2010 South Florida College Football Preview

It will be a season of change for the 2010 version of the South Florida Bulls under new head coach Skip Holtz. After a successful stint at East Carolina, Holtz agreed to make the move to the Big East when Jim Leavitt was dismissed following allegations that he made physical contact with a player. The Bulls won 95 games in the 13 seasons under Leavitt, but could never quite get over the hump to reach the next level. Coach Holtz rebuilt the ECU program, but with 15 returning starters and plenty of talent to go around this should be a fairly easy transition. USF is currently +500 to win the Big East crown.

The cupboard is usually left bare when a coach that has cemented his status on a program leaves town. That is not the case for South Florida as QB BJ Daniels returns to lead a team that won eight games a year ago. The gifted signal caller led the Bulls in passing and rushing as a true freshman. He accounted for 23 total touchdowns and over 2700 yards of total offense after taking over for the injured Matt Grothe in the third game of the season. Skip Holtz would be wise to utilize his talents in a variety of ways, but other players will need to step forward also. Moise Plancher is a down hill runner that accounted for 581 yards and five tds last season. They will need better production out of the senior back in 2010. There are plenty of options to go to in the backfield and a name to keep an eye on is junior college transfer Michael Hayes. The receiving core is a little less settled. WR AJ Love tore his ACL in the spring game and is going to miss a considerable amount of time. Holtz loves to use the run to setup big plays in the passing game. Who will become Daniels' favorite target is yet to be determined but it will most likely be a committee of players. This unit should match or exceed the 366 yards averaged last season under new offensive coordinator Todd Fitch.

The defensive side of the ball has some question marks that need to be addressed. Only five starters return from a defense that featured four NFL draft selections in 2009. The Bulls put up respectable numbers last year, holding opponents to under 200 yards passing a game due in large part to the pass rush that was generated by the outstanding duo of George Selvie and Jason Pierre-Paul. Defensive coordinator Mark Snyder will not have the luxury of having these two studs come off the edge for the 2010 season. Newcomer Claude Davis could provide some extra punch up front along with red shirt freshman Ryne Giddens. Former coaches at USF were high on linebacker Sam Barrington before they were let go. The sophomore showed positive signs in his first year in the Big East totaling 41 stops and should be one of the major forces on defense for the Bulls. South Florida has quite a bit of depth in the secondary even though they lost their two best players. It will not be easy to replace 160 tackles and eight interceptions, but there is enough talent available to form a solid secondary.

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South Florida gets a warm up game against Stony Brook in the opener before heading to Gainesville to take on the Florida Gators. Road games at West Virginia, Cincinnati and Miami (FL) will test this group of young players and a first year head coach. They do have three non conference games that are all but guaranteed wins. The offense should score enough points to pull off a couple of key wins, but I am not sure the defense is going to stop many teams. If they catch a couple of breaks, I see this team going 7-5 and heading back to bowl play.

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The Keys to Transition Defense

Transition defense is an incredibly important aspect of defense in basketball, but it is also the most overlooked. Basketball coaches almost take for granted that their players will simply get back on defense and prevent their opposition from scoring. However, this is not always the case and there is a significant amount of strategy and technique that goes into how transition defense should be played. Transition defense, like any other aspect of basketball needs to be explained to the players and then drilled frequently in order for it to become habit. The following will provide simple keys to playing solid transition defense as well as two drills to use in practice in order to work on your team's transition defense.

First and foremost, it must be understood that transition defense actually begins on offense. Throughout an offensive set, players are cutting, screening, and attacking the basket off the dribble. These movement patterns cause spots on the floor to be vacated and subsequently filled by the next cutter. The most important spot on the floor, as it pertains to transition defense, is the top of the key. If the basket is attacked off the dribble or the cut from the top of the key, and a shot goes up before that spot is filled by another offensive player, your transition defense will be at an immediate disadvantage. In order for your transition defense to be effective, your offensive players must rotate into that area of the court because they actually serve as your first line of transition defense. And once the ball is secured by the opponent, your players must immediately sprint back on defense. If your offensive players do not rotate to fill the top spot on the floor, they are usually left trying to sprint back on defense from below the ball line. This gives the advantage to your opponent who can now start their attack ahead of your players. In order to slow down this attack, your players should be sprinting in order to get themselves ahead of the basketball and set themselves up in good defensive position.

