding year.  But a few times this year I have caught Rivers making ill-advised throws at inopportune times that compromise the Chargers' chances of winning.  So while Rivers is a pretty clear snub, it's not the kind of thing that is boiling my blood.  Rivers had a better year than Jay Cutler, but it's close enough to understand why the coaches and players might favor Cutler.
  Who to Remove: Jay Cutler
  
  RB Kevin Faulk, New England Patriots
  Thomas Jones was the one lock for the pro-bowl in the AFC at Running Back, and I'm glad they didn't just send LaDainian Tomlinson as a cop out, but Kevin Faulk is the best receiver out of the backfield in the entire NFL, and he's responsible for a large chunk of Matt Cassel's success this year. Now, Ronnie Brown did a lot of good things this year, and perhaps deserved this honor as a lifetime acheivement award, as this will be his first pro-bowl.  But this just goes to show how coaches around the league undervalue Faulk as a rushing and receiving target, and he'll probably never be as effective or as oft-used as he was in 2008 again.  He's a snub.
  Who to Remove: Ronnie Brown
  
  WR Vincent Jackson, San Diego Chargers
  Most of the big yardage passes that Phillip Rivers used to build his yards per attempt figure went to Vincent Jackson, who you can think of as a lesser known, lesser respected, more reliable version of Plaxico Burress, the large receiver prototype.  Jackson had a career year.  Meanwhile, back to the 8-6 Broncos, the only real problem I have with Jay Cutler at this point in his career is that if the play is designed to go to Brandon Marshall, the ball goes to him regardless of whether or not he is open.  The nicest thing you can say about Marshall is that he's the most targeted WR in the NFL, but he's also one of the least effective options Cutler has.  He's not a pro-bowler at this point in his career.
  Who to Remove: Brandon Marshall
  
  TE John Carlson, Seattle Seahawks
  Chris Cooley is my favorite NFL player, but Cooley's having a rough year in pass receiving, by his own standards.  John Carlson is having a great season for the Seahawks, and in a fa