Big Deal or No Big Deal

By Tom Rock

Welcome to the biggest least important game of the season for the Jets, where a win makes it huge and a loss (other than a Jacksonville-type spanking) can be shrugged off. Not that the Jets are already coming up with excuses or rationalizations here an hour before kickoff, but if the Bears prevail it?s certainly not the end of the road. Now, if the Jets win, and they can win, all of a sudden their credibility as a contender shoots up dramatically.

The inactives came out, and I was surprised to see B.J. Askew among those sidelined. He?s been hobbling around on a bad foot or ankle for the last few weeks, and has been listed as questionable during that time, but I figured he?d still manage to get in the game. That leaves James Hodgins to start at fullback and allows the Jets to have Cedric Houston active for the first time since he hurt his knee in the Colts game. Also, Anthony Schlegel is active for the first time this year. Maybe there was some kind of a bet about the OSU-Michigan game with Askew and Schlegel wagering playing time.

Other inactives include Derrick Blaylock, Ryan Riddle, Na?Shan Goddard, C.J. Mosley and Dave Ball. Clemens is still the third quarterback. For the Bears, former Jet Derrick Strait is inactive.

Posted at: 24.11.2006
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