Good transition defensive teams realize that their goal is not to defend a man, but to actually defend the basket. Consequently, the first man back defensively should sprint back and immediately protect the basket. In doing so, he will protect against any pass ahead toward the basket that could result in a layup. The second priority in defensive transition should be to stop the basketball. An easy way to do this is to have the man closest to the player who grabbed the rebound pressure the outlet pass. This will serve to slow down any transition attack. However, once the ball is advanced, the defensive player closest to the ball in transition must slow down or stop the person with the basketball. This could be the player closest to the basket (the first player back) but only in situations where they are the only player back. If that happens, your team is at a major disadvantage defensively. In order to slow down the guy with the ball the defensive player must hedge at the man with ball and try to force him towards the sideline. If the ball-handler is able to gain the middle of the floor, he has the advantage because he has more passing or scoring options from the middle of the floor than he would from the sideline. Forcing the player with the basketball towards the sideline will help these two defensive players achieve their primary goal which is to slow down the offense's attack long enough for their teammates to get back on defense. It should also be noted that if these two defensive players have gotten back on defense and are ahead of the basketball, they should set up in a tandem defensively in the lane. This defensive set up where one player is in the lower part of the lane and the other is in the high part of the lane will allow them to accomplish what has been previously mentioned. The high defender will stop the basketball while the low defender will cover the basket. In a situation where a pass is made, the low defender would take that first pass and the other defender would fall back into the lane and protect the basket. It should also be taken into account that for these two defenders to be effective they must be constantly communicating with each other as to whom will cover the basket, who will stop the ball, who takes first pass, etc. Without this communication, these defenders will get scored on quickly and will not give their teammates the opportunity to get back on defense.

As the remaining players transition back to defense each player has a specific spot on the floor that they should fill and a role that they need to perform. The third defensive player back should form a triangle with the other defensive players. In doing so, it will enable them to cover any pass that is thrown to their side of the court and allow the other two defensive players to drop into the middle of the lane, to protect the basket, and match up with the ball if it comes back into their area. The fourth defensive player back will fill the defensive spot on the high side opposite the ball, thereby forming a square. From this position they will be able to provide middle support from the weak side and match up with the player with the ball on any pass into their area. Finally, the last player back should run toward the middle of the lane and get below the ball with their back to the baseline. This will enable them to see the entire court and they can then match up accordingly.

Once all five players have transitioned back to defense, and ultimately match up with a man, it is necessary for them to understand that they may not be guarding their man that was assigned to them at the beginning of the game. Because of the guidelines of transition defense, they may end up guarding another player that was not their original assignment. In this situation, this is fine and they should stay on this player because the goal of transition defense is to prevent the other team from scoring, not find your man. In other words, if the defensive player who stopped the basketball in transition is supposed to be matched up with another player, they do not all of a sudden leave the player with the basketball to find the player that they were assigned to. They must stay on that man for that defensive possession or until a logical switch can be made. In the same respect, if your team is a zone defensive team and a player finds themselves in another area of the zone that is not their usual spot, they must stay there for that possession.

To recap, transition defense is about defending the basket and not a man. It all begins on offense where at least one, if not two, offensive players should rotate back to the top of their offense. This will enable them to get ahead of the basketball and prevent an easy scoring opportunity. The player closest to the offensive player who grabbed the rebound should pressure that player and prevent an easy outlet pass. The first two players back on defense need to communicate with each other to ensure that the basket is protected and that the ball is stopped. They should play in a tandem alignment with the top defender covering the ball and the bottom player covering the basket. The third defensive player should form a triangle and the fourth defensive player should form a square. Both situations will provide support from the weak side and allow someone to match up with the ball on any skip pass. Finally, the last player back should run to the middle of the lane and see who is open and match up accordingly. It is essential that these concepts be emphasized and drilled daily during practices in order for your team to be effective in their transition defense.

Two drills that can be used to practice transition defense are the UNLV "See it Fix it" drill and the Transition Defensive Scramble drill. The UNLV drill starts out with five players in one color (let's say blue) on offense lined up across the foul line extended and five players in another color (white) matched up next to them. The coach has the basketball and is standing on the baseline where he will pass the ball to a player in blue who will then start the fast break. The player in white standing next to this player must sprint and touch the baseline and then sprint back on defense. The rest of the defensive players must follow their transition defensive principles in order to prevent the team from scoring until their other player gets back on defense. A variation of this drill that will make it more challenging is to send two defensive players to the baseline, thereby creating a 5 on 3 advantage.

The Transition Defensive Scramble Drill starts with two teams playing five on five in the half court simply running their offense. When the coach yells go, the player with the basketball must leave the ball where it is and he and his teammates must immediately transition back to defense. However, they must guard a man that is different than the one that was guarding him. Once again all transition defensive principles must be followed in order to slow down your opponent and prevent them from scoring.

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King of the City

Every city has one team that people be dying to get tickets to. Every city has one team that nobody cares anything about it even when the team is on a win streak. This article is written about the major cities and the franchises that each city would keep and the ones that they would vote out in a heartbeat (just playing), but you get the point.

Atlanta

This is sort of a tough one to some people but to others it's a fairly easy choice. Some people would say to keep the Braves. Why? That makes no sense to me. The Braves can't even sell out playoff games. Many people don't even know there is even a hockey team in town. I think people would vote to keep Georgia football. It seems as if everybody is literally fighting to get a job and tickets for the Georgia Bulldogs.

Baltimore

This one is easy when you are just thinking about the teams B-More has. I say the Ravens win in a landslide. When you include Michael Phelps, the Olympics swimming superstar, then the Ravens win in a nailbiter.

Boston

Boston fans would probably vote to keep the Red Sox. Now some people may think I'm not looking at the overall situation. Even when Bill Russell and Larry Bird were the kings of the Celtics, they still didn't get as much attention as the Red Sox do now. It probably had something to do with the racism that existed then when the Celtics were winning a lot of championships. The Patriots are not in Boston; they are in Foxboro, MA. Boston was once a hockey town and the Bruins were king. Not anymore. The Red Sox sell out every game before the season even starts. Now that's having faith in your team.

Charlotte

This one is VERY easy. This is a NASCAR town. They could give away free prizes to everyone who comes to the Bobcat games and they still wouldn't get a sellout.

Chicago

There are many good teams to choose from in this Second City. Chicagoans would probably choose to keep the Bears. Even though the White Sox has had more success than the Cubs, Chicagoans prefer the Cubs over the White Sox. Also, the Bulls were the talk when MJ was playing. Not anymore. They still get consecutive sellouts but it's mainly because they're a huge city and it's not hard to get 22,000 people to come on any given night. The Blackhawks have just as big of a crowd as the Bulls do-a sellout. They pack the house 22,000 every game night, the best in NHL. With all that said, the Bears are still Kings.

Cleveland

This one is sort of tough. Can you name one city that lost a team and had the NFL give it back? That's what happened with the Browns. The Cavaliers are the talk of the town because of LeBron James. I think the Browns barely edge the Cavaliers out. The Cavs are better than the Browns and the Browns still have better than expected attendance.

Dallas

The Cowboys win this one in a landslide. They aren't called "America's Team" for nothing!

Denver

The Broncos have a long waiting list for people who want to buy season tickets. The Nuggets, Rockets, and Avalanche can't say the same thing.

Detroit

This town is not a Pistons town, a Tigers town, or even a Lions team. They are a Red Wings town. The town is known as Hockeytown.

Indianapolis

The Colts, led by Peyton Manning, is this city's team. Four years ago, they couldn't even sell out the RCA Dome, which was the smallest NFL venue. Now, they have moved into Lucas Oil Stadium.

Los Angeles

This is a no brainer. The Lakers!!! The Lakers know how to sell-out games. The Clippers play in the same building but get nowhere the same attendance as their brother team. The Dodgers can't get a sellout unless they are playing their rivals or other big games.

Miami

It sure is not the Heat. The Dolphins own this town. The Marlins built a new stadium in that past several years, but I didn't see a need. You see virtually the whole orange stadium. The Marlins team often say that it feels like they are playing on the road because when teams like the Cubs play there, they hear the Cubs more than their own fans, and that's even when they are winning.

Minnneapolis

The Vikings are the kings here. People don't really care about the Twins in this town. They play divisional rivals and they don't even sell out a lot of the time.

New York

With twenty-six championships, the Yankees are the unanimous favorite. You see more Yankees merchandise in this town like hats and jerseys, than you do of the Mets, Giants, Knicks, Jets, Islanders, and Rangers combined.

Philadelphia

People used to have Eagles-mania here but now it's Phillies-mania. After the comeback last year against the Mets and the same this year, that's enough to make any fan base take a turn for the better.

Phoenix

The Suns barely hold this title. Arizona State is a close second.

San Francisco

The 49ers wins this in a blowout. The Giants were only big when Barry Bonds was playing to break the home run record here. Now, the Giants don't care about their team.

Seattle

The Seahawks and their "twelfth man" have earned this title. The Mariners, even when they won 116 games back in 2001, and the Supersonics before they moved to Oklahoma City, couldn't get the attention like the Seahawks do.

St. Louis

This is a Cards town, even in a losing year. The Rams are not even an afterthought.

Tampa

The mediocre Bucs are the kings in the town. The Rays made it to the playoffs for the first time in their existence and they still had trouble selling out some games. Make it even worse for them, the Rays beat the Red Sox and the Yankees for the division. You would have thought that would have been an instant ticket seller, but it wasn't.

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On the Road Again

That's the plight of the Pittsburgh Steelers and Carolina Panthers, who once more find themselves having to face hostile crowds in unfriendly environs as they play for NFL conference championships this weekend.

The Broncos are a 3 to 3 1/2-point AFC favorite over the Steelers at Mile High Stadium in Denver while the NFC Seahawks are laying 4 1/2 points to the Panthers at Seattle's Qwest Stadium.

The total is 41 in the Rocky Mountains and 43 1/2 in America's Great Northwest.

Bookmakers contend the sides are so evenly matched that the games are garnering solid two-way action as the clock ticks toward Sunday.

'I don't have any predictions," said Cyril Burger, the former Hilton SuperBook chief who now runs the Flamingo bet shop. "These games are too close to call.

"I think they'll be tremendous games, though.

"Not being at the hub (Caesars Palace), it's kind of hard to tell how the betting's going."

Rich Baccellieri, the Palms' race and sports director, couldn't forecast much more than "a busy weekend for the books."

"The numbers seem to be right there and we're getting good action both ways," Baccellieri said. "It's like a roll of the dice."

Baccellieri conceded, however, that the Seattle-Carolina game possibly would present a different scenario if the Panthers weren't so plagued with injuries.

The heart of Carolina's backfield will be watching from the bench as running back DeShaun Foster is out with a busted ankle, joining injured reservist Stephen Davis on the sidelines.

Jake Delhomme and the remainder of the Panthers' offense instead will rely on Nick Goings, a fifth year undrafted free agent who has performed well under pressure in the past.

Goings has averaged 4.4 yards a carry in the playoffs, but is not a breakaway threat.

The good news for Carolina Friday was that defensive end Julius Peppers was likely to be in the lineup after suffering a shoulder injury against Chicago last week. Peppers practiced Friday after resting earlier in the week.

"I think you'd see a different game with everyone healthy," Baccellieri said.

The No. 1 priority for Carolina will be to get the ball to wideout Steve Smith, who led the NFL with 103 receptions for 1,563 yards and guided the attack against Chicago last week.

Jack Snyder, top assistant to Tony Paonessa at Sam's Town, believes Carolina and Pittsburgh will wear out before time runs out on Sunday.

The Panthers have won four straight playoff games on the road, two this season and another pair when they made their first Super Bowl appearance in 2004.

"You can't keep going on the road and winning indefinitely," Snyder said.

"The Denver and Seattle players are sleeping in their own beds and are just a short drive from the away from their stadiums.

"The Steelers and Panthers are looking at long plane rides, checking in at hotels and sleeping in strange beds," Snyder continued.

"Playing on the road is a big thing."

Nevertheless, Snyder said early betting was on the road teams "by almost a 2/1 ratio."

"It's weird," he observed. "They're betting the Steelers straight, but the Broncos in parlays."

Likewise, the public is taking the Panthers.

"We opened at Seahawks minus 5 1/2 and it's now 4," Snyder noted.

The total on that game has gone from 43 to 44 at Sam's Town, an East Las Vegas resort.

"They're betting the over heavily in the Seattle game and the under on the Denver game. We've gone from 43 to 41," Snyder declared.

Eric St. Clair, a son-law of longtime Las Vegas oddsmaker Bob Martin who now operates books at The Cannery and Rampart Casino, agrees with Snyder's rationale and prefers the two home clubs.

"I don't think the Steelers will win a third straight road game, not with that crowd at Mile High," he said.

"If Carolina was healthy, I'd choose the Panthers."

St. Clair said wagering at the two northwest valley casinos was pretty even.

"The teaser action is going to the dogs, though," he added.

Most betting action will pass through the counters on Saturday and Sunday, St. Clair observed.

"People will come in Saturday to bet basketball and they'll be making their NFL selections then."

Whichever teams advance to Super Bowl XL at Detroit's Ford Field two weeks from Sunday, don't look for record-breaking betting numbers.

Denver is the only survivor that could be considered a public team, dating back to the days of John Elway.

"The Super Bowl won't be as glamorous as it would've been with Indianapolis in there," Baccellieri observed. "These teams don't have the same kind of appeal as the Colts.

"It's obviously going to draw," Baccellieri said. "After all, it is the Super Bowl. Some of the flair will be missing, though."

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Buffalo Bills 2010 Season Predictions

The Buffalo Bills have a lot of work to do to get back to a playoff contender, as it looks as though the organization is once again in the rebuilding phase. The Bills spent a long time trying to find a new head coach this off season, and wound up with Chan Gailey. Gailey has two years of head coaching experience with Dallas, but the majority of his work has been as an offensive coordinator, and he will take over the play calling for the Bills this season. The Bills also bring in new defensive coordinator George Edwards to implement the 3-4 scheme. Here is a look at what the Bills bring to both sides of the ball in 2010, plus my prediction on how they finish up the 2010 season.

Offense: The Bills didn't get a lot of production out of the quarterback spot in 2010, as Trent Edwards and Ryan Fitzpatrick both struggled to put points on the board. Everyone expected the Bills to make a move this off season to bring in a new face to compete for the job, but that was not the case, and it looks like it will either be one of these two guys starting on opening day.

The Bills had a chance to improve a very bad offensive line with their first pick in the NFL draft, but instead went after Clemson running back CJ Spiller. The move gives the Bills a ton of depth in the running game, as Spiller joins holdovers Fred Jackson and Marshawn Lynch, and Spiller has the ability to really add a spark to this bunch with his homerun ability.

The Bills decided not to bring back Terrell Owens at wide receiver, leaving Lee Evans alone as the only real target in the passing game. The hope is that former second round pick James Hardy will be ready to step in and give this team some production as the No.2 receiver.

Looking at that offensive line, the Bills added former Oakland Raider Cornell Green to take over at right tackle, and they seem content with bringing back Demetius Bell to start at left tackle. The interior of the line figures to be strong with guards Andy Levitre and Eric Wood and center Ceoff Hangartner, but this group needs to stay healthy if they want to improve off a miserable 2009 season.

Defense: The Bills will be shifting a number of players around this off season to adjust for the 3-4 scheme. Former defensive tackle Marcus Stroud is expected to move to defensive end, playing opposite of newcomer Dwan Edwards, who has some experience playing 3-4 defensive end in Baltimore. At nose tackle look for Kyle Williams to start and rookie Torell Troup to add help as a solid replacement.

At linebacker the Bills will move Aaron Maybin and Chris Kelsay off the line and put them at the two outside linebacker spots, while Paul Posluszny and Kawika Mitchell hold down the two inside backer spots. The Bills were 30th against the run in 2009, but they are hoping the switch will allow them to improve on those numbers this season.

The secondary figures to be strong again in 2010 after allowing just 184 yards a game in 2009. They return a very good starting corner duo of Leodis McKelvin and Terrence McGee. At safety the Bills struck gold with 2009 second round pick Jairus Byrd, who led the team with nine interceptions as a rookie. The Bills also have a strong safety in Donte Whitner, but he needs to start making a few more big plays.

Prediction - 4th in AFC East: To much rebuilding going on for this team to have any chance at competing with the Jets, Dolphins, and Patriots this season.

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From Unitas-Ameche-Berry in the late 1950's and early 1960's to Bradshaw-Harris-Swann in the 1970's to Montana-Craig-Rice in the 1980's to Aikman-Smith-Irvin in the 1990's to Manning-James-Harrison in the 2000's, there has been a history of feared QB-RB-WR combos fueling gridiron success in the NFL. In today's NFL, with more wide-open offenses and running backs by committee, having a formidable set of "triplets" has become less integral but no less effective. Here is my list of the top QB-RB-WR combos in the league:

5. Atlanta Falcons (Matt Ryan, Michael Turner, Roddy White) - The fact that the Falcons made this list speaks volumes about my belief that Matt Ryan will bounce back from an up-and-down campaign in 2009. I believe this kid has elite QB written all over him and will begin proving it in 2010. I also expect to see Michael Turner more resemble the runner we saw in 2008 than the injury-plagued back we saw last season. While Ryan and Turner suffered through disappointing seasons in 2009, Roddy White continued to emerge as one of the league's top wide receivers with 85 catches and a career best 11 touchdowns. Look for the Falcons offense to light it up in 2010.

4. Minnesota Vikings (Brett Favre, Adrian Peterson, Sidney Rice) - Obviously, this ranking depends a lot on Brett Favre's decision on whether to play or not in 2010. Let's just say, I have sneaky suspicion he'll show up sometime in August after the rigors of training camp are but a memory for his teammates. After doubting Favre's ability to defy age the past couple of seasons, I can find no reason to expect a sharp decline in his play this season. Despite a rather pedestrian end to his season - for my money - Adrian Peterson is still the best running back in the NFL. Vikings fans had been waiting on Sidney Rice to finally live up to some of his vast potential since being taken in the 2nd round in 2007. Well, they finally got what they were looking for as he blossomed with Favre as his quarterback - resulting in Pro Bowl season in 2009.

3. Dallas Cowboys (Tony Romo, Marion Barber, Miles Austin) - Miles Austin came out of nowhere last season to team with Romo and Barber to bring back memories of the original Cowboy Triplets (Aikman, Smith and Irvin). The Boys ranked #2 in the NFL in total yards last season and should once again have no problem moving the ball in 2010.

2. Indianapolis Colts (Peyton Manning, Joseph Addai, Reggie Wayne) - The Colts have found themselves towards the top of this list each year since Edgerrin James teamed up with Peyton Manning and Marvin Harrison back in 1999. Eleven years later, a couple of the names have changed but the results have been the same. Joseph Addai took over for James in 2006 and Reggie Wayne moved out from under Marvin Harrison's shadow completely in 2009 as they, along with Manning, helped lead the Colts to a Super Bowl appearance last season.

1. Baltimore Ravens (Joe Flacco, Ray Rice, Anquan Boldin) - I know this combo is unproven as a unit with Boldin yet to play a down for the Ravens, but I love the potential of these three in the 2010 NFL season. Flacco built on an impressive Rookie campaign in 2008 by passing for over 3600 yards and 21 touchdowns in 2009. Ray Rice, also in his 2nd season last year, had over 2000 yards from scrimmage. If Boldin can quickly develop chemistry with Flacco, look for this group to put up some very impressive totals this season.

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GS Boozing hard, Putting Profits in the Bank and Picking this weeks Divisonal round Playoff games from the AFC match ups that are on the card.

Steelers Vs Ravens Rivalry Highlights

One of the best new rivalries in the NFL, see highlights from 2004-2010 of the Steelers battling the Ravens set to NFL films music by Sam Spence (Round Up, Torpedo, Up She Rises, Magnificent Eleven) Available on CD compilation entitled The Power And The Glory: The Original Music & Voices Of NFL Films. Video source - nfl (dot) com / video Music source - Associated Production Music library

New York Jets Punt Block and Touchdown (HD)

In what was a huge momentum swing at the time, the Jets blocked Rouen's punt, and Curtis Martin proceeded to run the ball in from 1 yard out. At this point it really seeemed like the Jets could pull off an incredible upset. They got the big break they needed and the crowd was in stunned silence.